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Chapter 1054: Chapter 1054: Fed Up
The father and son were both stunned. What’s going on here? Yang Zhiqiang didn’t mind leaving this thing to his son, he just didn’t expect his parents to want him to remarry.
Thinking about it, Yang Zhiqiang’s eyes turned red. He felt he hadn’t been filial enough to his parents, yet they still cared about him.
Actually, without anyone constantly talking nonsense in his ear, he understood. He no longer thought Chunsheng’s job was found by Mom.
Thinking about all the stupid things he did in the past, he genuinely felt embarrassed, which was why he didn’t come back often.
Thinking back now, he really was foolish. His parents always worried about him no matter what.
"Mom, there’s no suitable option. Someone introduced me to someone. But she has two sons. I don’t want that."
Hu Chunhua nodded as well, "If she had a young woman, it’d be okay, but not too many. You live in the county, everything costs money and requires tickets, raising several by yourself is too exhausting."
Shubao was listening on the side. This year, he had changed a lot. He understood his father’s difficulties; the first thing he did after school was finish his homework and then cook.
He actually felt he could take care of the household. Dad didn’t need to look for anyone else. He had two classmates who lost their moms, and when their dads remarried, they said their stepmoms weren’t nice.
How could Hu Chunhua not see through his grandson’s thoughts? At night, she let him sleep in the same room as the old couple.
"Shubao, I know you don’t want your dad to find someone else, but you can’t live like this. Without a woman to manage the house, it’s unworkable."
"Grandma, I can cook for Dad and wash clothes."
"Shubao, that’s not the main thing. You’ll understand when you’re older.
Let’s put it this way, when you grow up and go to college, leaving here, what about your dad?
Even if you don’t go to college, you’ll marry and have kids someday. What will your dad do then?
Didn’t you see? Even when your family lived in the village, how often did you come back to see your grandpa and me?
By then, your dad can’t rely on you for much. He’ll still need someone by his side.
Shubao, you don’t need to worry about your stepmother bullying you in the future. We’ll clear everything up before they get married. If she’s willing, fine. If not, we’ll keep looking."
Hu Chunhua also knew it wasn’t great. It felt like exploiting the woman coming into the family. Following a man, she wouldn’t really get anything substantial.
But if not, Shubao wouldn’t be guaranteed anything. If things turned out well, no one would be disadvantaged.
After listening to Grandma, Shubao remained silent for a good while.
Hu Chunhua didn’t push him. The child needed to process things. If a stepmother and stepson could get along respectfully, that was already pretty good.
It just depended on whether this child would worry about his dad.
At this age, should her son face the world alone for the rest of his life? That’d be too unfair.
Thinking about this, Hu Chunhua cursed the Zhou family again in her heart. They really were something else. If they were a bit better, muddling through would’ve been fine.
Zhou Minli should never have meddled in their household affairs. This was something Hu Chunhua couldn’t tolerate.
She thought about finding a job for her eldest son, but really couldn’t bring herself to ask Yuanyuan.
Now with the son still unmarried, she was genuinely anxious, just hoping her son could have a woman who understands and cares by his side.
"Grandma, I understand now, let Dad find another one. If it works out, we’ll get along well. If not, I still have you and Grandpa."
Hu Chunhua felt relieved; Shubao had truly changed a lot. "Right. You still have your Grandpa and me.
But Shubao, you must study hard. Once you’re successful, I’ll go to your Aunt Yuanyuan even if it kills me. She’ll definitely help find a good job for you.
Shubao, it’s all up to you. Only your own effort matters; whatever others say doesn’t count.
Look at your uncle, he can read and work in the Capital. Your dad, because he got married and barely reads a word, can only work back home, exhausting himself every day.
Oh, the Capital is wonderful. When your little brother was born, I went there, and you didn’t even see it."
"Grandma, I will definitely study hard. I also want to go to the Capital."
"Good, Grandma believes in you."
That night, Shubao couldn’t sleep, a small child resolved within himself to study hard and go to the Capital.
The next day, Hu Chunhua got up early to make breakfast for her son and grandson. She knew her grandson came home at noon to cook, so she steamed buns at night. It made things quicker at noon.
Meanwhile, Zhou Minli seeing that Yang Zhiqiang hadn’t returned knew the money was likely unrecoverable. But the little money they had at home wasn’t enough for anything. Wu Chunlai owed so much outside that if they didn’t pay, he couldn’t come back.
So she could only come here to ask for it. But what if Yang Zhiqiang wouldn’t give it?
She sat leaning against the door, it was completely dark now. What to do? She hadn’t brought back a single penny.
It was mid-winter. She had been waiting at the door all day, thirsty, hungry, and cold. With no other option, she could only go home. Without money, Wu Chunlai couldn’t come back.
A woman walking alone in the pitch-black night was really dangerous, but now she was so worried that she had no energy left to be afraid.
By the time she got home, she didn’t know what time it was. She knew her parents wouldn’t get a penny from the Yang couple, but still held onto a sliver of hope.
Once home, she only drank water, but she hadn’t eaten all day. Even drinking water felt uncomfortable and caused heartburn.
There was no food at home, she could only make some porridge for herself.
Mrs. Zhou lay on the kang lamenting, truly worried. They thought having a strong son-in-law would better their days, hoping for a grandson soon. Then the Zhou family would have a future.
But this son-in-law was truly lazy, showing up for work irregularly. This time, he caused trouble again, reportedly gambling and owing someone five hundred yuan.
Where would they find five hundred yuan? But someone came knocking for the debt. They said if they didn’t pay, they wouldn’t release him, and if they didn’t pay in three days, they’d kill him. Now the family was scared.
The daughter was four months pregnant, and asked about it, it felt just like when she carried Shubao. He’d likely be a son, the Zhou family’s continuation.
The whole family sighed and lamented together without even needing to ask. They knew they hadn’t secured the money, but what could they do?
Finally, Zhou Laoshu decided to ask the brigade for a loan.
"Honey, will the brigade lend us that much money? How will we repay it later?
Honey, what if we ignore it? Would they really dare to kill someone? Without money, what can they do?
Anyway, we can’t borrow that much money. Even if we did, how would our family live afterwards?"