It was already evening when they returned to the Ye family home.
Because of Cheng Shanshan's behavior during the day, Ye Dong noticeably talked to her more.
Cheng Shanshan felt it was better for him to keep quiet. For example, right now he was putting a piece of meat on her plate, but he still had to say, "You look so thin, you should eat something to make yourself better."
"You should have some meat," Cheng Shanshan said, tossing the piece of meat back into Ye Dong's bowl before continuing, "Why do you have to have a mouth when you're a perfectly normal person?"
Ye Dong replied expressionlessly, "Maybe it's so he can eat meat and grow up better." He then gave her a disdainful look, clearly showing his contempt for her.
I've seen sharp-tongued people before, but I've never seen one this sharp!
"……etc!"
Liu Liu, biting her chopsticks, looked at the two of them with astonishment: "How come you two seem to have become so close after going on a date?"
Cheng Shanshan frowned: "Liu Liu, watch your words."
"Then it becomes... more like a family, okay? After all, my older brother is only this annoying in front of his own family; he's too lazy to talk to outsiders!" Liu Liu said, her eyes crinkling into crescent shapes as she smiled.
Everyone looked at Cheng Shanshan.
Ye Xi quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it's rare for Liu Liu to say something sensible."
Hearing them say that, Cheng Shanshan looked at Ye Dong with a helpless expression: "Actually, we're not as close as you think."
Ye Dong hesitated, then asked, "Whether we're familiar or not, why don't you go and ask Prefect Dong?"
"..."
The phrase "a weak and helpless wife" immediately came to mind.
Since they couldn't see eye to eye, she simply ignored him and ran away. Watching her departing figure, Ye Xi suddenly abandoned his usual nonchalant attitude: "Big brother, you took her to see the living dead today, and she wasn't scared at all?"
Ye Dong raised an eyebrow: "She gave them medicine and even cleaned up the mess. Do you think she was scared or not?"
"Even I, a grown man, have nightmares if I go there. How can this woman be so bold?" Ye Xi said, considering his words carefully. Then his expression turned even more grim. "So this woman must be connected to those living dead!"
"uncertain."
Ye Dong glanced in the direction where Cheng Shanshan was before continuing, "Her demeanor was too calm; it was as if she had seen too many of these kinds of things and that's why she was so indifferent."
Ye Xi frowned: "There don't seem to be any living dead outside, how could she have seen so many?" He paused before continuing, "Anyway, so many outsiders came, but she was the only one who was completely unharmed. There must be something going on. I just felt that this woman was no good!"
Ye Dong's expression darkened slightly as he looked at Ye Xi: "Why are you so hostile towards her?"
Before Ye Xi could speak, Liu Liu chimed in, "What else could it be? Of course, it's just sour grapes. After all, she's the one I picked up to be my sister-in-law, not my second sister-in-law."
Ye Xi gritted her teeth: "Shut up."
No way.
Liu Liu immediately stood up.
Then, looking at Ye Xi with dissatisfaction, she said, "Anyway, I think I understand now. You just don't like Sister Shanshan. I don't think it's because she's suspicious, but because you're jealous!"
"Six six!"
Ye Dong slammed his fist on the table and stood up, displaying a fierce and aggressive demeanor.
Seeing this, Ye Nan and Ye Bei immediately stopped him and advised, "Alright, alright, Liu Liu is a bit outspoken. Don't be angry with her."
"That's right, our family should love and respect each other, so we don't become a laughing stock!"
Liu Liu ignored what they were saying and looked at Ye Xi with eyes that seemed to want to kill him: "Anyway, Second Brother is just jealous that others are doing better than him. If it weren't for him, how could my Fifth Brother have left, and how could my previous sister-in-law have died!"
"..."
In an instant, it was like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.
Everyone fell silent, their faces showing varying degrees of displeasure.
Ye Xi was so angry his face turned green. He raised his hand several times but couldn't bring himself to strike. In the end, he could only angrily turn and leave, along with a dejected Ye Dong...
Watching their retreating figures, both the third and fourth sisters-in-law shook their heads and sighed, "Liu Liu, Liu Liu, why do you talk nonsense? Even the second brother never expected that the short-lived eldest sister-in-law would like the fifth brother. It was all due to a series of unfortunate events that so many things happened."
"That's right. You knew you shouldn't bring this up, but now look what's happened. You've not only hurt the second brother, but the eldest brother is also upset."
Liu Liu blushed and felt guilty: "I... I couldn't help myself just now."
"Don't say things like that next time."
"This matter should not be brought up again."
But once the words are spoken, they cannot be taken back.
Cheng Shanshan, who was inside the room, heard the entire conversation and couldn't help but wonder whether her improved hearing was a good thing or a bad thing.
She had gone into her spatial dimension to tend to the medicinal herb field and harvest some vegetables in an attempt to avoid being overheard, but she had clearly heard every word they said.
Just as she was feeling a little awkward, Liu Liu ran in looking aggrieved.
Upon seeing Cheng Shanshan, she burst into tears: "Sister, they all bullied me!" She then threw herself into Cheng Shanshan's arms, sobbing uncontrollably: "I hate my second brother the most! He's a bad person! He's a bad person!"
Cheng Shanshan immediately pretended not to understand: "What's wrong?"
“I can see it now. My second brother doesn’t like you. He just likes to take what belongs to my eldest brother. If he hadn’t insisted on liking that short-lived sister-in-law, my fifth brother, who loved me the most, wouldn’t have left.” Liu Liu became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and began to burst into tears.
It turns out that Magistrate Dong had once arranged a marriage for Ye Dong without proper consent.
Ye Dong was initially very happy, but who knew that the woman had actually been with Ye's fifth son for a long time. On the one hand, they dared not offend Prefect Dong, and on the other hand, they did not want Ye Dong to be sad, so they decided to keep their feelings hidden and accept it.
Who knew that Ye Xi would see them saying goodbye? He was also straightforward, and immediately took the two of them to Ye Dong and Prefect Dong. Prefect Dong said some unpleasant things, and unexpectedly, the woman threw herself into the river and committed suicide in a fit of anger.
After that, the fifth brother left Ping'an City heartbroken. It was because of this incident that Liu Liu said that Prefect Dong owed Ye Dong a wife.
After hearing the story, Cheng Shanshan was a little unsure how to comfort Liu Liu, so she could only pat her back to soothe her: "Alright, alright, don't cry."
"Yes, don't cry anymore."
As Liu Liu spoke, she raised her head, her eyes red like a rabbit's: "Anyway, I don't care, I just don't like Ye Xi's second brother, and I'm going to teach him a lesson!"
Cheng Shanshan tried to persuade her, but Liu Liu ignored her and ran away...
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