Chapter 238: One Shot, No Response
"Liu Sanjin, no matter how much trouble she causes at home, no matter how she urges Lu Changzhu to talk to Lu Zhenping on her behalf, when she really faces people, she can’t even open her mouth. Before Lu Zhenping had made clear their mother-son relationship, she could still rely on the status of being a mother to order around certain things; now she feels utterly hollow inside.
Especially now that the money sent from Shangjing is getting less and less, she is terrified it would be cut off completely at any moment. Now, with Lu Zhenping frowning in front of her, her heart pounds like a drum. She doesn’t even want to think about sons and daughters-in-law anymore, she’s just scared that Lu Zhenping will bring up the issue of giving her money each month.
"Zhenping, it has been a few months since you came home. Since that time you clarified things with dad and mom, us old folks have rarely come to see you; we didn’t even dare to visit your house during the New Year. You should know in your heart that your parents have been very obedient, haven’t we?"
Lu Changzhu picked up his old dry pipe several times but did not dare to put it in his mouth to smoke. After tremblingly speaking out, his murky eyes stared intently at him.
Jiaxuan is his youngest son, obedient and sensible since childhood, and capable as he grew up. How could his heart not cherish him? Now Lao Si and his wife are spoken of by village folks like rats in a drain, not even daring to step outside, and Lao Si’s wife is still pregnant. If this keeps up, it will definitely lead to trouble.
As a father, he cannot stand by and watch his own children suffer!
"Eldest son, I know you are upset. No matter what, our Lu Family manages the workshop. What difference does it make whether it’s your wife or Lao Si’s wife? You know your brother; all these years, his success hasn’t been without your help. Being the elder brother, you can’t just watch him being insulted like this, right? They both have taken several days off work from the commune, and if they don’t return soon, the gossip will only get worse. Can they still hold their heads up in the village?"
Liu Sanjin choked up in tears, recalling the miserable look of her son and daughter-in-law lying on the kang, refraining from eating and drinking. She felt a pang in her heart. When Shen Meng was managing the workshop before, no one said anything. How come just after a couple of days under their younger daughter-in-law’s management, there’s so much rage? She really couldn’t understand.