Old Lady Wang was still persuading Zhao Youcai to wait for Ma Xiulan to come into the room and coax her well, and to make sure she came back.
Zhao Youcai grumbled unwillingly, "Didn't I tell you not to work anymore? Then there's no need for her to come back to work. Why should we coax her?"
Old Lady Wang patted Zhao Youcai on the back:
"Look at what your daughter-in-law cooks. It's terrible. I want to eat Ma Xiulan's cooking. Besides, if you don't coax her back, she'll spend all the money she has."
"Didn't you hear what Xingfeng said? She even used a bunch of bricks and cement to build a side room in the rented house. Didn't that just benefit the landlord in the end?"
"The most important thing is, your two daughters-in-law are about to give birth. Who will take care of them during the confinement period and who will take care of the two little grandchildren? Won't it all be Ma Xiulan? Can you really count on your two unreliable in-laws, or do you want to continue to enslave an old woman like me?"
Zhao Youcai frowned. He knew that what Old Lady Wang said made sense, but he just couldn't agree.
Shulan had divorced for me, and I felt sorry enough for her because I couldn't marry her. Now I had to marry Ma Xiulan again for money and to take care of my grandson. How could I be worthy of Shulan? I was afraid that Shulan would not want to see him again.
Seeing that he was clearly moved but firmly disagreed, Old Lady Wang frowned:
"You haven't broken up with Li Shulan yet, have you? I'm telling you, you're playing with fire and getting burned. You're a troublemaker. I won't allow you to get involved with her."
Zhao Youcai pushed her and said, "Stop saying bad things about Shulan."
Old Lady Wang's good mood for eating roast chicken was gone, and a thought suddenly flashed through her mind:
"Is the 500 yuan you asked me for still here? You didn't give it to Li Shulan, did you?"
Zhao Youcai raised his voice impatiently: "I'm here, I'm here."
This attracted Chen Zhenzhen who was washing dishes. At this time, Ma Xiu Lan finished greeting the old neighbors and kicked open the door of the Zhao family.
The people in the room were startled by the noise. Old Lady Wang clutched her heart and cried out:
"Xiu Lan, just come home. Even if you kick the door, we won't marry you again in a grand ceremony. You're so old now, and now that you're back, just get on with your life."
Ma Xiulan looked as if she had seen something dirty: "Pah, who would come back to live in your pigpen?"
Old Lady Wang was incredulous: "Pigpen?"
Fearing that Ma Xiulan would be bullied, her good sister Niu Chunhua, who was protecting her, immediately spoke up:
"It's dirty, crowded, and smelly. Isn't it just a pigsty? And you're still dreaming, wanting my sisters to come back and continue to work like slaves for you. I'm telling you, it's impossible."
Usually, Chen Zhenzhen and Zhang Zhaodi were afraid of being at a disadvantage in this house, so neither of them cleaned it. They always asked Old Lady Wang to clean it under the pretext of being hungry. Old Lady Wang was also lazy, so she just made do with it.
I just gave all the housework to Chen Zhenzhen this afternoon, but Chen Zhenzhen was slacking off. It took her an hour to wash the dishes, working for a while and then taking a break.
I'm still washing dishes, and I haven't cleaned up the rest of the place.
Aunt Qian and Aunt Li both laughed out loud, and Aunt Li also expressed her opinion:
"Xiu Lan, I rented your house, and I keep it very clean."
Aunt Qian sighed, "Before, Xiulan cleaned up all the messes by herself. Now that Xiulan is divorced, the Zhao family can even start a fight over just washing dishes."
Zhao Youcai's face flushed red as he stepped forward to drive away the neighbors, but no one wanted to miss this excitement. It was the first time Ma Xiulan had returned to the Zhao family after her divorce, and everyone was eager to know what she was doing there.
Ma Xiulan looked at Chen Zhenzhen with a fierce look in her eyes. Chen Zhenzhen held her belly:
"What are you doing? I'm pregnant with your grandson."
"What did I do? When you were plotting behind the scenes to ruin my Xingmin's reputation, didn't you think I would come and beat you up?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ma Xiulan walked up to Chen Zhenzhen, grabbed her collar, and slapped her twice.
Old Mrs. Wang was afraid that the baby in Chen Zhenzhen's belly would be affected, so she hurried over to protect Chen Zhenzhen. Unexpectedly, Ma Xiu Lan even hit her while she was protecting Chen Zhenzhen.
After being beaten, she sat on the ground and cried: "Ma Xiulan hit my mother-in-law. Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
Ma Xiulan clapped her hands: "Your son and I are divorced, you are not my mother-in-law anymore."
Then he looked at Zhao Youcai with disgust: "Control your mother, your crying is really ugly."
It’s really a relief not to be the daughter-in-law of the Zhao family.
In front of his neighbors, Zhao Youcai felt aggrieved: "We didn't provoke you, don't be so overbearing."
Ma Xiulan said angrily, "Why are you pretending to be wronged now? Wasn't it your whole family who planned to ruin Xingmin's reputation this afternoon?"
Zhang Zhaodi was anxious and quickly explained: "Mom, I didn't tell you about the whole family. I told you about the idea proposed by my second sister-in-law."
Ma Xiu Lan dragged her back with her, but she couldn't let her family think that she had told Ma Xiu Lan.
Ma Xiulan sneered, "It was Chen Zhenzhen's idea, but in the end, you were the one to take over the job. That must mean your family elders helped you suppress Chen Zhenzhen. Otherwise, with Chen Zhenzhen's personality, would she let you take advantage of her?"
Zhao Youcai didn't expect that it was Zhang Zhaodi who sold them out. He angrily scolded Zhang Zhaodi with a dark face: "You idiot."
Chen Zhenzhen had no idea that it was Zhang Zhaodi who had specifically lured Ma Xiulan home to beat her up. She bared her teeth and claws, ready to pounce on Zhang Zhaodi: "Zhang Zhaodi, I'm going to fight you!"
Zhang Zhaodi shrank into the crowd in fear, thus separating herself from Chen Zhenzhen.
Ma Xiulan raised her hand and slapped Zhao Youcai decisively:
"If you dare to have any ideas about my Xingmin again, it won't be as simple as a slap. Today is just a warning. I hope you can control your family members."
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