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Chapter 229
The tone of anticipation was so strong that Jiang Meishu could hardly ignore it. She shook her head and said, "My mother hasn't come back yet. She's still doing business in Yangcheng and won't be back for a while."
After saying this, she took a closer look at Jiang Chenliang's condition. He looked a little haggard, his hair was a little long, his beard was untidy, and the front of the big cotton-padded jacket he was wearing was a little tangled.
You can tell that this is the state of a bachelor.
Jiang Chenliang didn't hear his wife come back, and a flicker of disappointment flashed across his eyes. "Your mother is the same. She's completely obsessed with money now. She doesn't even come home to make money."
Of course, the most important thing is that they don’t even take care of him.
For the first half of Jiang Chenliang's life, the man was the breadwinner and the woman was the homemaker, so he was always well taken care of by Wang Limei.
Once Wang Limei leaves the family, Jiang Chenliang's quality of life will plummet.
Jiang Meishu disagreed. She frowned slightly. "Mom makes money for this family." She raised her eyes and looked directly at Jiang Chenliang. "Dad, just like you worked from dawn to dusk at the meat processing plant, you also work to support this family."
"We're all working to make our families better. It's not the case that you go to work to support the family, while my mom goes to work and neglects the family."
This world seems to be biased against women.
If a woman does not earn money and keeps her hands down at home, she will be criticized. If she eats and drinks what his food and drink, what right does she have to complain to him?
Similarly, if a woman goes out to work to earn money to support the family, she will be accused by her family of neglecting the family.
But it is obvious that what women do is just what most men often do.
If a man earns money to support the family but has no time to take care of the family, then he is responsible.
If a woman earns money to support the family but has no time to take care of the family, then she is irresponsible.
Ultimately, this is unfair.
Seeing his daughter's tough attitude, Jiang Chenliang didn't dare to say anything more. He didn't know when he started to fear his daughter who married into a wealthy family.
She still looked the same person, fair and clean, weak and delicate, but the clear eyes looking at her gave people silent pressure.
Seeing that the atmosphere between the father and daughter had reached a stalemate, Liang Qiurun came out to smooth things over, "Dad, let's go inside and talk first. It's too cold outside."
Jiang Chenliang then said awkwardly, "Come in quickly, don't catch a cold."
When he got to the house, he hurriedly poured tea, but Wang Limei was not at home, and the cups in the house were already covered with a thick layer of dust. Even if he wanted to pour tea, he had to wash the cups first.
There were no faucets in the houses in the compound. To wash, one had to go to the pool outside the courtyard. It was so cold that one didn't even know whether the water pipes were frozen or not.
Seeing him busy like this, Jiang Meishu frowned slightly. She stopped him and said, "Dad, I'm not busy. I just came here to deliver some New Year's goods."
She asked Liang Qiurun to put down the things: a bag of refined white rice weighing ten kilograms and a bag of flour weighing ten kilograms.
There was also a piece of meat, weighing three and a half pounds.
Plus some canned canned peanuts and yellow peaches, and two large front doors.
This New Year gift was indeed quite substantial. When Jiang Chenliang saw it, he remained silent for a moment. He was not overly happy, but instead had an indescribable emotion.
"You're living a good life now, so you're starting to dislike the dirtiness of Daddy's place, right?"
This is really nitpicking.
Jiang Meishu was stunned. "Dad, why would you say that? I'm back home. How can I dislike my own home?"
"I told you not to worry because it's cold outside and there might not be water to wash the cups. Besides, I'm not thirsty. If you pour it, I might not drink it. We are family, so why bother with these things?"
Jiang Chenliang didn't say he listened, he still couldn't listen.
Jiang Meishu sighed, trying to be gentle in her tone, "Dad, Qiu Run and I came back temporarily this time and will stay in the capital for the New Year, so we wanted to take you to the Liang family to celebrate the New Year together. Would you like to go together?"
Jiang Chenliang was a bit stubborn and a bit twisted. "I won't go. I'll just celebrate the New Year at home. Why would I go to someone else's house during the New Year?"
