Chapter 265
Aunt Donghong sighed again and said, "Old Mrs. Duan is also a miserable person. When she was young, she served Old Man Duan, but Old Man Duan treated her badly. When she got old, she got a strange disease and was unconscious from time to time. She was also despised and bullied by Old Man Duan. Although Zhao Yuan, her grandson's daughter-in-law, treated her well, she was forced to divorce Duan Dawei."
Everyone was silent.
In this day and age, many people are suffering, each in their own way, each with their own difficulties. Others can do little except sigh and remain silent.
The topic turned to Yao Yi again.
"Are Yao Yi and Ma Yong having a hard time? I saw Ma Yong's family come to the compound to make trouble some time ago." Aunt Donghong said.
Don't blame Aunt Donghong for gossiping. Everyone in the compound has been gossiping about Yao Yi's situation lately. Even if Zhong Lan wasn't here, Aunt Donghong would still gossip about it with Chen Guifeng.
"That should be the case." Zhong Lan said, "The Ma family is very vicious. The last time they came, they beat up my parents and Yao Hong, and even smashed the house."
Zhong Lan still felt a little scared when she thought about what happened last time.
They were all ordinary people who lived in accordance with the law and had never had any dealings with street urchins. Seeing that scene, the Yao family was horrified.
Fortunately, the Ma family still had some conscience and did not take action against her and Yao Zao'er. Perhaps, the Ma family felt that she had not caused any trouble in their family, so they let her go.
"It seems like we really shouldn't get involved with this street slicker." Aunt Donghong also looked terrified and asked, "What are Aunt Xie and your father going to do then?"
"The atmosphere at home has not been very good these past two days. My parents are very worried, but they can't do anything about the Ma family." Zhong Lan said truthfully.
"The Ma family is almost the same as street urchins. How can they be a match for them?" said Aunt Donghong.
"You should take it easy too. Your parents love Yao Yi so much, they will definitely think of various ways. Although Yao Yi's current situation is indeed quite pitiful, this is also her own choice. Although you are her sister-in-law, you have to take care of yourself first." Chen Guifeng said sincerely.
Zhong Lan nodded heavily and said gratefully, "Yes, Auntie, I know."
At the same time, Yao Yi was living in dire straits in the Ma family.
After the Ma family had driven Yao's father and the other two away in front of Yao Yi, they had gone to Yao Yi and exaggerated the incident, saying how they had gone to the Yao family to cause trouble and assaulted Yao's father and the others. Yao Yi was furious and frightened, and she started arguing with Ma Yong on the spot. Ma Yong didn't bother to argue with her and just punched her a few times, which finally shut Yao Yi up.
Knowing that her natal family might not be reliable and fearing Ma Yong's fist, Yao Yi began to live her life with her neck hunched. She did whatever Ma Yong asked her to do, and whatever Ma's mother asked her to do, without daring to complain.
But the Ma family is not like the Lei family. They will not be nice to her just because of her humble obedience. Instead, they become more picky and frivolous towards her.
When Ma Yong was at home, he would always pinch her waist or her buttocks while she was working. Yao Yi didn't dare to show any displeasure and had to pretend to be angry to cooperate with Ma Yong.
Ma Yong's side was relatively easy to deal with, as long as we went along with him. But Ma's mother and father's side was much more difficult.
For example, when she hung up the washed clothes to dry, Ma's mother would tear them off and throw them on the ground, saying that she had not washed them clean and asking her to wash them again.
For example, when she was sweeping the floor, Ma's father would be displeased with her for raising dust and would scold her.
For example, Ma's mother always complained that the food she cooked was not tasty, either complaining that she put too much salt or not enough salt, and she could always find bones in it.
After being scolded so many times, Yao Yi couldn't help but want to talk back.
Once, when Ma's mother complained that her dish was not cooked thoroughly, Yao, relying on Ma Yong's good attitude towards her in the past few days and her good service to Ma Yong, mustered up the courage to say, "Mom, this dish is very cooked. You need to cook it thoroughly."
The dish was clearly cooked, and Ma's mother was deliberately causing trouble for her.
"If I say it's not cooked, it's not cooked!" Ma's mother threw her chopsticks on the table and said, "You still talk back!"
Yao Yi stole a glance at Ma Yong. Seeing that Ma Yong had no intention of helping Ma's mother, she grew a little bolder and said, "It's really done."
Ma's mother slapped Yao Yi's face rudely. "I'm not sure whether it's cooked or not. Do I need you to tell me? I'm old and I like to eat it cooked thoroughly. Don't you think of that?"
Yao Yi covered her face, and I felt pity for her as she shed tears. She sobbed softly and said pitifully, "Mom, you always say my cooking is not tasty. Why don't you show me some of your cooking skills so I can learn from you."
Ma's mother looked at Yao Yi's coquettish look and had no idea what she was thinking.
Ma's mother said directly to Ma Yong, "Son, does your wife really want me to show off my skills, or does she want me to cook for her and worship her in the future? Your wife is like this, and you don't teach her a lesson?"
"Mom, don't be angry." Ma Yong coaxed his mother with a playful smile. The next second, his face suddenly turned gloomy and slapped Yao Yi. He said fiercely: "This is not your first time getting married. Why are you pretending in front of us? What kind of food is delicious and can be cooked to your mother-in-law's liking? Do you need my mother to teach you?!"
Yao Yi cried even harder, but this time she was not acting. She was actually scared and hurt by Ma Yong's slap.
She thought that by being so obedient to Ma Yong and coaxing him so well during this period, she could at least win him over to her side. In the future, even if Ma's mother and father gave her a hard time, Ma Yong would be able to speak up for her, protect her, and make her life less difficult.
She had misjudged the people. Ma Yong's family was clearly a bunch of beasts who couldn't tell good from evil!
They didn't treat her as a daughter-in-law at all, but as a servant, humiliating and ordering her around!
Yao Yi was desperate and terrified. What kind of family had she married into? If she had known the Ma family was like this, she would have preferred to go to the countryside instead of marrying Ma Yong.
What will she do in the future? Is she really going to spend her whole life with such a person and such a family?
Just when Yao Yi was feeling hopeless, Aunt Xie and Father Yao were also having a hard time.
Ever since the Ma family came to the Yao family to make trouble, Aunt Xie and Father Yao could empathize more deeply with what kind of life Yao Yi is living now.
They themselves were no match for the Ma family, and the police couldn't do anything about it. Aunt Xie and Father Yao were almost terribly worried.
Suddenly one day, Aunt Xie thought of Zhong Lan’s two brothers.
When Zhong Lan's two brothers, along with Zhong's father and mother, came to the Yao family to support Zhong Lan, they were very powerful. Even Yao Hong was afraid of them. If they went to the Ma family, supported Yao Yi, and brought her back to her parents' home, maybe it would work.
Aunt Xie then found Zhong Lan and said with a flattering smile, "Zhong Lan, how are your family members doing recently?"
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