313 Such Mothers-in-Law
The morning after Luo Er and his wife were disciplined, Li Wei's mother-in-law, Zhao Chunyan, arrived.
As soon as I entered, I saw Li Wei, the children, Li Lin, and Ding Anni chatting and playing together in the yard.
As soon as Zhao Chunyan came in, she pointed at Li Wei and said, "Well, Li Xiaoming, now that you've got wings and money, you actually dare to bully your brother-in-law with knives and guns. I think you're getting more and more successful as you grow up. Is it because Jianhua isn't home that you don't like Xiao Er and want to kick him out? Let me tell you, as long as you're in the Luo family, you're a member of the Luo family. You better stay put."
Li Wei was both ashamed and angry. What kind of mess was this? What had she done to deserve this? She was trembling with anger, and although she opened her mouth to say something, she couldn't utter a word. She turned around and ran into the house, picked up the phone in the living room, and dialed Shen Tao: "Hey, Shen Tao, Luo Jianzhong isn't with you. Okay, tell him to come here right now, bring his wife, and hurry up. If he's late, he can expect to be collecting my corpse!"
Li Wei was still on the phone when Zhao Chunyan came in, followed by Luo Yiluo and Xiao Ya. Li Lin also rushed in: "Sister, what's wrong? You signed a contract selling yourself to them, and they actually came to warn you? Sister, don't be afraid. At worst, we can just break up. There are plenty of good men out there. Why marry someone who's never around and whose whole family doesn't know what's good for them? Let's propose a separation. This life is unbearable. Let's just get a divorce!"
Seeing her grandmother's furrowed brows and her mother's frighteningly cold expression, Xiao Ya couldn't help but burst into tears. Luo Er, caught up in the crying, also started to cry.
Roy, who was used to being the older brother, didn't cry. Instead, he ran over and tugged at his mother's clothes, saying, "Mommy, Mommy, if anyone bullies you, I'll shoot them dead!"
After venting her anger, Zhao Chunyan felt a pang of regret seeing the children crying in fear. She tried to comfort Xiaoya, but Aunt Gao took the child aside, leaving her feeling awkward. She then turned to Li Wei and vented, "Look at you! You've made the children so distant from me. They still say they didn't bully Xiao Er. You need to call Xiao Er and his wife over right now. Wei Yan called me crying last night, but she didn't dare let Xiao Er know. Look how scared you've made them! Today, I want to see who's in charge in this family."
After Zhao Chunyan finished speaking, she sat down on the sofa with an air of nonchalance.
Li Wei picked up Luo Yi and calmed down a bit. When she was little, she was really afraid of Zhao Chunyan because she wasn't strong enough. But now, humph! What's wrong with her mother-in-law? Does she act like a mother-in-law? She actually listened to a woman who hadn't even married into the family and came to make her grandson and daughter-in-law uncomfortable. What did she do to offend her? She treats her like she's not even as good as a woman who hasn't even married into the family!
Isn't she a bit too easy to bully?
He handed the children to Li Lin. Turning to Aunt Gao, he said, "Take the children upstairs to play."
Watching the two of them leave with their noisy children, Li Wei sat down, her face cold. "Mom, when Xiao Er and his wife come later, if they also say I bullied them, you don't need to say anything. I'll take the children and leave. I'll pretend the Luo family doesn't even have me."
As Li Wei said this, she felt an overwhelming sense of frustration and impatience. Was she really that easy to bully?
Zhao Chunyan retorted, "Nonsense. Bringing the child? The child belongs to the Luo family. Do you think you can just say you'll bring him? Dream on!"
It seems that it really doesn't matter if I leave.
Li Wei was practically in tears. Her expression was icy: "I said I'd take you away, and I will. Anyone who tries to stop me can try and get over me!" Damn it. Who's afraid of a thug like that? She's going all out today. Whatever. She dumped that bastard Da Luo. She's still a hero. Let your whole family have their fun.
Upon seeing that Sister Wei had just finished tidying up the nursery, Li Wei called out, "Sister Wei, please wrap up all the baby's clothes for me. We might be going out later."
Then he sat there without saying a word, letting Zhao Chunyan chatter on and on.
From her words, Li Wei roughly understood why her mother-in-law was so furious.
It turned out that she had some complaints about Zhao Chunyan not bringing her children back home often, while Wei Yan would always take advantage of her holidays to go to the Luo family home to accompany Zhao Chunyan shopping, playing mahjong, serving tea and water, and was very meticulous and thoughtful.
During the two years that Luo Er and Zhao Chunyan had been doing business in the provincial capital, Luo Er had often secretly complained to Zhao Chunyan that Li Wei and Da Luo hadn't taken good care of them, which was why Luo Er's business hadn't grown much.
This time, Luo Er was scammed, and instead of lending them money to get back on their feet, she brought them all into the company without giving them proper positions. She had initially worked diligently and was genuinely trying to help the company, but after the manager complained to Li Wei, Li Wei sided with Shen Tao, summoning the couple and beating and scolding them, threatening to kick them out.
Zhao Chunyan thought it was something Li Wei would do, so when Wei Yan finished crying to her last night, she almost ran over overnight. But Lao Luo didn't come back that night, so she had to come over by herself the next morning. Before leaving, she told the housekeeper to tell Lao Luo that she had gone to the provincial capital to deal with her daughter-in-law.
