Chapter 17 Desolate Rainy Night

"So, Sister Li, I'm telling you that you must pay attention to your birth date!"

A group of old women just started chattering along a topic. Of course, there is no room for me to interrupt. I could only listen to them quietly.

To say whether I feel bad or not, I can only say that this is the first time in my life that I have experienced the taste of shame.

I know that these people are currently chattering about Xiaoxiao's affairs and helping my mother-in-law with ideas. They are actually mocking me.

But what can I do? In this situation, do I still have to say out loud that I am actually the son-in-law? I don't think they stop preaching because of it.

Instead, you will have a reason to preach to me directly. It is probably not difficult to talk to me all day long. I felt like I had eaten shit, and my mood was terrible.

During this period, my mother-in-law seemed to want me to hear these words on purpose. She neither asked me to avoid it nor talked to me specifically. It was not until around two o'clock in the afternoon that these old women had finished eating their fruits and left a table full of spittle and spit.

"Okay, what's the matter with you here?"

After my mother-in-law cleared the table briefly, she and my father-in-law sat across from me - from the beginning to the end, I kept half my butt on the sofa, while my mother-in-law looked at me condescendingly.

Looking at my mother-in-law's attitude, I didn't know that she had actually seen through my intention a long time ago - she probably just wanted to disgust me.

But everyone was already here, so I couldn't stop there. I bit the bullet and spoke out the words I had prepared in advance.

"Auntie, I hope you won't let Xiaoxiao go on a blind date!"

There was no expression of surprise on the mother-in-law's face. She was just drinking tea from a teacup. She didn't even want to look at me, and kept staring at the TV.

I didn't see how much fun that show was. My mother-in-law obviously wanted to show that she didn't want to look at me.

At this time, my father-in-law seemed to notice my embarrassment, and calmly pushed my mother-in-law with his arm. The mother-in-law glared at her wife with some sullenness, but still turned around helplessly and looked at me.

"Why?"

I was a bit speechless when my mother-in-law asked. Why? Why do I have to say why I don’t let my girlfriend go on a blind date with another man?

However, getting angry with the mother-in-law here won't solve any problems. I took a deep breath several times, tried my best to calm down, and explained, "Auntie, I know you are dissatisfied with me and don't like me, but Xiaoxiao is my girlfriend for the time being..."

"I don't care if you two fall in love, and I can't control that girl Xiaoxiao's body. She can do whatever she wants with you - but don't even think about getting married."

The mother-in-law sneered, looking at me with disdain like she was looking at a dirty scoundrel who was toying with his own woman for nothing.

I felt an unspeakable anger, not only because my mother-in-law's words were an insult to me, but also because her words almost treated Xiaoxiao as some kind of wild girl.

If you have the ability to deceive my stupid daughter, then you can ruin it as much as you want, but I will eventually let her marry an excellent and honest man who will bring me a lot of money - mother-in-law's words Isn't that what I mean?

In fact, I have heard Xiaoxiao tell me many times that in their family, the mother-in-law has the biggest say. The father-in-law does not care about things, and she was born with a weak personality, so she almost always obeyed her mother. Grew up under.

And Xiaoxiao was able to find the courage to refuse her mother's order and not break up with me, which is considered to have made the bravest choice in life.

However, seeing all this in the eyes of her mother-in-law, Xiaoxiao became a silly girl, a silly girl who didn't know the consequences of being entangled with a scoundrel like me.

"Auntie, Xiaoxiao and I are serious. We really love each other sincerely. Can you really not give me a chance?"

"Haha, I'm serious too - boy from the Zhang family, I've already given you a lot of shame. I've been dragging you out for so long, but I haven't completely cut off the connection between you and Xiaoxiao."

"But Xiaoxiao and I are boyfriend and girlfriend, why should we cut off contact..."

"Zhang Jun! Do you think you are worthy of my daughter!!"

The mother-in-law yelled as if she couldn't bear it anymore, and I felt aggrieved. Seeing the mother-in-law standing up angrily, I stood up too.

"Ouch, what's wrong, you kid still wants to use violence against me?" The mother-in-law sneered without any trace of fear.

"Auntie! I'm here to reason with you! Do you know how much pressure Xiaoxiao has already suffered because of you? I don't care if you let a girl with a boyfriend go on a blind date with a strange man, but have you considered Xiaoxiao's feelings? !”

The mother-in-law snorted angrily and said, "Stop talking to me about useless things! Are you her boyfriend? Then what have you done for Xiaoxiao in these years? You haven't bought her any brand-name clothes, have you?! You still have the nerve to claim to be her boyfriend?"

"I..." I wanted to refute my mother-in-law, but what she said was also true.

Over the years, Xiaoxiao has been very considerate of my situation. My family is poor and the environment is special. I can only make ends meet by running a business and part-time jobs.

Xiaoxiao is a sensible girl. She has never asked me for any birthday gifts, whether it is during holidays or her own birthday.

