Chapter 97 The Chicken Thief is Beaten with a Stick
"Yes, they must be registered," Miao Guifeng said. "They absolutely must be registered. Children need a household registration to go to school, and it makes things easier. Whoever said that registering an extra child would require a fine."
"If you don't pay the fine, you won't be able to register your children." Yang Bingrong said that many families only register their children if they pay a fine.
"Don't worry about it. I'll find a way to get our child registered," Miao Guifeng said. "Those people at the Family Planning Office, haha."
The people at the Family Planning Office weren't without their flaws, Miao Guifeng thought of some of the things she'd heard in her past life. It was impossible to pay the fine in full, so she'd pay a little. If she had to pay a lot, then don't blame her.
Miao Guifeng was reborn, so she did know a few more things. It wouldn't be a lot, but knowing just a little more would give her a way to manipulate others.
"You... aren't you going to start a fight?" Yang Bingrong asked, "or are you really going to lie down on the floor in front of the relevant department? If they did it for you, would they do it for others too?"
"Would anyone else risk their reputation?" Miao Guifeng asked, "You don't have to worry about these things. If I asked you to do it, you wouldn't know how to do it. Just wait, this matter will definitely be handled properly. Our family has no money, that's it, but we still have to register our household registration."
If the relocation compensation is based on household registration, how much money will it be for three children?
Miao Guifeng couldn't give up the money. Giving it to her son would have made his life better. In his previous life, he was tall and thin, and looked like he had suffered greatly. Yet, her mother-in-law and her people were still fabricating stories about him, saying he had returned to seize the family fortune. The property had always belonged to her son, and now that he had returned, he deserved it.
"I can't rely on you. I can only rely on myself." Miao Guifeng said.
“…” Yang Bingrong stopped talking and decided to rely on Miao Guifeng.
After Niu Jingshan and his wife returned to the countryside, they waited for Niu Cuihua to call them to the city and tell them that she had found them jobs. Niu Jingshan's wife, He Zhaodi, thought that she could give the jobs to her brothers and not have to work in the factory herself, as her husband would be able to do the work.
However, Niu Cuihua didn't call back.
He Zhaodi was extremely unhappy because Niu Cuihua had not called her for a long time.
"Does your sister really treat you as her brother?" He Zhaodi asked, "You are her biological brother."
He Zhaodi looked at the simple furnishings at home and continued, "We're so poor, and she's living a life of luxury in the city, but she doesn't even bother to help you. All she does is tell us to go out and find jobs. We're unfamiliar with the place, so if we can find any good jobs, we'll definitely be ripped off. Your sister is so heartless. She's watching us suffer, and she doesn't even bother to help you."
"You were the one who said you wanted to come back." Niu Jingshan didn't want to come back.
"If we don't come back, what can we do? We've spent all our money, and your brother and sister won't give us any money. What can I do?" He Zhaodi asked. "The landlord is about to kick us out. Are we supposed to stay there and sleep on the street? Your sister already has a house, but she won't give us a room. She's afraid we won't leave. We haven't said we don't want to leave, but she still won't let us stay. She's so cruel, so cruel."
He Zhaodi felt uncomfortable. She had previously told her family that once she got a job in the city, she would let her brothers move there.
"Didn't she rely on her sister-in-law to buy a house?" He Zhaodi said, "Her sister-in-law knows how to help her brothers from her mother's family, but she doesn't know how to learn from her."
“…” It’s not that Niu Jingshan didn’t want to say it, but Niu Cuihua simply didn’t listen to her.
"Your brother-in-law is the same. You met him and told him you were looking for a job, but he didn't even bother to offer to help you." He Zhaodi said, "I think they did it on purpose. They just don't want to see us live a good life. They're happy when they live a good life while we live a poor life. They think they're better than us."
"Oh." Niu Jingshan sighed.
"Your eldest brother and his wife didn't bother to talk to your sister, and your mother, who's right over there, didn't say anything either." He Zhaodi said, "Those people all kept silent, so we have to speak up ourselves. Even if we speak up ourselves, it won't work. If others don't want to help us, then they won't help us."
