Xia Juhua glanced at her son and daughters-in-law suspiciously, and was immediately attracted by the little baby who was hugging her thighs and calling her grandma. When she looked closely, she found that the little thing looked very much like Tiantian, but was younger than Tiantian, only a little over one year old.

If Xia Juhua was just confused when she saw her sons and daughters-in-law looked younger, the little thing in front of her made her realize one fact: this was not an illusion, it was clearly the second day after the second son got married!

There was no other reason. The child in front of her speaking with a baby voice was too familiar to her. Who else could this be but her grandson whom she had held in her arms since childhood?

Looking up at the furnishings in the room and then at her eldest daughter-in-law's bulging belly, Xia Juhua confirmed her guess.

"Mom, do you think I didn't put enough sugar? I'll get you some when I go back to the house." Seeing that Xia Juhua hadn't said anything with tears in her eyes, Sun Hongmei felt unlucky and forced a smile. She secretly decided to tell her aunt about this mother-in-law who was trying to intimidate her the day after her marriage.

Xia Juhua was reminded by her voice and suddenly remembered that her reputation as a bad mother-in-law gradually spread after the second son married Sun Hongmei. At that time, she also used the brown sugar brought by her mother's family to make herself a cup of water. As soon as she moistened her lips, the eldest grandson kept calling her grandma.

It is said that the eldest son and grandson are the lifeblood of the old lady. Although I was not an old lady at that time, I still gave the brown sugar water to my eldest grandson. Sun Hongmei's face fell at that time, and within two days, people in the village said that I was partial to my eldest son.

When an old man loves his grandson and gives him lipstick and sugar water, how can it be considered partiality? Xia Juhua thinks that this kind of thing happens to everyone, and if everyone puts themselves in the other person's shoes, they will know that they are not partial, so she simply doesn't even explain it (she doesn't visit people normally, so there is no one to explain to).

Now Sun Hongmei's claim had changed to that she complained that she didn't put enough brown sugar in the mixture. Xia Juhua instinctively felt that she must not let her words come true - although she didn't know why she had gone back to the time when the second brother had just gotten married, Xia Juhua still believed that this was a chance given to her by God to clear the name of her extremely bad mother-in-law.

If it were in her previous life, Xia Juhua would have just said a few words to Sun Hongmei to shut her up, but she suddenly returned to the time when she married her youngest daughter-in-law and didn't understand anything. She instinctively felt that if she did that, it would give Sun Hongmei more reason to complain.

Then show weakness.

"Alas," Xia Juhua sighed, without wiping the tears from her eyes, and just looked at her two sons and said, "I'm just too happy. I suddenly thought of your father. You've all started your own families, and both of your daughters-in-law are so filial. If your father could see this, he would be so happy."

Liu Zhiquan and Liu Zhishuang's expressions suddenly became heavy. Of course, when their father Liu Dazhuang passed away, Liu Zhiquan was only eleven years old, and Liu Zhishuang was even younger, only nine years old. Over the past ten years, they have all married, and Liu Zhiquan even has a son. The bloodline of the old Liu family has continued, but their father could not see it.

Xia Juhua looked at the expressions of her two sons and judged that they had not been instigated by their wives. She slowly raised her hand and wiped the dried tears from the corners of her eyes.

It's good as long as your heart is not biased. If you are not biased, you should think about how difficult it is for your mother.

"Let's all go back to the room and rest. I'll lie down for a while too." Xia Juhua raised her hand and drank up the brown sugar water. She nodded weakly to Sun Hongmei and said, "Second daughter-in-law, don't blame me. I just couldn't help it. First daughter-in-law, you can cook lunch today."

"Okay, Mom, you take a rest. Let Caifeng cook lunch." It was Liu Zhiquan who answered. Xia Juhua knew that her eldest son was a man without his own ideas. He would listen to whoever spoke in front of him, so she just nodded to him.

Liu Zhishuang also spoke up: "Mom has been tired these days, take a break soon. Stop thinking about my dad all the time, it has been even harder for you these years."

Listen, the younger son is so good at talking. Xia Juhua looked at Liu Zhishuang deeply and admitted in her heart that she liked the younger son more than the somewhat stubborn older son. Unfortunately, he was also a soft-hearted guy and was the first to be led astray by his wife. It was this clever younger son who first proposed to build another house to divide the family.

So this time Xia Juhua ignored Liu Zhishuang, went into the inner room in silence, and slammed the door shut, just like her eldest grandson slammed the door in front of her.

The five people who stayed behind, except for Liu Baoguo who just learned to speak and was confused, the four adults looked at each other. After a while, Liu Zhishuang asked: "Brother, did I say something wrong?"

Liu Zhishuang shook his head: "Yes, it has not been easy for Mom these years, but don't say it in front of her in the future." With his simple mind, he thought that Xia Juhua's final silence was because she missed her father being exposed by his brothers and felt uncomfortable.

Sun Hongmei felt even more frustrated. It was only the day after her wedding, and her mother-in-law had to lie in bed and refused to get up, saying that she wanted her eldest sister-in-law to cook lunch. How could she, the new daughter-in-law, just watch and not help?

Just as she was about to complain to Liu Zhishuang, the door that Xia Juhua had just closed opened again, and a weak voice followed: "Caifeng, you have to work hard at noon today, and don't let Hongmei help. She just got married, so she won't have to work for the first three days. Boss, keep the fire going for your wife, she's pregnant."