I am grateful for this and always feel that this is proof of mutual understanding between Xiaoxiao and I. I have never forgotten how good Xiaoxiao is, thinking that if I make a lot of money in the future, I will definitely not treat Xiaoxiao badly.

However, now in this situation, my mother-in-law pointed this out to the point, and I feel very uncomfortable.

Seeing that I lost my temper, my mother-in-law seemed to be even more energetic. She pinched her waist and shouted angrily at me, "You shameless little scoundrel, I have tolerated you for so long. Do you think it's because of your growth?" Doesn’t it have to be good-looking? It’s not the girl I love so much!”

"..."

"Xiaoxiao is a silly girl. You have been deceived by you all these years and let you play in vain for so many years. Even if you are not satisfied, you still dare to lick your face and ask me to marry Xiaoxiao to you?"

I was so angry that I was shaking all over and said, "Auntie! You can scold me all you want, but Xiaoxiao is your daughter. Is it really okay for you to say this about her?"

"What's wrong with me? What did I say about her? You desperate little scoundrel, let me tell you, I didn't say a word wrong!"

My mother-in-law walked up to me, poked my head with her fingers, and said bitterly, "When that girl Xiaoxiao grows up and becomes sensible, she will definitely hate you when she thinks back to you as a kid - —She has missed so many good marriages after being played with by you for so many years!"

"Auntie, I have said many times that as long as you marry Xiaoxiao to me, I will definitely take responsibility to make her happy!"

However, my firm vow failed to impress my mother-in-law. She just looked at me sadly, her eyes full of deep disdain.

"Responsible? What are you responsible for? Then will your short-lived grandfather and father be responsible?"

"...Auntie, are you going too far?"

The death of my grandfather and father is the pain I least want to mention. After losing these two relatives, I became a lonely person in this world without any relatives. It is precisely because of this that I pay more attention to Xiaoxiao.

Being hit by my mother-in-law was so painful that I didn't even have the strength to retaliate for a while. My anger turned into deep sadness, and a dark mood enveloped me.

At this time, the father-in-law pushed his wife gently, stood up and pulled her back to sit down. The mother-in-law seemed to realize belatedly that what she said was a bit too much, she snorted lightly and crossed her legs.

"In short, boy named Zhang, it doesn't matter what you want now, and the birth date is obviously not compatible with my daughter - she is a fool and is willing to continue to waste her life with you, but I am not stupid, and I can't look at my daughter. My daughter is wasting her whole youth on you!"

"So, you let her go on a blind date when she has a boyfriend?" I laughed at myself, feeling sad in my heart.

"It's not just a blind date, the best thing is to meet a good man, and then make that silly girl completely wake up and realize that your boy is just a stinky scoundrel, and he is not worth everything she has to sacrifice!"

The mother-in-law looked very excited when she said this, shouting, "You brat, if you really love Xiaoxiao, why can't you think about it for her?! For a girl, youth is such a precious thing. ! Once it’s gone, you can never get it back!”

"I said, as long as you agree with me and Xiaoxiao, I will definitely take responsibility..."

The mother-in-law slammed the table angrily and shouted, "You damn little scoundrel, can't you give me some face? You really think I'm a vegetarian, right?! Well, since you're so shameless, don't blame me." Make it sound ugly!"

After that, the mother-in-law also walked to the kitchen, and then threw all the fruits I bought on me.

"I don't care about the broken fruits you brought! Take them all back to me! Little rascal, let me tell you, unless I die, you should never even dream of marrying my Xiaoxiao!!"

Now that it's over, I know it's useless to say anything else. In fact, before I came here, I already knew that things would not end well.

But I still came here to find fault for myself.

I squatted down silently, picked up the fruits scattered on the ground one by one, put them back into the plastic bag, and walked silently towards the door with the bag in hand.

"If you want to talk about your marriage to Xiaoxiao, don't ever come to my house again! I don't want to see your short-lived face!!"

I trembled slightly and clenched my fists, but did not protest. I just left my mother-in-law's house silently.

As the saying goes, once a person is unlucky, his teeth will become clogged if he drinks cold water - when I walked out of the house, the sky turned dark for no reason.

In the sky, there are thick blue-black clouds that are constantly rolling down. The cold raindrops also turned into thin silver lines falling down.

The dense raindrops were not heavy, and the sound of rain was weak, gently ringing in my ears. But as I walked swaying on the road, I still felt desolate in my heart, and the clothes on my body were also soaked.

But at this moment, I suddenly felt a burst of footsteps behind me, and then a big hand gently covered my shoulder.

When I turned around, I saw that it was my father-in-law.

"Take the umbrella."

My father-in-law glanced at me and asked me to hold an umbrella.

"Be careful on the way back."

After saying this, the father-in-law turned around and left again.

"Are you also opposed to the matter between me and Xiaoxiao?"