"Oh, Yaqin! Come here, it's been so long since we talked. Come sit down."
Li Yanhong greeted Li Yaqin warmly. Li Yaqin thought Li Yanhong was really stupid, clumsy, and impulsive. Just listen to what these two were saying; someone's own family sent them some money, and they were already jealous.
I wish I could just give them each 100 cents of the money.
"Yaqin, don't you think my sister-in-law is being outrageous? She doesn't even contribute any money to the family; what kind of behavior is this?"
Seeing that Li Yaqin had sat down, Li Yanhong started talking about Ye Xiaoxiao again.
She felt that Li Yaqin should be on her side, after all, they had grown up together. So she criticized her sister-in-law without any scruples.
Li Yaqin thought to herself that these two were definitely up to no good, but she still pretended not to care and asked, "What's so outrageous about it?"
"Look, her family sent her two hundred yuan, but she won't spend a single penny on the full-moon celebration."
Li Yanhong was furious. She felt her mother had been treated unfairly.
"My older brother spoils her too much. If it were anyone else, this wife would have been beaten into submission long ago."
Li Yanhong added, "My older brother is easily swayed; once he got a wife, he forgot about his mother."
Upon hearing this, Li Yaqin immediately asked:
"How did you know? Where did you hear that? You haven't been back these past few days either."
"That's what my second sister-in-law said. She just told me. If I had known earlier, I would definitely have come back. Why should Ye Xiaoxiao not contribute money to her son's one-month celebration? She's so stingy, she doesn't give away any money even though she has it."
"Things are so tight at home. And she acts like a complete outsider. I'll have my older brother teach her a lesson later." Li Yanhong said this as if she were completely in the right.
Seeing that there were outsiders present, Sun Xiuju didn't say anything more, but when Li Yanhong mentioned herself, she quickly offered an explanation:
"My third aunt heard it from people in our village. I was just curious and asked Yan Hong to see if she knew."
Yan Hong, don't be angry anymore. Your uncle and aunt know what's going on.
Sun Xiuju had heard from her third aunt that her sister-in-law was brainless and listened to whatever others said, which was why she came to talk to her. She never expected that her cousin from next door would show up.
She was afraid that Li Yanhong would cause trouble again and drag her into it. She wasn't married yet and didn't want to be seen as a troublemaker.
Seeing that Li Yaqin remained silent and listening to Sun Xiuju's advice, Li Yanhong assumed that Sun Xiuju was quite right.
"Hmph, second sister-in-law, I didn't know about this before, but now that I do, how can I ignore it? A wife like that deserves a beating; a good beating makes her like dough being kneaded. My brother is just too good to her."
Li Yaqin couldn't hold back any longer and got up to leave.
"where did you go?"
Seeing her cousin's long face, Sun Xiuju thought to herself, "Oh no, is she going to relay Li Yanhong's words directly to Ye Xiaoxiao?" But then she thought again. Her cousin hadn't said anything after entering the room, so even if the message was relayed, it was Li Yanhong's problem, not hers. Only then did she feel relieved.
"Today is a joyous occasion, I'll go see if there's anything I can help with. I won't bother you two any longer."
Li Yaqin felt that her cousin was a fool; she had been easily provoked by Sun Xiuju's few words, and who knew what she might do next. She decided it was better not to stay there.
"Do I need your help? I'm finally back today, can't you talk to me a little more?"
Although Li Yanhong said that, Li Yaqin still smiled and said she would come back later.
Ye Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, received a system task.
Sun Xiuju instigated Li Yanhong to become the scapegoat, intending to accuse her of disrespecting her mother-in-law and hiding money before the family division in front of all the maternal uncles. She also wanted to accuse Li Chenyang of neglecting her upbringing, thus making Li Yanhong suffer public humiliation and beatings. Mission: To deliver a stunning counterattack.
"Wow, I thought I was the mascot today. With so many people around, they dared to lay a hand on me. Seriously? Don't they have any dignity?"
Ye Xiaoxiao looked around the room and saw so many elderly women sitting there—aunts, uncles, and several other women. They were all elders. The male guests were all in her father-in-law's room.
[With so many people, your only relatives are your aunt and cousin. Do you think they'll side with you?]
Just then, Li Yaqin came over.
"Sister-in-law, you..." Li Yaqin whispered everything she had overheard to her sister-in-law, warning her to be careful of those two troublemakers.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Yaqin."
Although Ye Xiaoxiao already knew, she was still quite grateful to her older cousin.
[Host, do you have a plan? Although there are many people here today, they are all old relatives of the Li family. I guess no one will listen to your explanation.]
[Hmph, System, are you doing this on purpose, giving me such a huge problem?]
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't feel sad or pessimistic about these things. After all, women in the 70s and 80s would never get a divorce, so they had many concerns.
But she's different. At worst, she'll get a divorce, and the system will disappear. Although things aren't as developed as they will be in later years, the job market is good now.
If she really gets divorced, she can go back to Dongshan. Her older brother is going to open a big factory and start a business in the next few years. There are plenty of good things for her to do.
[...It has nothing to do with me. The original owner had already given money, but Li Yanhong still berated you in front of many relatives. She said your sister-in-law was selfish, hiding money before the family division, but the original owner insisted that she had already given 100 yuan and refused to hand over all the money she had. Li Chenyang couldn't persuade her, so he hit her. Everyone felt it wasn't appropriate to beat or scold the bride on such a joyous occasion, and that's how they stopped Li Chenyang.]
[Hmph, he dares to lay a hand on me? Let him try.]
Ye Xiaoxiao was unaware that Li Chenyang now knew he was no match for her and dared not even think about beating his wife. That wouldn't be beating his wife; that would be asking for trouble.
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