Feng Aiju's eyes flashed, and she argued: "Lao Gao, we have been together for so many years, don't you still believe me? I usually send money home on time as you said,
I know I'm a stepmother. People say being a stepmother is hard. Maybe this child is pretending to be poor and miserable just to get you to send some money! If the child wants money, I'll send them some tomorrow. Isn't that okay?
Gao Jintian snorted coldly, "Feng Aiju, it is precisely because I have been with you for so many years that I understand you better. Xinzhen is a very honest child.
I haven't paid much attention to her over the years because I know the children have some opinions about me.
Xinzhen has never written to me on her own initiative. Unless it is absolutely necessary, this child will never write to me.
I'll call my cousin's factory tomorrow and find out who's lying."
Feng Aiju's expression suddenly changed. She squeezed her eyes hard, squeezed out a few tears, and said with a sob, "Lao Gao, I'm sorry. I was afraid you would blame me if I told you the truth.
I didn't send them any money, but I have my own difficulties!
Xiaoye has been clamoring to buy a radio, Xiaoyan wants a women's bicycle, and I broke my arm and can't make any money. I'm thinking about our little family...!"
Before she could finish, Gao Jintian interrupted Feng Aiju impatiently, "Feng Aiju, stop making excuses. I know exactly how much money our family has.
The money on the deposit certificate is more than enough for them to buy these things.
When we got married, you always said that you would treat these children as your own, but now, what are you doing?
Now everyone in the compound knows that I'm disrespectful to my parents and abused my ex-wife's children. Are you satisfied now? You've completely disgraced me."
Feng Aiju hurried forward and took Gao Jintian's hand, "Lao Gao, I have always told the military wives in the family compound to send 20 yuan a month, and we will give money for marriage and schooling separately.
I'll mail the money back to them tomorrow, and no one else will know about it, so don't worry!"
Gao Jintian shook Feng Aiju's hand away. "Come on! This letter was found by those old ladies in the compound and given to me. Now everyone in the compound knows about your behavior. I wonder how you'll be able to face people tomorrow!"
Feng Aiju opened her eyes wide in disbelief. "How is this possible? I put the letter under the mattress. I thought you found it yourself. How could it have escaped by itself?"
Gao Jintian's face turned ashen, and he roared with gnashing teeth: "Feng Aiju, you are too cruel. You actually want to suppress this letter.
If I hadn't found this letter, would you have kept it a secret from me forever? Would you have the heart to ignore my children's schooling and my parents' illness?"
Feng Aiju burst into tears and tearfully defended herself, "Lao Gao, who do you think I am? How could I be so cruel?
I didn't let you read this letter because I was afraid you'd be angry. I was planning to secretly send them some money tomorrow, but you found out today!"
Gao Jintian waved his hands weakly, "Feng Aiju, when I heard those military wives mocking me just now, I wanted to dig a hole and bury myself.
I tell you, I don’t want to embarrass myself by following you, and you don’t have to send money home anymore.
In order to save face, I will send a telegram tomorrow, asking my parents to bring Erxiao and my daughter to come over to see my father in Beijing.
"The second child and my daughter will both go to school in Beijing. I won't care about the eldest child anymore after he gets married. I'll just send him more money so he can live a good life."
Feng Aiju grabbed Gao Jintian's hand again, shook her head violently and said, "Lao Gao, our house only has two bedrooms. If you bring all your family members over, where will they live? You can't bring them here!"
I will withdraw all the money from my passbook tomorrow and mail it all to my family. I will send money home on time from now on. I promise that I will never deduct their living expenses again. Is that okay with you?"
Gao Jintian rolled his eyes at her and said, "Feng Aiju, let me tell you, even if nothing happened today, I would have planned to bring my parents here.
I am the only son in the family, and I cannot pass the responsibility of supporting my parents in their old age onto my older sisters. This matter is not up for discussion."
Feng Aiju saw that her plea was useless and her face changed immediately. "Gao Jintian, if you dare to bring those people over to my house, I will divorce you immediately. I can't live like this anymore."
Gao Jintian rolled his eyes at her, ran to the bedroom, picked up his bedding and walked out. "I've made up my mind. This is it. Think about it carefully. I'm going to sleep in the dormitory first. If you want a divorce, I'll be there anytime."
Feng Aiju suddenly blocked his way and said angrily, "Gao Jintian, when I married you, I was a virgin.
I am lucky that you are an old man with three children. What did you promise me? You said that you would let the child born by your ex-wife stay in your hometown, and we would live in Beijing.
Are you still a man? You said it well at the beginning, but now you regret it. Do you think I can't do anything to you now? "
Gao Jintian stared at me without showing any weakness and said, "You still have the nerve to bring up the past. You were the one who came here first, and I didn't pester you.
You are attracted by my identity as an officer. Don’t think I don’t know that you are just trying to compete with Lu Chunyan!
And we had agreed to let my two sons stay home to help support my elderly parents and we would send money back home. But what happened? Did you send any money? I've become the biggest joke in the family compound.
Say nothing more, I'll send a telegram tomorrow, and this matter will not be disputed."
Feng Aiju stared with scarlet eyes and threatened in a low voice: "Okay, I'm blind, okay! I tell you, Gao Jintian, don't push me too far. Even rabbits bite when they're pushed too far!
If I hadn't saved some money back then, and if I hadn't used it to help you when you were punished, you would have gone home to farm long ago, and there would have been no spare money for your three kids to spend.
"What? You think you're getting too powerful and want to put me down? I'm telling you, no way. If you dare take it, I'll report you immediately. I'll see if you can even stay in the army."
Gao Jintian paused as he was about to leave. Feng Aiju saw that her threat was effective, and a hint of pride flashed across her face, "Gao Jintian, we've been together for so many years, I know you very well.
The real reason you are angry today is not because I didn't send money home, but because I made you lose face.
If you really cared about the children born to your ex-wife, you wouldn't have thought about remarrying less than a month after she died, and you wouldn't have abandoned your three children in your hometown without caring about them for so many years.
If you were sincere and called home more often, I would not dare to deduct their living expenses, and you would not have discovered it only now.
Don't boast about how great you are and how small I am. Let's not laugh at each other, we are all on the same path."
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