Xu Keke didn't argue, letting Lin Juan cry and wail to others, recounting how Lin Juan had stolen Fu Bao's food, leaving Xu Keke without any food herself, prioritizing the child's meal. She explained that she had no choice but to cook something fresh at this hour.
Then she added that Xu Keke stole her money from her room while she was busy cooking outside.
She spoke while crying, and her words were incredibly poignant.
If it weren't for knowing how she usually treats her daughter-in-law, these neighbors would all think she was a weak mother-in-law who had been bullied by her wicked daughter-in-law for years.
Unfortunately, the neighbors had already seen all the mistreatment the original owner suffered in the Song family.
Therefore, no one actually believed what Lin Juan said.
In particular, Xu Keke remained seated without retaliating. This made them even less inclined to believe Lin Juan's words.
They all unanimously advised Lin Juan, "We're all family, why would we go to such lengths over food? Fu Bao is her own child, how could she not feed the child? You must have misunderstood."
Xu Keke stepped forward generously and said, "It's not a misunderstanding. There are four people in our family. I saw three bowls of porridge, so I assumed that because Grandma Zhaodi was going to feed Fubao, that bowl was mine. Do you think that because there are only four of us in our family, we would eat different kinds of food?"
Xu Keke pretended to have just noticed, pointing to the leftover food and half a steamed bun on the table, "This food is from the day before yesterday, it's all sour, I thought it was going to be thrown away. It wasn't prepared for me, was it?"
Aunt Chen kindly said from the side, "How could that be? Even a stranger wouldn't do such a thing. How could your mother-in-law do that?"
He then advised Lin Juan, "Sister, we may not know about others, but we certainly know your daughter-in-law. Go ask around the area, and you won't find anyone as filial as her. She always knows how to care for you and say something comforting. That's not easy. We can't wrong the child like this and cause trouble for her."
Lin Juan was furious with these people. Holding the jacket in her hand, she pointed at Xu Keke and said, "Tell everyone, did you come into the room and take my clothes and the money from inside?"
Xu Keke smiled and playfully scolded, "It's not all your fault. You told me this morning that now that I'm married, I can't give my parents any money anymore. Even if they move, I can't give them a single penny."
To be honest, I felt embarrassed. I hadn't thought that since my parents were moving, I, as their daughter, should give them some money as a token of my appreciation.
You've really thought things through. If Zhaodi gets married in the future and doesn't take care of anything at home, I definitely won't stand for it.
I know you said that to remind me. But I haven't been paid, so I don't have any money.
I was at a loss when I suddenly remembered that you came to my room this morning and looked through my pockets for my salary. Suddenly, everything became clear.
It turns out I've misunderstood you all these years since I married into this family. You said I've given you every single penny of my salary over the years. And you haven't given me a single penny. I can't even afford to buy myself a new piece of clothing. You don't know how much I've resented you in my heart.
I only just realized that myself. What you've been saying is that if I need money, I can just find it myself. Why should I wait for you to give it to me? Do you think I'm stupid?
Whether she was stupid or not, Lin Juan didn't know, but Lin Juan was definitely stupid. What Xu Keke said wasn't wrong in any way, but it wasn't wrong in any way either.
She plopped down in a chair in anger. It took her a while to catch her breath. "You...I..."
She talked for ages without saying a word. That's just how people are; if you're even worse than her, even more unreasonable, they're helpless.
Xu Keke smiled and said to the older men and women in the house, "I worked overtime at the factory yesterday, and it was almost six o'clock when I got home. Although the factory gave me a day off, there's still work to be done. I need to take the money to my mother, so I'll be going now."
It was all a misunderstanding between us. It's all cleared up now. You all understand now, right? Please help persuade Zhaodi's grandmother.
The elderly women exchanged bewildered glances. Was this a misunderstanding? It didn't sound like one. But Lin Juan wasn't in the right either. They didn't know how to persuade her.
Xu Keke nodded to Zhao Di, "Go pack your things, I'll take you to school."
Before leaving, Xu Keke made sure Zhao Di said goodbye to Lin Juan. Lin Juan was so angry that she didn't even want to look at her.
After the two left, Grandpa Zhao advised Lin Juan, "Song Lin has been gone for half a year. You only have this one daughter-in-law. If you don't get along with her well, what will you do if something happens to you in the next six months?"
Lin Juan was in a fit of anger and wouldn't listen to anything. Seeing that she didn't want to hear it, Grandpa Zhao sighed and left.
After watching Grandpa Zhao leave, Grandma Chen quickly went over and said, "Let me tell you, your daughter-in-law is no ordinary woman. She's going to cause a huge uproar."
Although Aunt Chen was quite envious a few days ago, this was, after all, someone else's daughter-in-law. Before, this daughter-in-law would silently endure Lin Juan's mistreatment, and that was fine with her.
He suddenly became so eloquent, and he even spoke up for Lin Juan in everything. The more she thought about it, the more unhappy she became.
It's rare to see a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arguing. She couldn't possibly miss such a good opportunity.
Lin Juan felt that someone had spoken up for her, and she felt that the person had really hit the nail on the head.
She then began to complain to Aunt Chen. Little did Lin Juan know that to Aunt Chen, her words conveyed the same feeling: Lin Juan was unaware of her good fortune.
She would be overjoyed if her daughter-in-law knew how to urge her son to be more ambitious and stop clinging to him all the time.
He's just a minor manager at his workplace, and he's already forgotten who he is. Aunt Chen regretted it; if she'd known this child would be so successful, she should have given him to her son in the first place.
Aunt Chen grew increasingly jealous as she listened. She whispered in Lin Juan's ear, "Your daughter-in-law is causing trouble as soon as your son leaves. You have to keep her in check, or you'll have a hard time in the future."
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