Chapter 159 Let’s Cut Off the Relationship
Zhang Man hurried back to her parents' home. As soon as she entered the compound, the neighbors greeted her enthusiastically: "Hey, Man Man is back! What a rare guest!"
"Manman, you are the golden phoenix who married into a blessed family, how come you have time to come back?"
Zhang Man responded with a smile on her face, but there was a hint of reluctance in her smile.
She knew in her heart that although these people complimented her on the surface, who knows what they might say about her behind her back.
She didn't stay for long and walked quickly towards her home.
As soon as I climbed the stairs, the aroma of meat wafting from my own kitchen hit my nose.
Zhang Man frowned, feeling a little unhappy.
She walked to the kitchen door and saw a pot of meat stewing on the stove, bubbling with steam.
She felt even worse, thinking, "I don't have any money when I want it, but you eat delicious food every day without telling me."
Zhang's parents heard the noise and came out of the house.
When Zhang's mother saw that it was Zhang Man, she immediately smiled and said, "Man Man, why are you back? Did you solve the money problem?"
Zhang's father also came over, with a bit of expectation in his tone: "Yes, what did your in-laws say? Did they help you pay back the money?"
Zhang Man drooped her face, her eyes filled with resentment, and she got straight to the point: "Dad, Mom, do you have any money left? Can you lend me some first? My husband's family doesn't care about me anymore. If my parents' family doesn't care either, I might as well hang myself at the gate with a rope!"
When Zhang's mother heard this, her face immediately changed, and her tone was somewhat reproachful: "What nonsense are you talking about, kid! How can our family have any money? Your brother hasn't found a job recently, and the family can hardly make ends meet."
"Yes." Zhang's father immediately agreed, "Manman, it's not that we don't want to help you, it's just that we don't have any extra food at home. Your husband's family is so well off, why can't they help you?"
Zhang Man felt a pang of pain in her heart after hearing this. She gritted her teeth and said, "Dad, Mom, please stop lying to me. I smelled the aroma of stewed meat as soon as I walked in. If you really have no money, how can you eat so well every day?"
Zhang's mother's face froze, and she stammered, "This... your brother did some work for someone a few days ago, and they gave him some money. We just want to improve our food, how can we eat like this every day?"
Zhang Man sneered, with a bit of disappointment in her eyes: "You're lying! You just said that my brother didn't find a job, and now he's doing some work?
I'm almost cornered by loan sharks, and you guys are living a life of luxury behind my back. If you really don't want to help me, just say so, don't fool me here!"
Seeing his daughter's agitation, Zhang's father quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Manman, don't worry, let's think of a solution. Or...or how about you ask your colleagues to borrow some money?"
After hearing what her parents said, Zhang Man felt as if something was tightly grasping her heart. She was so uncomfortable that she could hardly breathe.
She knew from a young age that her parents favored her brother, and she thought she had long been accustomed to this unfair treatment.
But this time, her heart felt like it was cut by a knife. In addition to the pain, she felt more angry and disappointed.
She stood at the kitchen door, looking at her parents' reluctant expressions, and her anger suddenly rose.
She gritted her teeth, her voice trembling a little: "How could you do this? From childhood to adulthood, when you asked for money, when did I refuse? Even if I emptied my bankbook, I would give you the money! But now it's my turn, and you treat me like this? If you really don't have money, it's fine, but you obviously have money, but you refuse to lend it to me. Are you just looking at me and making things difficult for me?"
Zhang's mother was startled by her daughter's sudden anger. A trace of embarrassment flashed across her face. She quickly explained, "Manman, don't worry. Our family really has no money..."
"No money?" Zhang Man sneered, with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes, "Then where did this pot of meat come from? You eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day, but you tell me you have no money? Do you think that after I get married, I am no longer a member of the Zhang family?"
Seeing his daughter's agitation, Zhang's father quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Manman, don't say that..."
She became more and more excited as she spoke, tears welling up in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She said with a firm tone, "Okay, since you treat me like this, let's break off our relationship! Don't come to me if you have any problems in the future. I'll just pretend that I don't have this family!"
When Zhang's parents heard this, they immediately panicked.
Who would have thought that this girl would be so tough this time.
He even proposed to sever the relationship!!
How is that possible?
Zhang's mother quickly stepped forward and took Zhang Man's hand, calming her down: "Man Man, don't say that! We are a family, how can you say such things?"
"Then will you give me the money?" Zhang Man's chest heaved with anger. "If you give me the money, I'll pretend nothing happened. If you don't, you'll lose your daughter."
"Here, here, here." Zhang's mother agreed hurriedly. She urged her husband to get the money. "Go, go, take out all the money."
"All?" Father Zhang's eyes widened.
Zhang's mother quickly winked at him: "Isn't it just a little over a hundred yuan? Take it all out."
Father Zhang understood: "Okay, okay, I'll go right away."
Father Zhang quickly dug out more than a hundred yuan from the cabinet and stuffed it into Zhang Man's hand: "Man Man, don't be angry, this is really all we have at home, you can take it all. For the rest, can you think of a way?"
Zhang Man looked at the money in her hand and her emotions calmed down a little, but the grievance in her heart still lingered.
She lowered her head, her voice choking: "You guys are like this every time. You have to force me to lose my temper before I'm willing to give you anything. I'm your daughter, not a bank for you to withdraw money from!"
Seeing that her daughter's mood had calmed down a bit, Zhang's mother took the opportunity to say, "Manman, don't be angry. I love you. How can I not love you? But your brother is the root of the Zhang family, the heir of the Zhang family, and he has to carry on the family line. So, we have to take better care of him. Don't worry about it. I will treat you better in the future, okay?"
"That's better." Zhang Man raised her hand to wipe away her tears. "I'll go first and go borrow some from my colleagues."
"Okay, okay, then go and do your work. Don't delay your work."
Zhang's father and mother sent their daughter away and then returned to the house.
Zhang Qiang was lying in bed recovering. When he saw his parents coming back, he asked, "Why did you give so much?"
Zhang's mother sighed, "You have no choice but to give it to me. Didn't you see that your sister is getting anxious? If you really annoy her, who will give you money in the future?"
"Don't worry, there are still more than 300 yuan at home, enough for you to eat. Your most important task right now is to find me a daughter-in-law and have a child as soon as possible, so as not to let the Zhang family's incense be cut off." Zhang's father urged.
"Got it. Don't worry. I won't stop eating." Zhang Qiang responded and turned over. "I'll sleep a little longer. When the meat is ready, call me to eat."
…
Lu Chen sent Xu Nuo to the university gate. Xu Nuo told him not to go in and just wait for her outside.
Lu Chen agreed.
After watching Xu Nuo's back disappear from his sight, Lu Chen turned around and stood near the gate waiting.
When the female college students coming and going saw him, they all turned their eyes to him.
Some bold college students even came up to greet him and asked him, "Comrade soldier, do you have a girlfriend?"
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