The eldest son and his wife were brandishing knives and shouting threats early in the morning, but in the end, Uncle Gu resolved the matter with a string of twisted logic.
The couple and their two daughters stopped by for a free meal.
After eating, Gu Hui and Gu Si went back to change their clothes, which were soaked with sweat after their morning exercise.
Zhang volunteered to stay and wash the dishes, which surprised everyone.
"Niannian, Xinxin, you two go ahead and do your work! You must be tired from practicing martial arts this morning. Go rest and play, and wait for Huihui and Sisi to come over!" Zhang Shi smiled at the two children of the second wife for the first time. She was extremely gentle, but it was a little scary because of her disheveled face.
“Wife! There’s no reason for your kindness to be so solicitous! You’ve already tormented me enough, but don’t go and torment the second son’s family!” Uncle Gu said quickly.
“Her father, I just want to help. Our parents kicked us out, but our second son and his wife feed us. We can’t just do nothing! Her father, you should go back with our second son. Our parents won’t scold you!” Zhang explained.
Uncle Gu looked at Zhang with suspicion, feeling that she was up to no good.
"Brother, I also need to go and talk to our parents about the exams these past few days. Let's go!" Gu Shouxin said.
"Alright!" Uncle Gu got up, walked to the kitchen door, then turned back and said, "Wife, don't talk bad about me!"
Zhang rolled her eyes and impatiently urged him, "I know, hurry up and leave! Don't bother me!"
Uncle Gu then left with Gu Shouxin.
Zhang's intentions were too obvious, and Cai Xiaolian didn't want to waste words with her, so she asked directly, "Sister-in-law, just say what's on your mind!"
Zhang stepped forward and snatched the bowl from Cai Xiaolian's hand, saying with a smile, "Sister-in-law, let me do it! Let me do it! Sister-in-law, Nian Nian's cooking skills are getting better and better. Even her plain porridge tastes better than mine!"
Cai Xiaolian smiled and said, "Niannian was very skillful when she was doing embroidery. She was born with skillful hands."
Zhang: "Isn't that right? I watched Nian Nian grow up, and I always thought she was going to be successful."
Cai Xiaolian raised an eyebrow. It seemed that Zhang wanted her to do something quite important!
Cai Xiaolian: "Sister-in-law, we are both family-oriented wives. Just say what's on your mind! We're not the type to beat around the bush. Usually, we just say it directly, or even yell at each other, right?"
Zhang gave an awkward laugh, but she didn't say it aloud; she used to just curse directly.
But my sister-in-law has a point. It seems that neither of them are the type to keep things bottled up. If they're unhappy, they just start yelling.
Suddenly, Zhang found Cai Xiaolian agreeable and felt that she was one of her kind.
So, feeling more confident, he said, "Sister-in-law! You saw it just now, your brother and I had a big fight. It's not our fault, it's all the fault of those widows in the next village, they're just stirring up trouble."
Cai Xiaolian looked at Zhang Shi and blinked: "So?"
Zhang's small eyes narrowed into slits: "So, I'm going to teach them a lesson!"
Cai Xiaolian looked Zhang up and down: "Sister-in-law, it's not that I'm saying anything bad about you, but with your size, unless they stand still and you flatten them, you won't even be able to touch them."
Zhang laughed: "I know! That's why I asked you for help! I'll call Huihui and Sisi, and you call Niannian and Xinxin, and we'll all go together!"
Cai Xiaolian: "...Should we call our mother?"
Zhang was taken aback, then nodded vigorously: "Okay, okay! But you have to tell your mother first, because she finds you more agreeable."
Cai Xiaolian: ...
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