"The house is flooding? Wow - Mom, I want to go play in my little cousin's yard!"

The seventh cousin, who had been listening to the adults' conversation quietly, became interested when he heard this. He tugged at the hem of his second aunt's clothes and begged.

But my second aunt glared at me: "Have you memorized the thousand words? Day by day, you can't learn the good ones, but you can learn the bad ones as soon as you try!"

"Jiang!" Unexpectedly, after she scolded her seventh cousin, she was glared at by the old lady.

"I think you are losing your manners and can't tell what to say in different situations!"

The old lady slapped the table, and everyone in the room was frightened into silence. When she turned to Li Zhenyi, she regained her kind and benevolent look.

"Haha...your second sister-in-law is a straightforward person. Don't bother with her during the New Year. I haven't seen Xiao Xier in a few days. I miss her very much recently. When the eldest and second son finish their work, I will let them go with us. So that they can see your newly renovated yard."

"Humph! Even though the third brat is unreliable, how can what our Yi'er said be true? I'm going to go see that thing you guys cultivated...some hot spring water dragon! If it's really as warm as spring, I don't want to leave!"

The old lady answered with a smile. Although she didn't believe that a house in winter could be as warm as in spring, she was never willing to let her daughter lose face in front of others.

His full preference is written all over his face.

"Dad, don't worry! I guarantee you won't want to leave once you go!" Li Zhenyi walked over with a smile and started to massage the old lady's shoulders.

The atmosphere in the Li family seemed harmonious. If the two elders were really serious, it would be unbearable. But when Li Zhenyi was in trouble, everything could be easily covered up.

Everyone in the Sheng family was thinking about Xiao Xier, so they just exchanged pleasantries for a while before leaving.

The second aunt had a bad face towards the Sheng family. She had eaten several times in a row this morning, and her face was visibly darker. However, because the old couple controlled the situation intentionally or unintentionally, she did not dare to say anything too unpleasant afterwards.

After the young men of the Li family finished their New Year greetings and walked out, Jiang couldn't hold back her anger any longer. She quickly walked a few steps to catch up with the eldest sister-in-law in front of her and complained in a low voice:

"They're just daydreaming about using hot spring water to make dragons. The whole family said they wanted to stay at our house temporarily, but they kept the door closed and made renovations all day. How can this be considered a temporary stay? They clearly treat our house as their own!"

"Sister-in-law, you should be more careful! The Sheng family was confiscated and exiled not long ago, and now they are penniless and rely on our family. The intention is obvious."

"They say that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled out. The huge fortune of the Li family will belong to us brothers in the future, but you are so heartless and happily welcome her into the family!"

The last few sentences were only heard by her and Mrs. You, the eldest lady, so they exaggerated the words. Unexpectedly, the usually talkative sister-in-law immediately turned cold.

"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? The old grandfather and the old lady have long said that the Li family will always be the shelter for my aunt's family. The three grandfathers all believe this, so why are you guarding against your own relatives like a thief?"

"Let's not talk about the fact that everyone in the Sheng family is outstanding and may not be interested in our small fortune. Just based on the love that the two elders and the three masters have for my sister-in-law, you shouldn't say such divisive words anymore, which will only make people hate you for nothing."

"The favor of the two elders and three masters?" It would have been better if Youshi didn't mention this. When she talked about this, Jiangshi became even angrier.

"It's fine that the old couple used to favor the only girl in the family. But now my little aunt has married into another family, and they are still turning their backs on others!"

"Look, we work hard for the family all the time, so we can get compliments from the elders from time to time. From the time my aunt's family came into the family, the elders have never stopped smiling. As the saying goes, a son is like a new baby, and a daughter is like a mouth, but why is it completely the opposite when it comes to the Li family?!"

"Jiang, shut up!"

Seeing that her words were getting more and more outrageous, Youshi was rarely really angry.

"How old are you? Why can't you control your mouth? If you are dissatisfied with something, just go to the two elders and tell them about your grievances. Why do you have to gossip about it behind others' backs?"

"I won't argue with you today, but I hope you will reflect on it when you go back, and don't cause any trouble because of your mouth."

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, she heard hurried footsteps behind her, "Second Madam, Old Madam, please come in."

Jiang's temper was really hard to hide. She was very tense before, but when she saw the grandmother beside the old lady, she immediately became depressed. She nodded and followed her to the hall.

"Madam, this...should we follow?" The maid behind Youshi asked uncertainly.

The eldest lady, who had always protected the second lady, just shook her head.

"The old lady looks stern, but she is actually very considerate of others. Previously, she spoke rudely in front of her sister-in-law's family, but the old lady did not punish her in public. She waited until everyone left before asking her to leave."

"Under normal circumstances, I would not bear to see her being punished and would definitely go and plead for mercy. But Jiang has been increasingly unruly in recent days, so it would be better to let her suffer a little and learn a lesson."

Sure enough, as soon as she turned around, she heard the sound of porcelain falling from the hall and the old lady's powerful scolding.

Yu-shi sighed softly and called a little maid:

"Send someone to watch over them, don't let the two old ladies get angry and get sick. If the second lady is punished, have someone take care of her. If she is punished to kneel, find a man to wait for her at any time. If she is punished to copy scriptures or books... don't worry about it."

Youshi couldn't help laughing when she thought of her second brother's wife's firecracker-like temper.

When the second brother's wife first came into the family, she had suffered a lot from this person and thought she was a really vicious person.

Until the Li family encountered several major changes in the early years. At that time, Sheng Jinghai was just a small general with little influence, and the three uncles were not as prosperous as they are now. She was just a poor country gentleman from her family and could not provide much money to help.

Logically speaking, given Jiang's personality, she should have thrown the stone into the well at that time.

Unexpectedly, she is the most powerful one in the family. Not only is she not defeated by difficulties, but she can handle all matters with ease.

She can help the Second Master to drive away those who dare to cause trouble with great momentum, and she can also unite everyone inside, and she even spends most of her dowry to help the Li family overcome the crisis.

At that time, she understood that this second sister-in-law seemed to be easily irritated, but in fact, she was just too sensitive about her own leadership. In addition, she was hot-tempered and could not hide anything in her heart, so she looked a little aggressive.

But as long as she classifies them as her own, she will be extremely protective and will not allow outsiders to hurt her own people in the slightest.

Presumably, she was so sensitive this time because she felt that even her in-laws were not her real relatives. Now that the Sheng family's property had been confiscated by the court, they were also wanted criminals by the court. If they were not handled properly, the Li family would be implicated.

She was a petty-minded person when she first came into the family. Now, seeing her brothers gradually grow up, she attaches even greater importance to the interests of the Li family and will never tolerate others ruining their brothers' future.

Youshi could understand her feelings, but she didn't agree with her idea. Knowing that Jiang was a stubborn person, she could only wait for her to slowly see the truth.

Seeing the brothers following behind with different expressions, Youshi could only force a smile and patted the head of the youngest brother, the seventh brother:

"Sixth brother, seventh brother, your mother is busy this morning, so I'm afraid she can't take care of you. You can go back to the yard with your aunt to play first, and I'll send someone to take you back later, okay?"

The seventh brother looked dumbfounded and asked uncertainly, "Aunt, what happened to grandma? I seemed to hear her scolding mom angrily?"

"Still, how cute is Xiao Xi'er? Why doesn't mother allow us to play with Xiao Xi'er?"