"What's wrong with the house? You, Mo Youyou, didn't live in the house, did you? Don't act all high and mighty. Dare you say you weren't the one who took a fancy to my son first?!" Zhang Cuihua shouted back.
Normally, Mo Youyou always manages to outdo Zhang Cuihua, but that's because Zhang Cuihua lets her have her way.
Today, both of them were settling old scores and new grudges, and neither was willing to give in. Naturally, once the argument started, it couldn't be stopped, and neither of them wanted it to stop.
In this family, the only person who can mediate is Liu Dekai.
But at this moment, facing his angry wife and aggrieved mother, Liu Dekai didn't want to step forward and mediate the conflict. He just wanted to hide away and escape this reality that disgusted him.
Seeing that Mo Youyou and Zhang Cuihua were about to fight, Liu Shengrui, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded and sat on the ground in a daze.
Liu Dekai simply stood up with an indifferent expression and walked towards the bedroom.
"Bang--"
The door to the room was closed, as if this would shut out the arguing outside, the conflict between the two women, and the painful parts of the family.
Liu Dekai lay down on the bed and pulled the blanket over himself completely.
This closed and tightly sealed environment actually made him feel incredibly secure and safe.
That way, there was no more arguing.
But outside the bedroom, the battle between the two women continued.
"Liu Dekai, you just went in like that? Aren't you going to do anything about your own mother?!" Seeing her husband's avoidance, Mo Youyou was even angrier, because she thought Liu Dekai should be on her side.
She wasn't picking a fight with Zhang Cuihua for no reason today; it was because of the child.
All of this is for the children!
Therefore, Liu Dekai should stand by her side.
"Stop dragging my son over here to argue, Mo Youyou. I've put up with you for a long time. Don't think you're so great just because you're the daughter of a brigade commander. You're a daughter-in-law of the Liu family now. Have you ever shown any respect to your mother-in-law?" Zhang Cuihua shouted, jumping up and down.
She's been putting up with this for years. What, she can't stand it just because Mo Youyou got a little humiliated today?
She acts like everyone's been a wife before. She suffered far more grievances than Mo Youyou when she was someone's wife. What right does Mo Youyou have to be so arrogant?
"Zhang Cuihua, I think you're getting senile? You think I'm going to respect you? Who do you think you are to respect me? You don't even deserve it!" Mo Youyou rolled up her sleeves and put her hands on her hips.
The two were arguing fiercely.
Liu Shengrui, who was initially throwing a tantrum because he hadn't been given a new toy immediately, has stopped. He sits on the floor, staring at his mother with his big eyes for a while, then at his grandmother, finding it all very interesting. He even has excitement and a smile on his face.
It's so noisy! So noisy!
The little guy was so excited that he kept clapping his hands.
However, the argument between the two adults was too loud, especially since it was late at night and the neighbors were already resting. Their shrill voices made it impossible for them to get any rest.
There was really no other way; even if I didn't want to get involved in other people's family affairs, I had to step forward at this moment.
"Old Du, what time is it? The neighbors are still arguing! They can't rest, but don't they?!" Yuan Yue sat up in bed angrily and pushed her husband next to her.
Du Qingsong is a deputy regimental commander who also rose through the ranks from the grassroots. He really managed to endure such a terrible sleeping environment.
However, his wife Yuan Yue and mother Hu Huifang certainly couldn't fall asleep peacefully amidst the heated arguments.
Just then, there was a knock on the bedroom door, and it was the voice of Du's mother, Hu Huifang.
“Son, daughter-in-law, what’s going on next door? They’re arguing so late. Shouldn’t we go over and check on them?” Hu Huifang asked, accompanied by a cough.
Du Qingsong had no choice but to sit up in bed.
Logically speaking, neighbors should pretend not to know about other people's family affairs, and should not disturb them rashly.
But now that it's caused such a commotion, not only them, but several nearby houses should be able to hear it, since the courtyard is very quiet late at night.
"It's not appropriate for me to go. Why don't you go with Mom and ask what's going on?"
Du Qingsong's words made sense. After all, he was a grown man, and it was indeed inappropriate for him to knock on the door of the neighbor's house in the middle of the night, especially when it was clearly the sound of women arguing inside.
"Fine then." Yuan Yue reluctantly got out of bed, still feeling unhappy.
After all, who in their right mind would bother with such trivial matters?
They had been neighbors with the Liu family for quite some time, so they naturally knew that the Liu family was not an easy family to get along with, especially Mo Youyou and Zhang Cuihua, who were both troublemakers among troublemakers.
It's just really disturbing the peace...
Yuan Yue got up, dressed, and went out with Hu Huifang to the neighbor's house.
"Bang—bang—"
The knocking on the door temporarily interrupted Mo Youyou and Zhang Cuihua's argument.
The two were arguing fiercely. When the door opened, Mo Youyou was still furious. Upon seeing Yuan Yue and Hu Huifang, she immediately felt embarrassed.
"Aunt Fang, Sister Yue, what brings you here?" Mo Youyou asked, her expression quite unnatural.
Of course she knew why, but that's why she had to ask the question.
Mo Youyou also looked down on the Du family. After all, the man in charge was only a deputy regimental commander, while her father was a brigade commander. In Mo Youyou's eyes, anyone with a lower rank than a brigade commander was insignificant.
However, Du Qingsong's position as deputy regimental commander was still better than Liu Dekai's position as battalion commander, so she had to put on a show.
"Youyou, it's so late at night, please don't make any noise at your house, otherwise everyone will hear it..." Yuan Yue's tone was very tactful.
“Yes,” Hu Huifang chimed in, reminding them, “Everyone has conflicts in their family, and it’s normal to argue. But a few words are fine, but if it gets too heated, it won’t look good in this big courtyard.”
Mo Youyou felt disgusted, as if she had swallowed a fly. She was always very concerned about her reputation, and she had only acted so recklessly today because she was so angered by Zhang Cuihua.
"Aunt Fang, Sister Yue, I'm so sorry, thank you for reminding us. We'll stop making noise here, you should go back and rest too." Mo Youyou forced a smile to keep quiet.
The two companies weren't particularly close to begin with, so there wasn't much to say.
"You should get some rest too," Yuan Yue said, and went back to the next room with Hu Huifang.
Mo Youyou closed the door and looked coldly at Zhang Cuihua.
She hated it to death.
If it weren't for Zhang Cuihua's meddling, would she have been so humiliated by having people come knocking on her door?
"Are you satisfied now?" Mo Youyou asked sarcastically.
Zhang Cuihua's lips moved, but she didn't make a sound. She must have been dissatisfied with Mo Youyou, but she also knew that she couldn't continue arguing.
She herself wasn't afraid of losing face, but she had to consider her son's feelings.
“I didn’t start the argument,” Zhang Cuihua complained.
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