Sun Hongmei was a little unhappy when she heard this. She felt a little wronged that she had to go back to work just three days after getting married. She didn't mention herself but only said to Wang Caifeng: "Mom, my sister-in-law is pregnant, so don't let her go to work."

Xia Juhua glanced at her with relief and said happily, "I knew Hongmei was sensible and caring for your sister-in-law. Since you said so, let your sister-in-law stay at home to cook and take care of the children for a few days until I finish these chores."

Sun Hongmei was just being polite, hoping that Xia Juhua would think of herself from Wang Caifeng. They were both daughters-in-law, and if Wang Caifeng didn't go to the fields, then she, the new daughter-in-law, shouldn't have to go to the fields either. Unexpectedly, Xia Juhua agreed immediately, and even praised herself for loving her sister-in-law. Sun Hongmei felt that she was out of breath. Was that what she meant? Was that right?

In order to achieve her goal of not going to work, Sun Hongmei had to put on some embarrassment after being praised and said with a smile: "Mom, I also did needlework at my mother's house. When I come back from work, I can do some for you, so that you won't be unable to complete the task when the time comes."

Since I've already taken the initiative to help, I don't have to go to work anymore, right? Making quilts at home is much easier than working in the fields.

Xia Juhua waved her hands without saying anything: "No, no, even though there isn't much hard work on the production team right now, it's not easy at the end of the day. You should take a break after a day's work. Besides, you're the one who does the cleaning in your room."

Sun Hongmei was so angry that she couldn't speak, so she could only look at Liu Zhishuang. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhishuang thought Xia Juhua's arrangement was very good, and was nodding vigorously, which made Sun Hongmei so angry that she couldn't speak.

Seeing the unhappy look on her face, Xia Juhua also frowned: "What's the matter, do you think what I said is wrong?"

This was the first time that Xia Juhua frowned at Sun Hongmei. Sun Hongmei's heart skipped a beat and she quickly lowered her head and said in a low voice, "No."

Xia Juhua's face was gloomy as she thought about her past life. She didn't get better after Sun Hongmei's answer. She said stiffly, "Now you all have wives. You can't let an old woman like me do all the laundry. Besides, you are all young people. Is it appropriate for me to wash some things?"

Sun Hongmei's face turned red, and she wanted to shut her mother-in-law up. What kind of words are these? How can an old person say such things?

Xia Juhua was not aimless. She had done enough laundry for the whole family in her previous life. The key point was that she was criticized for washing clothes, saying that she even washed her son and grandson's shorts. I don't know what she was thinking.

What could she be thinking? Wasn't she just feeling sorry for her two daughters-in-law who were too tired after working in the fields all day, so she did whatever she could to help them? At that time, she also worked in the fields all day, forcing herself to wash clothes, but she didn't expect that her efforts would be thankless. Thinking of being criticized for this matter, Xia Juhua only frowned, and didn't say a word to Sun Hongmei, which showed that she was patient.

Don't blame Xia Juhua for blaming Sun Hongmei. The truth is clear. If the family members didn't tell others, how could outsiders know what she was washing? She raised both sons by herself. Before they got married, she washed everything for them. Sun Hongmei was accused of having bad intentions. Why didn't she put Liu Zhishuang and her two grandsons' shorts in the basin?

As for why Xia Juhua did not suspect that it was Wang Caifeng who told the story, it was not because she had much confidence in Wang Caifeng, but compared to Sun Hongmei, Wang Caifeng had her own plans but was too proud to tell others that all the clothes in her family were washed by her mother-in-law, so as to avoid letting others know that she, as a lazy daughter-in-law, was doing it.

Liu Zhishuang went to his mother-in-law's house today and only drank a bowl of porridge. He was already angry, and only after Xia Juhua persuaded him did he calm down. Unexpectedly, when his mother and others talked to him in a nice way, Sun Hongmei frowned, and the anger that had subsided came back again.

"Wife, wife, you are just responsible for washing clothes and cooking. If you really don't want to wash clothes for me, just say so." His tone was even more aggressive than Xia Juhua's. Sun Hongmei's eyes suddenly turned red: "When did I say I wouldn't wash clothes for you? This is all..."

"Come on, go back to your room if you want to." Xia Juhua looked like she didn't want to hear it, and waved at a few people, telling them to go back to their rooms. Before leaving, she remembered something and told Sun Hongmei, "Your sister-in-law has been cooking for the past few days. Although she doesn't have to work for the next few days, she should take a break. You should still cook the breakfast."

Sun Hongmei felt so wronged. Not only did she receive the cold shoulder from her mother-in-law, but she also had to get up early to cook tomorrow. Her mother-in-law had clearly said that her eldest sister-in-law was pregnant and stayed at home to look after the children and cook, so why did she give her the breakfast order and ask her to cook? It made her upset just thinking about it.

So after returning to the room, she didn't treat Liu Zhishuang well, thinking that they were newly married, and Liu Zhishuang and her mother-in-law had to be angry before she entered the house, and Liu Zhishuang always cared about her and would come to comfort her. Who knew that Liu Zhishuang washed his feet with water, pulled open the quilt and went to sleep, and didn't notice that Sun Hongmei didn't talk to him all night.