"Let's wait a little longer." Niu Jingshan said.
"Wait?" He Zhaodi sneered. "What's the point of waiting any longer? We've been back for several days, and your sister and brother-in-law haven't called or asked if we've arrived home. I think they're determined not to help you."
"Maybe……"
"Don't make any maybes," He Zhaodi said. "They just don't want to help you. They just don't treat you as their own brother. It's so despicable, really so despicable. You are her biological brother. When you get better, you will help her. How can she be like this?"
He Zhaodi said she was so angry at Niu Cuihua that she almost died. "Go find your dad and let him talk to you."
"Dad didn't say that." Niu Jingshan said, "Dad told me to farm well in the countryside. Now that the production quotas are allocated to each household, as long as I work hard, I won't starve to death."
"Dad and his family didn't starve to death before," He Zhaodi said. "But life is hard these days. Farming is hard work. Going to the city, the jobs there are good, with a monthly salary, and we don't have to worry too much."
"I'll call my sister and ask her." Niu Jingshan said.
"You go make the call early tomorrow morning." He Zhaodi forced Niu Jingshan to call Niu Cuihua and insisted that Niu Cuihua arrange work for him.
Early in the morning, Niu Cuihua received a call from Niu Jingshan, and she heard that Niu Jingshan wanted her to find a job.
"Sister, if you don't find a job for us, Zhaodi will no longer want me and she wants to divorce me." Niu Jingshan said.
"Then divorce, just divorce." Niu Cuihua said, "I found you a job and helped you so much, and your brother-in-law wants to divorce me. If someone is destined to divorce, it's better for you to do it. You don't have any children anyway."
"Zhao Di is pregnant." Niu Jingshan had an idea.
"That's no use." Niu Cuihua said, "Let her have an abortion. If she doesn't have the child, she can still marry again."
"Sister!" Niu Jingshan didn't expect his sister to say that.
"What I said is true." Niu Cuihua said, "Just tell her that, just say I said it. I will be the bad guy. As for you, after the divorce, find a better girl, and don't look for someone like He Zhaodi. She only knows how to scheme against her husband's family every day. Why doesn't she scheme against her own family?"
Niu Cuihua felt very uncomfortable. "I told you all to find a job yourselves, but you refused to do so and insisted that we find a job for you. Where can we find a job for you? You only know that my sister-in-law is rich, but her money is not mine. You don't feel embarrassed, but I do."
"Sister, can't you help us?" Niu Jingshan said, "Zhao Di is really going to divorce me."
"Your brother-in-law is really going to divorce me." Niu Cuihua said, "Don't try to scheme against my sister-in-law. You're doing this just because you don't want to work and want my sister-in-law to give you money directly? By then, your wife's brothers from her family will have to come, and they'll all have to ask my sister-in-law for help. What do you have to do with my sister-in-law?"
Niu Cuihua understood clearly that Jiang Moli and her people were clear-headed people. Jiang Moli was helping Zhao Guodong so much, because she wanted to live a good life herself and didn't want to see her brother suffer. If Niu Cuihua and her people asked for too much, Jiang Moli wouldn't agree. She wasn't stupid, so how could she keep helping them?
"Go get a divorce, go ahead. Tell me after you're done," Niu Cuihua said. "I'll ask Mom and Dad to find a suitable partner for you, and then you can get married. The betrothal money is no big deal. We can all pool our money and find someone who's truly good to you and isn't always thinking about her family. As for those people in your wife's family, they're a huge pitfall. You can't help them that much. If your wife divorces you and remarries, she'll still have the betrothal money and can continue to support her family. How great is that? She wins."
Niu Cuihua hung up the phone. She just didn't want to help her younger siblings. She knew what those people were thinking. Niu Cuihua couldn't just step in. She still had to live a better life.
"Sister..." Niu Jingshan stared at the receiver. He didn't expect Niu Cuihua to hang up the phone like this.
Niu Jingshan could only go back and tell He Zhaodi the truth. He Zhaodi said, "Don't you know how to tell her that I'm pregnant?"
