The watch taps once.
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"Zhenqiang..." Lin Xiaohua stared at Liu Zhenqiang for a long ti before she said with a fake smile, "I’m just a village woman and haven’t had much schooling. I was pretty naive before, but I know social relationships shouldn’t be like this.
You’re educated and have even been a county chief. I just don’t believe that this is how you would treat people. If being like this could make soone a county chief, then I could be a mayor. Don’t you think so?"
Liu Zhenqiang’s face turned bright red, and he didn’t know what to say.
"Aunt, how can you speak like that?" Liu Zhenfen looked at Lin Xiaohua with disapproval, "My mom really got up in the middle of the night to make chicken soup, and it was really just by accident that she fell asleep, leaving only this much."
Originally, my brother wanted my mom to add more water and simr it again, but my mom said that it would lose its nutrients, saying that sister-in-law needs to take good care of her health right now. She couldn’t just deceive sister-in-law for the sake of saving face."
If my brother didn’t sincerely care for sister-in-law, he wouldn’t have co with the chicken soup, knowing he might be criticized. Originally, I didn’t want to co, but my brother said that if I didn’t, sister-in-law wouldn’t co ho, so he couldn’t let her continue staying outside. I had no choice but to drop my work and co here with him early in the morning."
My brother thinks that since he’s no longer the county chief and doesn’t plan to beco one again, he might as well honestly be a worker and a good husband who cares for his wife. Whatever others say, he doesn’t care anymore, as long as sister-in-law appreciates his effort and is willing to be with him."
Unexpectedly, no one appreciated it. If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have co with him to make a fool of ourselves. Brother, you can stay here yourself, I’m leaving."
As Liu Zhenfen spoke, she really turned to leave, and Liu Zhenqiang quickly grabbed her: "Fen’er, if you do this, I won’t acknowledge you as my sister. What’s wrong is wrong, why make so many excuses for yourself?"
"Brother..." Liu Zhenfen looked at her brother indignantly, "So what if the Zhou family is powerful? Does that an they can look down on people this way?
They think what we brought was too little, not sincere enough, then what about them? The whole family sits there enjoying delicious food and drinks. Did they greet us even once?
We don’t depend on their family to eat, so why should we dean ourselves to please them? So people are willing to do so, but I’m not! That’s just too degrading!"
"You..." Liu Zhenqiang looked at her resentfully, thankfully only Lin Xiaohua and Zhao Qiyan were present, the others had gone to the dining table, otherwise, he really wouldn’t know how to save the situation.
"What about ?" Liu Zhenfen still looked defiant, "If it weren’t for this woman, you’d still be the county chief. The reason you’re in this situation today is all thanks to her, so why should you cater to her?
I don’t believe that if you’re not catering to her, the Zhou family would stop you from even being a worker. Why? Based on what? Before, when brother was the county chief, it was because of his own abilities. Clearly, they were wrong, so why should we humble ourselves?
Brother, since childhood, I’ve admired you the most, but seeing you like this now makes really look down on you. Whether wealthy or poor, shouldn’t we have our own pride and determination?"
"Hehe..." Zhao Qiyan let out a couple of sneering laughs, "Do you think those people avoiding you ans they don’t value you? I’m telling you, you truly think too highly of yourselves. Why didn’t they co? Simply to save face for you, for , for all of us.
Do you really expect them to co and watch drink a bowl of chicken soup to show they care? Why should they? What am I to the Zhou family? What are you to the Zhou family?
Liu Zhenqiang, I was quite unaware before, but now I find that compared to your sister, I really have a bit of self-awareness. If you want to walk future paths more smoothly, it’s better to explain so things to your sister.
Not for yourself, but even for her future well-being. You need her to understand that in this world, there’s neither absolute equality nor absolute fairness. If she remains so unaware, the suffering she’ll face in the future will definitely be more than mine. I’m sure you understand this better than I do."
Liu Zhenqiang looked at his sister in utter exasperation; he had spoiled this sister too much.
From a young age, he depended on his mother and sister, and he was almost ten years older than his sister. Therefore, his love for his sister was sowhat like a father’s doting on a daughter.
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