When He Xiaoyu returned to the He family home, her complexion had returned to normal. As soon as she arrived at the door, she saw Li Qing playing in the mud with several children.
Seeing the dust on his clothes, He Xiaoyu's face immediately fell. "Li Qing, didn't I tell you? You're not allowed to come out and play."
Li Qing reluctantly put down what he was holding, walked over, and muttered defiantly, "Grandma and Auntie told me to come out."
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He Xiaoyu patted the dirt off him, saying, "You're lying. How could Grandma let you out?"
"That's right, Grandma wanted to talk to my aunt and uncle, and wouldn't let me listen, so she let me out." Li Qing didn't seem to be lying.
He Xiaoyu looked up into the courtyard. The door to the main room was tightly closed. A thought struck her, and she nudged her son, "Go play."
Li Qing snorted and ran off. What's going on? I just called him over, and now I'm letting him go play. It's really weird.
He Xiaoyu tiptoed into the courtyard and clearly heard a sentence, "A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl." The voice belonged to her sister-in-law, Yang Tao.
Just as she was about to step into the room, the door suddenly opened, and the person who opened it was clearly taken aback when they saw her. "Big sister, you're back?"
Yang felt a little guilty when she saw He Xiaoyu. After all, they had been talking about her inside the house, and now that she had opened the door, it was no wonder she was startled.
He Xiaoyu smiled slightly, her expression showing no sign of anything amiss. "Yes, I just got back. You're all inside."
Grandma He also came out from inside. "Xiaoyu, you've come at the right time. I have some good news to tell you."
"What's the good news?" He Xiaoyu asked, but her gaze swept over the others. Everyone's lips were curled up in a smile, and Madam Yang even touched her belly.
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Could it be?
Just as she thought of this, He Xiaoyu's younger brother, He Tianhai, excitedly said, "Sister, Yang Tao is pregnant!"
Indeed, He Xiaoyu had already guessed it, but she still put on a surprised and delighted expression. "Oh my, that's wonderful! This is truly a joyous occasion for our family."
"That's right, Yang Tao is so lucky, she got pregnant not long after getting married. Next year, our He family will be able to hold our grandson." Old Mrs. He's face was flushed with excitement.
"Mom, my back is a little sore from standing for a while, I'm going back inside now," Yang Tao said happily after listening to everyone's kind words for a while, then rubbed her back.
He Tianhai immediately came over to help her, "Quick, let me help you to the house to rest. We can't let you get tired. You're a great contributor to our family now."
The young couple entered the house, and a hint of mockery flashed in He Xiaoyu's eyes. She had seen this kind of situation many times before. Back pain? They were just taking advantage of being pregnant to start acting high and mighty.
Grandma He was still rambling on about how wonderful this matter was, but He Xiaoyu had already impatiently walked into the house.
When she went inside, she became even angrier. "Mother, why did you take out the tea you brought back and drink it?"
Unfortunately, they didn't know how to drink tea, so they put the tea leaves directly into a large bowl, and put in quite a lot of them, so that the tea leaves completely covered the bottom of the bowl.
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Grandma He glanced at it and said, "Oh dear, we brought this back to drink. Yang Tao just said her mouth was dry, and I thought you had some tea leaves, so I brought some to brew for everyone."
It was this indifferent attitude that made her even angrier, so He Xiaoyu simply looked away to avoid losing her temper.
"What were you two talking about in the room just now? You even sent Qing'er out." Fortunately, there were only the mother and daughter in the room, so He Xiaoyu asked.
Grandma He grabbed a handful of melon seeds and cracked them open as she spoke, "It's all about you. Qing'er is so young, it's not good to hear about this."
"As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard Yang Tao say that a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl," He Xiaoyu said with a frown. This sister-in-law seems to be a troublemaker.
I clearly shared a lot of the things I brought back with her, yet she dared to say such things behind my back. What is her intention?
