She won't listen to persuasion, won't leave no matter how much she's scolded, and she's not afraid of being beaten.
Everyone was puzzled at this moment. How did Old Lady Xia become like this?
Jiang Fangru looked at the mess in the house and blamed her eldest daughter. "Wenying, you are really becoming more and more lawless now. You even hit your elders. Don't you have any manners at all? Hurry up and apologize to your mother-in-law. If your mother-in-law doesn't forgive you, don't call me mom anymore."
She also knew that her daughter was living like a rich lady in the Chen family, but she didn't know what all the fuss was about, and now even her family was affected.
Zhu Wenying's eyes widened. Seeing her mother wasn't joking, her temper flared up. "Mom, you taught me that only by keeping my mother-in-law under control can I have a good life. Didn't you beat Grandma before, and she didn't dare to say a word. Why should I apologize now that it's my turn?"
"I'm not wrong. She's the one who's biased. Why can't I say anything?"
Old Lady Xia: "Jiang Fangru, you are really a good person to control your mother-in-law."
After she finished speaking, she prepared to leave.
Jiang Fangru had just wanted to tell Old Lady Xia to get out, but this time, when Old Lady Xia was about to leave, she held her hand tightly. Old Lady Xia absolutely couldn't leave. If she left, their family would be finished.
"Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, listen to me, it's not like that." Jiang Fangru was anxious. "It's all my fault. I didn't explain myself clearly. Wenying is stupid and misunderstood what I meant. How can a daughter-in-law manipulate her mother-in-law?"
Jiang Fangru smiled apologetically, "Mother-in-law, we'll resolve this matter however you want. Wenying has been taught badly by me. You will be the one to teach her from now on. You can spank her or scold her as you please, and I won't say a word."
Zhu Wenfei thought of his girlfriend, and then saw that his once respectable family members had all changed. He understood that if they didn't coax Old Lady Xia today, his girlfriend would definitely leave him, and he might never find a good family again in the future.
He pressed his sister's head and forced her to kowtow to Old Lady Xia and admit her mistake. Zhu Wenying was aggrieved when she saw her family suddenly stop helping her, but when she saw the look in her father's eyes, she changed her mind.
Because of her, her mother-in-law had the upper hand over the entire Zhu family. If she didn't appease her mother-in-law today, her brothers and sisters would be inferior to her in finding a partner in the future, and her mother-in-law would really spread the matter.
"Mom, I'm sorry." Zhu Wenying knelt down. This time her apology was sincere, but she didn't know if she was convinced or not.
Old Mrs. Xia was quick to jump aside and said, "No, no, who dares to be your mother?"
Jiang Fangru took out a small cloth bag from her pocket, rummaged through it, took out a large unity banknote, and stuffed it into Old Lady Xia's hand. "Xiangdong's mother, I've spoiled Wenying, so don't bother with her. Use this ten yuan to buy something nice and replenish your body."
Old Mrs. Xia threw the money back. What could she buy with ten dollars? Did she think she was shallow?
Seeing that Old Lady Xia wouldn't budge, Jiang Fangru was worried. She had never imagined Old Lady Xia would be so difficult to deal with. It was all because of that damned girl Wenying. Thinking of this, she glared at her eldest daughter, who was huddled in the corner, silent.
Old Zhu also came over. Today, his true colors were exposed. He thought that Old Lady Xia was a dough that was easy to control, but it turned out that there were nails hidden in the dough. If you were not careful, you could get your hand pricked and bleed.
"Xiangdong's mother, how do you want to resolve this Wenying issue? Just tell us, and we'll do it, no matter how hard we try." Old Zhu was exhausted and aching. Jiang Fangru, that stinky old woman, had actually hit him to death. But the Chen family's issues also needed to be resolved. If she couldn't solve them, she would have to do it herself.
Old Zhu spoke sincerely, and Old Lady Xia gave him a look.
"The good daughter you raised has brought unrest to our family. I don't ask for much, just 800 yuan, and you are not allowed to interfere in my family affairs anymore." Old Mrs. Xia made a loud request.
She did some calculations in her mind. The subsidies she had given to the old family over the years, including the ticket money, were at least three times that amount. Her and Old Chen's combined salary was a considerable sum, but she didn't have much money on hand. Old Chen gave her half of his salary.
It was obvious that she had her eye on the eldest son and had given most of her money to his family. Zhu Wenying was generous and caring about her reputation, so she gave a lot of money to her parents during the holidays. The radio that the Zhu family displayed in a prominent place was bought with the money she gave them, not to mention the bicycle, which also had her family's contribution.
Eight hundred yuan wasn't much. Once she got it, she would find Xiang Hong a job. It didn't matter if it was a bit hard or tiring. As long as she could get back to the city, this girl would never suffer the same fate as in her previous life under her watch.
"Eight hundred yuan, why don't you just go and rob them?" Zhu Wenying was generous in her mother's family, but when it came to the Chen family and Old Lady Xia, she was a real Grandet. Only she could get money from the Chen family, but no one else could take it from her.
Zhu Wenying changed her listless look and jumped up all of a sudden, looking like she could fight Old Lady Xia for eight hundred rounds.
Old Lady Xia was a little tired after all this talk, and of course she couldn't stand up to her anymore. Zhu Wenying jumped out to object, but no one stopped her. Seeing this, Old Lady Xia opened the door and walked out without even turning back, but was pulled back.
"Stop wasting time. If we can't come to an agreement, then forget it. We're all respectable people. If we can't come to an agreement, then let it go." Old Mrs. Xia now looked very easy to talk to, and her tone wasn't as tough as before. However, when the Zhu family heard it, they felt that Old Mrs. Xia was determined to fight to the death.
Old Zhu immediately pushed Zhu Wenying aside, pointed at her nose and cursed: "If it weren't for you, how could it have turned out like this? You brainless bastard, shut up right there."
He lowered his voice after cursing and gave Old Lady Xia a forced smile, "Xiangdong's mother, we really can't come up with this 800 yuan. Can you please give us a lower amount?"
Old Mrs. Xia stared at the sparrows in the tree outside the window without saying a word.
Old Zhu thought for a moment and then said, "How about I give you four hundred yuan right now? We are relatives, and you know our family situation. Four hundred yuan can buy ten cans of malted milk."
Old Mrs. Xia didn't even turn her head, obviously disagreeing.
But Chen Xiangdong on the side was almost going crazy. His father-in-law had said so, so why didn't his mother agree?
Eight hundred yuan? Why does it have to be eight hundred yuan?
Chen Xiangdong wanted to speak, but was afraid his mother would get angry. Suddenly, he remembered Aunt Wang next door saying there was a woman working in the textile factory who was selling a job. Although the job was hard and tiring, the pay was only 800 yuan. The job... the woman... Chen Xianghong!
Is he going to bring Chen Xianghong to the city?
He looked at Old Lady Xia in shock. Chen Xianghong was about to get married in the countryside, so why did he bring a little girl back? He even nearly forced her to divorce, all because of Chen Xianghong?
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