chapter 8 Rock bottom

"Wahh!" Emily was frightened by the roars of her father and grandma. And started crying loudly. "Emily, don't cry!" William gently cradled his daughter and coaxed her. Somewhat flustered. It has been more than a year since he was with my daughter. He felt guilty in his heart. However, the way he looked at his mother-in-law did not change at all. His gaze was cold. There was also a hint of anger. He lost his job. He lost his love life. And with his daughter by his side. William was fearless. Since marrying Emma, William has endured various behaviors from his weird mother-in-law. In the past, he had to endure for the sake of family harmony. But what did he get in exchange? He did not gain any respect or understanding from the other party. They took his actions as a matter of course. Now that her daughter has cheated on him, his mother-in-law is not ashamed, instead, she thinks that it is something worth showing off that someone is pursuing her married daughter. This is simply ridiculous. He spent many years in society and spent a year in prison. William learned a lot. One of the important things is that if a person's value is not aligned with his own, it would be impossible to communicate. A sophisticated egoist like Olivia does not know how to be grateful or look for the good qualities of others. She will only ignore the kindness expressed by others and take everything she gets for granted. The awkward atmosphere seemed to have solidified. Olivia's face turned red in one moment and white in another moment. The old ladies on the side who didn't get along with Olivia stood there as if saying, don't be too proud Olivia. You deserve it. Who asked you to show off every day? Isn't it good now, that you got embarrassed by your son-in-law? Seeing the mocking eyes of the people around her, Olivia couldn't stand it anymore. "William, I am Emma's mother, what's wrong with me thinking for my daughter?" Olivia suddenly found the confidence, "If you can return your lives to how it was before you were jailed, I don't mind apologizing to you, but can you?" Olivia's eyes widened, with one hand on her waist, and the other pointing at William's nose. She said angrily, "You are a person who has been in prison. Who will give you a job? If you don't have a job, how can Emma support the family alone?” "Instead of starving the whole family to death, you might as well let Emma live her own life!" "Am I wrong?" At this point, Olivia felt that she had the upper hand, and turned to ask the old men and women, "Everyone give me your opinion, am I wrong?" Her neighbors would not say a word. For this kind of household issue, they just wanted to watch for fun. In the future, they can still bring this matter up from time to time to annoy Olivia. That was enough. No one responded, and Olivia's expression soured. In a hurry, she also said a lot of wrong things. Now, she just hopes there is a way to dissolve this awkward situation. "Dad, I'm hungry." Emily hugged William's neck. It was timely and just enough to break the awkward situation. "Didn't you have lunch at noon, Emily?" William glanced at his watch. It was only after three o'clock. Olivia said quickly, "This child, didn't grandma cook for you?" "The instant noodles don't taste good. I'm still hungry." Emily pouted. The little girl didn't know how to lie, and she blew Olivia off with just one sentence. "Olivia, you're just making do with the child's meal like this?" William's anger had not yet extinguished, and it suddenly rose again. The neighbors around her looked at her with contempt. Olivia's face felt hot like she had a fever. "Yonker, Emily is your granddaughter, how could you do this?" "If the child eats noodles all the time, she will not get enough nutrients!" At that moment, the old neighbors criticized Olivia one after another. They are all grandparents and are all eager to be close to their grandchildren. They didn't expect to meet someone so different, like Olivia. "Wasn't I, I, I, really busy?" Olivia said angrily, "William, you're just in time, take Emily with you, if you think I don't take care of her well enough. You can take of her as her father. You don't have a job anyway, you can stay home and take care of your child every day!" William laughed coldly, "You don't need to tell me that. I will never send Emily to you again. Let's go, Daddy will take you to eat delicious food!" "I want to eat KFC!" “Then let's eat KFC!” Picking up Emily with one arm, William walked out of Olivia's residential area without looking back. That's right, he had no cash on him. But now in the Internet era, there are various payment methods available. It won't be a problem for him. However, William only discovered it when he was waiting in line at the KFC restaurant to order. He was tricked. There was no money in his bank card. So William wanted to use Alipay to make an advance payment. But he found that his spending quota had been used up. No need to ask. It must have been Emma's doing. Only Emma knows his Alipay account password and payment password. While he was in jail, his bank card was always in her hand. Standing in front of the counter, William urgently dialed Emma's phone number. "Hey, transfer some money to me via Alipay. I brought Emily to eat at KFC. I don't have any money to pay the bill! Hello?" Emma actually hung up the phone. William was so angry that he held up his mobile phone and wanted to smash it on the ground. "Dad, I'm so hungry." Emily, who had washed her hands, grabbed William's shirt hem and kept shaking. Her big eyes were full of desire for delicious food. William had no choice but to say to Emily in embarrassment, "Good girl, Dad will cook for you at home. Dad will definitely bring you here to eat tomorrow, okay?" "No! I want to eat it today!" The child's hope has been accumulated the whole way to the restaurant. Just when it was about to come true, it fell through. How could a child who was not even of age to go to school accept this calmly? For a moment, William broke out in a sweat on his forehead. Emily was crying. The dust on her face, combined with the tears, turned into black marks. Emily looked extremely pitiful. "Brother, if you're not ordering, please give way." The customer behind William got a little impatient. I... William wished he could slap himself. It’s so frustrating to live like this. It is said that money can defeat a hero. That's exactly the current situation. The embarrassment of being watched by everyone, the guilt for Emily, and the depression that came with hating himself for having no money were all intertwined, rubbing William's heart. "Little sister, I'll treat you to this meal!" A rather bold but clear child's voice sounded. "Beep!" A little boy taps his cell phone at the checkout terminal. And paid for Emily’s set meal. William was slightly startled, "Kid, this" William, who was not afraid of dealing with people from all walks of life, was speechless when facing a boy who looked like he just entered elementary school. Obviously, the child had probably taken his parent's cell phone. The little boy took out a piece of candy and handed it to Emily, "Little sister, this piece of candy is for you. Don't cry, you're almost turning into a big cat." It was an ordinary piece of fruit hard candy. It attracted Emily's attention. She wanted to reach out and take it, but subconsciously looked at William, and then said in a small voice, "Dad said that I can't just ask for other people's things!" A gentle woman walked up to Emily with a smile, knelt, and said with a smile, "Take the candy and say thank you. Then it won't be considered as casually asking for it." Emily looked at William again. When others take the initiative to express kindness to you, don't refuse or be nervous. Accept it calmly. Then, just look for opportunities to give back. This is William's code of conduct. "Take it, say thank you to this brother, even the money for our meal is his treat." William smiled and nodded to the gentlewoman. No need to ask, the woman must be the boy's mother.