Early in the morning, so relatives ca one after another to pay their respects, and Gong Qiang and the others also started to busy themselves.
Even Gong Ruini and the other children began to get busy. They couldn’t do much of the heavy work, but they could help the adults, like passing water and stuff.
At this ti, it beca clear how family mbers were positioned in Zhang Lan’s mind.
For example, the youngest son and the eldest grandson who were always by Zhang Lan’s side.
Gong Qiang was all kinds of agitated, constantly glancing at Gong Zheng. That was supposed to be his spot, and now the fourth had taken it, how could Gong Qiang not be infuriated to the point of spitting blood?
The neighbors around were also paying close attention to whether anyone from the Dong family would show up.
Everyone witnessed the quarrel the day before yesterday, and they knew Dong Li was driven away by Gong Qiang, but they didn’t know if anyone from the Dong family would co after Gong Dajiang’s death.
If even no one from the Dong family ca, it showed that so things were beyond repair, either the Dong family was unwilling, or the Gong family was.
Gong Ruini wasn’t concerned about the neighbors’ gossip because her grandmother had arrived.
Gong Ruini knew the situation of the Cai Family wasn’t good, but she didn’t expect it to be this bad.
These days you needed tickets to buy cloth, so patched clothes were normal, but they shouldn’t be this torn, right?
The constant glances from people around made Tu Chunni quite uneasy, really wanting to shrink back, but she had no choice.
"i Na, why didn’t you co ho when you returned?" Tu Chunni had been waiting at ho for days, but Cai ina’s family never ca, "Your dad is angry at ho, saying you’re ungrateful."
Cai ina knew her own parents well and wasn’t mad at these words, "It’s enough to have Guoqing."
"I’m a married daughter, and they can’t rely on ." Cai ina unceremoniously brought up what Cai Zhiheng had said back then.
Tu Chunni felt awkward because she rembered these words, her family had always said such things about Cai ina, yet no matter how they said it, Cai ina would always be dutiful, making the Cai Family accustod to it.
Now, with Cai ina speaking so bluntly, it left Tu Chunni really uncomfortable, "Why do you talk like that, child?"
It was just fine for her family to say whatever they pleased, "Did I say anything wrong? Didn’t dad, and you, and Guoqing and his wife often say these things?"
"And I’m here this ti to take care of my father-in-law, how would I have ti to go back."
Tu Chunni, of course, knew about Gong Dajiang’s situation. She actually wanted to take advantage of Cai Zhiheng’s bad mood to make Cai ina suggest when to go back, but with Cai ina blocking her like this, she really didn’t know what to say.
No matter how rough the Cai Family’s situation was now, Cai Zhiheng and the others felt that compared to them, Cai ina was even more pitiable. For example, their family was considered urban, while Cai ina’s family were Northeastern rural farrs, with completely different statuses, so they could rightfully look down on them with an air of superiority.
Tu Chunni’s intentions were not lost on Cai ina, but why should she be the one to hurry back with a promise? After all, the Cai Family wouldn’t prepare any food for them, so it was better not to expect anything.
Tu Chunni kept hoping that Cai ina would ntion when she’d return on her own, but Cai ina refused to. Thus, this conversation between mother and daughter went on without much interest.
Gong Ruini, listening on the side, was about to doze off; it was just too boring. Clearly, they were living such a hard life, yet why insist on keeping up appearances?
"This is Ni Zi, right? She’s gotten a lot healthier." Only now did Tu Chunni notice Gong Ruini standing nearby, though previously she wouldn’t have cared about a granddaughter like her.
"Yes, much healthier." Cai ina had a deeper understanding of her mother’s favoritism. Clearly both children had called her, but she could just as well ignore them.
"Hello, Grandma." Gong Ruini greeted cheerfully.
"Good, good." Tu Chunni stared at Gong Ruini for a long ti. Honestly, she was quite surprised. She had thought this sickly child might die on the way to the Northeast, yet she had survived and unexpectedly grown to look much better.
Humph, how much money was spent saving this girl? If there was so much money, why wasn’t it given to Guoqing? Really a losing bet.
The look in Tu Chunni’s eyes grew colder. If it were another child, they’d certainly feel awkward, but who was Gong Ruini? Soone who couldn’t care less.
Instead, her smile grew broader, humph, didn’t this old woman think she was such a losing bet, spending so much money? Then I should irritate her even more.
"A lot of money must have been spent," seeing Gong Ruini smile like a flower, Tu Chunni really wanted to slap her. Only by restraining herself several tis did she manage to hold back.
What? What does that an? Cai ina looked confused.
"I an, you must have spent a lot of money on Ni Zi’s treatnt, while your brother’s life is hard now." Seeing Cai ina’s confusion, the first thought in Tu Chunni’s mind was that her daughter was pretending to be ignorant.
Humph, do you really think pretending will work? Tu Chunni pointed it out directly.
What does Cai Guoqing’s hardship have to do with her? Humph, was she thinking the money should be given to Cai Guoqing? "I didn’t borrow money from the Cai Family, did I?"
Tu Chunni, scared by Cai ina’s sudden anger, shrank back a bit, "No."
"Since we didn’t borrow from Cai Guoqing, how I spend the money Gong Tao and I earn is our own business."
"As for why Cai Guoqing’s life is like this, that’s his own issue."
"If there’s no money, then work hard. I don’t get it; Gong Tao and I don’t have salaries, yet we can raise two kids just fine."
"Cai Guoqing and his wife have jobs and salaries, plus your support, how can they not manage well?"
"Is the child’s health also poor and needs money?" Cai ina was exasperated, she had already pretended to be clueless, and yet her mother still pursued her, making her want to blurt out that all their money went to Cai Guoqing.
"Is this how you act as an aunt?" Tu Chunni got angry, leaping up and starting to scold Cai ina, incidentally including Gong Ruini, which made Cai ina unhappy.
Seeing Tu Chunni behaving like a shrew, the sense of lancholy in Cai ina deepened, "Since their child’s health is all good, why isn’t the money enough?"
"Were they so accustod to asking for money as a sister, that now they can’t do without it when I don’t give?"
"There’s no such thing as raising a brother, right? I’m a married daughter, won’t ask for anything from ho, and they shouldn’t expect anything from ."
"How Guoqing lives his life, he should reflect on how he acts as a son, a husband, and a father."
"If you two elders are willing to spoil him, that’s your business, but don’t co counting on my money."
"You..." Tu Chunni realized things weren’t going well; she shouldn’t have criticized Gong Ruini, knowing this sickly girl ant everything to her daughter.
But now, the words were out, and there was no way to take them back. Yet, she couldn’t bring herself to apologize, what should she do?
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