Fast Travel: Endangered Pup Rescue Project

Chapter 675: The Mother Exploiting Her Daughter

"Mom, didn't you go to the stall today?" Wei Deng came over on Sunday afternoon. In the past, he would never come even when Song Xia asked him to. It was probably because the two meals during the Chinese New Year made him unable to stop.

"It's raining outside, can't you see? Do you want to tire me to death?"

Wei Deng smiled awkwardly: "What about my sister?"

"Your sister went out shopping."

"Didn't you ask her to study at home? Why is she going shopping for no reason? Shopping costs money. Where does she get the money?"

"You can spend money but your sister can't?" Song Xia retorted, "Why do you have such a big problem with your sister?"

Weiden's eyes widened. Is this what his mother said? Wasn't it her mother who had the most complaints about her sister?
"But isn't my sister unemployed now? Even if she doesn't work, she still has to spend money. Our family isn't very rich, and my living expenses have been reduced."

"Why, didn't your sister earn money during those few months of work? She can spend the money she earned on you, but not on herself?"

"Mom, you didn't say that before. Why are you blaming me?"

"Mom asks you, do you have a girlfriend?"

Weiden was puzzled: "Aren't you talking about my spending money on shopping? Why are you bringing up whether I have a girlfriend or not?"

"Just answer honestly, did you pay it in? If you don't, I won't cook for you to bring to school anymore."

Weiden could only nod: "I have handed it in. What's the problem?"

"That's it." Song Xia said seriously, "You have a girlfriend, so you have to spend money on her. Where does your money come from? Isn't it the living expenses I give you? Your girlfriend, an outsider, can spend our family's money, so why can't your sister? Your sister is a flesh and blood of mom after all."

Wei Deng pondered over his mother's words again and again. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with it, but didn't his mother dislike his sister the most for being a money-loser?
"What's that look in your eyes?" Song Xia glared at him, "Do you dislike your sister because she's a girl? Mom is also a woman, do you dislike her too?"

"Mom, that's not what I meant. This is not what you used to do..."

"Mom was wrong before. Your sister is my own child. How can she be inferior to an outsider?"

"Mo Ru is not an outsider. When we graduate and get married, she will be your daughter-in-law and will give birth to grandchildren to honor you."

Song Xia waved her hand: "Let's not talk about whether we can get married or not. Even if you become my daughter-in-law, which daughter-in-law respects her mother-in-law now? It's the mother-in-law who pays and works hard, and is also criticized and scolded online. Besides, your future daughter-in-law has no obligation to respect me. It's better to rely on you and your sister than on her to respect me."

Song Xia's expression eased a lot as she spoke: "You see, your sister has been obedient and sensible since she was young. When she grew up, she transferred most of her salary to me. Isn't this more reliable than a future daughter-in-law? So mom has to treat your sister better now. When your sister passes the civil service exam in the future, she will have more holidays. Even if mom gets sick or something, your sister will have time to accompany her."

After hearing this, Wei Deng became nervous. If his mother started to value his sister, what about him?

"Mom, my sister is going to get married eventually. She will definitely focus on her husband's family, her husband and her children. How can she care about you?"

"You can take care of it?" "Of course I can take care of it. You will definitely live with me in my old age!"

"Then why didn't you come over when we asked you to?"

Wei Deng hesitated: "I am here to study. Your business is just so-so, and I am here. Wouldn't it be a nuisance for you if I came here?"

Song Xia snorted: "You have many excuses to ask you to work. I am afraid that I will never be able to wait for you to be filial even if I die."

"Then you don't want me to give birth to a grandson for our Wei family?" Wei Deng used his most common trick. He didn't believe that his mother would still favor his sister with this trick.

"Give birth to a grandchild? You want to give birth, but does your future wife want to give birth to one? The right to reproduce is not in your hands. If the first child is a daughter, the second child may not be a son. By then, can you afford to raise two or three children? Mom doesn't want to gamble on the probability of giving birth to a boy in the first child. Besides, the child will have your father's surname, not mine. Why should I care so much?"

Wei Deng's eyes widened again. When did his mother change her mind? If she no longer favored boys over girls, would he still have an advantage in this family?

Song Xia sighed, "After coming to the big city, my mother also figured it out. It seems that having a son or a daughter is almost the same. My mother set up a stall next to the hospital. Every day, it is the daughters who come to take care of the elderly and buy breakfast. I have never seen a few sons patiently serve. Coming once every three or five days is considered filial piety. So what's the point of having a son? Even if one or two generations are sons, can it be guaranteed that there will be sons for generations? There is no succession to the throne in the family. Even the emperors in history did not all give birth to sons. The emperors had so many concubines!"

Wei Deng was speechless, but he was very irritated and panicked. He kept assuring, "Mom, I am definitely different from those people. You have loved me so much since I was a child, how can I not be filial to you?"

"You are filial to me. You didn't even buy anything for mom when you got your first salary."

Wei Deng was speechless again. Looking at his mother's expression, she seemed to have great doubts about his filial piety. How could this be possible? If he turned to favor his sister in the future, he would not even be able to get more than a thousand yuan a month for living expenses.

"Then can I come and help you set up the stall every weekend?"

"No need for that. Mom is just talking. I can't really let you come."

Hearing this, Wei Deng breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that his mother still loved him.

"Just study hard now, and find a good job after graduation. Don't let setting up a stall delay you. If you don't have money to pay the rent, you will have to ask mom to support you."

Wei Deng's heart, which had been at ease, was weighed down again, and he felt a little overwhelmed. From what his mother said, did she not plan to take care of him after graduation?
"By the way, what would you like to eat tonight?"

Weiden stopped asking and said with a big smile, "Mom, I love whatever you cook."

"Okay, go buy groceries with me. My arms and shoulders hurt from running the stall lately. You can carry them later. I'll make two more dishes for you to eat at school. Don't just focus on your girlfriend, share some with your roommates too."

"Yeah." Wei Deng nodded repeatedly. As long as his mother agreed to cook for him and bring it to school, he would agree to anything.

When they arrived at the vegetable market, Song Xia was indeed not spoiled. Not only did she buy vegetables for Wei Deng to carry, she also bought some heavier seasonings, fruits, etc., and gave them all to him, leaving herself empty-handed.

Wei Deng walked behind with a resentful look on his face. If it were in the past, his mother would definitely not be willing to let him tire himself out like this. When he was a child, he would just grab snacks and eat them when he went shopping without doing anything. Is it because his mother has been setting up a stall next to the hospital for too long and is used to the real scene of the hospital?

Those men are the same, how come they can't even pretend to be nice? And they may even lose their mother's attention.