"My sister-in-law has been like this for three days in a row. She goes out early in the morning before dawn and comes back slowly when night falls. And every time she comes home, her face is always filled with a smile as bright as the warm spring sun, as if she can't hide her inner joy and satisfaction. She is really full of spring light!"
"So, what you're saying is..."
As Zhou Xingze spoke, he stopped scrubbing the clothes in his hands.
He raised his head and looked straight at Ruan Xiaotang who was sitting upright in the chair.
At this moment, the two people's eyes met, like two electric currents colliding in the air.
It only took a moment of eye contact for them to understand each other, without the need for further words to explain anything.
Ruan Xiaotang nodded very confidently to express his affirmation.
Zhou Xingze did not seem to be at all surprised or shocked by the result. His expression remained as calm as usual. He then lowered his head and continued to concentrate on washing the unwashed clothes in the basin.
"Don't get involved in sister-in-law's affairs, and don't break the window paper before there is any clue. You know sister-in-law's character. She is not a good liar. When the time is right, she will confess everything to our mother. You must watch your mouth. Don't get involved in things that you shouldn't be involved in, and don't say things that you shouldn't say."
I was scolded again.
Your kindness is taken as an insult.
Ruan Xiaotang's mood at the moment could be said to have hit rock bottom. Her originally beautiful face was now covered with gloom, her lips were slightly turned down, and she looked a little aggrieved and dissatisfied.
She kept mumbling, "It's fine if I'm not allowed to take care of it, but I'm not allowed to say anything. This is too harsh! I've been feeling depressed since I got pregnant, but now this and that are not allowed. Do I really have to be like a fool and do nothing?"
At this moment, Zhou Xingze's voice sounded again: "You must remember these words I said firmly in your heart, do you hear me?"
Ruan Xiaotang replied without even looking up: "I heard it!"
There was a hint of impatience in his tone.
Then she suddenly raised her hand, grabbed the melon seeds in the basket, and began to eat them one by one.
She seemed to have vented all her resentment on these melon seeds, and she cracked them very quickly, as if she was competing with someone.
The melon seed shells that were cracked out fell to the ground like flowers scattered from heaven, covering everything.
Zhou Xingze, who was standing by, looked at her puffy little face and slightly pouting lips, and couldn't help feeling helpless.
He shook his head gently, with a wry smile on his face, and said in a gentle and slightly reproachful tone: "Oh, my baby, you look so angry, like a child. You should know that you are going to be a mother soon. How can you still be so willful and not know how to control your temper? If you continue like this, how can you set a good example for our unborn baby in the future?"
Hearing this, Ruan Xiaotang, who had been stubborn, couldn't help but roll her eyes and retorted unhappily: "Humph, he's still in my belly and can't see anything. Even if I want to pretend to be a role model for him, it's too early!"
After saying that, she deliberately turned her head away and no longer looked at Zhou Xingze.
Seeing this, Zhou Xingze couldn't help but laugh out loud, and teased: "Hey, who was it just now who kept telling me that prenatal education is very important? He also said that the baby in the belly can hear everything an adult says and does. Why are you changing your mind now?"
Ruan Xiaotang felt a little embarrassed, but she still said stubbornly: "Hey, don't use what I said to stop me. I was just talking casually, who told you to take it seriously? Besides, I'm not in a good mood today, can you just treat me as someone who drank too much and said nonsense!"
As she spoke, she reached out, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and slowly stood up from the chair.
Since she had been pregnant for some time, her movements seemed a little clumsy and she needed to be careful to protect her bulging belly.
Then, she walked towards the door step by step.
Zhou Xingze looked at her leaving back and muttered to himself, "Well, it seems that I accidentally pissed off this little ancestor again this time. What a sin..."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, with a little sadness on his face. After all, it's not easy to make your wife happy!
She started to give him a cold look again.
A woman's heart is like a needle in the sea.
………………
"Second sister-in-law, did you have a fight with your second brother?"
"Hey, don't talk nonsense, there is no quarrel between me and my second brother in the room."
As she spoke, she waved her hand gently.
Meimei asked in confusion, "Are you really not quarreling? I heard you guys were quite loud just now."
Xiaotang quickly explained: "Really not, we just had a disagreement, so we had a few words."
After saying this, she lowered her head unconsciously.
You know, how could what happened between the couple in the house be easily known to outsiders and laughed at?
No matter how serious the fight is, you must hold on to the end in front of outsiders.
Even if you feel that something is bad or wrong in your heart, you must say that it is good and right on the surface.
After all, family disgrace should not be made public.
At this time, Ruan Xiaotang was sitting leisurely in the rocking chair, enjoying the feeling of the warm afternoon sun falling on her body.
Meimei, who was standing by, saw this and quietly came over, lowering her voice and asking carefully, "Second sister-in-law, isn't this because of what happened to the eldest sister-in-law?"
"I know, why are you asking?"
"Well, it doesn't matter. The story of my sister-in-law has been spread all over the neighborhood. Do you think that our mother-in-law is so smart that she doesn't know anything about it? Anyway, I don't believe it."
Ruan Xiaotang stopped the rocking chair, stared at Meimei beside him, and asked tentatively, "Do you want to break that layer of window paper for your sister-in-law?"
Meimei glanced cautiously at the main room. Her mother-in-law should be taking a nap at this time.
After a short sigh of relief, she dared to speak in a low voice, "Others may not know, but you, sister-in-law, do not know what our status is in the Zhou family. Even if I had the courage, I would not dare to take the lead. I still understand the principle that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot."
I thought I could get the point this time.
She really overestimated her.
She understands her difficulties.
Ruan Xiaotang sighed sadly, "If my mother-in-law really knew about my sister-in-law's affairs, this family would be in turmoil. How will it end then?"
Meimei is usually afraid of her mother-in-law, and at this time, she is also worried about her sister-in-law's future.
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