Chapter 124 Year After Year
Chapter 125 Year After Year
Fang's mother leaned close to Fang Qing's ear and whispered, "When your grandmother lived in your uncle's house, she even locked the cabinets and managed her monthly salary herself. Your aunt lived with her for several years, but she didn't make a penny."
Fang Qing was also very surprised to hear this.
It turned out that the so-called family affection she saw in her previous life was fake, the family harmony was fake, and even the trust between her grandmother and her aunt was fake.
How many things in my past life are there that I don’t know about, and how many things are hidden in the fog?
Fang Qing shook her head. No matter what, her parents were still alive and she had been admitted to university as she wished. All she could do was try her best to make her family's life better.
Thinking about the current situation at home, Fang Qing felt that changes were necessary. "Mom, since our hometown is already like this, have you ever thought about living in another city in the future?"
Fang's mother didn't understand what was going on. Seeing Fang Qing's bright eyes, she asked, "Why, have you and Xiao Ning already reached the stage of discussing marriage? Girl, listen to me and don't be so anxious. You are still young. When you are older, our parents will decide your marriage..."
Fang Qing was stunned by what her mother said, and then she interrupted with a blushing face, "Mom, what are you thinking about? This is not what I want to talk about."
Then, Fang Qing told his mother about the housing prices he had inquired about in the capital. "My uncle came to visit me in the capital before, and I discussed this with him. He also thought that if the family had enough money, it would be very cost-effective for us to buy a house in the capital, whether to live in it or to sell it in the future."
But Fang's mother shook her head and objected, "Your idea is good, but you can't just buy this house whenever you want, and how can you be so sure that the house price will rise in the future? What if it falls, wouldn't the house be bought in vain? Okay, let's not talk about this for now. You've been sitting in the car all day and you're tired. Have a good rest. We can talk about the future slowly."
This matter was put aside for the time being. A few days later, Fang Qing's uncle came back from outside. This time, Fang Deli not only brought back various gifts, but also drove back a car.
Fang Deli was very happy to see his niece. He took his niece and second sister-in-law into the car and took a nice ride around the county, stealing the show.
It was the first time for Fang's mother to ride in a car since she was a child. She was both scared and excited. When she heard that her brother-in-law had done so well outside in the past two years, she felt a little envious. "Deli, you finally made it. Your brother and I worried about you every day in those two years. Now that we see that you have achieved so much, we can finally rest assured."
Fang Deli smiled and parked the car steadily at the gate of the yard. "Second sister-in-law, we have only just begun. The good days for our family are still to come!"
Fang Deli's return finally made the second branch of the Fang family lively again. Since Fang Deli had no house in his hometown, Liu Chunxia cleaned up the guest room in the house overnight and let her brother-in-law move in.
The return of her old son and granddaughter made Mrs. Fang very happy. During the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, Mrs. Fang drank a glass of wine, which was rare. Then when the clock struck 12:00, she wrapped several big red envelopes and gave them to the younger generations.
"From now on, this family will be in the hands of you two, the second wife. You two should work hard, and I will be waiting to enjoy the good life!"
After the Chinese New Year, the eldest family came to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year and never came again. No one mentioned the losses suffered by the second party in the Fang family.
Fang Deli was silent for a long time after learning about this. In the end, he and his second brother just patted each other on the shoulders and said, "Second brother, you and your second sister-in-law have been wronged over the years."
Fang Decai smiled bitterly, "I, your second brother, don't have much ability. In the past, I was thinking about how to get our family out of those difficult days. Now that your niece and nephew have grown up, I hope they can get married and start a family soon, so that your second sister-in-law and I can rest assured."
Fang Deli is the only person in the family who understands how difficult his second brother's life is. The family had finally opened a restaurant, but was forced to sell it because of the eldest sister-in-law. Although the second brother later sold two houses and made some money, with the current rise in prices, that money is not as valuable as it was before.
Fang Deli suddenly remembered what his niece said to him when he went to the capital last time, and he was suddenly moved.
"Brother, I heard from a friend that the capital is building a subway, and the surrounding housing prices will also rise in the future. Now Qingqing has been admitted to the Capital University, so it would be better for her to stay in the local area and find a job in the future. Otherwise, you can also go to the capital with me to buy a house and do some business, so that we can all take care of each other."
Fang Decai heard his brother's suggestion, but did not object directly. Instead, he was silent for a while. "I also want to go out and try my luck with you, but now that mom is here with me, I can't just abandon her. Mom is old, and she's not the same as she was two or three years ago. And if you want him to leave home, I don't think she will agree."
Fang Deli sighed immediately. Although his mother was very good to him and his brother, their father's grave was there and it was impossible for them to leave their hometown at the moment. Moreover, the relationship between his second brother and his eldest brother was so tense before. His second brother probably wouldn't feel at ease if he left his mother to them.
"Then forget it for now. We'll consider this matter in the long run."
This year during the Chinese New Year, apart from Aunt Fang Qing who came to visit on the first and fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Aunt Fang Qing and her family also came to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the first lunar month and never came again.
After all, Fang Qing is now a college student admitted to Capital University, while her own daughter is just a female student in a medical school. After seeing the beautiful house of the second branch of the Fang family, the eldest aunt of the Fang family smiled on the surface, but was actually extremely jealous in her heart. She even secretly wondered whether the second branch had taken away her father's pension.
When the old lady heard this, she pointed at her forehead and scolded her for being an unfilial daughter. Then Old Mrs. Fang asked about the money that Old Fang had earned from selling his property. Aunt Fang Qing immediately shut her mouth, didn't even eat lunch, and left in a hurry with her family.
Fang's mother, who was preparing meal in the kitchen, saw that her elder sister-in-law and her family were about to leave and tried to keep them, but her elder sister-in-law didn't even say a word and just got into the car and drove away.
Fang Deli stood at the door, watching his eldest sister and her family go away, and snorted, "Second sister-in-law, my eldest sister doesn't even bother to have our meal, so if she doesn't want to eat, then don't eat. Come on, I have a bottle of good wine, let's try it today..."
As soon as the fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed, Fang's mother began to prepare gifts and was ready to discuss the matter between the two children with the Wen family.
The last time they wanted to discuss their child’s engagement, Mrs. Wen left for something, but she should have time this time, right?
But what Fang's mother didn't expect was that the Wen family's attitude was a little strange.
(End of this chapter)
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