At night, Li Caiying deliberately asked Wang Shouzhi to wash her feet in front of Qian Shulan. Qian Shulan pretended not to see it, packed her things and went back to her room to sleep.
Li Caiying felt even more breathless as she looked at her back. How could this old woman be so patient
Suddenly, she laughed and said to Wang Shouzhi who was washing her feet, "Look, your mother doesn't feel sorry for you at all."
When Wang Shouzhi heard this, he was shocked. Could it be that his mother really didn't love him anymore
He helped Li Caiying wash her feet in a daze. When he poured the water outside and walked in with the basin, he somehow thought of Li Caiying's words.
He walked to the small room and knocked on its door.
This room was originally Xiaodie's room, but because her mother came suddenly, Li Caiying took Xiaodie to her father-in-law's house. She didn't even have time to meet Qian Shulan.
Although Qian Shulan occupied the original body, she did not inherit the original body's emotions, so she didn't care about this matter at all. After all, her mission had nothing to do with that little carrot head.
"Come in!" Qian Shulan deliberately left the door open, knowing that Wang Shouzhi would definitely come.
Seeing him, Qian Shulan felt sorry for the original body. The son she loved the most was actually the least filial among her sons. She didn't know if the original body would be sad if she knew.
The original body had nothing to say about his sons.
For example, for clothes, the countryside would issue cloth coupons every year, 3 feet 3 inches per person. This amount of cloth could not even make a shirt, but the original owner deducted the cloth from the women in the family and gave it all to his sons and grandsons.
One person, one body, every year.
The women in the family all wear the clothes left over by the men, and even the original body herself is no exception.
Originally, Qian Shulan wanted to wear some decent clothes, but after searching through all the boxes and cupboards for a long time, she couldn't find any clothes without patches.
Isn't this motherly love? But no one saw it, especially Xiaowu.
After he got married, he was just like a married girl. During the seven years of marriage, except for the twenty dollars he gave to his ex-wife in the first year, he didn't even go home for the next six years.
If you don’t know, you might think that the original owner was very harsh to his son.
If she hadn't had to transform it, she would have wanted to throw it away.
Wang Shouzhi walked in dazed, and when he saw his mother, he pursed his lips, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Qian Shulan looked at him expressionlessly and snorted, "Have you finished pouring the foot washing water?"
Among the original body's sons, Wang Shouli was the one who doted on his wife the most. He once washed clothes for his wife when she gave birth. The old lady saw it and scolded Zhou Xuemei, who was still in confinement, for three days. The whole village knew about it, and Zhou Xuemei, who was already physically injured, was very angry, but she endured it out of filial piety.
This was just washing clothes. Besides, Zhou Xuemei only asked Wang Shouli to help her wash clothes because of her physical disability, so it was understandable.
But, what about Li Caiying? She has good arms and legs, nothing wrong with her. If the original body saw her beloved son washing a woman's feet, she would be furious. Not beating Li Caiying half to death was considered a kind act by the original body.
When Qian Shulan thought of that scene, to be honest, she felt it was a bit of a pity that she didn't get to see such a grand drama of the best fighting against the best.
Wang Shouzhi touched the back of his hand awkwardly.
Qian Shulan sighed heavily, "Mom raised you with all her hard work, but you never washed my feet. It makes me sad just thinking about it!" She patted her thigh and said aggrievedly, "What's the point of raising a son! It's better to have a daughter, at least she can be caring!"
Her voice was a little tearful. Wang Shouzhi was extremely ashamed and said hurriedly, "Mom, I'll get you a basin of water to wash your feet."
Having said that, without waiting for Qian Shulan's consent, he immediately ran out of the door and soon came back with a basin of steaming water.
Li Caiying, lying on the bed in the master bedroom, waited and waited but Wang Shouzhi did not come back. She tiptoed out of the room and leaned against the door of the small room to listen to the conversation inside.