The next day, when Xia Juhua finished washing up, she saw Sun Hongmei sitting in front of the stove, burning fire with disheveled hair and a frown on her face. Although she was just an old rural lady, she had always had good hygiene habits. Washing up before cooking was a basic requirement. It was obvious that Sun Hongmei had not washed up, and Xia Juhua didn't know how to swallow the meal she cooked.

Actually, she had come to terms with it after everyone left last night. In this life, Sun Hongmei had never had the chance to complain to others, so she let it go. But when Sun Hongmei made such a scene early in the morning, Xia Juhua couldn't help but feel angry again - in her last life, Sun Hongmei had dressed up like this many times to complain to others in order to frame her.

"Did you wash your hands before cooking?" Xia Juhua asked Sun Hongmei lightly, which scared Sun Hongmei who had not slept well the night before. She replied vaguely, "Yes." In her heart, she blamed her mother-in-law for not seeing the point and not looking very happy.

Sun Hongmei thought that when she just came back from her parents' home yesterday, her mother-in-law advised Liu Zhishuang not to quarrel with her. She must have valued her, and today when she saw that she was so listless, she would ask herself why, and she just took the opportunity to complain about her grievances.

She didn't know that her mother-in-law had been used to persuading her two sons to fight in her previous life, and this time she had decided to pretend not to see them as long as they didn't fight each other in front of her. If she thought she would find out that her daughter-in-law was in a bad mood and then rush to persuade this one or that one, she was dreaming.

Seeing that Xia Juhua had not asked her why she was so rude, Sun Hongmei could not help but say, "Mom, Zhishuang was angry with my parents yesterday and ignored me. I felt really bad all night."

"Oh." Xia Juhua, who had already made up her mind not to bother with what happened in her son's room, just responded lightly.

That's it? Sun Hongmei looked up at Xia Juhua in disbelief and asked in a low voice: "Mom, do you also think that my family is too harsh on Zhishuang? I've been used to it since I was a child. My dad and mom have always been like this. My three sisters and I..."

Here comes the complaint. Last life, because Sun Hongmei told Xia Juhua how miserable her life was at her parents' home, Xia Juhua felt very sorry for her and unconsciously lowered her expectations of her - her daughter-in-law had not learned how to do housework at her parents' home except working in the fields, and she couldn't do many things, so it was really a shame for the mother-in-law to force her to do it.

Since Sun Hongmei said she couldn't do many of the chores, Xia Juhua had to treat her two daughters-in-law equally, so she couldn't let Wang Caifeng do it all by herself. As time went by, she ended up doing all the housework by herself.

What was I thinking at that time? Sun Hongmei's life was not good at her parents' home, and it was not Xia Juhua's fault. Why did I feel as if I was sorry for Sun Hongmei? Besides, I could learn if I didn't know how to do it. Later, they built a new house and moved away. Didn't those housework pile up without anyone to take care of it?

But now Sun Hongmei was just complaining to her and didn't say that she couldn't do housework. Xia Juhua waited for her to start talking, and then she advised her lightly: "I know your mother doesn't like you as a lady, so you should live a good life with Zhishuang and go back to your mother's house less often to avoid being looked down upon."

Sun Hongmei choked suddenly. She was told to go back to her parents' home less often again. Could it be that she complained too much and her mother-in-law really thought that she had no feelings for her parents' home? Then how could she secretly support her parents' home? Didn't her aunt say that she was the one who made Sun sympathize with her and pity her, that she didn't have to do much work and that it was more convenient for her to ask for something than other sisters-in-law?

Why doesn't it work for me?

This is because Xia Juhua didn't know what Sun Hongmei was thinking. If she knew, she would tell her that the reason why Sun Guizhi was favored by the Sun family was not because she was good at complaining, but because the man she married, Liu Sizhuang, was the youngest son that the Sun family favored the most.

Xia Juhua, who had no mind-reading ability and could not answer Sun Hongmei's questions in time, ate her meal with her eyes closed. After eating, she watched Liu Zhiquan and others go to work while she went back to her room to make a quilt.

After Wang Caifeng finished cleaning the yard, she wanted to help Xia Juhua, but she refused. Of course, making a quilt would save more energy if two people worked together, but Xia Juhua was afraid of Wang Caifeng's secret plan.

If she was asked to help, would the money earned be shared with her or not? If she shared it, she would not be willing to do so. If she did not share it, Wang Caifeng would go out and complain about her. Wouldn't her efforts over the past few days have been wasted? So even though it was inconvenient for her to do everything by herself, Xia Juhua still closed the door and worked on it herself.

In her previous life, Xia Juhua learned her needlework skills in the last ten years or so - after her sons separated and moved away, she was the only one left in the old courtyard, and she had to find something to do for herself, and needlework was the best way to kill time.

Xia Juhua made two and a half quilts in the morning. She was not slow. She didn't even take a break after lunch, thinking that she would finish the remaining half as soon as possible and try to make two more quilts in the afternoon. Unexpectedly, An Baoling came to visit after sewing only two rows. As soon as she entered the door, she asked, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing at home?"

She hurriedly patted the cotton wool on her body and wanted to move to the edge of the kang to greet him, but An Baoling had already walked over and said with a smile: "You really treat me as a guest. You go ahead and do your thing. You don't have to get out of bed."

"I want to straighten my back, too." Xia Juhua finally got off the ground, poured a glass of water for An Baoling, and then asked, "Why did you have time to come here? Is there something wrong?"