"I said it, but it's no use. My sister said that we should get a divorce, you should abort the child, and then you can get married. Maybe you can get a betrothal money and give it to your parents' home." Niu Jingshan said.
"It's too cruel." He Zhaodi didn't know what to say.
He Zhaodi didn't dare to divorce Niu Jingshan. Her parents originally wanted her to marry someone better, but other people looked down on her. He Zhaodi had no choice but to marry Niu Jingshan. If she went back, her parents would force her to marry again, but the man she remarried might not be as good as Niu Jingshan. Her family would only care about the size of the bride price.
When He Zhaodi and Niu Jingshan were getting married, the He family changed their minds several times, demanding more money for the bride price and more things. The Niu family bought some things, and after the wedding, He Zhaodi moved those things back to her parents' home for her brothers to use.
He Zhaodi did a lot for her brothers from her natal family. She didn't consider whether Niu Jingshan would be happy or not. She only thought about not making her brothers from her natal family unhappy.
"I've already made an agreement with my brothers from my mother's family. Now that things have turned out like this, I'm too embarrassed to go back." He Zhaodi said, "Go to your father's place and catch a chicken. I can bring it back to my brothers from my mother's family to apologize."
Niu's father stayed in the countryside and didn't go to the city. He raised some chickens and ducks. He Zhaodi had been eyeing them for a long time, and now she had a ready-made excuse. Niu Jingshan, upon hearing He Zhaodi's words, went to catch the chickens. Niu's father didn't see him at first and started beating him with a stick, muttering, "Chicken thief, chicken thief, stealing chickens in broad daylight!"
"Dad, it's me, it's me, I'm Niu Jingshan." Niu Jingshan said hurriedly.
"Why did you catch my chicken?" asked Niu's father.
"My sister didn't arrange any work for us, so Zhaodi asked me to catch a chicken and take it to her parents' home to apologize." Niu Jingshan said truthfully.
"Go away, go away, go away! Don't catch my chicken! It's mine." Niu's father had originally thought that He Zhaodi might need a chicken to nourish her body during her pregnancy, so he would give her one. However, Niu Jingshan said he wanted to give the chicken to He Zhaodi's family, which made Niu's father very angry. He beat Niu Jingshan several times, calling him a useless son.
Zhao Guodong did not go to work today. After Niu Cuihua came back, he asked about it. When Zhao Guodong learned what Niu Jingshan said, he fell silent.
"You asked me before whether we should ask Jasmine, and I told her not to," Niu Cuihua said. "You see, these people are just climbing up the ladder. If you assign them a job, others will follow. He Zhaodi is not a pushover. She would do anything for her family, and she insists that we help them. Who is she, and what are her family? I said that if we help them, we will still get divorced."
"Then don't help." Zhao Guodong asked Niu Cuihua before, thinking that if it was just a simple help, then just ask. If Zhao Guodong asked Jiang Moli, Jiang Moli might still help.
"We shouldn't have helped them in the first place," Niu Cuihua said. "They're already so old, they don't have arms or legs, they're already married, and you still have the nerve to say these things. They waited even longer to get married than your sister, and they still don't have children, while your sister already has one."
Niu Cuihua was not afraid that He Zhaodi would divorce Niu Jingshan. If He Zhaodi really divorced Niu Jingshan, those people in the He family would definitely sell her out again. Niu Cuihua believed that He Zhaodi knew this matter better than anyone else. He Zhaodi had to help her brothers and even drag others into it. This was He Zhaodi's fault.
"Don't worry about them," Niu Cuihua said. "Whether He Zhaodi is really pregnant or faking it, it's useless. It's not like He Zhaodi's child is the only one that's precious. Others don't have children either."
Niu's mother heard these words and couldn't help but sigh. Her youngest son had become like this after marrying He Zhaodi. When they were in the countryside, Niu's mother also told Niu Jingshan not to be so submissive to He Zhaodi, but Niu Jingshan still did everything to submissively follow He Zhaodi.
Jiang's mother came over and heard what Niu Cuihua and the others were saying at the door. She didn't plan to go in. But Aunt Zhao came over to buy tofu and said in a loud voice, "You're here to see your son. Aren't you going in?"
