Chapter 148: Don’t be softhearted, Mom. Don’t be softhearted. This is for her own good…

On New Year's Eve, Yao Zhizhi and her family moved into the newly bought yard and stayed up together to celebrate the New Year.

At this time last year, she had not yet given birth to Xiaoyueliang, and her father had not yet come.

This year we have a few more people, which is really nice.

The three youngest children have already learned to walk. Jinghui and Tingfeng came out a few months earlier than Xiaoyue, so they can run much more steadily. They are wrapped tightly and run around in the yard like two little cannons.

Little Yueliang still staggered a little when she walked and could hardly keep up with her brother and sister, but she was not willing to give up. Even though she was several steps behind, she would still try her best to keep up with them.

Yao Jingzong couldn't help but praise him: "You have been a stubborn person since childhood, just like me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaoyue fell down. He was so scared that he rushed over to help her.

As a result... Hey, little Nini didn't want him to help her, she insisted on getting up on her own, and she also complained that grandpa was meddling in her affairs. Her little paws were covered in mud, and they left a mark on grandpa's sleeve, and she kept yelling, "No!"

Yao Jingzong had no choice but to stand up and move aside.

This little thing really has a spirit of not giving up. It climbed up crookedly and started chasing its brothers and sisters again.

Guanying and Guangmei were older after all, so they couldn't play with them. So they simply called Xiao Xingxing and went outside in the yard to set off firecrackers.

Yao Zhizhi was worried, so she quickly followed him out and warned him, "Don't throw it into the manhole cover, it will blow people away, understand?"

"I understand, auntie." Guangmei smiled, lit one, threw it far away, and then quickly covered her ears.

"Sizzle--bang--" With the sharp explosion, the two little ones in the yard were scared and retreated back to their elders. Only Little Yueliang rushed out with her hands covering her ears, still yelling "Paopao, Paopao".

He is very courageous.

Little Star turned around, hugged her sister, and leaned over to cover her ears.

Brother Guanying just happened to release one, and Xiaoyue leaned obediently in her brother's arms, listening to the explosion of the firecracker.

They're all set off, it's my turn! Little Moon stood up excitedly and went to ask her big brother to light the firecrackers.

Guanying refused to give it to her, so she went to Guangmei to ask for it. Guangmei was afraid of hurting her and didn't let her play with it.

Little Moon was anxious, so she had to go to her brother and cry. There was mud on her little paws, and she just held her brother's hand and said, "Woo woo, Paopao."

Little Star had no choice but to ask for one from Brother Guanying and let Little Moon hold it. He then held Little Moon's little paw and rubbed it together.

Throw it away immediately after wiping it.

"Swish--pop--" Success!

Little Yueyue was so happy that she turned around and kissed her brother on the face. Her brother is the best!

Little Star smiled and pinched her little paws: "Go, ask your uncle to wash your hands. It's too dirty. Go quickly."

Little Yueyue listened to her brother and ran to find her uncle immediately.

What is my uncle doing? He is making dumplings, and he is covered in flour.

Hey, Little Moon has found something fun again. She pulls her uncle's apron, washes her hands, and then she wants to play with the dough too.

Soon he turned himself into a little dough figurine, which was extremely funny.

When the brothers and sisters came back and saw it, they couldn't help laughing.

This is not a little moon, it is clearly a small dough.

Qi Changxiao found this scene so heartwarming that he quickly took out his camera and took a few more pictures.

After eating dumplings and staying up together to celebrate the New Year, everyone went to bed.

Little Yueliang doesn't want to sleep with her parents today. She wants to sleep with her brother. Her brother is the best and he even taught her how to play with cannons.

Yao Weihua had no choice but to carry the brother and sister to bed together. After they fell asleep, he set up a folding bed next to them, spread bedding on them, and stayed by their side all night to prevent the children from kicking off the quilt in the middle of the night.

As for the other four, Guanying and Jinghui sleep with their grandfather, Guangmei and Tingfeng sleep with their grandmother, and they all have a place to stay.

Days like this are so happy. All that’s missing is my eldest brother and his family. Yao Weihua couldn’t help feeling a little regretful. He was afraid that even in five or ten years, my eldest brother and his family wouldn’t be able to come.

Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore.

It is rare to have such a situation now.

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Last year during the Spring Festival, Xu Wei accompanied Zhou Juan to the provincial capital, carrying large and small bags of things and giving Zhou Juan enough face.

During this year's Chinese New Year, Xu Weilei was unmoved and had not prepared anything. When Zhou Juan came to take him to the train station after getting the train tickets, he simply pushed Zhou Juan away and went to bed.

In the end, Zhou Juan returned to the provincial capital by herself, crying and angry all the way. As soon as she got home, she complained to Zhou Ying about how disloyal Xu Wei was, and also complained about Yao Zhizhi.

Yes, the whole world has let her down. She is the most innocent, the most pitiful, and the most wronged.

After hearing this, Zhou Ying said nothing and went to make dumplings with her son and daughter-in-law.

Zhou Juan was a little confused. Something was wrong. In the past, whenever she cried, her mother would definitely comfort her. Even if her mother was not available, her brother and sister-in-law would come to comfort her. What happened this year? One by one, they all ignored her.

She had obviously suffered a great injustice.

Is she not crying loud enough? Then let her cry out loudly.

After she howled twice, her six-year-old nephew came in and glared at her: "Are you sick? Why are you crying on New Year's Day?"

Zhou Juan was speechless, staring blankly at the boy. She wanted to refute him, but she felt that she shouldn't do so, after all, he was still a child.

However, he is still a child and he comes to scold her, his aunt. Doesn't this further prove that this child is ignorant?

I was anxious and angry at the same time, so I had to reason with the child: "Auntie has been wronged, why can't you cry? Don't you have a time to cry?"

"How old am I and how old are you?" The little brat was quite good at grasping the key points. This sentence choked Zhou Juan so much that she had nothing to say. She could only snort coldly, turn her head away and stop talking.

The eldest nephew warned: "If you cry again, I will kick you out. It's New Year's Day, it's not right."

Zhou Juan's face was burning and she was so angry that she couldn't say a word. When it was time for dinner, Zhou Ying came to call her, but she ignored him.

It would have been fine if he ignored her, but Zhou Ying also knew that he couldn't indulge her anymore, otherwise she would get into big trouble sooner or later.

He simply turned around and ate by himself, without leaving any food for Zhou Juan. This kid had to be punished so that he would learn his lesson.

Zhou Juan got up in the middle of the night to look for something to eat, but found nothing. Finally, she had to go back to her room and open the biscuits she brought with her on the road.

Eat and cry at the same time.

In the middle of the night, she woke up the family again. Finally, her eldest nephew came in, rudely picked up her luggage, and told her to get out.

Zhou Juan wanted to snatch the things back, but when she saw her brother and sister-in-law coming in, she had to let go.

Finally, her sister-in-law couldn't save face and came in to persuade her: "Look at you, you have only been in Yicheng for less than two years, and you have already offended everyone you can. Mom has already asked your president, and it's good that you can go fifteen days a month. The proofreading team's tasks are basically done by the other two people. Where do you put Mom's face? Besides, Xu Wei is from a respectable family of scholars and noble character. What about you? You are giving a bad face to your parents-in-law and not letting Xu Wei sleep at home? You are so capable, our family can't afford to support you. You'd better leave."

"Sister-in-law, you are driving me away too?" Zhou Juan was stunned. Who on earth had complained to her family?

Is it Xu Wei? But who is responsible for the company? The president? Or...

Damn it, maybe it was Yao Zhizhi, I didn’t give her enough red envelope, and even deducted her salary!

It's ridiculous that her mother still expected Yao Zhizhi to take care of her, but in the end, she only made things difficult for her!

She refused to accept the argument and insisted on arguing.

After yelling for a long time, her sister-in-law couldn't stand her anymore and stood up and said, "You should leave early tomorrow morning. There are so many children at home that we can't accommodate them anymore. I have to make room for you. I'm busy with work and don't have time. You should leave quickly and don't blame me for saying anything unpleasant."

Zhou Juan was so angry that she looked at her silent mother with tears in her eyes. Her eyes seemed to be accusing: Are you just going to watch your daughter-in-law bully me?