Jiang Meishu suddenly felt a headache, "But if you don't go, I'll be alone during the New Year, and I'm worried about that."
"Nanfang will come back to accompany me."
Jiang Chenliang said, "I have my younger son to keep me company. If all else fails, I still have my older son."
However, it was his eldest son Jiang Dali who severed ties with the old couple, and it was he who personally signed the severance letter.
Jiang Meishu didn't understand how a person could be so stubborn and twisted.
She took a deep breath and said, "Nanfang will go to the Liang family to celebrate the New Year this year, and you will come with me."
With a somewhat forceful attitude, "We both know the relationship between you and my eldest brother. If you stay home and eat more meat from my eldest brother's house, my eldest sister-in-law will find fault with you. Have you ever imagined a life like this?"
Jiang Meishu herself didn't realize that since she went to the south, she had been exposed to more business, and her inherent cowardice and introversion had gradually turned into strength and decisiveness.
This was the first time she used her strength against her loved ones.
Even though Jiang Chenliang knew that Jiang Meishu was right, he couldn't save face, nor did he want to bow his head, and he was even more unwilling to be dominated by a married daughter.
He kept his head down and said, "Even if I starve to death at home, I will stay with my son and not go to my son-in-law's house to beg for food."
Jiang Meishu's face suddenly turned red with anger, "Dad."
The voice also became a few notches higher. Although it was still soft, one could already hear a hint of urgency in it.
"Listen to what you are saying."
The atmosphere was about to get noisy.
Liang Qiurun stood up immediately and said to Jiang Meishu, "Didn't you say you wanted to go back to your old room and take a look? Do you want to go in and take a look?"
Jiang Meishu knew that Liang Qiurun was giving her a way out, asking her not to argue with her father. She took a deep breath, turned her head to look out the window, raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and then turned and left into the small room.
Seeing her wiping her tears, Liang Qiurun felt a pang in his heart, but he was a man who never showed his emotions, so the feeling soon faded away.
He pulled out a pack of cigarettes and handed one to Jiang Chenliang. "Dad, you know Jiang Jiang's personality. She's soft-hearted and doesn't take hardship. She's not trying to be your boss, she's just worried about you."
Seeing Jiang Chenliang's expression, Liang Qiurun felt confident and continued slowly, "Before she came back, she often told me she was worried about you, that you wouldn't be able to eat well at home and no one would take care of you."
"So I just arrived yesterday, and today I went to buy some New Year's goods and came back to see you."
"Dad, you should know what kind of personality Jiang Jiang has. She is the most filial and gentle person. It's not that she wants to be your boss, but she's worried that no one will take care of you when you're old, and she's afraid that something might happen to you."
"She has always considered herself your child, not a daughter or a son. Do you understand what this means?"
Jiang Meishu takes care of Jiang Chenliang because she is his child, and it has nothing to do with whether she is a son or a daughter. She is a person with a strong sense of responsibility.
She would not reduce her filial piety and care for Jiang Chenliang just because she was a daughter.
Jiang Chenliang knew very well that his daughter had been filial and obedient since she was young. Now he regretted that he had spoken too hastily and hurt the child's feelings.
"It's not that I won't go to the Liang family for the New Year. She's a married woman, and she's an outsider when she goes to her husband's house for the New Year. If I, as a father, bother her again, how will her husband's family view her?"
Jiang Meishu considers Jiang Chenliang, and Jiang Chenliang also considers Jiang Meishu. In the final analysis, they both love each other in their own way.
It's just that this method is not quite right, as it uses sharp thorns to hurt the other person.
Liang Qiurun answered simply, "No."
"Jiang Jiang is in charge of the Liang family's situation. She is the head of the family and the mistress. No one dares to say anything if she wants to take you back, not to mention that I am here to help."
His words were quite domineering.
This made Jiang Chenliang feel more at ease, but he was still stubborn. "I didn't celebrate the New Year well in the past. How could a father-in-law go to his son-in-law's house to celebrate the New Year?"
Liang Qiurun, "Isn't that you?"
