Three Women in the Cage

Zhang Erfa wanted to force Yang Yu to send the child to work with him. He was not as whimsical as Yang Yu and did not have some unrealistic dreams.

He had already accepted his fate. With no one to take care of him in his old age, he saved some money and went to a nursing home when he was old. Why should he spend so much time and money on these money-losing things now?

It was Yang Yu who couldn't recognize reality. He actually pinned those unrealistic hopes on these girls. How foolish! He had money for their living and tuition, but instead of using it to improve their quality of life, he foolishly threw it away! She was living in her own imagination and couldn't get out of it, and she still wanted to drag him along with her. It was simply wishful thinking!

Yang Yu looked at the hung-up phone call, tears welling up in her eyes. She thought about how every time she called, she was begging Zhang Erfa, begging him again and again, but he always impatiently rejected her again and again. He never understood her difficulties and helplessness, always ruthlessly rejecting her, again and again!

I was always disappointed again and again, and listened to him hanging up the phone indifferently again and again. And I didn't even have a chance to fight for it again!

He was always like this, this man, always pushing himself. He had already tried so hard to survive, why did he keep giving himself the snow and frost! Throwing himself into the ice cellar again and again.

Later, Zhang Erfa really didn't send a penny, and Yang Yu was helpless.

When Yang Yu was at her wit's end, her days were so haggard. She didn't know how to pay her children's tuition after the New Year. She couldn't afford to pay on credit for elementary school and then for junior high school!

I don’t know if the principal and teachers in junior high school will be as easy to talk to as those in elementary school. All these make Yang Yu anxious, but no matter what, he must make sure that Huanhuan can go to junior high school smoothly.

Huanhuan has always had excellent grades and is a well-behaved child. How could I let such a good child ruin my future? No matter what, even if I had to sell everything I had, I would not let Zhang Erfa succeed!

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve again, and every household was filled with a festive atmosphere. After New Year's Eve, Yang Yu took her three children to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings. When passing by Yang Su's house, Yang Su warmly called out to Yang Yu.

"Eldest sister! Are you going to pay New Year's greetings to our parents? Wait for me! Let's go together!" Yang Su said with a hint of excitement!

Yang Yu was puzzled. He'd been passing by on New Year's Eve and asked his younger sister to join him, but she'd always come up with various excuses, unwilling to go along. Furthermore, she'd always finish visiting Chi Mu's relatives first, only then, reluctantly, taking half a day off to pretend to pay New Year's greetings to Yang's parents.

I don’t know when, but Yang Su has changed invisibly. Perhaps influenced by her husband and parents-in-law, she has invisibly distanced herself from her mother’s family and put her original home in a different place.

Or maybe people are used to staying away from those who are less fortunate than themselves. Those people only make people feel pressured and burdened, and people are good at avoiding and ignoring those things that make them feel bad, and chase those hypocritical things that can bring them benefits!

Yang Yu also felt the distance and gap between her younger sister and her. Her parents and her older brother and sister-in-law lived a dull life, not much better than Yang Yu's. In Yang Su's eyes, they were all the same, a burden to her when she was close to them. She had subconsciously begun to dislike them and distance herself from them.

Therefore, whenever Yang Yu passed by their house later, he would pass by quickly, not wanting to stay for a moment. And when Chi Mu and his parents accidentally saw Yang Yu, they would pretend not to see her, just glance at her and hurried into the inner room, unwilling to even say a casual greeting.

Yang Yu was deeply hurt by the deliberate disregard, or the unwillingness to have any connection with her. Later, Yang Su, forced to escape and ignore her due to the awkwardness of being caught in the middle, gradually, their friendship drifted apart in tacit understanding.

So, when Yang Su suddenly showed such enthusiasm and asked her to go to the New Year's celebration together, Yang Yu was surprised. But before Yang Yu could investigate her abnormality, she saw Yang Su hurried into the inner room. In a few minutes, she came out with Chi Mu and their eldest daughter Chi Lin.

They were also carrying two boxes of gifts, which looked quite expensive. Yang Yu watched them go to pay New Year's greetings to their parents in a formal and grand manner for the first time in their history, and her doubts finally made her speak.

"Susu? Why are you being so grand? I feel a lot less worthy! Don't you usually go to your uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings at this time? Why is it different this year? And even Chi Mu is here with you?"

Yang Yu finally couldn't bear it any longer and asked all his questions at once!

Listening to Yang Yu's words, perhaps because she had been with Chi Mu for so long, Yang Su also became more refined. There was no embarrassment on her face after being exposed. She smiled and said, "Eldest sister! You forgot, Third Brother has made a name for himself. He called me a few days ago and said he would go home for the New Year this year. He asked me to tell you that he and I have an appointment to go to our parents to wish them a happy new year!"

After she finished speaking, she continued with her mouth wide open, "You don't know, Third Brother brought his sister-in-law back. That sister-in-law runs a big internet cafe in a big city. She's making a lot of money and is now the boss!"

Chi Mu also happily agreed, "That's right! Sister Yu'er! Third brother is really successful now! This is the first time that Third brother has brought his sister-in-law back, we have to go to welcome him, right!"

Yang Yu understood that they were there to see his third brother succeed, not to wish his parents a happy new year. When he didn't know about his third brother's success, he never saw them so enthusiastic and active in wishing his parents a happy new year!

Yang Yu sneered and said nothing more. He nodded awkwardly and said, "Before, Ming'er wrote me a letter and mentioned this matter. I just didn't know when they would be back! I didn't expect that they have already returned! You guys are faster than me in getting the news. If I had known earlier, I would have prepared some things and packed up. Now it seems a bit awkward to meet my sister-in-law for the first time!"