"I'll go in right away." Jiang's mother said. Aunt Zhao had said so, so Jiang's mother had no choice but to go in.
Jiang's mother bought some fruit for her grandchildren. She's here to collect the rent today. Sometimes they don't have a fixed date of the month; they might come a day or two earlier, or a few days later. Most of the time, they come a few days later than the contract date, to avoid the tenants getting upset that they're always collecting rent early.
When Niu's mother heard Jiang's mother's voice, her heart tightened. She wondered how much Jiang's mother had heard.
"Where are Jiaojiao and the others?" Jiang's mother walked in and asked.
"Jiaojiao hasn't come back yet from Guzheng lessons," said Niu's mother. "The younger one is out playing."
"I bought them some food," Jiang's mother said. "Some fruits and cakes. Leave them here."
"Okay." said Niu's mother.
Zhao Guodong and his wife also saw Jiang's mother, and Niu Cuihua was a little nervous.
"You guys take it. I have to go back soon." Jiang's mother said, "Xiaobao is home. I need to check on him more."
"Mom, do you want to sit for a while?" Niu Cuihua asked.
"No," Jiang's mother said. "Moli is at work and not home, and your father is busy tending to the vegetable garden. I need to go home early so I can take care of the children."
"Okay..." Niu Cuihua said.
"As for you...don't talk about those things in front of Jasmine," Jiang's mother said. "If you don't say anything, Jasmine will know that you don't treat her as a fool."
"I understand, I understand." Niu Cuihua said quickly.
Jiang's mother went back. She stayed here because she was afraid that Niu Cuihua and the others would feel embarrassed. Jiang's mother had no other intentions and did not intend to embarrass Niu Cuihua. Jiang's mother was quite satisfied with Niu Cuihua. At least Niu Cuihua was not stupid enough to go look for Jiang Moli.
Although Niu Cuihua didn't tell Jiang Moli, she told Jiang Moli after Jiang's mother returned. Jiang Moli went to work in the morning, but did not stay in the afternoon. Instead, she came back to rest.
Jiang Moli has been working very hard recently and has little time to rest. She only takes breaks when she can. Sometimes she says she has a holiday, but if something happens, Jiang Moli will still go to work.
"Your sister-in-law is quite smart. She didn't feel threatened by her brother." Jiang's mother was pushing a stroller with the baby in it. She walked with Jiang Moli in the yard. "She didn't foolishly come to you to arrange a job for her brother and sister."
"I can help my brother and his family, but I can't help my sister-in-law's brothers and sisters." Jiang Moli said clearly, "If those people have good character, it's fine."
It's obviously not the case now. Niu Jingshan and his people are not good people. Being nice to them will only cause problems sooner or later. These people are never satisfied and only want more. They think that Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao are so rich, so Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao should help them more. They don't think that Jiang Moli and her husband are not actually related to them.
"I heard what they said and came back early so I wouldn't sit there. Jiaojiao and her brother weren't home, and I wouldn't feel comfortable staying there," Jiang's mother said. "I wouldn't know what to say to them if I stayed there. There's nothing to say."
"If you don't want to stay there, then come back." Jiang Moli said, "Brother's mother-in-law is still there. If there is anything, it's hard for you to tell her."
"I won't say much," Jiang's mother said. "The Niu family has helped your brother a lot, and your brother lives with them. The less you can say, the better."
Jiang Moli and her mother didn't say much about Niu Cuihua, nor did they say anything about the Niu family. If Zhao Guodong wanted to help the Niu family, that was fine. If Jiang Moli and her mother were less involved, Zhao Guodong and his wife wouldn't have conflicts easily. They had to give people enough freedom.
"Miao Guifeng's two daughters are back." Jiang's mother said.
"Back?" Jiang Moli was surprised. "I thought she wouldn't bring her daughter back so soon. She bought the house a while ago, and she didn't bring her daughter back during the summer vacation. She let her stay in the countryside."
