Chapter 276: Not the Slightest Bit Useful
"Wenbin gives you all his salary every month, and you only give me 10 yuan for groceries. With this 10 yuan, I have to pinch pennies just to barely make it to the end of the month. How could we possibly eat meat every day?"
The woman tried to speak to her reasonably.
Mrs. Zhang suddenly became unhappy.
"Do you mean to say that I, as a mother-in-law, have mistreated you? Do you still have the nerve to say there isn’t enough money? Don’t you know exactly why the money’s not enough? Others have double incomes and food rations, but look at our family, we married a country bumpkin like you, had a child who is registered as a rural resident, and every month we have to tighten our belts to subsidize your meals. And now it turns out that I’m the one who has wronged you? Do you even have a conscience?"
When it came to the household registration issue, the woman fell silent.
They lived in the city, where buying grain or rice was a necessity, and indeed, she and her child did not have the grain ration that city residents did.
Seeing her daughter-in-law fall silent, Mrs. Zhang’s finger was almost poking the woman’s forehead.
"What sin did our Zhang Family commit in a past life? To end up with a woman like you, we haven’t even despised you, yet you turn around and find fault with us. If money is tight, go earn it. Nowadays, the streets are full of self-employed people. Who isn’t making a living with their own hands? Only you still think you’re some pampered princess, always expecting to be waited on hand and foot, waiting for others to serve you?"
"Mom, that’s not what I meant," the woman admitted her fault and her tone softened, "The boss I found last time agreed to hire me, it’s just that Ningning is still little, and the boss doesn’t allow me to bring the child. Could you please consider letting Ningning stay at home with you?"
Mrs. Zhang’s eyes widened in disbelief, pointing at the little girl beside her.