Su Qingzhi ignored his accusations.
Instead, she turned her back to him and continued washing the vegetable leaves in her hands by the water tank.
But at this moment, Shen Zhiyu, who was standing behind her, stared blankly at her back.
Last night, around midnight, the bed in the next room started creaking.
He listened to it all night, and his heart was itching with desire.
This woman should have been his.
In the end, she was married to her own brother.
He leaned closer and lowered his voice tentatively, "Sister-in-law, actually, my brother's health... well, you know what I mean? I'm afraid it's not quite right. How about we discuss something else privately?"
"Smack!"
Before she could finish speaking, Su Qingzhi suddenly slapped her across the face.
Su Qingzhi shook her hand, which she had just used to hit him, with a blank expression. She took a few steps back with a look of disgust and kicked him away, sending him flying half a foot away.
"If you dare utter another word of nonsense, I won't just slap you in the face, I'll tear your stinking mouth apart! Get out of here, the farther away the better."
"Remember this: I am your sister-in-law. If you dare to disrespect me again, don't expect me to be polite."
"Are you out of your mind? Why do you resort to violence at the drop of a hat?"
Shen Zhiyu jumped up from the chair in pain.
"Su Qingzhi, don't think I won't deal with you! You think you're in charge just because you stepped through this door?"
After he finished roaring through gritted teeth, he stomped his foot and prepared to pounce on Su Qingzhi.
"Did they make a move again?"
Zhu Xiuqin originally planned to go to the woodshed to get some firewood to cook.
Unexpectedly, just as I turned the corner and headed towards the kitchen, I heard a roar erupt from inside the house.
Her heart tightened and she immediately turned back.
He immediately noticed the finger marks on Shen Zhiyu's face and turned deathly pale with fright.
"What kind of nightmare did I have... This is too cruel!"
She cursed as she picked up a broom that was placed in the corner.
Without even thinking, he raised it and hurled it at Su Qingzhi.
"You've only been here a few days! How dare you hit someone? I bet you don't know what the family rules are. I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"
The broom was about to strike Su Qingzhi on the head.
A large, strong hand reached out and firmly grasped the wrist that was about to bring down the broom.
"stop!"
The man's voice was as cold as iron.
As the light dimmed at the entrance, Shen Cunpu rushed back, looking travel-worn.
He should have been busy doing farm work outside.
As soon as he stepped into his own yard, he heard arguing coming from inside the house. He immediately sensed something was wrong and pushed the door open to go inside.
Zhu Xiuqin was seen violently beating Su Qingzhi with a broom.
The younger brother, Shen Zhiyu, was still covering his face and shouting incessantly!
He suppressed his anger, snatched the broom from Zhu Xiuqin's hand, and threw it on the ground.
Then, shielding the frightened Su Qingzhi behind him, he coldly questioned Zhu Xiuqin, "Mom, tell me what you're doing. I just got back and saw you bullying Qingzhi here. What kind of newlywed daughter-in-law gets scolded like this by her mother-in-law?"
He stared at his mother, whose face was contorted with anger, and continued speaking.
"They even started hitting me to teach me a lesson? If I hadn't come back just in time, who knows what would have happened."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiuqin angrily slapped her thigh and stomped her feet.
"Look at you! It's all because of your 'good wife'."
She became more and more agitated as she spoke.
“She bought rice, meat, and vegetables all morning long. Doesn’t she even consider the current situation at home? She’s squandered all the money! I even said a few words about being frugal, and she almost made me vomit blood. Not only that, she even dared to slap Zhiyu.”
Besides Su Qingzhi, who in this family truly cares about her?
Zhu Xiuqin, in particular, is sharp-tongued, thick-skinned, and loves to stir up trouble.
As for the so-called well-behaved "good younger brother" Shen Zhiyu, he was just used to being lazy and gluttonous.
Shen Cunpu was already fully aware of and had a clear understanding of everything that was happening before his eyes.
They must have taken advantage of my absence to deliberately make things difficult for my newlywed wife!
"Mom, Qingzhi has just joined the family and is unfamiliar with many things. Please be patient when you teach her. Don't yell at her right away. If the neighbors hear you, they'll think you're deliberately making trouble for your new daughter-in-law."
"Let's talk about Zhiyu's matter again. Your sister-in-law hit you, so she must have her reasons. But don't just think about complaining. You need to explain what actually happened. As your brother, I can judge for you."
Shen Cunpu was clearly biased towards Su Qingzhi.
She gave Shen Zhiyu's shoulder a hard shove.
"Yeah, tell me, why did she hit you?"
Shen Zhiyu was about to explain.
Just as he looked up, he found Su Qingzhi standing behind Shen Cunpu, looking at him coldly.
Shen Zhiyu isn't stupid.
How could we possibly expose all those behind-the-scenes stories directly?
He was well aware of the consequences once he spoke out.
He chuckled dryly, touched his flushed cheeks, and said dismissively, "It's really nothing. I was just advising my sister-in-law to pay more attention to Mom. Maybe I said something a little too harsh, and she got upset and slapped me."
Su Qingzhi pouted at him after hearing these words.
What a coward.
They only know how to stir up trouble and provoke others, but when something goes wrong, they don't even have the courage to admit it.
That slap was really too light!
"Alright, alright, now that we've talked things out, let's stop arguing. Everyone go back to your work; after breakfast, we need to hurry to the production team to earn work points."
After speaking, Shen Cunpu raised his hand and gestured for Zhu Xiuqin and Shen Zhiyu to leave the kitchen first.
When only the couple remained in the house.
He immediately strode over, gently took Su Qingzhi's hand, and looked down to examine it.
"Look how swollen your hand is, it must hurt a lot."
Su Qingzhi smiled slightly.
She spoke softly, her voice gentle: "Honey, aren't you going to ask why I hit Chen Zhiyu?"
"You're my sister-in-law, you can hit me whenever you want."
Faced with Su Qingzhi's question, Shen Cunpu answered confidently and righteously.
There was not a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
After confirming that Su Qingzhi was not injured, he began to take action.
With one hand firmly holding the earthenware basin, the other hand sorted and arranged the vegetable leaves and pork inside.
"Honey, you sit and rest, I'll cook."
"I'll add some firewood for you."
Hearing this, Su Qingzhi refused to sit still.
As he spoke, he squatted down next to the stove, casually pulled two pieces of dry wood from the firewood basket, and stuffed them into the stove.
While tending the fire, she secretly glanced at Shen Cunpu beside her.
He quickly washed and chopped the vegetables, then stir-fried them in a wok.
The aroma from the pot burst forth along with the oil.
It slowly diffused into the air...
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