AD [QT] Chapter 14

(Word Count: 1979)

 

Mrs. Han was just wondering which of her three daughters-in-law was good and which was bad. When she came to her senses, she heard her eldest son say that he didn’t need to raise money for Xilan’s tuition. She was not very satisfied. Xilan had just graduated from university and had not been assigned a job yet. She had no money. After leaving school and entering society, her clothes and appearance would be different. How could she buy clothes without money? How could she interact with people without money? If he, as a brother, didn’t help her, who would?

 

Thinking of this, she said in a deep voice: “Laoda, although Xilan has graduated, she hasn’t found a job. Without a job, there is no salary. Without a salary, what will she eat and drink? During this period before her job is assigned, you have to take care of all her food, drink and expenses. When Xilan has a job, you can also benefit from it.”

 

Mrs. Han said it very naturally. She felt that it was the brothers’ duty to take care of their sister. Her sons had no reason to refuse, and she would not allow them to refuse.

 

Han Xilan felt ashamed by Mrs. Han’s words. She knew that her mother said those words for her own good, but she still felt that she was redundant in this family. If her mother hadn’t said that, who could say anything about her living and eating at home until she was assigned a job? Once her mother said that, wouldn’t it seem that she was relying on her brothers to eat and drink for free?

 

However, what bothered her now was not the issue of food and drink before work, but whether she could be assigned to a good unit. Since her mother could think of asking her brothers to provide her with food and accommodation, why didn’t she think of asking her brothers to use money to find a good unit for her?

 

Mrs. Han was thinking about her little girl wholeheartedly. Because she had little education and little knowledge, she was proud to think that after her little girl graduated from college, she would be able to eat public food and have a stable job, and she would be able to enjoy the good life with her. She didn’t know that there were many tricks when assigning jobs.

 

Han Ze frowned, looked at Mrs. Han and Han Xilan and said, “Mother, what are you talking about? Xilan is back home, is she still missing a bowl of rice to eat?”

 

Mrs. Han glanced at the new clothes on the four girls and said, “Xilan is a young girl and a college student. She is going to work in the unit. Even if she can’t compare with the city people in everything, at least she has to buy some decent clothes. In addition, she has to socialize with people in the unit. How can she do that when she just started working and has no money? You brothers have to find a way to raise some money for her.”

 

Han Xilan saw the dissatisfaction in her eldest brother’s eyes, and knew that she was in trouble. She hurriedly said, “Mom, I have clothes to wear, so there is no need to waste money. It’s not easy for my brothers and sisters-in-law to earn some money. I just started working and there are no social activities. There is no need to collect money.”

 

Han Xilan always knew what she wanted. She would have clothes and shoes in the future. Even if she needed them now, she would choose to give them up. After all, nothing is more important than a good unit.

 

Han Ze looked at Han Xilan and said, “Xilan, it’s not that your eldest brother is unwilling to pay for your clothes. If he was unwilling, the whole family would not have saved money to support you to go to college.”

 

“Brother, I understand.”

 

Han Xilan’s cheeks were burning. She was the daughter of her parents, and she had always been favored. Before she went to college, she had always taken it for granted that her brothers and sisters-in-law could support her to go to college.

 

After going to college and seeing the world, she knew how rare it was for her brothers and sisters-in-law to support her to go to college. She was grateful to them in her heart, but after being grateful, she had to greedily want them to pay for her again. Isn’t it the old saying that you should help others to the end? Since they’ve paid for her to finish college, they should pay for her to find a good job.

 

Han Ze explained, “Mother said that Old Blind Han told you that you were born to go to college and that you are the most promising among us brothers and sisters. I have little education and can’t say anything profound, but I know that only those who have endured hardships can become successful people. Clothes could be torn or patched, as long as they can be worn. There is no need to waste. Look at those big men and national leaders, who hasn’t suffered and endured hardships?”

 

His tone was sincere, and he cared about his sister from the bottom of his heart.

 

Han Xilan: “…”

 

Han Xilan knew very well what Old Blind Han told her and her third brother. The most promising thing was all fake. Even for college, she had repeated two years and took the college entrance examination three times, and barely passed. Her eldest brother’s words really made her feel guilty and ashamed, but she couldn’t refute it. Her eldest brother was sincere. If she told him that it was a lie, how sad he would be?

