noffsinger Chapter 199 She's just not cut out for everyday life.
Chapter 199 She's just not cut out for everyday life.
“Zhou Guoqiang, you don’t need to explain too much to me. The reason we’re not a good match isn’t because of the difference in our family backgrounds, as you think, but because I feel that I might have a hard time adapting to your family.”
Zhou Guoqiang frowned, clearly not understanding.
"Since you came to see me, it means you want to continue our relationship, right?"
Zhou Guoqiang nodded hurriedly, afraid that if he hesitated even a moment longer, the other party would misunderstand.
"Then let me ask you, if we really get together, and we don't even talk about the dowry or anything like that, what are you planning to do with your salary in the future?"
Zhou Guoqiang thought about it for a moment: "I've thought about it. I think giving the family ten yuan is enough. I'll give you thirty yuan more in the future, which should be enough to support you and the children. Of course, if it's something too expensive, you might have to pay for it yourself."
This is actually quite normal. Both of them have jobs, and it's unfair to expect only the man to support the family.
However, Song Hye-ri has now stepped out of the dating circle, and she has become much more clear-headed.
"You said you wanted to give your family ten yuan, but does your mother agree?"
Zhou Guoqiang instinctively showed a troubled expression, then quickly adjusted himself, but Song Huili had already noticed.
Therefore, the person in charge of the Zhou family is Zhou's mother, not Zhou Guoqiang who can do whatever he wants.
After calming down these past few days, Song Huili began to consider more issues.
For example, regarding the distribution of wages in the future, whether it's ten or twenty yuan a month to give to the family, how long will this be done?
When my younger siblings are all independent, but my parents are getting old, I will still have to continue providing for them because I need to support them in their old age.
But if that's really the case, won't she feel wronged?
Song Huili thought about it very seriously. She felt that she would definitely feel wronged, and might even quarrel with Zhou Guoqiang because of it.
Because making money is hard for everyone, why should Zhou Guoqiang have to shoulder so much responsibility?
Thinking back to Zhou's mother's unreasonable and domineering behavior that day, Song Huili realized that once she was truly going to marry Zhou Guoqiang, many things would be beyond her control.
Given Zhou's mother's ability to cause trouble, Song Huili couldn't afford to offend her.
Therefore, no matter how sweet the words were before the marriage, once married, Zhou's mother should be able to do whatever she wants.
And is Zhou Guoqiang really an honest man?
If he were truly honest, how could he stand by and watch his sister marry into that kind of family?
And the bicycle that Zhou Guoqiang rides to and from get off work every day, could it be the dowry he received when his sister got married?
These things shouldn't be thought about too deeply, because once you start thinking about them, you'll find the Zhou family somewhat terrifying.
Because Song Huili had been thinking too much, she felt that she had been blinded by something in the past, and could no longer see the essence of people and things.
Having figured all this out, Song Huili felt that separating from Zhou Guoqiang was the right thing to do.
She has a job and money, but that doesn't mean she has to help Zhou Guoqiang support the family.
She's not that great.
Besides, she wants to buy a lot of things, so why should she have to take care of others and make herself suffer?
Song Huili and Zhou Guoqiang couldn't reach an agreement, and for several days in a row, Zhou Guoqiang couldn't muster any energy at work.
When I got home, before I even entered the yard, I heard my mother's incessant nagging.
It turned out that Zhou Guofu had made a mistake at the factory and had 50 cents deducted from his wages.
Zhou Guoqiang pushed open the door without saying a word, then locked the bicycle.
Zhou's mother started by mentioning five cents and continued until she reached the family's total wages, and then she brought up Zhou Guoqiang's wedding.
"Guoqiang, how's it going? Has Comrade Song made up with you yet?"
Zhou Guoqiang remained silent, his expression clearly showing some frustration.
When Zhou's mother saw his expression, her heart skipped a beat: "Forget it, if it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. There are plenty of good girls in the world, we don't need to hang ourselves on this one tree. Besides, from what you're saying, she thinks sixty-six yuan is too little for a bride price?"
Tsk, she's definitely born into a good family. Even our Zhou family couldn't afford to serve a young lady raised in such a family. It's good that it didn't work out; I'll have the aunties and grandmas around here help you find someone even better.
Guoqiang, listen to your mother's advice. Marriage is about settling down and building a stable life. I don't think that Comrade Song is any good. I recognized her at the supply and marketing cooperative the other day. She bought so much stuff, tsk tsk, how much money did that cost! And the clothes she was wearing weren't cheap either. If she had bought the fabric and made them herself, she could have saved a lot of money.
I think this Xiao Song is just not good at managing money. If she really marries you, I reckon she'll spend over ten yuan a month on herself alone. How can that be okay? How will you two live on that!"
Zhou Guoqiang did take the last sentence to heart.
"Mom, I'm marrying a wife, so of course I'm the one supporting her. Do you expect her to support me? She earned her own money; she can buy whatever she wants!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother glared at her: "What nonsense are you talking about? How come you're the only one supporting your wife? Doesn't Xiao Song have his own salary? Besides, how are you going to support her? Are we all going to starve? Are you only supporting your wife?"
Zhou Guoqiang explained, "Mom, that's not what I meant. If we really get married, then the salary will definitely be split into two."
Zhou's mother stopped what she was doing, her face serious: "Why are you dividing it into two parts? Are you thinking of separating the family?"
"Mom, I'm sharing a room with Guofu now. If I get married, won't I need to apply for housing? Am I supposed to live in the factory and run home three times a day just to have a meal?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother immediately realized that she hadn't thought things through enough.
“You’re right, you do need to apply for factory housing. That’s easy. How much will it cost you to eat in the canteen? I think ten yuan a month should be enough. Give the rest to Mom. You have younger siblings to take care of.”
At that moment, Zhou Guoqiang acted as if he didn't recognize his mother.
Keep ten yuan a month?
Did she say the opposite of what she meant?
It would be more likely that he should pay ten yuan!
"Mom, it seems like things won't work out between me and Xiao Song. Let's talk about it later. Besides, if I get married, I can't really live on just ten yuan a month. Besides food and clothing, I have to have social obligations."
Zhou's mother didn't take it seriously: "What's the big deal! If you need to give gifts or anything, just tell me and I'll help you prepare."
Her mention of it immediately reminded Zhou Guoqiang of the gifts he had brought when he visited Gu Hanchuan's house last time.
In an instant, he felt a surge of humiliation rise up again.
Moreover, he could clearly feel that this was not something given to him by the Gu family, but by his own mother.
In that instant, Zhou Guoqiang seemed to understand why Song Huili was no longer willing to date him.
If he were a lesbian, would he really want to have a mother-in-law like that?