Three Women in the Cage

Just like that, they walked towards the outer room while talking and laughing! After they left, Yang Ming pulled the three children, looked at them, and asked Yang Yu!

"Eldest sister! Are the children doing well in their studies?"

This touched Yang Yu's heart. She said angrily and helplessly, "Huanhuan and Sanmei both have good grades in the class, but Yaya is a little behind in her studies. She likes to play around!"

"I originally thought, if the children can read, I'll let them continue to study, so that they can be like you, get out of the mountains and have a promising future! But now, Huanhuan is about to start junior high school, and her useless father called a while ago and told the children to drop out of school and follow him to work!"

Yang Yu became excited when he said this. "Ming'er! Tell me, how much money can such a young child earn by going out to work? If he listens to him, won't his life be ruined?"

"That bastard, heartless guy, just thinks all women will get married in the future. Even if they become successful, they'll be married to someone else! He absolutely refuses to spend any more money to send his children to school! Registration is almost here after the New Year, and I'm so worried I don't know what to do!"

Yang Yu didn't want to say this, lest her third brother think she was going to borrow money from him again! She hadn't even paid back the money she borrowed to renovate the house, and she felt embarrassed to bring up the matter again.

But when her third brother asked her that, she couldn't help but blurt it out! She was so anxious! She wanted to find someone to complain to! She knew her third brother wouldn't dislike her, let alone look down on her, so she blurted it out in one breath!

Yang Ming looked at the three well-behaved and sensible children, and his heart ached. From the moment they came in, he noticed that the three children were dressed simply. Compared to Chi Lin from his younger sister's family, he actually liked these three children more!

They embody their own personalities, simple yet possessing a self-motivated spirit! Poverty isn't to be feared; vanity is! As long as you work hard enough, you won't be afraid of not being able to change your destiny!

Yang Ming said to his elder sister distressedly, "Elder sister! It just so happens that your sister-in-law's internet cafe is short of cleaners. Why don't you let Huanhuan and Yaya come back with us in a couple of days and work there for a month? Although the salary isn't much, it will at least be enough to cover tuition!"

Yang Ming thought that cleaning would not only train his children to be hardworking and perseverant, but also allow his wife to get paid openly! After all, his wife needed help cleaning the house! Instead of giving the wages to others, it would be better to give them to his own people!

When Yang Yu heard this, he immediately nodded and agreed, "That would be great! But as for my sister-in-law..."

Yang Yu was still worried that his sister-in-law would not agree, which put his third brother in a difficult position!

Yang Ming smiled and comforted him, "I can still make the decision on this little matter, don't worry!"

When Chi Mu heard this, it seemed as if Yang Yu had gotten all the benefits. He thought, how could their family, being so poor, deserve such care? They would only bring down others and were unworthy of standing with the rich!

He reluctantly changed the subject and said, "Third brother! We don't know where to find the money for Chi Lin's tuition after the New Year! Look, my brother-in-law is still working outside and still has money coming in every month! Look at our family, Susu and I are both farming at home, and we don't even see a trace of money! Chi Lin's tuition is all borrowed by her grandfather from everywhere!"

Yang Yu listened to Chi Mu's exaggerated words and felt embarrassed for him! He and Su Su usually showed off how superior their family was in front of her, wearing new clothes, living in a new house, and eating delicious food! She had not forgotten the disgust in their eyes and the way they acted superior to her! They were afraid that she would be contaminated by them or ask them for anything because of her poverty!

And now that he saw his third brother helping him, it was as if he had robbed them of their good fortune. When a dog is desperate, it can say anything! Now he even shamelessly compares his poverty with his own!

The whole family dressed up beautifully to show off, and now they act like this, which makes people see through their thoughts at a glance!

Although Yang Ming knew who Chi Mu was, he was still embarrassed by his crying poor and didn't know how to respond for a moment!

It was Yang Yu who spoke first. "Your Chi Lin is still so young. Cleaning is hard work! Can you bear to let her suffer? My Huanhuan and Yaya have been used to hard labor since they were young. They can't compare to your Chi Lin's pampered nature!"

Yang Ming also advised, "That's right! I think we should wait until Chi Lin is older before trying again! I'm afraid she can't bear the hardship!"

Chi Mu thought about it and realized that cleaning wasn't an easy job. His son Chi Lin had been spoiled since he was a child, so he definitely couldn't do those rough jobs!

That's right, let them do those embarrassing tasks! When there's something more respectable to do later, you can ask them to do it for your own children!

"Okay, when my Chi Lin grows up a little bit, Third brother, you have to reserve a job like cashier for my Chi Lin!" Chi Mu said half-jokingly.

Yang Ming had no choice but to answer vaguely, "Sure, sure..."

Yang Yu felt uncomfortable listening to this. Why was his child so precious, while her own child was inferior to his? She really disliked such shameless people!

After a while, Yang Su and Ma Mei came back after visiting the study. They sat down on the stools in the inner room with smiles on their faces.

Ma Mei looked at the obvious silence in the room and asked in confusion, "What's going on? Why aren't you talking? Weren't you guys chatting happily when we left just now?"

Yang Ming coughed awkwardly and continued with the previous topic, testing his wife. "Mei? I was just telling my elder sister, aren't you short of staff at your internet cafe? Huanhuan and Yaya are both very efficient. How about letting them run it for a month? It'll give them some training, what do you think?"

Ma Mei didn't realize that Yang Ming had already found trouble for her the moment she left. If she refused in front of these people, he would inevitably lose face. But if she agreed so easily, she was afraid these poor relatives would blame her!

She thought about it with some embarrassment, and suddenly an idea came to her mind. If she only gave the same salary to the two of them and deliberately made things difficult for them regarding the salary, would they not go?

After thinking about it, Ma Mei said with a smile, "Oh, look at what you said, you agreed, what else can I say?"

As expected, Yang Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He had just seen his wife's expression and was afraid that she would lose face in public! Fortunately, his wife always took care of his face outside, and he felt relieved for her for this!

Of course, Yang Yu was quite surprised to hear that her sister-in-law was so easy to talk to, and she couldn't help but change her opinion of her!

However, Ma Mei paused for a moment, then smiled at Yang Yu and said, "It's just Sister Yu'er, I don't dare to accept child laborers. After all, they are not very old."

Hearing this, Yang Yu felt disappointed. Before she could say anything, Ma Mei said, "But if they are family members helping out in the internet cafe, then it doesn't count as child labor. But then, I can't pay them a normal salary. I can only pay them separately from my own pocket!"