Fast Travel: Endangered Pup Rescue Project

Chapter 673: The Mother Exploiting Her Daughter

When Wei Deng started school, Song Xia's store was almost finished. She first went to the hospital for a physical examination and obtained a health certificate, and then applied for a business license directly online. She quickly completed all matters and hired two honest and capable employees.

Even Wei Zhu admired her mother's efficiency. She was thinking about helping to do these things, but she didn't expect that her mother had done it herself before she could say anything.

"Mom, how did you know you can get these documents online?"

"You can find out by just checking online. The efficiency of government affairs is not what it used to be. In fact, the efficiency is even higher in larger cities."

"That's true." Wei Zhu nodded, "But mom, you are still very good."

"Of course not." Song Xia raised her head proudly, "Your mother is now an entrepreneur. I have to keep up with the times. Xiaozhu, I have something I have always wanted to tell you."

"what?"

"Mom wants to say sorry to you."

Wei Zhu was stunned. Did she hear it wrong just now?
Song Xia sighed and said, "After coming to the big city, Mom realized that favoring boys over girls is wrong. Those girls who buy breakfast at Mom's stall are all very capable and have had a very hard life, and so are you."

Wei Zhu felt his throat was choked and he couldn't speak.

Song Xia continued, "We are all born into this world, so why should girls help their brothers for free? It's obviously easier for boys to live in this world. As for carrying on the family line, your father is dead, and he didn't care much about these things when he was alive. Mom is still stubborn."

"mom……"

"Besides, you see, after I came here, your brother has not contacted me except to ask for living expenses. If he doesn't change, can I still count on him for my retirement? No, there is a popular saying on the Internet now, saying that you can't have children for the sake of retirement, which is unfair to children. So, I have decided not to exploit you anymore. From now on, I will give you pocket money in the same amount as the living expenses I give your brother every month until your brother graduates or you pass the civil service exam. As for the salary you earned before, I can't pay you back now, but I will give it to you when the business is better and the store has capital turnover."

"No need." Wei Zhu resisted the urge to cry, "I gave it to you voluntarily, you don't have to pay me back, I don't have anywhere to spend money right now, and you don't have to give me pocket money."

"How can a girl not spend money? Don't you know how to buy a few more sets of clothes and some cosmetics? Look at Yue Ting, she dresses up beautifully every day and even goes on a trip during the Spring Festival. Don't these all require money?"

"but I……"

"No buts." Song Xia said firmly, then looked at her suspiciously, "Mom was too deeply influenced by your grandparents before, and now she has finally changed her mind after coming to the big city. Don't let mom influence you to favor boys over girls, right? That won't do, it's not fair to your future children."

Wei Zhu said softly: "No, Mom, if I have a child in the future, I will love him well, but whether before or now, I am willing to contribute to the family, and the salary I earn is not enough for you and my dad to support me and pay my tuition!"

"How can you think like that?" Song Xia sighed again, "Since you have chosen to have a child, then raising the child and providing for the child's education are the most basic things. Moreover, you have been working since you were a child, so how do you count those things? Come to think of it, mom almost prevented you from going to college. Fortunately, your dad insisted at that time."

"I am already very grateful." Wei Zhu said sincerely, "Compared to many girls who dropped out of school, I am already very happy."

Song Xia is still repenting: "Mom often said that you must accept a generous dowry when you get married so that your brother can marry a wife. Isn't this selling my daughter? Mom never thought about how you would live after getting such a large dowry."

"The bride price is still required, it is considered as the other party's attitude."

"That's true, but don't go too far. It depends on the other party's conditions. When you get married, no matter how much the other party gives as a gift, mom will double it." "Mom, you don't have to pay. When I succeed in getting ashore, I will work hard to save money myself."

"This is my mother's intention." Song Xia would not allow her to refuse. "Consider it my compensation for what I did to you before."

"I really don't need to compensate for anything." Wei Zhu couldn't help but hug her mother with red eyes, "Mom, just take care of yourself."

Song Xia patted her on the back, and the mother and daughter separated for a long time.

"When your brother comes next time, you have to explain it clearly to him. It's not because he is a boy that everything in the house belongs to him, and everyone in the family has to serve him."

Wei Zhu hesitated: "Isn't it too early to say now?"

"Not too early, lest he grows up to be even crooked, thinking that someone at home is there to support him, and then he starts messing around outside."

"Mom, did you have this plan in mind a long time ago? Is that why you let me work during the winter break?"

"Well, you were able to earn your own living expenses back then, so why can't he? Once he gets used to working, he won't be so reluctant to go to work after graduation, so that he won't be like those prodigal sons who rely on their parents at home. If he brings a wife home to rely on them together, then I, your mother, will be finished, right?"

"Mom, did you learn all these things from the Internet?"

"Yes, I think what those people said on the Internet makes sense. There's more to it than that. When I have time, I'll send you the life advice that I think is better."

"Okay, I'll take a closer look then."

At night, Wei Zhu thought she would sleep very soundly, but unexpectedly she couldn't fall asleep at all. Then she simply covered herself with the quilt and sent a message to Yue Ting, and then briefly sent her what her mother said to her today.

"I knew that Auntie is different from the average person who favors boys over girls!" Yue Ting's tone showed that she had already made the judgment. "From Auntie asking you to take the civil service exam, from Auntie going to the factory to pick you up, to accepting me to stay temporarily, this is not something that a person who favors boys over girls would do!"

Wei Zhu had a smile on his face the whole time: "My mother said she learned this from the Internet."

"I didn't expect Auntie to be so obedient, Wei Zhu. I'm really happy for you."

"I was also very happy for myself. My mother said that she would have to control my brother in the future and asked me not to control him anymore. I felt a lot more relieved instantly."

"That's right. Siblings can take care of each other, but it's definitely not the responsibility of one person alone."

"But if my brother really has difficulties in the future, I won't just stand by and watch."

"Auntie is really great. She doesn't exploit you or spoil Wei Deng. On the contrary, you are becoming more and more responsible. But looking at your brother, I think he won't be able to change in a short time."

"I believe in my mother. She will definitely find a way."

Ever since her mother supported the stall and took over the store, Wei Zhu has admired her mother immensely. Especially after her mother said those words to her today, she felt that nothing could stump her mother.