The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 825 - 794 Rest Day, Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Relationship

Chapter 825: Chapter 794 Rest Day, Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Relationship

Aunt Li apparently didn’t want to let Chief Engineer Sun off the hook and continued speaking.

On ordinary days, Aunt Li worried about Chief Engineer Sun’s health and often felt resentful in her heart.

"For the country’s prosperity, sacrifices are necessary, but thirty years have passed since the founding of the nation, and it’s time to give some benefits to those who made sacrifices. What good is it to mourn the dead with some wreaths and tears?" Aunt Li said, "What Huo Yingjie is talking about starts from his own interests, but at the same time, he is speaking for other researchers as well."

"Well, then I will discuss this with a few others and make reforms," Chief Engineer Sun said. Huo Yingjie and his wife were very right; once a person is dead, everything else is useless.

Huo Yingjie’s efforts finally paid off, as Chief Engineer Sun and several leaders discussed the issue.

In the end, a secret ballot was held, with ninety-six percent in favor of having rest days.

It was only then that Chief Engineer Sun realized that everyone internally resisted the endless overtime.

Anyway, since the research institute was going to change, Huo Yingjie stopped paying attention to it and focused entirely on his work. Finally, on the twenty-sixth of the twelfth lunar month, he completed his work, submitted it to Chief Engineer Sun, and immediately packed his things and left.

Seeing Huo Yingjie’s hasty departure, Chief Engineer Sun shook his head and chuckled.

He Tiantian, on the other hand, had finished grading the exams, recorded the scores, and after adding in the regular grades, calculated the final scores for the students in her class.

The scholarship winners would be praised after the New Year when school resumed.

Although there were a few students in the class with poor grades, they all passed with over sixty points, sparing He Tiantian the anxiety of arranging for retakes.

She was just worried that her students would be so busy with their writing that they’d neglect their formal studies.

"Teacher He, now that the holidays are here, do you have any plans?" Teacher Wu asked. She had already decided how to spend the New Year and was curious about He Tiantian’s suggestions.

He Tiantian had also finished packing up her things and replied with a smile, "Unless something unexpected comes up, I’ll probably go back to the old house for the New Year."

"Going to Yanjing?" Teacher Wu asked curiously, "Do you go every year?"

"Yes, every year," He Tiantian said, "What about you?"

"We’ll just stay home for the New Year. My husband’s hometown is too far, and he doesn’t like going there," Teacher Wu said proudly. "It’s so far, so cold, I really don’t want to go to the backwoods!"

He Tiantian paused, saying nothing.

Teacher Chen, upon hearing Teacher Wu’s words, shook her head and said, "Teacher Wu, you’re still young and don’t understand that such an attitude can be hurtful. Your family is from here, and you can see your parents any time of year. But your husband was also raised by his parents, and it’s rare to have a holiday break for the New Year. Not going back is somewhat inexcusable."

"But I’m not used to living there!" Teacher Wu retorted, "Anyway, if he wants to go back, he can go by himself. I won’t go."

Teacher Chen, being older, tried to persuade Teacher Wu, hoping she would understand. But the young woman was not kind-hearted, didn’t understand the other side, and would definitely not have a good life ahead.

"Hehe, when you married your husband, accepting him meant accepting his family," Teacher Chen shook her head, "Never mind, the way you young people think is different from us, but the fundamental principle of filial piety must not be lost."

With that, Teacher Chen picked up her document bag and left, starting her winter break.

After Teacher Chen left, Teacher Wu curled her lip and said, "Old feudal lord, always meddling in others’ affairs."

He Tiantian looked up and glanced at Teacher Wu, but didn’t speak.

For such people, He Tiantian disdained to converse.

Feeling high and mighty, as though you can trample others’ feelings underfoot.

It didn’t matter whether it was towards Teacher Wu’s own husband or Teacher Chen; Teacher Wu was wrong in both cases.

And yet she considers herself an intellectual, what a joke!

"Teacher He, why aren’t you saying anything?" Teacher Wu said, noting that He Tiantian only glanced at her but remained silent.

No common language, so what’s there to say!

She herself was unfilial and expected others to chime in?

He Tiantian also understood that not all mothers-in-law were as reasonable as Jiang Lifang, but the majority were still decent, especially after a couple got married. Men should respect their fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law, and women should respect their parents-in-law.

It was mutual.

You can’t treat your own parents as dear and the in-laws like they are from a cesspit.

Fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law might have some opinions and concepts that differ from those of the younger generation, but you can choose not to listen, avoid talking back, and offer the basic respect.

"Hehe, what did you say?" He Tiantian pretended not to hear the conversation between Teacher Wu and Teacher Chen, avoiding continuation of the topic.

Teacher Wu was startled, as He Tiantian clearly knew what she had just said. Pretending otherwise left her feeling somewhat stifled, but if He Tiantian said she hadn’t heard clearly, then Teacher Wu had no good reason to explain again!

"Nothing much, I’ll be leaving first. I wish everyone a happy Spring Festival." Teacher Wu picked up her bag and walked briskly out, her shoes tapping a series of sounds on the floor.

"Hehe, Teacher He, Teacher Wu is angry," a male teacher whispered.

"Yes, Teacher He." Mi Wei, the young female teacher sitting opposite He Tiantian, softly agreed, "You clearly heard her, so why didn’t you respond to her?"

He Tiantian laughed and said, "I didn’t know how to respond!"

"Hehe, right," Mi Wei laughed, "Lucky she didn’t ask me. If she had, I wouldn’t know how to respond either!"

"Sigh, if my wife was like that, I guess I wouldn’t be able to live with it." Wang Bin shook his head with a wry smile, "By comparison, I’ve realized my wife is really great. She not only accompanies me home during winter break but also in the summer, and she often helps out with cooking at home. Instead, it’s my mom who complains about my wife to me."

"Hehe, as long as you know your wife is good, that’s what matters," Teacher He laughed, "The reason why a woman does this is actually because she loves her husband and therefore respects her husband’s parents."

Mi Wei chimed in, "Wang Bin, your sister-in-law is a good woman. Although a daughter-in-law should respect her mother-in-law, some mothers-in-law are just old pious women, making life difficult for their daughters-in-law, feeling like the daughter-in-law can do nothing right."

"Hehe, has your mother-in-law been giving you a hard time?" Wang Bin asked, "You’ve been married for just two months!"

"Well, old pious women don’t become nice just because the marriage is recent," Mi Wei said with a wry smile, "I’m planning to borrow some money from my parents to buy a small apartment so we can move out and not have to squeeze in with my parents-in-law and the boss’s family. Take making breakfast, for example. My mother-in-law is retired but healthy; she doesn’t make breakfast, which is fine, but isn’t there my sister-in-law and me? We could take turns, one week each or one day each. But she insists on having both of us get up to make breakfast together; in the cold weather, you can’t even sleep in a bit. And that’s not all; she’s also stirring up trouble between my sister-in-law and me. My sister-in-law is straightforward and came to talk to me directly, or else I wouldn’t have known my mother-in-law was causing strife between us."