“Your parents treat me as a dupe. Do they think I’m rich? I’m just an Uber driver now!” Hank said to Jessica.
He had been in a bad mood since Liberty hung up on him.
As such, he took it out on the Yateses.
Jessica agreed that her parents were covertly asking for money. Her mom used to do the same when she went home to visit in the past. In any case, Jessica had always given half of her salary to her family. No matter what her mom said after that, she did not give more. Over time, her mom stopped trying.
Even so, Jessica could not stand Hank complaining about her family. As bad as they were, they were her parents, her brothers, and her sisters-in-law.
“Don’t complain about my parents. They’re my parents, and it was hard for them to raise me. Now that you’ve married me, you’re their son-in-law. A son-in-law is like half a son. What’s wrong with giving them some money for them to see the doctor?
“Have your parents not asked you for money before? Also, your outrageous sister is extremely shameless. I’ve never seen such a shameless person. She has been married for over ten years and still intervenes in her maiden family’s affairs.
“Your parents and your sister are the same. Hank, I’m telling you, I’m only putting up with your family because I love you. Do you think some other woman can tolerate it?”
Hank had started the car, but he turned off the engine after hearing Jessica accuse his family. He refuted, “What’s wrong with my parents asking me for some living expenses? You were raised by your parents, but I wasn’t?
“Was it easy for my parents to raise me? You say that a son-in-law is like half a son, so I should honor your parents. Since you married into my family and became a daughter-in-law of the Browns, shouldn’t you honor my parents too? My sister has always been like that. What can I do about it? I can’t cut ties with her—she’s my only sister!”
Jessica replied, “Do you think your sister is family for life whereas your wife can be replaced at any time? Is that why you keep helping your sister and siding with your family? The money your parents received from you has always been used to subsidize the spending of your sister’s family.
“Your sister’s children were all raised by your parents. Their pensions and the living expenses you gave are all used to support her family’s spending. What did your sister give back to your parents? What has she given back to you?
“You always say that my parents only think about helping my brothers, why don’t you criticize your parents for helping your sister? My brothers aren’t rich, but is your sister not? Her savings are definitely more than yours! When your brother-in-law wanted to open a hardware store, they even wanted to borrow money from us. Only someone as thick-faced as Chelsea could do something like that.
“If she’s so capable, she should ask Liberty for money and ask for her breakfast store. Liberty’s diner is doing so well and rakes in money every day. If she’s so competent, she should go to Liberty instead!”
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