His mother quarreled with his father every day and talked about this matter every day. He accidentally heard it a few times and etched it into his heart.
Hearing this, Chen Zhiguo narrowed his eyes and his face became even colder. He glanced at the eldest brother who was crying so much that mud was all over his face. He frowned, and with a wave of his big hand, he picked up Shi Tou and went to the Chen family's main residence.
The matters between children also had to be dealt with seriously, or it would affect their whole life. He had to ask the third brother's family for an explanation for this matter.
Ding Jun also understood this reasoning. She was about to follow Chen Zhiguo's footsteps, but she accidentally saw a figure in the corner. She raised her eyebrows and stopped.
In the Chen family's main residence, Chen Zhiguo carried Shi Tou and entered the courtyard and put him down. Shi Tou was crying loudly, startling the daughter-in-law of Zhimin, who was sitting in the house, embroidering insoles. Zhimin's daughter-in-law threw away the insoles and ran out. She hugged Shi Tou, who had run over and cried loudly.
The third brother, Chen Zhimin, heard the commotion and walked out from the side room. The second brother, Chen Zhijun, and his daughter-in-law and child also walked out one after another.
Although Shi Tou was scolding Chen Zhiguo, he was still a little afraid of him in his heart. Most of the time, it was because when he was angry, his appearance was too imposing and terrifying. Shi Tou was scared of him and could not stop crying. Those who did not know would think that he had suffered a great grievance.
Zhimin's wife hugged Shi Tou tightly and glared at Chen Zhiguo fiercely. Her tone was unkind, and her words were merciless. "Chen Zhiguo, who gave you the guts to hit my son? Aren't you just a lousy soldier? Do you think you're so great?!"
"Your wife ran away with another man. You didn't support the old lady and even spent the old lady's pension to marry a new wife. Do you think you have pride left? How dare you bully my precious son! Shameless!"
Zhimin's wife did not ask what had happened. She immediately scolded Chen Zhiguo. It seemed that she had long had something against him.
Chen Zhiguo narrowed his eyes and frowned slightly. He did not want to argue with his third sister-in-law. He just turned to look at his third brother, Chen Zhimin. There was a hint of confusion in his tone. "Zhimin, you think so too?"
Chen Zhimin lowered his head unnaturally and avoided Chen Zhiguo's gaze. He did not say anything. Chen Zhiguo frowned slightly. His eyelids drooped and he was a little disheartened.
Mother Chen was originally in the room making noodles. When she heard this, she tidied up her work and walked out with a cold face. Her voice was loud and clear. "You think you're so great?!"
"Third daughter-in-law, do you want me to settle the score for you?" Mother Chen looked at Zhimin's daughter-in-law. Her voice was stern and authoritative.
"Your third and second families grew some crops and earned some money, but the money you earn is only enough to keep you from starving to death. I believe that you know this better than anyone else! If Zhiguo did not send back a large amount of allowance every month, would the children of your two families be able to go to school?"
Mother Chen placed her hands on her hips, her voice raised a few notches, and her words were full of sarcasm. "It's fine if you don't know what's good for you! Instead, you're blaming Zhiguo? Who's the shameless one? The money I gave Zhiguo to marry his wife was all saved up bit by bit from Zhiguo's allowance. What does it have to do with you? Have you ever given me a single cent?!"
The more the old lady spoke, the more agitated she became. Her face was flushed red from anger. The second and third families knew that they were in the wrong and lowered their heads.
Speaking up to this point, the old lady took a few deep breaths and looked at Zhiguo. Her tone became a little better, "Zhiguo, you don't have to send money back in the future. I know that you feel guilty because you can't take care of your father and me, but we are both still young and our bodies are still strong. We can help with farming and look after the children, we don't need your help."
Chen Zhiguo sent his family 50 yuan of his monthly allowance of 80 yuan. The six children had been in the army and had only recently returned. All the money sent by him previously, besides Mother Chen's daily expenses, had been spent on the second and third families.
The old lady paused for a moment and continued, "You can give me 20 yuan. I'll keep it for my retirement. You don't have to be responsible for the expenses of your two younger brothers' children anymore. After all, you have your own six children to take care of, and you're under a lot of pressure. You can keep your monthly allowance in the future!"
Chen Zhiguo looked at Mother Chen and opened his mouth. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Mother Chen's attitude, he did not say anything in the end. They all knew that the old lady of the Chen family was the mistress of the family. Her words carried a lot of weight, and no one could change the decision she made.
The second and third families were anxious when they heard this.