"Speaking of which, your mother and sister are quite good at winning people over. Before I gave birth to Zhiyuan, they treated me the same way as Zhan Chunlan. But after I gave birth to Zhiyuan, they felt that they had a grandson and no longer needed to pamper me. They started to find fault with me and eventually kicked us out."

Speaking of this, Tan Shuang was furious. She thought that Wang Wenshan's parents were leaders and intellectuals, people who were polite and reasonable. She never expected that these people would do something even more outrageous.

“I don’t like hearing you say that. What do you mean by being picky with you? It’s all because of you. You insisted on letting your maternal grandmother take care of the child and wanted Mom to pay 20 yuan a month for childcare. My mom didn’t say anything and just gave me the money without a word. And you’re still spreading rumors outside that Mom doesn’t help you take care of the child. That’s why Mom is angry.”

Wang Wenshan felt a headache just looking at his wife. When he was young, he had some eye problems, and for some reason, he felt that this girl was not doing well at home. However, she did not feel sorry for herself. She found a job and supported herself, and she took good care of herself. She was a resilient and simple girl.

Who knew that after getting married, she would only think about her own family. She would think about her own family whenever she got any benefits. Even though her mother-in-law's concern for her was superficial and not as sincere as her own mother's, she was blind to it.

If her mother does anything that displeases her, she will complain, feeling that her mother is making things difficult for her and is a feudal and wicked mother-in-law; if her mother-in-law only says a few kind words, she will feel that her mother still loves and cares about her, and she will rush to send money and food to her family.

“I didn’t do it on purpose. It’s just that Mom doesn’t want me to take over her job. If I had taken over her job, I would be a leader now, not a lowly clerk in the factory.”

Wang Wenshan was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that her spreading rumors back then would have such thoughts behind it all: "How old was Mom ten years ago? You want Mom to retire so you can take over? Do you even have a diploma? You're willing to do any kind of job?"

"So what! Once I'm in charge, I just need to assign tasks to my subordinates. I don't need to do anything myself. Our section chief just sits at his desk drinking tea and reading newspapers all day. All the work is done by our subordinates."

He was genuinely surprised by her thought process: "What's your job? And what's my mom's job? My mom was a graduate of Beijing Medical University! You barely graduated from junior high school, how can you compare?"

What surprised him even more was that she had kept it to herself for so many years, and he never knew that he had such thoughts.

"What's wrong with education? I've already said it. I just need to give the orders. Can't a junior high school graduate do this kind of job?" The rumors that were circulating outside were taught to her by her mother. Her mother said that if she said those things, her mother-in-law might give her the job for the sake of her reputation and face, and stay home to help take care of her grandson.

As a result, she preferred to be misunderstood rather than give the job to her. She was furious and was about to complain about her mother to Wang Wenshan. However, her mother persuaded her to stay and explained the situation to her in detail, telling her not to let Wenshan know about it, otherwise they might not even be able to stay as husband and wife.

She accidentally blurted it out this time. Although Wang Wenshan was angry, he didn't do anything to her. It seems it wasn't as serious as her mother had said.

Seeing that the two little girls beside him were looking at him and Tan Shuang nervously, Wang Wenshan's anger softened immediately: "I'll take the children to wash up first. You think carefully about whether your idea is right or wrong."

Although the tone was serious, it had no effect on Tan Shuang, who happily went to sleep.

After letting out something that had been weighing on my mind for years, I feel incredibly relieved. I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight!

At the Wang family home, Wang Wenfeng was also talking to Zhan Chunlan about his sister-in-law.

"My sister-in-law is a bit slow-witted. Once she's made up her mind, nothing can change it. You don't need to take her words to heart."

"I know, and what she said wasn't a big deal." Zhan Chunlan tidied up the room, at least making sure the bed was clean; the rest could be done tomorrow. "It's just that I feel like there's some... misunderstanding between her and Mom."

It's a misunderstanding, but it's clear that she has a deep-seated prejudice against Ms. Fang Li. Ms. Fang Li often turns a blind eye to this for the sake of family harmony.

"You noticed?" Wang Wenfeng took a new set of pajamas out of the closet and gave it to Zhan Chunlan. "They're all washed; Mom prepared them."

“Back then, when Zhiyuan was born, my mother was very happy. But then my sister-in-law wanted her mother to take care of her and Zhiyuan, and asked my mother to pay 20 yuan a month. My mother had to work at the time and really didn’t have time, so she agreed.”

"As a result, my sister-in-law had just turned one month old when she came up with a new idea: to make my mother retire early and give her her job. How could that be possible? My mother refused without even thinking about it. Then she went around saying that my mother had a grandson and no longer pretended to be a mother. She said that the grandson would be taken care of by his maternal grandmother and that she wouldn't do anything herself."

“At that time, my mother was at a crucial point in her career advancement. Because of this, her rivals seized on this as leverage, and she didn’t get promoted for five whole years. My sister-in-law wasn’t satisfied with that. She caused trouble at home every day. My brother couldn’t take it anymore, so he moved out.”

Zhan Chunlan was puzzled by her sister-in-law's actions: "Didn't her family treat her badly? How come she's so naive?"

Wang Wenfeng scoffed, "How could she not have grown? She finally grew a little bit of cunning, but she used it all on those who were good to her, while treating the family that wasn't good to her like a treasure. You don't know, Zhiyuan used to be skin and bones from being taken care of by her maternal grandmother. When asked, she always said the child was unwell. It was only when Mom left work early to check on her that we found out that the family had given all the milk powder we gave Zhiyuan to her uncle's son, and Zhiyuan was left to drink rice gruel."

“My mother was furious. She smashed things at her parents’ house and called my older brother to come and see for himself and his wife. My older brother took Zhiyuan home right away and didn’t dare let his mother take care of him anymore.”

“From then on, Mom basically treated my sister-in-law like she was invisible, but my sister-in-law didn’t care. She would still come to gatherings as usual, and we wouldn’t do anything for the sake of the children.”

Zhan Chunlan suddenly understood why her second sister often spoke to her sister-in-law in that tone.

Wang Wenfeng finished tidying up and turned to see Zhan Chunlan still touching this and looking around: "What are you doing? You've been busy all day, aren't you tired?"

Zhan Chunlan's back froze for a moment: "Okay, I'll go to sleep right away. I still have a little bit to finish. You go to sleep first."

Wang Wenfeng didn't press the matter: "Okay, you should get some rest."

Hearing the sound of the body lying down behind her, Zhan Chunlan became unhappy again. "No, how can you sleep on the first night of your marriage if the bride doesn't go to bed with you?"

She quietly turned her head and found that Wang Wenfeng had indeed fallen asleep, with his back to her. In an instant, all her shyness and embarrassment vanished from her mind. She felt that her earlier struggle was a joke, a huge joke!

Zhan Chunlan stormed to the bedside, turned off the light, and went to sleep!

She also had her back to him, and there was enough room for two people to sleep between them.

Suddenly, a hand landed on her waist. She felt a burning heat on her back and heavy breathing in her ear: "You're married now, where are you going to hide?"

Zhan Chunlan felt as if every cell in her body had come alive and become exceptionally sensitive. She was somewhat at a loss, unsure of what to do with her hands and feet, and could only let the person behind her do as she pleased.

As she drifted off to sleep, she was still thinking, "Wait, who's the modern person here? Are men really so naturally gifted? Even with all my years of reading web novels and occasionally visiting the flower market, I'm not as good as him!"