In the afternoon, a burst of complaints came from the Chen family.
"I deserve to die of exhaustion, right?
None of them are obedient, the old ones are like this, the young ones are like this too, none of them is worry-free.
What's the point of me working so hard in your Chen family?
The man is in poor health and useless, and his sons are disobedient.
You ruined the job that was about to be yours, and you refused to get married when I asked you to.
If you're willing to listen to me, at least I'll have someone to help me, right?
You're afraid that you'll die of exhaustion, right? I have suffered for more than fifty years. Even if I am lucky enough to live to seventy, I only have twenty years left at most.
I don’t expect you to let me enjoy happiness and make me less tired, don’t I…”
Chen Jinmei sat in front of a basin in the living room, rubbing a basin of dirty clothes. Her hands were covered with frostbite, and she poured out all her resentment through her mouth.
Chen Wende was standing in front of the table writing couplets. Several families in the village had already come to him for help.
This is a very honorable thing for him and a recognition of his cultural status.
Listening to Che Jinmei's endless nagging, Chen Wende frowned in annoyance, "Mom, can you stop talking so much? Look at you now, you look like a shrew from a remote village, as rude as Xianglin Sao."
Che Jinmei didn't know who Xianglin's wife was, but she knew what the words "shrew" and "rude" meant.
"Hey, I work so hard to take care of this big family, and you haven't said that I am a jerk. How dare you say that?
What else can you do besides doing these useless things?
Just to make others say that you are kind and generous, and to give them pens, ink and paper.
For such a thing, everyone would praise you a bit. Do you really think that others think highly of you?
I asked you to write and sell it in town, maybe you could make some money from it, but you still think that it tarnishes your noble character as a scholar. You think you are the most noble, but can you live off your noble character? ”
"Dogs don't think you're poor, have you read your book into a dog's stomach?"
Che Jinmei became angrier and angrier as she thought about it. "Didn't you say that your pen can write about flour and grain? Why don't you give it to me?"
You are so powerful, and you think I am a rude shrew. Why don’t you eat the food I grow? ”
Chen Wende's most embarrassing side was exposed by Che Jinmei, and his face suddenly turned red.
He angrily shouted at Che Jinmei, "Damn it, are you obsessed with money? You always say that the father and daughter of the Chi family are vain and despise the poor and love the rich. Look at yourself, what's the difference between you and them?
I'm just down and out temporarily, not for life. As a family member, you should give me support and understanding at this time instead of forcing me like this.
I am a cultured person. Do you think I am the same as those country bumpkins?
I even sell it on the street. If my former teachers and classmates saw it, how would I face them?
You only think about yourself, you are so selfish, I think you are not worthy of being a mother! ”
Che Jinmei's inner grievance suddenly exploded. She threw the dirty clothes into the basin and started to cry.
She stretched out her chilblained hands to her son and said, "Your integrity is valuable, and your dignity is valuable, too. Look at my hands. Open your eyes and take a look.
I gave birth to you and raised you up, I have never let you down, and you say such cruel words, wuwuwu~"
Chen Wende's face was burning. He walked around Che Jinmei and went out the door. "You are so emotional now, I won't say more to you. Calm yourself down."
Standing at the gate, Chen Wende felt the heat on his face slowly fading away in the cold wind, but it was not only his face that was burning, but also his heart.
He was extremely angry. How could there be a mother in this world who looked down on her son like that?
He was just unlucky and his manuscript was rejected a few times... no, just a dozen times.
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