Chen Xiangdong knew his mother was still angry. He had spent half the night discussing it with Zhu Wenying yesterday, and they finally realized that paying the household allowance was the most cost-effective option. The way his mother was acting now, she might actually kick them all out. Finding housing was so hard these days; they had nowhere else to live except the dormitories.
But not everyone can apply for a dormitory. Even if they do, there are several people in one room. How can they live there with their families?
So, they are planning to pay the household expenses today.
"Mom, here you go." Chen Xiangdong handed the money he had prepared long ago to Old Lady Xia and smiled flatteringly, "You're right, we should pay the household expenses. Just as you said, five dollars each."
Chen Xiangnan opened his eyes wide. Did his elder brother and sister-in-law give in so quickly?
He touched the still warm money and tickets in his pocket. Tang Jiao had stuffed them into his pocket yesterday when she saw him in embarrassment. He hadn't even taken them out in the hospital.
After the eldest brother and his wife paid, Old Lady Xia stared at him. Chen Xiangnan glared at his eldest brother with resentment and reluctantly took out the money to count.
Old Mrs. Xia snatched it away, counted out fifteen yuan and the three yuan she had paid for her child's medical expenses yesterday, and threw the remaining money back.
"You have a lot of money left this month." Old Mrs. Xia said in a neutral tone.
Chen Xiangnan felt very sad. He had wanted to use the money to buy some nutritional supplements for Zhao Hui, but now, he could only buy a piece of meat.
Old Mrs. Xia stared at the package and opened the letter written by Chen Xianghong. The letter said that everything was fine with her current situation and that she was going to marry a man who treated her very well. She felt breathless when she thought of Chen Xianghong's ending in her previous life.
That domestic abuser beat her daughter Xiang Hong until she was completely ripped of flesh. He even made her do housework in the dead of winter while pregnant. Even after her period, he made her wash clothes by the river, leaving her hands swollen and ulcerated. In the end, he lost the baby, and he beat her up while she was still recovering from her postpartum confinement.
Her daughter Xiang Hong has never had a good day since she went to the countryside, and after marrying that man, she lives in hell every day.
Why didn't she go and take a look? She was just bullying Xiang Hong because she had no support from her family.
Looking at the pile of food and the money sent by Xiang Hong, Old Mrs. Xia was so sad that she kept wiping away tears.
Why did she treat this child like this in her previous life? There was obviously a way to avoid going to the countryside.
She remembered that the job of salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative that Zhu Wenying's family had mentioned was an internal recruitment, so she had to ask Xiang Hong to come back as soon as possible.
She searched around for a while before finally finding some paper and pen to write to Xiang Hong. Just as she picked up the pen, she put it down again.
Looking at her son and daughter-in-law sitting in the living room with low pressure, she said, "I'm going to the countryside to pick up Xiang Hong."
"What, what?" Old Chen felt that his hearing was not working well due to his old age.
"I want to see with my own eyes what Xiang Hong is living like in the countryside, and I want to bring her back to the city myself."
Chen Xiangdong pointed at the letter and said, "Mom, she's about to get married, why did you bring her back?"
Old Lady Xia gave him a cold look. "She's planning to get married, not already married. We don't even know what the man looks like or what his qualifications are. How can she possibly marry him? What if he's a jerk?"
Chen Xiangdong: "That was her own choice. She has to bear all the good and bad things herself. Since she is planning to get married, why would she go back to the city? We might as well sell the work information and make some money."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped by Old Lady Xia. Chen Xiangdong covered his face, hurting himself even more, and finally learned his lesson, not daring to speak.
Zhu Wenying was heartbroken. Her mother-in-law must be addicted to beating people. She would beat people at any time. Xiangdong was right. A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. Why should you take her so seriously? She completely ignores the fact that she is also a woman.
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