"Why can't your wife get up? I, as her mother-in-law, have gotten up, but she's still staying at home. What a shame! If it gets out, it will be so embarrassing. She comes from the countryside after all, and she has no manners!"
Zhou Xingze put down his bowl, feeling very dissatisfied with his mother's complaints so early in the morning.
"Mom, you have a daughter too, why can't you put yourself in her shoes? It was so hot last night, and Xiaotang cooked such a big table of delicious food. Her arms were swollen last night just to entertain your relatives. You don't feel bad, but I do. I've bought breakfast for you and put it on the table. Remember to eat it."
Mother Zhou was so angry that she poked the cane and said, "Just spoil her. You can't spoil this woman. Don't wash dishes in the future, let alone wash her feet. How can you, a commander of a military department, do such a thing? It's beneath your status. Listen to me. Don't interfere in such matters in the future. Let your wife do it herself."
Zhou Xingze replied angrily, "I have lost my status as a soldier just for washing dishes. This revolution only has different divisions of labor, not high or low. Mom, it is wrong for you to divide people into different levels. Your ideological awareness needs to be improved. You should reflect on this!"
Zhou's mother pointed at him, and was so angry that she could only stare blankly, "You are so stubborn. I have eaten more salt than you have walked. How can I harm you? This woman is what she is. If she becomes lawless in the future, you will suffer the consequences."
Zhou Xingze didn't believe her fallacy at all. "Eating too much salt is not good for you. It can cause high blood pressure and heart disease. You should be more careful!"
With a bowl of soy milk in his left hand and a paper-wrapped fried cake in his right hand, he walked out of the house.
Without asking, I knew that it was breakfast for his lazy wife.
Zhou's mother sat on the chair, her eyes drooping, and she was very angry.
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"Why don't you get more sleep?"
Ruan Xiaotang was combing her hair in front of the mirror on the table.
"If I don't get up, your mother will take her walking stick and hit my bed."
Zhou Xingze licked his smiling face and said, "Did you hear everything?"
Ruan Xiaotang tied her hair into a high ponytail, and then rolled her long hair into a bun, securing it with a rubber band. She turned her head and looked at him, "I'm not deaf. Your mother said so loudly that I was lazy and home-loving. I couldn't help but hear it, so I got up obediently. I have to bow my head under the eaves!"
"Okay, okay, it's a rare day off for me, so stop complaining, eat quickly, and be obedient."
"Yes, Captain Zhou!"
Ruan Xiaotang sat at the table eating fried dough sticks and drinking sweet soy milk.
His eyes passed over the basket of eggs leaning against the wall.
There were three eggs missing yesterday, and two eggs missing today.
This thief really thought she was clueless!
Originally, she didn't intend to tell Zhou Xingze about such a trivial matter and distract him.
But this person is getting more and more excessive, and she is even addicted to taking advantage of people.
He said in a very aggressive tone, "Can you tell your brother to tell his wife not to come into our house casually anymore, okay?"
Zhou Xingze put down the book and asked, "Meimei, what's wrong with you?"
"Not only did she steal eggs from our house, she also secretly used my facial oil and hand cream. This kind of person has no bottom line and is simply disgusting!"
Zhou Xingze tried to smooth things over, "You are her sister-in-law. Since you are an elder, you should behave like an elder. It's useless to call her second sister-in-law."
Ruan Xiaotang frowned, very dissatisfied with his words, "Since I am her elder, then she, as a junior, should respect me as an elder. I protect her as a junior, but does she respect me as an elder?"
Zhou Xingze stood up, walked to her side, and patiently coaxed her, "We are a family, living under the same roof, don't be so petty, Meimei is pregnant now, and my third brother doesn't earn much now, and the two of them don't have much savings, and they will have to raise children in the future, so you should be more generous and help them. Besides, our family is not short of a few eggs and a bottle of facial oil, otherwise, I will take you to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a few more bottles, what do you think?"
A relief.
Ruan Xiaotang's bad mood eased a little.
But she was still unhappy, so she had to say, "I hate this kind of thief who treats people as fools the most. If you want to eat eggs, you can just ask me for them. I'm not a stingy person. Why do you have to do such a shameless thing? It's just annoying me. I'll buy a lock and see how she steals."
"Okay, don't be angry, drink it while it's hot. The weather is nice today, so you don't have to wash clothes."
Ruan Xiaotang slapped her thigh. She was really mad at Meimei.
Almost delayed my work.
"Go and run some water first and soak the sheets."
"I've already made it. Eat it quickly. I'll help you later."
Ruan Xiaotang pouted, "I dare not use you again in your house. If your mother sees it, she might talk nonsense about me behind my back."
"Are you sure you don't need me?"
"I will definitely use you."
Ruan Xiaotang raised her chin arrogantly. If anyone didn't use her husband, she would be a fool.
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Ruan Xiaotang carried a bucket of kitchen waste and went to the trash can diagonally opposite her house.
"Second daughter-in-law of the Zhou family, come here for a moment. I have something to talk to you about."
Old Mrs. Ma, who lives on the same street, is the manager of the area. She is responsible for resolving all the big and small matters in the street, neighborhood disputes, weddings and funerals.
She is an upright, kind-hearted old lady, and is well-known in the area.
Whenever she stepped in to mediate a matter, no matter how big or small, the neighbors would give her some face.
Ruan Xiaotang put down the empty bucket, feeling a little nervous, and walked over.
"Auntie Ma, what do you want me to do today?"
Ruan Xiaotang smiled like a flower and teased Aunt Ma in a half-joking tone.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. As someone who has been through this, I can't help but nag you a little."
"Auntie, just tell me what you want to say. I'm listening."
Seeing that the second daughter-in-law of the Zhou family was so open-minded, Aunt Ma didn't beat around the bush.
She carefully glanced around and said in a low voice, "Your sister-in-law is in love. Does your family know about this, especially your grandmother?"
Ruan Xiaotang frowned in doubt and shook her head affirmatively, thinking it was inappropriate. What if her mother-in-law knew about it? She nodded quickly and said, "Freedom in love is popular now. Jingjing is not young anymore. She is also at the age to fall in love."
"Well, it's enough for you to know. I feel relieved. But I still want to say one more thing. Men are afraid of choosing the wrong career, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. As elders, you should carefully check her out. Don't you think this makes sense?"
Aunt Ma’s suggestion must mean that Zhou Jingjing’s partner is not that good.
If Aunt Ma doesn't like it, then it must not conform to the public's aesthetic taste.
It means that this person has bad character.
It's really tricky.
"Yes, we will definitely keep a close eye on her and not let her suffer any loss."
"Okay, that's all. I'll be busy now. See you later."
"Thank you, Auntie, for your trouble."
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