CHAPTER 191: CHAPTER 156: PERSUASION (PART 2)

So, at that time, Mrs. Fu’s mother’s family, and her elder brother, were truly scared.

Seeing there was really no way out, they directly called Mrs. Fu to the house, asking her to think of a solution.

After all, with the family in trouble, it was time for her, as the daughter, to lend a hand.

So, since then, Mrs. Fu began secretly aiding her mother’s family from behind the scenes.

Originally, her sister-in-law had quite a few complaints about her, thinking that as a daughter married off, she shouldn’t be meddling in her maiden family’s affairs.

Moreover, constantly providing help like this was no real solution.

After all, even if Mrs. Fu helped them, she couldn’t give away everything; she had her own family to take care of.

So, in the end, the primary solution was to have her brother find a job outside to earn a living; that was the priority.

They couldn’t rely on his sister’s support for a lifetime, could they?

If things went on like that, while their family’s life would improve, it wouldn’t achieve genuine prosperity.

Eventually, Mrs. Fu got serious and her monthly contributions to their household became a significant amount.

It was enough to maintain their livelihood.

Not only that, their lives became much better than before. Plus, they still had fields left by the older generation, which could be rented out to fellow villagers for some small income.

Though it wasn’t much, it was enough to support a family.

So, over time, seeing her husband’s incorrigible behavior, Mrs. Fu’s sister-in-law gave up resisting.

She thought, though they might be a little cowardly, their current life wasn’t worse than before.

Especially since, with Mrs. Fu’s support, the majority of villagers couldn’t match their family’s living standards.

It was somewhat satisfying in a roundabout way.

Better endure it.

If her useless husband really went to work for a month, he wouldn’t earn that much money.

So, over time, Mrs. Fu’s sister-in-law stopped making a fuss, contentedly accepting the money Mrs. Fu sent every month.

And so, it went on like this for many years.

In the end, they just didn’t care anymore.

They felt that all this effort was something Mrs. Fu was obligated to do.

Besides, she was merely a sister-in-law, and to their family, she was just an outsider.

If it were unreasonable that Mrs. Fu supported her family every month, neither Mrs. Fu’s mother nor her elder brother ever said anything, which clearly indicated that it wasn’t a problem.

They had lived such a stable life for so many years.

But today, because of this incident, Mrs. Fu suddenly said she wanted to sever all ties with their family and no longer provide them with money, which was unacceptable!

Without financial support, wouldn’t they have to return to the hardships of the past?

How could that be possible!

There were so many mouths to feed at home; without money, life would be very difficult.

This was absolutely unacceptable!

So, after hearing what Mrs. Fu said, her sister-in-law panicked.

Thinking of enduring such hard times again, she couldn’t bear to experience it a second time.

Back when her brother in Mrs. Fu’s family couldn’t earn money, their family couldn’t even afford a meal.

The children at home were crying because of hunger.

They didn’t even have the basic means to fill their stomachs, relying on a single quilt for warmth in the dead of winter, without even a bit of firewood.

If Mrs. Fu really stopped supporting them, given her husband’s current lazy nature, it would be unrealistic to expect him to find a job.

After careful consideration, they had to hold onto Mrs. Fu, their lifesaver.

Moreover, over the years of interaction, Mrs. Fu’s sister-in-law realized that Mrs. Fu was not only a doting sister but also someone who appeared harsh but was soft-hearted.