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Chapter 804 Environmental Impact: Three Perspectives

"Huh? It's not even dawn yet, what kind of work is she going to?"

"Didn't I tell you? She sweeps the streets. Do you think you're sitting in an office? If she doesn't sweep the streets at this time, when does she sweep them?"

This……

"This is real?"

"If it's not real, then it must be fake!" Tang's mother said irritably. "Go inside and go to sleep. Don't wake the children."

Tang Xiaoqiang scratched his hair, feeling somewhat irritated.

Really?

Is Tang Xiaofen really just a street sweeper?

Damn it, he's already bragged so much, what are we going to do now?

Later, his brothers found out that his sister was a street sweeper.

A street sweeper's sister becoming someone's mistress? That would be a laughing stock.

He'll never be able to hold his head high among his brothers again in this lifetime.

"I'll go out and see."

"Hey..."

Tang's mother couldn't stop him, so she could only let him go.

There was no one on the street at that time, and Tang Xiaofen's clothes were so eye-catching. After searching around the street, I soon saw Tang Xiaofen.

However, he remained hidden in the shadows and did not approach her to speak.

Tang Xiaoqiang saw that Tang Xiaofen was indeed sweeping the street, along with another older woman. The two were chatting and laughing, seemingly quite happy sweeping the street.

He observed Tang Xiaofen for nearly an hour, and only after confirming that she was indeed sweeping the streets did he leave in disappointment.

"Damn it, that bitch Fang Qing tricked me into coming here."

Where is that damn Fang Qing?

No, he'll have to find out about it tomorrow.

……

Tang's mother got up early in the morning to cook, then fed the children, and then took them to school.

Tang Xiaoqiang kept trying to coax them, attempting to get some information out of them.

Unfortunately, the two children knew nothing when asked and were somewhat afraid of him, hiding behind Tang's mother.

Tang Xiaoqiang pouted and said, "I'm your uncle. I'm not going to eat you, so why are you hiding from me?"

Tang's mother: "Look at you, looking so fierce! They don't even know you, why don't you hide?"

"Don't you recognize me? Xiaoyun, Xiaozhi, don't you know me?"

They both nodded and shook their heads.

Wang Zhi recognized him, but Tang Yun hadn't seen him for several years. She was only a few years old, so it was normal that she didn't recognize him.

Tang Xiaoqiang: "Two ingrates."

Tang's mother said irritably, "You, as their uncle, came empty-handed, without even bringing them a piece of fruit candy, and you still have the nerve to call them ungrateful bastards."

Tang Xiaoqiang waved his hand and said, "It's just two fruit candies, I'll go out and buy some in a bit."

Tang's mother pursed her lips, ignored him, and urged the two children to eat faster.

She poured herself a glass of water and took the medicine from the bottle.

Tang Xiaoqiang looked at them and asked the two children in a low voice, "Do you know why the old lady has to take medicine?"

Tang Yun said, "My mother-in-law is sick."

Do you know what illness it is?

"do not know."

Tang's mother: "What are you whispering about again? Don't disturb them while they're eating. They'll be punished for being late for school."

"It's just a kindergarten, I don't think we should go there, it's a waste of money."

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. If you don't go to kindergarten or preschool in Nancheng, you won't be able to keep up when you go to elementary school. Schools won't accept students with such poor grades."

Seeing that the two children had almost finished eating, Tang's mother pulled them along to hurry to school.

Before leaving, he said to Tang Xiaoqiang, "Xiaoqiang, don't be lazy. Wash the pots and pans and tidy up the room."

Tang Xiaoqiang was stunned. "What? Me, a grown man, doing this? Mom, you know I've never done this before."

Tang's mother said, "The city is different from the countryside. In the countryside, men don't do housework because they need to save their energy for farming. But in the city, there's no land to farm, so if a man doesn't do housework, he's useless, and women will want a divorce."

Tang Xiaoqiang: "Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"How am I talking nonsense? There's no land to farm in the city, everyone's at work. Women work, earn money, and have children, what can men do? Men can't give birth, and they can't breastfeed. They should just do more housework, what else can they do?"

"Huh?" Isn't this going against the heavens?

"I'm leaving now, I won't talk to you anymore. Hurry up and finish your work, otherwise your sister's room will be a mess when she gets home from work. Oh, and heat up the food, she'll probably be home around 10:30, don't let her work so hard and come home to find her unable to eat a hot meal."

After saying that, Tang's mother closed the door.

Tang Xiaoqiang felt unwell all over.

His mother had changed; she was now asking him to do housework, and she did it with such self-righteousness.

In his mind, these kinds of chores were women's work, and how could a grown man do them?

But as he pondered his mother's words, they seemed to make some sense.

In the countryside, men don't do these things because they need to save their energy for farming.

There's no land to farm in the city, and men can't have children or breastfeed them. They don't even have to work. Shouldn't they do something else?

The logic is somewhat correct, but why does he still feel so uncomfortable about it?

Tang Xiaoqiang looked around the house and felt that the air was strange, that he felt out of place in this world, which made him feel uncomfortable all over.

After dropping her child off at school, Tang's mother didn't rush back. Instead, she wandered around the neighborhood, picked up some recyclables, and then went to wait for Tang Xiaofen at the street-sweeping spot.

By the time Tang Xiaofen got off work, she had already collected a large bagful.

Tang Xiaofen hurriedly walked towards her, "Mom, didn't I tell you not to do these things?"

Tang's mother waved her hand and said, "Why not pick them up? This bag must be worth several cents, right? A few cents can buy the child several notebooks. It's a good deal."

"We don't lack money right now."

"Don't be fooled by our current financial situation. Think about how many expenses we'll incur later. The two kids are in school, and I'm getting older. What if I get a minor illness or fever? It'll cost money. Besides, your older brother is here. I already told him we're making a living by collecting recyclables. We have to show him, right?"

"Sigh!" Tang Xiaofen sighed, "I'll listen to you."

Tang's mother said, "You go back first, I'll go back later."

"What?"

“I told him…” She repeated to Tang Xiaofen what she had said to Tang Xiaoqiang before leaving the house.

She patted her daughter's shoulder and said, "When you go back later, you'll act like a man who's just come back from the countryside after a day's work. You have to make him understand that the city is different from the countryside, and let him know that he can't act tough here."

Tang Xiaofen thought of the way her husband used to boss people around when he came back from farm work in her hometown, and she knew she wouldn't dare to do that.

What if he hits me?

"Then call the police, and teach him a lesson he won't forget."

what?

She was truly impressed that her mother could say such a thing.

"Xiao Fen, don't be afraid, otherwise he can take advantage of us here."

Tang Xiaofen nodded, sighed softly, and then went home.

She was bullied by Tang Xiaoqiang since she was a child and was very afraid of him.