Ye Yun's eyes were filled with resentment.

The fourth brother immediately stopped smiling and said very seriously, "Sister-in-law, don't take it to heart. I didn't mean to fool you. I just wanted to fool that old woman downstairs."

As he spoke, he pointed to Li Xiuying down the slope.

Ye Yun: "..."

You're a bit cunning, kid.

"Zhao Laosi! Don't be so smug now! You've bullied me like this, wait until my son comes back, and we'll see how he deals with you!" Li Xiuying's angry shout came from down the slope.

Li Xiuying felt utterly humiliated after being fooled by the fourth brother, a junior.

Upon hearing this, the fourth brother craned his neck and grinned down the slope, revealing two rows of big white teeth, and said, "Old Guo's son, if you really have that ability, then come up here and beat me up right now!"

When his brother was around, the fourth brother was too embarrassed to speak harshly to Li Xiuying.

Now that his brother is gone, how can we expect him to be kind?

The fourth brother hadn't forgotten how Li Xiuying had bullied his mother and grandmother. His grandmother's eyes were blinded because of Li Xiuying's crying!

If Li Xiuying hadn't gone too far, would the Qin family have ended up in such a miserable state back then?

Back then, the Qin family wasn't doing well. All the men in the family had died, and they were almost facing the prospect of being wiped out.

However, his grandmother is still young, and his mother can also help her family.

Most importantly, there's also his brother.

Even if the family is poor, as long as his brother is alive, the Qin family has hope, and no one will dare to bully them or take advantage of an old woman who has no descendants.

But Li Xiuqin insisted on taking her brother away, thus removing the backbone of the Qin family.

It's fair to say that the Qin family's world has collapsed.

The fourth brother was still young at that time and didn't understand much about emotional entanglements.

But he remembers his mother and grandmother crying every day.

His grandmother, in particular, fell seriously ill and went blind from crying. She almost couldn't bear the blow and followed his eldest uncle in death.

It was only because her brother would often sneak back to check on her that the old lady was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

As her brother grew up, the old lady's health gradually improved, but her foundation was damaged. She went blind and her mind became confused. Every day, she could only sit at the door with her cane, basking in the sun.

And still, up until now.

These are all real harms.

I can't forget, I can't forget, those difficult days are etched into my bones.

Therefore, the fourth brother also harbored resentment towards Li Xiuying.

If it weren't for this heartless woman, how could the Qin family have fallen to such a state?

Ye Yun slowly finished her breakfast porridge.

The fourth brother was quick-witted and snatched the dishes from her as she got up to wash them, then turned and went into the kitchen.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to glare at Li Xiuying.

Li Xiuying was so angry that her face turned ashen. She gritted her teeth and wanted to rush in and scratch the fourth brother's face.

"Woof woof woof—"

A loud cry came from behind the door, startling Li Xiuying so much that her clenched fists trembled.

"You damn dog!"

She muttered a curse in a low voice, then looked up at the yard.

He happened to meet Ye Yun's icy gaze.

Li Xiuying's face stiffened for a moment, then she smiled broadly again, saying with a hint of ingratiation, "Ye Yun, are you done eating?"

Ye Yun stared at her coldly.

The two were positioned at different angles; Ye Yun stood in the courtyard, while Li Xiuying stood at the foot of the slope, creating a visual impression that Ye Yun was looking down from a higher position.

In the past, Li Xiuying would have already struggled to climb up and press down on her.

Now, even without coal briquettes, she didn't dare offend Ye Yun, so she just stood at the bottom of the slope, smiling broadly as she spoke to Ye Yun.

Seeing that Ye Yun remained silent, Li Xiuying wasn't embarrassed at all. Her shrewd eyes swept over Ye Yun's protruding belly, and she hefted the fruit basket in her arm like she was trying to coax a child. "Ye Yun, do you like sour or spicy food? I see your belly is so high, you must like sour food, right? These are wild fruits that your mother picked on the mountain, do you want some?"

"Give me a break!"

Before Ye Yun could speak, the fourth brother craned his neck and scoffed, "I'm afraid you'll poison people with the fruit you picked!"

Li Xiuying's face darkened. "Zhao family brat, are you bored and have nothing better to do? Why don't you stay quietly in your Zhao family village? What business do you have meddling in the Qin family's affairs!"

"Hey, I'm just bored and have nothing better to do."

Splash... The fourth brother poured a bowl of leftover rice into the dog bowl, waved the empty bowl at her, and boasted, "It's not just me who's full and has nothing better to do; my dog ​​is full and has nothing better to do every day. Unlike some people, who can't even get enough to eat and get scared even after drinking half a bowl of porridge!"

"You, you, you, you..."

Li Xiuying pointed at the fourth son, her fingers trembling uncontrollably; she was utterly stunned with anger.

Ye Yun clicked her tongue.

Li Xiuying probably never imagined that after fighting for half her life, she would be defeated by the fourth brother, a young man in his twenties.

"Hey! My brother's back!" The fourth brother's eyes lit up as he looked down the mountain path.

Ye Yun glanced sideways at her.

Li Xiuying's expression also hardened, and she quickly looked over as well.

"Just kidding! Hahaha!"

The fourth brother picked up a basin of dishwater, and Sun Su walked to the door and splashed it over the basin.

Splash—

The water from washing the pots flowed down the stone slope and reached Li Xiuying's feet. She jumped up because she was so dirty.

"Zhao Laosi!"

"I'm right here, don't be so loud, you might scare the baby in my sister-in-law's belly!" The fourth brother picked up his ear irritably, carrying an iron basin.

Li Xiuying, for some reason, turned to Ye Yun and started complaining.

"Ye Yun, look at him! Are you just going to stand by and watch him bully your mother-in-law?"

ah?

Ye Yun was stunned.

"Mother-in-law?" She opened her mouth, unable to express her feelings.

Li Xiuying nodded confidently and pointed at her, saying, "I am Zhengzi's mother. You saw it when Zhengzi stood up for me yesterday. He can't possibly disown me as his mother. Even if he signs a letter of severance, it won't make a difference. We'll be family from now on. Aren't I your mother-in-law? If you don't help me, who else do you want to help? When you give birth, you'll still need me to take care of you during your postpartum period!"

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