After a busy day, they finally cleaned up the room and took apart and washed the bedding. Li Miaomiao and her son were exhausted and sweating all over. One of them was overweight because he didn't exercise often, and the other was still young.
"You take a rest first. Mom will go boil some water so we can wash up. We are really exhausted today."
"Mom, you need firewood to boil water. If Auntie knew about this, she would definitely be very upset. But since you've dealt with Auntie today, she probably won't dare to say anything to your face, but she'll definitely be complaining behind your back."
"It's okay, your aunt is just like that, let's not argue with her."
He was so sweaty, and the original owner was lazy and hadn't taken a shower for several days. If he didn't take a shower, he would stink. How could Li Miaomiao not take a shower just for this?
Li Miaomiao boiled a large pot of water, washed the dumplings first, and then washed herself from head to toe.
At this time, the Pei family also came back from the fields after working. They saw that although Li Miaomiao had boiled water, she did not cook. She just took a shower and went back to her room to lie down. She did not even say anything to help. They felt uncomfortable.
They came back from a busy day working in the fields earning work points, exhausted, but Li Miaomiao felt so relaxed and comfortable.
Especially Zhou Fang started to yell when she saw that there was so much less firewood behind the kitchen. Although she was taught a lesson by Li Miaomiao yesterday, she was afraid to scold Li Miaomiao directly, but she kept making indirect accusations.
As long as she wasn't scolded directly, Li Miaomiao would pretend not to hear it. After all, she didn't think what she did was right, but she had no intention of changing, at least before the family split up.
Pei Yifan watched his mother being stared at by the whole family with unfriendly eyes, but she was still sitting there calmly and eating dinner well, not being affected at all. He admired her sincerely in his heart. Only his mother had such ability.
After dinner, Li Miaomiao, as usual, didn't care about anything else and was too lazy to clean up the dishes. She just patted her butt and left with her son, going back to her room to sleep. She was exhausted after the day.
Seeing the behavior of Li Miaomiao and her son, none of the Pei family members present had a good look on their faces, even the old lady and her husband sat there with stern faces.
However, the sisters Daya and Erya from the third room were very impressed by Li Miaomiao. They thought their second aunt was so awesome, even more so than before.
"Mom, my second son is in trouble, and I, as the eldest brother, feel bad too. So I won't say anything about his wife not going to the fields to earn work points, but look at what this looks like?" Pei Guotai frowned and said
"Yes, Mom, it's fine that they don't earn any work points and just eat and drink for free, but they also make us, who work in the fields all day, come back to serve them. That doesn't make sense!"
The third wife didn't say a word. The third son, Pei Guosheng, was a man of few words. As for Chen Xuexiang and her daughter, they would have plenty of work to do whether Li Miaomiao worked or not. So, it had nothing to do with them.
What's more, Li Miaomiao is so powerful that even Zhou Fang can't do anything to her, let alone them.
"Alright, why are you arguing about such a small matter? Can't we just have some peace and quiet for a day?"
Old Mrs. Pei sent the first and third wives away, and sat there sighing.
Although she said this only to suppress the eldest wife and prevent her from causing any more trouble, she knew in her heart that this was not a solution. She turned to look at Old Man Pei who was smoking.
Ever since the second son passed away, the old man has become more silent than before.
"Old man, the second son's wife is really acting a bit unruly now. If this continues, even if I, an old woman, suppress her, I'm afraid the eldest son and his wife will not accept it. Sooner or later, there will be trouble. What do you think?"
"The second wife is indeed not behaving properly in this matter. It's understandable that the eldest and his wife are upset. You can't always support the second wife and suppress the eldest wife. After all, we still rely on the eldest wife for our retirement in the future. You can't let the eldest feel disappointed."
"I have no choice. If I had known that the second son's wife would be like this, I shouldn't have let him marry her. But now the second son is gone. Xiaofan lost his father at such a young age, and he can't lose his mother too. I also want to keep the second son's wife in the Pei family."
Old Man Pei knew exactly what his wife was thinking: "Hey, what's the point of you saying all this? No one knew that the second son's wife had such a personality. When the second son was around, there was someone who could control her. We'll see. The second son's wife may not be someone we can keep. Now we can only take it one step at a time. If it really doesn't work out, we two old guys will have to take care of Xiaofan a little longer."
Old man Pei was also happy about this little grandson. He felt that Pei Yifan, like his second son Pei Guoan, was a man capable of doing great things, so he couldn't help but give Pei Yifan more consideration.
"It can only be like this. Poor my dear grandson, he is so sensible and smart, much better than the others, but he has a bad fate." Old Mrs. Pei sighed again.
Zhou Fang was not convinced by her mother-in-law's obvious favoritism. She just took the dishes to the kitchen and didn't want to clean up. She just took a cold shower.
The weather is not that hot now, but it is still a bit cold at night. After drinking a bucket of cold water, Zhou Fang shivered with cold. She felt more and more unbalanced and returned to the room angrily, only to see Pei Guotai lying on the bed.
"Master, tell me what this is all about. Mom is too partial. Could it be that just because the second son is her son, you are not her son? She is so obviously partial to the second wife."
"Don't talk nonsense, Mom, that's because the second child is gone."
"That can't be the case. It's fine that we're just supporting Li Miaomiao and her son for nothing, but not only are they eating and drinking for free at home, but they're also keeping all the good things for them. Today, I even saw Mom secretly giving milk candy to that brat from the second wife.
Our Xiaowen just stole a few candies, and Mom scolded him and even beat him up. Why did that little brat get to eat them? This is just partiality! Not to mention candies, Mom has secretly given so many good things to the second wife in the past.
Hearing this, Pei Guotai felt a little uncomfortable. If the second son was indeed smarter and more capable than him, that's why his parents valued him more, and as a filial son, he wouldn't say anything. But why were they all grandsons, so why were they so different? How was his son any worse than the second wife's kid?
Seeing Pei Guotai like this, Zhou Fang knew that he had taken her words to heart, and continued to instigate: "I think this is not a solution. If we continue like this, it would be better to split up the family."
After hearing this, Pei Guotai turned his head and said, "Didn't you want to split up the family before?"
"The situation was different before. The second son was capable, the third wife was diligent, and although the fourth wife didn't come back often from the city, she always paid money home on time every month. Even if Li Miaomiao did less work, it wasn't like this now. Anyway, the second son did it for her, so our eldest wife didn't suffer any loss. Now, they are just eating and drinking for free.
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