"What's wrong?"
When Yang Yufen arrived with her two children, she saw Guixiang sitting blankly in the yard, her eyes red, as if she had just shed tears.
"You two play in the yard, I'll talk to your Grandma Guixiang."
The two children obediently started playing.
“Yufen, what is the point of raising children? My husband and I worked so hard to raise them, and then we got married and built a house.”
Gui Xiang felt a bellyful of bitterness.
“I can understand that my two daughters-in-law are resentful because they are afraid that the family can't pay off the debts and they want to run away, but the eldest son... he has no conscience!”
Gui Xiang's head drooped down.
"He didn't ask about his father and brother, he only said that he was having a hard time. His mother-in-law's family came to his house and wanted to take his wife and children away and separate the family."
"Then let's split it up. Let him send Qingmei to you. Qingmei can help you out. You can earn money without delaying the children's schooling. Let the brigade leader write the separation certificate for you. It's not like you're too old to work. How did we get through it back then? Are we going to let this little difficulty kill us?"
Yang Yufen was also somewhat disappointed, wondering how her child, whom she had watched grow up, had become so obsessed with her own little schemes after getting married.
"As you can see, as long as you're willing to work hard and be shameless, making money isn't as difficult as you think. Xianjun and his wife have to work, and I have to take care of their child, so I can't stay with you all the time. Qingmei is seven years old and is a sensible and good child. Once Ershun and the others can move around, things will be easier for you."
Yang Yufen held her old friend's hand and encouraged her.
"Yes, thank goodness for you. As for the eldest son, even if we split up the family, we can't skimp on his annual pension. We can't let him farm the land for nothing. We've raised him for so many years, and now that his father is in trouble, he's all stammering."
Gui Xiang straightened her back, splashed cold water on her face, and instead of rushing to make a phone call, she started packing her things to prepare the materials she would need for her business the next day.
"You've already helped me so much. If I still can't stand up for myself, then I'm useless. Go back and take good care of the kids. These two kids are really good. I can use this tricycle now, so you don't need to worry about me."
Gui Xiang finished tidying up and told them to leave.
Seeing this, Yang Yufen took the child home to her family compound. It's good to be busy; when you're busy, you won't think about so many things.
Yang Yufen and her children had only been in the residential compound for a short time when Qin Nian, who had just finished get off work, rode her bicycle home and was very happy to see her mother-in-law with the two children.
"Mom, why are you picking up Da Bao and Er Bao so early today?"
Yang Yufen only realized she hadn't told her daughter-in-law when she saw Qin Nian, but there was nothing she could do about it.
"Nothing much, let's go, I made scallion and egg pancakes today."
Qin Nian didn't ask any more questions after hearing this, and happily pushed the cart and followed Yang Yufen.
When I was about to pass by the courtyard where I used to live again, Aunt Liu stopped me.
Aunt Liu made a gesture, and Yang Yufen's eyes lit up. What kind of gossip was this? Before she even entered the Liu family's house, she heard the noisy noise from next door.
This is the family that recently moved in.
"I asked you to cook a meal, and you, you jinx, burned it! What good are you?"
"Mom, I was breastfeeding Niu Niu and forgot for a moment. I didn't mean to."
A woman's weak voice rang out.
"She's just a wretched little girl. If we feed her any later, she'll starve to death. The whole family won't have food to eat now. I think you're doing this on purpose! My son is really unlucky to have married you. A little girl is carrying on our family line, and you're still cheating on him!"
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