Old Cheng put down his chopsticks heavily with a snap. "When did you, Pan Ena, become the boss of the Cheng family? Cheng Ye, take care of your wife."
Mrs. Cheng II glared at Pan Ena. She was indeed from a poor family. She looked down on Pan Ena from the bottom of her heart. She was rude and disrespectful to her elders. She was petty and relied on her youngest son's support to act lawless.
How can it make sense to charge guests for food and accommodation? She has no shame, but the Cheng family still has some dignity.
Besides, were they ordinary relatives? They were the children of the Gu family, who were both from the upper fifth generation of the family and closer than relatives. Her father-in-law and Mr. Gu and Mr. Shen were sworn brothers who had been through thick and thin together. Her husband and Wanwan's biological father were even brothers who wore the same pair of pants.
Back then, I was able to break away from my original family and marry my husband, all thanks to the matchmaking of Wanwan's biological mother.
In the eyes of her and her elder sister-in-law, Wanwan and her brother had long been treated as their own children.
If the upper five families do not unite, they will sooner or later be split and disintegrated by the lower five families.
Look at her own daughter-in-law, who is lazy and gluttonous on weekdays, and only wants to be the lady of a wealthy family. She even needs the aunt in the family to help her with dressing and shoes. She embodies the behavior of a capitalist to the fullest. Is she really not afraid of being reported?
It doesn't matter if Pan Ena is arrested, but she cannot implicate the Cheng family. As the daughter-in-law of the Cheng family, she should consider the safety of the Cheng family. The five lower families are all eyeing her covetously, waiting to catch the Cheng family's mistakes at any time like they did with the Gu and Chen families.
Pan Ena's behavior is tantamount to handing the handle to the lower five families.
But her son was a lovesick man who was completely bewitched by Pan Ena. He couldn't bear to see others bullying his wife and didn't even realize that he was being sold out by her.
"Third brother, look at the good wife you married, she has no respect for elders and is very calculating. Are Wanwan and the others outsiders?"
Cheng Ye was caught between his parents and his wife, and was immediately in a dilemma. "Mom, Euna is outspoken, please don't bother with her."
Cheng Ye's eldest brother Cheng Shi said disapprovingly, "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, the third child has been raised crooked."
"Second Aunt, you can't blame my sister-in-law. We should keep a distance from certain people to avoid getting implicated." The person who spoke was Cheng Miaomiao.
Apart from the husband Cheng Ye, the only people in the Cheng family who were good friends were Cheng Miaomiao, the daughter of Mrs. Cheng from the first house. They were classmates and were good sisters who could get along well with each other. Pan Ena used her to get to know Cheng Ye.
"Miaomiao understands me the best. I am thinking about starting a family!" Pan Ena had someone to support her, and she said with confidence, "Is it free to stay in a guesthouse and eat at a state-owned restaurant? Our Cheng family is rich and powerful, we are not a sucker."
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, we are both daughters-in-law, you should understand what I mean?"
She instigated her sisters-in-law to rebel, but unexpectedly...
Mrs. Cheng's eldest daughter-in-law Su Youtong was clear-headed and sneered at her sister-in-law's twisted logic. "You are you, don't drag me into this. In terms of kinship, Wanwan is my cousin. I am a relative of Wanwan's grandmother Su Xiangrong. How could I be short of that? If you want the Cheng family, just say so. Why bother forming cliques?"
Madam Cheng's second daughter-in-law Gu Yunxi followed up, "Grandpa, grandma, dad, and mom, you have raised me astray. We are all family, so why do I have such strong hostility towards Wanwan and her brother? If the Gu family was going to be implicated, they would have been implicated a long time ago. How could Wanwan and her brother return to the compound safely? I have been hanging out with Pan Ena all day, and I have been led astray."
Pan Ena was almost pissed off at the Cheng family's daughter-in-law. She had planned so much just to protect the rights and interests obtained by the Cheng family's daughter-in-law. There were Cheng Mingzhu and three others to seize power. What if the Cheng family's master suddenly had a brain storm and distributed the resources to the Gu family's siblings? Wouldn't that be a waste?
