Chapter 266 Partiality
"Sister Ma, didn't Teacher Ouyang and Zhenhua come back with you?"
Jiang Anan asked.
Hearing this, Ma Meihua's eyes turned red, and Xinxin beside her started wiping away tears.
Seeing this, Jiang Anan panicked a little. She hurriedly called Xiaozai and Xiaohua to come and take Xinxin to play with the fireworks, while she pulled Ma Meihua to the side and asked what was going on.
Ma Meihua sighed. She didn't want to say anything, but she was so impatient that she had to say, "Didn't I say before that my man promised me that I would spend the New Year alone in the family compound this year?"
"Yeah, I also said that you guys should come together and have some fun together."
At noon, Jiang Anan was curious why no one was at Ouyang's house.
"But my mother-in-law insisted that she missed the child and asked us to come over. My husband persuaded me in a nice way, saying that we could just go over for a meal and then come back. I didn't want to argue, so I agreed.
After that, my mother-in-law complained of back pain and asked me to cook. It was obvious that she was waiting for me to work!
She has a second daughter-in-law, and if she doesn't find one, she has to call me. I said I was in pain all over and rejected her, and she kept crying and complaining to my husband!"
Speaking of this, Ma Meihua frowned.
"What does Teacher Ouyang say?"
Jiang Anan was a little confused.
Could it be that Ouyang Hua really asked Ma Meihua to cook? The person who could see her working so hard every day was Ouyang Hua.
"He didn't mean it!"
Ma Meihua responded, "Later, my father-in-law didn't come back, so he asked my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law to cook, and didn't ask me to work."
Jiang Anan was a little confused when she heard this.
If that’s the case, why did Sister Ma come back with her daughter?
Noticing An An's puzzled look, Ma Meihua looked at Xin Xin who was amused by Xu Yunzheng.
"I thought things would get quiet and I could have a good New Year's Eve dinner. I was the one who cooked every year, but this year I finally didn't have to do it. But my parents-in-law couldn't do anything about me, so they took action against Xinxin.
Suddenly, he said that there was no room at the table, and asked me to put some food in the bowl and give it to Xinxin, and told her to go to the kitchen to set up a small table to eat!
What do you mean? The table is so big, how can there be a missing seat for a child? This is not targeting me, but my daughter!
My brother-in-law's son is as fat as a pig. Why doesn't he eat at the small table? If he moves aside, two more Xinxins can sit! Isn't that just partiality?
I didn't say anything at the time. I just looked at my man. I thought if he were a man, he would not ignore this matter, but he didn't say a word!
At that time, Zhenhua said he would give his seat to his sister, and my mother-in-law coughed. My husband immediately held Zhenhua down and persuaded me to go to the kitchen with Xinxin..."
Speaking of this, Ma Meihua's eyes turned red.
Started to sob.
"An An, what do you think I want? My parents-in-law are extremely biased towards boys. They are OK with Zhenhua, but they treat Xinxin as if she owes them something!
At that time, I took Xinxin and left. Zhenhua wanted to follow me, but my husband scolded him and asked him to stay. "
Ma Meihua felt more and more upset as she spoke and wiped away her tears.
Jiang Anan never expected that such a thing would happen in the Ouyang family during the New Year.
"It's okay. It doesn't matter where you eat. Come to our place. I'm halfway through my meal. I just don't know if you guys mind..."
Jiang Anan pulled Ma Meihua and Xinxin into the house.
When everyone saw the mother and daughter, they smiled and pulled them to sit down, saying Happy New Year.
Looking at the atmosphere of An An's family and then thinking of her own home, Ma Meihua felt only envy in her heart.
The black and white TV in the room had long been replaced with the latest imported color TV. Xinxin was fascinated by it, and Ma Meihua was even more envious.
"You have already bought a color TV, but we haven't even bought a black and white one..."
She was busy making and selling clothes all day long, and most of the money she earned was used to subsidize the family's daily expenses. She would avoid asking Ouyang Hua for money if possible, but she didn't have that much money to buy something like a color TV.
After hearing this, Jiang Anan was silent for a while, then said, "Sister Ma, why don't you come to my company and be a sample worker?"
As soon as these words came out, Ma Meihua paused.
"Sample maker?"
Jiang Anan nodded slightly, "It's just the same as usual. I'll give you the pattern making and design drawings, and you make the sample clothes.
My company is planning to recruit more people, and we will recruit designers, pattern makers, and sample makers. If you are willing to come, I promise that the salary you will be offered will be much higher than what you are making at the market stall now, and you will also have days off.”
She didn't do it on a whim, but had made plans long ago.
After she had more things to take care of, she decided to hire people to do the work for her.
After all, the styles of Aiyi clothing now have a general type, so it is much more convenient to hire someone to help design and make patterns.
Ma Meihua has been helping him make samples all the time. If he can recruit her, he won't have to bother with training her.
But Ma Meihua hesitated.
Firstly, the stall at the market can still make money, and secondly, I’m afraid of causing trouble for An An.
"An An, let me think about it again..."
Her mind is still in a mess as to what happened at her husband's house today.
"Okay, there's no rush anyway. If you plan to come over, you're always welcome here."
Jiang Anan smiled.
Seeing her like this, Ma Meihua was a little moved and nodded heavily.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, Ouyang Hua came back with his son Zhenhua. Ma Meihua and Xinxin had already lay down and prepared to go to bed.
Ouyang Hua frowned.
"Meihua, you really shouldn't have done this today. Mom is old and in poor health, and she has a bad temper. As the younger generation, we should just give way. But you are so good and took Xinxin away...
How will your parents see us? We will have to keep in touch with each other in the future. A harmonious family is the key to success. If we make such a fuss during the New Year, won’t the neighbors laugh at us?"
Ouyang Hua spoke at length, and every sentence was accusing Ma Meihua of being ignorant.
Ma Meihua gritted her teeth in grievance and held her daughter in silence.
Zhenhua tugged at his father's sleeve, trying to persuade him to stop talking, but Ouyang Hua became even more angry.
"Alright! If you don't want to have a good New Year, fine. I tried to talk to you nicely but you didn't listen. Do you hate my parents so much? You left with Xinxin without even having a New Year's Eve dinner?"
Ma Meihua felt her daughter trembling as she tried to hold back her tears.
She gritted her teeth and sat up in bed.
"Ouyang Hua, your mother asked Xinxin to eat at the small table in the kitchen, and you didn't say a word. I can't stand her treating my daughter like this. What's wrong with me taking my daughter away?!"
Stare at him.
Ouyang Hua opened his mouth and looked at Xinxin who was holding back tears on the bed. He felt a little guilty for a moment, so he stopped talking and went to wash up.
But Ma Meihua stopped him.
"What? You are the only one allowed to criticize me, Ma Meihua, and I am not allowed to refute you? Ouyang Hua, if you are really a man, you should scold your parents. Why are you angry at us mother and daughter?!"
Just as he finished speaking, Jiang Anan's voice suddenly came from outside...
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