Chapter 97 The Unfortunate Lin Dahai
After Old Zhang's family left, Lin Dahai quickly stepped forward to argue, "Why did you sell Shuhong's bicycle?"
Zhang Cui sneered: "Your good son gave the bicycle to Liu Mei's family for nothing. Liu Mei's mother sold it for a hundred yuan. If I hadn't made several trips and asked my brother and Zhang Lan to go with me, do you think we could have gotten the bicycle back?"
"I have a share of the money and ticket for the bicycle. The apartment you live in was allocated to me by the food factory. I can sell the bicycle whenever I want. What's it to you!"
Looking at Zhang Cui's assertive demeanor, Lin Dahai was speechless for a long time.
Zhang Cui wasn't finished yet. She slammed her chopsticks on the table, stood up, and yelled at Lin Dahai, "What kind of bastard is your son? We bought him a bicycle, and before he left, he didn't return it. Instead, he gave it to Liu Mei's family. He's a heartless traitor. Did he ever think about you, his father? You even sent him several hundred yuan. Lin Dahai, there's also a radio, several cabinets, and a bed at Liu Mei's family's house. If you don't go and get them back, don't come home. Go wherever you want. My family doesn't need a heartless traitor like you."
Lin Dahai was also heartbroken.
Lin Shuhong is gone. He was heartbroken at first, but then he came to terms with it. Lin Shuhong is gone, but he still has two sons. He'll just pretend that Lin Shuhong, that ungrateful wretch, was never born.
Now that he hears Zhang Cui say that Lin Shuhong gave the bicycle to Liu Mei's family, how could he not feel sad?
Before Lin Shuhong left, his father gave him several hundred yuan, but this ungrateful wretch never even thought of riding his bicycle back to the city for him.
Feeling hurt and indignant, Lin Dahai retorted, "How am I an ingrate? Why are you scolding me too when you're scolding him?"
Zhang Cui crossed her arms and glared at him sideways: "How dare you say that? You're not a traitor, would you give all our family's money to that ingrate Lin Shuhong? An old ingrate gave birth to a little ingrate, you two are both no good!"
"I'm telling you, Lin Dahai, if you don't get your things back, don't come back home. If you have nothing else to do, go to the countryside and beg for things."
Lin Dahai went back to his room to change his clothes. After walking around the house for a while, he cautiously said, "Um, I heard from the finance department that you've already taken my salary from last month. I've recently borrowed some money and ration coupons from others, and I'm just eating a few dry biscuits every day. Can you give me some money so I can pay back my debts?"
Zhang Cui said coldly, "Get everything back. I'll sell it all and pay off your debts. Until you get your things back, you can continue to borrow money to live. You don't need to go home anymore; just seeing you annoys me."
Lin Dahai wanted to regain his authority as the head of the family. He pointed his finger at Zhang Cui and shouted, "Do you not want to live together anymore? Fine, let's get a divorce! You think you're so great?"
Zhang Cui went back into the house, grabbed his dirty clothes, and threw them at his face: "Get out of here! Who are you expecting to wash your clothes? Fine, let's get a divorce. I have a house, a salary, and I can raise the child myself. Don't ever set foot in my house again."
Zhang Cuiying pushed Lin Dahai, who was frozen in place, out of the house.
Aunt Niu, who had been listening to the commotion in the corridor, looked Lin Dahai up and down and said disdainfully, "What a loser! A grown man like you can get kicked out of the house by his own wife!"
Lin Dahai's face turned pale and then red.
He was already regretting his hasty decision earlier.
He shouldn't have yelled at Zhang Cui. If they really get divorced, he'll have nothing left but the ability to collect his salary by putting his fingerprint on the document.
Without a wife, children, and a home, what's the point of his life? Isn't he just a useless piece of trash?
Let Zhang Cui be as capable as she wants. As long as he can get into the house, anything is fine.
However, Lin Dahai, who was very concerned about his image, felt that he had lost all his dignity as a man after Niu Lili said that, and that there was no point in living anymore.
When Lin Dahai felt he was losing face, Zhang Cui leaned against the door and scolded, "Niu Lili, you're so capable! Your son is in his twenties or thirties and you still wash his underwear. Your husband beats you, and you don't even dare to utter a sound. Neither of your sons nor daughters help you. They are used by the whole family. You work as hard as an ox but don't dare to complain. You are the most capable woman in this building."
Niu Lili's face turned bright red.
Afraid of losing face, she didn't dare to cry out even when she was being beaten and it hurt. How did Zhang Cui know that?
Niu Lili's fingers trembled: "Zhang Cui, you've learned to be lazy just like your daughter!"
Zhang Cui never used to speak so rudely! She must have been corrupted by her shameless daughter!
Seeing that she still dared to curse Song Lubai to her face, Zhang Cui said rudely, "My Lubai is a role model for young people, it was published in the newspaper. Who are you calling a scoundrel? Say it again if you dare!"
Unable to win the argument, Niu Lili slunk back into her house.
Lin Dahai now admires Zhang Cui. After Niu Lili was scolded and sent back to her own home, he felt refreshed.
Turning his head, Lin Dahai saw Zhang Cui glaring at him sideways, and he immediately felt a chill.
Zhang Cui scoffed, "What kind of person are you? You even let Niu Lili bully you. You're a disgrace! Get out of here! I hate seeing you!"
Feeling wronged, Lin Dahai hurriedly said, "I'll leave now."
Lin Dahai walked downstairs, overwhelmed with sorrow.
He can't live like this anymore!
No, no, he has to get his things back from Liu Mei's parents' house as soon as possible. Once he gets them back, he can go home.
Upstairs in the tenement building, all the neighbors looked at Zhang Cui with new respect.
Zhang Cui wasn't this assertive before. Now she's so domineering that she's making Lin Dahai behave like a grandson. Lin Dahai doesn't even dare to utter a word. Tsk tsk tsk!
Old Zhang's family arrived with the money, and Zhang Cui nodded after counting it, "That's enough."
She went inside and gave the key to Old Zhang's family, who happily went downstairs to get their bicycle.
The twins stared at the money in Zhang Cui's hand.
After exchanging glances, Lin Jianshe said, "Mom, send some to my sister. She's all alone over there, and I don't know what kind of life she's going through."
Lin Heping said, "We can't see her if she's not getting enough to eat. When can she go home, or when can we go see her?"
Zhang Cui sighed inwardly.
XJ is too far away. It's not easy to go there. The one-way travel expenses alone would cost more than a month's salary for her. It's simply impossible for the three of them to go together.
"Don't worry about it, you two. If she has a holiday at the end of the year, I'll send her money so she can come back."
One hundred and thirty yuan sounds like a lot, but it's actually only enough for Song Lubai to make one and a half round trips. Coming back once a year would cost a lot of money, so it's better to save the money and send it to Song Lubai when she gets married so she can buy some big items for her own home.
Zhang Cui looked at the twins with great satisfaction: "It's rare that you two still think of your sister. She didn't spoil you for nothing."
Lin Heping said with a distressed expression, "Mom, my sister is being bullied over there and no one is there to support her."
Zhang Cui glared at him, "Shut your mouth, you jinx! Can't you say something auspicious?"
Song Lubai has such a strong temper and a proud personality that she won't be easily bullied.
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