allonlinenovel Chapter 1297 Such Parents
Chapter 1297 Such Parents
"No need, grandma. My parents and I are about to move out. Thank you for allowing our family to live here all these years. I will come to see you often in the future." Mu Ning supported the old lady, and the old lady pulled her, insisting that she go upstairs to sit down.
Mu Ning couldn't push it away, so she followed the old lady upstairs.
Mu Ning's mother came back at noon, and Mu Shiqing finally woke up. "Mu Ning is back, she's upstairs."
"Are you back?" Mu Ning's mother put down the things in her hands and immediately went upstairs.
After a while, the mother and daughter came down. As soon as they entered the room, Mu Ning's mother pulled her daughter to sit on the edge of the bed.
"Tell me what's going on. Why are we moving out? Where are we going to live after we move out?" Mu Ning's mother asked immediately after hearing her daughter mention this.
A while ago, Mu Ning's father suddenly had the urge to rent a big house. There are plenty of houses, but can you afford it? He can't even earn enough to rent a month in half a year. How can he live there?
Mu Ning counted on her fingers and said weakly, "That's right. Zhuang Shiyuan borrowed money to buy a house for us to live in. Well, of course the house is his, so he lent it to us. I came back to ask you and Dad if you'd like to move in."
This Hu Niuer still had some thoughts on her mind, at least she didn't tell everything honestly. She knew too well what kind of person her father was. Her mother kept praising her father, but for so many years, was the father she had seen fake?
If his father knew that the house was bought for their family by Zhuang Shiyuan, he might have set his sights on it.
So Mu Ning was still a person who could keep things secret, and she didn't tell her mother about the house. If she told her mother, it would be the same as telling her father.
"Yes, of course I do. I discussed with your mother a few days ago about moving to a bigger house. It just so happens that my future son-in-law is very thoughtful and has the same idea as me."
Mu Shiqing washed his face and walked in, answering loudly. Speaking of Mu Shiqing, he wasn't a completely bad person. He was good at talking and knew a lot about the ways of the world. He was very kind to outsiders, but he was not a human being to his wife. When he wasn't drunk, he was still a human being.
So outsiders think that Mu Shiqing is very sensible, knows how to take care of himself, and can talk. But when they look at Mu Ning's mother, they see that she looks much older than her actual age and is dressed like a rag picker. Who wouldn't say that Mu Ning's mother is not worthy of Mu Shiqing?
Mu Ning glanced at her father. She had grown up now. Could she still be as easily fooled as a child?
"Move to a bigger house. Do you have the money? My mom always pays for everything. She sells stinky tofu, not runs a bank! In other families, men earn money to support the family, but why is it always my mom who earns money in our family? Forget about you, but why does my grandparents have to have my mom to pay for them? Dad, you're not seriously ill and can't move. Why don't you go out and work?"
Mu Ning's heart ached every time she saw her mother's aged hands. She'd seen photos of her mother when she was young; she'd been incredibly beautiful. Her father wasn't even close to her. And now, look at her mother. How much older is she than her father? She'd call her mother "grandma" and people would believe her. But her father, every day when he went out to buy alcohol and cigarettes, would dress up like he was going to a meeting. Was that really necessary?
"Ning'er, how did you talk to your dad?" Before Mu Shiqing could say anything, Mu Ning's mother started lecturing him, "When you live in someone else's home in the future, will you be so unruly? People say you didn't learn well, but it's still your mother who is wrong. It's your mother who didn't teach you well, do you understand?"
Mu Ning stood up and glared at her mother angrily.
So she was unwilling to come back and see her mother. Even though she had suffered injustice for decades, she just didn't say anything and kept everything to herself.
She herself doesn't care, but wouldn't it be painful for her daughter to see this?
Mu Ning looked at her mother, her eyes reddened. "My father takes it for granted that he's the eldest master because my mother spoiled him."
"Ning'er." Mu Ning's mother took her daughter's hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense. You're studying to learn, not to become unruly. No matter what, it's wrong for you to talk to your dad like that. Without your dad, could you go to school here? Could you get into such a good university?"
"The only thing my dad did right was helping grandma upstairs with the housework!"
At that time, he worked just for the sake of face. When he came back and closed the door, he would curse the other woman's grandmother for having a son who ate shit and for making him do all the work.
Mu Shiqing roared, "Who am I doing this for? I'm doing this for you, this little ungrateful bastard. You're just a girl, but I've already sent you to college. Sooner or later, a girl will belong to someone else's family. I shouldn't have listened to your mother. What's the point of a girl reading books? What can I gain from reading books? Are you still not satisfied? Every girl in the mountains is married off in their teens. I've provided you with food, drink, and education, and you're still not satisfied? If you're not satisfied, come back with me tomorrow and get married!"
Mu Ning's mother was overwhelmed and quickly acted as a minion, standing between her husband and daughter.
"Forget it, say less. We are not at a disadvantage by supporting our daughter to go to college. Look, she lives in a big house for free. How can a girl from the mountain compare with us? Her father, calm down. The child must have been wronged at school. She is not right this time when she came back. As her parents, we should be more considerate of her." Mu Ning's mother kept persuading, turned around and winked at her daughter.
Mu Shiqing was still relentless. "You've grown up and become so strong. Do you think you can turn a sparrow into a phoenix by hooking up with a local? Don't forget that even if you hook up with the emperor, you are still my daughter, Mu Shiqing!"
Mu Ning's mother stopped Mu Ning, turned around and pushed Mu Shiqing, "Don't say a word, the child just came back and you scolded her so loudly, she came back to take us to enjoy life, not to ask for money! You should be content, our daughter is sensible enough, don't be ungrateful!"
Mu Shiqing's anger immediately subsided. His curses were provoked by Mu Ning. His daughter was older now, and Mu Shiqing had been pretending to be nice to her over the years, fearing she would bear a grudge and disown him. Not having a son had become a major concern for Mu Shiqing.
In their area, if a family didn't have a son, it was considered a punishment for their past sins. So when Mu Ning's mother said she wanted to come to the capital, Mu Shiqing came along without a second thought. It was also a way to put her mind at ease. What was wrong with raising a daughter? Those who raised sons weren't as carefree as he was with his daughter.
Mu Ning's mother pushed her daughter out, who was so angry that her heart, liver, spleen, stomach and lungs ached, and whispered a few words to comfort her.
Mu Shiqing asked again, "How much does it cost per month to live in that house?"