Chapter 384: The White, Rich, and the Phoenix Man
Lu Changxiao thinks that Xiaoli's marriage is just an exception, and not all marriages opposed by their families are unhappy.
For example, the sisters Zhou Dani and Zhou Erni.
They have already married and had children in Hong Kong and are living happily.
If they had listened to their parents' advice and married old bachelors in the countryside, they would not know where they would live now.
Therefore, Lu Changxiao doesn't think it is right to listen to the arrangements of his family.
Shen Jiale knows that one example alone cannot change his daughter's mind, so he bought some melon seeds and asked Liang Qiaoli to take Lu Changxiao with her when she went out to chat with people.
Lu Changjie called Huo Gaofei, and the three of them got together and went out all day.
At first, Lu Changxiao went out with the three of them, but what the three of them did was too boring for Lu Changxiao, so he stayed at home to design his works.
Occasionally, Liang Qiaoli would pull me out to listen to neighbors chatting.
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Today, when I went out and heard neighbors chatting, Lu Changxiao was very interested.
Because the protagonist of the topic was very similar to his own situation.
It was a young couple.
The girl was a college student, beautiful, and had just been assigned a job. She was the only child in the family. Her parents held high positions in the unit, and she was spoiled since she was a child.
After working, everything went smoothly and she got along very well with her colleagues in the unit.
A young man had just come to the unit. He was very outstanding and had strong work ability. He was often praised by the leaders. When he saw the girl, he was attracted by her appearance and began to pursue her passionately.
The young man was gentle and considerate to the girl, taking good care of her. Whenever the girl encountered any difficulties at work, the young man helped to solve them.
After the two had been together for a while, they were ready to discuss marriage, so the girl took the boy home.
The girl's parents asked the leaders and colleagues of the unit about the boy and were very impressed with him. The only drawback was that he came from a small mountain village and his family was poor. The
girl's mother was a little worried, but the girl said that the boy could get into college with his own ability and work in Beijing, and it was impossible for him to return to the countryside to live.
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The marriage was quickly put on the agenda.
On the day of the wedding, the boy's parents, two brothers, and one sister came to the wedding.
The family seemed to get along well, and the mother-in-law even gave the girl the ancestral gold ring.
The two brothers told the two to work hard in Beijing, and they would take care of the elderly at home, so they didn't need to worry.
The young man said that he had the responsibility to support his parents and would not shirk his responsibility. He could not be with his parents and would send some money back every month.
The girl did not object to this, but felt that her husband was a filial man.
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After marriage, the two lived happily.
Until his two brothers proposed that they wanted their children to go to school in Beijing and receive a better education.
The whole family helped the young man to study, and his brothers also gave money to support him.
The young man agreed to his brothers' request without thinking.
After agreeing, he remembered that he had not discussed it with his wife. When he talked about this matter after returning home, the girl was very worried.
There were two children in each of the two brothers' families, which was four in total.
The girl said that she could not even cook. They usually ate in the company cafeteria and went to their parents' house for dinner on weekends. She could not take care of four children.
The young man said it was okay, his mother would come over to take care of them.
Just like that, five people came to their hometown all at once.
They were currently living in two rooms allocated by the unit, which was very spacious for two people.
Suddenly five people came, and the room became crowded in an instant. There were
so many people in the room, and there was no privacy at all. The girl was not used to it, and complained to her parents when she got home.
Her parents suggested that she rent two houses for them outside, so that both parties could live comfortably.
After returning, the two discussed it and thought it was feasible, so they rented two rooms near the unit.
The two ran around to find schools for their four children, and finally they could breathe a sigh of relief after they had arranged for their admission.
Who knew that they would face a bigger problem next.
That was the living expenses for these five people.
It was a big expense for an old man to take care of four boys, and the young man's salary was not enough.
He called his brothers, and they said that the money was taken out by his mother to pay for the children's schooling, and there was no savings at home, so he asked his younger brother to pay first, and when he sold grain next year, he would return the money to his younger brother.
The young man had to ask his wife for a loan.
The girl was used to spending money lavishly and belonged to the moonlight tribe. She had no money in her hands, so she could only borrow some from her parents.
