CHAPTER XXXI

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Yu Jianguo didn't know what was happening at the door of Ye's house, so he temporarily went to the city with his colleagues for a meeting to study, which was originally scheduled, but it was suddenly advanced.

Ye Tingfang's face was as heavy as ink, and she didn't wait for Yu Jianguo to come at home, and when she knew that Yu Jianguo was going to study in the city temporarily, it was already the next day, she wouldn't even dare to go out, and as soon as she came out, she would have to be caught by the neighbors and ask Yu Jianguo about his salary.

Just think about it, these people don't use their brains to think about why Qiao Aiguo sacrificed, what is his monthly allowance, which is several times Yu Jianguo's salary! If Qiao Aiguo was still alive, would she be guilty of staring at Yu Jianguo's meager salary?

It's not that Xu Zhaodi is uneducated, she will only hide and feed the rats when she gets the money, Yu Jianguo asked her a few times, and she accepted it for the time being, she also pushed Xu Zhaodi at the time, but she didn't think that Xu Zhaodi was actually a different person, pretending to be generous in front of her, and told the child about it in a blink of an eye.

"Mom, that's it?" Ye Nuannuan is about to die of anger, the neighbors will not embarrass her for a child, but there are many peers on the street, they don't listen to the gossip of adults at home, and they learn from her when they look back, and no one plays with her now.

She can't wear the new clothes in the cabinet now, and when she wears them, they will chirp that her mother stole Uncle Yu's money and gave her good food and clothing, but let the Yu Xiling brothers and sisters wear tattered clothes.

Obviously, Yu Jianguo owes them, and they are obviously very envious, but they want to say such things to anger her, as if they say this to make her mean, as if they don't envy her.

What does Yu Xiling have to do with her? Her new clothes were all bought for her by her grandfather and aunts, who called Yu Xiling not as good as her grandfather and aunt!

"I can't forget it." Ye Tingfang was angry, and he couldn't figure it out, he was actually put on a piece by a little girl.

But now that Yu Jianguo is not at home, her hands are not so long, she can't control Yu Xiling's head, she is also afraid of angering this girl, she came here to make trouble again, she still has to live here, and she wants face.

In the end, she grew up with her illiterate mother, and all she learned was the shameless skills of a country mother-in-law, "Nuan Nuan, don't learn from that shrew in the future, you want to be a lady, you know?" ”

Ye Nuannuan nodded, she would not be like Yu Xiling, uneducated!

"Will Uncle Yu still come to our house?" Ye Nuannuan was still thinking about the new stationery that Yu Jianguo promised her, and she was afraid that Yu Jianguo would not come in the future, Ye Nuannuan still enjoyed the feeling of being held in the palm of her hand as a princess.

"Come on, why don't you come." Not only do you have to come, but you have to come and go more often to show these long-tongued women.

Ye Tingfang grinded her teeth, they sat up straight, and they were not afraid of shadows, so they were not afraid of them talking nonsense, not to mention that if Yu Jianguo was not allowed to come again, wouldn't it be true to the rumors and make her seem to be weak-hearted!

But Yu Jianguo is not here, isn't Xu Zhaodi here!

Ye Tingfang's eyes rolled, and she told Ye Nuannuan to stay at home, and simply cleaned up and went out.

Knowing that her mother was going to find trouble with Yu Xiling's mother, Ye Nuannuan sat on the fire bucket and read her villain book with relish, without moving her buttocks, the Yu family was not fun at all, the family was poor and broken, and it was dark everywhere and looked dirty, so she was not happy to go.

In the Yu family, Xu Zhaodi made a broken pot in the hall to burn firewood to keep warm, and Yu Xishan was stared at by her to make up for the winter vacation homework.

"Is Zhao Di there?" Ye Tingfang stood at the open gate, looked at the firelight in the hall and knocked on the courtyard door.

