PFC Chapter 535 Fang Qing Returns to Work
Chapter 535 Fang Qing Returns to Work
If she weren't about to retire, she really wouldn't put up with this nonsense.
So whenever Fang Qing came to work, she never gave her a friendly look.
Fang Qing felt wronged. She wasn't going back to play; she was going back to take care of her paralyzed old man. Even when she had some free time, they wouldn't let her stay home and rest. Instead, they made her pick up trash to supplement the family income.
She was so angry that she thought, "Which official's wife isn't sweeping the streets or picking up trash?"
She's the first one.
"Sister Zhao, I'm so sorry, I had no choice."
She told Sister Zhao about the grievances she had suffered these past few days.
Sister Zhao was also a soft-hearted person. Seeing that she had a hard time, she sighed and felt relieved.
"You've really made the wrong choice. I've heard about your situation, and I think you shouldn't have married Lu Jiangting. Lu Jiangting owes your ex-husband a debt. He took care of you and your child because of him, so you're his sister-in-law. He should take care of you for the rest of his life."
If you're in trouble, go to him. Can he refuse? He definitely can't. Find Chenchen a school, a job, or help him when he's sick. If you're out of money, go to him too. Can he ignore you? Not only will he help, but he won't say anything bad about it.
Fang Qing recalled the past, and it was indeed the case.
She would go to Lu Jiangting whenever she needed something, and Lu Jiangting would never refuse her. Lin Yuyao had objections to this, but he always sided with them.
Fang Qing has always wanted to go back to her previous state, but unfortunately it's too difficult.
Sister Zhao: "See, am I right?"
Fang Qing kept her head down and remained silent.
Sister Zhao thought she didn't agree with her, so she continued, "The facts are right in front of you. Your mistake was marrying Lu Jiangting. He originally owed you and your son, but once you married him, the nature of the debt changed."
Fang Qing: "What has it turned into?"
"You became someone who wanted to repay a debt of gratitude, and you even ruined him by forcing him to do so. He was young and had a bright future ahead of him, but he married you to repay a debt of gratitude, and his girlfriend of many years left him. How could he not hate you? He hates you, don't you think?"
Of course she knew that Lu Jiangting had been blaming her all along, and that he saw her as the culprit who forced Lin Yuyao to leave him.
However, Fang Qing did not think it was her problem.
The blame lies with Lu Jiangting for being so foolish, assuming that because of their years of relationship, Lin Yuyao would forgive him no matter what he did.
He thought he still had time to make it up to her, but he didn't expect that Lin Yuyao would stop playing with him. She immediately decided to break off the engagement and then threw herself into the arms of another man, giving him no chance at all.
It was clearly his own problem, but Lu Jiangting, that heartless man, pinned all the blame on Fang Qing.
Fang Qing makes me angry just thinking about her.
“His breakup with Lin Yuyao has nothing to do with me. Who told him to be so outrageous, even cheating her out of her dowry?”
Sister Zhao: "..."
She thought to herself, "Wasn't this something you instigated?"
"Hmph, I did ask him for money, but if he really didn't have it, I couldn't just force him to lend it to me. Besides, even if I asked him for money, I didn't ask him to swindle Lin Yuyao's dowry."
Honestly, Fang Qing was shocked when she found out he had cheated Lin Yuyao out of her dowry.
She thought he would give her whatever he offered, and that it wouldn't matter if he was short a little. She thought she could try to negotiate the price with the landlord and maybe they could reach an agreement.
Unexpectedly, worried that the money wouldn't be enough, he swindled Lin Yuyao out of her entire dowry.
From that moment on, Fang Qing felt that she was much more important than Lin Yuyao.
From that moment on, Fang Qing felt that manipulating the two of them would be a piece of cake. If Lu Jiangting and Lin Yuyao were over, perhaps there was a possibility between her and Lu Jiangting.
After all that was said, Sister Zhao actually felt that she was right.
but……
"That's true, but what are you going to do now? You shouldn't have married Lu Jiangting, but you already are. Even if you get divorced now, you can't go back to the way things were."
Fang Qing shook her head. "I won't get a divorce. I've already sacrificed so much for their family. The old man is already bedridden and probably won't live much longer. If I get a divorce now, wouldn't that be letting them off easy? All the grievances I've suffered would have been for nothing."
Divorce isn't so easy. How many of our neighbors are divorced?
No matter how tough the days are, I'm enduring them.
Sister Zhao nodded, agreeing with what she said.
“You’re in a bind now, you can only endure it.” Sister Zhao paused for a moment, then said, “You have to look on the bright side. Take the woman downstairs from me, for example. She’s been married for over ten years and has three children. She works herself to death during the day and takes care of the whole family at night, and she still gets beaten up. Anyway, your Lu Jiangting is a soldier, he’s well-mannered, he doesn’t hit people.”
Fang Qing looked at her in surprise.
Sister Zhao: "You don't believe me? If you don't believe me, go ask me."
Fang Qing: "It's not that I don't believe it, but why did I get beaten up after doing so much?"
"Kindness gets taken advantage of, and the other party is a bad person. Originally, she and her husband worked in the same factory. Back then, the man took the initiative to pursue her and it took him a long time to win her over. A few years after they got married, the man was fired from the factory for causing trouble while drunk. After returning home, he never looked for work again, drank all day long, and beat people when he was drunk."
He eats her food, uses her things, and she even bore him three children. He doesn't work and does nothing at home; she has to cook for him after work, and she even washes his underwear. And on top of all that, he beats her every few days. Can you imagine how unbearable her life is?
It's more than just unbearable; just hearing about it is enough to kill you.
"Then why doesn't she get a divorce?"
"How do we get a divorce? How will we divide the three children? What about her job? And what about the house? That house was originally allocated to the two of them by the factory; one person can't have that much space. Besides, she didn't have any money later on, and the man just took her salary every month."
She leaned closer to her and lowered her voice, saying, "Sometimes when I get my period, I don't have money to buy toilet paper, so I come to us to borrow it."
Fang Qing listened with a sigh.
Sister Zhao continued, "There's a saying that those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose. That man is wicked. He said if she dares to divorce him, he will kill her whole family, so that they will all be gone. She can forget about leaving him alone to live a good life."
Fang Qing felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this, and thought to herself that her initial choice was the right one.
Regardless of how Lu Jiangting treats her now, his own circumstances are what they are.
He is an exceptional man, far superior to ordinary men.
If not him, who else would I choose? If I just grabbed any man, my life might be even worse than it is now.
"Ah! That makes sense." What's that saying again? When you feel like you can't go on living, look at people who are worse off than you.
Compared to that, my life isn't so bad.
Fang Qing was immediately appeased.
"Actually, I'm not having a very hard time right now. My husband's health is deteriorating day by day, and he's visibly getting weaker. There's still hope for the future, and I don't think I can endure this much longer."