Wang Shuhua didn't want to hear about her helplessness at all; she just wanted to know how her daughter was doing now and whether she could bring any honor to the family.

“Daughter, I understand you. I know how hard you’ve worked. Don’t say anything more, it hurts my heart.” Wang Shuhua pretended to wipe her eyes and then asked casually, “When did you get back? What does your son-in-law do for a living? How much does he earn a month?”

Hearing her mother ask these questions, Jiang Ruyi said with some pride, "We've been back for half a month, Mom. You don't know, we're living in a big villa now. It's huge! My son even has his own room. My mother-in-law loves him so much."

Wang Shuhua frowned. Was this girl doing it on purpose? She kept going on and on without getting to the point: "Really? That's a good thing. You should be good to your mother-in-law, be sweet-talking, and be diligent. Do your brother-in-law and sister-in-law live with you?"

Jiang Ruyi's eyes showed impatience: "We don't live together. They're really well-off; they have their own houses."

"That would be even better. Being in a good position will give you an advantage. If you can appease your in-laws, they will definitely side with you."

Jiang Ruyi smiled and said yes, but when she thought of her difficult mother-in-law, her stubborn father-in-law, and her spoiled and willful sister-in-law who looked down on her, she gritted her teeth and thought viciously that she must urge her mother-in-law to marry off her sister-in-law as soon as possible. She was really too annoying.

Jiang Ruyi looked at her mother meaningfully and asked, "Why haven't I seen Grandma out for a walk? Is the man next door still unmarried? Could it be that he doesn't want to marry her because she's an orphan?" Facing Jiang Ruyu, she didn't mind cursing her with the utmost malice.

Wang Shuhua never expected that her daughter was still keeping an eye on Jiang Ruyu. She had suffered so much at Jiang Ruyu's hands, how come she never learned her lesson?

"Jiang Ruyu is doing well. She's doing well at work. I heard that Jiang Lin has been promoted after joining the army. I also heard that Jiang Hui became a teacher in the countryside. He gets full work points without having to work in the fields. Zheng Yang treats her very well. They got married before the Chinese New Year this year. Didn't you see how busy the Zheng family on the east side is? They're cleaning the house and preparing for their wedding."

Wang Shuhua said this to warn her young daughter not to provoke Jiang Ruyu anymore; Jiang Ruyu was doing well, and she had already accepted her fate.

Little did she know, she didn't want to hear anything about how well Jiang Ruyu was doing. The better Jiang Ruyu was doing, the more upset she became. She just wanted Jiang Ruyu to be worse off than her.

Jiang Ruyi's eyes were filled with jealousy and resentment. She suddenly stood up, grabbed a can of fruit, and said, "Mom, I have to go see Grandma when I get back, otherwise it would seem like I'm being unreasonable."

Wang Shuhua couldn't stop her, and Jiang Ruyi stood up, grabbed her things, and swayed her hips as she went next door. Looking at the closed door, her eyes darkened: "Grandma, it's me, Ruyi. I'm back. I've come to see you. Please open the door."

The grandmother and granddaughter inside the house listened to the high-pitched voice coming from the doorway. Jiang Ruyu had a look of disgust on her face, and the old lady Jiang also frowned and looked impatient. Neither of them spoke or opened the door.

Jiang Ruyi waited outside for a while, but when there was no response or anyone coming to open the door, her anger flared up. She pounded on the door, shouting, "Jiang Ruyu, I know you're home! Open the door! I've come to see Grandma. Why won't you let me in? What, do you know I'm married well now and you're too afraid to come out and see me?"

Jiang Ruyu looked at her grandmother as if she was about to vomit, and the old lady patted her reassuringly: "Don't mind her, she's out of her mind."

Jiang Ruyi was so angry that she wanted to kick the door when no one answered it. Wang Shuhua came over and stopped her: "What are you doing? When your dad comes back, he'll be angry again if he sees you like this. Do you still want to go back to your parents' home?"

These words struck a nerve with Jiang Ruyi: "Going back to my parents' home? Do I even have a parents' home anymore? Look at how they treat me. Do they even consider me family? And you, besides asking about my in-laws' situation, have you ever asked me if I'm doing well? Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? When I was eating coarse food in the countryside, not one of you cared about me. Now you want to take advantage of me? Do you think I'm stupid?"

Fang Meili, who was inside the house, was furious when she heard this. She slammed the door open, pointed at Jiang Ruyi, and cursed, "You heartless girl! You've been in the countryside for years, and Mom has sent you so much money, so many tickets, so many things, openly and secretly. Do you think we're all blind? Now you're saying these things. Don't you have any conscience? Get out of here and stop disgusting me in my house."

Jiang Ruyi was scolded by her sister-in-law, and her face turned red and purple with anger: "Why do you have the right to kick me out? This is my home, and my surname is Jiang. If anyone should leave, it should be you, an outsider. You are the one who is sowing discord between my brother and me. He used to be so good to me. You vicious and wicked woman."

Fang Meili looked at her shameless and arrogant sister-in-law and didn't give her any face at all: "What you said is funny. It's true that I am a non-family member, but my daughter has the surname Jiang. You, when you were a daughter, all you knew was to act cute and ask for favors. Now that you're married, you dare to come back and throw a tantrum. Dream on. Get out of here."

Wang Shuhua watched her daughter-in-law scold her daughter, but she didn't dare to speak up for her daughter at all, because she would still have to rely on her son and daughter-in-law to support her in her old age.

"Ruyi, apologize to your sister-in-law. How could you talk to her like that?"

Jiang Ruyi looked at her mother in disbelief: "Mom, what did you say? You want me to apologize to her? Why should I? I'm your own daughter! Why aren't you on my side?"

Jiang Jianguo and Jiang Kai heard the commotion before they even entered the courtyard. Jiang Jianguo walked into the courtyard and pointed at Jiang Ruyi: "You get the hell out of here right now! Look at yourself! Can't you just behave yourself? Every time you come back, you cause trouble. You've turned the house into a complete mess. Don't ever come back again."

Jiang Ruyi's face turned a deep shade of liver. Being told to leave by her own father had completely humiliated her.

Zheng Yang returned carrying two large watermelons and witnessed this scene. He raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with an ambiguous meaning. He put one watermelon back on his table and took the other to his girlfriend's place.

As Zheng Yang passed by Jiang Jianguo and his group, he smiled, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and said, "Uncle, brother, sister-in-law, come and eat some watermelon later. It's freshly delivered from the supply and marketing cooperative, and it's very sweet."

Jiang Jianguo smiled when he saw Zheng Yang: "Okay, I'll be there in a bit."

Jiang Ruyi watched as Zheng Yang, smiling like a peacock with its tail feathers spread, knocked on Jiang Ruyu's door: "Ruyu, I'm here, open the door quickly."

A moment later, Jiang Ruyu opened the door: "You're here, come in quickly, it's very hot outside, get some water to wash your face later."

Zheng Yang showed her the watermelon: "Look, this is a new variety of black-skinned seedless watermelon. This one must weigh six or seven pounds."

“Seedless watermelon, I’ve never had one before, come on in.” Jiang Ruyu looked up at her uncle and the others, glancing at Jiang Ruyi as if she didn’t see her: “Uncle, brother, sister-in-law, come and eat watermelon, there’s enough for us.”