Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 81 - 80 Shameless

Cai Meina is growing increasingly frustrated with her family’s greed, yet she’s even more worried that her husband might relent.

Lately, they’ve been making quite a bit of money; what if her husband decided to be generous?

Luckily, her husband isn’t that dense, "Don’t worry, I won’t give them anything. I’ll just pretend I never received these letters."

Cai Meina decided to act as though she hadn’t seen these letters. After all, they are considered problematic elements, and correspondence is subject to review, so lost mail isn’t unusual.

"Mom, should we keep these letters?" Gong Ruini thought they should keep these letters as evidence of how shameless their grandparents and parents were.

The important thing is, it seems like these letters were written by the head of the family. If they later claim that Gong Tao is unfilial, these things can strip them of their dignity.

No matter how much they want a son to be filial to his parents, is there such a shameless request?

Keep them? Cai Meina’s initial thought was to treat them as if they hadn’t been received, so naturally, they shouldn’t keep them. But why did her daughter suggest keeping them?

Zhan Jing snapped out of the Gong and Cai families’ shamelessness and wholeheartedly supported Gong Ruini’s suggestion, "It’s leverage. If anyone accuses you of being unfilial, you can counter—it’s not that you’re unfilial, but that you can’t be."

"Come next year before the New Year, send them some money and tell them you’ve finally earned some work points after being in the Northeast for over a year, saved from what little you could."

"Remember to send a telegram," Zhan Jing remarked that, compared to writing a letter, sending a telegraph was better, although it cost more, the effect was undoubtedly better.

Oh, sending money and a telegram? Cai Meina was truly reluctant to spend such money, which was much more costly than writing a letter.

Her own parents were indeed simple and honest people; to deal with such shameless people as the Gong and Cai families, unconventional measures must be taken.

Whether being filial to parents can’t be dictated just by the elders. You could find witnesses, like the telegraph delivery people, or the surrounding postal workers. No matter how both families try to cover up, it can’t be completely concealed.

If anyone ever tries to tarnish Gong Tao and his wife again, what would those around them believe?

The more the Gong and Cai families talk, the more the neighbors might actually become suspicious.

Since the idea has been proposed, let’s unravel it and analyze it with Cai Meina bit by bit.

It’s not that Cai Meina is stupid, she’s just not accustomed to considering these matters, or perhaps she doesn’t want to scheme against her family. But after hearing the analysis, she finally understood.

No matter how much she gave before, the neighbors still thought they weren’t giving enough, simply because they weren’t good at such superficial gestures.

Even though Cai Meina still felt it was somewhat fake, Zhan Jing’s words were true, they had already given, why shouldn’t they receive the recognition they deserve?

"Thank you, Sister Zhan." Cai Meina truly didn’t know how to thank Zhan Jing; since arriving here, they’ve indeed been looking after them a lot.

These issues could have been brought up by her parents, but they never did, and instead it was friends who reminded her, leaving Cai Meina at a loss for how to feel.

"It’s just acting, I can do that too," Cai Meina declared confidently as she needs to hold strong.

If they really give something to the in-laws this time, there’s no telling how often they’ll be demanding things in the future. The most infuriating thing is how in the letter, her family states that the in-laws asked for so many things to give gifts for her brother-in-law’s connections.

This is what angered Cai Meina the most; her family essentially stabbed her brother-in-law in the back, sending them to the Northeast. The grudge hasn’t been settled yet; how could she help him get promoted?

Perhaps the parents-in-law knew if they revealed this fact, Gong Tao and his wife would be unwilling, but they entirely forget there’s still the Cai family.

Cai Meina understood the advice from her family wasn’t because she was a daughter of the Cai family, but because they worried about good things being given to the Gong family, yet she still accepted this sentiment.

As for reciprocating, Cai Meina doesn’t consider it; she’s done enough for the Cai family, without knowing when they’d repay this sentiment.

"So, will we keep our things?" Gong Ruwen only cared that their things are kept safe; to him, this was exceptionally good news.

"We never intended to give them," Gong Ruini asserted, "If mom and dad want to give, we’ll sell them for money."

Humph, see how they give; food isn’t meant for traitors. If Gong Tao and Meina didn’t appreciate the food, Gong Ruini suggested converting it to cash.

At least it could bolster their personal stashes; Gong Ruini recalled that once they returned to the city, house prices were like cabbage prices; no matter how, she intends to buy, buy, buy.

Definitely need to buy more houses, become a landlady. Otherwise, why would Gong Ruini be so eager to make money?

"Yes, if the grandparents really want to give them something, we’ll just sell it all," Gong Ruwen said with vigor.

The siblings’ words infuriated Gong Tao deeply; did they really think he was that foolish?

Just as Gong Tao was going to explain that he wouldn’t do such a thing, Gong Ruwen chimed in, "Uncle Zhao said you’d soften upon seeing these letters."

Zhao Gang was dumbfounded; how could even Gong Ruwen, such a young child, shirk responsibility like this? How come he’s so clever, "That’s what I thought because you conceded too much before."

His son dragged Zhao Gang into it, forcing Gong Tao to hold his irritation, though he later stated he’d properly lecture his son that evening.

Zhao Gang patted his bulging belly, "Let’s go check the cave and see if we can plant the yellow chives."

Given they’ve already devised a plan, and these annoying matters have a preliminary decision, it’s time to focus on the important tasks.

What, planting chives today? Gong Ruini expressed enthusiasm, yet she liked it, "I can help."

"I can too." Zhao Guangran followed them, raising his hand, "I can help chop wood."

"I can help water," Zhao Guangran hadn’t done much farm work, but when it came to watering the garden, he often helped at home. freёnovelkiss-com

"Sure, there’ll be tasks for everyone." Zhao Gang pulled his friend along, planning to have a chat later; some foolish things just shouldn’t be done.

Gong Tao, exhausted from a day’s toil, just wanted to lie down and rest, but Zhao Gang wouldn’t allow it, leaving him no choice but to pick up tools and start clearing the land.

Sigh, having such a diligent friend creates a lot of pressure, particularly one who’s always thinking about striving for money, the pressure is even greater.

After dragging Gong Tao along, Zhan Jing signaled to Cai Meina to relax, "Gangzi will talk to Taozi, you, too honest, keep your money safe."

If the brother-in-law gets promoted, the in-laws might act even more shamelessly once they know Gong Tao and his wife are doing well here.

Honestly, Zhan Jing felt reasonable requests from in-laws could be met, but unreasonable ones should be denied. Yet, this couple is so naive or filial.

Zhan Jing wasn’t trying to be a pushover; she was worried that constantly meeting those demands would impact them.

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