Xu Zhaodi heard the movement and quickly got up to greet her, "Listen to Sister-in-law Fang?" Why are you here, Lao Yu is not here...... Come on in, it's cold outside. ”

Ye Tingfang was invited by Xu Zhaodi, entered the hall reservedly, and sat on the small bench not far from the brazier, Ye Tingfang didn't care to ask her what she was doing, and hurriedly entered the stove room to prepare tea to entertain guests, and opened the cupboard only to find that there were no sesame seeds at home, "Xishan, go buy some sesame seeds and come back." ”

Yu Xishan went to buy sesame seeds, Xu Zhaodi hurriedly entered her house, took the old plum blossom food box for treats, and grabbed the melon seeds and peanuts before bringing them out.

"Don't be busy, I'm here today to find you something." Ye Tingfang didn't look at those melon seeds and peanuts, and didn't stretch out her hand, Xu Zhaodi put the plum blossom box aside with some embarrassment and sat down silently.

Xu Zhaodi was wearing a half-new cotton coat, although there were no patches, but the color looked gray, her hair was pulled back to her head, and there were already many wrinkles on her face, which looked a little old.

"This is the salary that Brother Jianguo has put in me over the years." Ye Tingfang glanced at it slightly, and took out a passbook from her bag, which was wrapped in plastic paper very carefully, "I came today to return it to its original owner, Zhaodi, you open it to see if the number is correct." ”

Ye Tingfang forced the passbook into Xu Zhaodi's hand, Xu Zhaodi looked at the passbook in her hand, like a hot potato, where did she dare to take it, and quickly pushed it, "Listen to Sister-in-law Fang, what are you doing here, Lao Yu said to keep the money for you, you take care of it, and our husband and wife believe you." ”

"Believe me?" Ye Tingfang looked at the passbook that couldn't be sent out in her hand, and sighed longly, "Zhao Di, I know that over the years, Jianguo has taken care of our mother and daughter, and the burden is very heavy, but I have also been working hard not to hold you back." ”

Xu Zhaodi didn't care what Ye Tingfang was saying, and nodded busily.

"You husband and wife trust me, hand over your salary to me, the money is here, and I don't dare to touch a cent." Ye Tingfang put the passbook on the melon seeds in the plum blossom box, "But, there is something you can't do authentically, if you have a complaint in your heart, you can tell Jianguo directly, you can tell me it, how can you support Xiling to go to the house to make trouble?" ”

“……?” Xu Zhaodi was dumbfounded, where did she dare to complain.

"Xiling is a girl after all, she will say goodbye in a few years, she is still young and doesn't understand anything, you are a mother, don't you understand anything?" Ye Tingfang looked at Xu Zhaodi, her eyes were deep and slightly hurt, "This incident is making trouble, I really don't have anything, I don't have to say anything about my reputation, if it weren't for Nuan Nuan and Zhiliang, I wouldn't have lived, but Xiling is different, how will she say about her in-laws in the future, how will she marry?" You're not harming me, you're harming Xiling. ”

After saying something, Xu Zhaodi was sincerely frightened, "What happened?" I ......"

"I'll hand over this passbook to you, and I will also tell Jianguo, don't go to my house to help in the future, and he doesn't have to worry about Nuan Nuan and Zhiliang's tuition fees." Ye Tingfang stood up as she spoke, and Xu Zhaodi hadn't figured out what was going on. "No matter how difficult and tiring it is for me Ye Tingfang to be alone, I still have the ability to provide for the children."

This is not clear, where did Xu Zhaodi dare to let Ye Tingfang leave like this, and the passbook, she dares to accept it now, Yu Jianguo will definitely make a big fuss with her when she comes back.

"Listen to Sister-in-law Fang, you make your words clearer, I don't understand." Xu Zhaodi caught up with Ye Tingfang at the gate of the courtyard and pulled her arm to prevent her from leaving.

