“What right do you, a married woman, have to claim a share of the family property? How can you have such a rebellious idea?” He Caiping was the first to disagree with Shen Wenxiu’s request.
Why should she be entitled to a share of the family property?
A young woman, already married and out of the family, is entitled to a share of her parents' property?
What kind of talk is that?
“Alright, Mom, my husband and I are here to pay our respects for the New Year.” Zhou Cunzong stepped in to control the situation. “It’s not good to argue during the New Year.”
"It's really bad luck to argue during the Lunar New Year. You don't want the whole year to be unlucky, do you?"
He Caiping glared at him fiercely upon hearing this, "Hmph, it's all because of that brat Shen Wenxiu. If she didn't make me angry, would I have argued with her?"
Shen Yunfei was also somewhat dissatisfied, but he still had to give face to his son-in-law, Zhou Cunzong.
It wasn't that he valued Zhou Cunzong so much; he was mainly giving face to Zhou Cunzong's parents.
If they are really pushed to the limit, who knows if Chen Suwen and Zhou Qingyun will actually come and cause trouble for them?
"You didn't even bring anything nice when you came back to pay New Year's visits." He Caiping looked through the things Shen Wenxiu brought back and saw a small bag of bread wrapped in oil paper.
She counted them; there were six loaves of bread in total.
He Caiping complained, "Why did you only take six loaves of bread? Didn't you make these yourself? It didn't cost you any money. Who's going to eat six?"
Six loaves of bread weren't enough for the whole family.
Besides her, Shen Yunfei, and Shen Wencai, there's also her eldest son's family. With so many people, six loaves of bread wouldn't be enough.
"Six loaves of bread are more than enough. Even though I made them myself, don't flour and sugar cost money?"
Making bread also has costs. The labor cost can be ignored, but how can the cost of materials not be included?
She'd be lucky to get six back.
He Caiping didn't care about any of that; she just felt that her daughter bringing back only six loaves of bread was too little.
"You really don't care about your family at all. How can such a small amount of food be enough for you?"
While rummaging through things, He Caiping scolded her daughter, saying that she was not considerate and that she was indeed worthy of being a married daughter.
As the saying goes, a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; once she's married, she doesn't think about her parents' home at all.
Hearing her complaints, Shen Wenxiu couldn't help but interject, "Mom, if you're not satisfied, then I'll leave?"
"Give me the things, and I'll leave with Cunzong right away. We absolutely won't stay here any longer and get in your way."
Shen Wenxiu stood up, grabbed the handle of the basket, and pulled the bag with one hand, making it seem as if she was about to quickly get out of the Shen family with these things.
"What are you doing!" He Caiping pulled the things back and berated her even more sharply.
"If you want to leave, then leave, but leave your things behind."
"I raised you all these years, what's wrong with me eating a piece of your bread? And you're getting angry just because I said a few words to you?"
"Don't you even think about how many times you made me angry when you were a child?"
Shen Wenxiu was just saying it casually; she didn't really intend to take everything she brought back with her.
What's all the noise about?
Shen Wencai, who had been hiding in his room, finally came out and looked at the people outside with a gloomy expression.
"If you want to argue, get out. Don't you know there are other people in the house?"
When Shen Yunfei heard him say that, his expression darkened, and he scolded him, "You only got up now, and you're already throwing a tantrum as soon as you get up."
"What? Do you really think you're some kind of young master?"
"Go wash your face right now, and be quiet in the middle of the day."
Shen Yunfei was extremely disappointed in his youngest son.
He certainly loved his son, but compared to He Caiping's doting on her younger son, he valued his older son more.
Although his eldest son did not inherit his culinary talent and did not become a chef like him, he hopes to live with his eldest son when he gets old.
Given Shen Wencai's personality, Shen Yunfei didn't believe his youngest son could support him in his old age.
Most importantly, Shen Wencai is now lame and unemployed, so how can he possibly support his parents in their old age?
He himself might not even be able to support himself.
Therefore, Shen Yunfei didn't give Shen Wencai a kind look after he became lame. If Shen Wencai dared to lose his temper, Shen Yunfei would dare to beat him with a stick.
Shen Wencai dared to lose his temper with his mother, vent his anger on his sister-in-law, and even curse at his older brother, but he dared not contradict his father.
He knew very well that his father was in charge of the family. As long as his father didn't say anything, he didn't have to worry about offending his older brother and having no one to support him or give him a single bite to eat.
So when Shen Yunfei yelled at him, he limped off to wash his face like a quail.
As he passed Shen Wenxiu, he glared at her fiercely.
His twin sister now looks rosy-cheeked and radiant, a stark contrast to him, the cripple.
That's so enviable!
But Zhou Cunzong wouldn't let him bully his wife. He slightly turned his body to block Shen Wencai's view and gave him a warning look.
Shen Wenxiu is no longer the twin sister that Shen Wencai could bully at will; she is someone Zhou Cunzong protects.
If Shen Wencai still tries to bully his wife, he, as her brother-in-law, won't hold back.
They wouldn't hold back just because Shen Wencai was a cripple.
"snort."
Shen Wencai knew he couldn't beat his brother-in-law, and if he really pushed him too far, he might actually get a beating.
She snorted and walked past them to wash her face.
"Mom and Dad, it's almost noon, isn't it? Aren't you going to cook yet?" Zhou Cunzong warned his brother-in-law, then turned to Shen Yunfei and the others.
"Dad, you're the head chef at the food factory canteen. Didn't you say that Wenxiu's excellent cooking skills are all inherited from your talent?"
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