During lunch in the afternoon, Old Man Shen suddenly discovered that Old Lady Wang, who had been lying on the kang, was missing.
He frowned and asked the others sitting around the table: "Where is your mother?"
It was because of Old Man Shen’s doubts that his three sons discovered that Old Lady Wang was missing.
Wang Huilian looked at Shen Chunshu guiltily, and cautiously mustered up the courage to speak: "Well...well...my mother asked me to carry our room."
After saying this, she quickly added: "I...I am the eldest sister-in-law, and it is natural for me to serve my mother-in-law."
"The second son's wife has been in charge for so long, now it's my turn to show my filial piety, otherwise it will be someone else's turn to complain."
"I was always busy with Hongmei's affairs before, and I didn't take care of Mom. Now Hongmei doesn't need me to worry about her anymore, so it's a good opportunity for me to take Mom over and take care of her. This can be regarded as showing my filial piety to his father and me."
As Wang Huilian spoke, she looked at Shen Chunshu, trying hard to justify her self-assertion from the perspective of filial piety.
Sure enough, as soon as Shen Chunshu heard that his mother was moved to the west room by his wife on her own initiative, his face suddenly darkened and he was about to lose his temper.
But after hearing the words "filial piety" and "outsiders' particularity", he just glanced at her and didn't say a word.
Old man Shen was quite surprised by his eldest daughter-in-law's sudden behavior, but he was still happy to see the younger generation being filial to the elders.
So while eating, he praised Wang Huilian a few times: "The eldest daughter-in-law did the right thing. This is the filial piety that a daughter-in-law should have. It doesn't take away from your mother's love for you."
After saying that, he looked at the other two daughters-in-law and said, "You younger ones should also learn from your eldest sister-in-law. As children, being filial to your parents is the foundation of being a human being."
"Don't think about cheating and playing dirty every day. You'll only be able to eat when you're down to earth."
Old Man Shen used the story of Old Lady Wang to talk about the importance of filial piety in front of his children.
Everyone else just listened, letting it go in one ear and out the other.
Only Mr. Shen and his wife listened to it.
Originally, Li Xiang was the only one who served Old Lady Wang. She felt that her father-in-law was trying to point fingers at her, implying that she was not doing well and that she was unfilial, so she asked the eldest son's wife to take her mother over.
This made her so anxious that she couldn't even eat. She cried as she spoke, "Dad, I have always been dedicated to serving Mom and have never been lazy."
"Whenever my mother has any problem or feels uncomfortable, I will be the first to clean her up and change her clothes. I..."
Li Xiang was trying to explain to Old Man Shen in a hurry, but the more anxious she became, the less she knew what to say.
Her anxious voice filled the entire dinner table.
Finally, he said to Wang Huilian: "Sister-in-law, why don't you let mother come back and let me serve you!"
Li Xiaoqin had finally managed to dump the paralyzed old lady to Wang Huilian, so how could she just let her dump her back like that?
She was speechless looking at Li Xiang who was unable to take responsibility for anything and quickly took over the conversation.
"How can the second sister-in-law not let the eldest sister-in-law fulfill her filial piety? You have been serving mother for a long time, but you have been monopolizing and not letting the eldest sister-in-law take care of it. This is wrong of you."
"That's not what I meant, that's not what I meant..." When Li Xiang heard Li Xiaoqin say that she didn't let her sister-in-law fulfill her filial piety, she quickly shook her head and waved her hands.
Li Xiaoqin pulled down her hand and said, "Second sister-in-law, why are you so anxious? We all know that you are the most diligent. No one says you are not doing a good job, but we should let the eldest sister-in-law show her filial piety, right? In this way, the three of us sisters-in-law can all show filial piety to our mother, isn't it better?"
Li Xiaoqin turned to look at Shen Chunshu again: "Brother, don't you think so?"
Chen Chunshu hardly said a word to the third daughter-in-law who had been married for only a few months.
Hearing her asking him directly, he could only nod awkwardly.
After getting a response from Shen Chunshu, Li Xiaoqin said to Li Xiang with a smile: "You see, my elder brother and his wife both mean the same thing. I'm really happy to marry into such a harmonious family like ours!"
With Li Xiaoqin's happy voice, the atmosphere at the Shen family's dinner table suddenly became much more lively.
Old Man Shen was also happy to see his children getting along harmoniously, and immediately waved his hand and said, "If you can always be as harmonious as you are now, your mother and I will be able to close our eyes even if we die now."
Shen Qiushu, who was always sweet-talking, quickly stopped Old Man Shen and said, "Look at what Dad said. When did the three of us become so unfriendly? Who would really take those little quarrels seriously?"
Chen Xiashu nodded vigorously beside him.
He really didn't think there was anything dirty between the three brothers. He felt that they had always been very united.
All the wrinkles on Old Man Shen's face were broken into a smile. "Right, right, right. There's no such thing as overnight hatred between brothers. Let's eat, eat."
The others also quickly picked up their bowls and chopsticks and started to eat and drink. The dinner table was filled with joy and happiness that had not been seen for a long time.
After dinner, Chen Chunshu returned to the west room and was about to lie down on the kang, which he usually liked, but as soon as he entered the room, he saw Old Lady Wang’s bedding spread on the kang.
Only then did I remember that my wife had moved me here.
"Mom, are you feeling better?" Chen Chunshu felt that he had to say something to his mother at this time, so he asked casually.
It’s not that Old Lady Wang didn’t feel sorry for her eldest son, but she was still upset that he didn’t help her teach that bitch Shen Siyue a lesson.
Hearing his greeting, she said nothing and turned her head to the other direction.
Shen Chunshu was immediately a little embarrassed.
But he is already in his 40s and is not lacking in maternal love. Since his mother ignores him, he will not go and seek trouble by licking her face.
Chen Chunshu walked to the end of the kang and sat down.
When Wang Huilian finished her work in the outer room and entered the west room, she found that the atmosphere in the room was a little strange.
Then Shen Chunshu pursed his lips and looked at her with an obviously angry look.
Wang Huilian thought that Shen Chunshu didn't want his mother to come over, so she walked up to him and whispered to him, "Boss, don't be angry. You were not at home at the time. The third son's wife and I were just talking, and then..."
Shen Chunshu glared at Wang Huilian, then looked at Old Lady Wang, signaling her to speak more quietly.
He glanced at his mother at the head of the kang, and quietly rebuked Wang Huilian, "Why didn't you discuss this with me before you do this? I'm not the head of this family anymore, am I?"
Shen Chunshu was angry because he blamed Wang Huilian for acting on her own initiative.
He should have brought up such an honorable matter with his father, so that he could appear to be a filial and good son.
But Wang Huilian took the old lady over so quietly, and he had nothing to do with it at all!
At this point, Shen Chunshu became puzzled again: "Why do you want to bring mother over for no reason?"
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