She still remembered that in her previous life, after Guo Mingli moved in with them, even if she and Han Yunqi only went out to a restaurant occasionally for a simple meal, Guo Mingli would criticize them, saying, "What a waste! All you know is how to enjoy yourself. What are you pretending for?"
A few months before she was reborn in her previous life, on Guo Mingli's birthday, Han Yunqi bought her a coat worth several thousand yuan, which fit her perfectly. However, Guo Mingli was not surprised at all; instead, she flew into a rage, cursing Han Yunqi as a spendthrift and implying that Tang Xiaoxiao's extravagant spending had corrupted her son.
During the two years they lived under the same roof, Tang Xiaoxiao had to sneak around when buying things online with her own salary. She didn't dare to let the courier deliver them directly to her door. Instead, she would have the courier leave them at the storage area first, and then secretly hide them in her backpack to take home.
Otherwise, if Guo Mingli saw it, she would definitely launch into another sarcastic remark.
If she were truly strict with herself and others and frugal by nature, that would be one thing, but when she goes shopping, she never hesitates to spend money on whatever she likes, and when she's in a good mood, she'll even buy Tang Xiaoxiao a piece of clothing or a pair of shoes, which is really speechless.
Later, Tang Xiaoxiao analyzed that it was because no matter what she and Han Yunqi did, as long as they didn't report to Guo Mingli beforehand, Guo Mingli would be unhappy and would find fault with them in every possible way.
Perhaps in Guo Mingli's mind at that time, Han Yunqi and Tang Xiaoxiao lived in the house that she and Han Shiping had worked hard to buy their whole lives, so they should listen to her in everything and she shouldn't make decisions on her own.
Even if it's money they earned through their own work, they can't spend it recklessly without her permission, even if the money is spent on Guo Mingli.
This may partly be due to the severe emotional blow she suffered from her father's death.
His desire for control is so strong it's almost abnormal.
Han's father was doing well in this life, and Tang Xiaoxiao herself was so outstanding. Guo Mingli never acted like a mother-in-law from the beginning, so she didn't have that desire to control.
She was even afraid that Tang Xiaoxiao might really be difficult to get along with because of her mother-in-law, which would affect the young couple's relationship, so she dared not interfere in anything.
However, since Han Yunqi was raised by her, she sometimes couldn't help but make inappropriate remarks that contradicted her son when talking to him on the phone, just to make her presence known.
But Tang Xiaoxiao felt that as long as Han Yunqi didn't target her, he was still her own son, and there was no grudge between them. She decided to let her do as she pleased.
She couldn't possibly confront her mother-in-law just because she felt sorry for her husband being scolded for no reason.
That would really make them a troublemaker.
Tang Xiaoxiao focused on feeding her two babies complementary foods, while Tang's parents pretended not to hear Guo Mingli scolding their son, only exchanging a few words with Han Shiping from time to time.
During the meal, Han Yunqi suddenly asked, "Mom, is the Cai family across the street always causing trouble for our family?"
Guo Mingli was furious when her son brought this up. She put down her chopsticks, ready to launch into a long speech, but Han Shiping interrupted her before she could finish: "It's not that serious. He's just being sarcastic. You don't know how capable Cai Gao really is."
"A toad hopping around on your feet, it's disgusting even if it doesn't bite." Although Han Yunqi wasn't one to fight or be aggressive, he still didn't want his parents to face such a distressing situation every day. "How about we move to a different shop? You guys were always complaining a few years ago that the shop was too small and there wasn't enough space to store all the stock. We didn't have much savings before and didn't dare to invest easily, but now that we have some money, we can definitely upgrade if we find a suitable place."
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