Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten
Chapter 142 Deadlock

Chapter 142: Chapter 142 Deadlock

"Don’t worry, just focus on getting better. I heard you taking medicine today gave Ni Zi and the others quite a laugh." Gong Tao felt like laughing when he remembered his daughter complaining about her uncle.

Hmph, there it is again. Cai Ming was really about to cry. How could there be sisters who are so desperate to sell out their brothers?

What’s even worse is the niece is also one to cause problems, even helping to spread the word.

Whenever Cai Ming thought about his reputation here, he decided he must not come to this place again.

Otherwise, whenever those kids see him, they would remember what he looked like today. Although Cai Ming doesn’t care much about reputation, he can’t allow the kids to look down on him, right? Better change the topic quickly; otherwise, his lifelong reputation would be at stake.

"Brother-in-law, you’re not from the Gong Family, you’re from the Cai Family." Recalling the words heard before leaving, Cai Ming felt uneasy.

Cai Family? Isn’t everything about the Cai Family handled through Cai Meina? What’s this kid Cai Ming doing talking to him about it?

Seeing his brother-in-law’s surprised expression, he knew he wasn’t wrong, "I’m worried my family is too soft-hearted; you know my sister sometimes can’t handle my parents."

"The problem is, even if you treat them well, they won’t remember; there’s always the saying that a married daughter is like water thrown away."

"If there’s trouble and you don’t help, then the daughter is just a thankless wretch."

This was spot on; his mother-in-law was skilled in this, but hearing it from her own son’s mouth was odd, "But do you think I can hold them off?"

Mind you, mother-in-law is a tough person; she rarely loses an argument or fight, especially since he’s the junior.

"Why can’t you hold them off?" See, brother-in-law they are good people, "You’re the son-in-law, you don’t have to be overly nice to them."

"They have sons after all."

"If my mom’s causing trouble, you cause some too, tell them how they’re being unreasonable." Cai Ming knew his brother-in-law wasn’t ignorant of this, just unsure how to fight back. In their eyes, these were elders.

It sounded as though Cai Ming wasn’t their son. If you didn’t know Cai Ming personally, you’d think he was inciting his sister and brother-in-law to fight.

"I mentioned it before, but you ignored it. Now they’re getting worse. If you and my sister had been more forceful initially, it wouldn’t be like this."

"Did you know, my mom and the others said why Uncle Gong abandoned you, brother-in-law? They think you’re too useless to gain benefits for the family."

Cai Ming was truly shocked. Brother-in-law had been more than good enough to both the Gong and Cai families, but they still saw him as inadequate.

Gain benefits? Don’t they know if people found out, it would be a huge crime, blowing up into a big issue?

Yet, in their eyes, he was not seen as family, just someone to take advantage of.

"Isn’t my big brother now fulfilling their wishes, supporting them, so I guess they’ll have a great celebration this year." Likely, things will get very contentious.

If Gong Qiang really obtains something, the big sister-in-law would likely bring it back to her family home, as the Gong Family has the elders’ backing, and the younger siblings wouldn’t want to offer anything.

Everyone is eager to take advantage, worried they might miss out on benefits, "I can imagine this New Year will be chaotic and full of arguments."

No way, the brother-in-law already predicted it. The brother-in-law really is a master at hiding capabilities, even after leaving, he could foresee, "It turned into chaos, supposedly on New Year’s Eve things almost got out of control."

"They said the family only had one bowl of meat, and it was given to Gong Xinyu."

A bowl of meat for the eldest grandson, that’s normal, "He’s always been this domineering, the meat is his. Anyone in the family can go without meat, except him." For meat, mother had not stopped creating drama.

"They again say I’m all sorts of unhelpful, not mailing them anything." Regardless of who makes the mistake, Zhang Lan would immediately blame Gong Tao, thinking if this son just did a little more and ate a little less, everything would be fine.

Yet brother-in-law guessed accurately again; this is truly amazing. If it wasn’t known that nobody would inform Gong Tao, one would think someone already did.

Gong Ruini crouched at the door, watching her uncle’s startled demeanor with utter disdain; come on, this isn’t her dad being clever, it’s Zhang Lan’s repeated antics that are deeply embedded in Gong Tao’s bones.

"If you go through it enough, you’ll realize it’s a very normal thing." Gong Tao found it strange that he wasn’t sad; once, it would indeed have made him feel hurt.

Normal, how many times does one have to experience this to deem it normal? Just like him, seeing his parents’ eyes only for brother Cai Guoqing feels totally normal. If his parents suddenly started treating him well, he’d probably feel worried instead, thinking they must have some ulterior motives.

"Rest assured, even if they agitate, I won’t interfere." Gong Tao isn’t foolish; he has been contemplating many things these days.

"Not discussing if I have ginseng, even if I truly get large ginseng, sending it home is my final deadlock." The other side will make all kinds of moves against him; Gong Tao doesn’t believe they will relent.

Why tell Gong Qiang to fetch ginseng, and aged ginseng at that? Is it truly to save someone, or to once again kick him into the abyss? Gong Tao really dares not think.

"If I encounter problems because of ginseng, the unlucky ones will only be me; even the Gong Family and Cai Family will step on me several times."

"The reason would be that I used all sorts of methods to return to the city." This is the biggest and most reasonable reason, one that leaves him with no way out.

Could it be? Cai Ming inhaled sharply upon hearing this; how could they act so ruthlessly?

Isn’t brother-in-law already in the Northeast, basically unable to threaten these people’s positions? Is it necessary for them to do this?

Cai Ming truly did not understand and really couldn’t comprehend it.

Overthinking? Was it truly overthinking? Gong Tao hoped he was overthinking, but some things are better overthought than mishandled, "I’m someone undergoing re-education, I can’t make any more mistakes."

"In fact, I should feel grateful for finally choosing to come to the Northeast." Though other places seemed good, Gong Tao didn’t know if they truly went there what kind of days awaited them.

Maybe more comfortable than here, maybe full of traps awaiting them, "Being close to home means they can stir up trouble quickly; there’s essentially no peaceful day."

Living close by, Gong Tao didn’t know if they would again suppress both the Gong Family and Cai Family, "Also, you haven’t talked about the drama following that bowl of meat."

The New Year’s Eve drama is probably just the beginning; there should be more to it.

Gong Ruini was shocked, oh god, can’t it be? For one piece of ginseng, they have further plans, like forcing their family into a dead end.

Gong Ruini didn’t understand; if it was initially about Gong Tao’s position, he’s long since left, is there really a need to pursue relentlessly?