Chapter 231 You Are the Strongest (1)
After graduating from university, the original owner went straight to work. After working for several years, he became a supervisor with a monthly salary of over ten thousand yuan, living much better than his peers.
But in the eyes of the original owner's parents, the original owner embarrassed them in front of their relatives because the original owner was still unmarried at such an old age.
So, she began to call the original owner frequently, urging her to find a boyfriend as soon as possible and complete her life tasks of getting married and having children, otherwise she should not go home.
The original owner was a filial daughter, so she put some thought into finding a partner.
The original owner had a bachelor's degree, was an excellent worker, and was good-looking, so after she participated in some activities, she was soon pursued by some people. One of them, named Fang Lian, pursued her the most closely.
Fang Lian is tall and has a bachelor's degree. He also works in an Internet company with a good salary. Most importantly, he is handsome and has a humorous personality.
The original owner was quickly impressed by him and the two began dating. After a year of dating, they got engaged with the blessings of their parents.
Because we worked in the same city and our workplaces were not far from each other, we started living together.
Less than half a year into their cohabitation, someone died. The Fang family had been trying to get the original owner back, but the original owner disagreed.
So when the original owner was pregnant, the Fang family ignored her, and the original owner was very angry.
When I was five months pregnant, I fell at work and bled a lot, so my colleagues rushed me to the hospital.
Because her colleagues were busy with work and could not take care of the original owner in the hospital at all times, the original owner called her fiancé Fang Lian.
Fang Lian said, "Baby, I'm busy at work and can't take a leave. Just hold on. You are the strongest."
In the end, the original owner had the abortion operation in the hospital alone and was alone during the hospitalization.
When she was about to be discharged from the hospital, she received a call from Fang's mother. She didn't express concern, but scolded her: "You are such a grown-up, how could you be so careless? You even lost a good child."
The original owner was already very sad because of the miscarriage. After hearing what Fang's mother said, she felt even worse. She directly retorted: "It's because you Fang family members don't care about me that I don't have enough nutrition. Otherwise, the child would not have been miscarried."
The original owner proposed to break off the engagement with Fang Lian, but Fang Lian felt that the original owner was being unreasonable and said helplessly, "Is it that serious? If the child is gone, we can just get another one.
Now all our relatives and friends know that we are engaged. If I cancel the engagement, how can I explain to them?
Besides, will your mother agree to our breaking off the engagement?"
The original owner called his mother to complain.
After scolding the Fang family, the original owner's mother advised the original owner:
“It’s not wrong for Fang Lian to focus on his work. He just wants to make a little more money so that you can live a good life.
Mom is not saying that you are not good, but you are really not young anymore. If you miss Fang Lian, it will be really hard to find someone better than him.
Listen to your mother and live well with Fang Lian. Stop making trouble. Husband and wife should be tolerant of each other.
As for children, you are still young and you will have more in the future."
The original owner was very disappointed. She thought her mother would stand on her side unconditionally, but she didn't expect that she would not support her at all.
But when she thought about how Fang Lian only gave her verbal comfort and told her to be strong when she had the abortion, she could no longer accept Fang Lian as a person.
After thinking about it for a few days, he finally proposed to cancel the engagement. Fang Lian was very unhappy and asked the original owner to return the betrothal gift. The original owner asked her mother for it.
But her mother was evasive and refused to give it. After repeated questioning, she found out that the gift had been taken by her younger brother Xu Qingshan to start a business.
The original owner was very disappointed, because her parents had clearly told her to keep it for the time being and give it to her as a betrothal gift when she got married.
Now, without her consent, the money was directly given to Xu Qingshan to start a business. How ironic.
Fang Lian was even more unwilling to cancel the engagement because he could not pay back the betrothal gift. Fang's mother even went to the original owner's company to make a scene and even threatened to jump off the building, forcing the original owner and Fang Lian to either get married or pay back the betrothal gift.
Even if the original owner promised her to write an IOU, Fang's mother would not agree.
In desperation, the original owner could only agree and got a marriage certificate with Fang Lian.
After the marriage, Fang Lian revealed his true colors. He would beat and kick the original owner whenever he was unhappy with something. The original owner tried to resist but was suppressed by Fang's family.
When the original owner went to her mother's house to ask for help, her mother just shed tears and looked at her with a distressed face. She advised the original owner not to be so tough and that men like women who are gentle and weak. She also refused to let the original owner live at home.