Jiang Moli really didn't understand what Miao Guifeng was thinking. If she said Miao Guifeng cared about her daughter, she would just abandon her daughter in the countryside. If she said Miao Guifeng didn't care about her daughter, she would give birth to those three daughters in this life. If Jiang Moli was Miao Guifeng, she might not have given birth to the last three children.
There is no such thing as past lives. The lives of the past and present lives should be different.
If Miao Guifeng couldn't be good to her daughter in her previous life, why would she give birth to those three daughters?
Jiang Moli is not Miao Guifeng, she cannot make decisions for Miao Guifeng.
"Her mother brought the child here," Jiang's mother said. "If her mother hadn't brought the child here, she probably wouldn't have gone to pick him up yet. She only has eyes for her son. Her little daughter is staying with her, but she's not as important as her son."
"Yes, for someone like her, her son is her lifeblood." Jiang Moli said, "You're still the best, Mom."
"Me?" Jiang's mother asked, "To be honest, if you weren't your father's child, and if you and your brother had the same father, you might be having a much worse time."
"Mom, you are favoring boys over girls." Jiang Moli said.
"It's not that I favor boys over girls, it's that those people in the Zhao family are not good people," Jiang's mother said. "When they see that you are a girl, they will definitely look down on you and will not treat you well. Just look at their attitude towards your brother. Your brother didn't get good treatment, so how can you get good treatment?"
"That's right." Jiang Moli thought about it and decided to forget it. It would be better for her and her brother to have their own biological father instead of having only one.
The baby stretched out his hands to grab at the air. Jiang Moli looked down at the baby, not knowing what the baby was grabbing at, but the baby seemed very happy. Jiang Moli saw the baby so happy, and she was happy too.
Sheng Jiahao came back from outside and brought back some food. Sheng Jiahao bought it specially because the cake shop was very popular and there were many people lining up. Jiang Moli loved the cakes from that shop, so Sheng Jiahao bought some for her.
"Daddy is back." Jiang Moli said to the baby.
Jiang Moli planned to push the baby back, but the baby wanted to stay outside.
"You guys go in, I'll stay with him." Jiang's mother said.
"It's okay, let his dad go in by himself." Jiang Moli said with a smile, "We will accompany the baby."
After a long while, the baby ate the milk and finally fell asleep contentedly. Jiang Moli and the others then let the baby go back and told him not to stay outside any longer. There were many mosquitoes outside and the baby would be easily bitten by them.
After dinner, the baby was still asleep, so Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao went to the backyard together.
Jiang's father planted a lot of sweet potatoes, and Jiang Moli saw the sweet potato vines.
"Dad, why are you growing so many sweet potatoes? We can't eat them all." Jiang Moli said, "Didn't you say before that you guys are sick of eating sweet potatoes? You don't want to eat sweet potatoes all the time."
"We don't grow much." Father Jiang said, "We can make our own sweet potato flour and other foods, such as sweet potato balls."
After retirement, Jiang's father didn't do much else. He occasionally went out to play, but he still wanted to have something to do, something to do more. Farming was one of Jiang's few pleasures.
At first, Jiang's mother planted one patch, and later Jiang's father planted a larger patch. The fruits and vegetables at home grew well and were edible.
Jiang's mother always says that the fruits and vegetables sold outside aren't as good as the ones she grows herself. Her own vegetables aren't treated with pesticides, so they might be a little uglier, but they're better. With a baby at home, her own vegetables are even better. The baby is still breastfeeding, so Jiang's mother and her family are thinking about what she can eat. They're going to plant more fruits and vegetables that she can eat next year.
"The pumpkins in the corner are growing so well that they've spread to the next door," said Jiang Moli.
"It doesn't matter." Jiang's father said, "Your mother has a good relationship with the neighbors, so if you grow up next door, just give it to them."
Last year, the pumpkins were incredibly plentiful and beautiful, with many of them being quite sweet. There were so many that we couldn't finish them all, so Jiang's mother gave some away to Teacher Lu and Old Lady Wen. Niu Cuihua and the others also took a few pumpkins.
Jiang's mother said it was lucky it was pumpkin; if it had been winter melon, it would have been difficult to give it away. Most people prefer pumpkin to winter melon.
