Chapter 25: Money, money, money, all you know is money!
After Qian Ertian got married.
The Qian family's life seems to be peaceful, but in fact there are undercurrents.
certainly.
This is also related to Zhao's mother's harshness.
but.
Mother Zhao also has her own reasons.
It was her fault for spending 20 yuan on the second brother and his wife's wedding!
Then she would have to deduct it from her normal living expenses.
Living expenses are less.
Of course, the food cannot be the same as usual.
For example, this morning's meal was very simple.
Millet porridge, cornmeal steamed buns, and shredded pickles.
dinner.
There were two plates of green vegetables, wild vegetable and corn porridge, and cornmeal steamed buns.
In fact, although it is a simple meal, it is delicious because of Zhao's mother's good cooking skills.
Take this morning’s breakfast for example!
The millet porridge is cooked to the right thickness, and you can taste the unique aroma of millet in every bite.
There are also a few golden cornmeal steamed buns next to it. They look simple, but when you bite them, they are full of the aroma of grains.
Served with a small dish of finely chopped pickles, it is salty and delicious!
And at night.
Those two large plates of lush green vegetables were so fresh and juicy that they looked mouth-watering.
There is also a pot of wild vegetable corn porridge on the side. The thick soup is wrapped with chopped wild vegetables and golden corn kernels, exuding bursts of fragrance.
The staple food was the coarse flour steamed bread left over from the morning, which looked a bit unappealing.
But the second son and his wife were very dissatisfied.
Qian Ertian complained to Old Man Qian at the dinner table: "Dad, I just got married, and look, Mother Zhao gave this to my wife!"
"What else can we eat?" Zhao's mother sneered. "With more than a dozen people in our family, fifteen yuan is needed every month just to buy food and socialize. We eat a lot of eggs at home, so we have to buy fifty or sixty eggs every month. This takes away another five or six yuan, leaving less than ten yuan. You don't want to eat meat every day, do you?"
"But we haven't eaten meat since we got married." Qian Ertian disagreed: "I don't even think I've eaten scrambled eggs."
I remember when his wife didn't come in.
These scrambled eggs can be eaten every other day.
But now his wife has been married for five or six days.
Not to mention meat, I've never even seen eggs.
He suspected that Zhao's mother was just looking for trouble.
Or maybe he just doesn't like his wife.
Facing Qian Ertian’s complaints.
"You ate so much meat and fish when you got married, it's time to eat some vegetables." Zhao's mother refused to give in. "What kind of family is this? You still have to eat meat and fish every day."
Old Man Qian knocked on the table, signaling everyone to shut up: "Okay, let's eat. We only eat meat once a week or so."
The father-in-law has come out.
Then Qian Ertian’s wife Xia Lan could no longer be bothered.
Let's just let this matter pass.
but.
People who have ulterior motives cannot be suppressed no matter what.
A few days later.
Qian Ertian's newly married wife started making trouble again, clamoring for a division of the family property.
Get to the bottom of it.
It’s the same old routine. He actually complains about the 35 yuan monthly living expenses and the bad food.
She felt that instead of everyone having to live a hard life together, it would be better to divide the 35 yuan living allowance equally among each household and let each household arrange their living expenses.
In fact, Lao Qiantou has always been annoyed by this matter.
Zhao bought jobs for her daughter and eldest son.
Not all of this money, but at least half of it comes from the monthly living expenses.
so.
Old Qiantou also wanted to get back the 35 yuan living expenses that Zhao gave him every month, but he didn't want to split up the family.
So he said to Zhao: "Since you manage the 35 yuan living allowance every month and the food is not good, why not give the money to your second daughter-in-law for a while and see if the food can be better under her management?"
hehe.
Zhao Saihua had long realized that his family had been planning something recently.
but.
She always held a glimmer of hope for them.
Or rather.
Living expenses were the only benefit the Qian family gave to Zhao.
If this benefit is taken away.
That would mean a break with the Zhao family, and they could divorce at any time.
In fact, it was not only Old Man Qian who thought he could control the Zhao family.
Even Zhao thought she could control Old Man Qian.
If they really divorced.
Where could Old Man Qian find such a beautiful and capable wife?
The most important thing is.
Although she is a little scheming and calculating.
But Zhao never treated her adopted children harshly.
Her own children had to work very hard to earn work points.
But none of the children in the Qian family are diligent!
Moreover, whether it was food, clothing, or social interactions at home, Zhao took good care of Old Man Qian.
This is a slightly different take on the kind of black-hearted stepmother.
It can sow discord between Qian's father and his children.
You can treat your stepchildren harshly while pretending to be a good person in front of Old Man Qian.
Forehead……
Actually.
Sometimes Zhao's mother would treat the Qian family's children harshly, but it was not really obvious and the treatment was always very mild.
Compared to other evil stepmothers.
Zhao Saihua even felt like an angel.
Anyway.
In every aspect, Zhao's mother felt that both her role as a stepmother and her work as a wife were impeccable.
After all, Old Man Qian goes to work every day, so Zhao spends more time with the Qian children.
She is determined to do something bad.
