Divorce? She's not afraid

Song Xiaojuan was very glad that the child was born in October so she didn't have to suffer during the confinement period.

After the baby was born, the second son's wife was the first to know about it. She came to see Song Xiaojuan with eggs, worried that there would be no one to take care of her during the confinement period. She thought that if it really didn't work out, she would take care of her. However, when she came, she found that other people's nannies were already there, and she was redundant. She left after taking care of the baby that day.

The rest of the people came when the children were twelve days old.

The third son's wife also thought that Song Xiaojuan would take care of the child by herself after giving birth, and she thought she would be very worried. But when she entered the room, she saw her sitting on the bed, with a rosy face and a plump body, and she didn't look worried at all.

After asking, I found out that the nanny hired by the couple was watching what they were eating. There was kelp and pork ribs soup, lotus root and yam pork ribs soup, and stir-fried broccoli. Every meal was different. They said it was a confinement diet.

The old hen was in the refrigerator. She asked the nanny why she didn't make soup with it. The nanny said that Song Xiaojuan was tired of drinking it every day. The third daughter-in-law curled her lips and said nothing, feeling sad.

She suddenly thought of the time when she gave birth to Jiabao. She had millet porridge with pickles every day. Occasionally, when she wanted to eat a leek box, Li Cuifen scolded her for being greedy.

When it comes to Song Xiaojuan, the old lady doesn't even say a word.

Every time she came to the fourth brother's house, she didn't want to leave. The house was big and comfortable, and the room was very tidy. Even though there were children, there was no smell of urine in the house.

Look at how the fourth brother treats Song Xiaojuan, he really responds to every request.

Everyone has to suffer after giving birth and recuperating after childbirth, so why shouldn’t Song Xiaojuan have to suffer?

The third son's wife suddenly rolled her eyes and sat down next to the old lady. She started to play with the child and then casually said, "The fourth son is so considerate. He's worried that his wife will be tired, so he even hired a nanny. Oh, if this gets out in our village, it will be a big joke."

Li Cuifen has recovered well now. She speaks clearly and walks without any crookedness.

She glared at the third son's wife and said, "If you hadn't been talking nonsense around the village, who would have known about this?"

The third son's wife curled her lips: "If you ask me, no matter how well the nanny takes care of the child, she is not as good as the real grandmother. She even has to eat some special confinement diet and buy several chickens and put them in the refrigerator. No matter how rich the fourth son is, he can't let his wife do this." She thought that Song Xiaojuan only had a clothing store, and no matter how much she could earn, the fourth son would still take the lion's share.

When Li Cuifen heard that there were several chickens in the refrigerator, she immediately felt distressed. Her son worked hard to earn money, so how could Song Xiaojuan be so wasteful?

The nanny said that she couldn't be asked to leave anymore, and she would not leave this time to see if Song Xiaojuan was showing off.

In the evening, when everyone else had left, the old lady was the only one sitting motionless on the sofa.

Song Xiaojuan didn't know what it meant, so she gave Zhao Guomin a look, telling him to go and ask.

Zhao Guomin was also quite direct in his conversation with the old lady: "Let's go. I'll take you home."

The old lady sat on the sofa holding her child and said: "If I go back, who will take care of the child?"

"Don't you have a nanny?"

Li Cuifen glanced at the nanny in the kitchen and whispered to Zhao Guomin, "How much does this nanny cost per month? Your wife really knows how to enjoy herself. I didn't even hire a nanny when I gave birth to you four. All of your sisters-in-law raised their children themselves."

Zhao Guomin didn't want to waste time talking to her: "The money has been spent, I can't fire you, we all signed a contract, I'll take you home, I have two rooms, it's not enough."

"I'm sleeping in the living room! I want to see what's wrong with my grandson, and you still want to drive me away?" The old lady looked rude and unreasonable, and Zhao Guomin also had a headache.

Thinking I was only staying for one night, I didn’t say anything more.

As a result, Li Cuifen stayed for several days in a row. When Zhao Guomin said he would send her away, she said she wanted to see her grandson.

Seeing that she hadn't done anything naughty in the past few days, Zhao Guomin didn't say anything further.

That day Zhao Guomin went to the fruit shop.

Only Song Xiaojuan, her aunt, and Li Cuifen were left at home. Song Xiaojuan was hungry at noon and asked her aunt to make her some shrimp and vegetable soup.

As a result, there were no shrimps at home.

Song Xiaojuan called Zhao Guomin and asked him to buy some from the seafood market when he came back.

The call was made without Li Cuifen's knowledge, and when she hung up, her face turned red: "You think you're a rich girl! You're eating shrimp during your confinement period. Your three sisters-in-law have given birth to so many children, but none of them are as pretentious as you."

Song Xiaojuan kept telling herself that she shouldn't get angry during the confinement period, but Li Cuifen became more and more unpleasant.

"Before you married my fourth son and lived with your grandma, you couldn't even have chicken soup. Now you are married to my Guomin, and thanks to him you can live like a human being. But instead of cherishing him, you actually treat yourself as a city dweller and eat and drink as much as you can! I think I've spoiled you!" The old lady stood at the bedroom door, pinching her waist and scolding.

Aunt Chen couldn't stand it anymore. This old lady was lying with her eyes open! She had been here for so long and knew the family well. The male owner earned a lot, but the female owner also earned well.

"Old lady, what you said is not right..."

"Just shut up! You're just a servant, what right do you have to meddle in my family's affairs?"

