Chapter 338 I would have strangled you long ago!
"No way!"
Her lips trembled, and her eyes were filled with panic.
Fang Erniu looked at her without saying a word.
Erniu's mother looked at her blankly, "Erniu, are you still blaming me for breaking you up with Su Laosan?"
"yes."
Fang Erniu nodded firmly, "Mom, without your troubles, Su Laosan and I would be happily preparing for our wedding, my eldest brother and younger brother would be helping villagers who wanted to make money with rice intercropping, my grandparents' reputation in the village would be even higher, and my sister-in-law and several nephews would be greeted with smiles by everyone in the village when they went out. And now? You've ruined it all. No one in this family doesn't blame you! Right, Dad?"
The father of Erniu, who was called out, looked at his own daughter's face, which resembled her mother's in some ways, and felt a chill run down his spine. He swallowed hard and nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, it's all your mother's fault!"
Erniu's mother was stunned, her panic intensified, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Fang Erniu sighed, smiled slightly, and said, "Mom, if you ask me if my older brother blames you, he probably won't."
"I told you, your older brother was born after I carried him for ten months, how could he..."
Erniu's mother's eyes lit up, her face beaming with joy.
Fang Erniu looked at her and shook her head. "He won't blame you; he hates you."
The smile on Erniu's mother's face instantly froze.
"...He hates everyone in the family, hates you for deliberately causing trouble and ruining my marriage with Su Laosan, hates that Grandpa, Grandma and Dad didn't stop you when they knew you were being unreasonable, hates that his younger brother agreed to re-vote for the village secretary, hates that I didn't shamelessly beg Aunt Li for help, hates that Su Laosan unilaterally broke the cooperation because he couldn't get married, and hates that the eldest son's family stole his village secretary position. He hates everyone equally, but he hates you the most for causing all this trouble."
"You lied to me...you lied to me!"
Erniu's mother's face turned pale, and the panic in her eyes was replaced by fear.
Fang Erniu looked at her, bit her lip, hardened her heart, and continued, "Mom, the prison is right there. You can go visit him and ask my older brother in person."
"I'm not going... I'm not going, I'm not going!"
Erniu's mother shook her head like a rattle drum, and when she shook it too hard, she fell headfirst onto the quilt.
Erniu's father wanted to laugh, but looking at his daughter's gloomy expression, he was so frightened that he forgot how to laugh.
Fang Erniu said "Oh," and then added, "Anything else? If not, I'm going back to my room to sleep."
She turned to leave, and as she reached the doorway, Erniu's father suddenly realized what was happening. He muttered something and called out to her, "Erniu, could you give me five yuan? I... I haven't smoked for days, and I'm really craving it..."
Fang Erniu glanced back at him and said lightly, "I've quit, or I'll grow my own tobacco and roll my own cigarettes like my grandfather. I only make a few dollars a month, and I need to save up for my nephews' tuition. You have food and drink at home, why would you need money?"
Erniu's father was dissatisfied and said, "When you got married, your mother, your grandparents, and I all contributed over a thousand yuan to your wedding, and now you won't even give me five yuan."
"Where is the money?"
Finding that even her own father was taking advantage of her, Fang Erniu simply turned around, intending to have a serious talk with him.
Erniu's father didn't dare to say a word.
Fang Erniu sneered and said, "My older brother took some of it to repay the villagers' bribes, and neither you nor my mother stopped him. The rest was taken to the main house by my grandparents, and you didn't stop them either. Is that money for me?!"
"Erniu..."
Erniu's father licked his lips and forced a smile, "Please have pity on your father, he really wants to smoke..."
"...Dad, why don't you go and tell your grandsons that you're going to smoke, and tell them to drop out of school?"
Erniu's dad, "..."
If he dares to say that, then when he dies, there will truly be no one to carry his funeral banner and break his altar.
Seeing that no one was talking, Fang Erniu frowned and pondered for a moment. She thought that her parents were just too idle, which was why they wanted to find something to do. She then thought of the field work that no one was willing to help with.
“Mom and Dad, you should go and work in the fields whenever you have free time. Don’t rely on your sister-in-law for everything. No matter how hard she works, she can’t finish all the work by herself.”
Erniu's dad pursed his lips, about to say that he wouldn't do it if they didn't even buy him a single cigarette.
Then I heard my daughter say, "Dad, if you behave well, I'll bring you cigarettes, from the city, all kinds of brands like Daqianmen, Hongjinlong, Mudan, Ashima..."
"Really?" Erniu's dad's eyes lit up like a light bulb.
Fang Erniu nodded and said, "I come back once a week. If you want cigarettes, you'll have to ask your sister-in-law to tell you that you've done some work."
Erniu's father frowned deeply, licking his lips repeatedly.
Finally, unable to resist the temptation of cigarettes, he nodded, "...Then you can't let her assign me heavy work, I can't do it."
"Okay." Fang Erniu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Su Laosan said that these things cannot be rushed. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. You have to boil the frog in warm water.
In the past, elders took care of everything. Now, I have to put my heart into it and plan ahead. If I can't change my parents, I'll change myself. No matter what method I use, I need to seize the power in the family and make them listen to me. Then, I can gradually work towards the situation I want!
My sister-in-law isn't a bad person; she can be won over. What she cares about most are her nephews, who are still young and can be taught. If she can't teach them herself, she'll have someone else teach them...
Erniu's father's face instantly lit up with a smile, and he praised her, "My daughter is the most considerate of her father."
As he spoke, he looked at Erniu's mother with a smug expression.
Erniu's mother was unhappy and said, "If you buy cigarettes for your dad, you have to give me the cash equivalent of the money you spent on cigarettes."
"What?"
Fang Erniu turned to look at her.
Erniu's mother repeated it, but Fang Erniu's eyes remained unchanged as she stared at her and asked, "What?"
Erniu's mother suddenly realized that her daughter was holding a grudge against her for breaking up her relationship with Su Laosan.
She was thinking of asking Li Banxia for money so she wouldn't have to pay for her wedding.
"Erniu..."
Erniu's mother gave a dry laugh, "Look, you were born after I carried you for ten months. Pregnancy is very hard. You can't keep bullying me like this for the sake of an outsider. I am your biological mother who gave birth to you and raised you."
Fang Erniu hummed in agreement.
She said, "I know, if you weren't my biological mother, I would have strangled you long ago just for ruining my marriage!"
Erniu's mother's breath hitched, her eyes widened, "What did you say?"
Fang Erniu repeated what she had said.
Erniu's mother looked grim, slapping the edge of the bed and cursing her, "You unfilial daughter, I've raised you from infancy to adulthood..."
"Mom, how about I get you a megaphone, and you can go to the big locust tree at the entrance of our village and shout?"
Fang Erniu interrupted her, "...There are a lot of people over there, and a lot of them will definitely want to hear you talk about how unfilial I am. How will you talk and how will I act then, hmm?"
Like a firecracker that had been doused with water, Erniu's mother suddenly went out, as if she didn't recognize Fang Erniu anymore, her mouth opening and closing, "You, you..."
Erniu's father stood to the side, sneering and mocking.
As if finding a way out, Erniu's mother gave Erniu's father a smooth glare and stepped down.
She then spat at her husband and said, "I feel uneasy that you buy him cigarettes."
Didn't you hear the premise?
Fang Erniu clenched her hands. "My dad has to work first if he wants cigarettes, and I'll only give them to him if he gets my sister-in-law's approval. Why should I give money to someone like you who just loafs around and waits to die?"
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