Chapter 208
"Mom, I don't want to go to the countryside! I would rather die than go there! Life in the countryside is so hard, and there are only uneducated and vulgar peasants there. I can't stay in a place like that!" As soon as the staff left, Yao Yi said to Aunt Xie.
If she had known that the staff would come to her house and ask her to go to the countryside, she would have worked hard and not been expelled from school, or she would have lived a good life with Lei Xiao and not divorced him!
"We won't go to the countryside, we won't go to the countryside," Aunt Xie patted Yao Yi's back, as if to coax her or mutter to herself, "We will definitely find a way not to go to the countryside."
…
When Cui Li was in confinement after giving birth, Zhao Yuan came to chat with her again.
Although Aunt Liang was also at home, she let Zhao Yuan in because they lived in the same compound and often interacted with Cui Li.
Zhao Yuan slipped in through the crack in the door and closed it to prevent the wind from blowing in.
"I heard that you gave birth to a big fat boy." As soon as Zhao Yuan came in, he said to Cui Li with a smile.
Whenever Cui Li saw Zhao Yuan, she would think of Liang Nan's stolen two yuan and sixty cents. Although the Liang family had considered the matter over and everyone believed that Liang Tianxiong had stolen the money, Cui Li still had some doubts about Zhao Yuan, but she had no solid evidence.
"Yeah." Cui Li also smiled, but her smile was a little cold.
Zhao Yuan didn't notice and was still excited: "Let me see, let me see."
Zhao Yuan moved closer to the cradle, staring at the sleeping baby boy inside, and said with emotion, "He's growing up so well! He looks just like you."
Cui Li curved her lower lip.
"It's great that you gave birth to a boy. Now your position in the Liang family is stable!" Zhao Yuan whispered to Cui Li.
After that, she continued, "The night you were sent to the hospital, I heard Liang Tianxiong crying the whole time. What happened to him? Hasn't he always been very favored in the Liang family? Who could make him cry like that?"
Cui Li's eyes flickered slightly.
She was wondering whether she should test Zhao Yuan about what happened that day when Zhao Yuan took the initiative to bring it up.
"Liang Nan's money was stolen. He thought it was Liang Tianxiong who stole it, so he taught Liang Tianxiong a lesson. But Liang Tianxiong kept shouting that it was not him and he did not steal it." Cui Li looked at Zhao Yuandao.
Zhao Yuan's expression changed slightly. She pretended to be surprised and asked, "Liang Nan's money was stolen? Where was it stolen?"
"It's in this room." Cui Li said.
Zhao Yuan was even more surprised: "I didn't expect Liang Tianxiong to be so dirty."
"I don't know if Liang Tianxiong is a clean hand or not, but I think he might not have stolen the money."
Zhao Yuan's heart skipped a beat and he asked, "Why do you feel that way?"
Cui Li looked at Zhao Yuan and said calmly, "Maybe Liang Tianxiong really stole money from our family before, but that time, I don't think it was him. He didn't seem to be lying. The door of the house was not closed, and there were other people coming in and out. Maybe it really wasn't Liang Tianxiong."
Zhao Yuan's heartbeat was getting faster and faster. She felt Cui Li was talking about her, but she had no evidence.
"You do have a point." Zhao Yuan agreed pretentiously, "But since your man thinks Liang Tianxiong stole it, don't say you don't think it was Liang Tianxiong. Liang Tianxiong won't remember your kindness, and if you say that, you might even get yourself into trouble."
"That's true," Cui Li said. "But I think I have to find out who stole the money. After all, two dollars and sixty cents is not a small amount. What if that person comes to my house to steal money again next time, and Liang Nan doesn't think it was Liang Tianxiong who stole it, but thinks it was me, then I'll be in big trouble."
"That's right." Zhao Yuan's heart was beating like thunder. He agreed and changed the subject.
She felt very guilty and didn't have the courage to continue talking about this topic with Cui Li.
She didn't talk about other topics for long. She just sat there for a while and then found an excuse to leave.
Zhao Yuan's reaction made Cui Li more suspicious of her.
Laibao started crying in the cradle. Cui Li noticed that he had peed, so she changed his diaper.
"Mom——" Cui Li shouted outside the house.
She called out several times, but Aunt Liang ignored her.
Cui Li was sure that Aunt Liang was at home and heard her calling her, but she pretended not to hear it.
Cui Li shouted a few more times, but when Aunt Liang still ignored her, she stopped.
At noon, as soon as Liang Nan returned home, he went into the house to see his son.
Laibao was still sleeping in the cradle, and Liang Nan forcibly carried him out of the cradle.
"My good son, have you been good today?" Liang Nan said as he patted him gently.
Cui Li smiled and said, "He's quite well behaved. He just cried for a while after he peed. I changed his diaper and he stopped crying."
"By the way," Cui Li continued, "Wash Laibao's diaper. If you don't wash it, he won't have any clean diapers."
Liang Nan's expression suddenly turned ugly: "Why do you want me to wash? Isn't this a job for you women? Have you ever seen a grown man washing clothes and diapers at home?"
Cui Li's face was filled with grievance. "I didn't want you to wash it either. But I called out to Mom, but she ignored me. And I'm in confinement after childbirth, so I can't touch cold water. So I had no choice but to let you wash it."
Liang Nan's face darkened as he partially opened the door and shouted outside, "Mom—Mom—"
Aunt Liang was cooking in the kitchen. When she heard Liang Nan calling her, she came over and asked, "What's wrong, son?"
"Cui Li said that she called you but you ignored her. Go wash Laibao's diapers." Liang Nan said.
Aunt Liang secretly glared at Cui Li.
This little girl even filed a complaint! She didn't even look at who Liang Nan was close to!
"I won't wash it." Aunt Liang said, "I cook for her every day and serve her. She even makes me wash her diapers. Can't she wash them herself?"
Cui Li looked flustered: "Mom, it's not that I don't want to wash, it's just that I'm in confinement..."
"What's wrong with confinement?" Aunt Liang interrupted her. "You're from the countryside, and yet you're so particular about confinement than the city people! Don't think I don't know that in the countryside, which daughter-in-law really stays in confinement for a full month? Most stay for two or three days, then go back to work in the fields. Only my family, with its better conditions, let you stay in confinement for a week and didn't ask you to do any work."
"When I gave birth to Liang Nan, I didn't have to observe the confinement period like you did. As soon as the baby was born, I went to work in the fields. I washed clothes when I needed to and cooked when I needed to. There was no need to be so particular."
"Even Liang Nan's ex-wife wasn't as particular as you. She did all the laundry and cooking during her confinement period. When will it be my turn to wash diapers?"
Cui Li lowered her eyes after being scolded by Aunt Liang. She stole a glance at Liang Nan, but saw that Liang Nan was indifferent and had no intention of speaking up for her.
She knew that Liang Nan didn't care who washed the diaper, as long as it wasn't him.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
