Witty Wife, Better Life-Chapter 42 - 40 High Awakening of Thought
Chapter 42: Chapter 40 High Awakening of Thought
Chapter 42 -40 High Awakening of Thought
The second aunt caught the glance from her own daughter and with a smack, she put her chopsticks down, “Yunfang, are you still daydreaming about living a better life or something? You better remember why Yunfeng brought you here. If you truly don’t want to do it, it doesn’t matter. I can just shout in the village , and there will be girls fighting to take the job.”
Shen Yunfeng heard her mother say this but kept silent, though there was a smug look in her eyes.
Shen Yunfang looked at them both and laughed, “Alright then, second aunt. If you think I’m not suitable, I can’t shamelessly insist on staying here. Honestly, leaving my home and business to come this far during the holidays isn’t something I’m keen on. Initially, I thought of just helping out Yunfeng. Since Yunfeng doesn’t need me now, it’s perfect—I can go home for the New Year. It’s just that the five yuan Yunfeng gave me this morning, I can’t repay it right now. But don’t rush me, when I have the money, I will definitely remember to repay Yunfeng.”
“What, you’re planning to mooch off Yunfeng’s money?” The second aunt became anxious upon hearing this. At home, this niece was known to be a bit lazy but she never expected her to be capable of this. If she had known earlier, she wouldn’t have hired her at any cost.
“Look at what you’re saying, second aunt. What kind of person do you think I am? Although I’m now without both parents, I am still a martyr’s family member, my ideological awareness is definitely up to standard,” Shen Yunfang said with a discontent glare at the second aunt and then continued: “Besides, others may not know about my family’s situation, but you do, don’t you? Ever since my mother passed, I couldn’t even get a full meal. Didn’t my eldest uncle tell you about me borrowing one hundred kilos of Food Coupon from them recently? Those old hens at home are underperforming; I was really counting on filling in for Yunfeng to earn some cash. Yunfeng, you guys live in the city, earning that much salary every month, missing out on five yuan is just one less piece of meat to eat. But for me, not having that five yuan might mean starvation. Besides, I didn’t say I won’t repay the money, once I have it in the future, I will definitely repay Yunfeng, with interest.”
As Shen Yunfang reached the emotional part of her speech, she even symbolically wiped her eyes, “Yunfeng, you’ve really risen above your situation, marrying into such a prominent official’s family. Your ideological awareness must be higher than mine. You can’t be the one to push your own cousin to death, or worse, a martyr’s family member.” Right, the money was already in her pocket, and she thought about getting it back out? No chance!
She was being shamelessly stubborn, so what?
As she spoke, she closely observed the expressions on the faces of the two across from her—it was quite a spectacle. Humph, try to outsmart others with petty tricks, then I’ll trump you with principle. Let’s see who’s afraid.
The second aunt was about to speak when Yunfeng beside her suddenly grabbed her arm, “Mom, stop it. Yunfang is my cousin after all. There’s only a little bit of blood left in my uncle’s family, who else should I take care of if not her? Even if I suffer, I can’t let my sister suffer.” She spoke these words through clenched teeth.
In this era, ancestry is extremely important. Although the cousin didn’t have much ability, as she said, the Shen Family were poor farmers for eight generations, purely of the red class. Moreover, she had the added prestige of a martyr’s father, so if this issue was to be addressed, it could end up making Shen Yunfeng out to be someone who, for a small amount of money, would force a martyr’s family to their death.
Shen Yunfeng now realized that she had brought a thankless wretch into her home, and for the moment, she really had no way to deal with her.
Shen Yunfeng took a deep breath to steady her emotions and quickly sorted through her thoughts, then soon made a decision. The right thing to do now was to appease her thankless cousin and meet her demands as much as possible until she could happily send her back to the village after a month. As for the loss she would suffer this month, Shen Yunfeng would grit her teeth and accept it.
No wonder Shen Yunfeng was able to marry successfully into a city official’s family. Not only did she have a pretty face, but she also had brains. When faced with issues, she could quickly calm down and make the decisions most beneficial for herself.
“I always say my Yunfeng is different, her level of ideological awareness is just higher,” Shen Yunfang flattered with a smile. “Yunfeng, about the living expenses…”
Shen Yunfeng did some quick calculations in her mind. With the current rate of five cents for a two-ounce steamed bun outside, this skinny little girl, Yunfang, would be satisfied with just one per meal; that would be fifteen cents a day, four yuan and fifty cents for thirty days.
“I’ll give you five… um,” Shen Yunfeng saw her cousin pouting and bit her lip, then corrected herself, “Eight, I’ll give you eight yuan a month for food expenses…”
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“What about the food coupons? It’s not like our village in the city; without food coupons, even if I have money, people won’t sell me food,” Shen Yunfang said, somewhat speechlessly herself.
“I don’t have many food coupons either, Yunfang, look, how about I give you five jin of food coupons? Would that be okay?” Shen Yunfeng felt like she was nearly grinding her teeth to dust today.
Shen Yunfang listened with a bitter face, batting her big eyes pitifully, and said, “Sister Feng, I can only buy a few steamed buns with five jin of food coupons. It’s not enough to eat. How about you tighten your belt a little more and give me ten jin of food coupons?”
In the end, Shen Yunfang happily went back to the procurement station with eight yuan and ten jin of provincial food coupons in her pocket. Haha, she had saved up thirty yuan again.
When she left, she didn’t forget to ask Second Aunt to bring a month’s supply of food from her home after she went back. In the city, as a country girl with money and food coupons, she could only eat at restaurants, and ten jin of food coupons really wasn’t enough for anything, so she still needed that supply of food to come from home.
At the Xue Family’s house, after Shen Yunfang left, Shen Yunfeng was so angry that she threw the chopsticks on the table to the floor.
“Hey, hey, child, you can’t take out your anger on things. What if something breaks?” Second Aunt hurriedly picked up the chopsticks from the floor. This child was becoming less and less sensible.
“You’re still talking? If it weren’t for you bringing me this ungrateful wretch, would I have to be put through this?” Shen Yunfeng angrily confronted her own mother.
“Exactly, you told me not to speak up. You shouldn’t have agreed to her just now. What is Shen Yunfang now anyway? She’s an orphan; without us, her relatives, caring for her, she would have starved to death long ago, and yet she dares to act brazenly like this with me. She’s been spoiled.” Second Aunt had no love lost for her niece. Since the death of her younger brother and sister-in-law, the girl had been even less presentable, shamelessly coming over for meals every few days. If not for her husband’s sake, she wouldn’t let anyone take advantage of her family.
Who would have thought, coming to the city had changed the girl. It seemed she had just been pretending in the village.
“You’re still talking about it? Did you not hear what she said just now? What was I supposed to do if I didn’t give it to her?” Shen Yunfeng felt a sharp pain in her heart over the thirteen yuan and ten jin of food coupons she had given away. Although she had married into the Xue family, no one treated her seriously except for Xue Jialong. She always thought that although she was from the countryside, she had to maintain some dignity in her marital home. Even though she normally lived with her mother-in-law, the couple couldn’t take any advantage, and instead had to give her a living allowance every month. It was supposed to be just talk, but the mother-in-law actually took it seriously.
Xue Jialong’s salary was just a little more than hers. Together, they made just over fifty yuan a month, and she also liked to look good, having bought quite a few things through Xue Jialong’s connections. Hence, the couple was always on a tight budget.
Now that Shen Yunfang had taken so much money from her, how could she not feel pained?