Sun Hongmei couldn't say anything to complain, and she wanted to roll her eyes. But she saw Liu Zhishuang's angular but worried face, so she swallowed her complaint. She pinched her throat and said to Xia Juhua, who was only heard but not seen, "Mom, you should take a rest. I'm not that delicate."

Xia Juhua got goosebumps all over her body when she heard Sun Hongmei's coy voice. She ignored her and closed the door. She didn't care what others thought. She had to figure out her current situation and how to deal with it.

Obviously, she had returned to the autumn of 1974. Xia Juhua remembered this date so clearly because it was the last time she thought she could relax - both of her sons were married, and she was a widow who raised two sons alone. Even if it was a family with a full family, how could an old woman not breathe a sigh of relief?

But this time, I can't let my guard down. Not only can I not let my guard down, I have to muster all my strength to guard against it strictly and not give others any excuse to talk about me.

What's the saying? Offense is the best defense. Xia Juhua is ready to give it a try.

Don't ask her how she knew this, she feels sad whenever she thinks about it - her eldest grandson said this to her after he entered junior high school. At that time, the eldest son and his wife went out to work, and the children from the eldest wife had to go to school and couldn't follow them, so the three children lived with her for a while.

Thinking too far ahead. Xia Juhua pulled herself back to her thoughts, not even eating a few bites of lunch, and went through the houses in the village again and again, thinking about whose house she should visit.

The last person selected was sister-in-law An Baoling.

An Baoling is Liu Zhiquan's third aunt, and has a good relationship with Xia Juhua. Xia Juhua remembers that when she began to be called a bad mother-in-law, An Baoling advised her to tell others what she had done for her two daughters-in-law and why she did it, otherwise she would just keep talking nonsense.

But she always felt that justice was in the hearts of the people, and she couldn't think of who to talk to. An Baoling was so angry that she finally stopped trying to persuade herself. She only argued with others twice when she heard them talking about her.

In fact, An Baoling and Xia Juhua share the same fate in the old Liu family: there are four brothers in the old Liu family. Apart from Xia Juhua's husband Liu Dazhuang who has passed away, Liu Erzhuang is the production team leader of Ping'an Village. The mother-in-law, Sun, is a bit of a flatterer to the second son, and his wife, Li Daya, is not good at speaking, so Sun doesn't dare to bully her too much.

The one who was favored by Sun the most was Liu Sizhuang, who was good at talking and married a woman from Sun's natal family, Sunjiazhuang, also with the surname Sun, named Sun Guizhi. Although she was not from the same clan as Sun, she was favored by Sun the most among the four daughters-in-law because of Liu Sizhuang's love for her.

As for An Baoling, her husband Liu Sanzhuang was neither the production leader nor the favorite among Sun's surviving sons, which made An Baoling the most disliked daughter-in-law of Sun, who often criticized her with irresponsible words. Fortunately, An Baoling herself was a tough person, and she dared to resist when Sun was too excessive, so she didn't suffer much.

Unlike Xia Juhua, when she was in the Liu family, she was just like an old ox, the kind that only worked and didn't eat grass. Every day, Sun Shi put her on the moral high ground of helping her brother as an elder brother and sister-in-law, and she would be scolded if she said no.

Otherwise, Xia Juhua would not have chosen to move out of Old Liu's house even if it meant living in the production team's shed with her son after her husband's death.

Both were disliked by their mother-in-law, but Xia Juhua and An Baoling could get along very well before they separated. At least Xia Juhua had someone she could talk to over the years.

So Xia Juhua, who had only eaten half a bowl of rice, walked out of the house lightly, her face looking a little pale and listless.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? Are you tired from marrying your sons?" People who greeted Xia Juhua would ask this question. Xia Juhua was different from her usual attitude of just smiling and walking away when someone greeted her. She answered everyone without getting annoyed: "No, both of my sons are married, and the daughters-in-law are all filial. I am so happy, so what's the harm in being a little tired?"

You don't look tired. Everyone was puzzled by Xia Juhua's change of attitude, and at the same time, looking at her obviously tired face, they said: "It's a good thing for daughters-in-law to be filial. You have finally made it through."

It's the same old story again, this time it was used on Xia Juhua. She couldn't help but smile even harder. Everyone she saw knew that both of her sons had married good wives. Xia Juhua was happy from the bottom of her heart, otherwise why would she smile and chat with everyone she met today?

After Xia Juhua had walked away, everyone gathered together to talk about her changes. Someone sighed: "Since Liu Dazhuang passed away, we haven't seen "Xia Xiaohuo" smile like this."

"It's been more than ten years, and it's not easy for her to be both a father and a mother. Now both of her sons are married, no later than other families. How can she not be happy?"

"Thanks to Xia Xiaohuo's ability, otherwise it would be very tiring to marry a wife. The bride price is so expensive nowadays."

"Otherwise, why would I call you "Xia Xiaohuo"?"

Xia Juhua, who was being talked about by everyone, had already walked to the doorstep of the old Liu family. The last time Liu Zhishuang got married, Xia Juhua only asked him to bring Sun Hongmei over to sit in the evening, and she did not go with them. She didn't know what Sun Hongmei said to Sun Guizhi, but people in the village started to spread the rumor that she was biased.

This time, she would arrive at Old Liu's house before Sun Hongmei and find a chance to stop Sun Hongmei from complaining to Sun Guizhi.