The Fat Wife of the 1980s Awakens

When Xu Xiufang listened to this, what burned in her heart was not only anger, but also a deep sense of powerlessness and regret.

"Your sister-in-law lives in your house. Can you just stay out of the housework that you are supposed to share?"

She suppressed the anger that was about to burst out and tried to keep her voice calm.

Xu Xiaohua shook her trembling hands gently, with a hint of sadness in her eyes: "My parents-in-law always say that as brothers and sisters-in-law, we have an obligation to help our sister through the difficulties."

Her voice was as thin as a mosquito and was almost drowned out by the noise around her.

"Of course, there's nothing wrong with helping, but you also have to consider your own capabilities! How come they are spineless and can only say nice things, but in the end, everything still falls on your frail shoulders?"

Xu Xiufang's voice was filled with injustice, as if her chest was blocked by a huge rock, making it difficult for her to breathe.

"Did you wash their clothes by yourself?"

Facing her sister's questioning, Xu Xiaohua managed a bitter smile on her sallow face. The smile was full of bitterness, but she still tried to defend her family: "How could that be? They did it themselves."

But this lie obviously could not fool the shrewd and capable Xu Xiufang. Her experience in the workplace allowed her to see through people's eyes and subtle expressions.

"Put aside your job search for now. I'll go home with you and bring the children to my house to stay for a few days so they can feel the real family warmth." Xu Xiufang's decision was irrefutable and her words were firm.

"I'm just planning to open a store, and there's no one to take care of my three children. If you come and help me, it will be considered a favor." Xu Xiufang tried to come up with a solution that would satisfy both parties.

"No, my family is waiting for me to go back to cook and do laundry." Xu Xiaohua's tone was full of embarrassment and self-blame.

Hearing this, Xu Xiufang raised a helpless but understanding smile: "Before you got married, didn't the people in their family eat or wear clothes? Don't worry so much."

"No, the child is still young and has no father around. What if he gets wronged outside?"

Xu Xiaohua's worries were like invisible ropes that bound her firmly to the spot.

After hearing this, Xu Xiufang felt a splitting headache. "When our father was around, weren't we also bullied?"

Since my mother passed away and my father remarried, the once warm home has become a completely different place.

Sometimes, the sisters even felt that without their father they might be able to have some peace and quiet.

The stepmother treated them and their sisters by either beating or scolding them. There was no tenderness or love in her eyes, only coldness and disgust. That disgust seemed to have penetrated into their bones, becoming an indelible mark.

The reason why the original owner had a distorted personality and made all kinds of heartbreaking decisions was largely due to the mental trauma and shadow inflicted by her stepmother.

Any slightly better food in the house would never make its way to the sisters' table; it was all taken up by their stepmother's biological children.

It’s no wonder, the original owner’s heart was full of resentment and dissatisfaction.

Even when Xu Xiufang was listing all the faults of the original owner, deep down she felt sad for her experience.

Throughout her life, she seemed to always be trying to repair the wounds left by her childhood, and trying her best to fill the black hole formed by the lack of love in her heart since childhood.

"Times have really changed. Now, every child with a dream has the opportunity to enter college, but in our time, such an opportunity was simply a luxury. If I really decide to part ways with your brother-in-law, I am afraid that our children's pursuit of knowledge in the future will become even more difficult."

There was a barely perceptible bitterness in Xu Xiaohua's eyes.

"Relax, the impact of divorce on the children is far less serious than you think. On the contrary, if he really did something unacceptable, that would be the biggest harm to the children. You still can't figure out his character. If you continue this marriage, the children will suffer in the end. It's better to make a decision early and give the children a clean and bright future."

Xu Xiufang's words were like a string of cannonballs, each word powerful and sonorous. However, to Xu Xiaohua, these words were like floating clouds in the sky, and it was difficult to grasp their true meaning.

At this time, Xie Yi was preparing to go to the construction site to start a day's work. Inadvertently, the conversation between Xu Xiufang and Xu Xiaohua floated into his ears, and he carefully captured every word.

"Sister, why don't you let the child live with me? It will be a good opportunity for him to keep the children at home company."

Xie Yi left this sentence and hurriedly stepped out of the door.

Xu Xiufang was shocked when she heard this. She had never expected that Xie Yi cared for Xu Xiaohua even more than he cared for his own relatives.

The reason why Xie Yi was so considerate to Xu Xiaohua was because Xu Xiaohua always kept the needs of the three children in mind.

Xu Xiufang couldn't help but think to herself that if she could have understood her sister's deep love for her children earlier, perhaps there wouldn't be so much estrangement and conflict between them.

"Okay, I'll go pick up the kids with you."

Xu Xiufang spoke in a firm tone, but her heart was filled with mixed emotions, with an inexplicable anger churning in her chest.

"No, you'll only cause more trouble." Xu Xiaohua held Xu Xiufang tightly, fearing that she would ruin things in a moment of impulse.

However, this pull accidentally touched Xu Xiaohua's wound which had not yet fully healed. She frowned in pain and her face turned pale.

Witnessing this scene, Xu Xiufang understood that there are some obstacles that Xu Xiaohua can only overcome on her own. Forced intervention from outsiders will often only make things more complicated.

Just as the two were in a stalemate, Li Guifang supported an anxious middle-aged woman into the yard.

Li Guifang called out to Xu Xiufang with a happy face: "There is a business coming to our door, and I happened to meet it, so I brought it here."

The middle-aged woman was holding a weathered old radio in her hand, and her voice was a little hesitant: "How much does it cost to repair this? If it's too expensive, I won't repair it. After all, I came all the way from the county town. The repair fee there is 20 to 30 yuan. I thought it might be cheaper in the countryside."

Seeing the opportunity coming, Xu Xiaohua hurriedly urged her sister to seize this first customer.

Xu Xiufang adjusted her mood and came out of the main room with a smile: "I have to see the extent of the damage and the specific problems before I can give a reasonable price."

"What if you ask for too much?" The middle-aged woman held the radio in her hand cautiously.

She came all the way from the county town specifically because she heard that repair costs in the countryside were relatively cheap. Otherwise, this trip would have been meaningless.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything rash. Let me check it first. If it's just a simple loose wire, I can help you connect it for free. If parts need to be replaced, the fee will be calculated based on the cost plus labor costs." Xu Xiufang explained patiently.