But if Jiang's mother gave Niu Cuihua a winter melon, she would still be very happy. Niu Cuihua was the kind of person who would be happy if she could spend less money.
Niu Cuihua and his wife only owe Jiang Moli less than 500 yuan, which is considered good. Niu Cuihua and his wife are really working hard to save money to pay back the debt. They don't think about owing Jiang Moli money forever, and they pay back as much as they can.
"The pumpkin tastes okay." Jiang Moli said, "You don't need to add too much sugar."
"This variety of pumpkin is good," said Jiang's father. "Some varieties of pumpkin aren't sweet and tasty. This kind is sweet and sticky."
Jiang's father continued to weed, and Sheng Jiahao rolled up his clothes to rest and followed him to weed.
Jiang Moli just watched, she did not join in the weeding. Jiang Moli looked at her arms, her arms were still fair.
"Jiahao, you're wearing short sleeves." Jiang Moli said, "Look at Dad, he wears long sleeves to work. Wearing short sleeves will easily get sunburned."
"The sun is not very bright now." Sheng Jiahao said.
"It's easy to get red too." Jiang Moli said.
"You go to the side, you don't have to do it." Jiang's father said, "If you want to do it, I'll ask someone to do it. You spent money to hire someone, and I just want to do it myself, so I did it."
Father Jiang waved towards Sheng Jiahao. He felt that Sheng Jiahao was not suitable for working in the fields, and it would be more appropriate for him to work in the fields.
"You stay with Jasmine," Jiang's father said. "You two can talk. You don't need to worry about me."
"Dad, you have to worry about him and don't let him get hurt." Jiang Moli said.
"I'm paying attention." Jiang's father said, "The vegetable garden is well-kept, neatly arranged, and relatively clean. It's not that easy to fall."
"That's good." Jiang Moli said.
Jiang Moli saw that the vegetables were growing very well. The weather had been hot recently, and the vegetables were a little wilted after being exposed to the sun all day. They would be much better by evening.
"You guys go sit down and rest." Jiang's father said, "No need to stare at me."
"Don't stare, don't stare." Jiang Moli said, "Just do your job well."
Jiang Moli pulled Sheng Jiahao aside and said, "You don't have to show off in front of Dad. You've performed well enough."
Sheng Jiahao contributed a lot of money, and everyone lived well. Sheng Jiahao no longer needed to work in the fields with Jiang's father, and Jiang's father didn't want Sheng Jiahao to work in the fields.
"The fruits and vegetables my parents grow are very good." Sheng Jiahao said.
"That's right," Jiang Moli said. Jiang's parents didn't grow fruits and vegetables to save money. They just thought they had their own land, so they should grow it. Homegrown fruits and vegetables are better. If Jiang's parents were trying to save money, Jiang Moli wouldn't let them grow them.
Jiang Moli still wanted Jiang's father and mother to rest more. Her parents said that they should exercise more. Without exercise, they would easily gain weight. The elderly are prone to obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, so they still need to exercise more.
Since Jiang Moli gave birth, not only Jiang Moli had lost some weight, but her mother had also lost some weight. Jiang Moli was exercising to restore her figure, while her mother was worried about the servants taking care of the baby, so she always had to take care of the baby herself. Taking care of a baby is always hard work, so her mother lost some weight.
Jiang Moli told her mother that she didn't have to work so hard, but her mother said she wasn't tired and that she was very happy. Jiang Moli also didn't want her mother to not take care of the children.
After Jiang's mother left, Niu Cuihua and the others didn't say much about Niu Jingshan. It wasn't until the evening, when Zhao Guodong went out to pick up the children, that Niu's mother said a few words to Niu Cuihua.
"Your brother is a weird person. Don't take what he says to heart," said Niu's mother.
"Mom, I can't possibly help him," Niu Cuihua said. "I've already told them to go out and find a job, but they just won't. They just want to play around and wait for us to arrange things. Where in the world can such a good thing happen?"
"I can't help them." Mother Niu sighed, "I shouldn't have let your brother marry He Zhaodi in the first place."
