Her misogynistic mother accepted a high-priced bride price and married her to a man with disabled legs. She was ridiculed for half her life. Facing the婆婆's (mother-in-law's) constant nitpic...
As soon as he saw it was Aunt Mu, Ye Li knew it was definitely not good.
Sure enough, she guessed it right.
"Auntie, please tell me."
Aunt Mu said with a smile: "Jiang Xun, I'm really embarrassed to talk about this, but for Yueqin, I'll risk my reputation. We are neighbors living in the same courtyard, and we have developed feelings for each other over the years, right? Yueqin's leg is burned, and it's inconvenient for her to go to get off work. There are many people on the bus in summer, and if she squeezes and squeezes, and the burned area is squeezed, it will be troublesome, right?"
"So what?" Jiang Xun asked.
"Look, you are pretending to be stupid, aren't you?" Mu laughed and pushed Yueqin towards him, "You also bought a bicycle, can you give my Yueqin a ride for a few days? When her leg is healed, we won't bother you anymore."
"Haha." Ye Li sneered twice.
What a good calculation!
"No." Jiang Xun refused mercilessly, "I only use this bike to carry my wife."
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Yuan Yueqin's eyes dimmed a little, because Jiang Xun's words made her feel a little embarrassed: "Mom, what did I say? I told you not to come, but you didn't listen! Did you see that? I think everyone is going to laugh at me to death!"
"What's so funny about this? Mom is doing this for your own good. How can you go to work with your legs so burned?" Aunt Mu said anxiously.
Zhao Xingmei happened to hear the noise in the yard and walked out of the house, just in time to see this scene.
What a shameless old thing!
She cursed inwardly, what a shameless person! How could such shameless words come out of her mouth?
"If you can't go to work, then don't go! Your aunt is rich, what does she need? Why do you have to force your daughter to go to work?" Zhao Xingmei leaned against the door frame of her house, folded her hands on her chest, and looked at Aunt Mu with a smile.
The old ladies in this yard are all thousand-year-old foxes. They know exactly what each other says, just like a mirror.
"That won't do." Aunt Mu's face darkened. "Aunt Zhao, look at what you are saying. Our Yueqin just got a new job, and she's taking a break after just one day's work. What will the leaders think? We are people who want to make progress, and we can't stay at home and keep it to ourselves."
"If you want progress, just ask for it. Don't ask my Jiang Xun to take care of her! Find a way to make progress on your own!" Zhao Xingmei didn't indulge her. She opened her mouth and directly stated that she didn't care about her son.
How could she not understand what Aunt Mu was planning?
"No, no!" Aunt Mu was being unreasonable. "To be honest, my Yueqin's legs were burned because of your Jiang Xun! If it wasn't for him, how could my Yueqin have suffered such a hardship? Speaking of which, you really have no conscience. It's been so many days, and you didn't even look at us! Okay, we adults are magnanimous and won't argue with you. It's inconvenient for me to go to work, so I just want you to give me a ride back. Why is it so difficult?"
Ye Li covered his mouth and chuckled.
The more she laughed, the louder it got.
"What are you laughing at?" Seeing Ye Li laughing, Aunt Mu became unhappy.
"I am laughing at you."
"Me? What's so funny about me? I am your elder. No matter what, it is wrong for you to laugh at your elders!" Aunt Mu put a big hat on Ye Li as soon as she opened her mouth.
No matter whether what she did was right or not, Ye Li laughed at her, so Ye Li was wrong.
"I'm not laughing at you! I'm just laughing at what you said! You said Yueqin burned her legs on her first day at work, and she said it was because of us, Jiang Xun. If she works a few more days, who knows what might happen. Don't let us, Jiang Xun, take the blame. We, Jiang Xun, can't bear this big pot!"
"What do you mean?" Aunt Mu was angered by these words.
"That's all I mean. How many more meanings can it have?"
"Our Yueqin's leg was injured because of Jiang Xun! If Jiang Xun hadn't accidentally knocked over a cup of boiling water, would our Yueqin be in this state now?"
"Really?" Ye Li laughed twice. "I heard Jiang Xun say that she put the water in front of Jiang Xun, but Jiang Xun didn't ask her to pour the water. According to your argument, it's Jiang Xun's fault that the water was spilled. If you push it further, then the person who poured the water is not at fault? Who asked her to pour the water?"
"You...you are such an ungrateful person. Our Yueqin is also kind-hearted. Is there anything wrong with us being kind-hearted?" Aunt Mu asked back angrily.
Ye Li frowned.
Jiang Xun pursed his lips and said, "Warm-hearted, yes, that's right, warm-hearted to me alone."
"Look, look." Zhao Xingmei seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack on Aunt Mu. "Our Jiang Xun is married now. You should also pay attention to the impact, right? Before our marriage failed, many people were gossiping about it. Now, our Jiang Xun has married Ye Li. The couple is living in harmony and enjoying their life. If you suddenly push your daughter to my son, I don't know what people will say. I'm afraid it will be unpleasant!"
"Zhao Xingmei, what do you mean? What do you mean by pushing my daughter to your son? Explain it to me clearly!"
Zhao Xingmei snorted, rolling her eyes to the sky: "Explanation? Do you need to explain? I can see clearly what you are thinking! To put it bluntly, my Jiang Xun didn't like your Yueqin at the beginning! It was you and your daughter who shamelessly came to ask for marriage, so I agreed! My son never agreed from beginning to end! Later, when my son got into trouble, you ran away so quickly! What? You saw that my son had no future, so you withdrew, right? Now that my son has stood up again, you want to get in front again? Bah, no way!"
"Zhao Xingmei, you old thing, stop slandering my daughter! Who got involved with you? I asked you to help me, but you're so whiny. Not only did you not help, you even threw dirty water on my daughter!"
"Whether it's throwing dirty water or not, everyone knows it in their hearts! Why are you pretending?"
Seeing that Aunt Mu and Zhao Xingmei were about to fight, the neighbors rushed to try to stop them.
This matter has become a thorn in the sides of the two families. Whenever it is brought up, they will end in a fight. It is not a problem that can be solved by just a few words of advice from the neighbors.
Seeing this, Ye Li hurriedly stopped in front of Zhao Xingmei and said, "Mom, please don't