In the room, Qian Shulan was telling Wang Shouzhi about his childhood.
Human memory is strange. We subconsciously choose to forget those days of suffering.
Wang Shouzhi was no exception. Since he became a worker, he no longer wanted to think about the days when he had to eat one meal a day and then eat another. Therefore, he had basically forgotten everything about his childhood.
When Qian Shulan recalled the past, she certainly didn't just want to tell him these bad things to upset him.
"At that time, there was only one steamed bun left in the family, but you stuffed the half of the bun that was allocated to you into mother's hands and insisted that mother eat it. At that time, mother felt that you were her most caring and good son." This incident was the thing that the original body remembered most deeply, so the original body loved this youngest son the most and felt that he was the most filial.
However, as people grow older, their thoughts become more complicated. Wang Shouzhi is no longer as innocent as he was then.
Now when he thinks back on this, he can only laugh at his own stupidity. He only had half a steamed bun, but he gave it to someone else. If this wasn't stupid, what was this? Even if this person was his own mother, he felt that such a sacrifice was not worth it.
Qian Shulan sighed heavily and changed the subject, "How did you become like this, Xiaowu?" Her voice was very low, revealing her age and full of disappointment.
Wang Shouzhi felt a little uncomfortable. He opened his mouth and wanted to defend himself, but when he thought about what he had done over the years, he was unable to say anything.
Qian Shulan continued with a tone of deep regret, "If I had known that you would become such an ungrateful person after entering the city, I would not have let you enter even if I starved to death!"
Wang Shouzhi felt sad. Hearing that his mother regretted it, he did not feel the comfort he had before. In fact, he felt so sad that he just wanted to cry. Tears welled up in his eyes. Finally, he reminded her, "Mom, you asked me to marry Caiying."
In fact, Wang Shouzhi chose Li Caiying because he and Lin Fang did not have much affection. After all, they had only met once when they were dating, and he had only a little affection for Lin Fang, but they had never gotten along. Compared with the temptation of being a worker, he naturally chose the latter. It was also human nature.
The original body also tried hard to match him with Li Caiying because of this. But the original body was the kind of person who despised the poor and loved the rich. She had a heart of love for her son but no wisdom. Even if she was attracted by Li Caiying's good conditions, she should have asked someone about it, right? After all, most of the pie in the sky things are fake. But she didn't do that. She was so stunned by her good luck that she didn't care about anything.
Although Qian Shulan felt that the mess left by her original body was difficult to deal with, the incident had already happened. She should not calculate who was more wrong, but let Wang Shouzhi understand the basic principles of life. She sighed heavily, "I asked you to marry her because I wanted you to live a good life. I didn't want you to leave your home. Let me ask you, was it Li Caiying who stopped you from going home all these years?"
Wang Shouzhi's face flushed, and he looked depressed. After a long while, he said, "My salary is all taken by Caiying. If I go back, I can't even buy anything. I'm afraid my family will laugh at me."
He also wanted to return to the village in glory, to bring honor to his family, or to show off, but he had no money on him. Every time he got his salary, Li Caiying would search for his money and tickets. At first, he gave it to his father-in-law because he found the job, but he didn't expect Li Caiying to be a stingy person and not give him a penny. Without money, he couldn't buy anything. If he went back empty-handed, people would laugh at him for being a gigolo. Especially his sister-in-law, if she saw him going back empty-handed, she would definitely tell the whole village about his affairs, and he couldn't afford to lose face.
Qian Shulan scolded in a tone of disappointment, "So, just because of this, you can stay away from home for several years? Has your conscience been eaten by dogs? Or have I, as your mother, ever done anything wrong to you?" She slapped her thigh again and said hatefully, "Do you think I care about your little thing? I have so many sons. Even if you can't give me money, do I not recognize you? I just want to know how you are doing! I can't sleep every night, worried that something bad will happen to you! Xiaowu, you are so cruel. Why don't you miss me?" She covered her face with her hands, crying hysterically, her shoulders shaking.
