On her first day at work after getting the house, Old Lady Xia received many envious looks from people.
Qiao Yi ran into her at the gate and took Fang Yingdi's arm and held Old Lady Xia's hand. "Master, you're up so early today. Did you sleep well last night?"
Old Mrs. Xia grinned, "Good, very good."
Fang Yingdi: "Humph, none of the people living in that compound are good people. What's there to be happy about?"
Old Lady Xia: "You, my young comrade, are really bad at talking. I was so happy, but you had to come and pour cold water on me. I haven't even called you a blood-sucking idiot, and you're already talking about me. At least I have a house, and I can spend my money however I want. What about you? You haven't even gotten married yet, so you must have saved a lot of money, right?"
Fang Yingdi's face turned blue, black, white, and red. How could she have money? The money she earned was gone as soon as she got it. She was different from Old Lady Xia. She had a whole family to support. She had to save money for her brothers' wives. She had to support her parents who were in poor health and couldn't earn many work points. She also had to pay for the repairs to the family house. She was grateful that she could save some money every month for food.
"You're happy alone, but your family is unlucky to have a relative like you." Fang Yingdi didn't want to be looked down upon. "Although I don't have money, I'm the pillar of the family. My parents value me very much."
Mrs. Xia immediately noticed the jar of pickles in her basket. "They value you so much that they feed you pickles every day, but you can't even get food from the cafeteria? When you get back to work, they might be able to eat meat at home."
"Nonsense! You have evil intentions. You have disturbed the peace of your family, and now you are trying to sow discord between me and my family. You just can't stand seeing me do well." Fang Yingdi put the pickles under her factory uniform, her face flushed with anger.
Qiao Yi couldn't understand why Fang Yingdi gave all her money to her family. Qiao Yi's mother wasn't in good health, but her father worked hard, and their family of four lived well. She gave her mother money, but she didn't even want it.
Qiao Yi had met Fang Yingdi's parents. They looked healthy with rosy complexions and spoke with a strong voice. They seemed stronger than Fang Yingdi. Fang Yingdi's face was sallow due to not eating well for a long time. With such a comparison, who could believe that Fang's father and mother were in poor health, except Fang Yingdi, the fool.
But Fang Yingdi just felt that her parents were not in good health, so she traveled thousands of miles to go home on her days off. There were several boys in the family, but not one came to pick her up. Qiao Yi thought about the past few years. Except for the time when Fang Yingdi received her salary, Fang's parents would always come to see Fang Yingdi, but they never came to see her at other times.
A girl walked for hours to get home, but before she was even halfway there, it was already dark. Her home was so far away, and she had to cross a small mountain, especially in winter, where no one passed by. It was unimaginable if something happened to her. Were they not worried?
After all, she is the only child in their family who earns money. If Fang Yingdi is gone... Qiao Yi opened her eyes wide. They are not planning to let Fang Yingdi die and then their son inherit the job.
Qiao Yi felt a cold sweat on her back. It shouldn't be possible. After all, she is her biological daughter. Although their family is different from hers and is more patriarchal, it shouldn't be possible... It shouldn't be possible that she would deliberately kill her daughter just for her job.
"Xiao Fang, that's not what my master meant. But you have to think about yourself too. Look how thin you are. The last time I saw your parents, they were fatter than you. Health is the most important thing. You have to eat something better. You can't just eat pickles with your meals every day." Qiao Yi didn't dare to say anything bad about her parents and family, so she could only politely ask her to eat more.
Fang Yingdi refused to listen to Qiao Yi's words. She shook her hand off and said angrily, "Are you still thinking about the little bit of meat I give you every month? I only eat a little bit, so why are you so stingy? Don't I also give you pickles made by my mother? Just because I don't buy meat, you look down on me? We have many children in our family, so of course we have to be frugal. Unlike your family, there are only two of us, and your brother even provides meals, so of course you have more money."
"My parents worked so hard to raise me, so what's wrong with me giving them a little money? I have so many brothers, and I'll have plenty of good things in the future. It's nothing to suffer a little now when I'm young. You even advised me to eat more meat. If I had a little extra money, I would eat more meat. If you're really kind, why don't you buy me some meat?"
Fang Yingdi didn't know the logic behind her words. She knew in her heart that others had no obligation to support her, let alone treat her to a meal.
But she just suddenly started yelling like this, like a cat whose tail was stepped on. What she said made her face even redder. She felt that she was actually quite shameless, but that strange self-esteem made her not want to be persuaded or tell others about her current situation.
She didn't want others to think that she was a pitiful person who even wanted to get some meat.
Qiao Yi's hand was shaken off, and she watched helplessly as she stormed off. Hesitantly, she asked Old Lady Xia, "What did I say to offend her?"
Old Lady Xia: "It wasn't your words that offended her, it was her low self-esteem and arrogance that offended herself."
Qiao Yi: "She's quite pitiful. I'll prepare some extra food for her at noon, otherwise her body will be ruined."
Old Lady Xia: "Even if you gave her some meat to eat, she wouldn't remember your kindness now."
Qiao Yi: "It's okay. I live in the same dormitory with her. If she has difficulties, I would feel bad if I don't help her."
Old Lady Xia: "Her difficulties are caused by herself, and she will continue to have difficulties in the future. Do you want to help her for the rest of her life?"
Qiao Yi: "Master, you are so cold. I will definitely help when I can. As long as it doesn't hurt me, what's wrong with helping? I have a clear conscience."
Old Mrs. Xia was not convinced: "You are so kind, why did you keep teasing me when I first came to the dormitory?"
Qiao Yi was embarrassed: "It's just that a stranger suddenly showed up, and he's so much older than us. It's hard to accept it all at once. Okay, okay, I apologize. Wait until I've dried some salted fish, and then I'll get you a fish to make amends, okay?"
Old Lady Xia: "Don't use your mother as a favor."
Qiao Yi: "We're a family. My mom always complains about you and Xiangbei at home. If it weren't for you, my brother might have been bullied to death by those hooligans."
Old Lady Xia: "Your brother has such good conditions, why is he so timid? If I had his flesh, I could walk sideways here."
Qiao Yi imagined Old Lady Xia's muscular body and said, "Master, please stop talking. I'm scared."
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