"Mom, Xingze and I have been busy these past few days trying to add to our little family, so we haven't been able to find time to visit you. Please don't blame us."
Ruan Xiaotang acted politely, speaking in the tone of a hostess as soon as she entered the room. She seemed courteous, with her brows lowered and her eyes pleasing to the eye, but in fact she was deliberately warning her openly.
We have our own home, so don't make trouble for no reason. I won't buy it.
Mother Zhou glanced at her, and her eyes fell directly on her second son whom she had been thinking about day and night.
He looked up and down, carefully examining his precious son in front of him.
I haven't seen you for half a month, but you haven't lost any weight. You are still as energetic and handsome as ever.
Considering how carefully she took care of her son, Zhou's mother forced a smile at Ruan Xiaotang.
He's smiling but not smiling, and it looks like he's giving alms no matter how you look at him.
Ruan Xiaotang rolled her eyes and sat directly on the sofa.
"Second daughter-in-law, are you just sitting here, waiting to eat? Your sister-in-law got off work two hours early to prepare this dinner. As soon as she got home, she bought and picked vegetables. Until you got home, she hadn't left the kitchen yet."
In both words and deeds, he was criticizing her for being lazy and gluttonous.
This evil old woman knew that she hadn't held her fart well in her asshole.
A show of force cannot scare her.
He started to talk nonsense again.
If you put a handful of salt in the dish later, I will choke you to death!
"Mom, your second daughter-in-law will cook for you tonight. If it doesn't suit your taste, I hope you can forgive me."
Ruan Xiaotang met Zhou's mother's gaze without a trace of fear in her eyes, and she used sarcasm in her words to counterattack the old woman.
After all, he has his precious son around, so it’s not good to be too direct.
There is always a fake smile on his face that shows respect for his hometown: "Everything you said is right, I will do as you say, and my daughter-in-law will be obedient."
"Xingze, come and sit down and eat some watermelon. I soaked this watermelon in well water for a long time. It's really refreshing. Come and eat it."
Mother Zhou kindly pulled her son to sit on the sofa, picked up a piece of red and sandy watermelon and put it into his palm.
"Xiaotang likes to eat it too. I'll go get her some."
"Sit there. There's half a piece in the kitchen. She can eat it."
"Sister-in-law, have a piece of watermelon."
As soon as Ruan Xiaotang entered the door, her sister-in-law cut a large piece of watermelon for her.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law, I want to eat watermelon, too."
Meimei was standing at the kitchen door, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan, pursing her lips and looking inside.
"Both. All."
"Thank you, sister-in-law. You are so nice."
Meimei took the watermelon and praised her sister-in-law sweetly.
Ruan Xiaotang stared at Meimei's belly and asked, "Sister-in-law, how many months have you been pregnant? Is morning sickness severe in the early stages of pregnancy?"
Meimei just took a bite of the sweet watermelon, and the taste instantly disappeared.
She couldn't hide the truth and her hands were shaking.
How long will she continue to pretend to be pregnant?
In order to keep up the lie, she and Lezi worked overtime every night to have a child. If they continued like this, her body would not be able to bear it.
I'm hoping to get pregnant smoothly next month.
"I am in good health and enjoy everything I eat."
Ruan Xiaotang took another piece of watermelon and handed it to her, "Eat more fruits, and your baby will be born fresh and beautiful."
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
"By the way, I brought gifts for each of you. I'll go get them."
As a new member of the Zhou family, Ruan Xiaotang carefully prepared a welcoming gift for every woman in the family.
He took the black cloth bag from the basket and went into the kitchen.
"Sister-in-law, this comb and lipstick are for you."
"Sister-in-law, these are two sets of small clothes for the baby who is about to be born."
Meimei felt the soft and smooth material of the little dress and thought that this little dress must have cost a lot of money.
My second sister-in-law is so generous.
Meimei was so happy to have taken advantage of the situation that she excitedly took Ruan Xiaotang's hand and said gratefully, "Thank you, second sister-in-law."
For the first time in her life, the eldest sister-in-law had a lipstick. She, who had always been calm and composed, showed a hint of her feminine side. "Thank you, sister-in-law. I have never used lipstick before. I don't know if I will look like an old witch who eats children when I put it on."
It's a rare occasion that my sister-in-law put aside her grudge and made a joke.
Ruan Xiaotang took the lipstick and said, "Sister-in-law, you have fair skin, and this color really suits you. Put a little on it every day when you go to work, and gently touch your lips. Your temperament will be improved."
Open the cap of the lipstick and gently draw along the lip line.
"Sister-in-law, this color looks great. It looks exactly like the big star in the New Year picture."
Meimei, a young woman, is no stranger to this new thing called lipstick. She has always envied those modern girls who wear colorful clothes and put bright lipstick on their lips. Their every frown and smile are so eye-catching. But she can only envy them because her pocket is empty and she cannot afford it.
This lipstick is amazing.
A second ago, my sister-in-law was still a shrew.
The next second, her lips turned red, as if under a spell, and she suddenly became young and energetic, like a different person.
The sister-in-law had changed so much that Meimei was mesmerized for a moment.
He shouted at the top of his voice, and then kept staring at his sister-in-law with stupid and foolish eyes.
"Third daughter-in-law, it's not your due date yet, why are you yelling?"
Zhou's mother stood at the door of the main room, holding up the bamboo curtain, and started scolding.
Seeing no one responded, he said again, "Daughter-in-law, why don't you cook? Are you going to wait until the New Year to cook?"
The eldest sister-in-law rushed to the door and shouted back, "It's fried right away."
Ruan Xiaotang rolled her eyes in her heart. The old woman had hands and feet and was in good health. After retirement, she stayed at home doing nothing all day and couldn't help with cooking.
After a day's work, my sister-in-law comes home at night and I have to serve her food and drinks, and after dinner I have to wash the dishes and clean the kitchen.
If she is not your own daughter, you will not feel sorry for her and you will not be able to put yourself in her shoes.
Don't forget, you also have a daughter.
"Sister-in-law, you go take a rest, I'll do the cooking."
Ruan Xiaotang grabbed the iron spoon and pushed her sister-in-law out of the stove with her shoulder.
"I am the eldest sister-in-law in the family, and this is what I should do."
"I am also a member of this family, and I should contribute my share. You all should go out, there is too much smoke here."
Meimei pulled her eldest sister-in-law's arm and advised, "Sister-in-law, just listen to the second sister-in-law. Let's go."
The sister-in-law still felt uneasy. She turned around while Meimei was pulling her out.
"I'll let you taste my cooking later."
Ruan Xiaotang took off the silk scarf from around her neck, spread it out, and covered her head with it.
There is no range hood in the kitchen, and the whole small room is filled with smoke when I cook.
She didn't want her freshly washed hair to be stained with greasy smell.
"Wife, stop."
As soon as my sister-in-law came in, she lowered her head.
She pursed her red lips and ran quickly to her room.
When she heard her mother-in-law calling her, the hand holding the lipstick in her pocket clenched a little tighter.
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