Ye Xiaoxiao heard everything clearly from inside the house, and felt both annoyed and amused.
She opened the door and slowly walked out. Everyone was overjoyed to see that she was unharmed.
It seems that only Brother Li got beaten up; his sister-in-law is really something else.
"Oh, so worried about me? If I find out anyone talks about me to Yangzi again, my wife will beat me. I'll go and tear their roof off! Hurry up and go home, we haven't eaten yet!"
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, are you alright!"
Li Yanni, who had just woken up, saw her sister-in-law come out and quickly ran to her side, taking her sister-in-law's hand.
"At least you have a conscience, unlike these people, who are just wasting their time cooking delicious food for nothing. Humph!"
Only then did the Li family's sons look embarrassed, especially the third and fourth sons, who were both adults.
Ye Xiaoxiao lived a carefree life for about half a month afterward. Ever since she dealt with Li Chenyang last time, no one in the family dared to challenge her again.
She's over six months pregnant now, and she walks with a waddling gait, just like a penguin.
He was sitting under the elm tree in the yard, enjoying the cool shade and teaching Xiao Yanni to read, while watching Li Chenyang and a group of young men winnowing wheat in front of the door.
The fifth and sixth brothers were both unruly; they started fighting and then started chasing chickens. She couldn't be bothered with the two mischievous monkeys and just watched the fun while fanning herself with a palm leaf fan.
Just then, Li Yanhong glanced at them several times, looking shifty and sneaky, as if she was up to something.
"Speak your mind, or you'll lose your soul." Ye Xiaoxiao didn't even bother to lift her eyelids.
Li Yanhong approached, rubbing her hands together, and forced a smile: "Sister-in-law, I'm getting married next week..."
"I know, he nags on and on all day long, from morning till night. Even the dogs at the village entrance are tired of it."
Ye Xiaoxiao scoffed.
"If you're getting married, then get married. Why are you talking to my sister-in-law about it? We haven't separated our households yet."
You expect me to buy you something? No way.
"Um..." Li Yanhong smiled awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, that big aluminum basin of yours..."
"Stop!" Ye Xiaoxiao immediately delivered a chop to the neck.
"Don't even think about taking my potted plant. I bought it with my own money, don't even think about it."
"Sister-in-law, that's not very kind of you."
Li Yanhong feigned pitifulness in a high-pitched voice, "I'm getting married soon, and you know the Chen family's circumstances aren't that great."
My marriage should at least be done in a respectable manner, shouldn't it?
Look how nice that pot is! I've never seen such a big aluminum pot at the supply and marketing cooperative, and you can't even buy one in the county...
"Or you could give me that pot, and make me look good."
"If you can't buy it, it's because you're incompetent."
Ye Xiaoxiao took out a handful of sunflower seeds and leisurely started eating them.
"If I'm capable, I can buy it. Besides, this pot isn't cheap, it costs sixty or seventy yuan."
Don't think this money has anything to do with your Li family; it's money my family sent me from far away.
The fourth brother, who was threshing rice nearby, stopped what he was doing and chimed in with a grin:
"Second sister, don't even think about taking that basin from eldest sister-in-law. Have you forgotten how things ended up when she stole money last time?"
Li Yanhong glared at the fourth brother: "Shut up!"
"What, did you hit a nerve?"
Ye Xiaoxiao spat the sunflower seed shells far away.
"It's only been a few days, do you think I'm stupid? Li Yanhong, Li Yanhong, if others treat me with respect, I'll treat them with even greater respect."
Don't you even realize that ever since I entered your Li family, have you... acted like a proper younger sister?
Don't tell me I'm reluctant to part with this potted plant; even if I were, I wouldn't give it to you even if I threw it away.
These words made Li Yanhong's face turn red and white in turns, and she stamped her feet and shouted:
"You...you only know how to bully people!" After saying that, she ran to her mother to complain.
"Oh dear, this mournful tune sounds just like your second uncle's donkey braying." Ye Xiaoxiao shook her head with a smile.
The fifth and sixth brothers were laughing so hard they were doubled over:
"Sister-in-law, you have such a sharp tongue. Second sister will probably go and call Mom to back her up right now."
[Mission: Protect your belongings.]
[Why do they want everything? They even want my bathtub.] Ye Xiaoxiao was truly exasperated.
There's nothing we can do; everyone's poor these days. They really can't find a basin like yours.
Sure enough, not long after, Liu Juan stormed over, fuming.
"Xiaoxiao, that's not right. We're all family. You won't be short of using that basin for a little while. The second son's wedding is a big event. What's wrong with letting Yanhong take it to his parents' house?"
"Mom, what are you saying?"
Ye Xiaoxiao touched her belly,
"I bought this pot with my own money, how did it become part of the family?"
I'm about to give birth, and I need to save this for bathing the baby.
What, you Li family are trying to steal the money my family gave me to buy that basin? Have you no shame?
"You silly child..."
Liu Juan's eyes darted around,
"You haven't given birth yet. Besides, you'll have enamel basins to use when the time comes, right?"
"Mom, you're really good at calculating. How much is an enamel basin worth? Let me tell you, I bought this basin for seventy yuan."
"You can have it, but give me a hundred. I'll reluctantly sell it to you."
Liu Juan blushed at her words:
"What are you saying, child? 100 yuan? You might as well rob someone! An enamel basin only costs five yuan. Why are you, as the eldest sister-in-law, always so stingy? Yan Hong is..."
"Come on. She's your daughter, Li Chenyang's younger sister. What does it have to do with me? You should know that I married Li Chenyang."
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