Chapter 34 Look at your pathetic self.
After hearing what Grandma Yao said, Yao Chunian, who originally didn't want to cry, still had tears streaming down her face.
When Lao Yao's family saw this, she went back to her mother's house to cry on the first day of the Lunar New Year. This was not a good omen for the year!
"Chunian, don't cry!" Yao's aunt tugged at Yao Chunian.
Seeing Grandma Yao's gloomy face, Yao Chunian quickly wiped his eyes with his sleeve.
The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt.
As she thought about it, she cried silently again.
After waiting for a long time to hear what had happened, Yao Shula and her two siblings immediately looked at Qiangqiang, who was only five years old.
"Qiangqiang, tell me, what happened?" Grandma Yao also looked at Qiangqiang.
"Last night, Dad and Mom had a fight, and Grandma was there too."
My aunt said my mom's cooking isn't good!
"Fish is delicious, but my aunt doesn't like it!" Qiangqiang said, knowing what he knew.
Everyone immediately looked at Yao Chunnian, waiting for him to speak first.
Yao Chunian had been waiting for everyone to comfort her, but after she wiped away her tears for a long time, no one said a word.
Because everyone in the Yao family knows that this married sister-in-law is the kind of person who cries the more you ask her questions.
If anyone dares to ask her a few more questions or offer a few more words of comfort today, she's guaranteed to cry for an hour straight.
Everyone tacitly kept quiet and just looked at Yao Chunian.
Helpless, Yao Chunian could only wipe the corner of his eye again.
"Grandma, Mom, where's Dad?!"
"Your dad went out to wish people a Happy New Year with a cigarette in his mouth. Just say what you have to say!"
In the end, your problem will still be solved by your grandma and me.
"What? You can't say that just because your dad isn't home? Or do you think that just because your dad is home today, you can complain and he can beat your husband up with a feather duster?" Aunt Yao asked bluntly.
On this rare morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone, big and small, was happy. Even the youngest one, who couldn't walk yet, was giggling from the start of the morning.
But then the eldest daughter came home crying.
Why is it so hard to have a peaceful New Year?
Seeing that her own mother's expression was also not good, Yao Chunian then told her what had happened.
Yesterday was Lunar New Year's Eve, and Yao Chunian's in-laws, like other families, prepared a decent New Year's Eve dinner.
Yao Chunian's husband was named Zhang Tiesheng. The two met through a free-choice relationship, and Zhang Tiesheng was the eldest son in his family.
He has a younger brother and a younger sister.
My younger brother works in the city as a doctor. He got married last National Day, and his wife is a nurse at the hospital.
However, Zhang Tiesheng's younger brother's wife is from the south, and people in his hometown especially love sweets.
It's the kind of place where everyone likes to put a spoonful of sugar in every dish they make.
This year also marks the first time that Yao Chunian's sister-in-law has spent the Spring Festival at Lao Zhang's house.
Yao Chunian's mother-in-law is somewhat biased towards her youngest son, and by extension, also somewhat biased towards her youngest daughter-in-law.
Yesterday's New Year's Eve dinner was basically all cooked by Yao Chunian by himself.
That sister-in-law's job was simply to keep Yao Chunian's parents company, chat with them, and make them happy.
Even so, Yao Chunian wasn't angry.
She felt that since her brother-in-law and his wife had come back from the city all year round, how could she let them cook in the kitchen?
Yao Chunian single-handedly prepared the entire New Year's Eve dinner.
Originally, the New Year's Eve dinner was a lively affair, with everyone gathered around to eat and drink, exchanging compliments, and then making grand promises for the coming year.
But some people think differently.
As soon as Yao Chunian's sister-in-law sat down at the table, she started to look sullen.
One moment they thought the meat chunks were too fatty and couldn't bring themselves to eat them.
One minute they complained that the star anise flavor in the braised pork was too strong, and asked why they didn't add Shaoxing wine.
Then she asked why no sugar was added when cooking the fish, saying how was she supposed to eat it...
In short, the implication was that Yao Chunian had deliberately prepared such a large meal.
Yao Chunian also felt wronged!
Isn't this how we always cook at home?
When buying meat, who doesn't pick the fatty cuts? The fattier the cut, the more oily and flavorful the dishes will be!
Originally, he would have just said a few words and let it go, and Yao Chunian would have pretended not to hear it.
Who knew that the more her sister-in-law talked, the more unpleasant her expression became.
Just as Yao Chunian was about to retort, her mother-in-law spoke up again.
"The dishes served today are not right."
It's so fatty... it's hard to bring myself to eat it.
And that fish, didn't I tell you to make sweet and sour? Why did you braise it instead?!
Yao Chunian...
No, when she was cooking the fish, she specifically asked if her sister-in-law, who is from the South and likes sweet food, wanted it made into sweet and sour fish.
My mother-in-law herself said that this is the New Year's Eve dinner, and we can't just consider her taste.
My mother-in-law specifically asked me to make braised fish!
Yao Chunian immediately retorted in a low voice, saying that her mother-in-law had told her to make braised pork.
Just from this one sentence, Yao Chunian's mother-in-law was furious.
They believe that Yao Chunian did it on purpose to damage her relationship with her youngest son's family.
She immediately pointed at Yao Chunian's nose and started cursing, saying that Yao Chunian was malicious and deliberately caused trouble during the New Year.
They even said they couldn't bear to see their families reunite and didn't want to have a peaceful New Year.
Yao Chunnian's father-in-law also remained silent, staring at Yao Chunnian with a gloomy face.
Yao Chunian felt that he couldn't explain himself even if he had a mouth.
She was about to retort when Zhang Tiesheng pulled her back.
"Apologize to your mother!"
"I didn't do anything wrong, why should I apologize!" Yao Chunian found it unbelievable.
"Can't you just be quiet during the New Year?"
"You're the eldest sister-in-law, can't you think about the family? Apologize right now!" Zhang Tiesheng's expression was also unpleasant.
In the past, Yao Chunian would definitely have apologized.
But since her sister-in-law was also there today, Yao Chunian knew that if she apologized, she would be suppressed by her sister-in-law for the rest of her life.
Yao Chunian refused to apologize or eat, and then ran back to her room to cry.
Then……
Yao Chunian's mother-in-law, Aunt Zhang, slapped her thigh and wailed for a long time.
Yao Chunian didn't even have dinner tonight. After getting up in the morning, she didn't make dumplings and went straight back to her parents' house with her son...
...
After hearing this, Lao Yao's family was both angry and speechless.
"Where did your fierce and domineering self from when you were a girl at home go?"
"Even after all this, why don't you just flip the table? Are you going to let them eat and drink their fill?" Yao's aunt pinched Yao Chunian angrily.
Grandma Yao didn't say anything, but her expression grew increasingly grim.
Even if the other members of the Yao family had something to say, they didn't dare to say it, for who knows if they would make Yao Chunian burst into tears!
But the three Yao siblings were different.
"Big sister, none of the Zhang family members are good people!" Yao Shuxin sighed.
"Big sister, we should have your older brother and the others put your brother-in-law in a sack and beat him up!" Yao Shuli added.
"Big sister, your brother-in-law doesn't love you!" Yao Shula said quietly.
Yao Chunian and the rest of the Yao family...
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