After venting her anger, Wu Xiufang wiped away her tears, took a deep breath to control her emotions, and said coldly, "In the final analysis, it's because of my incompetence as a mother that they have suffered so much."
Why didn't she speak up when she felt wronged? Why didn't she dare to argue to the end? Ultimately, it was because she had no ability. She didn't earn the money herself, so she didn't have the confidence to spend it, let alone stop him from giving her money.
At the end of the day, she's just someone asking for money.
"Well, I won't say any more. If you agree, we can live happily ever after and raise our children to adulthood. If you don't agree..."
At this point, Wu Xiufang pursed her lips and said, "If you don't agree, we can live separately from now on. You can live your life, and I'll take care of the children. You give me half of your salary every month as child support. This is what you should give as a father. As for the rest, you can give it to whoever you want. I won't say a word."
She paused, then continued, "Of course, if you want a divorce, that's fine. I'll take the children with me, and you can decide on the child support. If you don't want to, that's fine. I'll take the children back to my parents' home, and we'll work in the fields together. We'll never starve."
"You can think about it carefully, and tell me the answer when you have figured it out." After saying that, Wu Xiufang didn't want to stay any longer, so she stood up and wanted to leave.
"sorry--"
She paused and stood still.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know..." His voice was filled with regret. Zhao Gang squatted down and covered his head. "I didn't know that the eldest brother wanted a pen. I just felt that I had been away from home for so many years and had not fulfilled my filial duties to my parents. So I thought that giving them more money would help them live a better life."
"I don't know why it turned out like this..."
Obviously he just wants his family to live in harmony.
Wu Xiufang's calm voice came, "Because you are not the one who has been wronged, and you are not the one being tortured by your parents. In your heart, they are the parents who raised you and the brothers who grew up with you. But I am not like that, and neither are my children. We don't have those beautiful memories of you."
"The peace shown on the surface makes you feel that your family is harmonious and your life is wonderful. When it's late at night and everyone is asleep, you might even feel proud that your family doesn't have the messy things that other families have. But all this peace is achieved at the cost of our sacrifices." Of course, he himself was also sacrificed.
"Okay, now that I've said this, there's no need to say more. The hurt of the past cannot be erased by a few words or apologies. You should think carefully about what I just said. I have to go out tomorrow, and I hope to hear your answer tomorrow night." After saying this, Wu Xiufang did not stay and strode out.
Only Zhao Gang was left squatting beside the bed, staring at the ground in a daze.
He really needs to think about this.
Of course, he doesn’t have to choose anything. There is no need to think about it at all. He will definitely choose his wife and children.
Instead, we need to think about how many wrong things he has done over the years and how foolish he is!
Only when he thinks clearly can he make corrections and have the opportunity to make amends.
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Jianshu didn't know about the dispute in the Zhao family. If he knew what Zhao Gang was thinking, he would just roll his eyes.
Oh, you're thinking about your wife and children now? Why didn't you think more about them before?
People are so mean and panicky. They take things for granted when they are around each other every day, but only when they are about to lose them do they realize how important they are and start thinking about making up for it.
It's a worthless thing, you should burn it and scatter the ashes, then let him regret it.
Jianshu, who was still completely unaware of the situation at the moment, was humming a song while chatting and laughing with Gu Mingjing as they prepared dinner.
In the evening, I drink porridge and eat corn cakes with pickles.
In the middle of winter, a bowl of porridge can warm you from the inside out and make you feel very comfortable.
After the dough was kneaded, Jianshu asked Gu Mingjing to light the fire while he formed the dough into small pieces and told him that he would be going out the next day.
"Why did you suddenly want to go out in such a cold day?" Gu Mingjing was a little surprised. Going out in the middle of winter was really not her style.
As for this little ancestor of his family, he would rather lie in bed than sit on a chair in winter, and would never go out if he could stay at home.
Jian Shu kept moving his hands while explaining, "I just accompanied Sister Xiufang to the city to buy some things."
"No, why must you accompany her when shopping? And why are you willing to accompany her? Moreover, why does Sister Xiufang suddenly want to go to the city to buy things? Can't the supply and marketing cooperative be used?" Gu Mingjing keenly noticed that something was wrong and asked directly.
Jianshu said with a bitter face: "..." What should I do? I knew I couldn't hide it from him.
"What are you hiding from me? Does this matter have anything to do with you?" Gu Mingjing looked at her with sharp eyes.
Otherwise, she would definitely not have the time to go out in the middle of winter.
"Okay, I'll tell you..." Jian Shu had no choice but to tell him the whole story briefly, from his own instigation to Wu Xiufang's reaction, and then to the final decision, without hiding anything.
“…” Gu Mingjing closed his eyes and pressed his temples. He didn’t expect that Jianshu would cause such a thing in just one afternoon.
"Shushu, this is the Zhao family's affair. It has nothing to do with us. Why should we get involved?"
Jian Shu touched his nose awkwardly and said, "I just saw that my sister-in-law was working too hard, so I wanted to persuade her to relax."
At first, she really just said a few words casually, but later she started to think about it. To be honest, she had long been annoyed by Wu Xiufang's constant busyness inside and outside the house. Every time she went to see someone, her hands were always working, and she never had a moment to spare.
It’s not that she wants people to be like her and sit at home doing nothing every day, but she feels that people cannot stay at home all their lives, staring at their own little piece of land all day long. After a long time, people will become useless.
Seeing Gu Mingjing's disapproving expression, she closed her eyes and shouted:
"Oh, I know I shouldn't get involved. I might end up getting into trouble and getting into trouble. But didn't I just say it at the right time? Plus, Sister Xiufang is really busy every day, and I can't stand it, so I took the opportunity to say a few words."
Jian Shu made up his mind, "Anyway, I've already said it. Now it seems that my sister-in-law also appreciates it and wants to make some changes. At least everything is moving in a good direction, right?"
"But are you sure she will always be like this and won't regret it in the end? Won't there be any conflicts in her family because of this? Won't she blame you in the end?" Gu Mingjing calmly pointed out the possible outcomes.
People's ideas will change. Now Wu Xiufang may have been persuaded by Jianshu to change, but no one knows how long it will last. Maybe when she wakes up, she will regret it.
By then, people might feel that Jianshu is meddling too much.
Although these are just possibilities, Gu Mingjing doesn't mind speculating in the worst direction.
His little girl was full of sincerity, and he didn't want her to get hurt in the end.
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