"Hey, Yan Hong, Da Shun, you've finally arrived! You must be tired from your journey."
Liu Juan greeted them with a smile. The third and fourth brothers quickly went over to take the things. They just felt that the cloth bag was rather light.
"Mom, I'm not tired. We're back now," Li Yanhong said, as she and everyone else entered the courtyard.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, second sister and the others are back!"
Li Yanni ran into the kitchen, where her sister-in-law and brother were busy cooking.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaoxiao took a slice of beef and fed it to her little sister. "Okay, go play now."
She didn't even need to look into it; someone would come and tell them soon enough.
Li Chenyang kneaded the dough while smiling:
"It certainly won't be like you say."
Li Chenyang had warned the third brother to be careful about this matter early on. The third brother had given him a strange look at the time.
Seeing Li Chenyang's confidence, Ye Xiaoxiao didn't say anything. Today, they were preparing a banquet for three tables.
Although there are only two families, my own family alone has nearly 10 people, and my second uncle's family has seven. And none of them are married.
I heard firecrackers going off outside again; they must be celebrating the new son-in-law.
Ye Xiaoxiao had never seen their local customs before. She stepped out of the kitchen and looked outside.
There were several long benches set up at the entrance, and several of the brothers-in-law were standing in front of the benches, stretching out their hands and asking their brother-in-law for red envelopes.
A moment later, the third brother came into the kitchen with a gloomy face.
"What's wrong? You look terrible!"
Seeing his younger brother's expression, Li Chenyang suddenly felt uneasy. Could it be that his wife had been right?
"Sister-in-law, brother, no wonder you told me to keep an eye out. You didn't see what Second Sister brought back. It's really... I'm too embarrassed to say anything." The second brother pouted.
"What's wrong? Did you take less than what you were looking for?" Ye Xiaoxiao asked Li Chenyang as he listened.
"The six gifts are correct, but something feels off; it's as if each item has been broken down."
A package of pastries contained eight, but only four were actually inside; a bag of sugar weighed one pound, but only half a pound was left. And…
The second sister's words made Li Chenyang's brow twitch. This eldest sister was really... speechless.
"Third brother, hurry up and tell Mom and Dad about this. Don't let Yan Hong take the things to Second Uncle's house, or we'll lose face." Ye Xiaoxiao quickly told her third brother to inform his parents-in-law.
Upon hearing this, Li Chenyang wanted to throw down his work. What was the point of preparing a banquet? It was better not to do the homecoming ceremony at all.
It's not that they value the things themselves, it's just... this is just too disgusting.
"See? I told you your sister was going to get into trouble! But I never expected she'd actually do something like this."
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't care; her task was simply to prepare the meal.
Just as Ye Xiaoxiao was preparing the cold dishes, she saw her mother-in-law dragging Li Yanhong into the kitchen by the ear.
"I really gave birth to an ungrateful child."
Liu Juan never imagined that her daughter would do such a thing.
Fortunately, the eldest daughter-in-law quickly had the third son tell her about it; otherwise, their family would have fallen out with the second son's family over this matter.
I reckon even his second uncle would have to admit that he was taught by his mother.
"Mom, what are you doing? It hurts."
Enraged, Liu Juan increased the pressure on her hands and slapped Li Yanhong's back several times with her other hand.
"Mom, why did you hit me? What did I do? Today is my homecoming, and you still hit me." Li Yanhong didn't think much of it.
Just then, the third brother carried two bags of things into the kitchen and placed them on a small tree nearby. He spread them out.
"Mom, you're not complaining that I didn't bring enough, are you? You're being so petty."
I'm your own daughter. Why are you arguing with me about this?!
When Li Yanhong saw the two bags of things, she finally understood. However, she didn't think she had done anything wrong.
"Hey, this wine is still in a whole bottle. But why is there only one bottle? And this tea looks like it's been opened."
Ye Xiaoxiao used her free hand to rummage around.
"Oh, it's nothing. We're all family anyway, why are you making such a fuss with me?"
Li Yanhong clung to her mother's arm and started to act coquettishly.
“It’s not that we’re going to argue with you about this. You tell me, which one is to be given to your second uncle’s family?”
Ye Xiaoxiao just treated it as a spectacle; after all, the girl was there to give gifts to her parents, and it had nothing to do with them, her brothers.
Any connection will only exist after the family separates.
"This one. This one has alcohol!"
Li Yanhong had already decided that she would only take one bottle of wine. It didn't matter to her own family, but she would take one bottle to her second uncle's family.
"Heh, so it turns out our dad can't even afford a bottle of your wine!"
Just as Ye Xiaoxiao was saying this, Li Jianguo came over. It was the third brother who told him about it.
He also entered the kitchen with an angry expression.
"Xiaoxiao, put these two bags together, pack them into one, and have them take it to your second uncle's house. I'll just consider this daughter of mine a waste, and she shouldn't come here again."
How could Li Jianguo not be furious? What kind of person could do something like this?
Seeing that her father was angry, Li Yanhong didn't dare to utter a single word.
"Li Yanhong, I'll just ask you one question: did you choose to do this yourself, or did the Chen family make you do it?" Liu Juan asked with a dark face.
After dealing with his younger brothers, Chen Dashun hurried to the kitchen.
He knew something was going to happen, and fearing he would upset his mother-in-law and the others, he quickly came over to clarify.
"Mom and Dad, this wasn't something we asked to do. Mom already prepared everything."
Yan Hong herself said that it didn't need to be so much, just a token amount would be enough. I told her not to, but she wouldn't listen. I can't do anything about it.
Chen Dashun's face also turned bright red. He'd really lost face.
Li Jianguo couldn't lose his temper in front of his son-in-law, so Li Chenyang quickly wiped his hands and pulled Chen Dashun into the front room.
It's not appropriate for them to discuss their own family matters in front of their son-in-law.
Upon hearing her father-in-law's words, Ye Xiaoxiao quickly repackaged the two bags of items into one.
The atmosphere became unusually quiet. Only then did Li Yanhong realize she might have truly angered her parents. But she was still muttering to herself:
"It's just a few things, is it really necessary to make such a fuss? Mom, am I not your daughter anymore? Why are you arguing with me like this?"
Ye Xiaoxiao was secretly laughing hysterically when she heard these words. She thought to herself, "If I were you, I would immediately apologize. How dare you talk back?"
Don't you even look at how dark your mother-in-law and father-in-law's faces are?
"I'll beat you to death, Li Yanhong! I never imagined you could look like this!"
Liu Juan kicked Li Yanhong in the leg.
If she hadn't been worried about how embarrassing it would be at dinner, she would have loved to slap Li Yanhong across the face.
"Beat her, beat her to death! How did you teach her? How did she get so badly cheated?" Li Jianguo gritted his teeth in anger.
Li Yanhong was kicked by her mother, and tears welled up in her eyes from the pain, but she still muttered defiantly:
"What's wrong with me? I didn't do anything wrong. It's just a few things. Why are you all so angry?"
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