My husband is a sick cat

Seeing Zhou like this, Tang Ying didn't want to force his mother, not to mention that this was not his original intention. He just felt sorry for Zhou who was always worried about not having enough money at home, and did embroidery whenever she had free time, which was too tiring for her eyes.

He had talked to Zhou several times before, and Zhou always agreed verbally but never took it seriously. Now she has set her sights on Lu Jian. Although she says that it is for Lu Jian's own good, he knows clearly that his mother thinks it is not good for Lu Jian to be idle and have no income.

But he couldn't say these words out loud, for fear that his mother would get stuck on something. After all, he knew clearly what theories his mother believed in. In his mother's mind, a wife should serve her husband. He didn't want to change Lu Jian, and Lu Jian might not be willing to change either.

"Mom, how about this? I'll let Lu Jian teach you to recognize words for an hour every day, and then you can practice more on your own. If you practice more, you might be able to learn it."

Zhou looked at Tang Ying in some surprise. She thought that after she said that, Tang Ying would give up, but she didn't expect to hear such words. She suddenly felt angry.

"I've already said I can't learn it, why do you insist on forcing me to learn it? Even if you become an official in the future, don't you still have your wife if I can't read? If all else fails, you can find a powerful housekeeper."

After studying for a while, she was really rebellious about learning to read. Moreover, she was very unhappy that she was forced to study by her son at such an old age.

Unexpectedly, she said this with anger, but Tang Ying laughed.

"Mom, look, everyone has things they can't learn and things they are good at. You know Jian's character. She really can't do those delicate jobs. Why do you have to force her to learn?"

"When my son is successful in the future, he will have a housekeeper, an embroiderer and a cook. You don't have to worry too much. Besides, we really don't lack money now. If you are still worried, I will give you the dividends I send every month for safekeeping. Okay?"

Zhou finally came to her senses now and glared at Tang Ying angrily.

"Okay, you are plotting against your mother for your wife, right?"

Tang Ying smiled.

"So, do you think what I said is right?"

Zhou looked at Tang Ying angrily for a long time, and thought about her son's words again. She was not a stupid person, but she had been oppressed by life for a long time, and had developed the habit of worrying about everything. She was worried about returning to the days of the past, which gave rise to those thoughts.

Now that Tang Ying had said this, and combined with her own experience, she knew that even if she really let Lu Jian learn embroidery from her, it might not be successful. However, she still felt a little resentful.

"Are you so sure you can pass the exam?"

Tang Ying chuckled, her eyes full of confidence.

"Mom, you should believe your son. You should know what kind of character he is."

Looking at her son, whose eyes and eyebrows were lively and full of confidence, as if he had returned to the way he was before her husband's death, Zhou's resentment suddenly dissipated, and she was truly certain that their lives had really changed.

In fact, she always dreams in the middle of the night that everything now is just a dream, and when she wakes up she finds herself back to the poor times in the past, and then she unconsciously wants to earn more money.

But she couldn't tell her son about these things, as they were all buried deep in her heart. Only when she saw Lu Jian going into the mountains and earning money, she felt at ease even though the money was not given to her but to Tang Ying.

She also thought that she shouldn't use Lu Jian as a tool to make money for the family, but apart from Lu Jian, neither she nor Tang Ying could earn so much money. Without money, her son's medicine would be cut off and he would die.

Because of this thought, she began to try hard to be nice to Lu Jian, just to make up for it. Although it is said that a woman should obey her husband, and Lu Jian married into their Tang family, then she should do anything for the Tang family, but she felt that it was not right, and she couldn't tell herself why.

She just remembered that when she married into the Tang family, her mother-in-law always bullied her behind her back, and her sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law always bullied her, but they always pretended to be nice to her in front of her husband. Fortunately, her husband was not blind and knew the temperament of his family well, so he did not let her suffer any loss.

At that time, they used the saying "a woman must obey her husband" to suppress her, and even her father often said that, so she was conflicted. She felt that since everyone said so, it must be right, but because of her husband's protection, she felt that it shouldn't be like that.

So, on the one hand, she felt that Lu Jian should do anything for the Tang family, but on the other hand, she felt that it was not right and was good for Lu Jian. However, her thoughts always fluctuated. Now, listening to what Tang Ying said and seeing his confident look, she felt that Lu Jian should not do so.

The worry that lingered in her heart finally dissipated. They were living better and better. She really shouldn't have wanted her to learn embroidery just because Lu Jian didn't go into the mountains. After all, her son was able to earn his own money.

It is right for a man to earn money to support the family. How can she always keep an eye on her daughter-in-law and ask her to support the family?

"Mother understands. From now on, whatever you say, mother will listen to you. If Lu Jian doesn't want to learn, then he doesn't have to. As long as the two of you can stay well, that's all that's fine."

Tang Ying was smart. He had noticed something was wrong with his mother a long time ago, but he just couldn't find a chance to say it. It was good to be able to solve it now.

"Okay, mother, you can go out more often when you have time. Don't always lock yourself up in the embroidery room. If your eyesight is really bad, who will take care of the children for me and A Jian in the future?"

Although Zhou had come to terms with it, Tang Ying still added another chip. Sure enough, Zhou's eyes lit up when she heard about the child. But when she thought about having a grandson in the future but not being able to see him, she immediately resisted.

"ok, ok, I got it."

Tang Ying looked at Zhou for a while, and only felt relieved after making sure that Zhou had really listened to him this time.

"Then mother, I'll go see Ajian."

"Go ahead, just stick to your wife."

Zhou waved her hand impatiently. After her son left, she looked down at the Three Character Classic still spread out on the table and frowned slightly. Why is it so difficult to recognize words?