Zhou Ying sighed silently, turned around and left disappointedly without closing the door. His meaning was obvious.

Zhou Juan just stared at the open door and cried all night.

The next morning, with her swollen walnut eyes, she really wanted to overturn the dining table in front of her brother and sister-in-law, but they ignored her, so even if she overturned the table, it would be of no use.

It will also completely cut off your retreat, and you will have no choice but to carry your luggage and leave silently.

Zhou Ying sighed silently. She tried several times to chase her out and give her some money, but her daughter-in-law stopped her. "Mom, don't be soft-hearted. This is for her own good. If she doesn't change, you'll get divorced sooner or later, lose your job, and ruin your reputation."

Zhou Ying understood it all, but she felt a little bit reluctant to see her daughter leave in such a miserable state.

Oh, it’s all her fault. She spoiled the child.

It is naturally painful to scrape the bone to treat the injury, but no matter how painful it is, you can only endure it.

She stood up and called Xu Wei: "Xiao Xu, Juan'er has gone home. It's all my fault. I spoiled her. Please bear with her."

"Don't worry, Mom. I will try my best to persuade her." Xu Wei had no intention of divorce for the time being. It was not because of Zhou Ying's face, but because there was no precedent of divorce in a family like theirs.

Unless the other party has done something really harmful to the world, we should try to persuade them and try to stay together until old age.

Since the mother-in-law has already made her stance clear and is clearly supporting him and cooperating with him to set things right, then I should try harder and try to cure Zhou Juan's bad temper.

After hanging up the phone, he went to clean the room and turned on the electric blanket in advance so that Zhou Juan could have a warm sleep when she came back.

He made some more dumplings with his parents and waited for Zhou Juan to come back to eat.

In the afternoon, Zhou Juan arrived home and saw her parents-in-law greeting her warmly. One of them made dumplings for her and the other made hot tea for her. Suddenly, tears fell uncontrollably.

Looking at Xu Wei again, he came over without saying a word and carried her luggage into the house.

He took off her scarf and hat, gloves and shoes, unbuttoned her coat, and tucked her directly into the warm bed.

After a while, a small dining table was brought to her and she ate some hot dumplings in bed.

When Zhou Juan finished eating, she covered her face and started crying.

Her parents' family no longer wanted her, but fortunately her husband's family still gave her some face.

After eating, she didn't dare to act like a rich girl anymore and took the initiative to hand the bowl over.

Xu's parents smiled with relief, pushed Xu Wei, and asked him to go in and comfort the baby.

Xu Wei closed the door and just got into bed when Zhou Juan came up to him crying, "Well, you're the best."

Afterwards, Xu Wei struck while the iron was hot and laid out three rules: "If you're not feeling well in the future and need to take a leave, just tell me and I'll get it for you. You're not allowed to slack off at work anymore. Don't you even think about how you got this job? Do you want to make your mother-in-law look bad? And—"

"Okay, I've remembered it all. Stop talking and let me think about it alone." Zhou Juan was about to collapse. It turned out that Xu Wei's kindness to her was just a soft knife, just to make her surrender!

It’s so bad. One family plays the good cop and the other plays the bad cop. How can she beat them all by herself?

I had to compromise.

When he went back to work after the New Year, even though he was angry, he didn't dare to act recklessly. He took his proofreading manuscript, gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and insisted on competing with Wu Wei and Zhang Datong.

What's so great about it? It's just a manuscript. If she can't compare to them, she wouldn't be named Zhou!

When Yao Zhizhi came over, she was quite surprised to see Zhou Juan working seriously with her head down. Did the sun rise from the west today?

It seems that Zhou Ying has taught this daughter a lesson, but I don’t know how long it will last.

Anyway, let's see. If it can really be changed, that would be great.

When she returned to the alley after get off work at noon, Yao Zhizhi was quite surprised to see the blacksmith waiting for her, and quickly invited her to her home.

The blacksmith's reputation has plummeted because of the incident between Director Feng and Dou Zhener, and she is angry with the Ye family.

Prepare to make the Ye family unhappy.

Yao Zhizhi was curious, how did this happen to her?

Upon asking, I found out that her sister introduced Caibao to a radio announcer, who happened to be the daughter of the Ye family.