"As for us, has he cared about our lives all these years?"
"It's only in the last two years since we moved here that things have become a little more comfortable for us, but what about him? He goes to my second uncle's house every few days to take care of that biased grandma, and what does he get in return? He gets nothing but a 'good' from her?"
"I think he's just blindly filial; he can't even tell who his family members are!"
Fang Xueqing trembled, staring at Gu Nini in disbelief. She never expected Gu Nini to say such a thing.
Most importantly, these words truly touched her heart.
Deep down, she was always dissatisfied with Gu Baoguo's actions, feeling that he only cared about the Gu family and his mother.
Even though the mother and daughter hadn't done anything wrong, whenever his mother, her biased mother-in-law, spoke, he would scold them without saying a word and never give them a kind look.
However, being a weak woman, she dared not resist and could only silently endure it.
I've been living on thin ice all these years.
Two years ago, her father-in-law passed away, and her mother-in-law suddenly wanted to divide the family property and let them move out on their own. Although they lived in a bungalow, it was a relief and a great thing for Fang Xueqing.
Because she no longer has to live so cautiously, no longer has to worry all the time about whether she has done something wrong and will be scolded by her mother-in-law.
"What are you and your daughter doing in the kitchen? Hurry up and serve the rice. You're so slow."
Gu Baoguo's impatient voice came from outside.
"They're here! They're here!"
Fang Xueqing quickly agreed, then whispered to Gu Nini, "Nini, please don't mention what I just said in front of your dad. Let's go out for dinner first."
After Fang Xueqing finished speaking, she took out five bowls of rice on a tray.
"Shuyuan, Qingqing, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Fang Xueqing placed the rice in front of Fang Shuyuan and Gu Qingqing, and apologized with a smile.
Fang Shuyuan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm not trying to criticize you, but our Gu family isn't short of money. Why don't you hire a few servants? It's so tiring to do everything yourself."
"If the neighbors knew, what would they think of us for being family-oriented?"
Fang Xueqing smiled shyly, about to speak, when Gu Nini walked over and said, "Second Aunt, it's easy for you to say that when you're not in our shoes. Do you think we don't want to hire servants? But do we have the money?"
"How much money does Grandma give my dad each month? Is it fifty yuan or thirty yuan?"
“He sometimes has to socialize when he goes out for work, which costs money, so how much money can he save at the end of the month?”
"How much money will my mom actually get in the end?"
"This money isn't even enough to eat, let alone hire a servant? Are you risking your life to hire one?"
Fang Shuyuan's face turned red from the rebuke, and her elegant demeanor vanished instantly.
She had originally planned to mock her lowly sister-in-law, implying she was only fit to be a servant, but Gu Nini's words were like poison.
"Gu Nini, that's enough! If you don't want to eat, then get out of here!" Gu Baoguo was furious. He couldn't understand how his timid daughter had suddenly become like this.
It will bite anyone it catches.
Has she gone mad?
"I'm really not eating this meal," Gu Nini said, and left immediately.
"No, no, sis, please sit down!"
How could Gu Qingqing let Gu Nini leave? She hadn't even gotten the bracelet from Gu Nini yet.
She grabbed Gu Nini and made her sit down, then looked at Gu Baoguo and said, "Uncle, can you please stop being angry with my older sister? She didn't mean it."
Gu Baoguo might disregard his own daughter's feelings, but he would still give face to his niece, since she was well-behaved, sensible, eloquent, and deeply loved by his mother.
So he looked at Gu Nini and scolded her, "Gu Nini, look how sensible Qingqing is. As the eldest sister, it's one thing for you not to set a good example, but you're making a fool of yourself here. If you were even half as sensible as Qingqing, I would be burning incense in gratitude."
Gu Nini glanced at Gu Baoguo: "If you really think it's shameful to have a daughter like me, then let's cut ties."
"you!!!!"
Gu Baoguo slammed his hand on the table, his face flushed red: "You unfilial daughter, do you know what you're saying?"
Fang Xueqing quickly stood up, walked to Gu Nini's side, took her hand, and said, "Nini, don't talk nonsense, calm down, okay?"
"I'm begging you, as your mother."
Seeing Fang Xueqing's humble and submissive demeanor, Gu Nini felt a pang of heartache.
Then she patted Fang Xueqing's shoulder and said softly, "Mom, there are some things we can't back down on. I clearly didn't say anything wrong, so why won't he let me speak and even scolded me?"
“People who don’t know us might think that as the eldest daughter-in-law and eldest granddaughter of the Gu family, a capitalist family that has lasted for hundreds of years, we live a life of luxury. But in reality, we live worse than ordinary people.”
“Look at Second Aunt and Gu Qingqing, they live the life of wealthy wives who have everything done for them. Every piece of jewelry they wear is priceless.”
"And what about us? What do we have?"
"We're all daughters-in-law and granddaughters who care about our families, so why should we have to live such a miserable life?"
"What did Gu Baoguo do as our father/husband?"
"He wouldn't dare utter a single word in front of his biased grandmother!"
"He just watched us live a life worse than animals, and did nothing about it. Does he deserve to be our father/husband?"
With a loud "bang!"
Gu Baoguo slammed his hand on the table again, his face flushed as he glared at Gu Nini: "Gu Nini!!!! Have you gone too far?"
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