Zheng Qiulian felt deeply wronged. She had been so dedicated to saving money for the family, yet her mother-in-law, on the other hand, had to get involved in everything. Not only had she invited Gu Tiezhu and his son home for dinner, but now she was actually giving away the family's food. Life was truly unbearable.
"Zhao Hongsheng, tell me, can you live like this? Not only do one or two people come to your house to eat for free, but your mother is so easy on the money. I... I... I'm so angry! My life is so miserable!" Zheng Qiulian grabbed her man's clothes on his chest and cried with tears and snot.
Zhaojiagou isn't a large village, and without a rice mill, the rice has to be sent to Xiaotian Village, ten miles away, for husking. Zheng Qiulian's family only managed to husk about a hundred pounds of rice before the Lunar New Year, but her mother-in-law packed up a dozen pounds and left. There was no telling when the sun would rise. Since they couldn't get the rice in their cupboard to the rice mill for husking, would they have to eat rice in its husks?
"Let go, you bitch, let go right now." Zhao Hongsheng's face was filled with embarrassment. His bitch was always making a fuss over the slightest thing. Didn't she see her cousin Gutiezhu come into the house half an hour ago? Gutiezhu and his sons lived in the west wing, while Zheng Qiulian was howling in the east wing. Their house was not big, and the east and west wings were only separated by a three or four meter patio. Zheng Qiulian was so loud, how could Gutiezhu not hear her?
"I won't let go. Tell me yourself, is your mother right? Our family is not a wealthy one. Every stitch and thread in the house is earned by us with great efforts. We can't afford to let your mother cause trouble." Zheng Qiulian gritted her teeth, but her voice couldn't help but lowered a little.
"My mother has just that kind of temper. Besides, she's never suffered any loss." Zhao Hongsheng was a little embarrassed. Aunt Gu was a very polite person when she was young. She was well-known in Zhaojiagou for her generosity and kindness. Not only did she know her, but even strangers who passed by her door and asked for a drink of water, she would always pour them a glass with a smile.
There aren't many people in this world who blindly take advantage of others, and Auntie Gu's kindness has indeed been rewarded by many people. For example, let's take Auntie Gu's housekeeping for Zhao Qingshan's family as an example! The things Zhao Yunxiang sends to Auntie Gu every year, converted into money, are several times more than the labor she puts in.
Their family was looked up to in the village, and wasn't it mostly because of Aunt Gu's warmth and warmth? Zhao Hongsheng couldn't bring himself to ask Aunt Gu to imitate his stingy ways.
In the west wing, Gutiezhu looked a little embarrassed. He had been away from home for too long and had forgotten the current living conditions in Zhaojiagou.
Unlike in Kyoto, where Gutiezhu and Zhou Jiaxing could easily shell out dozens of yuan for a meal, even a few kilograms of grain in Zhaojiagou was considered a precious commodity. Gutiezhu regretted not giving his cousin and his wife money first, out of consideration for his aunt's face. It was no wonder his cousin's wife was furious after the three of them had been eating and drinking at his aunt's house for so many days.
But, weren't their reasons special? Rebuilding a house after it collapsed always takes time. In rural areas, it wasn't uncommon for relatives to stay with someone for a while. Zheng Qiulian was being so nitpicky, it was a bit excessive. Alas! It seemed Zheng Qiulian thought Gu Tiezhu had fallen so far down the drain that he had to take advantage of him even for a few meals.
In this world, if you are poor and live on the street, no one will care about you, but if you are rich and live in the mountains, you will have distant relatives. If Gutiezhu were to get shot one day, could his two children, even if they had money, count on their relatives to take care of them?
Gu Tiezhu hesitated. He needed to think it over. He had originally thought of going out and "working hard" after the New Year to earn more money for Gu Hongxing and his sister. But no matter how much money he made, was it more important to have him, their biological father, take care of the children?
Aunt Gu stood in the main hall, listening to her son and daughter-in-law's conversation in the room, her face turning pale with anger. She had always known her eldest daughter-in-law to be short-sighted, but she had never imagined she could be so short-sighted. All of this was based solely on decades of experience. Wen Ziqing had brought a plump grouse to their family, so even if she returned the favor with some rice and flour, it wouldn't be too outrageous, right?
"You're so annoying even at your age. You can't even make a penny, but you don't even take our property seriously. Zhao Hongsheng, I'm telling you, if you don't take care of your mother, we're done. I'm going back to my parents' house, and you can do whatever you want here." Zheng Qiulian, noticing a slight softening in Zhao Hongsheng's expression, quickly unleashed her trump card. With three sons and two daughters, they had no idea how much money would be spent on their weddings. If they didn't save money now, what would become of them later?
This time, before Zhao Hongsheng could even say anything, Aunt Gu in the main hall was already shaking with anger. Although Aunt Gu had sensed some dissatisfaction with her eldest daughter-in-law over the years, she had never imagined Zheng Qiulian's dissatisfaction would reach such a serious level. All their savings had been used up by the elderly couple over the years. Was it because the eldest daughter-in-law saw that they were running out of money that she was treating her so harshly?
Thinking about how she had spent her whole life as a son and daughter, and how she was still despised by her son and daughter-in-law in her old age, Zhao Hongsheng went on to refute Zheng Qiulian's words. Aunt Gu didn't hear a word she said. She felt a black screen in front of her eyes, her legs were weak and she fell to the ground.
Before she lost consciousness, Aunt Gu thought to herself: This person really can't grow old. When she's old and penniless, it's too hard to be despised by her wife. She might as well just die.
"Grandma, Grandma!" Xiaocao couldn't help crying out when she saw Aunt Gu fainted. Zheng Qiulian was Xiaocao's mother, and even if what she said was wrong, Xiaocao couldn't rush in to question her. The only thing Xiaocao could do was stare at Aunt Gu, afraid that she would do something bad out of anger.
"aunt."
"Grandma."
"Grandma."
Gu Tiezhu and his son heard the noise and quickly ran out of the room. Zheng Qiulian was loud and she was speaking for Gu Tiezhu and his son who lived in the west wing. Gu Tiezhu and his son were so dejected by Zheng Qiulian that no one noticed that Aunt Gu had entered the room.
Gutiezhu was still hesitating whether to move out or give Zheng Qiulian some money directly. After thinking about it, he felt that no matter what he did now, it would seem like a slap in Zheng Qiulian's face, so he patiently stayed in the room.
Xiaocao's crying actually woke up Gutiezhu.
Gu Tiezhu rushed out of the room and saw Aunt Gu fainted on the ground. Zhao Xiaocao squatted beside her and looked at Aunt Gu, wanting to reach out but not daring to touch her.
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