Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1470: Chapter 860: Staying or Leaving

"Mom, from now on Zhuangzhuang will be your responsibility, so you won’t have to keep saying that I’ve messed him up as a mother." Li Zexia smiled at her mother-in-law, "I’m waiting to see how successful you can make him."

Li Zexia’s mother-in-law didn’t respond to Li Zexia but rather asked anxiously again, "Xia, tell me, what are you planning to do?"

Even though her daughter-in-law is lazy and greedy and not caring, with her here, Zhuangzhuang still has his real mother. If she leaves and my son finds some other woman, no matter what kind, Zhuangzhuang will suffer.

Comparatively, it’s better to have such a lazy and greedy mother who doesn’t care; at worst, Zhuangzhuang’s father will just endure a bit of hardship, but no matter how uncaring she is, she still cares for her own child.

"Mom, I’m going to Beijing to work, so I won’t be here to bother you and Dad anymore." Li Zexia glanced joyfully at her mother-in-law, "So you and Dad won’t have to complain about me not earning money and only spending it. In the future, I’ll not only spend my own earnings but also give some to you and Dad, trust me."

"Xia, why do you want to go work? It’s a long way, what if you get sick or something happens?" Her mother-in-law anxiously grabbed Li Zexia, "Xia, listen to me, stay home and behave. In the future, Dad and I will never say you’re not working."

Desheng can earn a dozen yuan a day, and your dad can earn some doing odd jobs. If you want to buy something, just talk to Desheng. If he disagrees, come to mom, and I’ll certainly take your side."

"Mom, I don’t want you to leave, wah..." Zhuangzhuang hugged Li Zexia’s leg, "I... I don’t want to become... a kid without a mom, I don’t want to... wah... just a little cabbage, wah..."

"Silly Zhuang, mom is just going to work, it’s not like I’m never coming back." Li Zexia hugged her son and softened her voice to comfort him, "Mom’s going to earn a lot of money, buy new clothes, tasty food, little cars, little airplanes, all for Zhuangzhuang."

When mom goes to work, she’ll become pretty, and when she goes to parents’ meetings for Zhuangzhuang, all the classmates will envy Zhuangzhuang for having such a young and beautiful mom. Wouldn’t Zhuangzhuang feel proud?"

"I don’t..." Zhuangzhuang squirmed around, "I don’t want tasty food, I don’t want new clothes, I don’t want anything, I just want mom at home..."

Li Zexia’s expression turned serious: "Zhuangzhuang, if you don’t listen, mom will leave and never come back."

Zhuangzhuang quickly stopped crying, tears welling in his eyes, hugged Li Zexia tightly, his body trembling: "Mom, I’ll listen."

Seeing her grandson’s pitiful look, Li Zexia’s mother-in-law wiped the corner of her eye: "Xia, take a good look at Zhuangzhuang, can you bear to leave him? A six-year-old child understands everything. If you abandon him and leave, he’ll resent you forever."

"Mom, what do you mean?" Li Zexia, who had softened a bit upon seeing her son’s pitiful look, became angry upon hearing this from her mother-in-law, "Are you telling him to hate me? You think this will keep me here?

Back then, when I married Wang Desheng, my parents weren’t happy, but I chose him for his honesty and kindness, even if it meant falling out with my parents.

But over the years, how has he treated me? He comes back from work with a sour face, always finding fault. The more he is like that, the less willing I am to do anything.

Sure, I don’t like working, and I have a penchant for good food, but isn’t it right that a wife should be taken care of, clothed, and fed by her husband?

If everyone treated me sincerely and genuinely, life wouldn’t be like it is today. But enough, there’s no point saying this now. I’m leaving, so you don’t have to complain anymore.

I’ll send Zhuangzhuang’s living expenses back every month. If I manage well outside, when he goes to middle school, I’ll bring him out.

I don’t want him to live like his dad; Zhuangzhuang should be more successful than his uncle. If I don’t go out, Zhuangzhuang won’t have the chance to be better than others, so with such a good opportunity, I’m definitely leaving!"

"Xia, in the future, we’ll all respect and treat you well, so please don’t leave, okay?" Li Zexia’s mother-in-law pled pitifully, "Our family’s conditions now are better than when your brother-in-law was in school. Rest assured, even if it kills us, we’ll earn money to put Zhuangzhuang through college."

"How do you plan to earn it?" Li Zexia scoffed, "With the age of my dad and you, what can you do? It’s good enough if we’re not the ones supporting you guys in the future. Don’t say pleasing things."