Liu Fenghe's wife Xiaoyan was frightened by her husband's sudden anger and trembled all over. She instinctively rubbed against the edge of the kang.
Liu Fenghe did not calm down because of his wife's show of weakness. Instead, he became even more furious and continued to curse:
"I came back to talk to you, and you look at me, you can't tell the difference between inside and outside. Are you going to live with my sister or with me?
Do you think it's so easy to go to someone's house and shamelessly ask for a few dollars?
Even that brat from my sister's family dared to turn her back on me, and I still had to put on a silly face to coax that girl.
Who is whose uncle? I am an elder, but I am like the third grandson. What do you want? I always give you the money.
"Me?" Xiaoyan looked at her husband with red eyes.
Liu Fenghe didn't lie. Liu Yafang also looked down on her only brother.
Liu Yafang had no idea that her brother had been acting like a rogue in public all these years, and was unreasonable like a troublemaker with her, but he was the one who truly loved his wife.
Every time Liu Fenghe got some goodies outside, after deducting the money he had for food and drinks, he would basically give all the money to his wife when he got home. He didn't care whether his wife gave the money to her parents or saved it for herself.
This is also the reason why Xiaoyan was often beaten, and her parents' home was nearby, but she never left home because of being beaten.
Sometimes her arms were covered with bruises. When her brother from her mother's family asked Xiaoyan if she was bullied, she would say that it was just an accidental bump, helping her husband maintain a good impression in her mother's family.
"Huh, what are you talking about? You don't understand me at all. I have no idea how I can maintain my composure.
You see, my sister lives in a small Western-style house, and this family treats her very well. I'm her younger brother, but even now I have to calculate every meal I eat.
What about my brother-in-law? What kind of brother-in-law is he? He's worse than anyone else.
When he came back for the Chinese New Year, he drank with this person and that person, but never asked to help me, his dear brother-in-law.
I asked about finding a job at the dinner table, and a kid scolded me until I turned pale.
On New Year's Day, my niece was scolded and kicked out by her uncle because of the foot washing water. I was almost mad at him when he came back. Are you blind? Didn't you see it?
This time when I go back, I have to carry half a bag of millet and pretend nothing happened. Why?
I've made a good judgment. No one else can have it as good as myself.
Look at my uncle, that snob. I don’t even want to criticize him.
He used to act like an old man. Not to mention visiting my sister's house, he would even make trouble if I didn't go to see him during the holidays.
Now look at me, I lost my shoes and ran to my house, one by one. I was angry and I didn't know the difference between inside and outside. I can't stand being angry with players like you who don't know the difference between inside and outside!
When Liu Fenghe said this, he sighed, sipped his white wine, and thought to himself:
She was wary of him like a thief. Her niece treated her uncle worse than anyone else. My sister gave me three hundred yuan, and I had to listen to her lecture.
He knew that three hundred yuan was a lot of money for an ordinary family and he should be content, but he was angry and couldn't express it.
Even when he went to town to buy a pound of braised beef in soy sauce, people would still sneer at him, saying, "What's the point of buying by pound?" Don't cut it, just this piece, your sister's family is so rich.
This is still unfamiliar.
He knew someone from the village. He often heard sour words when he went to work in the fields. Whoever caught him would advise him to pack up his things and go to Beijing quickly. Don't deal with this garbage anymore. You are his only younger brother and brother-in-law. Even if he doesn't help others, he will make sure you have a good life.
Eat delicious food and drink spicy food! Where is it?
The more Liu Fenghe thought about it, the angrier he became. He drank the whole cup and even picked up some food without any emotion. He muttered to himself:
"Logically speaking, since we're so rich, any money I have is enough for us to live a good life. I'm your only brother, so if I give more, I won't give it to anyone else.
Besides, there are so many jobs, and they go to the city and they can help others but not me? What the hell!
Alas, my brother-in-law is like a stupid roe deer. Is it safer to hire someone else than me?
You said I run errands for him and take care of things, so that our Xiaojun can go to the city to study in the future? He treats me like a beggar all the time. Give him a few hundred this time, or I will tell him that our house is leaking.
Xiaoyan looked at her husband speechlessly. "Isn't that a leaky barn? Who could possibly repair a barn so well that it looks like a habitable house?" This man was lying again.
Hearing her husband still complaining to himself, she was honest and not good at speaking, and for a moment she didn't know how to organize her words to persuade him. She felt angry, anxious and distressed.
How can my husband be so arrogant when he is angry? I give him money, but he still brings trouble to me?
Who could trust a husband who was so anxious that he lost his mind after drinking a little? Could anyone else be blamed? If my elder sister-in-law heard this, she would be so sad.
At the same time, I feel heartbroken.
Feng He was right. She went there during the New Year and saw her elder sister-in-law's family, especially Bi Yue's attitude towards her two uncles and aunts. She felt sorry for her husband who had to pretend nothing happened when he went to their house just to ask for some money.
Xiaoyan reached out and grabbed the broom in her hand. She was afraid that Liu Fenghe would hit her again after she finished speaking, so she grabbed the broom and then started to persuade him:
"How can there be so much logic? Fenghe, my sister is now rich, we should be happy. Now everyone in our village looks up to our family. You always say that I've let you down, why don't you think about it..."
Liu Fenghe raised his eyes: "What are you thinking about?!"
Xiaoyan closed her eyes, thinking that if she didn't say anything harsh, her husband would become mentally unbalanced and even more confused. She mustered up her courage and said:
"Before my brother-in-law went to the back mountain and got into trouble, I knew we had money. I was the one who said it. Then she came to borrow money from us, and you... blamed me. We didn't shut her up, and we didn't take a penny. We walked out in the heavy snow, crying as we went."
Liu Fenghe's face flushed red, and he said stubbornly, "That's not much. I still have to buy cough medicine for your father."
"How could you forget this? If it were you, you would bear a grudge for the rest of your life. I wouldn't come to your house if I could avoid it. It would be shameful. My brother-in-law is in trouble and will be disabled for life. He was the only strong laborer in the family and he passed away, and we didn't even visit him. If it were me, I would probably disown this marriage. Why don't you know how to be content?"
Liu Fenghe was so angry that he raised his hand to slap his wife as usual. But Xiaoyan, who was afraid of being beaten just now, suddenly came forward and grabbed Liu Fenghe's arm as if she was no longer afraid. She cried:
“I know you, I understand.
You were stingy before, and I treated you like that because I was poor.
If you can take advantage of me, just do it. You use the money you get back to treat my father's tuberculosis. Are you afraid that my mother and I will starve?
We have enough to eat and drink now, Fenghe, stop being like that, be respectable to others and set a good example for our son.
If you really want to go to the city to find a job, I will accompany you. Let's talk to my brother-in-law nicely. Don't be dishonest, don't choose hard work over easy work, earn money with your physical strength, and don't just ask for free money.
Why did I let you bully me? Why didn't I take a penny when I got married, leaving it all to me? Why did my brother-in-law turn a blind eye and even give you food when we were in trouble? It's because she is my sister. If it were someone else, why would you look at her?
Liu Fenghe put down his arms weakly: "Alright, alright, stop crying and howling. It happened in another life. Why bring up those things?"
"Ah? Fenghe?" Xiaoyan continued to beg relentlessly.
"Got it, you bitch."
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