“Alright, then I won’t meddle any longer. Mom and Dad, let’s eat. My brother’s braised pork is fatty but not greasy, it’s delicious.” Zhao Zhenzhu stood up and put a piece of braised pork in each of her parents’ bowls.

“I think it’s a little worse than what I made, Pearl. Dad will make you braised pork knuckle in a couple of days. I guarantee it will be so delicious you’ll want to swallow your tongue,” Zhao Qingshan said after taking a bite.

“Okay! Dad, you can’t go back on your word. Braised pork knuckle, I’ll remember that.” Zhao Zhenzhu smiled and said.

Zhao Zhenzhu knew that Zhao Qingshan was subtly inquiring whether she would actually stay at her parents' home for a few days.

"My word is my bond. You wait, I'll find someone to buy pork knuckles tomorrow." Zhao Qingshan was beaming with joy.

The daughter wasn't angry.

My daughter won't leave; she'll stay with the children for a few more days!

"Oh, oh, oh, there's braised pork knuckle to eat!"

"Grandpa is so awesome!"

Zhou Jiakai and his sister clapped together.

With two little ones joining in, the atmosphere became lively again.

Liang Xiaohe sat in the room for a few minutes, but Zhao Tianyu didn't come to coax her, and her anger grew even stronger.

Hearing the cheers of Zhou Jiakai and his sister outside, a hint of disgust flashed in Liang Xiaohe's eyes.

Liang Xiaohe stood up angrily, found her usual cloth bag, put the lunchbox containing braised pork inside, and carried it in her hand.

"I'm going to work." After walking out of the room, Liang Xiaohe didn't even glance at anyone. She threw down this sentence, held her head high, and stomped out the door in her leather shoes.

After Liang Xiaohe left, Zhao Qingshan and his wife shook their heads in unison.

"Xiaoyu, your dad and I aren't that old yet, we can still move around, and your wife treats us like this. What if we're lying in a hospital bed later? Do you think we'll get a kind word from her then?" Wu Meiyun put down her chopsticks and couldn't help but get angry.

“That’s right, Xiaoyu, you and Xiaohe should have a good talk. If you think we two old folks are in your way, then move out! Stop giving us attitude all the time. Your mother and I are doing just fine on our own,” Zhao Qingshan added.

The daughter-in-law is dishonest and has poor character.

Living under the same roof, there are bound to be a lot of disagreements, and Zhao Qingshan doesn't want to be driven crazy by them.

"Dad, Mom, I'll talk to Xiaohe. She definitely won't dare to do it again. You can't kick me out!" Zhao Tianyu was so scared that his face turned pale.

Zhao Qingshan and his wife only have one son, Zhao Tianyu.

In Peach Blossom Town, it's customary for families with only one son to live separately from their parents, unless there's not enough room in the house or the son is unfilial.

Even if Zhao Tianyu and his wife had three children, their house would still be very spacious in such a large place.

If Zhao Tianyu and his wife really move out, they will definitely be gossiped about behind their backs.

"Xiaoyu, you're twenty-four this year, you're not young anymore. Don't just believe whatever Xiaohe says. Use your own brain to think things through before you act," Wu Meiyun admonished.

When Liang Xiaohe wants to coax someone, she is very willing to put aside her pride.

Zhao Tianyu is shrewd in other matters, but when he meets Liang Xiaohe, his mind goes blank.

No matter what mistakes Liang Xiaohe made, if she cried in front of Zhao Tianyu, Zhao Tianyu would always find a reason for her.

For the past three years, Wu Meiyun has watched coldly, and several times she has thought of hitting her son on the head with a rock to see if she could wake him up.

"I've been thinking about this all along!" Zhao Tianyu was a little confused.

My mom says he listens to his wife in everything? No, right?

“Tell me yourself, how many times has Xiao He delivered things to the Liang family this month?” Wu Meiyun asked.

"Five times or six times? I can't remember." Zhao Tianyu's expression changed.

You won't know until you think about it, and then you'll be shocked.

It's only the 20th of the month, and not counting today's braised pork, Liang Xiaohe has already sent things to her parents' home five or six times.

Although the Zhao family's financial situation was not bad, it couldn't withstand Liang Xiaohe bringing things back to her parents' home so frequently!

Seeing Zhao Tianyu's expression change, Wu Meiyun couldn't help but nod secretly.

If the silly boy can figure it out, then her role as a "wicked mother-in-law" wasn't in vain.

"Xiaohe gives half of her salary to her parents' family and keeps the other half for herself. She hasn't given a single penny to her family. With your meager salary, you have to support your husband and wife every month, and also buy things to send to Xiaohe's parents' family. You spend it all every month, leaving nothing. In the future, you'll also have to raise children. How can you manage without some savings?"

Wu Meiyun became more and more excited as she spoke: "If it weren't for the savings that your father and I have accumulated over the past few years, would you be living such a comfortable life?"

Now that things were out in the open, Wu Meiyun decided to express all her concerns.

Zhao Tianyu is already married, so he definitely needs to plan his spending.

No one can predict what will happen in the future, so saving money is essential.

"Mom, I got a raise, I have money now." Zhao Tianyu blushed and stole a glance at Zhao Zhenzhu.

Just this morning, Zhao Tianyu confidently told his sister that he was rich and could support her and her nephews and nieces.

I never expected that in just half a day, my mom would expose their past to my sister. They're still living off their parents!

Zhao Tianyu felt quite embarrassed.

"With your meager salary, you'd have to buy meat today, fish tomorrow, and cloth the day after and deliver it to the Liang family. You'd have to make at least ten or eight trips a month. How long could that last?" Wu Meiyun said disdainfully.

Relationships between relatives need to be reciprocal for them to last.

The Liang family only takes in money and never gives it away.

In recent years, all they've known is how to take things from the Zhao family, while they themselves wouldn't even send a single vegetable to the Zhao family.

Liang Xiaohe has a job and a salary, and she spends her own money to buy things for her family, which Wu Meiyun doesn't object to.

The problem now is that Liang Xiaohe not only doesn't contribute a single penny to her family, but she also keeps moving Zhao's family's belongings back to her parents' home.

After this happened several times, Wu Meiyun couldn't help herself anymore.

"Mom, but...you said that marrying a wife isn't about letting her come home to suffer, so I try my best to be good to Xiaohe, to make her do less work, and to be good to Xiaohe's parents, so that Xiaohe won't suffer as much when she goes back to her parents' home. I...am I wrong?" Zhao Tianyu scratched his head, looking completely bewildered.

Wu Meiyun was about to lose her temper.

The saying "Treat your daughter-in-law well" was indeed said by Wu Meiyun.

However, when Wu Meiyun said those words, she had no idea that her future daughter-in-law would be Liang Xiaohe!

Liang Xiaohe is the kind of person who always takes advantage of others.

Today Liang Xiaohe took half a bowl of braised pork back to her parents' home, and tomorrow she will take a whole bowl or even more.

Wu Meiyun was afraid that Zhao Tianyu's "brainless" pampering of his wife would eventually lead to a troublesome situation.

But how could Wu Meiyun tell Zhao Tianyu about such concerns?

After all, this was just Wu Meiyun's guess.

"You're not wrong, I'm the one who's wrong. I shouldn't have given birth to such an idiot like you who makes me angry." Wu Meiyun threw down those words and went back into the house.

Wu Meiyun was afraid that if she said a few more words, she would get so angry that she would hurt herself.