Li Xiuli smiled and said humbly, "She's not a troublemaker, I'll teach her slowly, what else can I do?"
The Eldest Daughter-in-law is indeed good; there's nothing to say about that.
This Second Daughter-in-law...
Sigh, never mind.
She wasn't like this right after getting married.
After being married for a while, all her flaws came out.
How could Zhao Honghua not understand that Xiuli was satisfied with both daughters-in-law? She said with a smile, "As long as it's not a major flaw, just teach her slowly. Everyone comes from that age."
"You have a point," Li Xiuli agreed, but she didn't forget the topic from before.
"You need to take care of your health; you look terribly thin."
"Ziqiang can't rely on his father; he can only rely on you. If something happens to you, what will Ziqiang do?"
Thinking of Chen Ziqiang's father, that Trash, Li Xiuli felt a surge of anger.
If that were her own man, daring to be lazy and ignore everything, she would take a knife and chop him up right then and there.
But Honghua has been weak-willed since childhood and is incapable of doing anything harsh; she only gets bullied.
Fortunately, that Young Man Ziqiang is a good one; otherwise, what hope would Honghua have in this life?
Zhao Honghua naturally knew Xiuli was worried about her, and a warmth spread throughout her body, slowly permeating her cold limbs.
"I know, I'll eat when I get back," she said.
She truly hadn't eaten much these past few days.
There wasn't much Grain left at home; they had to eat sparingly!
It's just that Xiuli was right—if she starved to death, what would Ziqiang do?
She had to live, live well.
Even if Chen Jiefang, that Trash, died, she couldn't die.
Seeing that her friend took it to heart, Li Xiuli breathed a sigh of relief and patted her arm.
"Life is hard, but it will pass if you endure it. What insurmountable obstacle is there?"
The hardest times had already passed.
Next up should be that ray of dawn Tangtang mentioned, right?
Zhao Honghua nodded.
Her eyes, which seemed covered in a layer of dust, burst forth with a faint light.
Without a fierce Mother-in-law and Sister-in-law protecting her, she could only rely on herself.
Thinking of Wu Chunhua being disciplined by Lin Tang's grandmother yesterday, Zhao Honghua lowered her voice and said:
"Xiuli, did you hear what happened yesterday afternoon?"
"What happened?" Li Xiuli looked completely bewildered.
She ate dinner yesterday and went straight to sleep.
She had been busy since getting up this morning; she hadn't heard a thing.
"Your Mother-in-law disciplined Wu Chunhua yesterday, splashing a basin of water on her head.
Wu Chunhua didn't dare say a word back and even slapped herself several times."
Zhao Honghua felt a bit envious.
If only she had such a fierce, protective Mother-in-law.
Unfortunately, her in-laws were not kind, and besides, they had long since become a Small dirt pile.
"My Mother-in-law disciplined Wu Chunhua, and Wu Chunhua even slapped herself?" Li Xiuli exclaimed in surprise.
Was this true?
That was too... satisfying!!
As expected of a Mother-in-law!
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. Your Mother-in-law is truly wonderful," Zhao Honghua said with emotion.
Having a Mother-in-law who is fierce and protective is a blessing cultivated over several lifetimes!
Li Xiuli also felt her Mother-in-law was very good and nodded repeatedly, "Mm, my Mother-in-law is indeed very good."
It's just that she has a bad temper, but that's not important.
She must send more of tonight's meat to her Mother-in-law.
With her Mother-in-law stepping in, few people in the village would dare to openly gossip about Tangtang.
That fierce person who once killed a Wild Boar with a few punches.
Not everyone dared to provoke her.
After entering the Production Brigade, Li Xiuli and Zhao Honghua parted ways.
Zhou Mei looked back and saw her Mother-in-law was alone again, so she quickly handed the Farm Tools she was holding to the Eldest Daughter-in-law and ran to her Mother-in-law.
"Mother, can I go pick up Hu Tou and Niu Niu?"
Li Xiuli had already guessed this would happen. She put on a stern face and looked at Zhou Mei.
"Now you remember to pick them up? What were you thinking, always leaving the children at your Maternal Family? Does our Lin Family not have enough to raise Hu Tou and Niu Niu or something?"
This Wife truly left her speechless.
Other people's Wives are always racking their brains to move good things from the in-laws' home to their Maternal Family.
Hers doesn't do that; instead, she constantly goes to her Maternal Family to sponge off them.
It's one thing to go back to her Maternal Family occasionally to ransack things.
But she always sends the two children to the Old Zhou Family to freeload meals...
She has told her off countless times, and the woman admits her mistake quickly enough.
But she never changes; she does it again next time.
If she hadn't sent quite a few things back to the Old Zhou Family as a Subsidy, she would feel the Lin Family had lost face.
Zhou Mei didn't feel anything was wrong and said without changing her expression:
"Of course, we can afford to raise them. Isn't it because my mother misses Hu Tou and Niu Niu?
The Old person insisted I leave the children behind; what could I say?"
How could Li Xiuli not know she was trying to fool her again? She spat.
"Enough, save that story for someone else. Do you think this Old Mother of yours would believe you?"
"If you're going to pick them up, then go. When you go, don't forget to take the children's food rations; we can't let your Maternal Family suffer a loss."
"...Take rations?" Zhou Mei's voice rose slightly.
"Take what? Hu Tou and Niu Niu don't eat that much. Don't take anything, absolutely nothing. I still wanted to Pull towards oneself from..."
...Pull towards oneself some good things from the Maternal Family...
Sensing a murderous aura on her, the words in her mouth immediately got stuck.
Hiss, Mother-in-law's eyes have a killing intent!!
Meeting Li Mu's eyes, which were gathering Firelight, Zhou Mei quickly changed her tune:
"Mother, you are right, I should take some. I'll go back and get them now." Saying that, she bolted towards home.
Ahhh, Mother-in-law is too terrifying!
She scared the Wife half to death...
Ning Xinrou lagged a few steps behind. When she caught up, she noticed her Mother-in-law's expression was slightly off. "Mother, what's wrong? Did Junior Disciple Brother's wife make you angry again?"
That word 'again' carried a lot of weight.
Li Xiuli took a deep breath and let it out.
She felt she would be angered to death by the Second Daughter-in-law sooner or later.
"Never mind that Blockhead; let's go home too."
Worried that Zhou Mei would take damaged, blackened Sweet Potatoes to the Old Zhou Family,
she walked quickly toward home, kicking up a gust of wind on the path.
It wasn't that she was being overly suspicious; her own Blockhead Wife was truly capable of doing such a thing.
Zhou Mei was currently rummaging through the Cellar.
If other people went to their Maternal Family, they would figure out ways to Pull towards oneself good things, but the Lin Family's Wife was different.
She usually didn't want to bring anything, but if she insisted on bringing something, it would definitely be something not very good.
Li Xiuli heard Gou Dan say his Second Aunt went to the Cellar, so she put down what she was holding and went to the Cellar without even washing her hands.
The Cellar was dug in a sunny, wind-sheltered spot in the backyard and was square-shaped.
It contained Sweet Potatoes, Cabbage, and other ingredients.
At this moment, Zhou Mei was squatting on the ground, her back to the Cellar entrance, picking and choosing.
The key point was—she was picking the ones that weren't very good.
"This one is cracked, this one looks damaged, this one looks a bit shabby... Take it, take it, it's a bargain for the Old Zhou Family..."
As she put the less desirable ones into the basket, she muttered discontentedly.
Li Xiuli listened to her muttering from behind and was so angry she laughed.
"...It is indeed a bargain for the Old Zhou Family. It would be better to give them nothing at all..." she said this sentence Expressionless.