Liu Pan'er looked at Xie Zhaochi with confused eyes, her head shaking involuntarily.
But when Xie Zhaochi saw Liu Paner like this again, he got angry and said, "My dear grandma, you have been in the family compound for such a long time, why are you still the same as before..." Stupid.
Xie Zhaochi sighed and shook his head, resigned to his fate as he continued to explain to Liu Pan'er. After all, he had finally seen his father and Zhang Yumei in such a state, and he didn't want to see his father and Zhang Yumei still feeling sorry for themselves. That would be very detrimental to the three of them.
Xie Zhaochi looked up and met Liu Paner's eyes. "Grandma, I'm only telling you this once. If you can't do it, then Aunt Yumei might once again establish her image in Dad's mind, and maybe Dad will forgive Aunt Yumei again. If this really happens, then by then, the four of us will really be finished. I'm afraid that we can only live under Aunt Yumei's control in the future, and we might even be driven back to our hometown by Dad.
Grandma, if I were Aunt Yumei's family, I'd have come all the way from the capital to the family compound just to beg Dad to help Aunt Yumei's brother wear a military uniform. And now they've just arrived at the family compound, having only just lost face. I don't need to explain which is more important, this face or having your son wear a military uniform. So, how could they just go back so easily?
Grandma, you said that Aunt Yumei and her family lost face in front of us tonight, so what will they do next?
If I were them, I'd use Aunt Yumei's current situation as an example. Let's not dwell on the big picture, let's just talk about the small details. Everyone in the family compound knows exactly what Aunt Yumei looked like before. But in just a few short years, Aunt Yumei has aged so much. What do you think people outside of this will think of you, and of our family?
I'm afraid they will definitely think that you, as a mother-in-law, are abusing your daughter-in-law. Then rumors will spread again in the family compound. Do you think your father can still tolerate you? Do you think you can still stay in the family compound?
I'm afraid that if rumors spread that you abused Aunt Yumei, your father would send you back to your hometown. Grandma, are you willing? Do you want to go back to your hometown? Do you want to see such a scene and experience such things?
As Liu Pan'er listened to Xie Zhaochi's words, her mind raced with the scenarios he had described. She imagined that one day, due to rumors, her son Xie Heng would chase her back to her hometown. Then, she would have to work in the fields again, instead of receiving Xie Heng's monthly salary, not having to worry about her grandchildren, and Zhang Yumei still listening to her and letting her do whatever she wanted.
Liu Pan'er looked down at her hands. They say hands are a woman's second face. In the past, when matchmakers came to propose marriage, they would look at the woman's hands. This way, they could accurately tell what kind of life the woman had in her parents' home.
Liu Pan'er turned her hands back and forth. Now her hands looked much better than before, even whiter and tenderer. She didn't want to go back to her hometown and live the hard life she had before.
Liu Pan'er suddenly looked up at Xie Zhaochi and asked anxiously, "What should I do?"
When Xie Zhaochi saw that Liu Pan'er was anxious, he looked at Liu Pan'er with a smile on his face, walked past Liu Pan'er, walked to the bed, and sat down on it.
But the calmer Xie Zhaochi was, the more anxious Liu Pan'er seemed.
The corners of Xie Zhaochi's mouth lifted up involuntarily, "Grandma, don't worry, Dad's heart is still with our Xie family. Although it doesn't matter about Aunt Yumei's family, Dad hasn't forgotten what Aunt Yumei did now. In addition, Aunt Yumei's family's reputation has long been seen through by Dad, so Dad doesn't want to interfere in Aunt Yumei's family's affairs now. But if you, Grandma, become famous in the family compound and the reputation of abusing Aunt Yumei spreads, I'm afraid that coupled with the actions of Aunt Yumei's family, maybe Dad will change his attitude towards Aunt Yumei's family. At that time, Grandma, would you like to see Dad let Aunt Yumei's brother wear a military uniform?
Grandma, don’t forget that my uncle’s sons haven’t put on military uniforms yet. Why should the Zhang family do so?
And whose fault is it that Dad has ended up like this? Don’t forget it.”
Liu Paner nodded quickly and said, "I've remembered it all. Even if I dislike that bitch Zhang Yumei, as long as the Zhang family stays in our house for even one day, I won't let them get hold of anything against me.
But Zhao Chi, Zhang Yumei, your stepmother, is in such a bad state now. People outside are all very cunning. Even if it was Zhang Yumei's mother who spread the news, as soon as Zhang Yumei goes out, people outside will talk about it. The main thing is that Zhang Yumei's appearance is really different. It's obvious that she has been tortured for five years!
Xie Zhaochi smiled and said, "Grandma, since ancient times, if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. Aunt Yumei married Dad, so naturally she has to obey our family's words.
Grandma, as your daughter-in-law, what's wrong with Aunt Yumei being filial to you as your mother-in-law when you are sick?
Grandma, if Aunt Yumei really follows her mother out of the house and wanders around the family compound, then you should pretend that you know nothing. Just wait until the rumors outside reach Dad's ears, and then you should act as if nothing happened and go out to play, talk to people, etc.
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