The village chief got on his bicycle, worried that the three people would notice something unusual, so he looked back to see if they were following him. He was relieved when he saw them continue walking towards the village.

He arrived at Dayu Village, found out the Lu family's address, and delivered the household registration book to their door.

"I told them that the village was doing land registration, so I asked for the household registration book. I will wait for you in the town tomorrow morning. I will return the household registration book after the formalities are completed."

As long as the old household registration booklet is not replaced with a new one, Huang Guihua will not be able to find out that Yang Niannian has moved her household registration. This will be done without anyone knowing.

Lu Shishen took the household registration booklet and said, "Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock."

The village chief nodded quickly and smiled flatteringly, "Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

After the village chief walked out of the yard, Yang Niannian took the household registration book from Lu Shishen. She opened it and saw that the name of the original owner's father was no longer on it, and the head of the household had become Huang Guihua.

Yang Niannian didn't want to be in the same household registration book with them at all. "Once the household registration is moved, tear off my page."

Lu Shishen nodded, "I've moved my household registration. If I don't want to have any contact with them in the future, then I won't."

Knowing that her family members treated her badly, the other people didn't say anything.

The family didn't mention going to pick up Ma Xiuzhu, but when it was time for dinner, Ma Xiuzhu suddenly came back in a disheveled state.

Her hair was messy and two buttons on her clothes were torn off.

Her natal family had no support, and her husband and son were not on the same page with her. Ma Xiuzhu had no one to rely on, and she could no longer be honest or make trouble.

Lu Ruoling helped her into the house, "Mom, why did you become like this?"

Ma Xiuzhu replied with a curse, "It's that bitch Niu Hecao. She said your second brother beat Haozi, and when she got home she got mad at me and chased me back. As for her shabby family, I won't go even if they invite me in a sedan chair in the future."

She slept on the floor last night. She is so old and her waist still hurts from sleeping on the uneven ground.

On the way back, Ma Xiuzhu finally figured it out. Her family lived in a tiled house, her son was an officer in the army, and she was living a comfortable life. Why should she go to her mother's house and suffer humiliation?

Her parents are gone, and she is still disliked in her brother's house. People say nicely that they are supporting her, but it is her son who is beaten.

The hits she made on her son yesterday looked serious, but at most they broke the skin. But the kicks her younger brother made on her older son were different. They were so serious that his lumbar vertebrae were almost broken.

And what happened today, fortunately it was Ma Hao who was injured. If it was her youngest son, how could he still serve in the army?

The future will be ruined.

Ma Xiuzhu seemed to have figured it out, but she couldn't change her bad habits. After resting for a while, she saw that her eldest son was still drunk and couldn't get up from the bed, so she couldn't help nagging him again.

When it was time for dinner, her two daughters-in-law and granddaughter ate more meat, which made her feel unhappy. She glared at her granddaughter and said.

"Eat less meat and more vegetables for easier digestion. It's not good for women to eat too much meat. You'll have to waste extra fabric when you go to the tailor shop to make clothes. If you get too fat, be careful that you get sold as a pig when you go out."

She said that eating meat was bad, but in fact she didn't eat a single vegetable and her mouth was full of oil after eating meat.

Lu Ruoling had just picked up a piece of meat, and when she heard this, she put the meat back on the plate. Seeing this, Ma Xiuzhu hurriedly spoke.

"You should eat more. It will be easier to find a husband if you are fat. Your husband's family won't look down on us and say we are poor. Don't be like your second sister-in-law, who is as thin as a bamboo pole and has been married for almost two months but there is no sign of pregnancy."

Yang Niannian originally didn't want to pay attention to Ma Xiuzhu, but when she heard Ma Xiuzhu mention her, she didn't want to indulge her and said crisply, "When I get old, I will also talk nonsense."

Ma Xiuzhu choked and glared at Yang Niannian secretly, deliberately trying to find words to make Yang Niannian feel unhappy.

"At first, your cousin wanted to introduce her niece from her husband's family to Shi Shen. The girl was pretty, good at managing the household, and could make embroidered shoes. Most importantly, the girl was filial. She would pass the bowl and chopsticks to her parents when eating, and bring the foot-washing water to her parents' bedside at night. She was quite satisfied with Shi Shen's photos at the time, but I despised her because she was not a college student and was not worthy of Shi Shen, so I didn't agree. The girl fell in love with Shi Shen, but they haven't married yet."

She sighed with regret, "If I had known that Shi Shen would not marry an educated man in the end, I might as well have married that daughter-in-law. At least she is filial."

Yang Niannian nodded seriously, "She is so filial, and you like her so much. When you are old, I will bring her to take care of you."

“Puff…”

Several people present laughed out loud, even Lu Shishen had a smile in his eyes.

Ma Xiuzhu was furious. After talking for a long time, she still couldn't get any advantage from her daughter-in-law.

She felt very depressed, but she couldn't argue with her younger daughter-in-law. She knew if she went too far, her younger son would come out to protect his wife. She had no choice but to give up.

I heard that the youngest son is leaving tomorrow. It’s better for him to leave so that she won’t be angry at home. She has had chest pain from the heat these past two days.

After dinner, Guan Ailian cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them. Yang Niannian went over to help but was stopped by Guan Ailian.

"I can wash it by myself. There aren't many dishes. Don't get your clothes dirty."

She smiled as she washed the dishes and said, "Sister-in-law, I really admire you. My mother-in-law is famous for her bad mouth in the surrounding villages. She can sit at the door of someone's house and curse for three days and three nights, but I didn't expect that you could make her obedient. Look at her face, it stinks worse than the toilet behind the house."

Yang Niannian said very experiencedly, "She is a rude and unreasonable person. If she gets mad, you just need to be crazier than her and be a little ruthless. I guarantee you will be able to cure her successfully."

As she spoke, she smiled and said, "However, the main reason I was able to control her was that Shi Shen stood on my side. If Shi Shen had sided with my mother-in-law, or turned a blind eye to her bullying of me, I think my mother-in-law would have pinned me to the ground a long time ago."

The husband's attitude determines the in-laws' attitude towards his wife. If Lu Shishen hadn't been able to shock Ma Xiuzhu, and if she wasn't someone who is easy to bully, Ma Xiuzhu would have been in a lot of trouble.

Guan Ailian felt that what Yang Niannian said made sense. "Sister-in-law, you are so young, but you know so many truths. After listening to what you said, I felt like I had become wise."

Yang Niannian was amused by Guan Ailian and giggled. At this time, the voice of Ma Xiuzhu scolding Lu Ruoling came in.

"Why are you carrying so much water?"

Lu Ruoling, "Boil some hot water so we can take a bath later."

Ma Xiuzhu's eyes almost popped out, "You wash every day, what if there's mud on your body? Isn't it a waste of water and wood to boil water every day? Can't you just go to the river to take a shower? Why bother? You are born to be a slave to others."

Lu Ruoling was used to being scolded by her, but she didn't get angry and instead explained in a naive manner.

"Mom, bath water and wood are free, and some of the men in the ditch are naked, so how can we take a bath?"