There is Room For Abandoned Women In the 1980s

Chapter 32 It’s time to divide this family

Gao Guilan put her hands on her hips and yelled at her daughter-in-law, not wanting to look down on her selfishness.

 Every good thing must be given to her? Beautiful thought.

Zheng Xinyue was listening in the room. Although she was not so fancy, she understood clearly. Isn't it her fault that her mother looked down on her elder sister-in-law?

Li Xiuqin was disgraced by the scolding and returned to the kitchen sarcastically.

 “Boss, does your wife’s intention also apply to you?”

Zheng Dakui took out his tobacco pouch and put tobacco leaves into the pipe with a sullen expression. He looked at Zheng Chenglong with sharp eyes. He had high hopes for his boss. When the commune asked for civilians and soldiers, he immediately let his boss go. How could he not be satisfied?

"Dad, don't listen to these old ladies. That's the quota earned by my third brother. What shame do I have to ask for it? Besides, I'm in the commune and my work points are full every month. I can't starve my wife and children. If I can get the quota back, I'll pay it back." For the third brother, he is not married yet and has a job so he can find a partner."

Zheng Chenglong hurriedly explained to his father that the third brother would not have any disputes for the sake of interests, and the eldest brother had to think about his younger brother.

Zheng Dakui looked at his eldest son with satisfaction. It was a good tradition of the Zheng family not to be greedy.

Li Xiuqin was in the kitchen looking out of the kitchen door with her brows furrowed and dissatisfied.

Li Xiuli looked at her cousin, pursed her lips and said nothing. If she had already known the result, she still moved forward. Wasn't she looking for scolding?

“Xiu Li, go back tonight and talk to Cheng Hu. It’s time for this family to be divided. We won’t have a good life when my little sister comes back.”

Li Xiuqin saw that she couldn't get a bargain, and remembered that she was scolded by her mother-in-law in the afternoon. She felt unhappy and lowered her voice to encourage her cousin to stand on the same front as herself.

She has thought about it. It is definitely not possible for her family to propose a family split, but if she proposes it together with her second family, according to her father-in-law's character, it will not be too difficult for them.

　First she had to draw her cousin into her own camp, and the two of them joined forces to fight against her mother-in-law and her mother-in-law.

Li Xiuli’s eyes flashed and she thought to herself, what kind of character does her mother-in-law have? Dare you mention family separation? She can cause chaos, and everyone knows it.

Moreover, the mother-in-law will not say anything wrong about her son, and will definitely put the blame on herself and her cousin. Then the whole village will poke their spines.

 Isn’t there a saying that the old people in the village like to keep their sons close to them? Parents are not allowed to separate families when they have children.

Furthermore, even if the two of them persuaded the man to follow up and propose a family separation, it would be useless. A few gossips from the villagers and the foolish filial piety of her family Cheng Hu and her eldest brother Cheng Long would still be settled.

 Then he and his cousin will be accused of being an unfilial in-law and provoking a man to separate the family.

Cheng Hu will get angry with himself when his mother-in-law makes trouble. With his stubborn temper, he might drive himself back to his parents' home in anger.

 What kind of life was it in your natal family? After finishing her first meal, she carried one head on her two shoulders and went back. It didn't take three days for her sister-in-law to kick her out.

 Where will you go then? If my husband's family cannot return, my mother's family cannot return, and there is no place in the vastness of the world.

 Besides, what’s the point of dividing the family now? The third child will be able to work in a state-owned factory soon. Then he will have public food and wages, and the family's life will definitely get better and better.

Furthermore, the third child likes to hunt. If nothing happens, he will bring a rabbit home, or go to the river to catch some fish. Even if the mother-in-law is partial, everyone can eat a piece of meat. How many people in the entire Hongqi Commune can match the Zheng family?

 What are the benefits of dividing the family? I work in the fields with a man, and there is no one to take care of my two children at home. Cheng Hu can give me full work, but I am a woman and can only give half a work point. How much food can I get in a year?

 (End of this chapter)