Compared with the peaceful atmosphere in the Su family, the atmosphere in the Tang family was a little subtle.
Everyone was silent.
The only sound on the dining table was the clatter of dishes and chopsticks.
Tang's mother tried to speak several times, but was discouraged by Tang Meilan's cold expression.
She didn't understand why Tang Meilan still looked so dead even though she had already apologized.
Tang Ci looked at his mother and then at his wife, and said awkwardly, "Wife, I made your favorite braised pork, please try it."
Tang Meilan covered her bowl with her hands. "No thanks. My stomach has been feeling bad lately and I can't eat meat. By the way, did you tell Mom what I asked you to tell her last time?"
Tang's mother: "Xiao Ci, what's the matter? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
"It's okay. I'm telling you the same thing now. I don't plan to work for the supply and marketing cooperative anymore. I don't care whether you take it on yourself or sell it out. It's up to you."
Tang Meilan's willingness to return to the Tang family does not mean that she has compromised.
The knife that pierces her heart will leave ugly scars after it is pulled out, reminding her of the injuries she has suffered in the past.
How can it be brushed off with a few light words of apology?
She was ready to confront the old couple.
If we can't reach an agreement and can't live together anymore, then we should separate.
Out of sight, out of mind.
It's better than looking down on each other like two fighting cocks as soon as they meet.
"Meilan, I admit that my attitude has been a little bad lately, but it's not to the point of asking you to quit. I went through so much trouble to find you a job, how could you not cherish it?"
That’s a supply and marketing cooperative!!!
So many people are trying their best to get in.
Tang's mother felt that Tang Meilan was getting worse as she grew older.
"I have to work and take care of the family at the same time. My body can't take it anymore. I want to rest at home for a few years."
Su Qing leaked the news that in a few years they would be able to do business openly.
She believes that with her skills, the connections she has accumulated, and the sales channels she has developed, she will definitely be able to make a career.
The worst outcome would be losing all her savings, but she had the courage to start over.
But there is no need to let Tang's mother know this.
"Your father and I are at home, why are you so tired? It's just work, isn't it? How many people are eager to go to work?"
"I buy the household necessities, make the sheets, quilts, clothes, and shoes, handle social interactions, and prepare three meals a day six out of seven. I work from five in the morning until after eleven at night. If these are nothing, then your contributions are even less so in my eyes."
Mother Tang looked at Tang Meilan with gritted teeth, "Did that Su Qing tell you something? She's not having a good time in the countryside, yet she came to the provincial capital to mess with your life. What's her intention?
I tell you, she's just jealous of you. Go look around the neighborhood and see which daughter-in-law hasn't gotten through this? They've done a lot more than you, and yet you still complain all day long."
Tang Meilan felt a surge of anger. "We were talking about our own business, why did you bring up Su Qing? He doesn't care about my little money. He has six workers at home, and his life is much more comfortable than mine. Why are you jealous of me? You work yourself to death for no reward?"
Said she could, but said her sister couldn't.
The ones who stood behind her to support her when something happened were her sisters, not Tang's mother.
"I think Su Qing has brainwashed you. Ever since you started making clothes with her, you've been acting all crazy. I'm warning you, don't associate with her anymore. Stop making clothes with her. If you get caught, the good reputation of our Tang family will be ruined in your hands."
"What? Do you look down on me because I'm a dressmaker? Half of the family's expenses, big and small, have been earned from making clothes over the years. If you don't like it, then don't spend it."
If the Tang family has no money, it doesn't matter if she uses money to support the family.
But the reality is that Tang's mother holds most of the money.
Tang Meilan hands over half of her salary and uses the other half to support her family.
This way of supporting a family is not that way of supporting a family.
With just ten dollars, I managed to live like I was making fifty dollars a month.
It was customary to have meat every two days, and the food had to be a mixture of coarse and fine grains. Milk had also to be ordered for the two children.
Tang Meilan had no idea how many of them she had put in.
"I finally understand. You've been making such a fuss for so long just to get the money in my hands. But I'm telling you, no way, I'm saving all this money for Zijun's schooling and marriage. Don't even think about touching it."
Tang's mother had an expression that said, "I see through your little thoughts," and the sneer on her face was very eye-catching.
Tang Meilan said disdainfully: "No, I don't want to, I am just accusing you of not wanting to spend money but wanting to live a good life. From now on, whoever you want will be the boss in this family.
Oh, and remember to keep an eye on things at work to see if anyone needs to buy it."
Tang Meilan finished the last bit of rice in her bowl and went back to the house.
Tang's father and Tang Ci didn't say a word during the whole process.
It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t get a word in.
"Mom, didn't we agree that all my salary would be kept by Meilan? After deducting expenses every month, the rest would be saved. Meilan would spend her own money. How could you change your mind at the last minute?"
Tang Ci felt a little exhausted.
All his previous efforts were wasted in the span of a meal.
Instead of easing, the family conflict became more and more intense.
"You come back two or three times a year, and stay for three or four days each time. If I don't coax her, she'll definitely run away. And I did let her take care of it for the first few months.
"Xiao Ci, don't you have any idea of the current situation? You'll have a lot of money to spend in the future. Besides, you've changed your job now, so it's still unclear whether you can get the same salary as before. Is it wrong for me to prepare first?"
Every man has his own reason, and every woman has her own reason.
"What do you mean by coaxing her? Mom, you're not a three-year-old child anymore. You're not as reliable as a spit. Why are you still taking the lead in breaking your promise? What if Zijun and Zimei follow your example in the future? Wouldn't they become liars?
Let's live separately and don't mix them up. Think of that money as retirement money that Meilan and I give to you and Dad. When my leg gets better, I'll find a place to move out. From now on, my salary will go directly to Meilan. How she likes to spend it is her business, and you don't have to interfere.
The idea of splitting up the family, which had just emerged in the mind of the family, became extremely firm at this moment.
Mother Tang looked at Tang Ci in shock.
Split the family? His parents were still alive, and he was the only son of the Tang family, yet he actually proposed splitting the family?
How will her neighbors view her?
"Tang Ci, do you know what you're saying? You're the only one in the Tang family. Everything I save now will be yours in the future. And you want to split the family for a woman?"
"Well, what else can I do? You and my wife quarrel every day. Life is unbearable. Since you said it's all mine, what's the difference between giving it to me now and giving it to me later? You're just guarding against my wife."
Tang Meilan in the room was deeply moved by Tang Ci's words.
She hadn't mentioned the separation, but he could see it.
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