Chapter 24 Find someone to perform a ritual

"You can come back or not, it's up to you. If you don't, I'll treat you like a married daughter who's no longer worth her husband!"

Su Hongying looked on in disbelief. "Mom, did you hear what I said?"

"Listen carefully, you're threatening me if you can't get your family back."

Looking at her, Li Banxia felt waves of disappointment almost overwhelm her. "Su Hongying, what else can you do besides robbing your house and taking all the good stuff to your in-laws' house every time you come back?"

“What do you mean?!” Su Hongying frowned.

"You didn't have any? When have you ever brought anything back? With so many people in your family, who have you ever thought about? Don't try to threaten me by saying you can't go back to your parents' home. You... can't threaten me anymore."

After saying this, Li Banxia glanced at her children.

A sense of desolation and bewilderment filled my heart.

What do they all take her for?

Threatening her all the time?!

Su Hongying was stunned for a moment, "Mom, what are you saying?"

Su Hongmei felt strangely happy. Her mother wasn't just targeting her; her second and third brothers, and now even her eldest sister, were being scolded by her.

Oh, except for my older brother and sister-in-law.

Su Hongmei frowned and looked up at the room of Su Laoda and his wife.

"dad?"

Su Hongying looked at Old Man Su and asked, "What's wrong with my mother? She's acting like she's been possessed?"

Her mother used to never say such things, and when she left, she was always worried that her daughter wouldn't have enough things to take with her, or that her in-laws would look down on her.

Today...

Isn't this insane?

Old Su scoffed, mocking, "Your mother's been acting all high and mighty these past few days. She beat up everyone in the family one by one, and your little sister was so hungry... she had to draw water from the well first thing in the morning! When your Aunt He brought over some snacks, she gave her a sarcastic and sarcastic scolding! She's like a madwoman, biting anyone she can get her hands on!"

"ah?"

Su Hongying looked at Li Banxia in surprise and asked her, "Mom, didn't you and Aunt He have a good relationship? You used to invite her over for dinner all the time. Did you two have a fight?"

Li Banxia glanced at her but didn't reply.

"Hurry up and push the bicycle back, then go back to your in-laws' house."

Seeing that her mother was determined not to lend it to her, Su Hongying rolled her eyes and said, "Fine, fine, I'll push it in for you. But Mom, this bicycle belongs to my older brother and sister-in-law. You don't have the right to make decisions for them, do you?"

Li Banxia frowned, and could tell what she was about to say just by glancing at her.

"...I'll ask my older brother and sister-in-law for the money myself later. If they agree, you can't stop me! Otherwise, I'll really get angry."

really.

"Mom, dinner's ready. Shall we set the table?"

The eldest son's wife stood smiling at the kitchen doorway, calling out to Li Banxia.

Li Banxia's eyes softened instantly, and she replied, "Let the boss take it. Li Tou from the kitchen, you come out first."

"It's okay, Mom, I'll serve the dishes."

When the eldest son's wife returned to the kitchen, Li Banxia frowned and looked at Su Lao Er and Su Lao San, who were hiding in the shade, and said, "You two, go and help your eldest brother and sister-in-law serve the food."

Su Lao Er, "..."

Su Laosan, "..."

Su Lao Er's face was full of reluctance, and he moved slowly and hesitantly.

Feeling guilty, Su Laosan quickly went to the kitchen when Li Banxia called him.

A plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes, a lunchbox of braised pork, a large bowl of steamed egg custard sprinkled with scallions, drizzled with soy sauce and sesame oil, and a small plate of pickled vegetable shreds seasoned with sesame oil and scallions.

A bowl of egg and cucumber soup, and a bowl of rice made with sweet potato, rice, and millet.

"etc."

When Su Hongying saw the braised pork, she remembered everything.

She wants to take half of it back to her husband's family.

"Sister-in-law, could you get me another lunchbox? I'll take half of the braised pork out; Navy's been working a lot of night shifts lately and he's not getting enough nutrition, so I'll take it back for him to eat..."

