Xiao's mother had worked in the garment factory for many years, and there were many families like this in the factory, but without exception, the parents who couldn't get along with each other ended up having a miserable old age.
There's no other reason than that while they were spoiling one of them madly, that child had already become selfish and self-centered. When they no longer had any use to them, that was when they would be abandoned.
"I think it's good to recognize those people early on, otherwise you'll be dragged down for the rest of your life."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked about this topic for a long time; anyone who didn't know better would think they were a mother and daughter.
When Xiao Hui went to find Battalion Commander Shi, she happened to run into him walking home dejectedly.
"What happened? What did your family say?"
Seeing her husband's expression, Xiaohui already guessed the outcome, but she still chose to ask the question she already knew the answer to.
Battalion Commander Shi shook his head, feeling even more guilty towards his wife and children, "My father..."
He could only say three words before he couldn't continue. He hadn't expected that his family only saw him as a tool to make money. He thought that if the military hadn't been so strict in everything, there would have been no possibility of a substitution. Otherwise, would his parents have asked his brother to take his place?
He wouldn't have thought this way before, but now he feels that anything is possible.
“I understand, you don’t need to say it, but Lao Shi, although our Niu Niu is a girl, she is the only one we can rely on in the future. We need to think more about her.”
Battalion Commander Shi nodded. "Don't you know how I've treated you and the child? If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have agreed to let them come in the first place."
"If you tell them not to come, they won't come. It's not like we don't have our address at home."
That makes a lot of sense.
"We need to think of a way to get them back. Old Shi, I have an idea, but I don't know if you'd be willing."
Battalion Commander Shi nodded without hesitation and said, "I'm willing to do anything as long as I can get the person away."
Xiao Hui repeated what Gu An'an had said, and after a long silence, Battalion Commander Shi finally said, "Okay, let's go find your sister-in-law now."
After they explained their plan to Aunt Zhang, the two of them went home.
"What? Did your father give you a good scolding?" Old Mrs. Shi raised her head high and said with a sneer.
“I advise you two not to waste your energy. If you want us to leave, fine. I know you two must have savings. Give me the money, and then send 80% of your salary home every month. I will take your two nephews back immediately.”
Old Mrs. Shi, feeling slighted, immediately made an outrageous demand, which made the couple laugh in exasperation.
"Should I thank you for leaving us 20%?"
Battalion Commander Shi didn't even want to call her "Mom" anymore. He felt that this person was a complete stranger. If it weren't for the fact that animals were not allowed to become spirits after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he would have suspected that something had possessed her.
Grandma Shi seemed oblivious to the sarcasm. "Don't be angry. Your life was given to you by your father and me. You owe us for the rest of your life, so you have to give us whatever I want."
Battalion Commander Shi gave a cold laugh, "Since you don't treat me like a son, then I don't need to treat you like my parents either."
With his long legs, Battalion Commander Shi went straight into the house of Old Lady Shi and her two grandsons, stuffing their belongings into bags.
"What are you doing?"
"What are we doing? Of course, we're kicking you out of here."
Realizing that the other person's gaze was devoid of any emotion, Old Lady Shi panicked.
"You can't do this! I'm your mother! You can't kick me out!"
Putting aside the fact that it's freezing cold outside and someone could freeze to death, they haven't even received their money yet. How can they be kicked out like this? They'd be laughed at by everyone around them.
Grandma Shi was no match for Battalion Commander Shi and couldn't stop him at all. She could only resort to her old tricks, running out of the house to grab the old actor's knife and holding it against herself.
"Put it down! Otherwise, I'll stab myself in the back and make things difficult for us, and you won't have an easy time either."
In Grandma Shi's view, Battalion Commander Shi would definitely compromise again, since if something happened to her here, his position as battalion commander would be over.
The scene she had imagined did not happen. Battalion Commander Shi ignored her words and continued stuffing things into the bag.
"Did you hear me? If you don't put that thing down, I'll... I'll stab myself!"
The two unlucky kids chimed in, "Grandma, Uncle is being disobedient. You should stab yourself so he gets punished and can't join the army, so he can go home and farm!"
"That's right! My mom said that all of Uncle's money belongs to us. If he doesn't want to give it to us, we'll make sure he doesn't have a good life."
The eldest and second eldest Shi brothers shouted, unaware that their words chilled Old Lady Shi to the bone.
Better to live a miserable life than to die, especially for people like them who have suffered all kinds of hardships. Now that life is a little better, how could she possibly want to die? It's just a tactic to threaten people.
Little did she know that her two most beloved grandsons would urge her to stab them, and it felt as if a knife had been plunged into Old Lady Shi's chest.
"You two shut up!"
Heartbroken, Grandma Shi temporarily forgot that these two were her most beloved grandsons, but the two grandsons couldn't stand her attitude.
"Grandma, you're yelling at us! How could you yell at us? Didn't you say we were your most beloved grandsons?"
Faced with her two grandsons' accusing gazes, Grandma Shi regained her senses. Yes, she would still need her two grandsons to bring her honor in the future, so how could she treat them like this!
"Eldest brother, second brother, Grandma was just angry, please don't be angry."
At a time like this, his mother still had the mood to comfort the two idiots, making Battalion Commander Shi feel even more sorry for himself.
The two tyrants of the Shi family had never suffered such humiliation at their grandmother's hands before, and they both said, "When we get home, we're definitely going to tell Grandpa about this. Grandma, just you wait!"
Grandma Shi was startled by these words and her hand trembled. How could she not know what kind of person her husband was? If that old man really found out about this, who knows what he would do!
She wanted to coax her two grandsons, but the occasion wasn't right. "You two stop fooling around. We need to unite against the enemy now. Get your second uncle to agree to our demands. We can talk about other things later."
If the two continued talking, she would lose the confidence to confront her son.
"Second son, Mom doesn't want to pressure you, but our family still needs your two nephews. Raising boys is expensive, and their schooling and marriage are too costly. Your eldest brother is a farmer, so I can only ask you to help out. Besides, if you don't give money now, what will you do when you die and there's no one to help you with the pot?"
"The person is already dead, why should I care about those things!"
Battalion Commander Shi had seen too much life and death and had long since become indifferent to everything.
"Aren't you afraid we'll cause you to lose your job?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a person walked in through the door, accompanied by her loud voice...
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