Chen Suwen watched the commotion at the Gu family's house and then whispered something to Zhou Qingyun, who had appeared beside her at some point.
"It's really great to be the darling of the group; but if you become the one whose interests are harmed by being the darling, then there will be a lot of complaints," Chen Suwen complained.
Chen Su asked her if she also wanted to be the darling of the group, wanting everyone to pamper her unconditionally.
But she also knew that such a good thing would never happen to her.
Even in her past life, everyone in the Zhou family listened to her only because of her authority as the head of the family.
But in reality, it's impossible for everyone in the Zhou family to sacrifice their own interests to satisfy or indulge her.
Gu Baobao has been pampered by her family since she was a child, but all of this is based on harming the interests of other family members.
It's understandable that Gu Baobao's own parents and brothers are willing, but her sisters-in-law are not so willing.
Chen Suwen didn't quite believe that Gu Baobao's aunts and uncles, as well as the wives of her cousins, would also be willing to unconditionally spoil Gu Baobao.
Although Gu Baobao was lucky, she could only occasionally find pheasants and rabbits, and catch fish when she went up the mountain.
She didn't find money or stumble upon any treasure as soon as she stepped out the door; such small gains weren't enough to make people who weren't related to her by blood unconditionally pamper her.
Now that she's asking her family to build her a house, she's directly touched a nerve with her sisters-in-law, and they've all exploded.
They had always told themselves that Gu Baobao was going to get married, and since she was beautiful, she would definitely marry well, and the bride price would certainly be high.
If you marry well, you can occasionally help your maternal family and give a hand to their nephews.
Who knew that Gu Baobao did indeed find a partner from a wealthy and powerful family, but she still needed her family to build her a house?
They themselves already live in the same house as their uncles, aunts, and sisters-in-law, so it's impossible for Gu Baobao to ask them to build a house now.
"It's all because of poverty," Zhou Qingyun commented.
"That's not necessarily true."
Although the Gu family's troubles were indeed due to poverty, such things would also cause scandals for wealthy people.
Even those pampered children in wealthy families can be disliked by some people who feel that the other person deserves everyone's love while they themselves suffer so much loss.
"Anyone would be unable to tolerate having their own interests harmed."
While the two were whispering to each other, the Gu family inside was still making a scene. Gu Baobao hated her sister-in-law for causing such a commotion and attracting so many people to watch.
"Are you ever going to stop? If you don't want to live together anymore, then get a divorce. What's wrong with my own parents and my own brother building this house for me?"
Gu Baobao's attitude was very self-righteous. She was relying on her own parents and brothers, not her sister-in-law, so what right did she have to criticize her?
"If you also want a house, you can ask your parents and brother to build one for you."
Gu Baobao was indeed justified, because the wild pheasants and rabbits she occasionally found on the mountain would be sold by her brother, and she brought in a portion of the family's income.
She just wanted to build a house, what's wrong with that?
She's not like she didn't earn a single penny, so why can't she make her own requests?
Gu Baobao made the suggestion to build a house so readily because she knew that she earned part of the family's money, and she had no qualms about it.
"Sister-in-law, don't feel wronged. Haven't you eaten the meat I picked up all these years?"
"Haven't you tried the candy and food I bought? Now you're complaining about me?"
"Why didn't you say anything when you took the benefits from me? Now you're saying I only know how to spend my family's money?"
"Even though I don't work in the fields, it doesn't mean I didn't contribute to the family's finances. Is it reasonable for you to completely deny my contributions?"
Gu Baobao enjoys her family's pampering with a clear conscience because she doesn't just take without giving anything in return.
She would bring back one or two rabbits or pheasants every week, or a few fish from the river.
Her family members ate the meat she brought back, and knowing that they were obliged to help her, they spoke kindly to her and helped her with chores.
Now her sister-in-law is complaining that she only knows how to take and doesn't give anything in return.
"So what? Just because I ate a few meals of meat from you, do you really think you're the biggest contributor to this family?"
“I work in the fields every day to earn work points, and I also have to do laundry and cook. I don’t have anything like what you do.”
Wang Hongmei's eldest daughter-in-law wouldn't listen to any advice, and she felt very wronged.
She suffered so much, yet her son didn't get a room of his own, while her sister-in-law had a spacious room and now wants a new house.
"If you want to build a house for your sister-in-law, then we want one too!"
"Why does she, a married woman, have her own house? My husband and my son are your eldest son and eldest grandson!" Wang Hongmei's eldest daughter-in-law said this to her parents-in-law.
They are both women, both daughters to others, so why does Gu Baobao receive such preferential treatment?
Most importantly, her son's treatment is less than one-tenth of Gu Baobao's, how can she tolerate that?
She couldn't help but envy Gu Baobao, thinking that if she had a daughter, she might be able to share some of the love that the Gu family had for Gu Baobao.
But the longer she was married into the family, the more she realized that even if she gave birth to a daughter, she would never receive the same kind of pampering as Gu Baobao.
Perhaps her daughter will even take care of Gu Baobao; it's not like the Gu family wouldn't do something like that.
Sometimes she felt fortunate that the Gu family only had one girl, Gu Baobao, in this generation, and no girl had been born in the next generation.
Otherwise, with Gu Baobao, the beloved aunt of the whole family, her daughter would have suffered a lot.
Wang Hongmei's eldest daughter-in-law saw it clearly: although the Gu family doted on Gu Baobao, it didn't mean they didn't favor boys over girls.
Besides her good looks, the most important reason why Gu Baobao is so popular is her good luck.
Because of her good luck, she was able to find wild game for them from time to time to improve their meals and taste meat.
"So what if he's the eldest son or grandson? Do you think this is still a feudal society? This is a new era, a new China, where everyone is equal."
"Eldest son and eldest grandson, do you think this is still ancient times, when only the eldest son born of the principal wife can inherit the family property?"
Gu Baobao was very upset that her sister-in-law had suddenly turned on her, and her words were unfriendly when she confronted her.
Chen Suwen stroked her chin. Whether it was Gu Baobao or her sister-in-law, what they said made a lot of sense, and she felt quite pleased to hear it.
It felt like I was listening to a stand-up comedy performance.
"So all you want to do is build a new house? Fine, you can build a new house, but you'll have to pay for it yourself."
“Our family simply doesn’t have the money to build you a house.” Wang Hongmei’s eldest daughter-in-law firmly disagreed with the family giving money to Gu Baobao to build a house.
"Didn't you find a man from Beijing? Just have him build you a house. His family is so rich, they should have enough money to build a house, right?"
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