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"My dear wife, if it were anything else, I wouldn't think of bringing something for my parents, but it's just that beef and lamb are hard to come by.
Since I can remember, I've only had beef once. That was when the production team had to slaughter an old cow that could no longer work. My father managed to trade for a pound of it with the voluntary labor from the members. With so many people in the family and so little meat, he cut it up with a few radishes and stewed them together.
Even though each person's bowl only had two or three pieces of meat, I can still remember the taste of that beef. After that time, I never had beef again, and I suspect my parents haven't either. After all, you can't buy beef in the city, and in the countryside, without money or ration tickets, it's even harder to find.
Tang Zhicheng was afraid that Ye Fangfei would be upset, so he explained his reasons for doing this.
"Well, I'm not stopping you from honoring your parents; it's just that everything should have its limits. You're not the only son in the family. I know your parents care about you too. But deep down, they want you to succeed and help your other siblings as well. Many parents do their best to support their children while hoping they'll help others in return.
Here, we will honor our parents as we should, but we shouldn't overdo it or go beyond what’s necessary," Ye Fangfei said.
"Yes, I understand." Tang Zhicheng fully agreed with Ye Fangfei's words. He knew from experience that his parents cared for him deeply; there was no doubt about that. However, they never expected him to support his two older brothers and sister.
Before he got married, he would send ten yuan home every month without fail. From the time he joined the army until he transitioned to civilian life in Beijing, he never missed a month. Especially after transitioning, sometimes he even sent twenty.
Over the years, without counting too much, he must have sent back at least a thousand or eighteen hundred yuan. Where did all that money go? It was all used to support his older brother, second brother, and sister.
Moreover, after getting married, his wife truly sent a lot of things back to his parents—fabrics, nutritional supplements—nothing was lacking in terms of food and clothing. In the end, all those things ended up in the hands of his brothers and sisters-in-law."
Although Tang Zhicheng didn't say anything, he was well aware of the situation in his heart.
What angered him the most was that his mother and two sisters-in-law received plenty of gifts, yet they didn't show any consideration for Ye Fangfei.
Take, for instance, when Ye Fangfei gave birth to their little moon; as grandmothers, aunts, and sisters, they didn't even offer a token gesture.
It was no wonder Ye Fangfei was upset; he was furious as well. He understood that their family's circumstances were not as good as theirs, and he never demanded anything from them.
But even a small token like a diaper or a piece of clothing for the child would have shown some thoughtfulness, right? They were completely stingy and still expected Ye Fangfei to behave like before—how could that be possible?
In his opinion, given how the family acted, if Ye Fangfei could manage to send her share of the elder support money on time and occasionally send some gifts, that would be quite commendable. He had no face to demand that she return to her previous ways.
Moreover, he wasn't foolish; he knew how things stood outside the family. Ye Fangfei and their two children were his true family, while his brother and sister had their own households long ago.
Therefore, he wasn't angry about Ye Fangfei's words; in fact, he agreed with her.
As for this matter, it was best to leave it at that—after all, discussing certain things too much could hurt feelings. It was enough to keep those thoughts in mind without needing to voice them.
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