Liu Xuemei snorted.
But then Tan Lanlan said, "But look around, where do you see married couples still living with their parents these days? It's not like they're so poor they can't afford to eat. The housing prices here aren't expensive either. Yunlong and I have been thinking for a while about whether we should buy our own place and move out, so that it won't be so crowded when we have kids. Don't you think so?"
"So you're saying you don't think I and the old man are in the way, and you want to buy a house? Fine, go ahead and buy one if you're so capable. Did I stop you?" Liu Xuemei said angrily, pointing her finger at Tan Lanlan's face.
“How can you say I bought it myself? What parents don’t buy a house for their son to get married? I thought my family might not be able to afford it for the time being, so I didn’t ask for anything. Three years have passed, and you can’t keep pretending to be stupid, can you?” Tan Lanlan said, staring straight at Liu Xuemei with an air of indifference.
"Enough!" Han Yunlong grabbed Tan Lanlan's arm. "Mom, don't pay attention to her. I didn't mean it that way. It's fine for our family to live together."
"What's so good about it!" Tan Lanlan forcefully shook off Han Yunlong's hand that was holding her.
"Given our current conditions, you still want me to have a child? Where will the baby live? There's not even a place to put a crib, let alone go to school when the child grows up. Do you want my son to be shorter than other children from birth?"
Liu Xuemei, who had been sitting on the bed with Grandma Han, got up and, putting on her shoes, walked somewhat unsteadily to Tan Lanlan. She asked, "According to our custom here, we do buy a wedding house for the son-in-law, but the bride's family also needs to provide a dowry. Where is your dowry? Our family gave 300,000 yuan as a bride price. If we used that money to buy a house, it would be enough to buy a two-bedroom apartment for the whole family, but we didn't buy one and gave the money to you directly. What is your dowry?"
Tan Lanlan's eyes flickered slightly, but she still said confidently, "I... what rules? Shouldn't the rules be based on the bride's side? In my family, the bride price is for my parents. Buying a new house is one thing, but the other is another! When we got married, you didn't even buy a new house, so it's normal that I didn't have a dowry!"
"So, in your hometown, all families who have daughters become robbers?" Liu Xuemei clutched her chest, looking like she was about to collapse. Han Yunlong quickly stepped forward to support his mother, then said to Tan Lanlan in a deep voice, "Can you shut up? It's the New Year, my mother just got out of the hospital, please don't upset her, I'm begging you."
Tan Lanlan glanced at Han Yunlong with a cold smile: "You know it's the New Year, and your family is having a great time, while my own father is still lying in bed without money for surgery! Has anyone thought about me at all? If you don't let me have a good time, I'll make sure none of you have a good time!"
"Smack!"
It turned out that Liu Xuemei had reached her limit and slapped Tan Lanlan.
"Get out of here! Get out now! We don't have a daughter-in-law like you in the Han family!" Liu Xuemei pointed at Tan Lanlan, panting, then turned to her son and said, "Yunlong, if you still consider me your mother, divorce her as soon as the Civil Affairs Bureau opens, do you hear me?"
"Mom!" Han Yunlong called out, but kept his head down and refused to speak.
The light in Liu Xuemei's eyes gradually dimmed.
Tan Lanlan covered her face, glared at Liu Xuemei with hatred, then suddenly turned around and ran out without looking back.
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