"Are we raising them for nothing? As the young lady of the Cheng family, I have to consider the livelihood of the Cheng family."
Cheng Miaomiao couldn't understand why her family members liked Gu Wanwan and her siblings so much. Not only the Cheng family, but also the Sheng family and the Fu family treated outsiders as their own family members and loved them. Sometimes she couldn't help but doubt if she was their biological child. Every time Gu Wanwan and her sister came to the Cheng family, they were as familiar with them as if they were entering their own kitchen. They really didn't treat themselves as outsiders.
Gu Wanwan is, and Gu Huanhuan is even more so. The two sisters are extremely shameless. When Gu Huanhuan came, their own brother Cheng Feng couldn't even walk. Don't think she can't see that Cheng Feng has a crush on Gu Huanhuan.
As soon as Gu Huanhuan was forced to go to the countryside, Cheng Feng followed her under an excuse.
She disagrees with this marriage and wants to sabotage it by finding another partner for her third brother. Pan Ena has a lot of sisters, so there must be one suitable one. After all, they are classmates and sisters-in-law, so they know each other well and are more reliable.
Anyway, she would not allow the demoted Gu family to harm the Cheng family.
Uncle Cheng, Cheng Yingxiong, and Madam Cheng looked at their daughter with a hint of disappointment in their eyes.
In response to Cheng Miaomiao and Pan Ena's malicious sarcasm, Gu Wanwan smiled indifferently, "Grandpa Cheng and Grandma Cheng, there are always a few bad apples in a family. You just have to get used to it."
Fu Jingchen never showed sympathy to women, and would not tolerate the scum who bullied his wife. "As expected, you are Pan Xiong's sister. The siblings are of the same character, both obsessed with money. May I ask if Cheng's is a guesthouse or a hotel?"
Pan Ena argued, "Isn't it free? Do you have the nerve to eat and live for free at someone else's house?"
Gu Wanwan replied confidently, "We are so shameless. As long as we are thick-skinned, no one can drive us away. Don't tell me that you have to pay to go back to your parents' home. No way, no way, aren't you my biological daughter?"
Pan Ena's face turned pale and blue. She never went back to her parents' home empty-handed. She had to give at least 20 yuan for each trip. Fortunately, the Cheng family was wealthy. After they got married, Cheng Ye handed over his savings book, which contained almost 10,000 yuan. She would withdraw some money every time she went home. Over time, the amount in the savings book became smaller and smaller.
She was not afraid of Cheng Ye knowing. No matter how she spent her money, Cheng Ye would not have any objection and would only make money to support her.
"Is there anything wrong with respecting your parents? Once you marry someone, you become a relative."
Fu Jingchen's face was filled with contempt. "Then your brother and your parents are going to charge money to stay at the Cheng family? You said we can't eat and drink for free!"
Pan Ena took it for granted, "Of course not. They are my parents and brother, and the in-laws of the Cheng family. Talking about money hurts our feelings. Is it necessary to be so clear?"
Gu Wanwan sighed, "Tsk, double standards. Your maiden name is Pan, not Cheng. Brothers should settle accounts clearly. From what you said, you want your brother to inherit the Cheng family in the future? You are worthy of being a senior Voldemort. Pan Xiong is so domineering because of your indulgence."
"Since you like to calculate so much, I will calculate with you. Have you paid for food and accommodation at the Cheng family? The Cheng family has long been divided into families but not houses. You and Cheng Ye are so old now, you are not going to rely on your parents, right? I just want to ask, who pays for the food at home now?"
Cheng Ye and his wife didn't dare to say a word. They were too embarrassed to say that they had contributed any money.
The money was jointly paid by the Cheng couple, the first wife and her husband, and the second wife and her husband.
Cheng Mingzhu was amused, and decisively lifted the fig leaf of her nephews and nieces-in-law, "Except for Cheng Ye and his wife from the second house and Miaomiao, the other nephews and nieces-in-law hand over the food expenses to the sisters-in-law every month. Pan Ena, you have to have some shame."
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