"Does your mom have a problem with us? She's not friendly to you at all. Is this the mother you've lost for over twenty years?"

Fang Zhiwu didn't think there was anything wrong with it. When he first arrived, Qin Shuman was pulling him around, crying and laughing. Wasn't that very enthusiastic?

They even prepared rooms for them. How is that not hospitable?

"I don't think so, isn't it fine?"

Erni glared at him.

“You’re such a blockhead. Your parents abandoned you for over twenty years; they’re the ones who owe you this.”

You've come back to collect your debts, so they should atone for their sins and give you the best of everything.

Now that you're the commander's son, Tiger Head and I are counting on you to enjoy a life of luxury from now on.

If you stand up for yourself, you'll be the one in charge in this household.

Which parent wouldn't feel guilty after losing their child for so long?

You should take advantage of their guilt and get them to do things for you.

Don't forget, we still have Tiger Head; we can't afford to suffer a loss.

Erni has truly risen in status; the village girl has suddenly become the commander's daughter-in-law.

She learned all the tricks her parents taught her at home perfectly.

Before, she had nowhere to act because she didn't have a husband's family, but now she can act like a tyrant in the commander's house. Who wouldn't look up to her?

The next morning, Qin Shuman got up and made breakfast, while Fang Zhiwu's family was still asleep.

She and Gu Huaiming had to go to work, so they could only eat first and then leave.

"They must have been tired from traveling yesterday. I left their food in the pot so they can heat it up when they get up."

After Qin Shuman and Gu Huaiming left, Erni heard the door close and got out of bed.

"Let's go, let's go, get up quickly."

Fang Zhiwu had actually woken up long ago, but Erni held him back, saying that it was his first day at the house and he had to get up early to do chores.

If you get up early one day, you'll have to get up early every day from now on.

The rules should be established on the first day.

Fang Zhiwu didn't understand, but for the past twenty years he had always listened to Erni unconditionally.

He never contradicted Erni, believing whatever she said.

"Can we get up now?"

Only after getting Erni's permission did Fang Zhiwu get up to wash up.

The new daily necessities that Qin Shuman had prepared for them were placed on the table outside.

Erni went to the kitchen first, lifted the pot lid and glanced at the food left in the pot.

Brown sugar steamed buns, millet porridge, and stir-fried pork with seaweed.

"The commander's family eats very well; they even have meat for breakfast."

Erni took the food out of the pot, and after eating, she put the pots and pans in the sink.

Her parents had taught her that if she had to work on her first day at her husband's house, she would have to work every day thereafter.

Although she didn't know why someone who was betrothed as a child and married a live-in son-in-law who had no parents had to learn these things.

But what her parents taught her was that they would never harm her.

She couldn't have a say in her own home, so she was eager to have a say in her husband's family.

Qin Shuman and Gu Huaiming, in particular, owe Fang Zhiwu a great debt, and should therefore be treated with utmost deference towards the couple.

Fang Zhiwu has always listened to her the most since he was a child, so in the future, won't she be the one to call the shots in this family?