Chapter 134
"The reason you failed to save it was because of your own inability! It's been so long, you should have made some movement long ago!" said Aunt Xie.
Zhong Lan looked at her and asked, "Is it because of her that Yao Yi lost the baby in her belly?"
Aunt Xie was choked by Zhong Lan's words. When she came to her senses, she quickly flew into a rage and said, "How can you compare with Yiyi! Yiyi lost the baby in her belly because the Lei family was so shameless that they caused her to have a miscarriage!"
Zhong Lan said calmly, "Why can't I compare with her? I didn't save the child back then. Doesn't that have anything to do with your Yao family?"
Aunt Xie was stunned. When she was wondering what Zhong Lan meant by this, Yao Yi came back.
"Mom—is she home? Mom—"
"Yiyi!" Aunt Xie was overjoyed, and soon asked happily, "Why did you come back so suddenly? Did the Lei family bully you again?"
"Mom, look at what you're saying. I've told you countless times that the Lei family never bullied me. Why do you always think so badly of them?" Yao Yi said dissatisfiedly, "Not only did the Lei family never bully me, they were actually very kind to me. Look, when my mother-in-law knew I was coming home today, she gave me some dried fruit and asked me to bring it back."
Aunt Xie glanced at the dried fruit in Yao Yi's hand and said disdainfully, "What good are dried fruits? If your mother-in-law really cared about you, she would let you bring back the meat."
Yao Yi was unhappy: "Mom, you are so ungrateful. You have never asked me to carry meat to the Lei family, why do you only think about asking the Lei family to carry meat for you?"
Aunt Xie's eyes were full of disbelief, and she looked at Yao Yi several times as if she were a stranger.
Yao Yi's current changes really made her too uncomfortable and unbelievable.
Zhong Lan is equally incredible.
The last time Zhong Lan saw Yao Yi was during Chinese New Year when she came home to visit her parents. Back then, Yao Yi was pregnant and bossy. In just a few months, Yao Yi seemed like a completely different person.
Did Yao Yi’s miscarriage really have such a big impact on her?
Yao Yi turned her gaze towards Zhong Lan and greeted her with a smile, "Sister-in-law."
Zhong Lan was extremely surprised. It had been a long time since she heard Yao Yi call her "sister-in-law", and since she married into the Yao family, this was the first time Yao Yi had spoken to her in such a friendly manner.
Zhong Lan also smiled and said in a kind tone: "You are back."
Yao Yi nodded and asked, "What were you and Mom talking about when I came back? What about the child not being saved?"
Aunt Xie spoke first, "Shen's daughter-in-law Ye Fuyue is pregnant for two months. I asked Zhong Lan when she would feel any more movement in her stomach, and she started telling me about her previous miscarriage. I told her that her previous miscarriage was due to her own incompetence, and she asked, 'Is your miscarriage also due to your incompetence?' I got angry! I said, 'How can she compare to you? You had a miscarriage because the Lei family is inhumane!'"
Yao Yi frowned. "Mom, I've told you countless times that my miscarriage was my own fault and has nothing to do with the Lei family. Don't ever say that again, and don't say it outside. If the Lei family hears it, they'll think I'm saying one thing to your face and another behind your back, and you'll end up hurting me."
Aunt Xie’s eyes widened.
She thought Yao Yi would stand by her side and scold Zhong Lan with her as before. She never expected that Yao Yi would turn around and scold her.
"Yiyi, are you too afraid of the Lei family?" Aunt Xie said.
"How can this be considered fear?" Yao Yi said, "What I said is all true. Don't always take your assumptions as facts. Can you please listen to what I say?"
Aunt Xie was speechless, feeling depressed and disbelieving.
Yao Yi then said to Zhong Lan, "Sister-in-law, what Mom said is not entirely unreasonable. You and brother have been married for more than a year. Although you unfortunately miscarried a child before, it's time to try to get pregnant again."
Zhong Lan couldn't tell whether Yao Yi was sincere or not, so she just said "hmm" and changed the subject, asking, "What about you? When do you plan to get pregnant again?"
Yao Yi smiled and said, "I want to take care of my health. The Lei family didn't rush me, so I'm not in a hurry."
She suddenly thought of asking, "Is Ye Fuyue really pregnant?"
"She's really pregnant. Chen Yao said it himself. It can't be false." Aunt Xie said.
Yao Yi sneered: "She's quite lucky."
Suddenly realizing something, Yao Yi put away his sneer and put on a kind expression.
She then asked, "Where's Ye Fuyun? Is she pregnant?"
"She's not pregnant. Zhou Jinmei was so anxious when she saw Ye Fuyue was pregnant that she scolded her a lot." Aunt Xie said.
Yao Yi was about to sneer, but restrained herself and said, "Ye Fuyun is a confused person. She didn't even confirm whether she was really pregnant before, but she spread it everywhere in the slum. Later, she became a joke in the slum. It would be strange if Zhou Jinmei didn't hate her to death."
Aunt Xie finally saw a hint of her past in Yao Yi. She said with great satisfaction, "You're right."
"What do you want to eat? Mom will make it for you, or let Zhong Lan make it for you." Aunt Xie said again.
"I won't stay here for dinner. I'll go back soon. I still have to cook for my family." Yao Yi said.
"It's a rare occasion for you to come back, so what's wrong with having a few meals at your mother's house? If you don't go back to cook, will the Lei family starve to death?" Aunt Xie yelled dissatisfiedly.
Yao Yi frowned: "I am the daughter-in-law of the Lei family. It is my responsibility to cook for them. Don't you always let your sister-in-law cook for the family?"
Aunt Xie was speechless again.
Yao Yi continued, "Actually, my mother-in-law didn't ask me to go back to cook. I just wanted to go back on my own. The Lei family's not too far from here, so I can come back anytime I want. Let's eat at home next time."
Aunt Xie stopped talking, mainly because she was afraid that if she said too much, Yao Yi would get upset again.
Zhong Lan has been observing Yao Yi silently from the side.
She saw Yao Yi's two sneers.
At first, she was surprised by Yao Yi's change. Later, after seeing Yao Yi's familiar sneer twice, combined with what Yao Yi said, Zhong Lan was not so surprised anymore.
Yao Yi is essentially still the same Yao Yi, but because of some recent events, she has made some superficial changes.
Yao Yi probably had not been able to defeat the Lei family. In addition, she was not in the right about her miscarriage. She was very afraid that Lei Xiao would divorce her and that the Lei family would dislike her, which led to such a big change in her behavior.
It’s a pity that Aunt Xie didn’t realize this.
In the evening, Aunt Xie told Yao's father about Yao Yi's great transformation.
"Tell me, did Yiyi suffer a great deal of injustice in the Lei family? That's why she seems like a completely different person."
Father Yao said disapprovingly: "I think she is better now than before."
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