Madam Rong absolutely refused and hurriedly declined.
"No, no, you must take these things back, otherwise, my girl will get angry."
"Besides, she didn’t save soone for this gratitude; she just felt sorry for the little girl and did what she could."
"Take these back, give your girl a good treat, she really suffered this ti."
Chang Ying: "Auntie, it’s just a few things, but you really must accept them. Otherwise, we won’t feel right... If it weren’t for Comrade Rong Yan, our family would have been..." ruined.
It would have truly been ruined.
She simply couldn’t bear the thought of her daughter’s brain and lungs getting damaged.
If anything happened to her daughter, she wouldn’t have been able to speak to her mother-in-law with the sa level of calmness as she had before.
Madam Rong continued to refuse: "No, please take it back! Our Yanyan won’t accept this..."
"You really must accept it..." Chang Ying said as she put the things back.
Then she grabbed her daughter’s hand and ran off.
"Hey, don’t go..." Madam Rong saw them running away so fast.
She turned her head and sighed upon seeing the two bags on the stone table.
However, she didn’t bother to check them out; these things... would have to wait for her daughter to co back and deal with them.
*
Rong Yan ca back around noon.
"Are these for making salted eggs?"
They seed rather interesting.
"Yep," nodded Madam Rong, then pointed at the stone table, "That mother and daughter brought these. She said it was to thank you for saving her girl. I told her it wasn’t necessary, but she insisted on leaving them here and then just ran off..."
Rong Yan walked over and began to look through the items...
Madam Rong asked her, "What should we do with these things now?"
Rong Yan found a paper package and opened it; it was money, and seemingly not a small amount.
Madam Rong saw it too and was surprised, then ca over.
"Why did they leave so much money?"
Rong Yan quickly counted it; it was exactly two hundred.
She wrapped the money back up, "Mom, please return this money to them."
Madam Rong nodded, "Okay, what about these items?" She pointed at the two bags full of gifts.
Rong Yan: "We’ll keep these, just return the money, that’s fine."
Madam Rong took the money, "I’ll go right now."
She thought for a mont, "I’ll pick a waterlon to bring along."
Of course, Rong Yan had no objections, "Do as you see fit."
These little matters she could not be bothered with.
Madam Rong picked a waterlon from their vegetable patch, then left carrying it.
She arrived at the big courtyard.
Mrs. Sun saw her first.
But before she could say anything, she saw her daughter-in-law quickly approaching Madam Rong, "Auntie, what brings you here?"
"This is a waterlon we grew; let the child try it."
Chang Ying was sowhat embarrassed, "Auntie, you’re too kind..."
Madam Rong placed the waterlon in her hands, and as she did so, she also slipped the stack of money back to her.
She said in a low voice, "We can’t accept this money, no need to send anything again; keep it for buying sothing nice for your daughter."
Having said that, she turned around and left without looking back.
Chang Ying was left standing there, touched by the mont.
"What money was she talking about?" Mrs. Sun demanded.
She hadn’t heard very clearly, but she was particularly sensitive to the word "money," which she did hear.
Chang Ying looked at her expressionlessly, then headed inside with the waterlon in her arms.
Her deanor infuriated Mrs. Sun who nearly fell backward in anger, "Chang Ying, what is this attitude? I am your mother-in-law..."
In this house, since their return, she acted as if she was the mother-in-law. If soone didn’t know better, they might think she actually was.
Regrettably for Mrs. Sun, Chang Ying did not respond or acknowledge her.
This left Mrs. Sun fuming with frustration.
At dinner that evening, Sun Taoquan ca ho from work.
Mrs. Sun imdiately began complaining, "Son, you need to talk to your wife. She’s gone too far, so disrespectful..."
She rattled off a whole lot of accusations.
Expressing her anger and dissatisfaction as a mother-in-law very vehently.
Sun Taoquan interrupted her litany of accusations with impatience, "Mom, my wife is good enough as it is. Anyone else wouldn’t even cook for you; be grateful that you have hot food to eat!"
"Children respect mothers who are kind... Don’t set your expectations too high, especially since you haven’t been all that kind to our family."
Mrs. Sun was incredulous at his words, "You, you can actually say such things? You ungrateful son..."
Angered, she started pounding on Sun Taoquan a few tis.
Sun Taoquan stood there, letting her hit him, neither dodging nor resisting. He seed indifferent to the pain.
Seeing his unaffected deanor only angered Mrs. Sun even more. She took a deep breath and said coldly, "You got paid today; give the money... I want to buy so things..."
She was nearly out of money, and the money taken by her daughter-in-law was not going to be returned.
The feeling of being penniless was very uncomfortable for her.
So, after this lesson, she believed that she should not keep her money in just one place.
If she had it in two places, she wouldn’t be left without a penny now.
When Sun Taoquan heard his mother asking for money, he was unmoved, "Mom, my wife will take care of the house, and you won’t lack a warm al, but as for the money... better leave it alone."
After saying this, he went straight into the house, completely ignoring his mother’s displeased face.
Inside the house, Chang Ying had heard the entire conversation outside.
She was very pleased with her husband’s stance.
If her husband had sided with his mother, she would have considered taking her daughter and leaving.
As for a mother-in-law who only cared for her own daughter and ignored the well-being of her son’s family, she would at least ensure she wasn’t left hungry, but other acts of kindness... those she simply could not muster.
After all, everyone’s heart is made of flesh, and once it’s hurt, it’s hard to nd.
Thinking back, she had treated her mother-in-law like her own mother; not only did she contribute all their salaries, she also did all the chores, big and small.
But it turned out that treating soone like your own mother would only result in them stabbing you in the heart again and again.
Leaving aside everything else, just the recent perilous hospital stay for her daughter... had the mother-in-law shown the smallest concern or visit, she would not have considered her a stranger.
"Have so waterlon! This is from Mr. Rong’s mother. She sent back the money I offered, only accepting the gifts. Should we send the money back to them?"
She was unsure what to do.
Sun Taoquan thought for a bit, "Since the money has been sent back, that ans she really doesn’t want it. Let’s not send it again."
Hearing this, Chang Ying nodded in agreent, "Alright."
Sun Taoquan was a bit thirsty and took a slice of waterlon, biting into it his eyes instantly lit up, "Wow, this waterlon is delicious!"
"Yeah, I think so too." As for the waterlon, she didn’t share any with her mother-in-law.
It was a gift from the Rong Family; why would she give it to her?
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