"They're already married, there's nothing we can do now," Niu Cuihua said. "You all know the He family wants more betrothal money, so they still have to let He Zhaodi marry in."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Your brother likes He Zhaodi. If we don't let her marry him, the He family will have spent almost all of the betrothal money, and they won't be able to pay it back." Mother Niu said, "So we thought about asking them to move out, and the situation would be better. Alas, your brother's house is now bare, and He Zhaodi moved all the things in the house to her parents' house. Her brothers from her parents' family needed furniture for their wedding, so she gave them her own furniture. She said it was a loan, but in the end it was a gift."
Niu's mother told Niu Jingshan that he could not lend money, but Niu Jingshan lent it anyway. When He Zhaodi's brother from her family got married, Niu Jingshan also borrowed money from the Niu family. For the sake of He Zhaodi's family, Niu Jingshan was also willing to bow his head.
In the past, Niu's mother didn't think that her youngest son was so good to his parents, but he was very good to people like He Zhaodi.
"I don't know how much your mother-in-law heard." Niu's mother said, "But your mother-in-law didn't say anything else, so it shouldn't be a big deal."
"My mother-in-law is pretty good," Niu Cuihua said. "If it were someone else, they wouldn't be so easy to talk to."
"This is indeed the case." Mother Niu sighed, "This... Well, don't worry about your brother, that's it."
After Miao Guifeng and his wife cleaned up the house, they let Da Ya and Er Ya live in the room on the Yang side with their mother. After their mother returned, Da Ya and Er Ya would live on their own. They didn't need to change the beds; they just used the old ones. Miao Guifeng didn't think about getting bunk beds; she could wait until her youngest daughter was older. Da Ya and Er Ya could sleep in one bed, and they still had their own room, which was much better than many other families.
Yes, Miao Guifeng felt that Daya and Erya were doing well, so she didn't keep them in the countryside forever. Some families keep their children in the countryside for many years, and then send them back when they are older.
"Old woman, Daya and Erya are your granddaughters," Miao Guifeng said to Yang's mother, "Take good care of them and don't bully them all the time."
"When did I bully them?" Mother Yang had just come back from outside and walked into the living room when she heard Miao Guifeng say this.
Miao Guifeng had sent her two daughters to the countryside long ago, and Yang's mother hadn't seen Daya and Erya for several years. Yang's mother had no feelings for Daya and Erya, and she had no intention of bullying them. With Miao Guifeng around, who would dare to bully Daya and Erya?
"Just because you don't bully them now doesn't mean you won't bully them in the future." Miao Guifeng said, "You are a person who favors boys over girls, and you are biased."
"..." Mother Yang's mouth twitched slightly. She was partial, but she hadn't bullied Miao Guifeng and his wife for a long time. Instead, Miao Guifeng always had to criticize her. Mother Yang felt wronged. She had done something wrong before, but that was all in the past. Could Miao Guifeng not always hold on to those things and just let them go?
Miao Guifeng couldn't really think that those things were in the past. They weren't in the past. Her past life experiences weren't fake. Miao Guifeng just wanted to make Yang's mother feel bad. As long as Yang's mother was unhappy, Miao Guifeng would be happy.
"Daya and Erya are unhappy, so I'll go see your precious grandson." Miao Guifeng said, referring to the son of Yang Bingliang and Lu Dongxiang.
Lu Dongxiang was in her room, her ear pressed against the door, listening to what was going on outside. When she heard Miao Guifeng mention her son, her face darkened. Miao Guifeng was truly daring enough to embarrass Lu Dongxiang's son. The thought of her being infuriated her. She couldn't do anything about Miao Guifeng; she was a lunatic. Lu Dongxiang wasn't as reckless as Miao Guifeng. If she did something, Miao Guifeng would simply do more.
"Alright, alright, no one will bully Daya and Erya. The room I gave you is your room." Mother Yang said, "Alright."
