Chapter 139 Dinner
Not only Ding Zhigang felt uncomfortable, Ding Xiang and Ding Jiandang were also somewhat touched by Ding Guo's words. Of course, it was not because they suddenly felt close to Ding Guo, but because the content of Ding Guo's words touched their interests.
The truth is that I have never had a hard life since I was a child, and I never thought that they would have to eat coarse food one day. It is inevitable that I feel aggrieved for a while.
Ding Jiandang was fine, he felt sad but couldn't show it, but Ding Xiang's eyes suddenly turned red.
Ding Nianjun's heart skipped a beat and he became a little tense.
It was she who instigated the investment in the first place. Everyone in the family must have resentment towards her, but even if they had resentment, no one would say it directly to her face. Unexpectedly, it was brought up by Ding Guo.
Why does Ding Guo always make things difficult for her?
Lu Xiaomei was also hurt at the same time.
She was pregnant and her emotions were sensitive. Thinking of the injustices she had suffered from her sister-in-law and brother-in-law recently, she couldn't help but burst into tears. She shouted to Ding Guo in grievance, "Big sister!"
Ding Guo suddenly got goose bumps.
She is not familiar with Lu Xiaomei and they don't interact with each other on a regular basis. Why does she look like she wants her help with something?
But Lu Xiaomei said nothing. She just cried out in grievance and just looked at Ding Guo.
Ding Guo's mouth twitched, and after thinking for a while, he simply praised: "Xiaomei really acts like a sister-in-law. She really cares about her younger sister-in-law and brother-in-law!"
Lu Xiaomei: …
She doesn't feel sorry at all. How can this sister-in-law tell that she feels sorry for Ding Xiang and Ding Jiandang?
She clearly wanted Ding Guo to help speak up for her, but she just kept silent.
Yue Hongmei was also upset. Of course, according to her usual thinking, she was not upset because her little fifth and little sixth children were wronged. She was upset because she shouldn't have asked Ding Guo to come back. As soon as she came back, there would be no festive atmosphere in the house... Although there was not much joy of family reunion last night.
Yue Hongmei couldn't help but think of last night's dinner. The children at home didn't talk much to Ding Nianjun and Pan Dingfeng. They even forgot about manners and manners. They buried their heads in the food and almost rushed to eat it, fearing that they would eat less. Jiandang was so full that his stomach hurt in the middle of the night...
It's so shameful.
She also knew that life at home was difficult during this period, but what could she do?
Ding Zhigang's salary was paid to her monthly, but Ding Jianguo and Yue Hongmei were slow to pay. She had to ask several times before they gave him the money. What they gave her was not the full salary. They only paid half each. They usually came back here to eat and drink, and the money they paid was equivalent to the food expenses for both of them.
That damn girl Ding Tao was so stingy that she just kept eating with her mouth open.
If she doesn't plan her life carefully, how can that little salary be enough?
But life has passed, and that incident is over. Money will be tight for a few years, and the family can slowly save up. But this troublemaker doesn't help when there is trouble at home, but instigates things as soon as he comes back.
Yue Hongmei couldn't help but want to curse, but Ding Zhigang had already said with a sullen face: "Okay, let's eat first. After dinner, let's have a good talk as a family."
Lu Xiaomei showed an anxious look, deliberately walked to sit next to Ding Guo, and glanced at Ding Jianguo.
Ding Jianguo didn't dare to look at his wife and helped to set the table.
Lu Xiaomei has been persuading him these past two days to build a good relationship with Ding Guo and slowly restore their sister-brother relationship.
Even if the division fails this time, she will definitely bring it up again next time when she finds an opportunity, and then she will be able to get Ding Guo to stand on their side.
Or, once the siblings have a good relationship, they can persuade Ding Guo to take out part of his salary to help support the family.
Ding Jianguo felt bitter. In everyone's eyes, they were things that annoyed her. How could they be fixed?
Even when Ding Jianshe got into trouble and was demoted, the eldest sister didn't say a word of concern, which shows that she was extremely disappointed with their previous behavior. How can she make amends?
Not to mention expecting everyone to help support the family, that's simply impossible.
"Sister, when did you come back? Is everything okay in your hometown?" Lu Xiaomei spoke to Ding Guo affectionately.
Ding Guo sighed, this is also a character.
When people were talking in a friendly manner, she would ask questions and answer them, but her attitude was not warm.
She's not stupid. How could she not see Lu Xiaomei's intention?
Yue Hongmei also noticed it and glared at her eldest daughter-in-law.
When Nianjun first introduced herself to Jianguo, she praised Lu Xiaomei to the utmost. However, less than a year after they got married, she instigated her son to split up the family property. When she saw Junjun, whom she loved the most, yesterday, she naturally had a lot of fun talking to him.
Ding Nianjun was also very unhappy.
She felt that Lu Xiaomei was just giving her face.
