Cheng Zhiqian was speechless.
Cheng Zhiming, who was getting emotional, continued, "Brother, my sister-in-law has endured it for so many years, do you think she will continue to endure it?
You see, if she doesn't want to endure it anymore today, our family will fall apart."
Cheng Zhiqian lowered his head and covered his face with his hands. After a while, he said tremblingly, "Zhiming, I owed them mother and daughter these years.
I admit, you are right.
I didn’t realize this before…” He sighed, “I didn’t expect that I had unknowingly done so many things to hurt them, mother and son.
It’s no wonder Qiu Mei stabbed me in the heart with a knife. I deserved it.
Before, I always thought that once you all got married and started your own families, I would let go and concentrate on living with you two.
But now it seems that I missed Yuanbao's growth and missed the daily life of running our small home with your sister-in-law.
It's all my fault, my fault, that the three of us are drifting further and further apart."
Cheng Zhiqian's eyes turned red again, and Cheng Zhiming's words made him even more uncomfortable.
It turned out that all the little things that she didn't care about became stones blocking Qiu Mei's heart.
He is really incompetent!
After a long time, Cheng Zhiqian calmed down and patted Cheng Zhiming on the shoulder, "Zhiming, we all have to work hard.
You study hard and earn a good future for yourself.
I will work hard to earn your sister-in-law's forgiveness, be a good father and a good husband, and live a good life for our family of three."
Cheng Zhiming sighed, "Brother, I think it will be harder for you to ask for forgiveness from your sister-in-law than it was for me to take the college entrance examination."
Cheng Zhiqian was surprised. "Does your sister-in-law hate me so much?"
Cheng Zhiming nodded, "Brother, don't you know my sister-in-law yet?
Once the relationship breaks down, she won't reconcile easily."
Cheng Zhiqian's heart tightened when he heard this.
Cheng Zhiming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his elder brother was anxious. "You must show enough sincerity to gain your sister-in-law's forgiveness."
Cheng Zhiqian stayed awake all night. When he came out of the room at dawn, he saw Cheng Zhiming already washing up.
"Zhiming, why are you up so early?"
"Brother, I couldn't sleep, so I got up."
The two brothers cooked a bowl of noodles and Cheng Zhiqian decided to go to bed and rest.
Ding ding ding, someone is knocking on the door.
Cheng Zhiming ran over and opened the door, "Teacher Yang, you're here."
Cheng Zhiqian, who had just laid down, had to come out again when he heard the sound.
Yang Yingsong sat down on the sofa carelessly, "Commander, no, I should call you Division Commander.
Commander, that's not a good word, I'll just call you that as before.
Captain, how did you offend Qiu Mei?
Not only did she run away with the gold ingots during Chinese New Year, but she also took my wife and son away with her."
Cheng Zhiming sensibly made a cup of tea for Yang Yingsong. Cheng Zhiqian called him, "Zhiming, go back to your room and do your homework."
Cheng Zhiming nodded, then obediently went back to his room and closed the door.
"Yang Yingsong, how do you know that it was Qiu Mei who tricked your wife away?
I also suspected that it was your wife who tricked Qiu Mei away."
Yang Yingsong protested his injustice repeatedly, "My wife told my mother yesterday that Qiu Mei was going to travel to Dacheng with Yuan Bao.
If you don't go, I won't go either even if you ask me to.
When I got home, the mother and her two children had already left.
Do you think they are both out of their minds?
Why don’t you go out to play early or late, but choose to go out during the Chinese New Year?
Since you are going, you must take me with you. How can you leave me alone at home to give out red envelopes?
"It's all outgoing and no incoming every day, who can stand it?"
Cheng Zhiqian asked him, "Do you distribute red envelopes to your relatives? Do you also take your own salary?"
Yang Yingsong took a sip of tea and said, "There are many aunts and uncles in our family, and Huahua has a bad memory and can't always tell people apart, so she gave me the job of giving red envelopes to the children during the New Year.
The benefit to me is that all the red envelopes my son receives can be used by me.
Over the years, I send out one copy and receive two copies back. After deducting the cost, I still make one copy.
To be honest, I look forward to the Chinese New Year more than my son does. My pocket money for the whole year depends on these few days.
How can they escape at this critical moment?"
Seeing that Yang Yingsong had been talking for a long time without any answer, Cheng Zhiqian asked again whether he kept his salary himself.
Yang Yingsong then remembered and said, "If we want peace at home, the salary must be handed over to my wife to manage.
Captain, didn't you hand in yours?"
Cheng Zhiqian sighed, “A few years ago, I had to pay back the loan for buying a house and the betrothal money, so I took it myself.
Later, when Zhiheng and Zhiwen started a family and needed money, I was the one who took care of it, and I have been doing it ever since.”
Yang Yingsong was a little curious, "Does that mean you two had a fight over this?"
Cheng Zhiqian paused, "Not entirely."
He told Yang Yingsong what happened yesterday.
Yang Yingsong shook his head after hearing this, "Commander, you should have asked me about this earlier. Marriage, as they say, requires management.
Qiumei and Huahua have run clothing factories over the years and are richer than the two of us.
They don't care how much money we two earn per month. What they care about is whether you put her first.
I tell you, after I got married, I took the initiative to hand over my salary.
I ask Huahua to give me some pocket money every month. Many times when I run out of money, I ask her for more, but she never says anything.
Her friends all envy her because she manages both me and my money.
She was in a good mood, and the money I got every month was more than my salary.
I can still spend it with a clear conscience.
You said that if I were to receive my own salary, it would be difficult for me to even support my son, let alone pocket money.
So, if you had followed my example once you got married, Qiu Mei would have taken over your debts and your brothers’ family matters long ago.”
Cheng Zhiqian held his forehead and said, "I'm not as thick-skinned as you. I'm embarrassed to ask her to help me pay off my debts."
Yang Yingsong smiled. "Why should we be so clear about our lives as a couple?"
He took out a cigarette and handed it to Cheng Zhiqian, "So what are you going to do now?"
"I don't know either, Yang Yingsong, what do you think I should do?"
Yang Yingsong blew out a puff of smoke and said, "Captain, think about it, Zhishan is your sister. Even if you offend her, she will always be your sister.
Life is so long, you have plenty of time and opportunities to reconcile.
But it’s different with your wife. If you offend her, she will fire you.
Once it disbands, you have no way to control the situation.
Maybe she'll meet a better man and you won't have a chance."
Cheng Zhiqian looked at Yang Yingsong thoughtfully. He felt that Yang Yingsong had made great progress. He spoke very coherently and his words made sense.
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