 

“Let the dog go, since only those who have endured hardships can become the best, then why are you buying clothes for Zhaodi and her girls? Didn’t old Han also say that the girls will have abilities in the future?” Mrs. Han stepped forward and said.

 

Han Ze looked at Mrs. Han and said honestly, “Mother, in order to have sons, our family treated our girls badly. They started doing housework when they were very young, and the food at home was given to my nephews. They have suffered a lot, and now they should be the superiors… Besides, they are not the superiors, and they still do the housework. It was only yesterday when I went to their grandmother’s house and couldn’t find even a decent piece of clothing that I thought of taking them to buy two sets of clothes. We country children should learn to endure hardships.”

 

After a pause, he said, “Don’t talk about me. Even the second and third children won’t agree. You can ask them.”

 

Mrs. Han was about to say something when she was stopped by Han Xilan. She advised, “Mother, what my eldest brother said is right. My nieces have suffered a lot, and they really should buy clothes.”

 

Han Xilan was favored since she was a child. Her brothers and sisters gave in to her, and they gave her food and clothes. As a farm girl, she had never done housework, and she can’t even hold a kitchen knife until now.

 

When her nieces came home from school, they cut grass for the pigs, fed the pigs, washed clothes, and cooked. Compared to them, she could be said to be living a life like a princess. When she was young, she didn’t think it was a big deal, but now that her eldest brother said it, she felt very ashamed.

 

Although she didn’t know why her eldest brother loved her nieces so much after coming back this time, she felt very ashamed when her mother brought up her nieces. She always read people’s expressions. Since her eldest brother loved her nieces, in order to get his help, she had to be on her side of the nieces.

 

How could Mrs. Han be willing to accept this? Seeing those new clothes on the girls, her heart ached. The clothes were already bought, she was not convinced, and it was impossible for her to return them.

 

Thinking of this, she said angrily: “Chenchen and the children came back from the county town, and you, as an uncle, didn’t even say anything about buying them clothes. You only thought about the girls.”

 

Han Ze was very helpless. He felt that his words were all ignored by his mother. He reiterated: “Mom, the girls are my children, if I don’t think about them, who should I think about? You only say that I didn’t buy clothes for Chenchen and the others, but when did the third brother buy clothes for Zhaodi and her sisters? Besides, we separated a long time ago. There is always give and take between brothers and sisters. In the past, I bought so much food and clothes for my nephews, but have they ever bought a piece of cloth for Zhaodi and her sisters? They haven’t bought anything.”

 

At this point, Han Ze’s face was full of bitterness. Being honest and simple does not mean being stupid. Giving without getting any return. It doesn’t matter if it happens once or twice, but it doesn’t mean that you still don’t feel it after the third time. If you don’t get any return every time you give, he will have thoughts and will be hurt.

 

After listening to the eldest son’s words, Mrs. Han was stunned. Ever since her son believed the old man Han’s words that he had no son, although she was angry about what her eldest son did, she didn’t take it seriously. Even if she moved to the second son’s house in a fit of anger, she was still waiting for the eldest son to take her back. After all, the eldest son She was absolutely confident in him because he had always been honest and filial.

 

From the time the eldest son brought the fourth girl back home and bought clothes for the girls but not for Chenchen and his brothers, and even beat her two grandsons that day, these actions finally made her sober.

 

The eldest son believed what the old blind Han said, and believed even more that he would not have a son, so he did not plan to adopt his nephews, let alone let his nephews take care of him in his old age. Instead, he planned to treat Zhaodi and her sisters well.

 

What made her even more panicked was that the eldest son implied that he did not intend to take care of his nephews, and that the grandchildren would be taken care of by their parents. The eldest son didn’t care, but Xilan had just graduated and had no job assigned, let alone getting married and having children. If the eldest son didn’t plan to take care of her, who could he expect the second and third sons to take care of her?

 

She favored the second and third sons because they had boys. She knew in her heart that the second and third sons were not as filial as the eldest son, nor did they listen to her as well as the eldest son. 　　Now, the eldest son is still the eldest son, still simple and honest, but he is not the eldest son in her mind. Although he is still filial to her, he will not be wholehearted with her. The mother and son have different ideas. Can they still live happily?

 

Reap what you sow, these four words popped into her mind, and Mrs. Han was so frightened that she trembled. Even so, she was still unwilling to tell the truth. Looking at her little girl, she was full of pain. She must be filial to her.