No sooner had Tang Yuanyuan left than Tie Dan returned. Tie Dan's mother couldn't help but complain, "She just ate and then let go, not even holding the chopsticks. What kind of daughter-in-law is she? She has no manners at all."

Tie Dan understood what she meant. His mother had been acting strangely all night, and even he, being rather dim-witted, could sense it. So he pointed at Sister-in-law Niu and Sister-in-law Niu, who were acting like they were doing nothing, and said, "Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law, didn't you hear what my mother said?"

Tie Dan had a clever idea. He didn't want his wife to do any housework anyway. The dishes at home were washed by a part-time worker. How could he let his wife come to his hometown to wash those greasy dishes?

Sister-in-law Niu and Sister-in-law Niu were dumbfounded. They never expected Tiedan to call out a name directly. They were stunned. Tiedan's mother was even more surprised. She was talking about Tangyuanyuan, not the two older ones. Her youngest son was still as silly as when he was a child.

"Your eldest and second sisters-in-law cooked today, go back now," Tie Dan's mother said directly, her meaning clear: she wanted Tang Yuanyuan to come down and help with the chores.

“That’s right, I cooked a whole table of dishes, and my elbows are sore. Let your wife do the washing.” Sister-in-law Niu couldn’t help but say.

"My wife can't wash the dishes. Her hands are so fair and delicate, they won't be fair and delicate if she washes them. Mom, I'll wash them." Tie Dan refused outright. He had a lot of complaints about his two sisters-in-law. He never thought they were so annoying before, but now he was getting more and more annoyed.

Ya Dan's lips twitched. This guy really speaks very directly.

"Tie Dan really dotes on his wife. He won't even let her wash the dishes. Tsk tsk, according to you, my mother and I aren't fair and delicate, so we deserve to wash the dishes." Niu Ersao couldn't stand it and deliberately dragged her mother-in-law into it.

Tie Dan's mother's expression changed slightly. She looked down at her rough, dark hands, which were cracked and her knuckles were deformed. They were indeed not fair and tender. But she still felt uncomfortable with what her son said, and her resentment towards Tang Yuanyuan deepened.

“If I don’t love my wife, who will? Second sister-in-law, if you don’t want to wash, then don’t wash. Don’t bring my wife into this.”

Tie Dan retorted irritably, saying that his wife was fair-skinned and beautiful, as fresh as a radish, while his second sister-in-law was like a stewed eggplant, how could she compare to his wife? She had no self-awareness at all. This word couldn't be more appropriate when describing his two sisters-in-law.

"You don't need to wash them. What kind of man washes dishes? Go back to your room and go to sleep."

Tie Dan's mother chased Tie Dan away. She had no objection to her daughter-in-law washing the dishes, but her son couldn't. In the end, she and Ya Dan washed the dishes together. Tie Dan's mother was full of resentment and kept a dark face while washing the dishes. She was so cold that ice shards could fall out.

Both of Niu Dasao's families went back to their own homes, and Tiedan went upstairs as well. Yadan took the opportunity to lecture her mother, saying that they still had a month to get along, and if her mother didn't change her attitude, this month would probably be difficult.

“Mother, don’t always listen to your sister-in-law’s nonsense, and your eldest and second sisters too. None of those four have good intentions. Don’t you think about who has been supporting you and Father all these years? Your eldest and second brothers or your eldest and second sisters? Have they given you a single penny? Humph, not only have they not given you a single penny, but they’ve also swindled a lot out of you, haven’t they?”

"Isn't it because your younger brother is doing better? Your older brother and the others are in worse conditions, so it's only right that we help them out," Tie Dan's mother said dismissively.

She didn't think it was wrong for Tiedan to help his brothers and sisters. Why should the family be so divided? Whoever is doing well should help the brothers who are not doing well. It's only good if the whole family is doing well!

Ya Dan rolled her eyes and retorted, "You didn't help your younger brother? Didn't you see the new house your older brother and his family live in? You've already given so much and you're still not satisfied. So you want your younger brother and his wife to support all four of their families? Don't you think about it? They are your and Dad's children, not my younger brother and his wife's children. It's always been the father who supports his son, not the other way around. There's never been such a saying since ancient times."