It wasn't quiet sobbing, it was wailing!
The women in the courtyard frowned. Who was so inconsiderate, crying at the top of their lungs like a mourner, and with such an unpleasant voice!
Shui Qing heard that familiar hoarse voice, but her expression remained unchanged. Very well, her mother-in-law was trying to get her attention again.
When things weren't going well for my family, my mother-in-law never came to visit. When we did meet, she would be sarcastic and cynical, even worse than a stranger. She seemed to want to kick me while I was down.
Now that her family is doing well, she has to come over every now and then to make her presence known, saying things like "I'm your mother-in-law" and "You should treat her like your own mother," and "Family members should help each other out" and "You can't be ungrateful." It's only because she's stingy and thick-skinned that she's so popular; otherwise, if it were someone with a thin skin, she would have emptied her younger son's pockets to support her older son.
As soon as Fan's mother entered the courtyard, she saw a yard full of women. Her wailing stopped for a moment, then suddenly rose in volume.
"I can't live like this anymore! My own family doesn't help each other, it's like I've raised two ungrateful wretches!"
"My own mother, she's still alive and well, and she doesn't care about my feelings at all. What's the use of raising a son? He forgets his mother as soon as he gets a wife!"
Qin Yilin was truly impressed. This old woman's voice was so hoarse, yet she could still howl. It was truly remarkable.
While washing dishes in the kitchen, Hu's mother glanced at her husband and saw him shake his head, knowing that they shouldn't get involved in this matter.
It depends on how the son-in-law and Qing'er handle it.
Fearing that her son might lose his composure, she turned to Wenhua and said, "Wenhua, why don't you take Jiajia home first?"
Hu Wenhua pointed outside and replied, "Wait a minute, it's my sister."
Hu's mother interrupted, "Your sister will be fine. Your father and I are still here. Besides, her mother-in-law came this time to find work for her eldest son's family; she wouldn't lay a hand on them."
It's just a verbal argument; the less we, the more family members, say, the better, otherwise even if we're right, it will become wrong.
We need to see what the daughter says first, and then we need to consider the son-in-law's opinion. If the son-in-law insists on arranging a position for the Fan family, can they, as the bride's family, object?
Not to mention her family, even Qing'er herself wouldn't do, otherwise the couple would fall apart and the family would never have peace.
If Fan Jin were determined not to assign work to his elder brother's family, and these women from his mother's side got involved, making sarcastic remarks and arguing, wouldn't that be completely disregarding Fan Jin's dignity?
Qin Yilin, being older, knew to speak as little as possible when it came to family matters. She said to Hu Wenhua, "Your mother is right. Don't worry, Aunt Ding is here. You and Jiajia should go back first."
Ding Jiajia was also worried about Shui Qing and hesitated to leave.
She had witnessed firsthand how fiercely Fan's mother could scold people.
A few years ago, they heard from somewhere that her mother wanted to find her a son-in-law and had her eye on Fan Dazhu and a few others. Fan's mother had also come to her house and cursed at her several times.
The insults were really nasty.
They said her mother couldn't give birth to a son; she was a barren hen.
They said she looked like she wouldn't be able to have children, and that the Ding family would die out, with no one to carry on the family line, unlike the Fan family, which had many sons.
She also said that all four of her grandsons want to marry daughters from wealthy families, and they must all be able to give her a son to be satisfied...
No wonder Sister Shuiqing had two daughters before, but she had no status in the Fan family and was completely suppressed.
Having a mother-in-law like that who scolds you every day makes life really difficult.
"Mother, I'm a little worried about Sister Shuiqing."
"When you go back, just pass by the old village chief's house and inform your brother-in-law. That's the important thing."
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