Instead, he urged the original owner to go back, in order to prevent Fang Lian from getting angry and attacking the original owner again.
Less than two years after the marriage, the original owner died, and her family did not pursue the matter after receiving the money from the Xu family.
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"Huanhuan, give the betrothal gift from the Fang family to me. I will keep it for you so that the Fang family won't find excuses to ask you for it." The original owner's mother, He Min, looked at her expectantly.
Xu Jinhuan: "Money is only safe when it is in your own hands."
He Min patted her arm and said angrily, "Are you still afraid that mom will waste your money? Mom worked so hard to raise you, and this is how you miss her?"
Xu Jinhuan crossed his arms and snorted coldly: "If you give me the family savings for safekeeping, I will give you my betrothal gift for safekeeping."
He Min was stunned for a moment, then said calmly, "There is no savings at home. In order to build the house, your father and I spent all our savings. Otherwise, why would we ask you for money in the first place?"
But I feel sad in my heart that my daughter has grown up and become more independent. She is no longer like when she was little and always listened to her mother.
Seeing her daughter's distrustful look, she smiled bitterly and said, "How can I lie to you? How about I take out the passbook and bank card at home and show them to you?"
"Okay!" Xu Jinhuan agreed immediately.
He Min was stunned and said in disbelief: "You really want me to take it out?"
Xu Jinhuan nodded.
He Min said angrily: "You just don't believe me, but I'm your mother."
Xu Jinhuan shrugged: "You have more than one daughter, you also have a son, and you are partial to my son, maybe you will take the money and give my betrothal gift to your son right after."
He Min was so angry that he said, "What are you talking about? Qingshan is your brother, your blood brother."
Xu Jinhuan curled her lips: "He doesn't treat me as a sister either. When the house was built, there were so many rooms, why didn't he leave one for me? He also said that I would get married sooner or later, so there would be no need for him to give it to me."
It’s really unfair to think about it. The original owner paid 150,000 yuan, but ended up not getting a single room.
Going home is like being a guest, no, even worse than being a guest.
At least the guests don't have to do anything.
He Min didn't expect her daughter still resented not having a room for her. She said, "Since you want your own room so much, I'll clean one up for you."
This daughter is unwilling to treat herself badly, so she will definitely decorate the house very well.
When I get married, I can also give it to my grandchildren.
"I don't want it." Xu Jinhuan urged, "By the way, didn't you ask me to see my passbook and bank card? Lead the way!"
He Min: “…”
She smiled stiffly and said, "Forget it. If you don't want me to keep it, just keep it well for yourself and don't spend it carelessly."
You can find an excuse to ask for it later!
She looked up and met her daughter's mocking eyes. She was a little annoyed, but when she thought of the money, she endured it and said, "Don't you like the spicy and sour shredded potatoes that mom makes the most? Mom will make it for you. I'll make you a big pot."
"Do you really not know or are you pretending not to know?" Xu Jinhuan mocked, "It was Xu Qingshan who didn't want me to eat meat, so I pretended that I liked spicy and sour potato shreds so as not to make things difficult for you."
He Min: "...Are you really angry? You just know how to argue with me. If you don't like it, forget it. What do you like to eat? I will make it for you."
Of course she knew that her daughter didn't like shredded potatoes, but after saying it for so many years, it finally came true.
Xu Jinhuan sat down on the sofa and started ordering food: "I remember that every time Xu Qingshan came home, you would make chicken soup for him and two meat dishes. Let's do the same today!"
He Min: "...I haven't bought any meat recently because I've been busy with your wedding. How about I make some noodles for you? Didn't you say that my noodles are chewy?"
He told me to order food and actually ordered food. How ignorant.
He Min was unhappy. If her son didn't need money to start a business, she would have started scolding him long ago.
Xu Jinhuan picked up his phone and looked at it, saying without even looking up: "You can go out and buy it now. I'm not in a hurry and can wait. Anyway, I'm determined to eat this dish today."
He Min went there with a stern face.
Xu Jinhuan entered Xu Qingshan's room, turned on the computer, and checked the deposits in the names of her parents and Xu Qingshan respectively. Her parents had 460,000 yuan and Xu Qingshan had 20,000 yuan. She transferred all of them, leaving 150,000 yuan for herself and donated the rest.
Didn’t you say you have no money?
When He Min came home from shopping, she saw her daughter still sitting on the sofa and browsing her phone. She shouted, "Come in and help me. I'll call your brother. He'll be back soon. It'll be more lively with more people eating together."
