Widow Huang was stunned by Old Lady Xia's question, and her anger soared. What was there for her to hide? She had always been innocent with these men.
Those men are stupid themselves, why should they let her bear the anger of their wives for them.
If she were to say, these men are cowards. If they were really male chauvinists, how could they let a woman like her take the beating for them?
She wanted to say loudly and confidently that she was right, but when she saw her daughter's face about to cry, she couldn't make a sound.
In such an era, if you, a widow, have affairs with so many men and dress so well, you are considered an adulterer and could be arrested and paraded through the streets. Your whole family would be nailed to the pillar of shame.
The reason why she hasn't been arrested yet is because these women still want to get back the money those cheap men gave her. If she is really arrested, not to mention the money, all the things in her house will probably be confiscated and they won't get a penny.
Widow Huang felt a little guilty for a moment, but then she thought, why should she feel guilty? These women said their men gave them money, who saw it?
She could just say that those who could come forward to provide evidence were framing her. What evidence did they have and what basis did they have to accuse her?
Even the Red Guards needed evidence to arrest people, so how could they just listen to people saying things without any evidence?
Widow Huang became more confident and said, "What am I afraid to say? I don't even know the man in your family. You are the ones who are accusing me falsely."
As soon as these words came out, her daughter visibly breathed a sigh of relief and said to her friends in a wronged tone, "My mother would never do such a shameless thing. They just framed me because they saw how well my family was doing."
Widow Huang nodded immediately, "Yes, they are the ones who framed us. Don't listen to their nonsense."
The onlookers were furious when they heard this. They just said it was pure friendship, but now they have become strangers. This woman is so shameless that she doesn't even think before she lies.
"That's not what you just said."
"Your words don't make sense. You're full of lies."
"You know what you're doing is not a good thing, but you don't dare to say it in front of the children. But if you know it's not a good thing, why do you still do it?"
"You should be honest in everything you do. Why don't you dare to speak up about your own affairs?"
"As adults, we should always be role models for our children. If your children follow your example, would you be happy?"
Everyone started to denounce him, but no one paid attention to Chen Weijun. He saw the opportunity, blended into the crowd, and came to his elder brother.
Old Mrs. Xia still holds a grudge, but Widow Huang’s matter is more important now.
What the onlookers and the people who came to the door said made sense, but that’s not the point. Isn’t the point to get the money back?
Old Lady Xia began to stir up trouble, "Huang Li, you say you didn't cheat men out of their money, but everything you wear, on your feet, around your neck, you paid for it all. Your children are better dressed than the four children of formal workers in our family. Do you have any other way to make money better than my family?"
"I remember that your children's school bags were made new every year. Your family made new clothes all year round and ate meat, fish, and eggs regularly. Yesterday, you even asked someone to go to the countryside to get you an old hen to make soup with."
"You don't have a job, so where do you get all these years?"
Widow Huang stood up. She had already thought of what to say. She held her head high and said confidently, "Sister Xia, I know you're jealous of me. You're jealous that I eat, dress, and spend better than you do. You're jealous that I'm a few years younger than you, but I look a generation younger than you. But you shouldn't question me like that."
"Of course I can do this. My husband died for the factory, and he received compensation. Even though I don't work, I don't want to see my two children suffer with me, a widow. I'm using the money to provide for our family of three. Is that wrong? I'm also doing this to comfort his spirit in heaven."
"I'm not a mother who would wrong her child. I'm not like you, who is capable but doesn't treat her daughter as a human being. I can do anything for my child. Even if she's my daughter, I want her to live a good life."
Although Widow Huang looked down on many people, what she hated most was those who were not kind to children.
Since Xia Yue'e has money but doesn't give it to her daughter, she will give that part of the money to her. She wants to raise her baby well.
Old Mrs. Xia was stunned by her words. Yes, she was really too cruel to her daughter Xiang Hong. Even if she took her back now, it would only be a little better than in her previous life.
She was busy fighting with her family and watching the fun. Did she really do anything for Xiang Hong? It seemed not. She just brought her out from the countryside.
She had only found a job opportunity for her, but she didn't get the interview. After Xiang Hong came back, she never asked about anything else except that opportunity, and she never thought about what to do if she didn't get the interview.
She had never begged anyone for help, nor had she bothered to inquire about information, nor had she paid anyone to help her keep an eye out for other opportunities. After Xiang Hong came back, she did more for their family than they did for her, as if those small household chores were hers to do.
Xiang Hong never said what she wanted. She felt very grateful to be taken back home. She never thought that she could have avoided going to the countryside before.
Old Mrs. Xia also knew that if it were a few years ago, as long as she and Old Chen pushed hard, they would be able to help her find a temporary job, just like the second child, so that she could stay smoothly.
It's nothing more than spending some money and doing some favors.
But Chen Xianghong didn't even bring up this. She didn't want to make things difficult for her family, just like she was in her previous life. With this kind of personality, she would be dominated by her boyfriend's family in the future.
Thinking of this, Old Lady Xia felt a chill down her spine. She knew this feeling best. Even though she had devoted herself to her family before, she often felt wronged. It was just that this grievance had been suppressed and she tried not to think about it.
But the grievances will not disappear just because you don’t think about them, but will instead increase.
This is how it is between people. If you respect someone a little, they will take advantage of you. The better you treat someone, the more they will think you should treat them better in the future. If you don't treat them well one day, they will blame you. It's terrible.
What Widow Huang said was right. Her attitude towards her daughter was indeed inferior to hers.
Her words made her realize her own problems. Even now, she still paid too little attention to Xiang Hong.
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