Before Chen Guofu could refuse, Chen's mother agreed immediately.
"Okay, then let Lan Fang sleep on the same kang with me. We are all family, and I treat Lan Fang and her sister as my own daughters.
Don't worry, I'm here to watch over you. No matter who is wronged, she will never be wronged."
Mother Li smiled and nodded, "Then I will definitely believe you, sister-in-law."
The two men laughed as they talked. Old Man Chen and Father Li had known each other for most of their lives and got along pretty well. At this point they were sitting together and talking and laughing.
As for Li Lanfang, she also had a gentle smile on her face, but the look in her eyes was a little unclear.
In just a few words, the matter was settled.
Chen Guofu opened his mouth several times, but in the end he couldn't utter a word.
In the east room, Zhao Manman lay weakly on the kang, hearing clearly the conversation of everyone outside.
Zhao Manman gritted her teeth in hatred, and her expression became ferocious.
It was difficult to drive Li Lanfang away and deal with the three little brats.
But now, not only Li Lanfang has returned, but even Old Lady Chen is going to stay.
It’s easy to imagine that the days ahead will definitely not be easy.
The more Zhao Manman thought about it, the angrier she became, and her breathing became heavy.
As time passed, Zhao Manman's heavy breathing gradually calmed down.
Just stay if you want.
It’s still unknown who will win or lose in the end!
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Although the excitement at the Chen family's house took place late at night, the sound insulation of the house was not very good at that time, and when these people spoke, their voices were louder than each other.
Not only did the neighbors living on the left and right sides hear it, but even those living in front and behind could vaguely hear something.
The next day, everyone got together and pieced together what had happened.
There were no secrets in the compound at that time, and no one would talk about respecting other people's privacy.
Gossip like this spreads the fastest.
It only took one day for these conversations to reach Su Ruanruan's ears.
Su Ruanruan was amazed when she heard it.
Although there are no family ethics TV dramas to watch now, the things happening in real life are much more exciting than TV dramas.
"The old lady from the Chen family has come here several times before. Every time she comes, she always makes a scene." Niu Guifang sighed, "I guess there will be more trouble this time."
Thinking of Zhao Manman, Su Ruanruan curled the corners of her lips, "Zhao Manman is not someone who is easy to bully. It's still uncertain who will win between the two of them."
The facts are the same as Su Ruanruan said.
A few days later, after everyone else went back, Chen Laonian and Zhao Manman started fighting.
Zhao Manman had just had a miscarriage not long ago, and she lay on the kang to rest every day.
But Chen's mother said that when she gave birth to Chen Guofu, she gave birth to him in the field.
After giving birth, I immediately started doing farm work again and didn't even take a single day off to recuperate.
Not only did she not have time to rest after giving birth, she also had to carry Chen Guofu on her back to work in the fields.
Now Zhao Manman hasn't given birth to a child, she just had a miscarriage, which is not a big deal at all. Zhao Manman lies on the kang every day, just pretending to be sick and lazy.
Old Lady Chen asked Zhao Manman to get off the kang, but Zhao Manman was unwilling. Old Lady Chen and Li Lanfang took away all of Zhao Manman's bedding and also prevented her from heating the kang.
If Zhao Manman didn't get off the kang, she would throw water on her.
Zhao Manman cried and complained to Chen Guofu. This method was very effective in the past, but now, Chen Guofu had no way to stand on Zhao Manman's side blatantly. He could only advise her to be more patient. Anyway, she had rested for several days and was almost recovered. She should just listen to Chen's mother and get off the bed and do some work within her ability.
Zhao Manman could not get the support of Chen Guofu, and she could not fight against Chen Laonian and Li Lanfang alone, so she could only get off the kang reluctantly.
However, getting Zhao Manman off the kang was only the first step.
After successfully getting Zhao Manman off the kang, Old Lady Chen began to assign work to her.
She was not allowed to do anything else but wash clothes and collect firewood.
This place is located very far north, and it gets extremely cold in the winter. Even water turns into ice when it is poured on it.
To wash clothes in this kind of weather, you need to boil enough hot water, otherwise your hands will be frozen off.
But Old Lady Chen said that there was not enough firewood at home and they had to use it sparingly, so she asked Zhao Manman to wash clothes but did not boil hot water for her.
After just washing once, Zhao Manman's hands were frozen into carrots, hard and swollen.
After washing for two days in a row, Zhao Manman's hands became frozen, itchy and painful.
But even so, Old Lady Chen did not stop tormenting Zhao Manman.
In winter, people don’t change clothes as often and there are no clothes to wash, so Old Lady Chen threw a backpack to Zhao Manman and asked her to collect firewood. She was not allowed to go home until her basket was full, and she was not given any food when she returned.
Old Lady Chen even said that this was to train Zhao Manman, so that she could learn to endure hardships and cherish the good days.
These things are neither big nor small.
At most, others can just watch the fun and cannot stop it.
If you talk too much, Old Lady Chen will point at your nose and scold you.
The most poisonous thing that Old Lady Chen said was that she wished the woman would die early so that her husband could marry a little girl and bring her home.
Upon hearing this, the sisters-in-law's faces turned green with anger, and naturally they no longer cared to stand up for Zhao Manman.
Zhao Manman was isolated and helpless in the Chen family. She looked delicate, gentle and beautiful before.
But after being tormented by Old Lady Chen for half a month, he looked like he had aged ten years.
The relationship between Chen Guofu and Zhao Manman was not deep to begin with, he was just attracted by Zhao Manman because she was young and beautiful.
But seeing that Zhao Manman's hands and face were all cracked from the cold and she was not as gentle as before, he lost much interest in her.
In order to avoid listening to Zhao Manman's complaints, Chen Guofu stayed in the army every now and then and didn't come back.
When Chen Guofu was not at home, Chen Laonian and Li Lanfang bullied Zhao Manman even more unscrupulously.
After 10 to 20 days, something happened in the Chen family every day and they had become the focus of the entire compound.
Niu Guifang would tell Su Ruanruan the latest developments every day. Although Su Ruanruan seldom went out, she never missed any gossip.
When listening to these excitement, Su Ruanruan felt extremely fortunate.
Fortunately, she met a good mother-in-law like Wang Maoni.
With this in mind, Su Runrun decided to take the quadruplets to visit Wang Maoni and Fu Chunshan while the weather was good and there was no snow.
Su Ruanruan told Fu Wenjing about this plan, and Fu Wenjing agreed.
"Tomorrow morning after breakfast, I will take you there on my tricycle, and then go to the army. I will also come back a little earlier in the afternoon to pick you up and take you home."
So it hasn't snowed in the past few days, but the snow outside hasn't melted either. Fu Wenjing is really worried about Su Runrun taking the child out on a tricycle alone.