Chapter 263 Every family has its own troubles
Yao Shula quickly understood what was going on.
Old Zheng's youngest daughter-in-law gave birth before the Lunar New Year, and according to the calendar, she will be a month old in two days.
Today was the day Old Zheng's family was hosting a dinner party at home. Relatives and friends sat at two tables, which should have been a happy occasion, but at this moment, the youngest daughter-in-law started making a fuss.
"Old Zheng's family was busy today, they had guests over. Aunt Zheng cooked for her a little late, and I heard she smashed the bowl on the spot."
"Yes, she said that she was a quarter of an hour later than usual, and the youngest daughter-in-law was unhappy because she felt neglected, so she smashed the bowl."
Later, Aunt Zheng made chicken noodle soup and asked her eldest daughter-in-law to bring it in. The younger daughter-in-law smashed the bowl, accusing her of putting something in the soup to harm her.
"No way! Old Zheng's eldest daughter-in-law is such an honest person, how could she possibly put anything in the chicken soup!"
"It's not like that in the first place! My house is right next to Old Zheng's, so I know a little about their family."
Zheng's youngest daughter-in-law seems like a completely different person since giving birth.
They're always picking fights and causing trouble at home.
The rice bowl should be served at the perfect temperature so she can eat it; if it's too hot, say you're trying to burn her to death and don't want her to be well.
If it gets a little cold, they'll say that Old Zheng's family wants to harm her and deliberately makes it difficult for her to have a proper postpartum period.
They're always making a ruckus.
"Could it be that it got dirty?"
"I have my doubts too! Did you see those two door gods at Old Zheng's door? They were specially carved by a master craftsman during the New Year, just in case something unclean got into the house."
Strangely enough, after the youngest daughter-in-law of the Zheng family made a scene, she herself felt upset and cried. She apologized to Aunt Zheng and the rest of the Zheng family, saying that she didn't know what had happened to her.
"Hey, do you think it really got dirty?"
"Huh? You made a scene, then apologized, and then made another scene? Isn't that like you've been tainted by something evil? You should probably call a shaman to take a look!"
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Yao Shula looked at the rooftop and cried as she recounted how the Zheng family had treated her badly and tried to harm her youngest daughter-in-law.
She seemed to know why Zheng's youngest daughter-in-law was making a fuss.
Having watched many women go through postpartum confinement before, Yao Shula knew that this was a reaction caused by the sudden drop in estrogen and progesterone levels in a woman's body after childbirth, which the body couldn't withstand.
Aside from physical exhaustion, the biggest reaction was emotional.
The new mother cries easily, feels unloved and uncared for by those around her, has trouble sleeping, is sensitive, and prone to extreme reactions...
Ultimately, this is postpartum depression!
Although Old Zheng's youngest daughter-in-law was not very talkative before, she was a very good person. She was polite and kind to others. Now, her sudden change in temperament is definitely unacceptable to others.
Aunt Zheng's family members were all downstairs urging her to come down quickly.
The youngest son of the Zheng family stood on the other side of the rooftop, but the youngest daughter-in-law seemed even more agitated upon seeing her husband…
"Get away from me! You're only disgusted with me because I've gotten fat and don't look as good as before, aren't you?"
I risked my life to give birth to this child, and now you all dislike me!
"You all can't stand to see me doing well, you don't care about me, you all want me dead, then I'll die right here! Get out!" Zheng's youngest daughter-in-law shouted at the man not far away while crying.
Her man was so frightened that his knees buckled instantly.
"Lingling! You...you don't move, don't move, I won't move either, I beg you, I'll listen to whatever you say!"
Tell me what I did wrong, and I'll definitely change! Please don't move!" The youngest son of the Zheng family cried as he tried to crawl toward his wife.
Aunt Zheng and her family were also extremely anxious down below.
"Lingling! Don't move! Please get down! You haven't finished your postpartum confinement yet! It's not good to catch a cold!"
It's all Mom's fault today. Mom was wrong. Mom should have cooked for you first.
Please get down! I promise it won't happen again!
"Lingling, come down first. It's my fault. I'll kneel down for you, okay? Come down first!" The eldest sister-in-law of the Zheng family said and actually knelt down.
There was chaos below, and Zheng's youngest daughter-in-law, who was standing on the roof, suddenly started crying loudly, covering her head.
"I'm sorry, Mom, I didn't want this to happen either..."
No, you're all wrong! You don't care about me or the children!
My child is so young, and you won't let me feed her, you're just feeding her formula, it's because you don't want her to be close to me!
None of you want me to be with her!
"Lingling, that's not what I meant. When the baby woke up at night, I wanted you to get more sleep, so I fed the baby formula because I was worried you wouldn't get enough rest!"
"Really! Mom never thought the child wouldn't be close to you!" Aunt Zheng said, crying as she spoke.
She really cares about her daughter-in-law, okay?
After her daughter-in-law gave birth, she slept in her daughter-in-law's bed so that her daughter-in-law could rest well. Whenever the baby cried, she would quickly check whether it was because the baby needed to pee or was hungry.
She knew her daughter-in-law wasn't getting enough rest, so when she saw her daughter-in-law sleeping soundly and the baby woke up, she quietly fed the baby formula...
Little did she know that her action would be interpreted differently by her daughter-in-law.
Her husband doesn't sleep in the house because he dislikes her.
Her mother-in-law wouldn't let her breastfeed because the child wasn't close to her...
Yao Shula frowned; it seemed that the youngest daughter-in-law of the Zheng family was in serious condition…
After observing the situation on the ground, Yao Shula whispered a few words in Yao Chunian's ear.
Yao Chunian immediately understood what Yao Shula meant, and she quickly greeted the relatives and friends who had come to the Zheng family today.
"Come with me, everyone, let's get the sheets and mattresses..."
Yao Chunian led the able-bodied men of the Zheng family to quietly go and get the bed sheets and quilts.
Yao Shula glanced at the scene and became even more agitated. Zheng's youngest daughter-in-law, who had already stepped into the air, quickly spoke up.
"Sister-in-law Ling, your baby is crying! He must be hungry!" Yao Shula shouted.
Zheng's youngest daughter-in-law was clearly stunned for a moment, and then she started wailing again.
"I'm not a good mother. I'm sorry to my child. I shouldn't have brought her into this world to suffer!"
Yao Shula took a deep breath. What she needed to do now was stall for time until Sister Chun Nian and her people had prepared the sheets and blankets.
“You are definitely not a good mother. You only care about yourself and not your child!” Yao Shula suddenly said.
As if provoked, Zheng's younger sister-in-law immediately looked at Yao Shula.
"You're talking nonsense! I'm the child's mother, and I love her the most!"
No one loves her as much as I do!
“You just don’t love her. You gave birth to her but don’t want to raise her!” Yao Shula continued.
"You're talking nonsense! I love her, I love her, I love her the most!" Zheng's sister-in-law immediately turned her anger on Yao Shula.
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