The eldest sister-in-law, probably because there were outsiders present, felt awkward expressing her emotions and awkwardly replied while rubbing her hands, "Mom, with Xuanxuan running around like this, the people downstairs must be coming up to look for us again!"
Song Qiu'e retorted confidently, "Let him find someone! Which child doesn't cause trouble? What? Do you want to tie our child's legs up for him?"
The eldest sister-in-law glanced in the direction of Ye Mei and Su Yan, and became even more embarrassed, so she took the initiative to greet the two of them.
"Please sit down."
Ye Mei, who bought the house with her own money, now finds herself treated like a guest when she comes to visit.
She felt incredibly frustrated, and this was clearly the house she had prepared for Su Xuan's wedding, so why were so many people living there!
Su Yan wanted to move forward, but with toys scattered all over the ground, there wasn't even a place to put her feet.
In the end, it was the eldest sister-in-law who deliberately moved some toys on the floor, and Su Yan and Ye Mei were able to sit down on the sofa without any problems.
As soon as they sat down, Song Qiu'e started speaking, her words carrying a particularly sarcastic tone.
"I don't know what Xuanxuan is thinking. She's been back at her parents' house for so many days, and she hasn't even called, let alone come back. If this were a girl from my hometown, her mother would have beaten her back with a stick long ago. How could she be so pretentious and dramatic!"
Su Yan smiled and looked at Song Qiu'e with a slight upturn of her lips.
"So, you just hit her?"
Upon hearing this, the eldest sister-in-law's hand, which was about to put down the tea, trembled. She looked up at Su Yan, whose face was all smiles, but whose eyes were filled with a cold, piercing light that made one instinctively shrink back.
Song Qiu'e, however, didn't feel anything at all, and retorted to Su Yan's words with righteous indignation: "Look at what you're saying! How can this be hitting! This is education! Since her family didn't educate her well, then as her mother-in-law, I naturally have the responsibility to discipline her properly."
As she spoke, she sized up Su Yan.
“Someone like you, who can’t speak properly and has no skills, will end up with the same result if you remarry.”
These words caused Ye Mei to slam her hand on the table and stand up.
"It's none of your business to lecture my daughter! With her looks and qualities, even if she were from the Yi Group, we wouldn't want her!"
Su Yan felt a slight tremor in her heart as she listened to her defense, but then she heard Song Qiu'e's low laughter.
"My dear in-law, you're joking! Yi's Group, indeed!"
Ye Mei was furious at her sarcastic words and wanted to argue, but Su Yan grabbed her hand and pressed it back down.
Su Yan turned her head and looked around the room, but could only see a few children; she couldn't even spot Du Zhiming.
Where is Du Zhiming?
Song Qiu'e sat there with her legs crossed, and casually replied, "He's off today. He went out drinking and having fun with some friends."
Su Yan glanced at Ye Mei, her eyes conveying the message: This is the good son-in-law you've been trying to protect? His pregnant wife was sent back to her parents' home, and he still has the nerve to go out and have fun.
Song Qiu'e then steered the conversation toward Su Xuan.
"Oh dear, I didn't mean to say this, but Su Xuan doesn't know how to serve a man at all. She's always yelling at Zhiming over the smallest things. It's just a pregnancy, everyone's had a baby before!"
Su Yan nodded in agreement: "Yes, there are quite a few women who give birth, but it's really rare to see one who doesn't want a house or car, doesn't want a dowry, and even gives her a dowry in return."
She turned to look at Ye Mei, "Speaking of which, isn't this a case of a son-in-law marrying into the wife's family?"
Before Ye Mei could speak, Song Qiu'e became anxious.
"How can this be considered a son-in-law marrying into the wife's family! Are you trying to extort money from us for the bride price again? Who needs a bride price these days! You're just selling your daughter!"
Su Yan followed her words with a smile, "Yes, I think what my mother-in-law said is absolutely right. Demanding a bride price is like selling a daughter, so by the same logic, wouldn't a dowry be like selling a son?"
"That's what you wanted!" Song Qiu'e retorted without hesitation. "Did I beg you in the first place? You were practically begging me to give you a car and a house!"
Su Yan wasn't annoyed. She turned to ask her older sister-in-law, who was standing awkwardly to the side.
"With such high moral character, the mother-in-law must have been the same when her daughter got married, right? Hmm?"
Upon hearing this question, the sister-in-law's expression became even more awkward.
Seeing Su Yan's sharp tongue, Song Qiu'e's expression turned sour.
"I see now, you're here to cause trouble! Let me tell you, even though I'm a widow and orphan, I'm not afraid of you. We can always get a divorce, who's afraid of who!"
Ye Mei was shocked to hear that Su Xuan had repeatedly made her daughter worthless and even brought up divorce. It was clear that she didn't treat Su Xuan like a human being.
"Fine, let's get a divorce! Do you really think that no one will want our Xuanxuan if she leaves your family? I can raise her myself for the rest of her life!"
Song Qiu'e scoffed at these words, "Mother-in-law, aren't you being a little too confident? These days, divorced men are still highly sought after for people like Su Xuan, but it's a different story for divorced women. Do you have a son? Would you be willing to marry a 'second-hand' woman?"
Her words were extremely harsh, belittling all divorced women, including Su Yan.
Su Yan: "Auntie, let me remind you, if you get divorced, you won't get any benefits. For example, this house, this car, you should think carefully about where you're going to put all your grandchildren."
Song Qiu'e wasn't afraid at all. "Then let's give it a try! Let's leave quickly, let's get a divorce quickly, we don't even want the children! I want to see who would dare to marry a woman who has been abandoned!"
She immediately started urging Su Yan and the others to leave.
As she berated them, she continued, "If you really cared about your daughter, why did you scrimp and save to buy this tiny house? You say you care, but anyone can do that! And you bring it out here to embarrass yourself."
The door slammed shut in front of Su Yan and Ye Mei, not even giving Ye Mei a chance to retort.
Su Yan turned to Ye Mei and asked, "Did you see everything?"
Ye Mei gritted her teeth, trembling with anger.
"They've gone too far!"
Su Yan didn't say much and drove Ye Mei back.
As soon as he entered the house, Yu Wende rushed over to greet him and asked anxiously, "How did the talks go?"
Upon seeing Ye Mei's unpleasant expression, he immediately knew the answer and quickly said, "Don't be angry, it's not worth it for someone like that!"
Ye Mei plopped down on the sofa and started cursing the Du family.
"That family is really despicable. They kept belittling our Xuanxuan, as if no one would want her without them! They're just taking advantage of Xuanxuan's pregnancy!"
"They were like this when they got married! Everything was going well at first, but as soon as they found out Xuanxuan was pregnant, their attitude changed completely. They thought that since the deed was done and Xuanxuan couldn't escape, they started making exorbitant demands! How could they be so vicious!"
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