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Then came the sound of children crying.

Su Lang and Lin Zhilan immediately got up, told Jiang Chengzhou to keep an eye on their sister, and headed to the Ma family's house across the street.

Li Jiang arrived at this time as well.

The Ma family's house was in complete disarray; the table was overturned, and soup and other liquids were spilled all over the floor.

The three children sat on the ground, crying at the top of their lungs.

Liu Chunhua wasn't inside. Ma Daniu had several fingernail scratches on the side of his face facing the courtyard gate.

Lin Zhilan pulled the three children up. "Xiao Dong, take your younger brother to find Brother Chengzhou and ask him to make you some malted milk powder."

Just as Ma Daniu was about to refuse, he heard the three children's stomachs rumble.

His words caught in his throat.

After the child left, the house became quieter, and Liu Chunhua's sobs could be faintly heard from inside.

Lin Zhilan's expression hardened. "Commander Ma, you laid a hand on my sister-in-law?"

Ma Daniu smiled wryly, "She came up and grabbed my face, and I accidentally pushed her away, causing a bump."

Su Lang said, "Old Ma, why can't we talk things out instead of resorting to violence?"

"It's just a small matter; your sister-in-law is just making trouble out of nothing."

Ma Daniu is the most common type of male chauvinist, firmly believing that family scandals should not be aired in public.

Even after things have escalated to this point, he still refuses to say anything.

"Speak up, why won't you speak up?" Liu Chunhua suddenly came out of the house, crying, "It just so happens that Dr. Lin, Commander Su, and Commander Li are all here. Please help me judge this matter."

"If they say I'm wrong too, I will never say another word about it!"

Ma Daniu had a headache. "These are all family matters, what are you doing?"

Lin Zhilan glanced at him disdainfully and said loudly, "Say it, sister-in-law, I'm listening."

Liu Chunhua blew her nose and sobbed, "I've been married to him for almost ten years. Before, his two younger brothers were young, and it wasn't easy for his mother to raise them alone. She sent half of the money back home every month, and I had no objection to that."

Now that his two younger brothers are married and his own three children are grown up and need to go to school, I discussed with him sending less money home each month, and he got angry with me.

Ma Daniu argued, "Is that a little less? You clearly said you'd only send ten yuan back a month."

Lin Zhilan spoke her mind without any hesitation, showing no leniency towards Ma Daniu. "Commander Ma, are your two younger brothers alright?"

Ma Daniu was stunned. "He's not sick."

"That's strange. Why would you spend money to support someone who isn't sick? Nowadays, workers outside only earn twenty or thirty yuan a month. You're at the same level as Su Lang in our family, and half of your monthly salary is about the same as two workers."

Your two younger brothers don't have to do anything, they just lie at home and money falls from the sky. I'm so envious when I hear that.

"Su Lang, don't you have two older brothers too? Why don't we just quit our jobs and wait for our brothers to support us?"

She spoke quickly and sharply, making Ma Daniu's face turn red.

Liu Chunhua, on the other hand, seemed to have finally let out a sigh of relief.

Every time she brings up these things, Ma Daniu says she's being unreasonable, since it's not her money.

Liu Chunhua was feeling incredibly frustrated.

Su Lang had never seen his wife like this before. A smile flashed across his eyes. After a moment's thought, he said, "Zhilan, our family might not be up to the task. My two older brothers aren't as successful or generous as Commander Ma."

"Cough cough cough..."

Li Jiang coughed violently; he was truly exasperated by the couple.

I thought they were there to mediate a fight, but they ended up adding fuel to the fire.

Commander Ma sighed repeatedly.

Liu Chunhua suddenly said, "I've made up my mind. We'll hire laborers to build houses on the east side. Starting tomorrow, you can take the children to eat in the canteen, and I'll go work there to earn money."

Ma Daniu said she was unfilial, but Liu Chunhua wasn't angry at all.

The most poignant line was:

This isn't your money!

That one sentence was enough to shut Liu Chunhua up.

She would rather do heavy labor and earn her own money than be humiliated by Ma Daniu again.

Upon hearing that his wife wanted to take a manual labor job, Commander Ma finally couldn't hold back any longer. "We don't need the money, why do you have to do hard labor?"

Liu Chunhua said resentfully, "How can we not be short of money? I also want my son to eat well and dress well like Jiang Chengzhou, and I've also thought about taking them to Guangzhou before the New Year..."

Since Lin Zhilan arrived, Jiang Chengzhou, who was previously neglected, has suddenly become the happiest child among the group of kids.

I dress neatly every day, and my clothes and shoes fit well and are comfortable.

Every time Dr. Lin went to the supply and marketing cooperative, she never missed a chance to buy meat, as long as it was available.

Even if there's no meat, I'll buy fish and shrimp instead, and my two kids will eat so much that their faces are all round and chubby.

Although many people say behind her back that she is extravagant, what child wouldn't envy Jiang Chengzhou?

In her family of three, clothes are passed down from the oldest to the youngest, and when they are no longer wearable, they are used as rags.

If she had money, she would like to raise children like Dr. Lin.

For some reason, Liu Chunhua blurted out the last sentence.

Lin Zhilan hadn't expected that she would be involved in this. She didn't really know how to raise children, and her only requirements for Jiang Chengzhou were that he eat well, sleep well, and study well.

A good nephew.

But Su Lang never let herself be short of money. Later, when she started working, she never had to worry about finances again.

No wonder they say poverty brings a hundred sorrows to a couple; money really does breed a lot of problems.

Logically speaking, Ma Daniu, as the regimental commander, should have a substantial monthly allowance, more than enough to support his family.

His parents and two younger brothers were happy to receive half of his salary, but Liu Chunhua and his three children were the ones who felt wronged.

Lin Zhilan was about to speak when Su Lang pulled her behind her.

"Old Ma, what were you thinking? You really want your wife to work as a laborer on a construction site?"

Ma Dani wiped his face. "How could I let her suffer like that?"

He looked at Liu Chunhua and whispered, "From now on, we'll send ten yuan less back each month and use that money for the children's schooling, okay?"

Liu Chunhua was naturally dissatisfied. "You just heard what Dr. Lin said; a worker outside only earns twenty or thirty yuan a month. You can send at most twenty yuan back home, otherwise you can't make a living!"

"You!" Ma Daniu suddenly stood up and pointed at her.

Lin Zhilan was worried that he would hit someone, so she immediately stepped forward to shield Liu Chunhua.

Su Lang and Li Jiang quickly subdued Ma Daniu.

"Old Ma, you dare to lay a hand on me? Want to get punished?!"

Ma Daniu said urgently, "I didn't intend to fight her, what are you doing?"

Su Lang scolded, "Look at the way you're acting! You're intimidating even without lifting a finger. She's your wife, can't you speak properly?!"

Ma Daniu slammed his fist on the table in anger. "She said the child needed to pay tuition, so I compromised and sent ten yuan less. Then she said she could only send twenty, otherwise we wouldn't be able to make ends meet. Isn't she forcing me?"

Lin Zhilan clearly felt Liu Chunhua flinch behind her. She hated men with unstable emotions like this the most, and immediately said, "Commander Ma, I want to ask, do you know how they spent the money they sent back?"