Li Yanhong fell silent. She knew that no matter what she said, everyone would think she was in the wrong.
But she just couldn't swallow her anger, feeling that Ye Xiaoxiao had deliberately embarrassed her today.
Chen Dashun watched from the side, hesitant to speak. He wanted to say that his wife was too stubborn, but he was afraid of adding fuel to the fire.
He could only sigh inwardly, wondering when this family would be at peace again.
That night, Li Yanhong tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
She recalled everything that had happened that day: Ye Xiaoxiao helping her prepare meals, giving the children lucky money, and all the lively scenes.
Logically, she should thank Ye Xiaoxiao, but she just felt unhappy.
"If she hadn't insisted on making things difficult, it wouldn't have been so troublesome."
Li Yanhong muttered, "Now look what's happened, the villagers are definitely going to gossip again."
Chen Dashun sighed upon hearing this:
"You're just too much of a drama queen. I don't know what to say about you all these years."
Look, you've offended everyone on our side of the family, and now you've offended your own family too.
Alright, from now on our house will be quiet during the New Year.
"Okay?" Li Yanhong sneered.
"She's just showing off! Look at her, driving a luxury car and spending money like crazy—isn't she just trying to embarrass me?"
"Your idea is wrong."
Chen Dashun rarely retorted to his wife, "They do live a good life, but they've also helped us a lot."
Look at what happened to Lao Wu. He helped without saying a word. Who else could do that?
You insisted on arguing with your older brother and sister-in-law. Now look what's happened; it'll be difficult to ask them for help in the future.
Chen Dashun originally thought that with his elder brother and sister-in-law being so generous, he could get along well with them and benefit from it.
Liu Juan and Li Jianguo returned from Li Yanhong's house with their family, feeling resentful.
After arriving home, Liu Juan couldn't hold back any longer and called everyone into the main room to tell Li Jianguo what had happened that day.
"Jianguo, you have no idea..."
Liu Juan sat in the chair and said angrily,
"That brat, she gave each of us a dollar and that was it, and she even told us not to go to her house anymore."
"You're such a grown man, and you don't even know this basic manners."
Li Jianguo was smoking when he heard this, and his hand trembled, causing the ash to fall onto his clothes.
He dusted off his clothes, his face darkening.
"Did she really say that?"
"That's right," Liu Juan said, wiping away her tears.
"Yes, she pulled me inside and said it. I really can't believe Yan Hong has changed like this."
As for what she heard about Da Shun and the eldest son's wife showing off when she came out later, she didn't say anything.
The main room was silent. Xinghua, the third son's wife, and Lihua, the fourth son's wife, exchanged a glance and lowered their heads.
They didn't say anything to their faces, but they were secretly delighted. If she didn't want to go, she didn't want to go; that second sister was too stingy.
They couldn't bear to part with anything, as if their brothers from their mother's side hadn't brought them anything at all.
They were the ones who were clearly at a disadvantage, yet they made her feel wronged.
"Dad," Li Chenyang said in a deep voice.
"What do you think about this..." Li Chenyang thought to himself, if I don't want to go, I don't want to go. This second sister of mine is such a brainless idiot. It's best not to go anywhere.
Li Jianguo stubbed out his cigarette heavily in the ashtray: "Fine, since she doesn't want us to go, then let's not go anymore!"
Ye Xiaoxiao listened from the side, and of course, she shared the same feelings as her two younger siblings: as if nobody wanted to come to their house, it was petty and stingy.
They had a lot of people with them, but I didn't see them carry much stuff for her or give the child any money.
Leaving aside their relatives, even the two brothers from my second uncle's family, Zhiming and Zhiqiang,
Even before they were married, they gave each of their two nephews five yuan.
"Dad, don't be angry," the fifth brother quickly advised. "Second sister probably just said it in anger."
"Don't say it in the heat of the moment. If she says she's not leaving, then she's not leaving. We can't just keep trying to please her. It's settled then."
Li Jianguo didn't want to say much, only feeling that his daughter made him lose face in the family.
Liu Juan wiped away her tears and said:
"We went to her house with so much stuff, and she just took out so little."
I even gave the children a dollar as a New Year's gift. If word got out, where would I put my face?
"Mom, don't be sad," Ye Xiaoxiao comforted her. "The children are very understanding; they won't hold it against you."
"It's not a matter of whether you care or not."
Li Jianguo stood up and paced back and forth in the main room.
"She's deliberately disregarding us. In that case, let's do as she says."
From now on, no one should go to her house during holidays or festivals!
"Yes!" Liu Juan said, wiping away her tears.
"My daughter is getting more and more outrageous. From childhood to adulthood, you brothers have helped her a lot, but she doesn't appreciate it at all."
He only cares about our whole family going to his house for dinner.
If it weren't for the few of you helping her in the kitchen this year, I think she would have just planned to serve us three or four dishes.
The third and fourth sons exchanged glances and nodded: "Dad's right. Since Second Sister says so, then we shouldn't go."
Ye Xiaoxiao sighed inwardly as she looked at the family's angry expressions.
Recalling Li Yanhong's behavior today, she knew this matter was not going to end well.
I never expected Li Yanhong to be so stupid as to disregard even her parents.
"Alright," Li Jianguo said finally.
"That's settled then. Third and fourth brothers, remember this: from now on, we'll gather at home for holidays and festivals."
If she comes, we'll treat her the same way we always do, but we won't go to her house.
"Okay, Dad," the third and fourth sons replied.
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