He smiled, "My mother also said that it's been a while since we last caught up. Let's go over and have a simple meal together, play mahjong, and spend the New Year's Eve together. Wouldn't it be nice for the whole family to have a lively time?"
Jiang Chenliang was suddenly moved and was about to speak.
There was a knock on the door. "Chen Liang, is Meilan back?"
It was Jiang Lamei's voice. As her aunt, the first thing she did when she knew Jiang Meishu was back was to come over and talk to her.
Hearing the voice of his eldest sister, Jiang Chenliang immediately came over to open the door, "Yes."
Jiang Lamei pushed the door open and came in. She looked different from when they first met. Jiang Lamei was over fifty years old and her face looked a little older.
Jiang Lamei didn't expect to see Jiang Meishu after entering, but Liang Qiurun instead. This made Jiang Lamei a little dazed, "Director Liang."
She still works at the meat processing plant, but because she is about to retire and Liang Qiurun has resigned, the newly appointed director Li has made three big changes and marginalized all of these old employees and cadres.
She no longer had the glory she had when Liang Qiurun was the factory director, so when she saw Liang Qiurun again, Jiang Lamei felt extremely complicated.
Especially when seeing that Liang Qiurun's aura was as strong as before, or even stronger than before, it was not just complicated, but more of awe.
A person who resigned from the position of director of a meat processing plant has not only not gone downhill after so many years, but has become even better off. How can one not be in awe of him?
Looking at this group of old employees, they have been unable to recover since they were forced to step down by Director Li in various ways.
With this comparison, the gap between the two sides is even greater.
Facing Jiang Lamei's complicated greeting, Liang Qiurun simply nodded, "Director Jiang."
Still use the previous name.
Jiang Lamei was silent for a moment. She had originally prepared a speech for a conversation with her niece Jiang Meishu, but because Liang Qiurun was present, she didn't know how to start.
She could only greet him awkwardly, "Director Liang, are you doing well after leaving?"
Liang Qiurun nodded, "Not bad."
He was handsome, and his every move exuded nobility. His aura was even more powerful than a few years ago. Even if he didn't answer, Jiang Lamei knew that he was doing well outside.
The better he lived, the more aggrieved Jiang Lamei felt. "Director Liang, do you know that after you left, Director Li acted like he'd taken the wrong medicine. He started to take action against us old comrades and cadres. The first to go was Secretary Chen, then Director Yang, and then it was all us, the cadres who were neither important nor insignificant, who were all moved to idle positions, and the original positions were replaced by his own people."
"Director Liang," Jiang Lamei said, tears welling up in her eyes. "Life has been so hard for us since you left."
How should Liang Qiurun respond to this?
He has left the meat processing plant and is no longer its director. He can only listen.
"Didn't Secretary He take care of it?"
When he was in office, Secretary He did not achieve 100% of his goals, but he was still able to achieve some of them. He left office because he wanted to carry out reforms, and those reforms would drastically affect the interests of many people.
Secretary He did not allow it. Apart from that, the two of them had the same political views and did not have much disagreement.
Jiang Lamei shook her head. "Secretary He is about to retire. No one can control Director Li anymore."
These old cadres who were transferred had filed complaints and even made a fuss, but it was useless.
Liang Qiurun was silent for a moment, "It's not been easy for you these past few years."
Jiang Lamei burst into tears when she heard this. "Director Liang, you don't know that after you left, we are like grass without the support of a big tree. Anyone can step on us."
"Director Liang, will you come back?"
Jiang Lamei looked at him hopefully.
Liang Qiurun shook his head.
Silence is the best answer.
Jiang Lamei wiped her tears, sighed, and smiled bitterly, "Look at me, I came here to discuss serious matters today, why are we talking about these things?"
"Director Liang, where are Mei and Lan?"
Liang Qiurun didn't want to tell her where Jiang Meishu was, because Jiang Lamei had been there for such a long time and she hadn't come out. It was obvious that she didn't want to meet Jiang Lamei.
But when Jiang Lamei asked again, Liang Qiurun said calmly, "She's not feeling well and is lying down. If Director Jiang has anything to say, you can talk to her another day."