Living on borrowed money is not a long-term solution. If you have no money, you have to save money. The mother-in-law suggested that the young couple should not go to the cafeteria to eat, give her the salary, and she would cook.
In this way, everyone can eat, but the girl can't stand it.
In the past, she could get a portion of meat and vegetables every other day, but now she eats steamed buns and pickled vegetables every day.
In the past, she could go back to her parents' home for dinner every week, but now the young man says that he can't bear to go and eat good food, leaving his mother and nephews at home to eat pickled vegetables.
The girl is also embarrassed to go back alone.
Seeing that her daughter and son-in-law did not come back on the weekend, her parents guessed the reason and bought two pounds of pork for her daughter.
As a result, the dishes were snatched up by the four nephews as soon as they were served on the table. The girl didn't get to eat a bite, and she went back angrily to ask her parents not to send her meat anymore.
Her parents couldn't bear to let their daughter suffer, so they secretly gave her private money and asked her to eat in the cafeteria before going back.
When the young man found out, he had a big fight with the girl.
He said that she knew that the family was in difficulty, but she still hid the private money and ate alone without considering her family.
The girl had never been wronged like this before. She had clearly handed over all her wages, which were given to her by her mother alone. She went back to her parents' home in anger.
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The young man did not think he was wrong and did not go to pick her up for a week.
It was his mother who persuaded him, saying that the salary would be paid soon, and without the daughter-in-law's salary, they would not have enough living expenses for the next month.
The young man had to apologize to the girl when he went to the unit, but the girl was unwilling to go back to eat steamed buns and pickled vegetables, saying that she would not go home for anything.
Helplessly, the young man had to go to his mother-in-law's house to apologize.
As soon as he entered the door, he smelled the smell of sweet and sour fish and spare ribs, and saw the big fish and meat on the table at his mother-in-law's house. The young man's face was very ugly.
The daughter came back in a huff for several days, and the son-in-law did not come to pick her up. The mother-in-law did not want the relationship between her daughter and son-in-law to be estranged because of this little thing. After hearing the son-in-law's apology, she persuaded her daughter to go home.
Life must go on, and the girl agreed to go back on this step.
Before leaving. The mother-in-law also secretly stuffed some money into her daughter.
After returning home, the young man asked the girl to hand over the salary to his mother. The girl asked him to support his family in the future and she would not hand over the money.
The young man said that since they were married, they were a family and they should share the hardships and happiness.
The girl refused.
The two quarreled again.
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If a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water will get stuck in his teeth.
The young man returned to the rental house in a rage. When his mother was washing clothes, she slipped and fell.
The young man rushed her to the hospital.
The girl heard the news and went to the hospital to visit her, regardless of her anger, and also paid the medical fees owed to the hospital.
The mother-in-law was lying on the hospital bed and begged the girl not to be angry with her son anymore, saying that they were the ones who dragged the young couple down and she was very responsible.
At this time, the girl could only agree to it, so that her mother-in-law could rest assured to receive treatment.
The old man was hospitalized, and the young man stayed in the hospital to take care of his mother, and let the girl go back to take care of the four nephews.
That night, the girl came to the hospital to deliver food, and quarreled with the young man again, and almost got into a fight.
The reason was that the girl brought four steamed buns and pickled vegetables.
The young man said that his mother-in-law's family had fish and meat every day, but his mother was sick, but she only deserved to eat steamed buns and pickled vegetables. He accused the girl of abusing the old man and threw the steamed buns on the ground in front of everyone in the ward.
After paying for the treatment, the girl had very little money left, and she didn't know how to cook. The steamed buns she bought were also rejected, so she immediately turned her face away. She
said that you guys don’t mind steamed buns and pickles at home, so it’s abuse if I send steamed buns and pickles. If you have the guts, you can buy delicacies for your mother to eat, and no one will stop you.
The young man was so angry that he wanted to hit the girl, but was stopped by the family members in the ward.
The girl was furious this time, and she told her parents that she wanted a divorce when she got home.
Lu Changxiao was listening with gusto, but the gossiping aunt said she would go home to cook, and that was the end of it.
Lu Changxiao was so tempted that he didn’t sleep well that night, and he kept asking in his dreams whether the young couple had divorced.
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