When Ye Caiping opened her eyes, she was a divorced woman cast out of her husband's home, with her sister-in-law sharpening her knife at her. It's not that the sister-in-law wouldn't to...
Hearing Jin'er's name again, Ye Peng's heart skipped a beat.
This is the last thing he wants to face.
Old Man Ye continued, "They argue and quarrel all the time, living in quarrels and pain, and you still talk about spoiling her like a young mistress. What do you have to spoil her with!"
Ye Peng's face turned ashen: "Grandpa...that's different. The reason Wei Xiaojuan is living like this...is because she gave birth to a mentally challenged child."
Old Man Ye's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Jin'er is also your cousin. What if she gives birth to an idiot too?"
Ye Peng clenched his fists tightly and remained silent.
Old Man Ye snorted: "Look at you, even though you've hired servants, your mother is still nagging your daughter-in-law and can't stand seeing her doing well. So, she's going to be a good mother-in-law?"
Ye Peng's expression changed instantly.
He knew better than anyone how the Wei family had treated Wei Xiaojuan over the past few years.
At first, he thought that Madam Wei and Wei Bujuan didn't get along, but after a while, he realized that Madam Wei just didn't like her daughter-in-law.
Even though there are servants available, they still insist on making things difficult for Wei Xiaojuan.
She also keeps talking about how she was when she was young.
The daughter-in-law has to endure all the hardships that she herself has suffered.
He couldn't bear to see his daughter-in-law enjoy even the slightest bit of happiness.
Old Man Ye continued, "So the pampering you mentioned comes with conditions! She can't give birth to a fool, otherwise she deserves it! She has to be subservient in your family, otherwise she'll be tormented by your mother-in-law!"
"If she marries you, she will have to live a life of utter contempt, like a dog! That's all you can offer her!"
Ye Peng listened and finally broke down.
Over the years, he has always wanted to prove himself.
He needs to prove he's a good husband; otherwise, Ye Jin'er would be at a loss if she didn't marry him.
They also wanted to prove that cousins don't have mentally challenged children.
This proves that his mother is a good mother-in-law.
But in the end, every single point and every item only proved that Ye Jin'er was right.
Ye Peng couldn't accept it and didn't want to face it, but the facts and the truth were right in his face, leaving him no way to avoid them.
And so, bloodily, it was torn apart right in front of him...
"Enough!" Ye Erquan shouted coldly, staring intently at the Wei mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. "When will this constant arguing ever end?"
Only then did Madam Wei and Wei Xiaojuan stop talking, but their eyes still held a knife in them.
Ye Erquan then looked at Madam Wei: "Yesterday was her birthday, what about the enlightenment you mentioned?"
Mrs. Wei's face turned pale and then red: "This...it's all Wei Xiaojuan's fault for not being able to have children."
"It's your fault!" Ye Erquan stared intently at her.
Wei trembled and dared not utter a sound.
Grandma Ye frowned: "Alright, you're making my head buzz. Let's get down to business."
As she spoke, she looked at Wei Xiaojuan and said, "Xiaojuan, you've seen it too. Kang Kang can't go on like this. We've thought about it and we're going to find a concubine for Peng'er. Don't worry, even if we find a concubine, you'll still be the legal wife, and no one can surpass you."
Madam Wei's eyes lit up: "That's right, take a concubine! Take my sister's youngest daughter! Wei Xiaojuan, it's all your fault for not being able to have children!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned and stared intently at Madam Wei.
Ye Erquan gritted his teeth: "Mrs. Wei, are you crazy? Aren't they cousins too?"
“Cousins would never have a mentally challenged child; it’s just a coincidence,” Madam Wei said emotionally. She wouldn’t admit it; how could she be wrong? “It’s been like this for thousands of years; there’s no such thing as a free lunch.”
"Shut up!" Ye Erquan slapped Wei Shi hard across the face, his gaze murderous. "Fine, if you insist on Ye Peng marrying another cousin, then you, my niece, can get out of here the moment you enter the house!"
Ms. Wei was unwilling to give up, but she was also very frightened by his words and dared not utter another word.
Ye Erquan looked at Ye Peng and said, "We'll take care of the arrangements this time. You just need to be responsible for bringing them into the family."
Ye Peng pursed his lips.
He doesn't even know what he's thinking now.
Besides feeling humiliated, he also couldn't stand his foolish son, and even more so, he couldn't stand Wei Xiaojuan.
Ye Peng could only nod, and then remain silent.
Ye Erquan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speak when a voice rang out:
"Why should I?" It was Wei Xiaojuan who spoke.
Grandma Ye and Ye Er both looked at her.
Wei Xiaojuan's face was terribly gloomy: "I am Ye Peng's legal wife, whom he married with great ceremony. Why should he take another wife?"
Ye Erquan looked troubled.
Grandma Ye sighed, "Xiao Juan... there's nothing we can do about the current situation?"
"No way?" Wei Xiaojuan sneered. "If Grandma likes having men take concubines so much, why don't you let Grandpa take one too? Why don't you let your son-in-law take one too! Why should my husband have to take one?"
"Just because I gave birth to an idiot? What, is it that I'm the only one who could have given birth to this idiot? Ye Peng didn't have a share? Now you're just bullying me all the time, huh?"
"When I entered this family, it wasn't like I begged to. I was just sitting at home when I was suddenly told I was going to marry into the family. What terrible thing did I do? Are you just bullying me?"
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face:
"So I'm the only outsider here! I've been married into your family for six years, and I'm still an outsider, right? If this happened to Ye Caiping, would you, Grandma, rush to make your son-in-law take a concubine too? Would you?"
These words left Old Lady Ye and the others speechless.
Putting themselves in their shoes, if Ye Caiping also gave birth to a mentally challenged child, and her husband's family had no heir, they would naturally not want their son-in-law to take a concubine.
“I’m the only outsider here, and everyone ganged up on me…” Wei Xiaojuan said, covering her mouth and nose, sobbing uncontrollably.
Du and Hu Xiuxiu remained silent; as daughters-in-law, they were very empathetic towards Wei Xiaojuan.
Old Man Ye sighed, "Xiao Juan, you can see Kang Kang's situation. The family needs a child to carry on the family line. Even if we take a concubine, that child will still call you 'Mother.' We won't mistreat Kang Kang."
Wei Xiaojuan sneered: "You won't mistreat Kang Kang? Then why have another one? You're making Ye Peng have another one, isn't that just so he can steal Kang Kang's things? And you say you won't mistreat him? Search your conscience!"
"So what if we steal her? We're going to take another one as a concubine and have a normal baby!" Madam Wei said angrily. Although she couldn't marry her niece again, having another child was still a good deal!
Wei Xiaojuan laughed heartily: "Alright, go ahead and take it! Let's see if he can still have children!"
Everyone present was taken aback. Old Mrs. Ye paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean?"
Wei Xiaojuan sneered, "It's been five years, and Ye Peng and I haven't had another child. Is it definitely my fault? Could it be that Ye Peng has a problem with himself?"