Back home, Zhao Lan flew into a rage at Fu Yuanlin, yet he could not bring himself to suggest that she vacate her other apartment to house his father-in-law and brother-in-law.
That apartment brought in three hundred and eighty yuan a month in rent—nearly the equivalent of a full salary—and Zhao Lan could not bear to let it go for free. However, if he let his in-laws keep causing such a scene, he and Fu Yuanlin would only continue to lose face.
The next morning, having pondered the matter all night, Zhao Lan invited his father-in-law and brother-in-law out for breakfast to persuade them to return to the countryside. "Making a living in the city isn't easy. You’d be better off going home to farm. In the countryside, you have land and a house; you won’t go hungry, and you’ll have plenty of space. It might be hard work, but manual labor in the city is no walk in the park either. Dad, you and Yaozu should really think about it."
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