PFC Chapter 793 In my dream, all she wanted was money.
Chapter 793 In my dream, all she wanted was money.
"Have you ever thought that the reason I liked to eat fruit candies twenty years ago was because I was poor?"
Lu Jiangting choked. He knew he was in the wrong, but he still stubbornly said, "You should have told me in advance. No matter what, this is a token of my appreciation. How could you throw it on the ground? Although our family's conditions are much better now, we can't waste it."
Lu Jiangting picked up the fruit candies from the ground and dusted them off.
"It's getting late, let's go quickly."
Lin Yuyao: "You have to take them with you?"
"It's too late for me to go and buy new ones now. I'll just make do with these for now. I've remembered what you said, and I'll definitely change them next time."
Lin Yuyao was so angry she nearly fell backward. "So, are you buying this for me to eat, or for my parents?"
"It's all the same. Your parents-in-law knew you liked it, so they gave it to you when they left."
He saw that Yuyao was angry again, saying that he did it on purpose, that he was deliberately trying to insult her and her family, and pounced on him, scratching his face.
He berated her, calling her a shrew and saying she had changed, becoming someone he didn't recognize.
That day, they ultimately failed to go to the father-in-law's house together. He was even kicked out by Yuyao. If he hadn't run fast, the shovel in her hand could have ripped off his ankle.
That day, he slept in the haystack in the woodshed for one night.
He was angry all night, but then he thought about how hard Yuyao had worked to take care of his parents over the years, so he decided to hold back this time and apologize to her properly.
He got up before dawn, carried firewood to the kitchen to cook for her, as an apology.
To his surprise, after working so hard for so long, he couldn't even get a fire going.
He had never done any of these things before, and he felt it couldn't be blamed on him.
Unexpectedly, Yu Yao stood at the door and asked sarcastically, "Could you even light a fire at Fang Qing's house?"
Lu Jiangting said, "How can that be the same? Fang Qing's family uses gas."
"Isn't that very easy to ignite?"
"Of course, you can start the fire as soon as you turn the switch, and cooking doesn't have to make a lot of smoke, which is really much more convenient."
Lin Yuyao smiled bitterly and said, "So, is it harder for her, or for me?"
Lu Jiangting was stunned.
“You keep saying that Fang Qing has it tough, but now you see, even something as mundane and simple as cooking is much easier for her than for me.”
"I..." Lu Jiangting knew he was in the wrong, so he stepped forward to comfort her, "I only made compensation to them because of Jianjun. Now that Chenchen is an adult, I don't have to take care of them anymore. Yuyao, I know you've suffered all these years. I'll make it up to you when I'm better. I came back this time to talk to you about this. You and Miaomiao can go to Nancheng together, and the three of us can live a good life together."
Lin Yuyao: "When?"
Lu Jiangting paused for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "Miaomiao is at a crucial stage right now, so it's not good to change schools. Let's wait until she graduates from junior high school, and then she can go to high school in Nancheng."
"So there are still two years left?"
"Yes, two more years, it will be soon."
"Why not now?"
"This..." He didn't have much money on hand right now; he had spent it all trying to smooth things over for Wang Chenchen.
He brought back five hundred yuan for Yuyao this time, which he had borrowed; he didn't even dare tell Yuyao.
“The junior high school there isn’t good. Miaomiao is attending a top high school in our area, a nationally renowned one. It would be such a waste to switch schools.”
Lin Yuyao didn't say anything, she just coldly pushed him away.
He didn't know what to say, so he just stood there watching her busy in the kitchen.
He tried to say something to ease the tension, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Yu Yao said, "Would you be this perfunctory when you buy things for Fang Qing and her son?"
Lu Jiangting was taken aback. "What?"
"For so many years, you've always given two packets of fruit candy as a gift. Did you give Fang Qing and her son the same thing?"
Lu Jiangting: "Why would I give them gifts for no reason? I've never given them gifts before."
"Oh, then what's the point of giving them so much stuff?"
“I didn’t give them anything. When Chenchen was sick, I helped take her to the hospital because Fang Qing doesn’t know many words and doesn’t even know how to register.”
“It’s only right that I help Chenchen find a school and arrange a job for him. You know, if Jianjun were alive, he would have done these things. If I hadn’t been so cowardly during that mission, he wouldn’t have died. I’ve told you these things many times, and I thought you would understand me.”
Lin Yuyao gave a bitter smile and remained silent.
Her smile made him uneasy; it was mockery, and it made him very uncomfortable.
He just didn't understand. These things were all in the past, so why was she still holding onto them?
Lu Jiangting was still angry and brought up the old matter again during dinner.
"Yes, I admit that I have done more for Fang Qing and her son over the years, but Fang Qing is not as awkward as you. She will say what she wants directly. For example, she asked me to help Chenchen find a school, to help him attend parent-teacher conferences, and to help them move and find jobs... But what about you? You don't say anything and just make me guess. I bought you your favorite orange-flavored fruit candy, but you are not satisfied."
I don't know what said it that provoked her, but she flipped the table over.
Lu Jiangting stood there, stunned.
"Okay, okay, I didn't say that, did I? How many times have I told you that we don't have enough money at home? We need money for your parents' medical treatment, money to buy pesticides, and money for the children's schooling. Did you listen?"
"I...I have given, haven't I given enough over the years?"
"Did you give Fang Qing more?"
Lu Jiangting: "..."
"Expenses are higher in the city, it's different."
She probably felt that it was like talking to a brick wall; she couldn't explain it to someone who was already struggling to understand.
He coldly uttered a few words, "Get out of here."
He felt that she had become unreasonable and was a complete shrew.
He had only been back for a few days when he could no longer make ends meet.
What would happen if we really took them to Nancheng?
Given Yuyao's temper, who knows what kind of trouble she would cause, making herself a laughingstock among the neighbors.
She is no longer the Yuyao of more than ten years ago. Now she is no different from the women in the village who quarrel and fight over trivial matters all day long, and she cannot adapt to city life at all.
This trip home completely dispelled his idea of taking his wife and daughter to live in the southern part of the city.
Lu Jiangting packed his things with a cold face. Even though there were still two weeks left before the holiday, he couldn't stay any longer.
He stood at the door with his bag in his hand, looking at Yu Yao coldly and said, "You want money? Fine, from now on, I can't give you anything else but money."
……
Lu Jiangting woke up from his dream with a start, looked out the window, and saw that the sky was just beginning to lighten and the first rays of dawn were appearing.
He desperately wanted to make it up to the mother and daughter in the future.
When he saw that he had borrowed five hundred yuan to go home, he really thought they would have a perfect ending.
But to my utter surprise, he left in such a cold and indifferent manner in the end.