Qi Fenglian didn’t not want to leave, but her mother-in-law held her back, claiming that her sister-in-law Zhang Zhenzhu had given birth, and the mother-in-law needed to take care of her for a couple of days, thus asking Qi Fenglian to delay her departure.
Qi Fenglian trembled with anger, pointing at Zhang Jisheng and saying, "She definitely did it on purpose. Zhenzhu gave birth at home, and with a mother-in-law around, could they really not take care of her and the child? She clearly just doesn’t want to help me."
Fully aware how difficult it was for her to take leave and come home for the festival, and knowing she had to go to Qing City, it was exactly at this time the mother-in-law had to take care of the sister-in-law.
Wasn’t this just making trouble for herself?
Zhang Jisheng said, "How is this deliberate? Giving birth isn’t something that happens exactly when you want it to, isn’t this all just coincidence?"
Qi Fenglian sneered, "What a coincidence. Isn’t Zhenzhu already has a mother-in-law? Does she need her help?"
"So what do you want? A job is not going to run away just because you’re two days late, right? After all, it’s your sister-in-law’s business!" Zhang Jisheng lost his patience.
Qi Fenglian looked at him in shock, "Do you have no conscience saying that? Just because it’s my sister-in-law’s shop doesn’t mean she can do whatever she wants, does it? We had clearly agreed that I would go there after the festival, but she keeps dragging her feet. Is that the behavior of someone who is supposed to work? My sister-in-law was kind enough to find me a job, and I don’t even expect gratitude, but to take advantage of this family connection and act however she pleases? Zhang Jisheng, even your family wouldn’t behave like this!"
Zhang Jisheng’s face showed some embarrassment, replying, "I didn’t mean anything by it, it’s just a delay of two days, and besides, the child is ours, my mother isn’t obliged to take care of him for us!"
Qi Fenglian suddenly felt disappointed, with this man.
She sneered repeatedly, "That’s right, she indeed has no obligation. When I needed her help, she didn’t help me, because she had no obligation. So in the future, when she gets old, I also have no obligation to take care of her and provide for her old age."
The so-called reciprocal feeding, everyone has the duty to repay, now I ask you, you do not respond, then in the future when you get old, don’t expect anything from me.
Zhang Jisheng’s expression slightly changed.
"If she won’t help me, that’s fine. I won’t ask her. I’ll get my parents to help me take care of Baobao. That should be fine, right?" Qi Fenglian huffed.
Having said that, she turned around to pack up the child’s things.
Zhang Jisheng forcefully contained his anger, quickly pulling her back, saying, "Look at you, making such a big fuss over such a small matter."
"Is it me who is being rash?" Qi Fenglian turned around, her eyes already red, tears welling up, and said, "I originally shouldn’t have come back for the festival. You insisted on telling Yunyun that I didn’t want her, whom are you trying to scare? Is that how a father should behave? Fine, I came back for the festival, but that’s also owing someone a favor. In others’ eyes, I’m just relying on connections. My colleagues look down on me, I just wanted to work well and not be disrespected. I’m struggling so much, and you’re not considering me at all, only helping your mother and sister. Then why are you clinging to us three? Just let us go back to our parental home!"
"Yunyun’s mother, I was wrong, it’s all my fault. Just these two days, alright, and once Mother comes back, we’ll go to Qing City right away. We’ll work hard together to earn a big house, how about that?" Zhang Jisheng appeased her gently.
In fact, with things as they were, what else could be done? Was she really going to abandon her two children and just walk away?
Qi Fenglian felt a sense of despair. Was she destined to spend her life begging others, depending on someone else for everything?
She collapsed onto the floor, crying woefully.