Wang Shouzhi's face flushed, and the tears in his eyes could no longer be stopped, flowing down his cheeks. His mother still loved him the most in her heart, and she didn't marry him off like a girl.
Li Caiying, who had been eavesdropping outside, finally couldn't help herself when she heard them crying so hard.
Qian Shulan thought to herself, it’s finally here.
Li Caiying slammed the door open, scaring the two people in the room.
Qian Shulan patted her chest and frowned, "Why didn't you even knock on the door? Where is your tutor?"
Li Caiying snorted, raised her head, and raised the corners of her eyes high, like a proud rooster.
Qian Shulan looked at her with amusement. What kind of self-confidence made this girl so arrogant? Was it just because she was a worker? In the previous life, even if you were a royal princess, you couldn't be so arrogant. It was an understatement to say that you looked down on others. This was simply arrogant.
Wang Shouzhi wiped his tears and saw that his mother seemed to be about to get angry, so he stood up and tried to smooth things over, "Mom, Caiying should be here to call me."
Qian Shulan finally got Wang Shouzhi to let go of his worries, so she naturally didn't want to embarrass him. She nodded perfunctorily, lifted her feet, and tapped the basin with her chin, "Pour out the foot washing water, and go to bed quickly. You have to go to work tomorrow."
Seeing that her trick had no effect on the old lady, Li Caiying couldn't help but get a little anxious. She pushed Wang Shouzhi away and said quickly, "Wang Shouzhi's money is all in my hands. I found him a job, and I'm his wife, so it's only natural for me to manage his money."
Qian Shulan threw away the handkerchief she used to wipe her feet and frowned, saying, "I was just about to tell you about this. In the past, I was busy taking care of my three grandchildren in the countryside and had no time to come over. This time, whether you are willing or not, you must give me the alimony. Including the alimony for the previous six years. If you don't, I will go to your unit to talk to your leader." She glanced at Li Caiying with contempt and continued, "If you are not afraid of big trouble, I can also find the police and let them judge. Don't say that if Xiaowu's job was found by your father, my other sons would not be workers, and they would give me every penny of alimony every year. Can it be that the two of you workers with stable jobs in the country are not as good as the country peasants? Aren't you ashamed!"
According to her, her original self spoiled Wang Shouzhi too much, giving him everything and doing everything for him, but she didn't show any filial piety in return.
Famine is coming soon. If she doesn't have some money to stock up on food, how can she feed her whole family
As for Wang Shouzhi and Li Caiying's filial piety, take it easy. Anyway, one is 5 points and the other is 0 points. How much lower can it be!
Seeing that this old woman was not unreasonable at all, but instead had some of the style of a city girl, Li Caiying panicked.
Why is this old hag different from the ones I've seen before? What went wrong
Thinking of the old woman saying that she wanted to go to the factory to find the leader, her face changed even more. If she went to find the leader, her reputation would be ruined. She quickly winked at Wang Shouzhi.
Wang Shouzhi was stunned. When did his mother become so powerful
Shouldn't she be crying, making a fuss, and then threatening to commit suicide, or rolling on the ground and swearing
The stunned Wang Shouzhi naturally did not respond to Li Caiying's gaze. After being pinched by her, he screamed subconsciously.
Li Caiying was so embarrassed that she glared at him in an angry manner and said, "I'm going to bed."
After she left, Wang Shouzhi carefully looked at Qian Shulan's face and asked tentatively, "Mom, are you really going to make trouble at the factory?"
Qian Shulan got angry when she saw his cowardly look, and asked with a raised corner of her mouth, "What do you think?"
Wang Shouzhi immediately understood that his mother was determined to get the money, and hurriedly said, "I will go to Caiying to discuss it. Please give me two days." Anyway, he would not get a penny of the money he earned, so he might as well use it to honor his mother.
Qian Shulan didn't force him and just nodded in agreement.