If it were before, Old Mrs. He might have sided with her daughter when she heard this, but now that Yang Tao is pregnant with the He family's grandson, her heart has clearly turned towards her.
"Yang Tao is worried about you, isn't she?" Old Mrs. He leaned closer to He Xiaoyu. "The villagers aren't stupid. Sooner or later they'll find out that you've been sent home on a mission to stay away from home."
"Mother, it's not like I'm being taken home." He Xiaoyu couldn't help but shout.
Grandma He waved her hand dismissively, "Whether you're divorced or not is unimportant. Anyway, the matriarch of the Li family doesn't want you as concubines anymore, so it's no different from being divorced."
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"Several people asked me about this when I went out today." Not only Grandma He, but she also heard people saying that her husband didn't want her anymore and that she had been divorced.
"Tell me, you're a woman with a child, how are you going to live the rest of your life? That damned Master Li, he must have been blind to have married such an old geezer. If only..."
Hearing Grandma He mention the past, He Xiaoyu interrupted her, "Let's not talk about what happened back then." If it weren't for her mother interfering, who knows what would have happened.
Old Mrs. Xu wisely refrained from bringing up the past, instead cursing Master Li while cracking melon seeds and hurling insults. Before long, her mouth became dry.
She casually picked up the tea in front of her and took a sip. The bitterness almost made her unable to swallow. If it weren't for her daughter's pale face, she would have cursed the tea.
"Oh right, didn't you go to the Xu family? What did the Xu family say?" Old Mrs. He suddenly remembered this.
He Xiaoyu shook her head in annoyance. She could sense that Old Mrs. Xu still had a problem with her, and her tone of voice was noticeably less friendly than before.
"You don't need to go to the Xu family anymore." So many years have passed, and He Xiaoyu has seen a lot of the world and has become arrogant.
She clearly sensed the attitudes of Xu Genshan and Old Lady Xu, and naturally didn't want to try to win their favor.
"You silly child," Grandma He said earnestly, "anyone in your shoes would have a hard time getting over this. You think you can just let it go after saying a few words? If you were in that situation, would you do it?"
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He Xiaoyu shook her head; she definitely wouldn't agree.
"That's settled then." Old Mrs. He continued to persuade, "Let me tell you, the Xu family is really different from before. You've been married before and have a child. You don't even hold onto your feelings for his family. What else can you rely on besides that?"
The words may be rough, but the meaning is sound; He Xiaoyu knew that what they said was all true.
"Then should I go to the Xu family again tomorrow?" He Xiaoyu still felt uncomfortable thinking about how she had been rejected by Fu Man'er and Old Madam Xu today.
"Go ahead, why not? You have nothing to do at home anyway, you might as well go out."
"Your mother also told you that besides Old Madam Xu, there is also Xu Genshan in the Xu family. You must do everything you can to deal with these two people, especially Xu Genshan."
He Xiaoyu recalled Xu Genshan's cold face from that day. After all these years, he had matured a lot and hadn't aged at all; on the contrary, he looked even more likable.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Grandma He thought she was unwilling. "You said Xu Genshan was a cripple a while ago, but now his legs are all better, so stop picking on him."
In fact, He Xiaoyu went to the Xu family not long after she returned. First, she saw their big house, and then she saw the lame Xu Genshan. She turned around and left in disgust.
Now, she naturally wouldn't argue anymore. "I understand."
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He Xiaoyu had an idea in mind. Once she relaxed, she felt like eating something. "Mom, here are the snacks I bought a few days ago. Let me have some."
Just as Old Mrs. He was about to get up, the door was pushed open. "Mother, Yang Tao said she wants some snacks. I remember we have some at home, right?" It was He Tianhai.
"Yes, there are some more. I'll take them over now." Grandma He took the snacks and followed her son out, completely forgetting about He Xiaoyu.
Looking at the empty house, He Xiaoyu felt that it was truly a case of a married daughter being like water spilled from a cup; she bought things herself, but she couldn't eat them.
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