The old lady's heart sank when she heard that back then. They had been a married couple for ten years! She had cooked for him for ten years! He had been so nourished under her care. She had only asked him for her grandson's tuition fee that one year, and it was because she had no way to go out to work anymore. In the end, he did not give her a single penny. Never mind if he refused to give her, but he even hit her. He cursed at her too. Also, he kicked her into the yard of the accommodation for faculty members, and let many retired teachers and so on watch.
"All of you come and judge. Is this woman a parasite? I had raised her grandson since he was a baby! She is not a faculty member, but she could stay here. She did not have an official job and had no pension, but she could support and raise her grandson! I have raised him for ten years. When will it end?” The old man was so exasperated that he could not breathe. 1
All the people in the yard criticized the old lady." You're too unbelievable!"
"People like you have sucked the old man’s resources till his bones have dried out!”
"People from the rural area cannot be taken as brides. She has no livelihood security, so she really can completely drain this little bit of your salary!" "Neo, why didn't you find a woman who was also a
teacher like you back then?"
The group of people had various different opinions. Just as they were still conversing, a few children of the old man returned. When they saw the old man so angered, they criticized the old lady as if they had gone insane.
"Madam Cecilia! Is this how you take care of my father?"
"We have taken care of letting you have food to eat, water to drink, and a roof over your head! We had even taken care of your grandson. Is this how you repay my father?"
However, you can only interact with my family. As for your family, forget it! I am not going to allow this bad habit of yours. The more I allow it, the more arrogant you'll be! Get up! Go cook for me now!" The old man scolded the old lady in front of so many people.
The old lady was truly heartbroken. People often said that it was truly difficult for couples in their second marriages to be of one mind, and that was true. After being married for so many years, she had been living miserably, but what about her husband? Although he was more than a decade older than her, he looked more radiant than her. He was a faculty member after all. It was truly different for a person with a pension.
The old lady got up and silently went into the house to cook. That night, she cooked for the whole family, but her grandson did not even get a single bite of it. There were still many people criticizing her.
"Neo, the wife from the second marriage can't be compared to the first."
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