All I can say is that Liang Qiurun is Liang Qiurun. He solved the problem raised by the other party as soon as he opened his mouth, and also defeated Jiang Lamei.
This made Jiang Lamei's prepared speech instantly fail in her pregnancy.
She smiled awkwardly, "My coming here isn't a big deal. I just want to discuss with her where her father should go."
"It's impossible for a family to not miss home and not feel like family."
"What I mean is, let her mother come back from Guangzhou. How can making money be more important than living with your spouse?"
"Besides, our Chen Liang has lived with her all his life. Now that she's old, she suddenly went out to earn money. Chen Liang's life at home is really too difficult."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Liang Qiurun knew why she was there.
He said calmly, "As for my mother-in-law coming back to take care of my father-in-law, you and Jiang Jiang don't have the final say. You need to discuss this with my mother-in-law. After all, no one in this world can make decisions for others, don't you think? Director Jiang."
Jiang Lamei was speechless. "Director Liang, can you let Meilan come out? I want to discuss this with her."
"No need, we are husband and wife, and you and I are the same."
Liang Qiurun even took out a pen and paper from his pocket, wrote down a phone number and handed it to Jiang Lamei, "You can go talk to my mother-in-law directly."
Do Jiang Lamei and Jiang Chenliang have this phone number?
Of course they do.
So it felt a bit redundant for Liang Qiurun to take out the phone again, but he had no choice but to do it.
Jiang Lamei could only hold her nose and drink the whole pot.
In the end, she had no choice but to whisper, "You and Meilan, tell her that her mother is enjoying herself in Yangcheng while her father is suffering at home. As a daughter, is she happy to see this situation?"
Jiang Meishu, who had originally not planned to come out, finally couldn't help it when she heard this, and she came out of the small room.
The small room had not been lived in or cleaned for a long time, so she also had a musty smell.
Jiang Meishu's face was filled with displeasure. "Aunt, you said my mother is enjoying herself in Guangzhou, but I don't agree. She's a native of the capital, and when she went to Guangzhou, she couldn't get used to the food or the living conditions. But she persisted, working over fifteen hours a day. Do you think she's enjoying herself?"
"If this is really a blessing, then why didn't my dad go when I asked him to go so many times?"
No one expected Jiang Meishu to come out at this time, and after asking this question, Jiang Lamei was instantly speechless.
"Your father is reluctant to leave his hometown. He wants to stay with his roots."
Jiang Meishu said, "My mother is also reluctant to leave her hometown. But in order to earn more money for her future wife in the south, she works from dawn to dusk. When it's hot in Guangzhou, it can be 40 degrees Celsius. She can set up her stall outside for ten hours at a time. When she goes to buy goods, she works like a man, carrying hundreds of kilograms of goods, and she never complains about the hardship."
"Aunt, you said my mother was going to enjoy herself, but look at what she did. Is each of them really enjoying herself?"
Jiang Lamei was embarrassed and said, "I just said it casually, kid, but you are so picky with me. I am your elder after all. Is it really okay for you to say that to me?"
Jiang Meishu really didn't want to talk anymore.
She was not her elder sister Jiang Meilan. She had not received the grace of Jiang Lamei's five years of raising her. She took a deep breath and said, "You were the one who started it. You said my mom was enjoying herself in Yangcheng and my dad was suffering at home."
"You said my mom doesn't care about my dad, and that I don't care about my dad. We have invited my dad to Guangzhou more than once before."
She turned around to look at Jiang Chenliang, "Dad, while everyone is here today, I want to ask you something. After the New Year, will you come with us to Yangcheng? There's a family reunion there. Do you want to go?"
Jiang Chenliang is an old-fashioned man and he doesn't like to leave his hometown.
Jiang Meishu pulled out her trump card, "If you work hard over there, you can earn at least a hundred yuan a month. Of course, there will be times when you lose money, and the losses will be on me. Do you want to go?"
When he heard that he could earn 100 yuan a month, Jiang Chenliang was quite tempted.
