novelraw Chapter 77 Lin the Loudmouth was driven here by his youngest daughter-in-law.
Chapter 77 Lin the Loudmouth was driven here by his youngest daughter-in-law.
The youngest son's family lived in a tenement building with only one room of about 20 square meters. They cooked in the hallway. There was one bedroom and a small living room. With so many people coming all at once, where could they all stay? So they had to sleep on the floor in the living room and give the sofa bed to their beloved grandson.
Caiyun's mother is an honest and hardworking person. She cooks, cleans the house, and washes the baby's diapers every day without stopping. Caiyun can also help by holding the baby. It's just that the old woman and her eldest grandson do nothing but nag all the time, which annoys the third daughter-in-law to no end.
Finally, one day, the old lady pointed to the radio, bicycle and other things in the house and said to her eldest grandson that all of these would be his in the future. Her second and third uncles had no sons, so all the good things would have to be saved for him!
The third daughter-in-law couldn't take it anymore! She had a huge argument with her, and when she couldn't win the argument, she called her parents and brothers, who kicked the old lady and her eldest grandson out! The mother-in-law even said that if she made any more trouble, she would get her son fired and force her daughter to divorce her son!
Grandma Lin was also afraid her son would lose his job, so she had no choice but to come back. But she couldn't let her second daughter-in-law and granddaughter enjoy a life of luxury in the city, so she insisted on bringing them back as well. She thought to herself, "Let's see who takes care of you during your postpartum period!"
The third daughter-in-law's mother simply took leave to take care of her daughter during her postpartum period, and kept spreading rumors to the neighbors in the same building about the shameless things her in-laws had done! The eccentric old lady was quite famous in the workplace of the third daughter-in-law and her husband.
No one else would know about these things, but Old Mrs. Lin is restless since she came back!
The third daughter-in-law secretly gave her second sister-in-law twenty yuan to thank her for taking care of her, but the old lady's dim-witted second son found out.
The old lady was demanding money, and even scolded her second daughter-in-law for being scheming and unfilial. She also wanted to take the new clothes they had bought for Sanni for the New Year and give them to the eldest son's second daughter. Her favoritism was so extreme!
Enraged, the little girl Lin Caiyun spread rumors about her grandmother's affairs at her third uncle's house, saying things like "family scandals should not be aired in public." She's only eight years old, and all she knows is to talk bad about whoever bullies her!
Only then did everyone learn that Lin Dalaba had been kicked out by her third daughter-in-law before the New Year was over. Everyone said she was biased, no wonder the second son's family had been making a fuss about dividing the family property a few days ago.
Whether the Lin family splits up or not is none of their business, just don't bother them. It's really rare to see such an obvious preference for sons over daughters in the village. Everyone has a basic sense of right and wrong, and they usually advise her to be fair to her two sons, but in reality, no one likes her.
Lin Dalaba's targeting of the Tong family wasn't just because of the unpleasant incident on the train; she simply couldn't accept it: a widow with a bunch of maids should be dressed in rags, struggling to make ends meet, and looking at them with a face full of sorrow, envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Why should a widow be better off than her, a woman who had given birth to three sons? This challenged her deep-seated belief that she couldn't live without sons, and she couldn't accept it!
Tong Yuheng: Hehe, this person hasn't even cleaned up his own mess yet, why is he always looking at other people's houses? Even if you go blind from anger and your lungs explode, we'll still live well!
They knew that Lin Dalaba wasn't the only one in the village who envied their family. However, those people felt that since their interests weren't involved, they wouldn't target them.
It's normal for people to feel jealous. As long as you don't secretly cause trouble for them or try to mess with them, and you don't associate with them if you don't get along, it's fine.
Since she taught the villagers and the educated youth at the settlement how to drive a tractor, her relationship with the villagers and the educated youth has become much more harmonious.
Sometimes, when the educated youth gathered for group study sessions, they would ask someone to invite them along. The other educated youth would greet the sisters with smiles, except for that troublesome Zhou Manman.
Tan Suyun took the initiative to interact with them, always bringing some fish she caught from the reeds to their family. In return, Tong Yuheng would give her some daily necessities. Both sides got what they needed, and they got along quite well.
Once, Tan Suyun brought over a pair of wild ducks, quite plump, and Tong Yuheng gave her a piece of fabric enough to make a set of clothes. One piece was army green for trousers, and the other was blue with floral patterns for a top.
Tan Suyun was overjoyed and brought over another ten or so wild duck eggs the next day, saying that she had gotten a good deal and that these were to make up for it. She had run several miles to the reed marshes after work to find these; she was truly a hardworking girl.
From their conversation, Tong Yuheng learned that Tan Suyun also only had a younger sister, making her the eldest child. Her father had a brother, and they were recruited to work in the factory when they were young. Her mother had always worked as a temporary worker in the factory, earning relatively little money.
Her family is from the South, where there's a strong preference for sons over daughters. Her grandmother always skimmed money from their household to subsidize her second uncle, who had two sons. But there are five sisters in her family; who doesn't need to eat and wear? Were they supposed to grow up starving?
His father was burdened by the concept of filial piety and had to give his mother ten yuan every month. The family always struggled to make ends meet. Finally, she, the eldest child, graduated from high school, just in time for the "Down to the Countryside Movement," so she had to go to the countryside.
After she went to the countryside, her father unfortunately fell and crippled his leg while repairing the roof of their house. He could no longer work in the front-line workshop and found a low-paying job as a gatekeeper. Her grandmother then made a fuss about making him quit his job and give it to her nephew so that someone would be there to break pots when he got old!
Of course, her father disagreed. If the job went to his nephew, who would support his daughters? Expecting his nephew to support him in his old age? Dream on! He's given his mother ten yuan a month for years, but his second daughter hasn't given him a single penny!
This incident strained the relationship between her family and her grandmother and second uncle. Last year, her second sister also went to the countryside, to the even colder Heilongjiang province, but just like here, as long as you are diligent and willing to work, you won't go hungry.
I heard that my second sister had to sign up for the rural exile program because her grandmother wanted to marry her off to a divorced man for a dowry. Otherwise, she would have been schemed against and killed by her second uncle's family. Fortunately, her grandmother fell seriously ill last winter and died a few days later. Since then, her family and her second uncle's family have severed ties and no longer speak to each other.
"Our family doesn't need to give money to the elderly anymore. Although my parents' salaries aren't much, it's enough to support my three younger sisters. This month, my mom sent me ten yuan, and she said she'll send money to my second sister and me every six months, fifty yuan each time. I won't need to subsidize them anymore; I won't be penniless anymore!"
Tong Yuheng felt sorry for this hardworking girl, so he became less distant from her. They maintained a respectful distance, neither too close nor too distant, but never overly intimate.
Upon receiving his daughter's orders, Liu Fengyi immediately contacted the education commission to discuss Linglong's part-time schooling. He also needed to transfer Yuhan to a junior high school in the county to attend the second year with her two older sisters.