Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1545 Unreasonable 3

Chapter 1545: Chapter 1545 Unreasonable 3

"Thrifty and good at managing the household? Pah! If you wanted someone like that, you shouldn’t have married me!" Shen Qing lashed out at Su Meixiang after coming home in the evening, and Su Meixiang immediately exploded, "The real problem is you can’t make any money! Look at the wife and kids of Commander Lu—what are they wearing? Then look at me, I’m not even dressed as well as their kids!"

Shen Qing’s face turned not only pale but dark—dark as ink.

"Su Meixiang!" He growled deeply, "You’re crossing the line! Why are you dragging Commander Lu’s wife into this? She’s been here for over a month and hasn’t acted like you, buying new clothes and shoes every other day. You want to buy clothes and shoes, I’ve never stopped you. Wanting to dress up nicely isn’t wrong—it’s only natural. You’re my revolutionary partner, and it’s my duty to meet all your reasonable needs. Even old soldiers in the army, once they have money, want to buy imported watches—it’s human nature. But all I’m asking is for you to keep enough money for food for yourself and the child before you spend on what you want. Don’t let yourself and the child go hungry—it’s a miserable feeling being hungry."

"Who says I’ve gone hungry? Who says I’ve starved your son? Whoever says that, bring them here and let them confront me! Ten years ago, we couldn’t even dream of meals like this, and now you’re acting all picky!" Su Meixiang stood with her hands on her hips, eyebrows furrowed and eyes glaring fiercely.

Shen Feng saw his parents arguing and shrank into a ball, hiding in his room without uttering a sound.

Deep down, he wanted to eat meat. It had been a very long time since he’d had any. Only when dad was home could he go with him to a restaurant and eat a bowl of "Peach Blossom Noodles" with roasted pork and marinated egg—it was delicious! But he didn’t dare ask for it, afraid mom would beat him.

Seeing his wife completely unrepentant, Shen Qing felt exhausted. He rubbed his forehead and said, "Fine, fine. I can’t win arguing with you. I won’t say another word, okay? From now on, every month when I get my salary, I’ll give you one hundred and fifty yuan. Do whatever you want—buy clothes, buy shoes, whatever. I’ll leave fifty yuan for Shen Feng’s living expenses."

Su Meixiang glared at him with wide eyes and yelled angrily, "Shen Qing, is your son eating gold? Fifty yuan a month for food?" Fifty yuan could buy two and a half pounds of wool yarn to knit her a sweater.

"Are you planning to feed Shen Feng meals costing only five cents?" Shen Qing finally erupted, "What kind of mother are you?"

Lunch consisted of soup costing one cent, dishes costing five cents, and at most, five cents for rice or a steamed bun—adding it all together, a meal wouldn’t even cost twenty cents. And Su Meixiang ate dishes herself. Morning and evening meals cost even less—a bowl of noodles was only eight cents. The way she fed the child, even three meals wouldn’t add up to fifty cents.

"How am I not a mother? Did I ever let him go hungry for even one meal?" Su Meixiang snapped back defiantly.

"You didn’t let him go hungry, no. You just made him live on the edge—not starving but never full—and refused to give him even the tiniest bit of meat. He hasn’t had a new outfit in three years." Shen Qing said coldly, "You only think about yourself—all you care about is dressing beautifully, dressing stylishly, dressing for compliments, like a blooming flower. But you don’t look around, don’t think—among the respected wives in the compound, who gets their respect for their dress?"

"Oh, I see, so now you’re unhappy with me? If you’re unhappy, why did you marry me? Go marry some thrifty, sensible, virtuous woman instead! You married me, leveraged my family’s connections to climb to the position of commander, and now you want to turn your back on me!"

When Shen Qing heard this, his face immediately changed color.