Wang Guihua was stunned: "What are you doing? Going to the grassroots again?"
Gu Zishan was tidying his clothes: "Yes, this time it’s going to be longer, about half a year. You should come with me."
"What? I have to go too! Conditions at the grassroots are tough, no food, no water, it’s inconvenient to cook." Wang Guihua couldn’t really endure hardships. Over the years, all the cooking was done by maids, and she had basically done nothing.
Hearing about going to the grassroots made her a bit panicked.
"If you don’t want to go, then forget it. I’ll go by myself. Anyway, you never cared for me before. I never expected you to." Gu Zishan had long known this woman only cared for her own enjoyment. When had she ever cared about him?
Wang Guihua quickly explained: "It’s not that I don’t want to go, but your daughter-in-law is sick now, shouldn’t I take care of them? And there’s a little granddaughter, at a vulnerable time, aren’t they relying on me? I’m worried about the kids, worried about you, I’m busy all day and get nothing but complaints?"
Gu Zishan laughed in anger: "The less you interfere, the better their lives will be! If it weren’t for you, would the child be sick? Besides, have you really been taking care of them every day? Don’t think I don’t know, Gu Juntao begged Sun Chan and Qian Xiaoshuang to take care of his wife together, when did you ever help? Have you cooked a single meal or washed any clothes? Sitting there acting like a grand dame, giving orders, and you dare say you’re busy!"
"I haven’t..." She felt a bit guilty, but as a mother-in-law, should she be working like a slave? Isn’t it enough to just pretend to care for the home?
"Fine, you don’t want to go to the grassroots, and I don’t want to take you! If it weren’t for you always causing trouble at the son’s place, would I let you go? You really think you’re important!" Gu Zishan finished speaking, grabbed his bag, and strode out.
Wang Guihua followed him out: "You’re too much, how can you leave like this..."
Gu Zishan stood at the door, looked back at her: "Oh, right. I forgot to tell you, I’m leaving for half a year, and I’ll take the salary passbook with me, or I won’t even have money for meals."
"How can you do this? Leave it with me, I’ll send you money later." She had controlled the finances for over twenty years, and now he wanted it back, leaving Wang Guihua completely dumbfounded.
"You deposit my money in the bank every month, when have you ever let me spend it? The household expenses are all covered by the old man! You keep saying you’re saving for the son, but when he got married, you didn’t contribute a dime, I think you’re just obsessed with money!"
"That’s because I’m not satisfied with the daughter-in-law, I’m saving it for the son, he’ll get it eventually. Give me the passbook! I’ll send money to you later." Money was what Wang Guihua valued most at home.
"Heh. Why can’t I spend my own money? Last time I went out, you didn’t care, if I hadn’t borrowed money from a comrade, I’d have starved! When I asked you, you shamelessly said you forgot. You have no regard for me, naturally, you wouldn’t care if I lived or died, I have to fend for myself, just stay home and don’t cause trouble for the son, and I’ll thank you!"
"Gu Zishan, don’t go too far!" Wang Guihua shouted angrily: "Not giving me a penny, are you breaking up with me?"
"If breaking up makes you happy, then I’d gladly do it." Gu Zishan sighed: "Anyway, over the years, you have squeezed plenty from me, enough for you to spend. Don’t cry poverty to me, I know how much you have. Let’s leave it at that!"
Gu Zishan had no feelings left for his wife, grabbed his bag and left.
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