Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 644

Chapter 644: Chapter 521: Going Back to Her Parents’ Home?

The sound of Zhang Guofu coming home from work echoed as he opened the door, returning to the kitchen, where once again, he did not see a hot pot as expected. Since their children could eat at their parents’ house, his wife had gotten used to taking advantage of the situation.

Zhang Guofu, expressionless, returned to the bedroom, glanced at his wife on the kang, silently changed into home clothes, picked up a book, and left the room.

Huang Cuilan had been waiting for him to speak, even if just to see if she was asleep. She wiped her tears, walked out of the bedroom, and stood at the door.

She saw Zhang Guofu biting into a bun, sipping hot water, and looking down at a book.

"Why didn’t you wake me up to cook? Eating like this will upset your stomach."

Zhang Guofu replied without looking up, "It’s fine, I’m used to it."

Used to it... Huang Cuilan’s face flushed. She didn’t have as many feelings as she did today; back then, it was just enough to have food when doing farmwork.

She gathered her courage, walked up to him, "Brother Fu, let’s talk."

Zhang Guofu looked up at her, then lowered his head back to his book and asked, "This time, how much grain do you want? Just leave enough for the kids."

"No... that’s not what I mean..."

Zhang Guofu frowned and interrupted her, "Don’t bring up the matter of finding jobs for your family. I don’t want to hear about these trivial matters."

"You misunderstand, I’m not talking to you about that."

Zhang Guofu put down the bun and looked at her quietly, waiting for her to speak.

"Are you tired of me?"

Zhang Guofu frowned, "I know what you mean; I won’t get entangled with other women. Stop being suspicious and coming to my work for no reason."

Faced with the calm Zhang Guofu, many words stuck in Huang Cuilan’s throat.

"Is that all? Then I’ll read."

"I won’t take care of matters at my parents’ house anymore."

Zhang Guofu nodded casually, "It’s up to you." He continued eating the bun and reading. He didn’t want to persuade his wife anymore, and he didn’t believe what she said either.

In the past two or three years, she had said that countless times. But the result? She had the kids eat at their parents’, and all the saved grain was moved to her parents’ house, almost starving even him.

Her eldest brother-in-law’s couple both had jobs, and her younger brother-in-law too, but they couldn’t even support their own families. Her parents had to be subsidized by three families while they dined at the village canteen.

Zhang Guofu was honest but not foolish, still clinging to the small wealth of his own Xiao Wu. Even their young daughter saw the problem, but what about his wife?

Her heart wasn’t with her own family; no amount of promises helped. He had given up. The kids were already grown; they would just get by, what else could he do?

After saying that, Huang Cuilan glanced at him, hurried to the kitchen, opened the cellar, paused upon seeing small bags of cornmeal, and sighed bitterly.

Now, not even her closest daughter could ignore hoarding the grain. It was clear her excessiveness had scared the children. What was wrong with her?

Mai Miao wasn’t afraid but was really angry. Her three brothers only knew how to hide what their uncle gave them, forgetting the importance of grain. She was a girl, her maternal grandmother didn’t care for her and favored her brothers, but she didn’t mind. But why did she have to eat at Grandma’s, saving leftovers for her cousins to eat well?

Her mother kept saying the four siblings could eat their fill at Grandma’s, while her cousins cried from hunger. Who were they kidding? Even at her young age, she had grain. It was just taking advantage of her uncle not being home to eat up her grandparents’ grain.

Mai Miao bounced home with her schoolbag, saw her dad at home, and cheerfully took out a piece of pastry from her bag, broke it, and stuffed it in Zhang Guofu’s mouth.

"Dad, it’s tasty, right? Grandma gave me two, and I saved one for you. Second Uncle said he’s coming over tonight, so don’t go anywhere and wait for him."

Zhang Guofu cheerfully looked at his daughter, swallowed, and took a sip of water, "Alright, I actually need to discuss something with your Second Uncle. Don’t worry about giving to Dad, you have it for yourself. Did Grandma say anything?"

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