Moreover, she strongly opposed dividing the family. If the family was divided, Mom and Dad would have to rely on Dad's salary to support the family. Mom wouldn't be able to save any spare money, and she might not even have enough money to spend every month.
She felt that she still had some face with Lu Xiaomei, so she stayed at her brother and sister-in-law's house last night. She talked to Lu Xiaomei and advised her not to split up the family, saying that the family must work together and how long they could suffer.
Lu Xiaomei's face darkened, and she started talking about the pit that Ding Jianshe had dug for her family. While saying this, she looked at Ding Nianjun meaningfully for several times. Although she did not mention the original investment, that glance seemed to be going over the whole thing again. Even Ding Nianjun felt his face burning and his heart heavy.
Later, Lu Xiaomei complained about Ding Jianguo again, accusing him of not lending the bicycle to Ding Jianshe, accusing him of making such a big mistake and cheating the family of so much money, so he should suffer a little, but he even gave his salary to Ding Jianshe so that he could carry it with him, fearing that he would suffer.
Then she complained that he didn't care about others, blah blah.
In short, the implication is that Ding Nianjun praised his brother to great heights at first, but he turned out to be a complete idiot.
Ding Nianjun was so angry that she went back to the west room without saying anything more.
Pan Dingfeng also advised her that even if she didn't support it, she shouldn't get involved, as this would be a situation where neither side would please the other.
Ding Nianjun didn't want to get involved, but she was worried.
She is worried that if the family really splits up and life becomes difficult at home, will she help or not?
If she helps, her life is not going well and she doesn't want to spend a penny of the money she has; but if she doesn't help, her mother loves her so much and has spoiled her since she was a child. If she ignores her mother, the neighbors will think she is ungrateful and will easily give her a chance to criticize her.
As time went on, her brothers and sisters at home inevitably resented her and became estranged from her, which was something she didn't want to see.
Therefore, this family cannot be divided.
With the help of my brother and sister-in-law, I asked my mother to take on some work making matchboxes after the New Year. It would be a source of income, so that life at home would not be too difficult and she would not have to worry about it.
Because she was looking for trouble with Ding Guo, her words were sharp, and Ding Guo's instigation was quite successful, so nothing went wrong during the rest of the meal.
Ding Zhigang didn't suggest drinking, so naturally the others wouldn't take the initiative to ask for drinks and just started eating.
It was as if everyone was assisted by God when they picked up their chopsticks. Ding Guo felt that there was no food on the table after he had taken a few bites.
Ding Zhigang and Yue Hongmei were so embarrassed by what they saw.
Lu Xiaomei's face looked even uglier.
Just now, the elder sister-in-law said that she felt sorry for the younger sister-in-law and brother-in-law. These two little bastards didn't care about her, a pregnant sister-in-law, at all. She felt more sorry for these two dogs than for them.
He was so angry that he secretly stepped hard on Ding Jianguo under the table.
Ding Jianguo was sweating from the pain, but he didn't dare to show it. He muttered softly, "I forgot."
Lu Xiaomei didn’t eat enough last night and complained that he didn’t remember to help her pick up some food, but it turned out that he forgot just now.
The meal started quickly and ended quickly. Yue Hongmei cleared the food on the table with a sullen face, and Ding Zhigang spoke.
He looked at Ding Jianguo's face, then looked at Ding Guo and Ding Dayong, and said in a deep voice: "Ding Guo, you didn't come back before the New Year, so you didn't know that Jianguo's wife was wronged because of Jianshe's affairs and wanted to propose a separation. What do you think about this?"
Ding Zhigang's eyes were suggestive, hoping that Ding Guo would not make trouble, and he continued, "Although a big tree has many branches, your brother has been married for less than a year. If he divides the family in such a hurry, people will inevitably talk about him. What do you think?"
Ding Nianjun and Pan Dingfeng also looked at Ding Guo. Ding Nianjun wanted to say something to put pressure on Ding Guo and ask her not to agree to separate the family, but was held back by Pan Dingfeng.
Nianjun has already offended his sister-in-law, so it is better for him to keep quiet and let Ding Guo speak.
Isn't she sharp-tongued?
Let her offend people.
Seeing that Ding Jianguo remained silent, Lu Xiaomei gritted her teeth in hatred and looked at Ding Guo pleadingly: "Sister, I really can't live like this anymore..."
"Xiaomei, what are you talking about?" Yue Hongmei was unhappy. "Who doesn't have bumps and bruises in life? Can't you live with such a small thing?"
"Mom, I—"
"Alright!" Ding Zhigang roared, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were about to quarrel stopped fighting. He looked at Ding Guo, "Some time ago, things were not going well at home, but it really didn't reach the point of splitting up the family. Jianguo and his wife insisted on separating from the family. I asked you to come back just to hear your opinion."
