Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 726

Chapter 726: Chapter 601: Too Much Money Brings Trouble

Every family has its challenges. Here, even Mr. Zhang is lying on the bed at night with furrowed brows, taking a few hard puffs of his pipe. Thinking of what his eldest brother said, he feels frustrated too.

Mother Zhang brought in a bowl of rice porridge, urging him to drink it quickly.

Mr. Zhang was amused by his wife’s antics and laughed, "Drinking rice porridge can cure a cold, I can believe that. But to think rice porridge can ease my worries... Darling, this isn’t some kind of worry-free soup."

Seeing him smile, Mother Zhang chuckled and said, "Don’t underestimate it. This truly is a worry-free soup! Think about it, pure white rice, how precious! What’s better than having extra grain? My father named my eldest brother Youliang, and second brother Yuliang, hoping his descendants would always have extra grain."

Mr. Zhang thought of his father-in-law and laughed heartily too.

"Listen to me, child’s father. We help those in immediate need, not those in constant poverty. Our eldest sister-in-law is like a bottomless pit. These days aren’t as hard as the years of the continuous natural disasters; getting something to eat isn’t a problem. If they’re still claiming a shortage of grain, they’re not being sincere. I think you helped too much before, making them feel we’re well-off and can support their children."

Mr. Zhang nodded, "How could I not understand this reasoning? When they were on the brink of survival, I couldn’t just stand by. But now..."

At this point, Mr. Zhang sighed, "My eldest brother is so smart, he just said, ’Second brother, I have too many kids at home, and my grandson is about to marry. I really can’t help eldest sister-in-law much; you do your best to look after her.’ See how easily he said it, but it drives me crazy."

"What did little uncle say?"

Mr. Zhang smiled, "My younger brother told me not to bother with eldest sister-in-law. He said the three of us brothers have done enough helping her through the past two years, even if his family had extra grain, he wouldn’t give any to those ungrateful wolves."

Mother Zhang shook her head with a smile, "No wonder you’re bothered. Whose opinion should you listen to? Child’s father, my sister-in-law talked to me today about it. She said she and her husband have stopped managing the household, and now the eldest manages it. She seemed reluctant to help the eldest sister-in-law too. Do you think the eldest sister-in-law offended her? She used to say how the eldest sister-in-law was unfortunate and helped her as much as she could."

Mr. Zhang sighed, feeling it difficult to bring up. This wasn’t the sister-in-law’s fault; anyone would be upset. Back then, the three brothers agreed to give 50 catties of sweet potato chips first and rotate later on.

But who knew what eldest sister-in-law said upon returning, her two elder nephews came to the village the next day to demand grain, claiming their mother said the two uncles still owed them 50 catties of sweet potato chips. At that time, everyone was eating at the village cafeteria, starving almost to the point of strangulation; where could 50 catties of sweet potato chips come from?

As a result, those little beasts stayed and wouldn’t leave. It led to some villagers making derogatory remarks, about how promises were made to nephews without providing grain and exploiting public benefits, which made the sister-in-law resentful.

Thinking of the nephews’ character, Mr. Zhang hardened his heart and said, "I’ll listen to little brother! If eldest brother wants me to help, he can come over and see if I still have any grain."

Mother Zhang burst out laughing, took the pipe from his hand, placed it on the basket outside, came back, set up the mosquito net, and said, "Don’t worry over it; it’s not worth it. Let me tell you something to cheer you up."

Mr. Zhang nodded, fanning himself, waiting for his wife to continue.

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