As for An Honglin, he has even less right to speak.
He has not married yet and has no money, all of which is held by his mother. He always follows the footsteps of his mother and sister, and whatever they say is what he does.
Although the family has been unhappy recently because of the house building issue, the attitudes of her sons still make Mrs. An feel deeply relieved.
But when she looked at her daughters-in-law, her mood wasn't so good anymore.
"I know you guys are afraid that I will feel sorry for my daughter, so you're going to use all your hard-earned money to help her, but don't you think about what you've earned all these years?" At this point, Old Lady An smiled sarcastically, "It's true that the eldest and his wife go to work every day, but you have three children to raise. Changzheng and Changyue have only helped with the work in the past two years. How much will be left after deducting the food rations for the children from your work points? The second and third families each have two children. It's true that the food in this family is controlled by me, an old woman, but don't you know how much you've earned? You think you've suffered a great loss by helping your brother-in-law get married and your sister-in-law get married, but you don't think about it in your hearts. When life was hard in the past few years, if it weren't for the food rations from me and the fourth child to help you, could you have raised the children on your own?"
Old Mrs. An lived a lifetime, and in her early years she had some things to support the family, but these could not be discussed openly, and she would not mention them if possible.
Now, three of the four sons have taken care of them. In order to survive, she and the old man have spent most of the money they had saved. The ones who have suffered the most are the youngest son and daughter.
In order to support his grandson so that he could survive, the fourth son An Honglin didn't get married until he was 21 years old, and Hongdou was also of marriageable age.
She had made plans long ago. She had already raised her three sons' children and had given them financial support in various ways over the years.
The little money he had was saved for the marriage of his remaining two children.
But what she didn't expect was that each of her three daughters-in-law was more noisy and ignorant than the other.
"Changzheng is the first grandchild in our family. He was born during the three-year disaster. He was very weak. Everyone in our village said that this child was difficult to raise. Your father loved his grandson very much and spent a lot of money to get malted milk to save him. When Jianye was born, the second son's wife had a heavy hemorrhage. It was only later that we took them to the town and spent a lot of money to save their lives. Two years ago, when the fourth son was about to get married, Changyuan fell seriously ill. I was afraid that I didn't have enough money, so I put the fourth son's marriage on hold. As a result, the woman was dissatisfied and broke off the engagement."
Although An Honglin's marriage has been settled, Mrs. An always feels sorry for her son. If they had been married two years earlier, they would have had a child by now.
The more Old Lady An spoke, the sadder she became. The more she spoke, the more dissatisfied she became with her daughters-in-law. She simply said, "I'm not afraid of you blaming me. Today I'll tell you the truth. Those who are partial are all my children. I have a scale in my heart. I still have some money, but this money is not yours. It was saved by your father and I over the years. You have already spent all the money you should spend. This little money is for the wedding of the fourth child and your younger sister. You don't need to worry about it. It's useless. If you have to say who is at a disadvantage, it's the fourth child and Hongdou who are at a disadvantage. You are the ones who are taking advantage!"
After hearing these words, the sons lowered their heads in shame. Even Lin Cuihua and Li Xiaomi were speechless.
The things that Mrs. An listed were all matters concerning life, and they knew them better than anyone else.
Wang Dahua's eyes rolled around. Seeing that no one spoke, she said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Mom, your calculation is not right. My eldest brother's Changzheng and Changyuan have spent money, and my second brother's Jianye has also spent money. After all this time, our family has gained nothing. We still have to listen to the scolding together!"
An Hongqiang's face was red and black, and he shouted angrily at Wang Dahua: "Wang Dahua, what do you mean by saying this? Are you hoping that something will happen to your daughter? Or are you hoping that you will bleed profusely during childbirth?"
This woman, how come she doesn't use her brain when she speaks?
He had heard of people fighting for everything, but he had never heard of people fighting for getting sick!
Wang Dahua was frightened by the shout, and after realizing what she had said, she said with an embarrassed expression, "Well, I'm not trying to get sick. What I mean is, since our family hasn't spent much money, should we have a share of the money in Mom's hands?"
Old Mrs. An covered her chest with one hand, her breath stuck there.
The sad atmosphere that was created with great effort was completely destroyed by Wang Dahua.
An Hongdou quickly poured a glass of water, put a wild chrysanthemum that was purified by using supernatural powers, which contained rich life energy, in it, and quickly handed it to Old Lady An.
Mrs. An took a sip and suddenly felt refreshed, and the stuffy feeling in her chest disappeared.
Then, she gulped down several more mouthfuls, and all the fatigue from the day's hard work and the depressed mood at night disappeared. She felt refreshed and could get up and work for another day without feeling tired.
Old Mrs. An put down the empty enamel cup in her hand and looked at An Hongdou in confusion. Since all the family members were there, she didn't dare to ask about the doubts in her heart.
Looking at my sons and daughters-in-law now, I don’t feel so depressed anymore.
Thinking about what happened at home recently, Mrs. An sighed and said, "The third brother's family didn't spend much money, but Wang Dahua, don't forget that your family asked for the largest amount of betrothal gifts!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Dahua instantly wilted.
"I have said all that needs to be said. It's up to you whether you have thought it through or continue to blame me. Anyway, you are all grown up, and our family won't be together for much longer. Let's build Hongdou's house first, and then get the fourth brother married by the end of the year. We can spend the New Year together this year, and when spring comes, let your second uncle come and divide the house for us. From now on, we can live our own lives. Whoever is capable can enjoy the good life, and whoever is not capable can starve to death. It also saves us from blaming this and that all the time."
As soon as these words came out, the sons were shocked, while the wives were secretly happy. "Mom, no! You still have to run this family. Without you, won't we live apart in the future?"
Mrs. An knew that these were just polite words.
In fact, they were eager to separate as soon as possible and live their own lives.
"A big tree has big branches and a big family. This is the truth since ancient times. While I am still alive and can help you take care of it for another two years, you should divide the family early. I can still help you point out any mistakes you make. Otherwise, when I die, you still can't learn to live your own lives. That would be miserable!"
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