"What are you sitting here for? Is the kitchen clean?" Old Mrs. Xia washed her hands and glanced at the kitchen, which was still a mess.
Old Chen's chest heaved. "You only saw the kitchen. Didn't you notice I was still hungry?"
Old Lady Xia sat down and said, "Who told you to mess up the kitchen like this? You don't want to come back with me. What can I do if I'm hungry? Do you want me to give you a certificate?"
Old Chen said angrily, "You... do you have someone else outside? Have you been wanting to kick me out for a long time? Are you just hoping that I will die soon so that you can make room for that wild man outside?"
The more he spoke, the sadder he felt. The more he spoke, the more he felt that his head was covered in green, even greener than the second son's head. Both he and his son were being played around by a woman. "You... don't love me anymore, do you?"
Old Mrs. Xia was disgusted by these words. What was this old man talking about?
At their age and in the social environment they live in, there is no such thing as love or not. It's disgusting.
When she first met Old Chen, she only looked at his qualities. He didn't look particularly weird, and they were just trying to get by. There was no love involved.
Even young people today don't have this kind of thing. It's something they will only dare to talk about when they are too old to work and Baoyuan Lingling's children have grown up.
What's wrong with this old man tonight? He said she cheated on him and cheated on him. What's all this nonsense? He wants to put the blame on her again?
shameless!
Old Mrs. Xia endured it, but she couldn't stand the resentful look on Old Chen's face anymore. "What are you crazy about?"
Old Chen: "You just don't want me to be your man anymore. You just treat me as your money bag and labor force, right?"
"Do you love me?"
Finally, Old Lady Xia was so frightened that she could no longer sit still. She slapped him several times without holding back her strength. "I don't care who you are, get off this old man right away, or don't blame me for being rude."
Old Chen covered his face with his hands, feeling aggrieved.
I don’t know what’s wrong with him, but he must not forget his purpose.
Old Lady Xia pointed to the kitchen and said, "Hurry up and clean it up. If it's like this again tomorrow morning, you'll see what happens."
"Also, after you're done cleaning up, boil some hot water for yourself."
Old Chen was puzzled but also a little surprised. Could it be that she cared about him? He said that after living together for so many years, she still had some feelings for him.
Old Lady Xia didn't even want to look at him. "Drink more hot water to cure your brain disease."
The next day was a long-awaited day off. When Old Mrs. Xia got up as usual, she found that Old Chen was gone again and had not come in to sleep the night before.
Old Mrs. Xia made some malted milk and drank it. Seeing that the sun was shining brightly outside, she took her pillow out to dry in the sun.
"Mom, last night..." Chen Xianghong also came out. There was no sign of her father at home, so she was a little worried, "My dad..."
Old Lady Xia: "I don't know either."
Old Chen was so angry with Old Lady Xia last night that he was confused. He rode his bike for two hours to his older brother Chen Weijun's house. He held his brother's hand and complained for half the night, and fell asleep at dawn.
Old Chen has two younger brothers and a younger sister. His parents passed away early in the family. He is the eldest and also the more successful one. His younger brothers and sisters all contributed money and effort to their family life, so they usually treat him politely.
He was awakened by the noise in the living room. His eldest brother lived in a small tube-shaped building, and there was no place for him to sleep with his two sons. He was arranged to sleep in the also small living room, using three stools to make a simple bed.
"Brother, are you awake?" Fang Rong, the second sister-in-law, greeted him. "I was just about to wake you up. It's already morning, time for dinner."
Last night, the whole family was woken up by the banging on the door. Those who were unaware thought it was a robber. When they opened the door, they found that her husband's eldest brother had bloodshot eyes and came to their house in the middle of the night. It was really scary.
When asked what happened, he just said that he had a quarrel with Old Mrs. Xia, but he didn't say why they quarreled.
Fang Rong didn't mind him coming over. After all, her husband's elder brother was always generous every time he came. He not only secretly gave the children pocket money, but also bought some good things for them.
Although he came empty-handed this time, Fang Rong believed that he would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things when he left. If they sold some of the items poorly, maybe they could get him to keep a few Great Unity tickets.
Fang Rong was full of fighting spirit. This morning she deliberately only cooked some thin sweet potato soup and didn't even bring out any side dishes.
When asked about it, just say that the family expenses are high and there are few people who can earn money. Not only can you win sympathy, but you may even be able to ask him to find temporary jobs for his two sons.
It's difficult to work now. She has two sons at home and she doesn't want either of them to go to the countryside.
If the eldest brother could ask her sister-in-law to give up the job to them, that would be great. Why would her sister-in-law, a woman, monopolize the job? After all, all the children in the family have jobs. Xiangnan is already married and has a temporary job. Xiangbei's child is still young, so there is no need for him to help them. It would be better to help them solve their urgent problems.
As for Chen Xianghong who had already gone to the countryside, she was just a little girl who went to the countryside.
Thinking of this, she felt a little more confident. This elder brother values his brothers the most.
"Brother, eat first and then go to sleep. Our family is poor, so we can only use these things to treat you. Please don't mind." Fang Rong handed him a bowl of sweet potato soup affectionately.
"Good morning, uncle."
Old Chen nodded and drank the sweet potato soup, which had no taste to begin with, without any appetite.
"Brother, it was too late last night so we didn't ask. What happened to you?"
"Yes, brother, you scared me last night. You just held my hand and said you were suffering. What exactly were you suffering about? Why did you quarrel with your sister-in-law?"
"Could it be that your sister-in-law kicked you out?"
Old Chen was stunned and didn't listen to what they said at all. He quickly finished the bowl.
"I'm not full." Old Chen smacked his lips. He hadn't eaten anything last night, and this was all he had in the morning: a bowl of soup with two sweet potatoes in it. How could he feel full?
Fang Rong was embarrassed for a moment, "Brother, I cooked too little, it's gone. How about I make you some more?"
She didn't want to do it, so she used a question. She was very sure that her brother would not let her do it. After all, he was a man who cared about his reputation. Who would visit someone else's house in the middle of the night and openly say that they were not full? Even the most shameless person would not say that.
Fang Rong waited for Old Chen to say no, then she could sit down and continue eating with peace of mind.
But Old Chen was immersed in his own sorrow, and he didn't care about what was decent or not. He only knew that this was his eldest brother's home, the home of his eldest brother who had helped them a lot, and they were his family.
So, Old Chen nodded and said, "Please put more sweet potatoes in it, please."
Fang Rong's face froze.
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