No one expected that the relationship, which they thought was over, would develop so quickly. Yang Chunhua and her son are going to propose marriage today. When this news came out, everyone's eyes widened and they wondered what they had missed.
Just over half a month ago, wasn't Yang Chunhua pointing her finger at someone and calling her a vixen who seduced her son?
She broke up the couple, and Chen Wei, that good-for-nothing, had to listen to his mother. Although he had been depressed for a while and drank and caused trouble every day, he still listened to his mother.
“I’ve noticed she hasn’t even gone to play cards these past few days. She’s been going around trying to find someone to introduce her son to, and she’s made a whole bunch of demands. Could it be that she’s found out no one outside is interested in her son, so she’s gone to find that girl again?”
"Things are definitely not that simple. That day, the mother and son were dejected and looked like drowning dogs as they sneaked in from outside."
"Oh dear, you didn't see it! Chen Wei's face is swollen like a pig's head, and Yang Chunhua isn't much better off; her face is covered in bloody welts, and a large clump of her hair has been pulled out."
"Could it be that he got caught doing something to that girl and now has no choice but to marry her?"
"No way, that can't be the kind of person."
As they were talking, everyone exclaimed in surprise. Having been neighbors with Chen Wei for so many years, they knew that although he was a bit of a coward, easily influenced by his mother, and blindly filial, he shouldn't have done something like this.
Just then, Chen Junsheng returned from outside, and everyone quickly waved to him.
"Young man, what's going on between your dad and your grandma?"
"Who beat them up? Were they here to propose marriage today?"
Chen Junsheng nodded silently. He had pieced together the whole story from his father and grandmother's argument. In any case, the marriage was now a done deal, and he would soon have a stepmother.
These past two days, Chen Wei and his mother have barely been able to take care of him, so he has had to cook for himself.
He hadn't had any pocket money for a long, long time. His father had spent all his money on drinking and hadn't given him any more. He used to be able to get along well with the kids by being generous and having no one to care about him. But now that he had no money, those people didn't want to hang out with him anymore, so he went back to hanging out with his old friends in the building.
It could be said that even before his stepmother entered the house, he already felt that his life had undergone a very significant change.
Originally, Chen Wei and her son had considered coaxing him to stay there, and they basically indulged him in everything he wanted to do. Chen Wei even told him that they would give him a job when he grew up.
They only have one son, and they can't bear to let him go to the countryside to suffer.
Although Chen Junsheng was still somewhat confused, he knew that finding a job was of paramount importance. It was extremely difficult for every family to find a new job, and once the children in the family grew up, if they could not find work in the city, they would have no choice but to go to the countryside.
Even if parents give their jobs to their children, they can only keep one or two of them in the city.
Now that his father tells him that everything in the house belongs to him, and he doesn't even have to worry about work, he naturally plays even more enthusiastically.
But now there's going to be a stepmother in the family, and she's bringing two children with her. Won't these children take away his attention in this family?
They weren't biologically related, so Chen Junsheng's worries weren't that strong yet. But what if his stepmother had another child in a year or two? What would he do then?
Unfortunately, his ideas couldn't change anything.
A while ago, Grandma had a big fight with Dad's girlfriend downstairs. Chen Wei felt relieved, thinking that there would be no more people in the family. But he didn't expect that he and Grandma had suddenly decided to go to her house to propose marriage.
He wanted to share his worries with someone, but he didn't know who to talk to. His grandparents hadn't come to see him for a long time.
Liu Xia had finished tidying up the two children and was already sitting on the bed waiting for Chen Wei to come over. Her sister-in-law had specially put on rouge today and was looking at herself in the mirror happily.
How could she not be happy? This time, the family suddenly had an extra 110 yuan, which she was going to use to buy a box of Olay face cream.
Unexpectedly, this sister-in-law was so useful that she sold for over 100 yuan.
"Xiaoxia, don't blame your mother. This 100-plus yuan is only a few months' salary. Chen Wei is a worker and he can save it up quickly. Your life will definitely get better and better in the future."
Liu Xia's father seemed to want to say something nice to maintain the relationship, but Liu Xia's mother rolled her eyes.
"Alright, whose daughter's dowry isn't given to her parents? We've already done more than enough by raising you, this dowry is to show our respect to you."
If it weren't for her family, would she have been able to marry into the family? She'll still have to help her nephew in the future.
Liu Xia didn't speak, just staring at the doorway. It was just like going from one wolf den to another.
Several hours passed before Yang Chunhua and her son finally arrived. Their wounds had healed somewhat, but they still looked rather frightening.
Chen Wei had a smile on his face, while Yang Chunhua had a stern expression. They walked in empty-handed. Liu Xia's father's face turned ugly for a moment, but his mother didn't care.
"Mother-in-law, where's the betrothal gift?"
Yang Chunhua's face twitched a few times. She endured it, but there was nothing she could do. Her family had been caught red-handed, so she could only take out some money from her pocket and throw it on the table.
Liu Xia's brother snatched it and counted it: 110 yuan, 11 ten-yuan bills, not a single one missing.
Seeing her son nod, Liu Xiang's mother smiled immediately, not minding at all that they had come empty-handed.
"Then let's discuss when to hold the banquet?"
Yang Chunhua glanced at him and said, "Why bother with a banquet? We can just go directly there. It's not like it's the first time."
Chen Wei wanted to speak, but his mother scolded him severely, so he didn't dare to utter a word. Liu Xia's sister-in-law was a little dissatisfied; she wanted to invite her family to come and freeload at the banquet.
"Not only did they not bring any betrothal gifts, but they also didn't even invite a few tables of people for a meal."
"There's already a famine at home, and we have no money."
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