This was something Liang Zhongmei couldn't understand at all. She had heard that rural people were very dirty and illiterate. How could they possibly have a common language?
"Brother, what are you thinking? Have you lost your mind? Why would you want to be with someone like this?"
She thinks about farming all day, while you're only thinking about studying. Can the two of you live together?
Yin Yilan was not happy to hear this. She felt that her sister's words were wrong. "Sister, how can I say that to you? Your brother and I have a very good relationship!"
He'll study hard and go to university so my son and I can live a good life. I'll keep the house in perfect order so he doesn't have to worry about anything. That's what we call... the husband works outside the home, and the wife stays home!
Although Yin Yilan was afraid that her mother-in-law would not like her, she was definitely not a submissive person, especially towards her peers. In their village, the eldest sister-in-law was like a mother, so it was normal for her to say a few words to her younger sister, right?
"You?" Liang Zhongmei turned around and glanced at Yin Yilan with obvious disdain, then looked at Liang Zhongzhi, "I don't care, my sister-in-law can't be a clueless village woman, it would be so embarrassing if word got out."
Mo Yan snatched the bowl and chopsticks from Liang Zhongmei's hands, then pulled her over and slapped her across the face.
Liang Zhongmei's eyes widened. "Mom, you hit me again!"
Mo Yan looked at her coldly, her eyes devoid of any warmth.
"Who told you to be so unruly? No matter who it is, you can't talk like that. If I just let you do this, you'll talk nonsense to everyone you meet, and people will say I haven't raised my daughter well."
That's the truth. Liang Zhongmei's attitude towards people is really problematic. No matter who it is, if it's not someone she likes, she'll relentlessly stab them in the heart. That's definitely not acceptable and makes her unlikable.
“I’m telling the truth, she and my brother are just not a good match.”
"Yes, you're right," Mo Yan agreed. "How could someone like your brother be worthy of Lan Zi?"
Liang Zhongmei: "???"
Liang Zhongzhi: "!!!"
"Don't even mention your brother, you can't compare to him."
Mo Yan's words hurt not only Liang Zhongmei, but also Liang Zhongzhi.
How come those two are not as good as Yin Yilan?
Yin Yilan and Xiaoxing were stunned. Grandma was so direct!
"What can you two do besides being lazy and good-for-nothing? You're both in your twenties or thirties, and you still expect your old mother to serve you? Have you no shame? I'm telling you this now: from today onwards, you wash your own clothes and do your own chores, or get out!"
Liang Zhongmei: "..."
Liang Zhongmei couldn't stand it anymore. "Mom, I don't agree with what you're saying. How am I inferior to her?"
Mo Yan sneered as she spoke.
"Lanzi can cook, do laundry, do housework, and work in the fields. Can you do that?"
Liang Zhongmei disagreed, saying, "Yes, I can't, but I'm a factory worker, I can earn money."
How can someone from the countryside compare to her?
"Where's the money?" Mo Yan looked at her with a half-smile. "Your sister-in-law and her husband have been living on their own since they got married. And you, you're such a grown woman, still sponging off me. How can you compare to your sister-in-law?"
Liang Zhongmei: "..."
Liang Zhongmei became even more unhappy, "Then I'm your daughter, isn't it only right that I eat with you?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Yan subconsciously frowned, disliking the statement. It seemed that many people felt that parents should do whatever they wanted for them, and that parents were naturally obligated to give everything.
"What do you mean by 'should'? It is my duty to raise you until you are 18, but after you turn 18, you are an adult and you should be responsible for your own life."
I let you eat and live at home because I felt sorry for you since you've just started working and don't have much money, not so you could spend your entire salary on clothes every month. If you can't even think about your own future, why should I care about you?
What should be done?
Are parents only parents?
They are also someone's beloved sons and daughters, and they should also have their own lives.
"Well, many people are like that."
Mo Yan was speechless at Liang Zhongmei's matter-of-fact attitude.
"People save their wages to give to their parents for living expenses, did you give that?"
You only see what others have gained. Don't you see what they've given up?
The original owner sacrificed too much for these two children, and coupled with the original owner's biased personality, it led to the current situation.
Liang Zhongmei was still a little afraid of her mother getting angry, especially now that Mo Yan's face was dark and her cold eyes made her a little flustered.
"Your older brother and sister-in-law are already married, so they are family. You and your older brother are now relatives, so don't meddle in their family affairs."
Whether they argue or make up in the future, don't speak up easily. What could have been easily resolved between the two of them will become a situation where you and your brother bully Lanzi if you interfere.
"If you really care about your brother, shut your mouth, understand?"
Yin Yilan has abandoned everything in her hometown with her daughter, which is a desperate gamble. She believes Liang Zhongzhi is a good husband.
After arriving here, the whole family was united in their hatred of the enemy, leaving only Lanzi as an extra. Even under such circumstances, she still earned money to help her family. She is truly a role model for women of this era.
But is she happy?
Mo Yan didn't know, and she couldn't ask her on her very first day there.
She is not Yin Yilan, she doesn't know what Yin Yilan is thinking, and she can't stand in God's shoes and think that she should get a divorce and leave this place.
Like a person drinking water, only they know whether it's hot or cold. Mo Yan will find opportunities to communicate with her, but she won't let her make choices. What kind of life one wants to live should be up to her.
At ten, one might want to grow up; at twenty, one might want to be in control of one's own life; at thirty, one might want to return to childhood. Thoughts differ at each stage of life, and her thoughts cannot represent Yin Yilan's.
Liang Zhongmei was so ashamed by the scolding that she couldn't lift her head. She did want to run away from home, but... she had been gone for so long that morning and her mother hadn't come looking for her. Now she was even less likely to. If she really ran away from home, she would have nowhere to stay and no money to buy food. She was still somewhat self-aware.
"I understand, I won't say it again."
Despite saying that, Liang Zhongmei was still very angry and still disliked Yin Yilan.
Throughout this process, Liang Zhongzhi was an invisible man, daring not to say anything and only treating himself as a tool.
That evening, Mo Yanliu told Liang Zhongzhi, "You'll sleep in the living room tonight."
Liang Zhongzhi: "???"
"Why? I have my exam in a month, Mom. This isn't right."
Yin Yilan also felt this was inappropriate, and she quickly spoke up, "Mom, how about I go with Xiaoxing..."
“He left you all for so long, and didn’t even tell me about this when he came back. If you hadn’t come, it would have been ages before he remembered. Shouldn’t he have done something wrong?”
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