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Everyone could tell that this was nonsense, but Tang Zhijing didn’t believe it at all. After all, he had parents; why should he care for them? Just because children are expected to be filial, does that mean one should also expect the same from nephews?
Tang Zhijing was skeptical, but Zheng Shuanzhu firmly believed otherwise. He wasn’t unkind to his wife and daughters; on the contrary, he treated Tang Zhijing and her two daughters quite well. However, at home, he always deferred to his brothers. He even encouraged Tang Zhijing to do the same and not to hold grudges against his sisters-in-law and younger siblings for their excessive behavior. After all, they had no sons and might need their nephews to support them in old age. They couldn’t afford to sour their relationship with their nephew’s mother; otherwise, what would they do if their nephew refused to care for them in the future?
Tang Zhijing found it hard to argue back; after all, she hadn’t given birth to a son. It was only natural for Zheng Shuanzhu to think this way. Besides, compared to other men, Zheng Shuanzhu was actually quite decent. At least he didn’t blame her for not having a son.
There were other women in the village who hadn’t given birth to sons, and their lives at home were miserable. Thinking of how they lived compared to her own situation made Tang Zhijing feel resigned. However, she knew that life wasn’t just about one or two days; she felt particularly suffocated living in that household.
Yet there was nothing she could do about it. Recently, Ye Fangfei had bought liberation shoes for Tang Zhiwen and the others and had also given a pair to Zheng Shuanzhu. When Tang Zhijing returned home with the liberation shoes, she made quite a show of it in front of her sisters-in-law. It was important to note that these liberation shoes were worth several dollars each and required shoe coupons.
The people in their village didn’t have shoe coupons, so they couldn’t buy these shoes from the supply store. Zheng Shuanzhu was thrilled; as soon as he put them on, he walked around in front of his brothers. The envious looks from his brothers made him stand a little taller. Although he felt inferior for not having a son in front of them, this moment gave him a sense of pride.
He knew that several of his brothers looked down on him, often speaking to him from a position of superiority. It turned out that he had always envied his brothers, but this was the first time they had cast envious glances in his direction.
Tang Zhijing felt the same way; in the past, the other three sisters-in-law always excluded her. This was the first time they had come to chat with her. Zheng Shuanzhu and Tang Zhijing were both experiencing this kind of attention from their brothers and sisters-in-law for the first time.
At that moment, they were so excited that they rushed back to tell Old Lady Tang that Tang Zhicheng and Ye Fangfei had mentioned it. They talked about how her third sister-in-law's family were all workers, and how her third sister-in-law's aunt was a leader of her third brother. They also mentioned that her third sister-in-law had relatives who worked as salespeople in a department store, allowing them to buy goods without worrying about defects.
Moreover, her third sister-in-law's mother was a worker at a textile factory. They even took her parents to see the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square. In short, there was a lot to say, which made Zheng Shuanzhu’s brothers not only envious but also a bit jealous. Why couldn't they have such a fortunate in-law family?
This second brother really was lucky; perhaps in the future, he might even get to visit Beijing and enjoy its sights. The other sisters-in-law were also envious of Tang Zhijing for having such a successful younger brother who married a woman from Beijing. According to Tang Zhijing, that sister-in-law's family had jobs, which meant their living conditions must be good. Furthermore, having relatives working in a department store would surely provide them with connections for purchasing any sought-after items in the future.
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