003: Why Are You so Angry? (1 Update)
sister in law?
Is this Lao Tang’s sister-in-law?
Liu Fen's face felt hot.
Of course I'm not shy, I'm angry!
Isn't it the sister-in-law who called them to come back for the funeral? Now that Lao Tang is offering incense sticks and his sister-in-law has knocked them off, why are they still called back?
Isn't this meant to humiliate people?
Liu Fen's face turned red with anger. She drove for more than two hours just to be humiliated. Why?
"Sister-in-law Hong En, right? If you think I'm not as good as the one in front of Hong En, then you can call the one in front of you back to attend the funeral, and I won't stay any longer!"
Before going out, Tang Hongen said to maintain basic courtesy.
Liu Fen is not impatient. Even if she received a cold reception in Tang Hongen's hometown today, it doesn't matter. She is a 'relative' whom she has never interacted with before. She is not used to others being very enthusiastic towards her.
But the sister-in-law not only targeted her, but also knocked the incense out of Tang Hongen's hand.
Liu Fen cannot accept this kind of behavior.
Tang Hongen felt depressed as soon as he returned to this place, and the fragrance was knocked away, so he was naturally very angry.
But seeing that Ah Fen was angrier than him, most of Tang Hongen's depression disappeared instantly.
Ah Fen always felt that he was weak and in need of protection. I wonder if it was because when the two first met, his stomach problem needed to be taken care of, which left a deep-rooted impression on Ah Fen... Tang Hongen liked to be taken care of like this.
"If you don't want to offer incense, don't do it. Just come back. My wife is not welcome here, and I won't stay."
Tang Hongen took Liu Fen's hand and was about to leave.
Liu Fen's ears turned red, this time out of embarrassment rather than anger.
She just said that she wouldn't stay any longer, but she actually knew in her heart that if she wanted to leave, Lao Tang would definitely leave with her.
But Tang Hongen really followed her decision without hesitation, and Liu Fen was still very happy.
She was embarrassed to hold her hand in front of so many strange "old family members".
After just a few words, Tang Hongen actually wanted to leave. Tang Hongen's sister-in-law had an ugly face, but she was too sullen to say anything soft to save him. She lowered her face and contacted Tang Hongen, not just to get him to come back for the funeral...
At this time, several other members of the Tang family who were wearing sackcloth and mourning stood up and began to persuade him to stay.
"Uncle, my dad is gone. My mom has been hit hard and confused. Uncle, you haven't been back for more than ten years. No matter how big the deal is, you should--"
The speaker was in his thirties and had red eyes.
This was quite pleasant. Liu Fen thought that Tang Hongen's eldest brother had just died, and it seemed that there was no point in arguing with a woman who had lost her husband. The anger in her heart gradually subsided. My sister-in-law doesn’t know how to be a human being, don’t she have other relatives here?
Tang Hongen did not agree to stay, but went to see Liu Fen.
How could the others not wink, knowing that Tang Hongen valued this new wife very much.
Tang Hongen's nieces and nephews, each one calling her "aunt" loudly, extinguished the last trace of Liu Fen's anger.
Sister-in-law Tang Hongen had an ugly expression and wanted to say something unpleasant, but she was forcefully pulled into the room by others.
Tang Hongen's nephew personally lit a new stick of incense and handed it to Tang Hongen.
Tang Hongen looked at the dark coffin placed in the main room and put the incense on it.
Death is like a light going out, let him finish this scene.
Liu Fen didn't say anything. After lighting the incense, everyone in the Tang family gathered around and talked to Liu Fen.
They seemed a little afraid of Tang Hongen, so they could only please Liu Fen.
Liu Fen and Tang Hongen were also asked to stay, but Tang Hongen refused.
"When will you be buried?"
"Uncle, in three days..."
"Then I'll come back in three days. Let's go, Afen."
The Tang family eagerly delivered it to the door, reluctant to part with it.
Life in the Tang family is good or bad, it's not bad in the countryside. But Tang Hongen had been disconnected from his hometown for more than ten years. As Tang Hongen rose step by step, the Tang family did not borrow any of Tang Hongen's resources - occasionally Tang Hongen would send some money back, which was not much.
Finally, Tang Hongen returned to his hometown under the pretext of a funeral. The Tang family must want to repair their relationship with Tang Hongen.
Tang Hongen was leaving, and everyone wanted to keep him. Today was a bad start. If the incense had not been removed before, everything would have gone smoothly.
Fortunately, Tang Hongen said he would come back in three days.
On the way back, Liu Fen felt strange and didn't know how to ask.
The two of them went back and forth for five or six hours before they only applied incense.
After taking a shower at night and lying on the bed, he naturally had no intention of doing that kind of thing. Tang Hongen took the initiative to explain to Liu Fen:
"I said I wouldn't let you socialize with relatives or anything like that, but I actually broke my promise, ugh!"
Under the covers, Liu Fen leaned close to Tang Hongen, "Is it related to your brother's death? There is nothing you can do about life, old age, illness and death."
"Aren't you curious at all about how I lost contact with my hometown?"
"I'm curious. You will definitely tell me what you want to say. If you don't want to say it, won't it make you uncomfortable if I force you to ask..."
Tang Hongen held Liu Fen's hand under the quilt.
He didn't want to bother Ah Fen with these things. He felt that Ah Fen should live a comfortable life after marrying him.
But now that things are coming to him, if he doesn't tell Ah Fen, Ah Fen will be passive, which is not good.
"My family is composed of three brothers and one sister. I have a sister who got lost in the city with my elder brother and sister-in-law when she was a child. My family has been looking for her for a long time but there is no news. My mother can't bear it.
This blow caused him to pass away early, and my father also passed away early. At that time, I had not yet joined the workforce. For a few years, my elder brother and sister-in-law were supporting me. This is why I haven’t had any contact with my hometown for more than ten years, but I still send money to my hometown. "
Of course, the so-called nourishment means giving food to the mouth.
Whether in the countryside or in the city, it is very common to live with brothers and sisters. If parents die early and do not rely on the eldest brother or sister to support them, then all the children below will fend for themselves?
But there is no need to tell Ah Fen about this. Tang Hongen knows that his wife will feel sorry for him.
So Tang Hongen skipped this paragraph and directly talked about the reason why he lost contact with his hometown:
"Later, after I finished my studies, I joined the workforce. I was fortunate enough to be valued by Mr. Song and worked as his secretary for several years. For a person from a family like me to marry Jiya, Mr. Song was the one who brokered the deal. At that time, I I’m too young, and I never thought that the stability of a marriage depends on the harmony of two people’s views. You probably know about the divorce from Jiya. The two things are actually the same thing. Jiya filed for divorce because our personalities were inconsistent after marriage. , it was also because I was sent to the bullpen at that time, and the Ji family was afraid of being implicated by me, so... This is normal. I didn't blame the Ji family for this. I was very firm at the time. The Ji family couldn't convince me to choose myself. Retreating has a different perspective.”
Just like Ji Ya and him have different views.
My former father-in-law also believed in being wise and protecting oneself, and was unwilling to get involved in these matters. He only wanted the family to survive the turbulent years in peace.
Tang Hongen doesn't think this is wrong.
But what if a close family member makes the same choice as the Ji family, or even goes further than the Ji family?
Tang Hongen pursed his lips.
Liu Fen felt that he was depressed and held his hand:
"Hong En, are they members of your family? They..."