As soon as Shen Dashan heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore. He screamed and looked pitiful.
"Mom, look at my finger being cut off by someone else, why don't you argue with me?"
Zhong Tingyue frowned, as if she had seen through him: "Don't argue with you? I'm afraid you are still complaining about me as a cruel mother, right?"
The corner of Shen Dashan's mouth moved. Indeed, he felt relieved at this moment, but his mother had become too strong now, and he didn't dare to provoke her, so he could only keep his tail low for the time being.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhong Tingyue said with a cold face: "I don't care about how lazy you were at home before, but from now on, if there is no idle person in the house, you go out to work and pay back the money you paid for your wife and your medical treatment. Go ahead and pay for the food. If you don’t pay, you don’t have to stay in this house.”
When Wen Jinxiu heard this, she immediately panicked. Just as she stepped forward to speak to Shen Dashan, Tang Yulian pulled her back.
"Sister-in-law, Mom is setting the rules, so don't worry about it."
This time she came back, she finally saw clearly that her mother was indeed different from before, and now she had big ideas.
The eldest brother has been living and eating at home these years. He has never given the family a penny. He goes out to gamble when he has spare money and makes the family pay off debts. It is time to straighten things out.
"Mom! How can you be so cruel?" Shen Dashan's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it. His finger had just been chopped off, and his mother asked him to go out to find a job?
Zhong Tingyue looked at him without saying a word, with a look of disdain on his face.
Seeing her like this, Shen Dashan had no choice but to focus on his wife again. Wen Jinxiu had just listened to Tang Yulian's words and was biting her lips without saying a word. The same was true for the other two brothers.
"Okay! Don't you just want to force me to death by treating me like this? I must go out and seek justice!"
After saying something, Shen Dashan rushed out directly.
Seeing him like this, Wen Jinxiu was a little worried and wanted to chase him out, but Zhong Tingyue called out to stop him.
"Okay, eldest daughter-in-law, he is such a big man, is it possible that he will be lost when he goes out? Today I will make it clear to you all that the family will not support idlers."
Her beautiful almond eyes are serious, and her whole person exudes a convincing aura.
"The second child is the same as the eldest child. If he still wants to live at home, he will go out to find a job to pay for food. The two daughters-in-law will follow me in business. As for the third child, he will go to school when he finds a husband."
Shen Changmian was afraid that others would misunderstand that he was a freeloader, so he quickly said: "Mom, I will copy books and give the money to my family when the time comes."
Zhong Tingyue didn't answer the words, just looked at the three people who didn't speak.
"When I make money, I will send all the children in the family to school one by one. However, the third child is responsible for enlightenment, which is enough to cover his food expenses at home."
There is no rule without rules, and the same is true in this family. The food expenses are just to prevent them from having the idea of eating and being lazy. If anyone wants to separate the family, she will still pay for it.
Tang Yulian looked surprised: "Mom, what did you just say?"
Zhong Tingyue glanced at her sideways: "Don't say good things twice."
Then he picked up Shen Nuo and said, "Grandma doesn't favor boys over girls. If Nuonuo and Huahua want to study, grandma will also send them to school."
Now it was Shen Changmian's turn to be surprised.
When Shen Nuo heard this, she smiled sweetly, showing her tiny little teeth, so cute.
"Nono likes reading!"
Seeing this, Tang Yulian's son and daughter also ran over and hugged Zhong Tingyue's legs to act coquettishly.
"Grandma, Huahua and my brother also want to study!"
Zhong Tingyue touched their buns with loving eyes, and then gave orders to the two daughters-in-law to follow him to work in the kitchen. Soon dinner for tonight was cooked, and the family gathered around the table to eat.
Wen Jinxiu was a little uneasy. She had no children, and the matter of sending her to school had nothing to do with her. Now her husband didn't know where he was, and she always felt a little uncomfortable in her heart.
Zhong Tingyue glanced at her calmly, picked up a piece of meat and put it into her bowl.
"You don't get such good food on weekdays, why don't you eat more?"
Wen Jinxiu came back to her senses, thanked her in a low voice, and started eating.
"Boss, wife, I know you feel uncomfortable because you can't have a child, and you are mostly tolerant of the boss, but this child is all about fate, and you can't force it. As for the boss, I still say the same thing, he is such a big man. , can’t be lost.”
When Zhong Tingyue said this, she scolded the original owner again in her heart. If she hadn't often used this to talk about things, people wouldn't be like this when they heard about the child.
Tang Yulian was a smart person and quickly continued: "Yes, sister-in-law, if the elder brother can change all his bad habits, then you will have another baby."
Wen Jinxiu smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Zhong Tingyue sighed in her heart. Women in this era have deeply ingrained ideas about caring for their husbands and raising children. She can't change it with a word or two. She can only take them to see more of the world, and maybe they will think about it in the future.
And she is not only engaged in the bamboo weaving business. If there is a suitable opportunity in the future, she will naturally think of more ways to make money.
In this way, after the family had a meal and washed themselves, they went back to their houses to rest.
Early the next morning, Wen Jinxiu walked out of the house with a black face.
Seeing that Zhong Tingyue and Tang Yulian were already making bamboo weaving, they quickly stepped forward to start.
Zhong Tingyue asked her to have breakfast before coming back, otherwise she would appear to be unreasonable.
Wen Jinxiu sat back after breakfast and started making bamboo weaving with the two of them. Just as she finished one piece, there was movement outside.
"Mom! Big brother called grandma here, and, and..."
Zhong Tingyue's expression suddenly darkened, he stood up and walked outside, and soon saw several unkind people.
Mrs. Shen stood at the front, followed by two men with sharp mouths and monkey cheeks, her two grandsons Shen Yi and Shen Er. Shen Dashan stood aside shivering.
"Fourth wife, I heard that you went to town yesterday?"
Zhong Tingyue curled her lips and said nothing, but looked at Shen Dashan with a half-smile.
Shen Dashan was so scared that she didn't dare to speak.
When Wang Shen saw her like this, she immediately settled her thoughts, pulled Shen Dashan out, and howled loudly.
"Everyone, come and see! Last time I said that Zhong Tingyue had no good intentions and abused my eldest grandson. She also argued that she was trying to teach her son a lesson. Unfortunately, my eldest grandson's fingers were cut off. This mother-in-law has no intention of abusing her. Even if you feel distressed, you still drive people out to work! How vicious!"
As early as when Wang Shen arrived, the neighbors were already quietly looking at the situation outside. When they heard the noise, they came out in twos and threes and looked over.
