This is a rare commodity, so it's worth hoarding!
This is what Wang Xiaoxue's parents thought after the disaster.
Therefore, they were not in a hurry to arrange a marriage for Wang Xiaoxue at the time, but waited.
And so, the youngest son of a ninth-rank Confucian family arrived!
Oh, now that in-law's mother is an eighth-rank lady!
This fully demonstrates their foresight. Of course, this foresight was only realized after they had settled down and were living in peace after the disaster. If the natural disaster had lasted a few more months, their family probably wouldn't have survived.
However, just when they were about to give up, fate intervened and allowed them to become in-laws of an eighth-rank official.
I heard that even the wealthy people in the county town want to become in-laws with my family!
Whether those people will become in-laws or not, they don't know, but anyway, they're already related by marriage.
This is what they have to brag about, and what makes them so proud of the entire Huandong Town.
While inviting their daughter and son-in-law into the house, the elderly couple also greeted their neighbors:
"My daughter's son-in-law has come to see us!"
“My daughter’s husband is the youngest son of a noblewoman of the eighth rank, and my daughter has become the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family!”
“Look how good my daughter and son-in-law are to us old folks! Every time they come, they bring big bags and small packages, and they also bring us things from time to time. I’ve told them that we don’t need anything, but my son-in-law just won’t listen. They say a son-in-law is like half a son, and this is really not much different from a biological son!”
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Wang Xiaoxue's cheeks flushed red with embarrassment and anger; she really couldn't bear to listen to what her parents were saying.
Although Lin Chaobei was indeed very good to her parents, he would come to see them every day when he came to town to look after the shop, and of course, he would never come empty-handed.
She knew that this meant Lin Chaobei cared about her and respected her, which was why he was so good to her parents.
However, showing off once or twice is fine, but showing off every time will make people hate them and make the neighbors dislike the young couple. She has heard a lot of gossip and felt sorry for Lin Chaobei.
Despite spending money, putting in effort, and showing filial piety, Wang Xiaoxue ended up with a bad reputation in town and was instead labeled a "sucker" and a "son-in-law who married into the family." Every time Wang Xiaoxue came to her parents' home, she felt heavy-hearted and sad, and had no joy at all.
Behind her, her mother continued to brag to the neighbors, asking what gifts her sisters and brothers-in-law had brought back to visit their parents. If she saw that someone's gift wasn't very good, she would criticize them without any consideration for their elders, saying that they weren't as filial as her son-in-law, and so on...
Isn't this just blatantly making them enemies?
Wang Xiaoxue bit the soft meat in her mouth, trying to ignore the noise outside, and accompanied Lin Chaobei to greet his grandfather.
"Grandpa, Happy New Year! Your granddaughter/grandson-in-law has come to visit you!"
"Good, good, good! Happy New Year, Xiaoxue and Chaobei! Come and sit down! You came so early, were you cold on the way? Have some hot water to warm yourself up!"
As he spoke, he was about to pour water for the young couple.
As a junior, how could Lin Chaobei let his elders pour water for them? He immediately took two steps forward, picked up the kettle himself, and poured a cup of hot water for himself and Wang Xiaoxue, as well as a cup for his parents-in-law.
Next, the men were talking in the main room. It wasn't appropriate for Wang Xiaoxue, a woman, to sit there alone, and her mother was still showing off and offending people outside. So she had to find something to do to pass the time. She wandered into the kitchen, lifted the pot lid, and saw that there was nothing there. There weren't even any plates of pickled vegetables in the kitchen. There were only some cabbages, radishes, and potatoes piled up against the wall. Her mother must have hidden the meat. Thinking that her mother wouldn't be back on time to cook, she took out the things she had brought and started preparing lunch.
Two large bowls of stewed cabbage and tofu with pork, and stewed radish and potatoes with pork ribs were served. Wang Xiaoxue was about to take the snacks she brought to her grandfather's house to have a snack before returning to cook the stir-fries when she heard her mother arguing with an old woman outside the courtyard gate.
Without even straining her ears, Wang Xiaoxue knew that her mother was definitely arguing with Aunt Tofu.
Bai Doudou is the only young woman left in the town.
I heard that Aunt Tofu originally asked a matchmaker to find Bai Doudou and Lin Chaobei a match, but for some reason, she ended up marrying Lin Chaobei. This made her mother feel that she had outdone Aunt Tofu, and her mother was extremely proud.
You know, Aunt Tofu was the previous Tofu Beauty, even prettier than Bai Doudou is now. It's said that when she was young, she dazzled all the older men in town. Even now, she still has her charm. Every time her father glanced at Aunt Tofu, her mother's iron pliers would accurately twist his ear. Even if her father screamed in pain, her mother wouldn't show the slightest mercy.
Of course, her father deserved this too. However, she had a good relationship with Bai Doudou when she was little. It was just that her mother never allowed her to play with Bai Doudou. As she grew up, she had more chores to do and no more time to go out and play. As a result, her relationship with Bai Doudou faded.
In addition, their mothers didn't get along, so their relationship deteriorated afterward.
Now that Lin Chaobei has been dragged into this, she knows without even thinking that the two of them will probably end up like enemies, since they have a history of "husband-stealing hatred".
Hearing her mother and Aunt Tofu exchanging insults was truly unbearable for Wang Xiaoxue. Although she had heard these foul words since she was a child, she had only been married to Lin Chaobei for a short time. She didn't want Lin Chaobei to see her or her family doing anything shameful. Her mother's boasting and slandering of others to the neighbors, causing them to make enemies for no reason, was already the lowest point she could tolerate. If Lin Chaobei saw her mother arguing with someone, her face would turn bright red and almost bleed.
Lost in thought, she almost tripped over the threshold as she carried the snacks toward the main room.
Fortunately, she regained her composure, and in her panic, she met the eyes of Lin Chaobei, who came over to help her.
She instinctively dodged Lin Chaobei's hand and avoided his concerned gaze.
Lin Chaobei saw her like this, her family like this, in all their true colors. Would he still like her with such a family? Would he regret choosing her when he was blind?
Wang Xiaoxue felt uneasy. She put down the snacks and hurriedly left without looking up at Lin Chaobei again.
Lin Chaobei was extremely worried, thinking that something had happened to Wang Xiaoxue, so he quickly followed her out and stood at the kitchen door to ask her:
"Wife, what's wrong?"
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