What happened in Chapter 138?

"Fang Erniu, speak properly to me!"

The more Fang's mother thought about it, the angrier she became. "You have so many good people around you, but you chose a good-for-nothing, idle playboy. He lives off his parents. Are you planning to starve with him after you marry him?"

"No, that's not it."

Fang Erniu stubbornly stuck out her neck and argued with her mother, "Su Laosan said that his mother will give me a betrothal gift of 860 yuan, and our family has a dowry of 999 yuan. If we put all that money together, it will be enough for us to eat for a long time!"

"You dare talk back?!"

Mother Fang slapped her thigh, "Is it a good idea to just sit around and eat your savings? The betrothal gifts and dowry are meant to cover your expenses, not for you to live like this! You don't even know how to live, really..."

She wanted to say that her mother-in-law had spoiled her rotten, but when she saw her mother-in-law's unfriendly look, she swallowed her words.

She wanted to turn off the engine, but Grandma Fang refused.

She frowned and glared at her daughter-in-law, saying sarcastically, "Our children are all obedient. I don't know who Erniu took after. She has a bad temper, loves to curse, and likes to fight whenever things don't go her way. It's a real disaster."

Fang's mother, "..."

They're here, they're here.

The brat had just done something reckless when her mother-in-law came to talk to her.

But with her father-in-law and husband present, she couldn't argue back, so she could only take her anger out on the child.

He raised his hand and slapped Fang Erniu's arm.

Fang Erniu's arm was red from the beating, with five shallow finger marks.

She scolded, "How could I have given birth to such a wretched child? I don't know who spoiled you so much. You can't do anything a girl should do. You spend all your time learning from a bunch of guys. How can you compare to them? You can't even carry on the family line..."

The old lady was furious when she heard this.

Pointing at Fang's mother, he started cursing, "Who are you talking about? Why don't you name names and curse me and your father-in-law? So what if we spoil our granddaughter? So what if we pamper her? We can afford to raise her! She was just born through your womb, do you really think she's your property? Let me tell you, Erniu's surname is Fang, the Fang of our old Fang family. Shut your mouth, this family is not your place to run wild and discipline her!"

After he finished cursing, he beckoned Fang Erniu over.

Fang Erniu didn't dare to utter a sound, obediently walked over, hugged the old lady's arm, and called her "Grandma".

The old lady tapped her forehead with her index finger, then glanced at the red mark on her arm and glared at Fang's mother.

"Who told you to hit her? You hit her so hard, did you want to kill her? You're so strong, I don't think you're short of dinner tonight, so you might as well not eat!"

As he spoke, he called out, "Third son's wife, cook one less person for dinner."

Fang's mother, "..."

She was so angry she was practically spitting out her nose.

I wanted to retort, saying that you're also an outsider who doesn't share the surname Fang, but I didn't say it in the end.

She took two deep breaths and forced a smile, saying, "Mom, this brat has a lot of bad habits, she's so lazy and good-for-nothing. I'm just worried that she'll be bullied by her in-laws after she gets married. No one in her husband's family will protect her like you and Dad do. We don't know how much she'll suffer."

"...I heard that Su's son's mother is a formidable character. She divorced her husband without hesitation and took her three sons with her. She's obviously a sexist. With Erniu's carefree personality, how will she ever be able to compete with her?"

"Pah!"

The old lady didn't believe her story at all. "Stop trying to cover it up. Do you think I can't understand what you're implying? You're just saying that your father-in-law and I spoiled Erniu so much that she doesn't know how to be a daughter-in-law! Your parents are the ones who raise you like someone else's daughter-in-law, while your father-in-law and I raise Erniu like our precious granddaughter!"

"Mom, that's not what I meant..."

Fang's mother realized that the more she explained, the worse it got. When she tried to explain, the old lady spat at her again.

"Stop your nonsense! If that Su family boy isn't good enough, we'll find someone else. Erniu's older brother is the village secretary, and her grandfather was the previous village chief. Are you saying we can't find a good one for our Erniu?!"

Fang's mother, "..."

I was both angry and speechless. What kind of karma had she created?

Her mother-in-law had already said everything, what else could she say?

They wouldn't even give her their usual kind look anymore, and instead gave her a good scolding. How could she possibly save face in front of her sisters-in-law after that?

It's all that brat's fault!

Fang's mother said sullenly, "Fine, fine, I'll shut up and not say anything more, okay?"

The old lady spat at her.

"You shouldn't have kept talking like that. Erniu has been corrupted by you."

Fang's mother was furious and glared fiercely at Fang Erniu.

Brother Fang and Little Brother Fang exchanged a glance and sighed helplessly.

Fang Erniu realized that this wasn't the case, so she quickly hugged the old lady's arm and coaxed her, "Grandma, you're so good. You and Grandpa are the only ones in this family who treat me well."

The old lady's face instantly lit up with a smile, and Grandpa Fang smiled too.

"Don't talk nonsense. Your grandma and grandpa have been waiting for you to come to live with them. If they don't love you, who will they love?"

Fang Erniu nodded, glancing at her mother's unpleasant expression out of the corner of her eye. She then rubbed against her mother and said, "My mom is just afraid that I'll be bullied after I marry into the family. You're all doing this for my own good. I feel so sad when you two are arguing and fighting. Grandma, please don't be angry with my mom, okay?"

The old lady glanced at Fang's mother, then, as her granddaughter rubbed against her softly, she uttered a couple of soft "ouch" sounds and waved her hand.

"Alright, alright, Grandma's not angry with your mom anymore."

Fang Erniu kissed the old lady on the cheek, "Thank you, Grandma! I knew you loved me the most!"

"Oh dear, my silly girl..."

Seeing the old lady beam with joy after being coaxed by Fang Erniu in just a few words, Fang's mother was truly impressed.

These two old folks are really strange. In other families, grandparents prefer sons to daughters, but in their case, it's the other way around. As a result, she didn't want to have any more sons after giving birth to two.

I don't feel a sense of accomplishment!

Brother Fang also chuckled and smoothed things over, saying, "Grandpa and Grandma, my younger brother and I heard from the other family's parents that they want Su Laosan to find a stable job first before discussing his marriage with my younger sister, right, younger brother?"

Fang Xiaodi nodded in agreement.

He said, "Su Laosan's mother is quite sincere. She knows her son is a good-for-nothing and is afraid of holding his younger sister back. She doesn't want him to get something for nothing. Why don't we find an opportunity to talk to her? It's easy to find a job in the city. As long as you're not incompetent and have money to bribe your way in, it shouldn't be hard to find a job."

Brother Fang's words made Brother Fang turn his head to look at him.

Fang Xiaodi didn't dare move his head, his eyes darting left and right, and he asked in a low voice, "Did I say something wrong?"

Brother Fang, "..."

"Mom just said that Su Laosan is good-for-nothing and idle, so your last sentence was better left unsaid."

Fang Xiaodi immediately pursed his lips.

Grandpa Fang tapped his pipe and looked at Brother Fang, "What's going on?"

"I went to a meeting in town a few days ago and overheard the mayor's secretary say that we need to appease the laid-off workers and prevent them from causing trouble..."

The two brothers looked at each other.

Mr. Fang: "Does this mean it's hard to find a job in the city?"

Grandpa Fang sighed.

When asked, "Do you really want to marry him?"