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“Hongyang’s wife, you know that we only have one full-time employee in our family, which is not enough to support so many people. Everything has gone up in price over the years, but wages haven’t. Please help us.”
“Your family has a permanent employee, but our family doesn’t have one. Old Yi can only earn money by carrying heavy loads for others now. So let me take care of your child.”
“You’re pregnant now, but my wife’s belly hasn’t shown any signs of pregnancy yet. How about lending us a few jin of grain coupons so I can go back and help her recover? Maybe we can have a son or daughter in our Jia family sometime.”
These people came to her house to borrow grain because they had no hope of finding work.
She would never lend it to them.
It is said that you can help someone in an emergency, but not someone who will support them in poverty.
People like them, if they actually borrow money, who knows when they'll be able to pay it back.
"Our family will soon have more mouths to feed, and we have no surplus food to lend you."
The others chimed in with their own opinions after hearing what she said.
"It's just another child. He'll be drinking milk, not eating grains. Besides, the little grain he eats is enough for you to save."
I'm not talking about the baby in my belly, but that our family is going to have another member.
Everyone was shocked!
Who is this guy?
Why haven't I heard her mention this before?
Is Sha Zhu getting married?
But he doesn't even have a woman, so how could he marry Qian so quickly?
137. All the women in the courtyard envied the mother-in-law.
They got even angrier when they talked about Sha Zhu.
Every day he brings a lunchbox home, but no matter how many middle-aged women block his door, saying how difficult their lives are, he asks him to share some of his lunchbox with them.
But he just wouldn't agree.
He chuckled and said, "This is for my older brother, not for you guys."
His older brother eats in the cafeteria every day, and I heard that every time he goes to get food, the female workers in the cafeteria try to stuff his bowl full.
"Shazhu, you're not lying to us, are you? Our family isn't doing well right now. You've already eaten at the factory, so what's wrong with us having some of the lunchbox you brought back?"
"How about we see what's in your lunchbox? If you share some with us, we'll introduce you to a beautiful woman."
"We see you're home alone, so we're worried about who helps you clean the house and do your laundry. If you share your lunchboxes with us from now on, we'll take care of all the cleaning and laundry."
"I see you're holding a bottle. Is it filled with lard? Share some lard with the old lady, and she'll definitely be saying good things about you every day."
Sha Zhu wouldn't listen to their nonsense!
In the past, seeing how pitiful these people were and how much they fawned over him, he might have softened and given them some.
But his older brother told him repeatedly that these people were not worth pitying at all.
The most important thing right now is to take care of my stomach.
As for other people's stomachs, let them worry about it themselves.
They said they'd introduce him to pretty girls, but he doesn't need a partner right now, and he doesn't like any women.
Those women only cheat him out of his money; they're nothing like his older brother, who treats him so well.
As for what they said about cleaning the house and cooking.
Previously, my sister-in-law helped with these chores, but now Yushui and Lizhen are helping.
Besides, he has hands and feet; there's no job he can't do.
These lunchboxes were brought to his older brother.
The two brothers, nicknamed "Six Nine Three," still wanted to save some for drinking that night.
I absolutely won't let those old women get away with this!
So no matter what Sha Zhu brings back, they won't gain any advantage.
A few people were gathered together, chattering about the He brothers.
Then He Hongyang returned.
There was another person with him.
Is this what Wang Liying meant by "an extra mouth in the family"?
But the age doesn't match up.
1. Although the woman in front of him was very beautiful and looked clean and neat, if he were to introduce her to Sha Zhu, wouldn't she be a bit too old?
⑥ "Hongyang, who is this? Is he your colleague from the steel rolling mill?"
7 “It’s definitely not. The nurses in the steel mill’s clinic are all very young. Maybe they’re Wang Liying’s colleagues from the grocery store. They came to see her today because she’s pregnant.”
Seeing that he was carrying a lot of things, everyone gathered around and asked.
"Are all these for Wang Liying? Wow, you have quite a lot of things. It seems you two are very close."
5. "We haven't seen you at the grocery store before. Did you just transfer here? How's the pay like there now? Are they hiring again?"
5. Zhao Ailing had no idea what they were talking about.
She knew these were He Hongyang's neighbors, and simply smiled and nodded at them.
He Hongyang knew perfectly well why they had come.
These people kept bothering their wives.
