Chapter 399 Old Feng, what do you think?
When Song Lubai went to work in the afternoon, she put half a bag of biscuits into her backpack.
She can't eat much anymore, but sometimes when the hunger hits, she loses all motivation to do anything.
In the small office of the food workshop, Yang Xiue sat on the threshold watching everyone busy at work.
When Deng Hong saw Song Lubai arrive, she stepped forward and said, "Little Song, Sister Xiu'e didn't have lunch at home today, and her stomach is rumbling."
As Deng Hong spoke, Yang Xiu'e's stomach rumbled loudly.
Yang Xiue waved her hand and said, "It's alright, missing one meal won't hurt."
At noon, she didn't even dare to go inside the courtyard. Once home, she stood at the gate and said a lot to Feng Gang, basically saying she was quitting so he wouldn't have to act like a scoundrel every day…
After the three women entered the room, Song Lubai took out some biscuits from her cloth bag and offered them to Yang Xiue.
Yang Xiu'e waved her hand, "How could I take food from you? You keep it for yourself."
Song Lubai forced a piece of food into her hand, saying, "Eat it. If you still don't dare to go home tonight, you won't get any more food."
Yang Xiu'e felt extremely embarrassed.
At his age, he's still making a fool of himself in front of young people.
While eating a biscuit, Yang Xiue said, "I think Lao Feng is too much trouble. I told him at noon that I'm not doing this anymore. As long as I'm not doing this anymore, he won't be so much trouble."
Both Song Lubai and her companion were stunned by her.
Deng Hong said anxiously, "We were doing so well, how can you just quit like that?"
Song Lubai said, "Sister Xiu'e, you can't quit just because you're afraid of what he'll say. To put it bluntly, if you quit, I'll have even less of a chance to get along with him in the future. You saw what happened this morning. If you really quit, just wait and see how he treats Team Leader Yu and us in the future."
Song Lubai took Yang Xiue's arm and said, "Sister Xiue, I'm counting on you. On occasions like this morning, you sitting there gave me a sense of security. Without you, I really couldn't manage on my own."
These words were a bit sensitive, so Deng Hong didn't dare to interrupt.
Yang Xiue remained silent, and Song Lubai continued, "Tell me yourself, since you achieved something, do you feel more confident in front of him than before?"
This is absolutely true and there's no exaggeration whatsoever.
Yang Xiue understood. She sighed and said, "I have more confidence now, but we've been arguing more often. I really can't stand it anymore. It's only in recent years that things have calmed down. I really don't want to live like that again."
Why can't she have a peaceful life even though she's working hard?
Song Lubai shook Yang Xiue's arm and said, "Sister Xiue, I don't want you to leave. You can ignore him for a couple of days, put on that show, and make him really think you don't want to do it anymore. After a few days, his anger will subside and he should be fine. Don't be afraid of him. You two are family. He just wants you to do better and better. He can't do anything to you. If you do even better in the future, he will benefit from it too. What can he say then?"
Yang Xiue really didn't want to do it anymore, but after listening to Song Lubai's analysis and recalling Feng Gang's expression when she heard her say she was quitting at noon, she rolled her eyes and realized that this matter was not unsolvable.
But then she thought, even if she got away with it this time, Feng Gang would still cause trouble again in the future, and she would still never have a peaceful day. If future meetings were like today, she and Song Lubai would break up sooner or later, and this relationship would be impossible to maintain.
Yang Xiue shook her head and said, "Xiao Song, this is over now, but what about next time? It's just treating the symptoms, not the root cause."
She used to do nothing, and there wasn't so much to do at home, but compared to before, she still prefers the days she has now where she has something to do every day, something to look forward to, and is respected by others.
Song Lubai said, "Let's get through this first and deal with the rest later. The trouble hasn't happened yet, so we can't scare ourselves."
As long as Feng Gang is the Party Secretary, he will always be annoyed by people, but she can't get rid of him.
She wanted to ask Yang Xiue how she and Feng Gang had spent so many years together, but that would sound like she was trying to sow discord between the couple, so she could only swallow her unpleasant words.
“Sister Xiu’e, you two are an old married couple. After you’ve calmed down, have a good talk with him, reason with him, and have a nice conversation. There’s no such thing as a grudge that lasts overnight between husband and wife.”
Yang Xiu'e burst out laughing.
Both of them looked at her.
Yang Xiue shook her head and explained, "Me, reason with him? Ever since we got married, I've been listening to him reason. If I try to reason with him, I reckon he'll only become more resentful. I really want to laugh at what you're saying."
The two of them: "..."
Deng Hong thought to herself, "My husband Wu is the best. He's so good-tempered when he's teaching me. My husband Wu Jianying supports me in working hard with Song Lubai."
Deng Hong encouraged Yang Xiu'e: "Don't be afraid of him. You've listened to him in everything all these years, and now that something's happened, you're so afraid of him. Your children are all grown up, what do you have to worry about? If you win an argument with him, you'll be able to turn things around..."
Song Lubai dared not say what Deng Hong said, because it would seem malicious of her to say such things, as if she were hoping for the couple to quarrel.
Yang Xiue didn't go home until after nine o'clock that night.
Feng Gang was already waiting for her at home. When he saw her return, he snorted, "If you're so capable, then don't come in the house!"
Yang Xiue was starving. She lifted the pot lid and saw leftover rice inside. Pretending not to hear what Feng Gang was saying, she ate all the rice in the pot first.
After finishing her meal, Yang Xiue turned around and said, "I've been thinking about this all afternoon, and I think what you said before makes sense."
Feng Gang thought she had finally realized that they were on the same page, and he was secretly pleased, but his face remained stern as he said, "It's good that you've figured it out. You need to understand that a department only needs one outstanding person with the best performance. That way, when the opportunity comes, no one else will snatch it. You have little work experience, and there's still a lot you don't know. Just listen to me, you won't go wrong..."
Listening to Feng Gang's tone, Yang Xiu'e interrupted him and said, "I don't understand that. What I want to understand is what you said before, that women should stay at home to support their husbands, raise their children, and manage the household."
I now realize you're absolutely right. I shouldn't have listened to others and gone to that shoe-making class. Ever since I started working, we've been arguing just as much as we did when we first got married.
I don't want to live like this anymore. I've already told Yu Lin that once I've finished everything I'm doing, I'll let Xiao Song take over the shoe-making class. She's very capable, much more so than me, and she'll definitely do a good job. Once I'm unemployed, I can just stay home and cook and do laundry every day.
I've had enough of this. Everything is a problem for you. You feel uneasy if you don't say a few words to me every day. I've never felt at ease because of what you say. You were right before, I don't have much ability. I'm not cut out for this job.
"I'm quitting this job. You'll feel more at ease, and we'll argue less at home. Let's live a good life together from now on, Lao Feng. What do you think?"
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