Eating melons

Chapter 260 Wu Mei 1

If it were her just now, she would never dare to say that, and would not dare to casually invite two or even four people to her home for dinner.

She couldn't even invite friends casually because she didn't have that much food or that much stuff.

If Liu Jiaojiao had not been there just now and had not agreed, then Wu Mei would not have agreed to Li Zhibin's invitation.

Because she knew that the standard of the meal that Li Zhibin and his friends ate was not something she could afford.

She had agreed to the dinner party only because everyone was there and she couldn't not go.

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi can get along with others so easily because they have what they need, they are confident, don't care about those things, and don't need to be petty.

Thinking of this, Wu Mei felt a little envious, and she also made a decision in her heart that she would work hard to make money in the future, just like Wei Wei, Jiang Qi and Liu Jiaojiao, to give herself the confidence.

She feels that what she has learned from Wei Wei and Jiang Qi in the past six months is more than what she has learned in the past ten years.

Although some of the words used by Wei Wei and Jiang Qi sometimes sound a bit horrifying, they really make sense and are worth learning from.

Before, at home, her parents taught her from a young age to take care of her younger siblings at home, and after she got married, she had to take good care of her husband and children, help out at home, and support her family.

And she did so, her parents had tried their best to give her all they could.

She was able to go to high school. Although her family had no money, they tried their best to give her the greatest support when she went to the countryside, so that she would not go there empty-handed.

It's much better than those girls from the tube-shaped buildings going to the countryside. Many of the girls there go to the countryside with almost nothing.

She also did what her parents said, and when she was able to, she would help her family more and help ease the burden on her parents.

But Wei Wei and Jiang Qi are different. At first she couldn't quite understand it, but now she seems to be slowly understanding it.

I bought ginseng myself before and got cheated. I spent all my money and now I have no money left.

At that time, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi told her that if her parents treated her well, she should be filial to them, but the prerequisite for being filial to her parents was to take good care of herself and have the energy to help them.

You can't just empty your family savings to help your parents when you can't even live a good life yourself. That's unnecessary. There's not much meaning in being filial to your parents if you do that.

At that time, she didn't understand. She just thought that she could make money, and when she had money, she would help reduce the burden on her parents. If she could contribute a little, her parents would be under less pressure.

When Wei Wei and Jiang Qi heard what she said, their expressions were indescribable, but they still told her some of their true feelings.

As for her family conditions, that is her parents' business. Her younger brothers and sisters are not her responsibility, but her parents' responsibility.

Since her parents gave birth to them, they have the responsibility and obligation to raise them. If they didn't have that ability, they shouldn't have had so many children.

These responsibilities should not be borne by her, but she should respect her parents and provide for them in their old age.

But that is only after parents are no longer able to work. Only after parents are no longer able to work can we talk about providing for them in their old age.

Now, everything in her family is the responsibility of her parents. Her current responsibility is just to take care of herself, and then help her family when she has the energy.

She couldn't quite understand this sentence at the time. After all, she was only cheated out of a few dozen dollars and her family's savings were almost emptied.

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi were cheated out of a few hundred dollars, but it was almost the same as not being cheated at all.

Therefore, she felt that Wei Wei and Jiang Qi were a little too cautious to talk without any consideration for the surrounding issues.

Because Wei Wei and Jiang Qi's family background could not understand the hardships of her poor family.

But she didn't refute it at the time, because although she didn't quite agree with what Wei Wei and Jiang Qi said, she also knew that Wei Wei and Jiang Qi were doing it for her own good and were thinking about her.

But later on, she seemed to understand what Wei Wei and Jiang Qi said.

After all, although she was cheated, she was unaware of it at the time. Under this circumstance, she spent all her family savings to buy ginseng for her mother without considering anything.

Putting aside the fact that she was cheated, she really didn't think about herself at the time. She only thought about repaying her mother and helping to reduce the burden on her family, and then she spent all the money in one go.

Later, she gradually understood the meaning of Wei Wei and Jiang Qi's words. If you can't even take care of yourself, there is really no point in saying that you should be filial to your parents.

If it weren't for the help of Wei Wei and the other six people, I would have had a very difficult winter.

Not to mention having meat to eat and being in the mood to go out and play, she would definitely stay at home every day, saving as much as she could. She might even have to go and live with the old educated youth just to save money on firewood.

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi always told her to be good to herself, that what she holds in her hands is hers, that only with money can she have confidence, and that only when she has enough confidence and ability can she live a good life.

If you can't even make a living yourself, there's no need for you to be so generous as to help others.

Originally, she was thinking of earning some money next year and then sending some money home.

But after hearing what Wei Wei and Jiang Qi said, she gave up the idea.

Only when you have enough money and ability can you pursue the life you want and truly help your family.

If you can't even solve your own food and clothing problems, there's no point in talking about these things.

Not only these aspects, she also learned a lot in other aspects.

When it comes to choosing a spouse, her dream used to be to find someone as responsible and capable as her father.

From childhood to adulthood, her father never beat her and her sisters, never despised her for being a girl, and never scolded them.

He had never hit her mother and didn't drink. He was probably the best man she had ever met.

But after meeting Wei Wei, Jiang Qi, Xiao Xuemu, Li Zhibin and others, her thoughts seemed to change slowly.

It cannot be said that her thoughts have gradually changed, but rather that some things have refreshed her three views.

She had never thought that a man could be as capable as Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin, both in the living room and in the kitchen.

Her father was a good man, and she used to think he was good in every way, but he never did housework.

When she and her sisters were young and could not do much work, it was her mother who did the work despite her illness, and her father never interfered in the affairs of the family.

When they grew up, the work became the responsibility of the sisters, but their younger brother never worked, only the sisters did the work.

This incident seems to be a tacit assumption, as if all work is women's work.

And she has always thought so and didn't feel anything was wrong.

She was very surprised when she saw Yu Xi working, especially when she saw Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin, she was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.

At the beginning, she was not familiar with Xiao Xuemu, Li Zhibin and Wei Wei, but was more familiar with Liu Jiaojiao and Yu Xi because she ate with them and had more contact with them.