The corners of Ye Tingfang's mouth raised, and her face was full of mockery, "Zhao Di, I always thought that you were an honest person, and you were friends wholeheartedly, what did you never hide from you, but what about you?" You don't want Jianguo to take care of our mother and daughter, you just say it, this is not what we begged for, I Ye Tingfang also want face, you let Xiling go to me to make trouble, what do you say that the salary of Jianguo is all in my hands, is that what I am doing? It was Jianguo who asked me, and you agreed! ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xu Zhaodi wanted to say that she didn't, but when Yu Xiling was involved, she subconsciously responded to the matter.

In any case, the mistake was made by her, an adult, and had nothing to do with the child.

"I'm going to leave the words here today, I don't dare to do this thankless thing anymore, whether you keep this passbook yourself or give it to Jianguo, you can do it yourself, I don't care." Ye Tingfang looked like she didn't care about it, and successfully scared Xu Zhaodi.

She doesn't care what she does, and she doesn't care if Yu Jianguo quarrels with her, but she is afraid that Yu Jianguo will be angry with Yu Xiling because of this.

Their father-daughter relationship was already strained, and she couldn't afford to watch it deteriorate any longer.

"Listen to Sister-in-law Fang, don't be like this, it's all my fault, I have no way to teach my daughter, don't be angry." Xu Zhaodi's sad face was full of pleading, "This passbook, you can rest assured that you will accept it, I promise you that this will not happen again, and I will make amends to you." ”

Ye Tingfang kept a straight face, turned her head not to look at her, but her heart was full of pride.

Xu Zhaodi begged for a long time, and Ye Tingfang reluctantly took the passbook in her hand, "I'll keep this passbook first, and when Jianguo comes back, I'll return it to him with my own hands." ”

"Don't, don't, don't." Xu Zhaodi wished that this had never happened, and she didn't dare to let Yu Jianguo know about Yu Xiling's going to the Ye family to make trouble, and it was too late to hide it.

Thousands of thanks to Ye Tingfang for sending her away, Xu Zhaodi stood in the house for a while, wrapped a headscarf and hurried out.

"Mom?" Yu Xishan came back with sesame seeds, and only saw his mother walking away from a distance.

When he returned home, the fire in the house had been extinguished a lot, a box full of melon seeds and peanuts, and there was no shell shadow on the ground, Yu Xishan silently put the sesame seeds in the cupboard, and put the melon seeds and peanuts away again, so as not to get damp.

Before the fifteenth year, the family will always come to the neighbors or relatives on the side of the Yu family ancestral hall, and the family does not have many New Year's goods, so they have to be kept to entertain guests.

I don't know if my grandparents and Xiling have enough New Year's goods at home, Yu Xishan thinks that he will eat less, and send the rest to his sisters when the time comes.

Yu Zhaodi hurried to the old house, and Yu Xiling and Yu Xihua were sitting in the hall picking soybeans.

This morning, Master Yang's apprentice came to order, and ordered 20 plates of tofu, which was several times the usual amount, and half of the order was paid.

After getting Master Yang's list, Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu saw a little smile on their faces, and Yu Xiling was finally able to put her mind at ease.

She went to find Yu Jianguo and Ye Tingfang to get angry, but Grandpa Yu was still angry in his heart and couldn't get out, he couldn't sleep well at night, and he could always be heard sighing or coughing in a suppressed voice, which was really hurtful.

Yu Xihua also breathed a sigh of relief, she was especially worried that the tofu would not be sold, Xiling would not want her to stay here to work, her father and her brother were driven to the county seat by her mother a few days ago, if she went home like this, she would definitely be beaten and scolded by her mother, maybe Xiling would have to complain.

Xu Zhaodi entered the old mansion lightly, and saw Yu Xiling with a haggard face yawning and a circle of beans, although there was no chilblain on her hands, she was red and a little swollen.

"Auntie?" Yu Xihua saw Xu Zhaodi first, and immediately stood up at a loss.

Yu Xiling was stunned for a moment, how could Xu Zhaodi come if she was fine, but when she looked up, she saw that her eyes were red, as if she was about to cry.

"Mom?"