"Not only can you make money if you go, but you can also be with Mom, and we'll have someone to talk to. Plus, Xiaoju has grown up and will follow you around and call you grandpa. Dad, I won't force you. Just think it over. Before I leave Guangzhou, as long as you're willing to go, I can take you with me."
Jiang Chenliang remained silent, but Jiang Lamei became curious. "Is the South so profitable?"
Jiang Meishu knew what she meant. Jiang Lamei was a complicated person. You said she was bad, but after she and Jiang Meilan exchanged marriages, Jiang Lamei ran around and contributed money, manpower and people.
But if you say she is good, it is obvious that she and Jiang Meilan are the ones who have the relationship of raising their children.
But because Jiang Meilan married Shen Zhanlie, a poor man, Jiang Lamei's attitude towards Jiang Meilan became a little colder and her attitude towards Jiang Meishu became a little warmer when they got along later.
After all, this is a society based on personal relationships, but when relationships between relatives are also measured by personal relationships, Jiang Meishu feels uncomfortable.
So when she answered, she was also vague, "It's okay, but there are gains and losses. When it's profitable, I can make a lot, but when it's unprofitable, I can lose everything."
“So it’s hard to say.”
Jiang Lamei suddenly felt a little timid, but thinking about her daughter's future, she was still a little worried. "You know Xiaojuan's personality. She is not good at studying. Even after the college entrance examination was reinstated, she took it for three consecutive years and failed."
"Her future is uncertain."
Jiang Lamei tried a few times, "Can you let Xiaojuan go with you to the south to see the world?"
"You know Xiaojuan's character. If she really can't keep up, you can just drive her away."
At this point, her shoulders slumped. "Forget it. The child has never left my side. Letting her go with you will only cause you trouble."
Jiang Lamei wasn't a bad person, she was pretty good too. But most of the time, she was on the side of profit.
The relationship between Jiang Meishu and Jiang Lamei has always been ordinary, but she has a good relationship with Zhao Xiaojuan.
The two of them used to be able to wear the same pants. Even when she had no clothes to wear on a blind date, she borrowed Zhao Xiaojuan's school uniform.
Don’t look at the monk’s face, look at the Buddha’s face.
Jiang Meishu didn't refuse at all, "After the New Year, when you visit her, ask Xiaojuan to come over and I'll chat with her."
Whether or not I can take Xiaojuan to the south depends on her situation.
With these words, Jiang Lamei was already very grateful, "Thank you, Mei," Shu said.
She didn't shout out the last word.
Jiang Meishu understood. She shook her head and said, "Aunt, there's no need to say thank you between us."
Jiang Lamei had helped her countless times. When she was a temporary worker in the trade union, she relied entirely on this aunt to protect her. So Xie was a little distant from her, but they were not too close either.
It can only be said that it is help between relatives without violating any principles.
After achieving her desired goal, Jiang Lamei no longer stood up for her brother. After all, people are all about their own interests.
She couldn't possibly offend Jiang Meishu for the sake of her daughter's interests.
Therefore, Jiang Lamei also said goodbye, "Then I will leave first. When you come back to pay New Year's greetings, I will let Xiaojuan come to find you."
"And Director Liang."
Jiang Lamei hesitated for a moment and said, "When the time comes, we will come to your house to wish you a happy new year."
After a pause, she lowered her posture a bit, "When the time comes, please don't think we are troublesome."
Liang Qiurun also wanted to meet those old subordinates, so he nodded and said, "Wait for good news."
After watching Jiang Lamei leave.
There were only a few of them at home. When Jiang Lamei appeared, Jiang Chenliang hardly said a word. He had lived in the shadow of his sister all his life.
Jiang Lamei is the eldest sister. She has been outstanding and strong since she was a child. From raising Jiang Chenliang to getting a job to getting married, all of these were arranged by Jiang Lamei.
So he remained silent.
Jiang Meishu also knew her father's character. She was about to leave and said goodbye, "Dad, please think carefully about going to Yangcheng."
Jiang Chenliang stood up and said, "Don't worry, I'll go to Yangcheng with you."
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