Facing the beautiful and charming Lu Wanqing, Lin Chunhua didn't dare to look directly into her eyes. She quickly greeted her and then went to the bedside to see her mother.
"Mom is asleep. Have you eaten?" Lin Ye asked softly.
Lin Chunhua felt comforted to see her mother sleeping peacefully, like a child. She was also puzzled to see that her mother's skin was fair and rosy, much better than when she saw her more than twenty days ago on the day of Lin Ye's wedding.
"Mom's skin..."
Before she could finish her question, Lu Wanqing smiled and said, "Mom has a good complexion. I apply face cream to her every day, and her skin has become white and tender."
Lin Chunhua sighed, "Mom is so lucky to be able to use face cream. These city wives are really capable, unlike me, who has never helped the Wang family and can't even have children."
For some reason, she inexplicably lowered her head and felt inferior again.
Lin Ye could tell that she was feeling ashamed again, so he quickly urged her to eat, "Sister, the food is still warm, have a couple of bites."
People coming here at this hour probably haven't eaten yet.
Lin Chunhua took the rice bowl and began to wolf down her food.
She hadn't eaten white rice in a long time, and there was even some pork fat in it. Lin Ye quickly fried an egg for her, and she ate until she was so full she kept burping.
While she was eating, Lin Ye talked about the recent division of the family property. As for Lu Wanqing's elopement, he emphasized that she was going home to visit relatives.
If she doesn't mention it, she might find out from someone else, and then who knows what version it would be.
"Ah Ye, you have a really good wife. You and Mom are so lucky!" Lin Chunhua said, her mouth churning as she chewed her food, tears welling up in her eyes.
Seeing Lin Chunhua like this, Lu Wanqing felt uneasy.
A woman without a strong family to support her, without a reliable husband, and without the ability to have children, plus an overbearing mother-in-law, would most likely feel inferior!
In his previous life, Lin Ye suffered the loss of his wife and his mother falling into the water, leaving him devastated for three years. Lin Chunhua also faced a difficult situation in her husband's family. Later, Lin Ye went to Guangzhou to make a living, but he was too busy to take care of himself. When he finally made money and was about to contact her again, Lin Chunhua drank pesticide while her mother-in-law was forcing her to divorce him.
This is something that Lin Ye, now middle-aged, has always held a grudge about.
Fortunately, Lin Chunhua is still alive and well.
However, if she doesn't change this humble mentality, she could easily repeat her old mistakes.
While Lu Wanqing was lost in her memories, Lin Chunhua had finished her meal and, with a sob in her voice, asked Lin Ye for money.
“Ah Ye, I really have no other choice. Tie Gang gambled away all the money in the house, and my mother-in-law is forcing me to give her money, saying it's for our ancestor's birthday. I really can't afford it. Other wives have given money, but I can't, and now my mother-in-law is giving me attitude.”
Lin Chunhua's mother-in-law is none other than Wang Xiuqin's sister, Wang Xiuzhi. Everyone knows that the two have liked to compare themselves since they were young.
In a few days, their mother will celebrate her 70th birthday, and the two will naturally have another competition.
To avoid being outdone, Wang Xiuzhi asked her three daughters-in-law to give her money, five yuan from each family. It wasn't a lot, and she felt justified in taking it.
Li Mei, the wife of the eldest brother Wang Tiezhu, is the daughter of the team leader. Her husband is also strong and tall and is a good worker. The two of them have a lot of private money, so taking out 5 yuan is not a problem.
The third son, Wang Tiesheng, had an even more remarkable wife, Xu Di, who was the daughter of an old tailor shop owner in the county. Five yuan was a piece of cake for her.
Lin Chunhua, whose husband was the middle child, was not favored by either side and had a gambling addiction. Every now and then, she would go to the county's illegal casino and lose all her money before returning home.
Five yuan was a huge sum of money for Lin Chunhua.
Moreover, the eldest and third sons already have children, while she has been married for several years and her belly is still flat, making her feel ashamed at home.
In the past, Lin Ye had given Lin Chunhua a lot of money and even some wild chickens that he had hunted, but in the end, they all ended up in the stomachs of Old Mrs. Wang and a few others. So later he simply started giving her money.
However, the money ended up in Wang Tiegang's hands again, and he lost it all to others.
Now that Lin Ye has a wife, the money is no longer his own.
When his sister asked to borrow money, he didn't agree immediately, but said he needed to discuss it.
"Yes, this is not a small amount of money. You should discuss it." Lin Chunhua said humbly.
Lu Wanqing counted out 5 yuan from her bag, handed it to her, and said:
"No need to discuss it anymore. We definitely have to help you if you're in trouble, but..."
"But what?" Lin Chunhua's eyes dimmed.
I don't want my brother and sister-in-law to have a conflict because of me.
"Sister, we all know about your situation. It's not your fault that you can't have children. You can't let your husband control you like this. From now on, you should tighten your control over your money and not let him use it for gambling."
If possible, I hope my sister can write me an IOU. Since this money is considered a loan, it still needs to be repaid. You don't need to sign the IOU; have your husband sign it.
Although Lin Ye didn't know Lu Wanqing's intentions, she felt that what she said made sense. She could give the money to her sister, but she wouldn't allow it to fall into the hands of an ingrate.
Lin Chunhua's hand trembled slightly as she took the money. "I'm afraid Tie Gang won't sign!"
"Sister, if he doesn't sign, then you shouldn't take out the money. In the end, it won't be that you don't want to give the money to your mother-in-law, but that her son doesn't want to sign the IOU," Lin Ye said, supporting her shoulder.
Actually, he had long wanted his sister to stand up for herself, and he wanted to take this opportunity to train her first.
"Sis, from now on, A-Ye and I will be your strong support. If anything happens, don't lower yourself. If they scold you, you should know how to scold them back. If they dare to hit you, let A-Ye take care of them."
As she spoke, Lu Wanqing pulled Lin Ye's arm and lifted it up.
His arms were as thick as tree trunks, and he could still take on several people.
So she wasn't alone after all!
Looking at the two people in front of her who were devising plans for her, Lin Chunhua finally burst into tears.
Yes, if you become strong, you won't care about those who talk behind your back, and your in-laws won't take you for granted.
She graduated from high school before, and she was no worse than others, so why doesn't she regain her former confidence?
Lin Chunhua, full of fighting spirit, left with the IOU and the face cream given to her by Lu Wanqing.
After she left, Lu Wanqing glanced at Lin Ye and asked timidly, "Won't you be angry with me for having your sister write an IOU?"
Lin Ye gently patted her head and said softly:
“I should thank you! Before, when I saw my sister like that, I didn’t know how to talk to her. Now that the scars have been reopened, she has to face them, and I hope she can be strong this time.”
......
Two days later, Lin Chunhua brought over the IOU signed by Wang Tiegang.
However, she also had some scratches on her arm.
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