After saying that, he turned to Wei Mingshen and said, "See, are you satisfied with what I said? Otherwise, it would seem like I broke you up with your boyfriend."
The two of them just reached a gentleman's agreement last night that neither of them would cross the line during the divorce proceedings, but today the younger sister interfered.
Wei Mingshen roared at his sister with a dark face, "If you dare to interfere in my business again, I'll beat you up!"
Wei Mingyue was stunned after being beaten and scolded by her mother and then yelled at by her brother. Tears streamed down her small, single-eyelid eyes.
She tossed her thin, yellow braid and ran crying into her room.
She came out again soon, sobbing as she got on her bicycle and rode away.
"I'll ride the bike this afternoon!" Wei Mingshen snatched it away.
Wei Mingyue stood there helplessly for a moment, then ran out crying.
Su Xueli quickly bent down to light the wheat straw to start a fire, and took the opportunity to bury her head inside the earthen stove to avoid being seen laughing by her mother and son.
Cao Maizi and Zhou Mingshen came into the kitchen. Su Xueli said apologetically, "Mingshen, Mother, it's all my fault for being greedy and making my sister run away."
"No, no, no, don't say that to the silly child. It's your sister who's talking nonsense. Didn't I tell you? She's mentally unstable. Let's not stoop to her level," Cao Maizi coaxed her.
Wei Mingshen also spoke kindly to her, saying, "It's clearly her fault, why are you taking the blame upon yourself? Just ignore her from now on, I'll deal with her."
Su Xueli exclaimed: "So you've stood up for me too!"
If only it had happened in my past life.
Cao laughed and said, "Let's not talk about it anymore. Shenzi, Xueli, light the fire. You come and flatten the dough into pancakes, I'll start frying them."
An enticing, sweet aroma wafted from the pot, and Su Xueli's eyes welled up with tears. In this life, she would eat her fill for her past self.
Cao Maizi scooped the first pumpkin pancake out of the pot; it was evenly thick and golden brown on both sides. She smiled and said to Su Xueli, who was tending the fire, "Xueli, catch this and try it to see if it's good. Don't burn yourself!"
Su Xueli quickly waved her hand: "No, Mother, I can't eat first, Father has to eat first."
The father-in-law is the head of the family and cannot be without rules.
Although Cao Maizi said, "Our family doesn't have that many rules," she actually liked her daughter-in-law very much because she was sensible.
Wei Tiezhu, who was getting sweet potatoes from the underground cellar, came out. He had heard the commotion on the ground earlier, and after checking on the three busy people in the kitchen, he had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
When Cao Maizi saw him, she said, "Hurry up and eat a pancake, otherwise Xue Li won't eat it. You're the head of the household, so you have to eat first."
Wei Tiezhu chuckled and said, "How proper!" He then took a pumpkin cake and took a bite.
Cao Maizi then took another one and handed it to Su Xueli: "Your dad has eaten, so eat up."
Su Xueli added, "Mother, you have to eat one too. Only after you two have eaten can we younger generations eat."
Cao Maizi's face beamed with joy. She took a bite of the pumpkin cake and praised her daughter-in-law, "My good daughter, I've been married into this family for decades, and this is the first time I've been treated with such respect."
Her words were not an exaggeration. At that time, rural families were still dominated by men, and all the privileges were enjoyed by men. Before, there was her father-in-law, but after he died, she became the husband. How could it be her turn?
In her past life, her in-laws treated Su Xueli very well, but she couldn't stand her father-in-law's chauvinism and his dictatorial way of doing things. She felt it was only natural for his wife to serve him.
Like many housewives, Cao Maizi felt that it was her duty to make sacrifices and that it was also her duty for men to enjoy the benefits.
Today, she won back a point for her mother-in-law.
"Hey, are you all treating me like I don't exist? Dad's eaten, Mom's eaten, and Xue Li's eating too, but I'm the only one doing all the work." Wei Mingshen complained.
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