Old Lady Xia ignored them and found a comfortable spot where she could block the wind and get some sun. She and her daughter held their bowls, squinted their eyes, and occasionally took a sip of sweet brown sugar water, feeling relaxed.
Song Tiancheng was chatting with the men when he saw two women who were supposed to be working in the house slowly coming out to bask in the sun.
He originally thought that they were holding tea brewed for them, and was about to praise them when he noticed that the two of them turned around and leaned against the wall by the window, each drinking a bowl.
Song Tiancheng frowned. He used to think his wife's sister-in-law was a virtuous person. Why was she so lazy today?
He couldn't just go up and tell them to go back to work, that would be too embarrassing. But if he didn't say anything, who would do all the work for Xin and the wedding banquet?
If the work is not finished, won’t her son-in-law and his family complain about her tomorrow? This is a major event in her daughter’s life.
As expected, he is a cruel person who doesn't worry about the daughter even though she is not his own.
Song Tiancheng was very dissatisfied with Old Lady Xia. After talking to others for a few words, he hurried to find Chen Mei. He had to ask Chen Mei to keep an eye on things to prevent these people from just eating and not working.
Chen Mei walked out quickly, "Sister-in-law, why are you still slacking off? We're almost dying of work, and you're still causing me trouble."
Old Mrs. Xia raised her head to let the sun shine on her entire face. After hearing this, she asked, "Why? Are you still going to deduct my salary?"
Chen Mei was criticized and became even more unhappy. He was obviously the one who came to help, but now he was sunbathing. Is he still a relative?
"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by that? We are relatives, we should help each other. There are a lot of things to do in the kitchen, but not only did you not do them, you even brought Xiang Hong out with you. You guys are drinking tea, but the men haven't even had any yet. I asked you to make tea, but you pretended you didn't hear anything."
When she got closer, she found that the bowl did not contain coarse tea, but precious brown sugar. This was going to be used to entertain the man's people tomorrow. How could they drink it?
She yelled, "Sister-in-law, even if you don't want to help me, you can't make trouble for me. You've been through this before, don't you know that this brown sugar is for me to treat my son-in-law's family tomorrow? If you drink it now, what will they drink tomorrow? I'm going to cook brown sugar eggs for them tomorrow. What do you want me to do now?"
Old Lady Xia scratched her ears, thinking Chen Mei was being too loud. "Keep your voice down, it hurts my ears. I'm only eating a little, I'm not giving it all to you. Why haven't you tried this candy yourself? Your good son-in-law has such a big mouth, he'd need a whole bag to be satisfied."
"Xiang Hong and I only scooped a small spoonful. What are you yelling at? You're so old, and you don't even know how to entertain guests. We came all the way to your place, and you expect us to work before we even have a sip of water? Then when your son-in-law comes tomorrow, will he also not have a sip of water to drink and expect him to chop firewood and repair your house? Tsk tsk tsk tsk, being a relative of yours is really miserable."
Chen Xianghong imitated Old Lady Xia and drank up all the brown sugar water. She was already in a bad mood because of her period, and she felt even more annoyed when she heard Chen Mei's impolite words.
"Aunt, you are so unkind! My uncle-in-law's own daughter is getting married, and my two cousins' own sisters are getting married, and they just throw their hands up as if it's not their own business, and you don't supervise them. My mother and I were invited by you to join the wedding banquet, and you just want us to work for you for nothing with just a few words."
"If you feel bad for them and don't want them to work hard, then just do it yourself. Why are you pushing it onto my mom and me? If you want to work yourself to death, don't take us with you. Besides, look, my uncle and aunt are here too. If you're too busy, go and persuade my aunt to help you. My mom and I haven't been feeling well lately and can't do anything."
Chen Mei turned around and looked back, and sure enough, her third brother and his wife came with their children, and the big and small bags contained must be full of good things.
Chen Mei's frown suddenly relaxed. Unlike when she met Old Lady Xia and the others, she smiled like a flower when she saw her third brother and his wife.
"Third sister-in-law, you are here. Why are you so polite and bring so many things? Are you tired? Let me make you some malted milk. Go inside and sit down. It's cold outside." She took the things attentively and led them into the house without even looking at Old Lady Xia and the others.
Song Tiancheng also smiled when he saw them. His third brother's wife's father was a capable man. He had revealed a piece of news to them before, and that was how their eldest son Song Yuhe got his job, so he had to welcome his third brother's family with a smile.
The third brother, Chen Weimin, was a smiling tiger. He treated all his brothers equally, but he was also cunning. The third brother's wife, Xu Meiyu, also treated all her husband's relatives equally. Her family was well-off and loved her, so she felt she had the right to look down on them equally.
Xu Meiyu placed her bag in Chen Mei's hand. Seeing Chen Mei attentively wiping the nonexistent dust off the chair for her, she sneered, "Sister, you're too polite. By the way, sister-in-law, I'm craving the longan and walnut soup she made for me during my confinement."
She took out a hand cream from her bag, squeezed a small amount of it and put it in, then began to apply it on her hands. She looked so fragrant and precious, and just this hand cream made Chen Mei a little jealous.
"My sister-in-law is outside. I'll call her in to cook for you. It will be ready soon. It's cold now, so you should eat something nutritious. I bought some dried longans yesterday. They are very sweet." Chen Mei went out with a smile, and her expression changed when she saw Old Mrs. Xia.
"Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law is here. How come you don't even bother to say a few words? No wonder everyone says you're tongue-tied. When you took care of Third Sister-in-law during her confinement, you did a great job. She's still thinking about you. Go make her that sweet soup, you know that, right?"
Chen Mei looked down on Old Lady Xia from the bottom of her heart. Apart from the reputation of being virtuous, what else did she have that was worthy of respect? So she didn't even bother to ask her whether she was willing or not. She just gave the order directly. She would definitely do it anyway.
But this time, Old Mrs. Xia didn't move, as if she was deaf, her feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and she didn't even look at her.
Chen Mei yelled, "Sister-in-law, I'm talking to you, what do you mean?"
Chen Xianghong turned around and said, "Aunt, who are you? How dare you talk to my mother like that? Who do you think you are? Is my mother your nanny? She has to work for you just by saying a word. Why don't you look in the mirror and see if you are worthy enough? Even without a mirror, you can still pee, right?"
At this time, Old Lady Xia looked at Chen Xianghong seriously. Could it be that her Xianghong was also reborn?
No, no. If Xiang Hong were to be reborn, the first person she would hate would be her and her entire family. How could she help her?
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