Yu Fen, upon hearing this, refused to agree to the division of the family assets. In anger, she yelled, "No way, aside from the family’s savings, you also have to make your daughter come back. The money she earns must also be shared out. She’s not married yet, so whatever she earns still belongs to the Luo Family, and I am entitled to a share."
"Yu Fen..." Cheng Fei felt that what his wife was saying was utterly unreasonable, so he tried to intervene and call her to stop.
But Yu Fen wasn’t listening to him at all and became even more agitated as she spoke.
Now Luo Dahu was red-faced with rage, and tried to speak, but he started coughing as soon as he opened his mouth, too angry to get more than a few words out. When he saw Cheng Fei beside him, he angrily pounded on Cheng Fei’s shoulders with heavy fists, cursing, "Luo Cheng Fei, are you dead or what? What nonsense is your wife spouting? Are you deaf or something? Can’t you even say a word in response?"
Now that Cheng Fei was a grown man, being hit by Luo Dahu made him feel somewhat embarrassed, so he looked pleadingly at Chen Yu Fen and said, "Yu Fen, stop talking about splitting up. Isn’t everything just fine as it is now?"
"What’s fine about it? Only you think it’s fine," Chen Yu Fen didn’t take Luo Cheng Fei seriously at all, and still pointing at him, she berated, "Just look at your cousins and your own sister, one by one they have all gone to live in the city, while you alone are stuck here in the countryside living this half-dead life. When will you get your day in the sun, you useless thing. I really don’t know what I was thinking marrying you..."
No matter how much Luo Dahu thought his son was weak, hearing a woman scolding his son like that still upset him, and he tried to speak up, "You..."
But as soon as he spoke, he started coughing again and took a long time to catch his breath.
Qiu Xiu, seeing this, was so worried she couldn’t stand still, and she tried to calm Luo Dahu. Then, she shouted at Yu Fen, "Enough, Yu Fen. You just want Cheng Fei to go to the city, right? Then let him go."
"Really?" Upon hearing this, Chen Yu Fen couldn’t contain her excitement. She immediately turned around and asked Fang Pingying and the others, "Sister-in-law, when are you all going to the provincial city? Take Cheng Fei with you, and see if you can find him some work in the city..."
Before she could finish, Qiu Xiu again interrupted, "Shut your mouth. Let me make this clear: if you really want Cheng Fei to go to the city, let him find his own work in the city. Don’t trouble Zhiyong and his wife. They are not obligated and don’t have the time to deal specifically with sorting out our messy issues."
Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying agreed that Qiu Xiu’s words made sense and stood aside without speaking up.
Chen Yu Fen opened her mouth, "This..."
Qiu Xiu couldn’t be bothered with her and took Luo Dahu by the arm, then said to Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying, "Zhiyong, Pingying, let’s go inside and sit down."
Once they were in the house, seeing that Luo Dahu was still gasping for breath, Luo Zhiyong sat beside him, trying to console him, "Uncle, don’t be mad; it’s not good for your health."
Luo Dahu sighed deeply, it took awhile before he calmed down, and he whispered to Luo Zhiyong, "Zhiyong, if Cheng Fei really goes to the city and comes looking for you, don’t bother with him. Let him find his own work."
"Uncle, do you really intend for Cheng Fei to find work in the city?" In Luo Zhiyong’s opinion, Luo Cheng Fei’s temperament was not really suited for struggling city life.
Luo Dahu sighed deeply again, looking at Luo Zhiyong and said, "I know, Cheng Fei is timid and avoids trouble, he doesn’t communicate well with people, and he also lacks motivation – he’s indeed not suited for city life."
"But ever since Yu’er followed you lot after the Chinese New Year, his wife has been making a fuss at home, claiming that we forcibly kept Cheng Fei from going to the city where he could definitely make a lot of money. With her causing a ruckus every day, there’s no peace at home and it really isn’t a good look. So, let’s just let Cheng Fei try his luck in the city. If he can’t make it there, he’ll naturally come back, and that would fulfill his wife’s wish."
Qiu Xiu glanced outside, speaking with some irritation, "Exactly, looking at the way Yu Fen is carrying on, if we don’t let Cheng Fei give it a try, she’ll probably keep making trouble to no end. This really is a case of marrying the wrong woman and bringing disaster to the whole family."
Seeing her uncle and aunt in such a dilemma, Fang Pingying thought for a moment and spoke softly to them, "Uncle, maybe you should have a proper talk with Cheng Fei. If he really wishes to work in the city and isn’t afraid of hard work, finding him a job won’t be a difficult task."
But Fang Pingying hadn’t forgotten the events of Luo Zhiming’s time in the city. She was extremely worried that the same thing might happen again, so she made her intentions clear to Luo Dahu and his wife upfront. She wanted to help the Luo family, and she believed they would understand her good intentions, "But let me make it clear to you both first, Cheng Fei has to truly be willing to go to the city, and he must work hard and earnestly. Otherwise, if it ends up like Luo Zhiming’s situation, where he not only fails to make any money but might also get into bad habits, I fear my good intentions could lead to trouble."
Upon hearing this, Luo Dahu and Qiu Xiu immediately understood Fang Pingying’s concerns and expressed many words of gratitude to her.
After the conversation, Luo Dahu said, "That sounds like a plan. I’ll talk to Cheng Fei in private later. If he’s willing, we’ll let him go with you to the city first thing tomorrow morning."
"Mm, that’s settled then." Fang Pingying noticed that it was getting late, and they would have to set off early in the morning, so she called Zhiyong to prepare to head back.
Before leaving, she reminded Luo Dahu, "Uncle, remember to head to the county hospital to see a doctor about your illness. Otherwise, Yu’er will be worried in the city. If money is an issue, just speak up."
After saying that, Fang Pingying gestured for Zhiyong to take out some money and leave it with Luo Dahu for his medical expenses.
But Luo Dahu hurriedly stopped Zhiyong, looking embarrassed, "No need, there’s still some money for medical treatment at home. Besides, we haven’t managed to pay back the money for treatment from the New Year, we can’t take your money." Updates are released by N()velFire.net
"Uncle, we’ve said before not to mention that money," Zhiyong didn’t want to make Luo Dahu feel too uncomfortable, so he didn’t insist on giving the money, but simply said, "Uncle, the most important thing for all of you at home is to take care of your health. If you’re sick, you must get treatment. Money isn’t as important as your life."
Luo Dahu promised to go to the county hospital to check within the next few days.
Fang Pingying and Zhiyong nodded, ready to leave, but Qiu Xiu called out to stop them.
Qiu Xiu went to the kitchen and returned with a bag of items, handing it over to Fang Pingying, "This is some pickles and dried sweet potatoes that I made from our own home. You definitely can’t buy them in the city, so take them with you."
Fang Pingying took the bag and saw it was filled with homemade pickled green beans and sour radishes, and she smiled, "Oh, aunty, you don’t know how much I’ve been wanting to eat these. We really can’t even buy them in the city if we wanted to."
When Qiu Xiu heard this, she smiled and said, "I’m glad you like them. The next time you come back, I’ll bring some more for you."
"Great." Fang Pingying had Zhiyong carry the items and said her goodbyes to Qiu Xiu, "Aunty, then we’ll be leaving now. If Cheng Fei decides to go to the county, tell him to wait by the roadside early tomorrow morning."