In Mo Youyou's opinion, this country old woman was useless and wanted to interfere in her life, so she didn't care at all.
"Also, don't tell me what your son wants to eat or what he likes to eat."
“In our family, Liu Dekai is the one who cooks. He makes whatever he wants to eat. It’s no use telling me.”
"What?!" Zhang Cuihua exclaimed in shock.
In her conservative mindset, how could a man enter the kitchen?
A wise man keeps away from the kitchen!
Men are meant to do great things and are the pillars of the family. They should prioritize their careers, while women should handle the household chores.
Even Mo Youyou should be a good wife, not let her son cook.
“Youyou, that’s not right of you. How can a man cook? Dekai is busy with military affairs every day. He can’t rest when he gets home from work. How can his body take it?”
"Don't I have a job?" Mo Youyou retorted.
She found it funny; who said housework had to be done by women while men only had to enjoy the results?
Whoever made the rules, that's who gets to do it; anyway, Mo Youyou isn't going to do it.
“You also work, but your salary isn’t as high as Dekai’s. So Dekai should handle external affairs while you handle internal affairs. Only when the two of you work together can you make a good living!” Zhang Cuihua spoke up for her son.
"Heh... So what? Why can't a man cook? Doesn't Liu Dekai have arms? Besides, I can't cook at all. If he's not responsible for cooking, who will? Otherwise, we can just eat out every day!"
"What do you mean by eating out every day! The food outside is neither clean nor hygienic, and it's expensive. Isn't that just wasting money? Youyou, you can't go on like this!"
"Why not? Who said it's not allowed?" Mo Youyou retorted confidently.
"From ancient times to the present, it has always been women who do housework and take care of their husbands. There is no such logic as you described!"
Zhang Cuihua kept repeating her old-fashioned ideas, trying to persuade Mo Youyou to change her mind.
Unfortunately, Mo Youyou didn't buy into this at all, and wouldn't listen to a word she said. She even found her rambling and annoying.
"Alright, stop rambling!" Mo Youyou interrupted Zhang Cuihua's lecture.
Okay, you want to teach her, huh? Well, you'd better see if you're qualified.
"You forced me to do this. I didn't mean to say such harsh things."
Zhang Cuihua's heart skipped a beat.
Weren't Mo Youyou's previous words considered harsh?
What exactly is she trying to do?
Mo Youyou quickly gave Zhang Cuihua an answer, catching her completely off guard.
"How much dowry did your family give when I married Liu Dekai?"
One sentence left Zhang Cuihua completely bewildered.
"Back then, you didn't say you absolutely had to ask for a bride price..." Zhang Cuihua said guiltily, not daring to look at Mo Youyou. They were indeed in the wrong.
But it was Mo Youyou who was considerate of their family's situation and said no, so it's unfair of her to bring up old grievances now.
"Heh, even if I wanted it, could you afford it? My family not only didn't ask for a single penny of dowry, but my parents also contributed so much to my dowry. Look at this house, what big item wasn't bought by our family?"
"Let me tell you, for this reason alone, Liu Dekai deserves to do housework and serve me at home every day, understand?!"
"I haven't even complained about his cooking yet, and you're already standing up for him. What gives you the right?"
Every word Mo Youyou spoke made Zhang Cuihua take a step back in fright.
In the end, there was nowhere left to retreat.
Zhang Cuihua dared not refute, but her silence did not mean she agreed with Mo Youyou's words; in her heart, she still believed that her own viewpoint was correct.
Women should cook, take care of men, and manage all kinds of household chores.
It's Mo Youyou's fault for being so clueless!
However, her son is still a deputy battalion commander in the army and needs his father-in-law's promotion, so Zhang Cuihua dared not anger Mo Youyou, for fear of affecting her son's future.
A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan.
Liu Dekai had also privately reminded her several times that she must not anger Mo Youyou.
"Youyou, you're being too formal. We're all family now. If you two work together, your lives will only get better and better, and more and more prosperous..."
"Alright, shut up!" Mo Youyou waved her hand dismissively, not wanting to hear any more nonsense. "It's not your place to tell me what to do."
Zhang Cuihua: "..."
She immediately shut up, feeling extremely wronged.
"Hurry up and get out of here!" Mo Youyou picked up the shopping basket and slung it over Zhang Cuihua's arm. "Take your things too. Don't bring such embarrassing things next time; people will laugh their heads off!"
"Go away, this is my home, I don't want to see irrelevant people!" Mo Youyou gave them the order to leave.
Zhang Cuihua's back molars were practically grinding to powder.
Is she an insignificant person?
This is the house that her son was allocated, which is her house. How come in the end, she, the biological mother, has become an insignificant person?
Zhang Cuihua was indignant, feeling that Mo Youyou was too ungrateful.
But remembering her son's previous warnings, she could only endure it.
"Youyou, let's keep the things. Mom bought them specially at the market, they're very fresh."
Zhang Cuihua tried to leave the vegetable basket behind.
Mo Youyou found it an eyesore.
That's all the meat in the bag, it's disgusting!
"No, I said no!"
"Even if you don't take it, I'll just throw it away!"
Mo Youyou shouted again, threatening Zhang Cuihua that she would throw it right now, "Do you believe I'll throw it right now?"
"Okay, okay, Mom will take it, Mom will take it. Don't throw it away, it's such a waste!"
Zhang Cuihua was heartbroken.
She bought these vegetables and meat at the market early this morning; she paid for them, so how could she just throw them away?
Wasting food like that is punishable by being struck by lightning!
"Hurry up and leave!" Mo Youyou said disdainfully.
Zhang Cuihua left with her vegetable basket, turning back every few steps. Each time she looked back, she hoped to see Mo Youyou trying to stop her, but nothing of the sort happened.
Mo Youyou didn't even glance at Zhang Cuihua.
The door closed, and Zhang Cuihua finally left.
Mo Youyou's mood improved slightly, but the thought of Zhang Cuihua, her country mother-in-law, gave her a headache and filled her with disgust.
How did I end up with such a disgraceful mother-in-law?
Although Liu Dekai was also from the countryside, he at least held a position in the army, so it wasn't shameful to talk about him. But what use was this country bumpkin, who was nothing but shame?
She also has to spend money every month to rent a place for her to live outside.
Although it's worthwhile to spend some money to buy peace and quiet, and Mo Youyou isn't short of money, she just doesn't feel comfortable spending it on Zhang Cuihua!
And that Su Yueya, she's shameless to the extreme.
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