Now, upon seeing his mother-in-law, he mistakenly believes she is her colleague.
I took the opportunity to inquire about the grocery store.
They're just taking advantage of Wang Liying's pregnancy to try and take advantage of the He family.
Now that the mother-in-law is here, let's see what advantage they can still gain!
"This is Wang Liying's mother, who is also my mother-in-law. She will be staying with us from now on."
"From now on, whether it's my wife giving birth and going through postpartum confinement, or taking care of the children in the future, I will leave everything to her."
"No matter how experienced others are, they are not as close as one's own grandmother."
"Don't even think about helping us take care of the kids, and please stop bothering my wife!"
He just finished speaking.
Everyone gaped in shock!
Wasn't she a refugee from famine?
Hasn't she never mentioned her family to anyone?
When did a mother-in-law suddenly appear?
Judging from her appearance, she should be under 40 years old. She is both beautiful and capable.
If we were to have her take care of the child, we wouldn't need any of them at all.
Although she was about the same age as her second and third aunts.
But in terms of both figure and appearance, she is much better than the second and third aunties.
After He Hongyang's introduction...
Her eyebrows and eyes really do look remarkably like Wang Liying's.
The three women were still unwilling to give up: "This woman is probably not from the city. How could she possibly live here for long? It's fine for her to come and lend a hand, but if we're talking about taking care of the children long-term, it'll have to be us."
The others nodded.
“That’s right. She has nothing in Beijing. She’s just eating and living here for free. Doesn’t that mean your family has to support another person?”
"If you hire us, you only need our salary, nothing else. Wouldn't that be a great deal!"
These people are so self-important.
They claim it's for the good of the family, but in reality, all they're thinking about is what's best for themselves.
Since you're going to pay wages, why not give them to your mother-in-law?
"I don't think you guys know how to do the math at all. If I hire you, I'll have to pay you a salary. But if I leave my mother-in-law here, I won't have to pay her a salary at all. As long as you provide her with food and lodging, she can take excellent care of the child for me!"
The others were speechless!
They did indeed miscalculate.
They are family.
Even if the He family has good food and drinks, they will give them to their mother-in-law first, and never to the other women.
They now only regret that they don't have a daughter.
If they had daughters, they would definitely marry He Hongyang, and they would be his mothers-in-law!
“I’ll say it again, you’re not allowed to come to my house and bother my wife anymore, and you’re not allowed to mention anything about taking over childcare. We can handle these things.”
"Since we can handle our own family matters, then you must also handle your own difficulties. Don't you all have men in your families, heads of your households? Why don't you go to them instead of coming to me!"
He Hongyang's words made them feel utterly ashamed.
How can the men in their family compare to him?
If they had half his ability, they wouldn't need to make these women show their faces in public to find work!
Madam Jia muttered, "I don't believe she can really stay here for long. Even mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law can't get along, let alone sons-in-law and mothers-in-law. It's hard to say how many days she'll stay."
He Hongyang glared at her when he heard her muttering.
"Don't assume that everyone's family is like yours, and don't assume that everyone's hometown is like yours. I think the biggest reason for the problems in your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship lies with you!"
“Our mother-in-law is incredibly understanding. Even if she moves in, none of your messy affairs will happen.”
Qin Huairu was shocked when she heard him say that.
They immediately raised both hands in agreement.
"Did you hear that? Brother He said that everything in our family is because of you. Now that he doesn't need you anymore, what are you still standing here for? Get back here right now!"
Everyone arrived at the He family's house full of fighting spirit.
They thought they could gain some benefit from him.
They're all like wilted eggplants now.
The arrival of their mother-in-law shattered all their beautiful dreams!
Zhao Ailing listened to the conversation between He Hongyang and these people.
She knew these people were trying to take advantage of her son-in-law's family.
However, his words just now gave her a completely new perspective on He Hongyang.
No wonder he's the head of the He family.
There was no politeness whatsoever, nor any attempt to persuade them to stay.
One sentence was enough to leave them speechless.
She couldn't have been more impressed by that aura!
Listen to He Hongyang's introduction.
The three siblings, He and his sister, all own their own houses.
His sister and his youngest daughter lived in the small room on the east side.
His younger brother has his own large main room.
He and Wang Liying now have three rooms.
Although there are quite a few people in the family, they can easily fit in.
I heard that he didn't use his hometown house; he bought the two houses next door himself.