Chapter 265 Undercurrent
After hearing what Li's mother said, Li Yingdi felt uncomfortable.
She thought that she and Gu Bei were in love with each other, otherwise Li Yingdi would not be able to marry into the Gu family under the conditions of leaving the Li family.
How did the two of them end up like this? Li Yingdi was completely baffled.
But Li Yingdi had no idea what to do now, so she turned her attention to her mother again to see if she had any better ideas.
"Mom, what do you think I should do now? You're the only one who can give me advice."
Mother Li looked Li Yingdi up and down and said.
"My dear girl, if you trust your mother, just stay with us now. We will always have a place for you.
Besides, if you stay home for a few days without going back, Gu Bei will be worried, and Zhiwen is counting on you as his mother to take care of him."
"Well, the advice given by my mother is the most practical."
Li Yingdi nodded vigorously as if she had found a backbone.
However, Li Yingdi's days living in the Li family were not as smooth as she had imagined. Li Yingdi arrived at the Li family in the afternoon.
At that time, Li's mother was about to go to the river to wash clothes. When she saw Li Yingdi coming back, she threw all the dirty clothes in her hands into Li Yingdi's arms and said.
"Yingdi, you always stay at home. If you don't work, your sister-in-law and the others will complain again. Besides, Mom is old now. Her waist hurts a lot from washing clothes all the time. You should help her."
Li Yingdi was used to being ordered around by her mother, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with her, a sister-in-law who had returned home, washing clothes for her younger brother and sister-in-law. She took it immediately and said happily.
"Don't worry, mother. Leave it to me. I remember that since I was a child, I have been the girl in our village who washes clothes the cleanest."
"That's right. I remember that our Yingdi has been able to do it since she was a child."
In order to make Li Yingdi work willingly, Li's mother also praised Li Yingdi a few words very insincerely.
At the same time, he was thinking to himself, that's right, ever since Li Yingdi could walk, all the servants in the family have been assigned to Li Yingdi one after another by Li's mother. If it goes on like this, even a useless person should be able to gain experience.
Li Yingdi had no idea what was going on in Li's mother's mind, and was still immersed in the beautiful dream that Gu Bei would be able to pick her up tomorrow.
When they arrived at the river, Li Yingdi just took out the laundry beater and threw the clothes on the stone, and a young wife next to her said with a smile.
"Oh, isn't this Sister Yingdi, who is so beloved by our parents? How come such a valued sister-in-law has to wash clothes for her brother when she comes home?"
Li Yingdi could tell that this person had ill intentions in his words, but she always regarded such words as words meant to sow discord between her siblings and never took them to heart.
Li Yingdi also knew the person who was speaking. They had been at odds since childhood, and it was common for them to exchange a few words when they met.
Now, hearing that her defeated opponent dared to mock her like this, Li Yingdi immediately retorted without giving in.
"I came home to stay for a few days because I felt sorry for my parents and wanted to help with some chores within my ability. As for the laundry, you should stop meddling and mind your own business. I have a good relationship with my brother, so what? Am I getting in your way?"
The young wife muttered a few words to herself, and was too lazy to argue with Li Yingdi. She picked up her clothes to be washed and left.
Although Li Yingdi verbally told the young wife off, she still took her words to heart and felt a little dissatisfied.
But her dissatisfaction was mainly directed at her brothers' wives. She felt that those brothers' wives were so lazy that they didn't even wash their own men's clothes, and asked their mother-in-law to wash them. It was so shameless.
Li Yingdi made up her mind that she would go back and talk to her mother about it and ask her to discipline these lazy daughters-in-law.
While Li Yingdi was washing clothes by the river, her mother Li was also talking about this matter with her daughters-in-law.
"Your eldest sister will be staying at home for a few days soon. Don't be angry with her. Be nice to her. Deepen the relationship between her and our Li family."
Seeing that these daughters-in-law seemed to be still a little dissatisfied, Mother Li could only sigh secretly. She thought that these daughters-in-law had not inherited any of their family's intelligence and wisdom, so she could only explain the matter to them in more detail.
"Your eldest sister's son Zhiwen is doing well in school. I heard that he has a chance of passing the examination to become a student. You all have sons too, so maybe you can rely on this cousin in the future.
Putting aside other things, even a few pointers are what our family earns. This kind of opportunity is hard to come by, so why don't you guys seize it?"
The daughters-in-law then understood Mother Li's good intentions and quickly promised that they would behave well when Li Yingdi returned home this time and would not argue with their elder sister-in-law.
So when Li Yingdi returned home, she saw several sisters-in-law who seemed to be particularly trying to please her.
Li Yingdi just thought that they came to ask her for help and didn't think about going anywhere else.
In this way, Li's mother and several daughters-in-law of the Li family wanted to please Li Yingdi, and Li Yingdi also wanted to stay at her parents' home for a few days. They waited for Gu Bei to come and pick her up with regret, and the two groups lived together peacefully for a few days.
But after a few days, there was no sign that Gu Bei was going to pick up Li Yingdi, and some people in the Li family began to get restless.
They originally thought that Gu Bei would come to pick up Li Yingdi in no more than three days. But now it has been four or five days and no one has come to pick up Li Yingdi. Although Li Yingdi does some work in the Li family, she is still a living person and needs a day's rations.
If Li Yingdi had only stayed at the Li family for a day or two, the Li family members could have tolerated it, but she had stayed there for too long, so long that the Li family members were a little worried.
The third sister was the first one who couldn't help herself. She sat next to Li Yingdi and asked casually.
"Sister, what's the conflict between you and your brother-in-law? Why didn't he come to pick you up for such a long time?"
It is no wonder that the third brother is always bringing up things that are not related to the topic. Before Li Yingdi left, she heard Gu Bei say that if she did not get the money back, he would divorce her and marry a concubine.
Li Yingdi was worried about this matter, secretly afraid that Gu Bei would not accept her and would marry someone new. However, if she really went back, Li Yingdi would not be able to bring herself to do so.
Li Yingdi was about to scold the tactless third daughter-in-law when she heard someone hurriedly come to the door and report:
"Is Li Yingdi here? Is Li Yingdi here? Oh no! Your father sent me here to tell you that your Gu Bei has really remarried in the county!"
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