Reborn in the Seventies: Pampered Wife, Owning some Farmland

Chapter 270: Chapter 270 She Has No Money_1
 

Yun Hai had no idea Zhang Cuihua was such a slick operator.

He also didn’t realize that this was the consequence of his indulgence, and he would soon taste the bitterness.

Back in Yun Lei’s home.

Zhao Fang quietly asked Yun Lei, “What’s wrong with father?”

Yun Lei glanced deeply at Zhao Fang and said weakly, “How would I know? Won’t we find out when we go there tomorrow?”

Zhao Fang thought of Meng Yunhan, “Dad, is he asking us to raise tuition for Meng Yunhan? But the school is not charging anything, right? And they even provide subsidies?”

Zhao Fang was reluctant to part with money, she was somewhat hesitant.

“Xiaofang, next time we visit my parents during the festival, could you be a bit more generous?” Yun Lei recalled the embarrassing incident with his elder brother when Zhao Fang brought up the matter about Meng Yunhan.

Zhao Fang, hearing Yun Lei mention this, said, “My older sister-in-law only brought a pound of meat, I couldn’t possibly outdo her.”

This was where Zhao Fang was smart, she would shift the blame as much as possible.

Yun Lei stated matter-of-factly, “Yesterday, our third brother and sister knit a sweater for our parents, brought wine for father, prepared pastries for mother, and even bought some dried fruits and candies. You also enjoyed these treats and we even had the smoked chicken last night. Did you know how awful I felt seeing all these gifts? After all these years, I never once bought wine for my father, nor ever made a suit of clothes for my mother. It’s expected that I, as a man, might overlook these things, but you, as a woman, could you not think of them? Each time you visit your parents, you buy a couple of bags of sugar and some pastries for your mother, and wine for your father. Why do you conveniently forget to do the same for my parents?”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Fang felt extremely embarrassed, “I didn’t forget… I thought your mother didn’t eat pastries and your father didn’t drink. Moreover, with the fabric shortage, we barely have enough for the kids’ clothes, let alone cloth tickets for your mother’s.”

Her voice grew softer by the word.

“I remember, when we decided to build a house, it was on the condition that you would marry me. My parents didn’t hesitate to use Ahao’s money for our house. I don’t recall your parents contributing even a penny to the cause, Xiaofang, that’s what is called human nature.”

Zhao Fang was dereft and pained.

She remained silent. Asking her to make clothes for her mother-in-law was like pulling out her own heart, making her buy wine for her father-in-law was like eating into her own flesh.

She didn’t have any money, no money at all.

“Our whole family needs money, where in the house do we have spare cash for wine!”

Yun Lei only gave his wife, who was making excuses even now, a cold glance, “Our parents probably want to talk to us because of what our third brother and sister gave them yesterday.”

“Shitou, we don’t have money, we don’t have money.”

Zhao Fang suddenly thought of Meng Yunhan. If she insisted on returning the money they lent for the house renovation, where would she find that much money?

Their third brother gets a monthly stipend outside, while they had to labor to earn a share at home.

They had a harder life.

“If our parents really want their money back for the house, I will pay it back to our third brother and sister.”@@novelbin@@

Zhao Fang jumped up, “Shitou, have you gone mad? Where in the house do we have that much money!”

Yun Lei looked at Zhao Fang, “If we don’t have it, we’ll write an IOU.”

“Shitou, Shitou, you can’t do that. The kids are still young, there are plenty of spots where we need money.”

“Forgot to tell you. Initially, our parents said it was a loan for the house, so we have to pay it back.”

Zhao Fang collapsed immediately, “Shitou, Shitou, their third brother hasn’t even brought it up, why did you have to? Our son is not young anymore, you should think about us, think about us. Do you really want us to eat porridge and go hungry every day?”