Chapter 6: The Obedient Old Man

Li Xingguo signed the agreement with a stiff face. There were three copies of the agreement, one for Wu Zhiqiu and Li Mancang, one for Li Aiguo, and one for the community.

The neighbors were all happy for Wu Zhiqiu and her husband, some genuinely felt that it was not easy for them to raise a college student, while others were just there for the spectacle.

This farce ended in a roundabout way. The eldest son and his wife’s reputation in this courtyard was completely ruined. Fortunately, they didn’t live here, otherwise, they would be gossiped about every day!

When the community committee member left, the third son secretly slipped him two packs of cigarettes, he couldn’t let him run errands for nothing.

Wu Zhiqiu saw this, her youngest son was clever, but he was also good at handling things.

Seeing the eldest son, who had a prestigious college degree, didn’t understand these social niceties, it would be difficult for him to get ahead in their kind of unit!

The eldest son and his wife left after signing the agreement. The neighbors saw that there was no more excitement, so they went home.

Wu Zhiqiu and her family remained in the house.

“Mom, what do you want to eat tonight, I’ll cook!” The second daughter-in-law changed her clothes, she was in a very good mood after making her brother-in-law eat dirt today.

Wu Zhiqiu was still dazed from her rebirth, she wanted to go back to her room and lie down, she had no appetite, “Whatever, make whatever you want to eat!”

She went back to her room after saying that.

The second daughter-in-law stuck out her tongue at the second son, was the old lady still upset? But her attitude towards her was much better today, she even let her make what she wanted to eat, this was the first time in half a year since they came back!

“What should I make?” The second daughter-in-law asked the second son.

“Don’t you like noodles? Let’s make noodles tonight!” The second son laughed, his mother finally saw his wife’s good side.

“Second sister-in-law, I want egg sauce!” The third son came over with a flattering smile.

“Okay! I’ll make it right away!”

“Then I’ll go pick up the kids!”

The third son quickly went to help his second sister-in-law, he also loved noodles!

The little girl, Li Fengchun, went back to her room to continue reading.

Li Mancang followed Wu Zhiqiu into the room.

Li Mancang was a very honest man, he usually didn’t have much presence, and today, no one asked his opinion, it was as if he wasn’t there.

He didn’t say much, except when the eldest daughter-in-law cursed his wife, he was particularly angry, otherwise, it was as if he wasn’t there.

Li Mancang was a wife-worshipper, he listened to his wife in everything, whether it was family matters or children’s matters, Wu Zhiqiu made the decisions.

In her previous life, Wu Zhiqiu had been exploiting Li Mancang, making him work like a cow and a horse for their children!

Wu Zhiqiu was holding a small mirror at this moment, looking at her still relatively young self, she was forty-nine years old, not yet fifty, but her face already had many wrinkles, and she had a lot of white hair.

But luckily, her arms and legs were still flexible, she didn’t have cancer, and her body felt light!

It was good that she was reborn at this time, if it had been a few years later, she would have wished she could die immediately!

Her job was still there, her house was still there, her husband was still there, and today she got half of the eldest son’s salary, it was a good start.

As for being reborn and wanting to stay away from these children?

Why? She raised them to adulthood, now that they needed to repay her, should she draw a line with them? That’s impossible.

She wasn’t the kind of person who gave without expecting anything in return, in her previous life, she thought she was a selfless mother, but when she got old, she realized that wasn’t true, she needed to be repaid!

Why did she feel that her children were all ungrateful in the end? It was because of this need to be repaid, and she also felt very regretful for her past sacrifices!

Heaven gave her a second chance, she had a healthy body and a job, this life, she would live for herself!

“Does the eldest son really not care?” Wu Zhiqiu was still lost in her own world, Li Mancang suddenly asked.

“Care about what? How can we care? Do you have money?”

Li Mancang…

“Do you really want the eldest son’s salary?”

“Why not? How much money did he give our family, besides him, look at the rest of the children, not even one has a decent job! Shouldn’t we take his?”

Li Mancang…

“He won’t hold a grudge against us, will he? We’ll have to rely on him to support us in our old age.” Li Mancang wasn’t so much worried about his son, but afraid that when he was old, his son would give them the cold shoulder.

“Support us? If you’re relying on him, you’re better off relying on a dog!”

Li Mancang…

She must have gone crazy today, talking so rudely!

“Didn’t you say we have to rely on the eldest son to support us in our old age?”

This was what Wu Zhiqiu had been brainwashing Li Mancang with all along, they were helping the eldest son now, they were helping their own future, so no matter what, they prioritized the eldest son, if he needed anything, they would break their bones to find a way.

Wu Zhiqiu choked, this old man was actually arguing with her today.

“Look at the eldest son’s wife, can she support us in our old age? She dared to curse me already, the eldest son didn’t say a word, with them like this, do you expect them to support us?”

Li Mancang sighed, after today’s commotion, he also realized that he couldn’t rely on them.

“Then who will support us in our old age?” Li Mancang was confused.

“As long as we have money, they’ll all be eager to support us, as long as we’re not bedridden, we don’t need them! Even if we are bedridden, as long as we have money, there will be plenty of filial sons and grandsons.”

“But we don’t have money!” Li Mancang looked at his wife in confusion, was his wife possessed by something today? Their family didn’t even have a single yuan in savings!

Wu Zhiqiu…

“We both have jobs, I’m retiring tomorrow, I’ll have a retirement pension, and now they’re letting people do business, we’ll definitely have money!”

Li Mancang nodded blankly, if his wife said they would have money, then they would definitely have money, he would just listen to her, do whatever she told him to do.

Wu Zhiqiu remembered that this old man hadn’t enjoyed a single day of comfort in his previous life, he died early.

Before he died, all he wanted was to drink some wine and eat some pork head meat.

She had even complained that he was too greedy, only caring about himself, not caring about the children at all.

Now, thinking about it, she wished she could slap herself twice.

Thinking about his early death in his previous life, it must have been due to overwork and illness!

“Don’t go to the freight station to carry goods tomorrow!”

“Not go? Why?”

Wu Zhiqiu was too tired to explain to him, “I told you not to go, don’t go! Don’t go from now on!” Wu Zhiqiu said very domineeringly, her tone不容商量的.

“Then we won’t make money?”

“Don’t talk nonsense, can’t you understand?”

“Okay, okay, I won’t go!”

Li Mancang had only one good point in his life, he listened to his wife!

Even if he didn’t understand, he wouldn’t ask, anyway, he would understand sooner or later, he couldn’t make his wife angry now!

Wu Zhiqiu ignored him, recalling what happened in her previous life, thinking about how to make money, in her previous life, she didn’t do anything, she relied on these few houses to be demolished, she had tens of thousands, if she had held onto it, she would have been able to live a good life.

In another ten years, the houses would be worth a lot of money, the only thing she could think about now was buying a house!

But she looked at the money box, her salary hadn’t been paid this month, there was only eighteen yuan left inside!

Sigh! The road to buying a house is long and arduous!

Li Mancang saw his wife sighing at the money box, he also sighed in his heart, they were so poor! They both earned salaries, and he also had a part-time job, how come they couldn’t save any money!

The couple were lamenting when,

“Mom and Dad! Dinner is ready!” The third son called from the door.

“Coming!”