Xu Jinhuan looked up and came to the kitchen. Instead of going in, he asked at the door: "Didn't you say you would cook for me?"
He Min smiled and said, "How much can you eat by yourself? Your brother is not as educated as you and is tired from work. Call him back and give him a good rest, otherwise no girl will want him."
Xu Jinhuan said unhappily, "You really don't keep your word. You specially cooked for me and called Xu Qingshan back. If you let me keep the betrothal gift, maybe it can be kept in Xu Qingshan's pocket."
He Min couldn't hold back her anger any longer and said angrily, "Alright! Alright! Let you eat alone, Qingshan and I will watch you eat, are you satisfied?"
Xu Jinhuan nodded: "Satisfied."
Seeing that her daughter dared to agree, He Min became even angrier and scolded, "You have no conscience. I raised you up. But you don't even want to eat a bite of your food, and I cooked it myself. You are such an ungrateful person."
No wonder outsiders say that a daughter becomes an outsider once she gets married. She has already started to plot against her family before she even gets married.
She said coldly: "Come in and help me."
Xu Jinhuan didn't go in, and He Min couldn't stop calling him. She wanted to quit, but when she thought of her son who would be back for dinner soon, she had to continue working. However, she was angry while working, and she threw things around, deliberately for Xu Jinhuan in the living room to hear, so that she would realize her mistake and come in to help.
Xu Jinhuan...Xu Jinhuan is the kind of person who is very fussy about every little thing.
You have let me down, and you still expect me to lick your face and please you? You are dreaming!
She turned a deaf ear to him, lay on the sofa, watched stupid videos and giggled.
He Min became even angrier.
At this time...
When Xu Qingshan came back, he saw Xu Jinhuan lying on the sofa. He came over and asked, "Sister, how much did your brother-in-law's family give you as a betrothal gift?"
He wanted to open a hotpot restaurant and estimated that he would need at least 100,000 yuan.
He asked his parents for money, but they thought his business would fail and he would lose all the money, so they refused to give it to him. He could only turn to his sister.
"Why are you asking this?" Xu Jinhuan looked at him coldly.
Xu Qingshan chuckled, "Sister, lend me 100,000 yuan. When I succeed in starting my own business, I will return it to you with interest."
Seeing that Xu Jinhuan was unmoved, he patted his chest and promised: "Sister, if you are willing to lend me money today, if you are wronged in your brother-in-law's house in the future, tell me and I will support you."
Xu Jinhuan looked at him with a half-smile: "You mean if I don't lend you money today, you won't care about me if I get wronged in the future."
Xu Qingshan: "It's not that I don't care about you. If you don't lend me money, I can't be the boss. If you are wronged in the future, I may be at work and can't take care of you."
Xu Jinhuan turned around and said, "No!"
He Min, who was listening in the kitchen, turned cold.
Even though Qingshan's younger brother had said such things, Xu Jinhuan still refused to lend the money. She is really not worthy of being Qingshan's sister.
Xu Qingshan was also disappointed. He asked, "Why? I am your biological brother. Are you worried that I won't pay you back? I can write you an IOU."
He was full of resentment. Other sisters bought houses and cars for their younger brothers, but he, the sister, who obviously had money, was unwilling to lend him any money.
"Because you are an ungrateful person. I have been so good to you since childhood, but now I am married and have been wronged, and you, my younger brother, are unwilling to help me unconditionally." Xu Jinhuan looked at him disappointedly.
Xu Qingshan defended himself: “That’s not what I meant. I was just worried that I was at work and couldn’t take leave to help you.
It's impossible for me to quit my job just to help you."
"Your brother is right. You should not be unreasonable." He Min said as he brought out the dishes.
Xu Jinhuan laughed angrily, pointed at himself and said, "I am being unreasonable. It was Xu Qingshan who said that. I just said it in plain words."
I really don’t know how the original owner stayed in this house before?
He Min said a little embarrassedly: "Your brother didn't mean that, you misunderstood."
Xu Jinhuan pressed on: "What does he mean? Tell me."
He Min was upset by her daughter's attitude and said unhappily, "After so many years of studying, you have learned to treat your mother like this. I am your mother, not your enemy."
"Don't change the subject. What do you think he meant?" Xu Jinhuan asked coldly.
He Min put the dish down heavily and glared at Xu Jinhuan: "Your brother is worried that he has something on hand and can't help you in time. As a sister, it's okay if you can't help your brother, but you can't cause trouble for him!"