Although Li Wei was upset, listening to her mother-in-law's rambling, she guessed what had happened.
It turns out I wasn't wrong after all; Wei Yan really is a troublemaker!
I was so blind! I used to think she was alright, but I never imagined she was such a heartless wretch. I don't know what she's up to.
Soon Luo Er and Wei Yan arrived. Before Luo Er could speak, Wei Yan, who had been laid off that day, rushed over as if she had seen a relative: "Aunt Luo, oh~~" as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Li Wei couldn't stand it anymore and glared at Luo Er: "You can handle it yourself. Mom's here to complain about me, saying I bullied you two poor people. Humph! You two can chat all you want. I'm going upstairs to see if the kids are scared."
After finishing her sentence, Li Wei ignored everyone and went upstairs.
Li Lin had been peeking out from upstairs, and when she saw Li Wei come up, she asked, "How did it go, sis? Did they bully you?"
Li Wei forced a smile: "It's nothing, I'm just a little angry, you bullied me, huh!"
Li Wei pondered for a moment: "I'm planning to take the kids out for a few days to relax, that's all. Do you want to come along?"
Huh? Li Lin was a little confused: "Why?"
Li Wei said impatiently, "I'm annoyed. I'm going out for a walk. Are you coming or not? If not, you and Ding Anni can stay here and play. I'll be leaving in a bit."
Li Wei quickly packed a few clothes, grabbed her travel bag, and went downstairs. She noticed that Sister Wei had indeed packed two bags of children's clothes and other items. She put her bag next to the children's and said to Sister Wei, "Take a couple of your own clothes too. We're going away for two or three days on a trip. Once you're ready, go upstairs and change Aunt Gao's clothes so she can get ready as well. Hurry up, we'll be leaving as soon as we're done."
She didn't want to stay in this house for even a moment longer.
After giving her instructions, Zhao Chunyan returned to the living room and saw that Luo Er and Wei Yan were arguing. They were blaming each other. Luo Er said that Wei Yan was wicked and loved to stir up trouble, while Wei Yan said that Luo Er didn't know what was good for him and that she was only doing it for his own good. Zhao Chunyan was clearly unsure of whose side to take.
Li Wei's heart turned cold. It seemed that her mother-in-law had always disapproved of her. At the slightest hint of trouble, without even verifying the facts, her mother-in-law would immediately come to question her. What was the point of living like this? Today it was Wei Yan, tomorrow it was enteritis, and the day after that... well, she needed to go out and calm down. How was she going to get along with this family in the future? Or maybe Da Luo would come back, and his mother would scare him away, and they would break up. Then he could go out on adventures and be more free, without her holding him back. Just thinking about that guy made her feel carefree.
While lost in thought, Li Wei said expressionlessly to Zhao Chunyan, "Mom, I'm going out for a bit. You and Xiao Er'er Wei Yan have a good chat."
Zhao Chunyan glared at her: "Chat, what are you talking about? Didn't you see that the couple was fighting? Instead of advising them to live a good life, you're encouraging them to quarrel. What kind of sister-in-law are you?"
Li Wei became furious. "I'm the sister-in-law, not the mother: 'While I might want to encourage them, they have to listen to me! Whether I've advised them to live a good life or not, Mom, you should ask them. Whether I've planned for Xiao Er's future, Mom, you can ask Xiao Er. And Dad knows best about this, you should ask him. Besides, I'm just an ordinary person. I've done everything I can. I have three children to take care of, my abilities are limited. Mom, if you're really not satisfied, I have nothing more to say.'"
Li Wei saw Li Lin coming downstairs: "Help me carry the baby, and also, call Aunt Gao. Hurry up, we're leaving now. Ding Anni, can you take my bag and take it to the garage?"
Without saying a word, Li Wei went upstairs in a few steps, picked up Xiao Ya, Li Lin picked up Luo Yi, Sister Wei picked up Luo Er, Aunt Gao and Ding Anni helped carry the bags, and no one said a word. They went downstairs and left.
Although Aunt Gao and Sister Wei weren't entirely clear on what had happened, they knew Li Wei was usually a very nice person, and now her mother-in-law had come to their door to yell at her. They also roughly understood what was going on from what was happening in the living room. Feeling quite indignant, they quickly stepped in to support Li Wei. They were determined to teach this whole family a lesson and show them what they were made of.
Zhao Chunyan was dumbfounded when she saw this situation. Luo Er was even more frightened. He abandoned Wei Yan, who was arrogant because her mother was backing her up, and ran over to stop Li Wei: "Sister Xiaoming, Sister Xiaoming, Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law, don't go! Where are you going? I was wrong, I was wrong. I will correct myself in the future, okay? Please don't go."
"It's all your fault for being spineless," Li Wei sneered. "None of you are wrong, I am. I'm going out to reflect on my mistakes so I can understand what serious error I made and avoid repeating it. You stay here and keep Mom company. I'll stay here so she doesn't get angry and hurt herself. I won't be able to explain it to your brother when he comes back. Don't stop me, get out of my way!"
At that moment, Li Wei felt a deep sadness, and tears welled up in her eyes. She had never suffered such injustice in her life, and felt as if her heart was burning with grief. Holding the little girl in her arms, she rushed out.
Xiao Ya cried, and Li Wei cried too. In the end, the two of them bumped headfirst into a hard embrace.
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