Sun Lifang sat on a bench in the courtyard of the residential area.
After a long day of running around from morning till night, I rubbed my sore ankles and didn't want to go home.
Now she finally understands why men would rather spend some quiet time in the garage after get off work than go upstairs to go home.
Looking up, I saw that the light on my balcony was on.
Normally, this light is never turned on; the fact that it's on now can only mean one thing—
There are other people at home.
It's obvious to anyone with a brain that Chen Yan, the mother-in-law, is still at home.
Why do I have such worries?
Once upon a time, Sun Lifang imagined her married life. Her family background was so different from Zhou Yunshi's. After they became husband and wife, she vowed to be a good wife, a good daughter-in-law, a good mother, and a good daughter.
It's easier said than done.
Looking back on her past life, in those people's eyes, she was a wife without ambition and boring, a wicked daughter-in-law, a failed mother, and an ungrateful daughter. Everyone felt that she hadn't done enough.
Lost among these identities, who is she really?
Has anyone ever asked her if she has ever been herself, or lived a single day for the name "Sun Lifang"?
She was lost in thought when the phone in her hand suddenly rang.
He let the phone ring indefinitely, and hung up when no one answered.
But after a short while, the bell rang again, and it rang several times without stopping.
Sun Lifang finally composed herself, picked up the phone, and heard that it was her mother calling.
"Why aren't you answering the phone? What have you been busy with lately? Why don't you call home?" Tian Daying sneered. She hadn't received a call from her daughter for over two months, and when she called home, someone else answered.
Sun Lifang didn't respond; she did it on purpose.
Reborn, whenever I think of what my mother did, my heart feels like it has been ripped open and is bleeding profusely.
It is said that people mature mentally by middle age, but Sun Lifang still cannot achieve that.
The person she loved most hurt her the most.
Heaven knows how much Sun Lifang longed for her mother's approval in her past life.
"You've hired a nanny? My daughter's really living the good life," Tian Daying said sarcastically.
"Um, is there something you need?"
Sun Lifang didn't want to say too much; even as a mother herself, she didn't know how to handle the relationship between herself and her mother.
In the Sun family, Sun Lifang was the eldest daughter, with a younger brother and a younger sister. As the eldest sister and a girl, she was not valued. Tian Daying often said, "If it weren't for this being my first child, I would have aborted you long ago."
Even now, Sun Lifang can still picture Tian Daying's expression when he said those words—his disdainful, dismissive, and casual tone, as if he were casually tossing away a piece of trash with a sense of satisfaction.
Tian Daying disliked this daughter and didn't find someone to help her breastfeed. The father was always carrying a load of goods and never came home, so having another daughter didn't affect them.
Fortunately, Sun Lifang had her grandmother's protection. Her grandmother had never had a daughter, so she doted on her.
But what child doesn't yearn to be loved?
As a child, Sun Lifang discovered that as long as she did more work and followed her mother's wishes, Tian Daying would always treat her well.
This fawning continued into the rest of her life. Her parents and younger siblings made unrestrained demands, and her uncles and distant relatives clung to her like bloodsuckers, coming to her for jobs, travel, and school.
Later on, Haicheng's home became essentially a guesthouse for that group of people.
Anyone who wants to come will stay at my house.
As Zhou Xinya grew up, she complained that she had no private space at home. She didn't want her toys and bed to be taken away or her privacy to be invaded.
Every time a relative leaves home, her house is always missing something.
"Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong? We can just chat for a bit," Tian Daying said. "I've missed you so much since we last talked on the phone."
Does he miss his daughter or his daughter's money?
Sun Lifang didn't want to expose her, nor did she bother to respond to her.
What should we talk about?
Every phone call he makes isn't about getting money. Every sentence revolves around money and business.
Sun Lifang has no memory of happy conversations with her mother. The most common conversations are Tian Daying giving orders and then leaving her feeling awkward and conflicted after hanging up the phone.
"Well, how is Grandma?" Sun Lifang changed the subject to her grandmother.
Tian Daying chuckled, "Hey, Zhou Yunshi transferred some money to us the day before yesterday and sent new clothes to her grandma. When are you coming to visit?"
The day before yesterday?
Wasn't that the day Chen Yan came to make a scene?
I already said it was nothing, but because Chen Yan came to cause trouble, I was worried that I would feel uncomfortable spending money to send Chen Yan to a nursing home, so I also transferred money to Tian Daying, meaning to treat everyone equally.
"Tomorrow, I'll go back and see Grandma." Sun Lifang glanced upstairs, not wanting to get entangled with Chen Yan anymore. She figured it was better to go back and see her grandma; she had already made up her mind.
"Huh?" Tian Daying didn't react for a moment, and asked again, "How come you suddenly have time? Did your boss agree to it?"
“I’m not in good health, so I quit my job. Now the whole family depends on Zhou Yunshi’s income.” In these words, Sun Lifang made no mention of buying a house or postponing Zhou Xinya’s schooling by a year.
"What's the big deal? Zhou Yunshi can make money! You're really living a life of luxury, with so much money in your hands that you can't spend it all."
After saying that, Tian Daying seemed to finally remember something.
"Will Ya Ya come back with you?"
"No, she has class." He was taking Zhou Xinya to practice basic dance skills, but he didn't specify what kind of class it was.
The more you talk, the more questions you ask, and if the problem isn't solved, what's the point of asking?
“Hey, really, all of a sudden…” Tian Daying suddenly changed the subject and laughed, “Then why don’t you take Xiaoqiang and Xiaoyu to the city to play while you’re back this time? They’ve been missing their aunt.”
Xiaoqiang and Xiaoyu are the children of their younger brother, Sun Baoyang. Sun Baoyang didn't like studying and got married early in the countryside. He has two sons, the older one is eleven and the younger one is six.
"Wait, what did you just say suddenly?" Sun Lifang interrupted her, realizing something was wrong.
Has something happened?
Tian Daying didn't respond, but continued the previous topic, "I'll go with you too. I'll bring them back later, so it won't trouble you."
This way, we can save on travel expenses and have our daughter pay for them to buy some clothes.
"Mom, my mother-in-law has moved in with us. The three-bedroom apartment is already full. Where will you stay?"
"What do you mean there's no room? Can't I stay in Ya Ya's room?" Tian Daying said unhappily. Usually, she would agree readily, so why was she making excuses today?
"No, Yaya is already six years old, and I remember Xiaoqiang has already grown a beard and started puberty." Families with daughters should avoid men, even relatives who are going through puberty.
The thought of my daughter sleeping in the same bed with a teenager is disgusting.
"What kind of thinking is that! It doesn't matter where we live, right? Yaya is just a little girl, does she have gold hidden in her house? What's wrong with us staying in her room? You just don't want us to go!"
Tian Daying was very angry and ignored Sun Lifang's problem.
Sun Lifang asked her grandmother what was wrong.
"Come back and see for yourself! I can't control her!" Tian Daying said angrily before hanging up the phone.
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