"You're right. Our second son is smart. He knows to coax the girl in first and then deal with her. Unlike some guys who forget about their mothers after getting married. Just because they have something in their belly, they think they are the ancestors."
It was obvious that what Ke's mother said was meant for her eldest son and his wife.
But her eldest daughter-in-law was not someone who could be easily messed with, especially after she became pregnant. She even claimed to be a hero of the Ke family, and her mother-in-law could not let her get angry.
"Mom, I don't like what you said. The baby in my belly is the eldest grandson of your old Ke family. If you don't like me, I will go back to my mother's family, and the baby in my belly will take my mother's family name."
Ke's mother immediately flew into a rage: "Why should my grandson take your surname? Are you dreaming?"
The eldest daughter-in-law put her hands on her hips and raised her head to confront Ke's mother: "Don't think I don't know that your family doesn't take me seriously at all. When I married the eldest son, you only gave me 500 yuan as a betrothal gift, and there was nothing left. But when the second son got married, you prepared a full 2,000 yuan for the daughter-in-law, and also three roubles and a ring. What do you take me for?"
A few days ago, when the Ke family was discussing how much betrothal gift to give to Lu Mianmian, she was caught drinking water and overheard it.
They are both daughters-in-law, but they came into the family earlier, so why is there such a big difference in their treatment?
When Ke's mother heard her say this, she did not feel guilty at all. Instead, she shouted confidently, "What's wrong with us preparing 2,000 yuan for the Lu family? You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. You still want 2,000 yuan for your condition? Do you think it's worth it?"
The eldest daughter-in-law's family is from the ordinary middle class. After her father retired, he made a living by setting up a stall to repair tires.
Their family conditions are very different from Lu Mianmian's. Lu Mianmian's father is a retired senior cadre, and her mother's family was a capitalist earlier. Although they were suppressed during the special period, they have never lacked personal connections.
It can be said that as long as Ke Shiqiang can marry Lu Mianmian, he will be able to rise to the top with the help of his father-in-law's connections.
The Ke family also realized that Lu Mianmian's marriage would bring them benefits, so they decided to spend a lot of money to prepare a sufficiently decent betrothal gift for Lu Mianmian to demonstrate their sincerity.
All this seemed like differential treatment to the eldest daughter-in-law, and she was naturally dissatisfied in her heart, especially since she felt that she was pregnant with the eldest grandson of the Ke family, and they should not favor one over the other.
Just when the eldest daughter-in-law was making a fuss, threatening to have an abortion and return to her parents' home unless she received the additional 2,000 yuan for her betrothal gift, Ke's father could no longer bear it and smashed the cup in his hand.
"If you can get by, get by. If not, get out! Have you been spoiled by the desire to tear down the house every day? A woman with a belly bigger than hers, go out and see who will want you?"
After the explosion, the air fell into silence again in an instant. The eldest daughter-in-law was furious when she saw the attitude of the Ke family, but what Ke's father said was a cruel fact. She felt awkward for a few times, but ran out crying for the sake of her face.
On the other side, Lu Mianmian knew nothing about what happened in the Ke family after she left.
It was not until the next day when they went to Jian Sining's house that the two talked about this matter.
Jian Si Ning was deworming Zhou Zhou. "How is Mian Mian? Have you met his family?"
"Yes, I have met him before." Lu Mianmian seemed to be in low spirits.
"What happened?" Jian Sining noticed something was wrong.
Lu Mianmian said bluntly: "Except for Ke Shiqiang, the rest of their family is not normal."
She told Jian Si Ning everything about the Ke family's chauvinistic adoptive father, her son-loving mother, her sarcastic sister-in-law, and her bullied sister.
Jian Si Ning had already seen many strange things, so she realized a truth: "It is difficult for a bad bamboo to produce good bamboo shoots. If their family is so filthy, then the man you mentioned...may have some problems as well."
Lu Mianmian frowned doubtfully: "Is it true?"
"Take me as an example. My whole family is not a good person, including me."
Lu Mianmian immediately retorted: "Nonsense, you are so good."
"I lived with my grandma for a few days. Otherwise, I don't know what I would become. The environment in which a person grows up is really important. In short, it won't go wrong if you are more careful."
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