Can Old Man Qian know everything?
Besides, from the perspective of being a wife, the rich old man promised: "I will support her and their three children."
Then Zhao Saihua could just work less diligently or cheat every day.
But in reality.
She did both the housework and the farm work every day and did them very well.
Anyway, all of the above.
This will give Zhao some confidence in front of the Qian family and even Old Man Qian!
"When I agreed to marry you, I didn't want a house or property, but I had to give you living expenses." Zhao Shi didn't indulge them: "Since you won't give me anything, why should I marry you? I might as well continue to be a widow."
Old man Qian’s eyebrows twitched.
Zhao Saihua is threatening divorce.
Although he wanted to help his son seize control of the kitchen.
But I really don't plan to divorce.
So Old Man Qian also made some compromises: "How about this, 35 yuan a month for living expenses, leaving you 5 yuan, and see what the second daughter-in-law can do?"
Old Man Qian just wanted to take a look.
How much can be saved from the 30 yuan living expenses this month?
How much money did the Zhao mother and her children cheat from him?
Zhao thought it would be nice to leave 5 dollars for herself.
After all, she also has to make winter clothes and shoes for everyone this month, and she and her son don’t have to hand over so much food.
So I agreed.
But before handing it over, Zhao said, "Since I'm no longer in charge of the kitchen, I don't have to cook every day. I can just focus on the farm work."
"Okay." Old man Qian agreed immediately.
Since we want people to hand over power, they must make some sacrifices.
Everyone in the Qian family, even the eldest daughter-in-law Qian, who had always had a good relationship with the Zhao family, was happy.
Everyone wants 35 yuan a month for living expenses.
Early this morning.
Sunlight streamed into the house through the mottled windows.
Zeng Cheng is off today and doesn't have to go to work.
In fact, this is how it is to work in the countryside.
As the weather gets colder, there’s less work to do in the fields!
For example, during the autumn harvest season, there is no chance to rest for a single day in a month.
But in winter, especially the cold winter, we can only rest for about half a month.
However, if you don't work, you won't get any work points, which means you won't make any money.
Because I don't have to go to work.
Zeng Cheng slept in a long time, but when the sun was high in the sky, he found that his wife was still there.
He rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked at Zhao Qianqian who was still nestled in his arms, sighed helplessly and asked, "Why aren't you going to work again today?"
Zhao Qianqian curled her lips at him and responded nonchalantly, "What if I don't go? I have my second cousin to help me anyway!"
A salary of more than 20 yuan a month.
She even hired someone else to help her?
Zeng Cheng thinks his wife is too lazy.
Zeng Cheng used to be a person who did not want to make progress.
But now he has changed for the better.
He wished he could earn ten work points every day.
so.
When he saw that his wife was not making progress, he always wanted to lecture her.
But in the end I endured it.
I just can't stand it today...
There is still a difference between before and after marriage.
Especially Qian Sanya intentionally or unintentionally provoked him: "My stepsister doesn't really want to live with you... My stepsister just loves your money. If you don't have money, she will abandon you... My stepsister will never struggle with you."
…"Actually, my stepsister looked down on you at first. She only started to notice you after she found out that your uncle mailed you 50 yuan in pocket money every month, plus a bunch of meat and sugar coupons."
... "I once heard my stepsister say that her dream was to find a rich man to support her. As long as he's rich, it doesn't matter if he's tall, short, fat or thin."
actually.
In the past, Zeng Cheng thought it was nothing that Zhao Qianqian didn’t go to work.
He still enjoys the feeling of having his wife around him all day long.
But Qian Sanya talked a lot in front of him.
Zeng Cheng felt like he had an extra thorn in his heart.
Or do you want to prove something?
Is there any man in this world who doesn't want his wife to truly love him, rather than coveting other things, such as wealth and power...
He wanted Zhao Qianqian to go to work, but he didn't expect her to earn much money?
I just want to prove to everyone: "Zhao Qianqian didn't marry me for my money, she just loves me, truly loves me... She is also working hard for our future life."
But.
Zhao Qianqian's performance disappointed him greatly.
And she kept asking him for money intentionally or unintentionally?
Disappointment again and again.
Finally, it exploded that day when Zhao Qianqian asked him for living expenses.
Here's the thing.
Today he went to town to pick up something his father mailed to him.
Zeng Cheng was in a good mood originally, and even went to the state-owned restaurant to buy Zhao Qianqian some big meat buns and the braised pork she wanted.
But he returned home.
He presented his wife with a big meat bun like a treasure, and said, "You see, your husband loves you. I bought big meat buns and braised pork specially for you. I haven't even picked up my chopsticks yet, just waiting to eat with you."
I originally thought I would get a kiss and a touching hug.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Qianqian would only ask him for money: "Since you have the money, then give me my monthly living expenses."
"Money, money, money! Money is all you care about!"
Zhao Qianqian was completely bewildered. “Didn’t we agree that you would give me 40 yuan a month for living expenses?”
"My father only gave me 50 yuan in total, and you asked for 40 yuan right away." Zeng Cheng yelled, "Qian Sanya is right. All you care about is my money."
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