Mother Yang was exhausted. Miao Guifeng, the eldest daughter-in-law, was too difficult to deal with. Mother Yang didn't want to hear Miao Guifeng speak at all. Miao Guifeng didn't care about her mother-in-law's mood at all. Mother Yang sometimes wondered if Miao Guifeng wanted to piss her off to death. She couldn't let Miao Guifeng piss her off to death. She still had to live well.
"That's the best way." Miao Guifeng turned to Daya and Erya and said, "This is your grandmother. If you need help with something, don't even think of asking her. She won't help you. She's a vicious person. She almost gave your brother away. If mom hadn't found out early, you wouldn't have a brother."
"..." Mother Yang's expression was unhappy. "Old man, it's been so long, don't tell the child about it."
"You have to let them know. If they don't, you might give them away one day." Miao Guifeng said, "Girls can still be given away as wives."
"You..." Mother Yang was so angry that she decided to go back to her room to rest and not stand in front of Mother Yang anymore.
Mother Miao heard what Miao Guifeng said and walked over to her side. "Is this how you treat your mother-in-law?"
"This is the retribution she deserves!" Miao Guifeng said, "Mom, I did nothing wrong. If she hadn't thought of selling our Tianlang, I wouldn't have treated her like this. If she had been a good mother-in-law and a good grandmother, I would have respected her. She has no shame, so she can't blame us for not respecting her."
"Didn't your husband say anything?" asked Miao's mother.
"What can he say?" Miao Guifeng said, "If it weren't for me, he wouldn't have a son. He's a grown man, but he can't even protect his own son, so he has no right to speak."
Miao Guifeng often felt that Yang Bingrong was useless. The only good thing about Yang Bingrong was that he had a stable job. Apart from this, Yang Bingrong had no other advantages. Yang Bingrong seemed to listen to Miao Guifeng, but Miao Guifeng still felt that Yang Bingrong was not good enough.
"You still have to be more careful. After all, your husband is your mother-in-law's biological son." Miao's mother said, "There's no guarantee that your husband doesn't have any thoughts in his mind. Even if he doesn't say it now, he's still thinking about it in his heart. Later..."
"If he really has such ideas, I'm not afraid of him," Miao Guifeng said. "He knows exactly how his mother treats us. If he still sides with his mother, he can forget about his son and daughter side with him. If he does that, he's really a piece of shit."
“…” Seeing her daughter so angry, Miao’s mother didn’t know what to say for a moment.
When Miao's mother came over this time, she found Miao Guifeng very crazy. Before Yang's mother could say anything, Miao Guifeng started talking. Yang's mother had not done anything wrong, but Miao Guifeng had to criticize her. Miao's mother thought that if Miao Guifeng was not her biological daughter, she would definitely say that Miao Guifeng was a very bad daughter-in-law. How could a daughter-in-law treat her mother-in-law like this? Miao Guifeng was too bad, not just a little bit bad.
But Miao Guifeng is Miao's biological daughter, so Miao's mother can't say anything. She can only think that her daughter has suffered a lot of injustice, which is why she has become like this. Her daughter was not like this before, but became like this after she came to the Yang family.
"Mom, you don't have to be too nice to these people." Miao Guifeng said, "If you treat them well, they won't know how good others are. This is how you should treat them."
"Just know what's going on." What else could Miao's mother say? Miao Guifeng must have been like this more than once or twice, and there was no need to force her to change now. Miao's mother thought that life in the city wasn't that good. Look at what Miao Guifeng had become. Her daughter used to be so gentle and sensible, but now she was a bit like a crazy woman.
After Miao's mother, Daya and Erya stayed here, Miao Guifeng and others went back to the house they bought.
Mother Yang came out of the room stealthily. She looked carefully to make sure Miao Guifeng was not at home before knocking on the door. She wanted to talk to Mother Miao. Mother Miao heard the knock on the door, walked out, and saw Mother Yang.
When Miao's mother saw Yang's mother, she didn't know what to say, so she waited for Yang's mother to speak.
"Mother-in-law, let's talk about your daughter." Yang's mother said in a low voice, not daring to speak too loudly. "Can you please ask your daughter to stop swearing at people anytime and anywhere? She always scolds me when I walk outside. If others hear it, they will all laugh at us."
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