Old Chen was lying on the bed, feeling depressed after realizing that his second brother was not unable to speak, but was really not enthusiastic about him.
He always thought he took good care of his younger brothers, but he had only stayed for one night, just one night, and they ate delicious food behind his back, leaving him to eat sweet potato soup, which was so watery that there were only a few pieces of sweet potato in it.
What makes him most angry is that all the good things in their house were given by him in the past.
Over those things, Old Lady Xia had quarreled with him several times in the past few years, but he ignored her every time and even asked if she wanted to cut off all ties with her family.
What's wrong with giving some subsidies to brothers? They were born from the same mother. Will they forget about their brothers just after they get married?
Old Chen was not that kind of person. He had always valued friendship and loyalty. Unlike Xia Yue'e, she had completely cut off all ties with her family.
If his side is also cut off, if something happens in the future, no one will be able to help their family.
Besides, why should brothers care about these things?
This is what Old Chen said when he had an argument with Old Lady Xia before, but now, he thinks Old Lady Xia is right.
Looking at them like this, no matter how much he gives them, they still can't expect the things they can't expect.
He only stayed there for one night... half a night. If they treated him like this, they might stay away from him if something happens to his family in the future.
Feeling heartbroken and regretful, Old Chen wanted to wipe away his tears. All his good things might as well be fed to dogs.
Thinking of this, he couldn't lie down any longer, so he stood up, opened the door and looked in.
If they eat something good, he must have some.
As for Old Lady Xia, she dropped the basin of dirty clothes on the eldest son's head, and threw the diaper stained with her son's feces and urine on his head.
"Oh, Mom, are you crazy?" Chen Xiangdong jumped up while pulling the basin and clothes onto his head.
"Wenying is pregnant and changing her baby's clothes. What's wrong with you helping us wash clothes? What grandmother wouldn't lend a hand to her grandchildren? How come you can't even get her to wash clothes?"
"That's your grandson, your own grandson."
"Is it easy for Wenying and me? We have to work and take care of Baoyuan, and we can't sleep well at night. You also ask us to take turns doing housework on weekdays. How many hands do we have to do so many things?"
"Now that you've pissed off Dad, are you going to piss us off too?"
"If I had known you were like this, I might as well have become a son-in-law of the Zhu family!"
Before saying these words, he still felt a little guilty, but when he touched his son's shit with his hand, his mentality collapsed and he started accusing like a machine gun.
He felt that his mother, as Baoyuan's grandmother, not only could not help at all, but now she even refused to do housework, leaving everything to the children to take turns doing.
He used to do the kitchen work, but now he quits and lets his dad do it. His dad ran away overnight without showing any worry. Will they be the next to run away?
Chen Xiangdong had shit on his hands early in the morning and was in a very bad mood.
He felt that he couldn't let his mother continue to be so arrogant.
Coincidentally, Zhu Wenying also came out and became angry when she saw the man's miserable appearance.
"Mom, Xiangdong is your biological son, Baoyuan is your biological grandson, the eldest grandson of the Chen family. How can you be like this, throwing up your hands and not caring about anything!" Zhu Wenying was furious. She had long been dissatisfied with her mother-in-law, and she had not yet settled the score for beating her before.
Old Mrs. Xia coughed. Sometimes she really didn't want to quarrel. She felt that these people were smart except when they were exploiting her, but at other times they seemed to not understand what people were saying. But there was no way, sometimes she had to quarrel.
"Didn't you also say that this is the grandson of the Chen family, and he doesn't have my last name? Your man has no hands or feet, isn't he a human being? Can't he wash?"
"I'm a little confused. Why are you staring at me? Isn't your husband just like that, with his hands spread out, doing nothing but hugging the child? Are you treating him so well and wanting to worship him?"
"You're pregnant, taking care of a child, and you have to work and do housework, and yet he's just watching you do it like a big shot? Your parents paid for you to marry them, and they raised the child and the wife, and your parents helped raise them. He got the child and the wife for free, and he's so comfortable. Who else can be as comfortable as him?"
"You're pregnant, and you've worked hard, but I didn't make you pregnant. Isn't your man the culprit? You don't want to order him around, but you insist on ordering me around? Did you give me money or say nice things to me?"
"You have such a sullen face every day, don't I owe you guys?"
Chen Xiangdong was furious. His mother called him a loser. "Mom, what do you mean by that? Asking me to do housework? How can a man wash clothes, cook, and feed children? Do you want me to die of laughter?"
"If something's broken, I'm happy to fix it. Why should I do this little chore?"
"As the old saying goes, men work outside and women work inside. Women are born to do housework. Look at which man in our compound does housework?"
Chen Xiangdong looked unconvinced.
Old Lady Xia pointed to some damaged areas outside the courtyard wall and said, "This is something a man should do, right? Besides your father mending the wall, have you ever done anything yourself?"
"Is your salary comparable to what an old lady like me can earn? Do you understand the responsibilities of managing the outside world?"
"You can't even figure this out and you're not willing to help your wife with some of the housework and childcare. You're worse than your father."
Old Lady Xia concluded, "You're just a lazy, stupid bastard!"
Zhu Wenying is also a fool. She only knows that Old Lady Xia is scolding her man. She opened her mouth before she realized that what Old Lady Xia said is actually good for her.
"Mom, what right do you have to scold Xiangdong? He doesn't gamble or visit prostitutes, he doesn't smoke or drink, and he hands over all his earnings. He's much better than those men in the compound. He's already a very good man. What right do you have to scold him?"
Old Lady Xia opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, the embarrassed Old Lady Yin came in through the open door.
"I'm sorry, I'll be leaving soon. But, Wenying, I think my son is better than Xiangdong. The same goes for Aunt Wang's two sons next door. Not only do they hand over their wages, they don't gamble or visit prostitutes, don't smoke or drink, and they can even cook. The food they cook is really delicious, and they treat their parents very well!"
She paused, then added, "Of course, although beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, you can't be so blind!"
After saying that, she turned and ran away, fearing that she would be scolded.
Zhu Wenying's loud voice really came over, and she said without thinking: "What's the point of cooking? If a grown man cooks at home, people will laugh to death if you tell others about it."
Old Lady Xia: "Do you want to listen to what you are saying? Isn't the chef in the state-owned restaurant a man? Has he been laughed at for his cooking? You had to bribe people to make time for your wedding banquet before!"
Zhu Wenying choked and lowered her voice. "Cooking in a restaurant is a serious job. How can it compare to home?"
"Mom, I think you just look down on Xiangdong and us!"
Old Mrs. Xia: I just regret it. If I had known earlier, I would have never agreed to them meeting each other. You don’t understand what I’m saying.
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