Ding Guo grabbed a handful of melon seeds and cracked them slowly, feeling a little regretful that they didn't start a quarrel just now. He also distractedly looked at the backstage, which was quite lively. Even Xiao Laowu and Xiao Laoliu were on the list again.
Huh? What list are they on?
I was clearly speaking up for them just now, how can I blame her for this? They are really two ungrateful little bastards.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her as if she was entrusted with an important task, she asked in surprise, "How much money can I get if the family is divided?"
Everyone in the room was stunned, and the collective thought in their minds was, why should Ding Guo be given money when the family property was divided?
Yue Hongmei reacted first and said in a sharp voice: "What are you thinking about? The family division is between parents and sons, what does it have to do with you as a daughter?"
Ding Guochong spread his hands and said to Ding Zhigang: "Look, even Comrade Yue Hongmei said that the division of the family has nothing to do with my daughter. So I won't participate in this matter. Even if I participate, I won't get anything, and it will be a thankless task. You can discuss it among yourselves. Dayong is gone!"
Dayong jumped up quickly, and before anyone in the room could react, the brother and sister had already left.
It's that simple to just push this matter aside.
Even after leaving the family compound, Ding Dayong was still laughing: "Auntie is going to be so angry."
He had been worried that his eldest sister would be framed by family members and he didn't know how to refuse. There might even be endless troubles. Unexpectedly, his eldest sister could answer them with just one sentence.
Ding family, even Ding Nianjun was a little surprised.
Pan Dingfeng was stunned for a long time and then glanced at Ding Nianjun beside him.
Ding Nianjun's face turned pale and he felt mixed emotions.
She was a little hurt by her mother's words that the division of the family property had nothing to do with her daughter's affairs; since it didn't matter to her daughter's affairs, why did she go to persuade Lu Xiaomei?
But she was also determined not to support the separation of the family because she was worried that it would affect her own interests.
As a result, she not only offended Lu Xiaomei, but also suffered a little gender discrimination.
Yue Hongmei knew she had said the wrong thing, but it was true. Did the self-involved division of the family have anything to do with her daughter? Aren't they both parents and son?
They only need their daughter to give suggestions, and it is better to help their parents fight for their interests, just give opinions, and not take advantage of the family.
Isn't this what everyone agrees on? Why doesn't Ding Guo follow this agreed-upon rule?
She glanced at Ding Zhigang guiltily. Ding Zhigang's face was as dark as water. He raised his hand to rub his face and said in anger, "Let's talk about it after the New Year."
He stood up, slammed the door and went back to the bedroom.
Lu Xiaomei's face became extremely ugly.
Ding Nianjun bit her lip and looked at Ding Jianguo.
We still need to do some ideological work on Ding Jianguo on this matter.
The home cannot be divided.
Ding Guo never found a chance to tell Ding Tao about the dinner party. The next day, he went to the factory to deliver food to her and told Ding Tao about it. Ding Tao agreed in one breath and told him about the follow-up of Ding Guo's departure last night. She said, "Uncle is just dragging his feet. My cousin's wife will definitely make a fuss."
But my family probably won’t look for Sister Ding Guo anymore.
Because it's no use looking for it.
"I told Dayong that he will pick you up after get off work. I won't go with you. I'll go back and pack first..."
Ding Tao said hurriedly: "Let's get started together when we get home."
"I have to prepare first."
The afternoon was still not busy, and the factory did not take the initiative to let people get off work early, so Ding Guo took an hour off and left early. He rode his bike to the entrance of the alley and saw the truck parked there and Yue Kang, who had come to deliver coal and firewood last time.
Ding Guo recalled that when Pei Che called him during the Chinese New Year, he told him that he had asked someone to send him something.
"Happy New Year, sister-in-law!" Yue Kang saw Ding Guo and hurriedly got out of the car.
"Happy New Year, Comrade Yue Kang." Ding Guo greeted Yue Kang with a smile, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"
"Just arrived a short while ago."
Yue Kang started to unload things from the car. Ding Guo took a look and found that the things were similar to those sent back to his hometown, except that the military coats and other things were missing.
Rice, flour, grain, oil, chicken, duck, fish, meat and eggs.
The basket containing the eggs was padded with thick bran to reduce shock, so it was not damaged.
Ding Guo asked Yue Kang to watch over the things while she carried them back on her bicycle several times. She politely invited Yue Kang to visit her home, but Yue Kang waved his hand and refused. Ding Guo packed two loaves of bread for him and bought two canned fruits from the mall to thank him for his hard work.
Yue Kang couldn't refuse, so he thanked him and started the car and left.
Ding Guo went home, turned on the stove and boiled some water, sorted out the things Pei Che had brought, and started to work.
If you have chickens and ducks, you can roast a chicken, stew a duck, and make braised fish.
After cleaning the chicken and marinating it with seasoning, she went to light the bread oven.
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