"Okay, Mom will save it for you! You'll have plenty after you give birth!"
That's what they say, but they just want to deal with it for now. Once the child is born, let's see what kind of trouble she can cause.
"Mom, I just went to register them. The sixth and seventh kids don't want to go to school. I only registered Yanni."
Just then, Li Chenyang arrived.
"You're back just in time. I was just discussing with Mom that when I'm in postpartum confinement, I want her to give me five eggs a day and kill a few old hens."
Mom has agreed. You'd better remember that.
If Mom doesn't have time to cook, you'll have to do it yourself. If I don't take good care of myself during my postpartum period, I'll be riddled with illnesses, and you'll be the one to treat me.
It's your money being spent. You should be more careful!
As Ye Xiaoxiao spoke, she pulled Li Chenyang over and taught him how to cook.
Anyway, she had made up her mind that she would ask Li Chenyang for everything, not her mother-in-law.
"Really?" Li Chenyang didn't believe it. How could his mother bear to give him five eggs a day and even kill a chicken? He was overthinking it.
"Well…"
"Mom, you just promised, does that mean it's off before we even leave this house?"
Seeing her mother-in-law like this, Ye Xiaoxiao immediately asked in surprise.
"Uh, no, how could that be? Postpartum care is a big deal. Mom promised, she'll definitely give it to me then."
Liu Juan kept her head down, kneading the dough, and avoided looking directly at Li Chenyang.
Ye Xiaoxiao's decision to have Li Chenyang cook angered Liu Juan again.
"What are you men doing cooking? This kitchen is no place for men. Boss, hurry up..."
Liu Juan couldn't stand Ye Xiaoxiao ordering her son around.
"Mom, we'll have to separate the family property sooner or later. If he doesn't do it then, who will? Can you cook for him for the rest of your life?"
Ye Xiaoxiao pulled her mother-in-law and tried to push Li Chenyang's hand away.
"Isn't that what we have here? Men are responsible for external affairs, and women are responsible for internal affairs. Cooking is something that women should do."
Liu Juan thought about marrying Ye Xiaoxiao. At first, things were fine, but later, for some reason, she became increasingly disobedient, stopped cooking properly, and kept talking back.
"Mom, you're right. But he has to be the one to give me money. We've been married for so long, and all I have is five yuan that Dad gave me last time. Where is he, the man, supposed to be the breadwinner?"
"When I'm in postpartum confinement, and you're busy and neglect me, who will cook for me? Who can I rely on?"
Li Chenyang was completely overwhelmed by what Ye Xiaoxiao and her mother-in-law were saying:
"Alright, stop arguing. I'll do it, Mom, you go ahead with your work."
"So you want to separate the family? I think you don't want to. I was planning to give you the family after the third and fourth sons got married."
"We're strapped for cash right now, and we haven't skimped on your food and drink, so why are you so difficult to please?"
"Say less, what else can we do?" Li Chenyang knew things were going to get bad as soon as he heard this.
"I'm difficult to please, this isn't the time for me to serve your whole family."
The moment she walked in, she dumped all the kitchen chores on me without saying a word, saying that my cooking wasn't good.
I find it strange. No one in this family starved to death when I wasn't here, but after I came, Mom's cooking stopped being as good. Who wouldn't think there's something wrong with that?
I have to go to the fields with them. Being so pregnant, I'll get sunburned in the sun.
Ye Xiaoxiao's words infuriated Liu Juan. She had no shame whatsoever.
"Ye Xiaoxiao, listen to what you're saying! Is that even human language? I'm your mother, and this is how you talk to me? I don't know how your mother raised you."
You're just going to get lazy day after day. I'm telling you, I've been putting up with this for months.
Anyway, you're about to give birth, and I wonder how you'll manage if you divorce me then.
Liu Juan didn't want to kill the hen with the eggs, so she started arguing with Ye Xiaoxiao. She stormed off, refusing to do it anymore.
"Ye Xiaoxiao, you're being unreasonable. That's my mom. Can't you be a little more considerate of her when you talk to her?"
Seeing his mother so angry, Li Chenyang also turned cold towards Ye Xiaoxiao.
"Why should I give in to her? She's older than me. I think she's doing it on purpose. As soon as she hears I want to eat eggs, she kills a hen and gives me that sullen face."
"If it weren't for that wild boar that day, you see, we'd have to use our bicycles to carry the third son to his wedding."
Ye Xiaoxiao was so angry that she blurted out whatever she wanted.
"Smack!"
Li Chenyang slapped Ye Xiaoxiao across the face.
"Ye Xiaoxiao, you are my daughter-in-law, how can you be so unreasonable and not listen to reason at all?"
I've already told you that I have younger brothers and that we're in difficult circumstances, but you just won't listen.
I'm not afraid to tell you, you're pregnant now, and you're due soon, so you'd better behave yourself. Stop causing trouble all the time.
As Li Chenyang spoke, he scooped the vegetables out of the pot.
Ye Xiaoxiao touched her slapped face and laughed.
She'd only been with him for a few days, and she already considered Li Chenyang one of her own. Looks like she's still pretty naive.
So all these past few months of Li Chenyang being so obedient and well-behaved was just an act.
[Host, host, don't be impulsive!] The system tried to talk to Ye Xiaoxiao. Ye Xiaoxiao's reaction was a bit off.
"Li Chenyang, do you think you can control me now?"
Ye Xiaoxiao's hands were clenched tightly. The fire in her heart could no longer be contained.
"Yes, you're about to give birth now. What will you do after the baby is born?"
Anyway, divorce is definitely out of the question. If you ever disobey me again, I have plenty of ways to deal with you.
Li Chenyang scooped the vegetables out and put them away. When he turned around, he saw a fist coming at him.
Ye Xiaoxiao punched Li Chenyang in the face, then grabbed his hair and slammed it against her leg.
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