In her previous life, Tang Xiaoxiao had no children after five years of marriage, which involved many factors. However, Han Yunqi shared her thoughts, and the couple were of one mind. Therefore, she did not feel guilty when Guo Mingli tried to find fault with her and pressured her to have children.
She didn't feel that she had done anything wrong to her mother-in-law.
Having children is not a woman's mandatory responsibility. Apart from her life partner, even her in-laws or biological parents have no right to force her to have children.
However, Tan Lanlan's problem wasn't just her refusal to have children; Liu Xuemei's dissatisfaction with her went beyond that.
This aunt, including the impression Tang Xiaoxiao had of her from her previous life, had always been taciturn, focused on her work, and had little temper. But now, she seemed rather harsh towards Tan Lanlan.
It is evident that when conflicts arise between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, even the kindest person will reveal a hidden side.
"Lanlan and Xiaoxiao are the same age, right? They're 27, not young anymore, they should have one soon," Grandma Han muttered.
Tan Lanlan and Han Yunlong are classmates. They are both the same age as Tang Xiaoxiao and one year younger than Han Yunqi.
Hearing Grandma Han compare Tan Lanlan and Tang Xiaoxiao, Liu Xuemei felt even more heartbroken.
Why is her life so miserable!
They're brothers, yet Han Shiping's son is so much more successful than hers. If Han Yunqi had taken over his parents' shop, that would be one thing, but Han Shiping is capable enough to leave his son a considerable fortune; she wouldn't be jealous.
She knew what kind of person Han Shigang was when she married him, and she never expected him to achieve anything great or benefit his children and grandchildren.
But Han Yunqi didn't rely on his father at all; he got to where he is now through his own hard work. Han Yunlong was utterly insignificant compared to his cousin, who was only a year older than him.
The wife Han Yunqi found is miles better than her jinxed husband.
Leaving aside individual abilities, the entire Han family combined couldn't compare to Tang Xiaoxiao. She was self-aware and didn't expect her family to marry a golden phoenix. But they were both women, yet the third son's daughter-in-law gave birth to twins within a year of entering the family. As for her, she gritted her teeth and borrowed money to let her son marry this woman, and three years had passed without a single sign of pregnancy.
It's bad enough that she won't give him a grandson or granddaughter, but she's always trying to squeeze money out of her and her husband's savings for their funerals.
This isn't a daughter-in-law, she's a debt collector!
Liu Xuemei lowered her eyes, not wanting to respond to her mother-in-law's words, but Tan Lanlan replied in a neither soft nor hard tone: "Grandma, you make it sound so easy. Our house is so small, and there are four of us crammed in. If we had another child, where would we live?"
"What do you mean? You think I'm in the way of the old man?" Liu Xuemei immediately objected.
"Mom, Lanlan didn't mean that," Han Yunlong said with a smile, trying to smooth things over.
Apart from Grandma Han and Liu Xuemei, the rest of the people in the room were all grandchildren. Han Shiping and his brothers were in another room with Grandpa Han, while Guo Mingli and her sisters-in-law were busy in the kitchen. Now, Liu Xuemei and Tan Lanlan, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, were arguing. Grandma Han didn't say anything, so no one dared to interfere.
The fourth brother, Han Yunsheng, also brought his girlfriend home this year. The young girl stood timidly next to her boyfriend, her big eyes scanning the room. Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more awkward, she didn't dare to breathe.
"Mom, please don't wrong me. I don't mean to look down on you and Dad. The house belongs to you. Even if I'm being unreasonable, I have no reason to look down on you," Tan Lanlan said.
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