"Mom, Xiazi has gone back, why are you throwing a tantrum?"
Ning Fei realized that his wife's actions had indeed angered his mother. After all, no matter what, Xiazi was still his own sister and his mother's daughter. How could she be happy to be criticized by her daughter-in-law like that?
However, he didn't think his wife was wrong.
What kind of behavior is it to stay at your parents' house instead of going home for the Lunar New Year?
In his mind, Ning Xia should go back and reconcile with Zhang Zhonghua as soon as possible, so that the New Year's Eve dinner wouldn't be so devoid of meat.
Zhang Zhonghua, who is destined to be a son-in-law, can at least bring a piece of meat so that everyone can get a share.
But he didn't expect Ning Xia to be so stubborn. Even though Zhang Zhonghua told her he wanted a divorce, she still acted high and mighty and refused to go back to reconcile with her husband. Instead, she stubbornly stayed at her parents' home.
This is the main reason why he supported his wife's comments about Ningxia without objecting.
Another reason, however, he hadn't quite figured out.
Zhao Xueqin was just being wishful; he was much more perceptive than his wife, and his mother would never agree to a separation so easily.
Moreover, for him, if the family were to separate, he would have to do all the housework himself from now on.
He only does 7 points of work now, but his brother can do 10 points. When the money is distributed at the end of the year, it is split equally among everyone.
So he didn't feel there was anything wrong with it.
But Zhao Xueqin didn't think that way. "Think about it," she said, "Ning Fei's family only has five members: one son and two daughters."
Ning An's family has six members, but only two are capable of working, while the four younger ones can only eat.
Not to mention, she overheard a few days ago that her sister-in-law, Yang Meizi, seemed to be pregnant again!
If this child is born, it will be another mouth to feed.
The more Zhao Xueqin thought about it, the more she felt that her family was really losing out. She had no intention of helping her uncle raise his child.
That old hag wants to control her two sons, but doesn't she even consider whether they're on the same page?
After Zhang Zhonghua and his parents finished their meal, they cleaned up their dishes and then sat in a circle to keep watch.
Thinking back to when Ningxia was around, although she was biased towards her own family, she wasn't someone who did nothing at home.
If she hadn't been so capable at housework and so beautiful, Zhang Zhonghua wouldn't have been so wholeheartedly devoted to her in the first place.
It wasn't just Zhang Zhonghua who thought of Ning Xia; Zhang's mother and father did too.
To them, Ningxia was a qualified daughter-in-law in all other respects, but she just couldn't figure out how to treat her own family.
Da Bao had already realized that his parents were going to separate. Thinking of how his mother didn't seem to miss him and his younger siblings when she came back, he stubbornly pursed his lips and pushed Ning Xia out of his mind.
Xiao Bao and Pan Di wanted to ask several times, but Da Bao stopped them each time.
They secretly threatened them that if they asked where their mother was, they would throw them outside and let the big wolfhound carry them away.
The two children were still young, and after being threatened by their older brother, they both kept their mouths shut.
For a moment, the atmosphere of the vigil was both silent and somber.
With Da Bao watching them intently, Xiao Bao and Pan Di initially tried to find an opportunity to secretly ask their parents about their affairs.
But later on, he started sitting there, nodding off like a chick pecking at rice.
Seeing the two children in this state, Zhang Zhonghua whispered something to his parents, then carried the two children into the house and told them to lie down and get some sleep.
When I came out, I saw Da Bao yawning, so I asked him if he wanted to go to sleep too.
Upon hearing this, Da Bao quickly shook his head, saying that he could persevere.
Just then, there was a loud knocking on the Zhang family's door!
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