Zhang Haijun is Su Hongying's husband; the two have been married for less than three months.

The eldest daughter-in-law was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Li Banxia.

"Never mind her, sit down and eat, you must be starving."

As Li Banxia spoke, he scooped up some rice and handed it to his eldest son's wife, saying, "You eat yours."

Su Hongying, "...Mom?"

"See? Your eldest brother and sister-in-law are your mother's new favorites now, and you guys..."

Old Su clicked his tongue twice, his eyes filled with a provocative glint.

Su Hongying's face was rather unpleasant. She stared at Li Banxia for a long while, then pulled Old Man Su aside. "Dad, find someone to perform a ritual to see what's wrong with my mother. This is too abnormal; she's like a completely different person."

practice?

Old Man Su glanced at his eldest daughter and thought her way of thinking was quite novel.

However, Li Banxia has been acting very strangely these past two days. Someone who likes him so much actually said in front of so many people at the auto parts factory that she would cooperate with the divorce.

Anything unusual is suspicious; we need to find someone to take a look.

"Okay, I'll take care of it this weekend."

Seeing that he agreed, Su Hongying breathed a slight sigh of relief. She glanced at the braised pork and saw that her mother had already put two pieces into Yao Jianshu's bowl. Feeling sorry for her, she immediately stepped forward to stop her.

"Mom, save some for me!"

Li Banxia ignored her. Su Hongying stomped her foot, grabbed an empty bowl and chopsticks from the side, and was about to pick up some braised pork.

"Smack!"

Li Banxia smacked his hand with a chopstick.

Su Hongying winced in pain and released her grip, her chopsticks falling onto the table. "Mom, what are you doing!"

"I didn't cook for you. If you want to eat, go back to your in-laws' house."

"What time is it? Will I even have anything to eat when I get home? Just let my brother and sister-in-law eat a little less, it's not like I'm eating much..."

As she spoke, Su Hongying glanced disdainfully at her eldest daughter-in-law and scolded, "Sister-in-law, why are you so greedy? The baby hasn't even grown yet, look how much is piled up in your bowl!!"

The eldest son's wife's expression changed.

Boss Su also looked at Li Banxia nervously.

"Smack!"

Li Banxia slammed her chopsticks on the table. "Su Hongying, are you done yet? Apologize to your sister-in-law and then get out of here."

"mom?!"

Su Hongying was furious. "I'm your own daughter! You're siding with an outsider to belittle me, and you want me to apologize to her? Are you out of your mind?"

Su Hongmei, “(ΩДΩ)”

She thought to herself, "She and her older sister are truly sisters. The way she said 'dearest daughter' is not just similar to how she refused to apologize to her sister-in-law, it's exactly the same."

She reached out and pulled Su Hongying along.

"What are you doing?"

Su Hongying slapped Su Hongmei's hand away, "I didn't say anything wrong! Yao Jianshu, you're really something. You've only been married into my family for a few days, and you've already got my mother listening to you..."

"Su Hongying, shut up!"

Li Banxia raised her head, her eyes turning cold. "Don't make me slap you!"

She slammed her hand on the table, causing the soup to slosh around.

Her voice, however, was exceptionally penetrating: "From now on, your sister-in-law will be in charge of this family. As long as I'm here, you're the eldest daughter of this family. If I lose you, I'll be the outsider!"

"I'm not an outsider. My surname is Su, and hers is Yao. She'll always be an outsider!"

Seeing that her own mother not only didn't favor her but also protected an outsider, Su Hongying was so angry that she blurted out, "If my eldest brother hadn't looked after her, she wouldn't have been able to get pregnant with twins..."

"Smack!"

This time, it wasn't chopsticks, it was a slap.

Li Banxia slapped Su Hongying across the mouth.

Su Hongying was stunned for two seconds, and after she came to her senses, she became extremely agitated, "You hit me?! You actually hit me! You did this for an outsider..."

The next second, she rolled up her sleeves and raised her hand menacingly.