Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

Mo Yuanji was puzzled when he saw his daughter laughing after hearing what Wang Dongjia said.

Mo Chenxi explained: "Actually, Mr. Wang lent money to our family to build a shop, not for our family, but for himself."

After she explained it this way, Mo Yuanji became even more confused.

"Why? Could it be that he borrowed money from us after the building was completed, and he wants to use this as a condition to buy shares?"

Mo Chenxi shook his head and said, "No, he is not interested in opening a restaurant, he is only interested in building a house."

Mo Yuanji smiled. "He's interested in building a house. He can buy a shop and build it himself, or buy a house and demolish it and build it himself."

Mo Chenxi said, "If you buy a shop and build it, you have to run it. If you buy a house and build it, you have to find someone to look after it and then sell it. It's all troublesome for him, so he never thought of building a restaurant himself."

Mo Yuanji now understood a little and asked, "Then why did he lend money to our family? He even said that he could pay for it. If he went to the street and found a shop, people would be eager to buy it."

Mo Chenxi continued to explain, "If he did that, others would think he was crazy. Didn't Dad ever think that he was sick and that's why he took the initiative to spend money to build a house for our family?"

Mo Yuanji laughed again. He had thought about it and wondered if it was a patient. He turned around and covered his face halfway and he ran away.

"Let me give you an analogy. My dad likes to grow cowpeas and thinks they taste better when dried. He gives dried cowpeas to people. First of all, he doesn't give them away everywhere, right? There must be a reason and a relationship. One person said he used dried cowpeas to make a salad, and my dad said dried cowpeas are delicious when stewed with pork ribs. The person said he had no money to buy meat, so he could only make a salad.

"Dad said, let's do this. I'll buy you some meat and personally make you some pork ribs and cowpea stew. Then, after all the hard work and money, seeing that person enjoying the delicious food, Dad feels incredibly happy and satisfied. He thinks cowpeas should be cooked this way, not just served cold. Did Dad do this just so that person could enjoy pork ribs and cowpea stew? It was just to make himself feel good."

Mo Yuanji laughed heartily. Now he understood. He said mischievously and self-deprecatingly, "In the eyes of the rich and powerful, our dried cowpeas are just like the cost of building a house."

"Dad, it's different. Dad said the Wang family is a century-old family that has existed for hundreds of years. Hundreds of years ago, maybe the Wang family couldn't even afford meat and could only eat dried cowpea salad. Dad worked hard to support the Mo family and educate his children and grandchildren. I want to make money so much, isn't it all so that the descendants of the Mo family and the He family can be like the Wang family in the future?"

Mo Yuanji said seriously, "You are right."

Then he said to his son, "Did you hear what your sister said?"

Mo Xinzhi quickly stood up, bowed his head and replied, "I heard it."

Mrs. Mo interrupted at this moment and said, "I think what Xi'er said is like her grandmother. Her grandmother believes that delicious food must be given to you. If you say it's delicious and eat more, she'll be happy. If you leave any food, she'll be unhappy."

Mo Yuanji defended his mother, "Mother, you feel sorry for me. You can't bear to eat it yourself, but you see me enjoying it."

Mrs. Mo said, "No, mother does whatever she wants. Once, mother said she wanted to embroider lotus flowers on the collar of her dress, but I forgot to embroider osmanthus flowers instead. I never saw mother wear that dress again."

Mo Yuanji looked displeased when he heard his wife criticizing his own mother.

Mrs. Mo continued, "Of our three children, Xi'er takes after our mother. She's always done whatever she wanted since she was little. Fortunately, she's filial and doesn't lose her temper. I used to worry that if she got married and became a grandmother, she'd end up like our mother."

Mo Chenxi was a little stunned. This meant that the original grandmother also had obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The same is true for her in modern times. Her mother bought her a piece of clothing that she didn't like. Because her mother couldn't give it away or throw it away, it kept hanging in the closet and never worn.

Seeing her father's unhappy face, Mo Chenxi thought of He Wenyan for some reason. Her father was easygoing and sensible, but he wouldn't let his daughter-in-law say anything bad about her mother, and her mother hadn't said anything bad yet.

As a filial son, He Wenyan always obeyed his mother's words. This time, his interests were violated, so he confronted his mother several times and sent her back to the ancestral home.

She took a deep breath. Not to mention the men who were brought up with filial piety in ancient times, how many men today use the phrase "my mother is not easy" to threaten their wives to obey their mothers.

Old Mrs. Mo was nagging because her mother-in-law was no longer around. She was nagging at her age, and she was facing her own children, so she kept on nagging.

Mo Chenxi interrupted, "I said my parents have such gentle tempers, who did I take after? I think my grandmother has her own ideas. As long as she doesn't force others to obey her on major issues, these trivial matters of food and clothing are just for her own pleasure, so it's nothing."

Mrs. Mo nodded and said, "That's right. Your grandmother always said: 'After marriage, obey your husband; after your husband's death, obey your son.' A family depends on men. What's the point of a woman always staying at home? Stop interfering."

Mo Chenxi agreed and added, "It depends on the situation. If the man is not capable and the woman doesn't step up, then the family will be ruined. Our family is strong because of Dad's ability, so Grandma is at ease and doesn't interfere. Mom is lucky to marry a husband like Dad."

Only then did Mrs. Mo realize that according to what she said, her daughter should stay at home and not take care of anything.

But isn’t it because my daughter’s son-in-law is not good enough that she works so hard?

She smiled awkwardly and stopped talking.

Mo Yuanji asked his daughter, "So how do you respond to Mr. Wang about this?"

"Dad, just say thank you. If you're willing to work hard, Wang Dongjia will definitely agree to it. But we have to make it clear that when we borrow money, the interest rate will be the highest. Wang Dongjia knows our situation and won't just leave the shop after it's built. It's his hard work, and he will help our family build the business. Otherwise, he won't feel comfortable taking the money we pay back."

Mo Yuanji sighed inwardly. He didn't understand what rich people were thinking, but he was also curious about how his daughter knew.

Mo Chenxi explained, "Just like what mother said, I'm a bit like that too. I always want to do everything to perfection. Back in the He family, I was very competitive and never gave up. I didn't have the ability or the capital at that time, so Jingyi's father never told me to do anything. It was my narrow-mindedness that kept me silent and worked hard without telling anyone. I always wanted to achieve some results so that my parents would praise me."

She said this not to excuse He Wenyan, but for the Mo family's parents. She wanted to explain her original body's previous alienation from her mother's family, so that the Mo family's parents would feel better and feel that their previous efforts for their daughter were not in vain.

Sure enough, after she said this, Mo Yuanji's face showed relief. Old Mrs. Mo had tears in her eyes. She said, "Mom knows everything. Your father also said that you are strong-willed. He is afraid that you will hurt yourself if you are too strong-willed."

Mrs. Mo was just trying to be nice. In fact, her husband had said that her daughter was too strong-willed but incompetent, and she was afraid that it would hurt her temper.

Some women are like this. They try to be strong all their lives but are never satisfied. When they get old, their personalities become distorted.

This is what the husband meant when he said he regretted marrying his daughter to the He family. The husband had not expected the He family to be such a mess, and he had not expected his daughter to become so strong-willed after marriage. His daughter had no ability to pick up the pieces of this mess in the He family, and not only would it be hard work and damage to her body, but her temperament would also change drastically in the future.

Now everything is fine. The daughter understands and the husband is relieved. Even though the husband says that he will no longer care about his daughter, as a parent, how can he let it go?