Aunt Chen was so angry that her face turned red, and the child was frightened and cried by the old lady's voice. Aunt Chen quickly picked up the child and comforted him.

Song Xiaojuan closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and called Zhao Guomin directly on her phone: "Go to the seafood market and buy me ten kilograms of seafood. Buy me that big lobster and the sea cucumber! Come back right away."

After hanging up the phone, she got off the bed and walked over to Li Cuifen. She was half a head taller than Li Cuifen and looked down at her. "I've always tolerated you, not because I don't have a family behind me, but because I respect you as an elder. Now, every grain of rice you eat in my house, every drop of water you drink, even the bed you sleep on, was paid for half by me."

Song Xiaojuan glanced at her son, and when he stopped crying, she continued, "No one has the right to tell me what I eat, what I spend, or what I wear, because I earned it all with my own ability! Even if I spend Zhao Guomin's money, it's only right, because legally we are family, and half of his property belongs to me!"

Li Cuifen was speechless after being scolded by Song Xiaojuan. As a mother-in-law, how could she let her daughter-in-law suppress her? She raised her hand to slap Song Xiaojuan, but Song Xiaojuan grabbed her hand and pushed her away.

He said coldly, "I still say the same thing. I respect you as my elder. I don't want to fight you, but I'm not used to being beaten. If you want to make trouble, I'll accompany you!"

Li Cuifen was shaking with anger. "Wait until the fourth brother comes back. If he doesn't divorce you, he won't even recognize me as his mother!"

Song Xiaojuan ignored her threats and went straight past her to coax the child. Not to mention that Zhao Guomin is no longer "Zhao Guomin", even if she really got divorced, she would have nothing to be afraid of. She has a career, money, and a son. Men, haha, are just a pastime.

Just then, Zhao Guomin came back.

He was checking the accounts when he received the call from Song Xiaojuan. He knew that something bad had happened. Song Xiaojuan and the old lady must have had a quarrel, otherwise Song Xiaojuan would not speak in that tone.

They hurried home, but the atmosphere was off the mark as soon as they entered. When Li Cuifen saw Zhao Guomin, she burst into tears: "Fourth Brother, please take me to see your dad. I'm so embarrassed to be scolded by my daughter-in-law."

Zhao Guomin gave her a few pieces of paper and said, "Don't cry yet. Tell me what happened slowly."

Song Xiaojuan carried the child into the house. She didn't care what the old lady said.

The old lady cried and complained to Song Xiaojuan.

Zhao Guomin only listened to the key points: "She went through a lot of hardships to give me a son. If she wanted the stars in the sky, I would pick them for her if I could. Besides, she just wants some vegetables. Besides, the money she spends is earned by herself. I am relying on her for support now. Who am I to criticize her? Even this house was bought by Song Xiaojuan with her own money. She is kind and didn't kick us out of the house. You should be content."

Li Cuifen: ...I'm so angry.

She originally thought that Zhao Guomin would stand on her side, but who knew he was so useless.

But is it true that Song Xiaojuan makes so much money that she even bought the house? When Song Xiaojuan said this, she thought she was bragging, but since the fourth brother said so, it seems to be true.

"Well...even if she earned it, you're the head of the family! She needs your permission if she wants to eat it."

Zhao Guomin laughed and continued to threaten her, "If I do this, Song Xiaojuan will immediately divorce me, and I'll be kicked out. I can't afford this house with my small, shabby fruit shop, and even the orchard at home is all Song Xiaojuan's money. As long as we divorce, she'll take it all back, so don't do it anymore."

"Stop talking nonsense! Those are all yours. How can she take them away in a divorce?" The old lady looked incredulous.

"You're still thinking this is the old society. Women are now protected by marriage laws. If you keep making such a fuss, I'll divorce you. I'll leave the house and go back home to farm with you."

The old lady slapped him and said, "What are you talking about! Well...if that's the case, then we'll separate." When Li Cuifen heard that her son was going to be kicked out, she didn't even bother to cry.

Li Cuifen has old-fashioned ideas, and it is true that she doesn't get along with Song Xiaojuan, but the fourth brother has worked so hard to achieve such success, and she can't let him suffer because of herself.

Even if he disliked Song Xiaojuan's extravagance, he could only endure it for now.

Seeing that the old lady was frightened, Zhao Guomin went into the house to see Song Xiaojuan.

Song Xiaojuan put the child on the bed, turned around and ignored him.

Zhao Guomin closed the door, walked around the child, carefully hugged her, and coaxed her softly, "You're still angry, don't be angry. It's foolish to argue with an old lady. Don't worry, she won't dare to cause trouble again in the future."

Song Xiaojuan pushed his hand away without saying anything. She had heard all the words he said to scare Li Cuifen outside, but after listening to him for a long time and not saying anything about sending the person away, Song Xiaojuan became angry.

She knew what Zhao Guomin meant. Ever since the old lady came, the old lady would get up at night to help take care of the child whenever he cried. Zhao Guomin basically never got up at night, so he was not in a hurry to let the old lady go.

But Song Xiaojuan and Li Cuifen really couldn't stay under the same roof, so the old lady had to leave.

Zhao Guomin was pretending to be ignorant even though he knew the truth. The old lady's arrival did make him feel a lot more relaxed. He wanted Song Xiaojuan to learn how to get along with the elderly, and he did not intend to compromise with Song Xiaojuan on this matter.

He thought it was just a small matter, but he didn't expect it to cause such a big stir.