"No matter how unbearable or how angry the family members are, they are still family. Aren't you ashamed to say that if someone tells you to leave, you shouldn't come back? Sister-in-law, as the elder, why didn't you step in to stop it? Why did you turn a blind eye and let your son show off his power? Is that something to watch?"
"Auntie, I was wrong. She was too domineering just now. I thought if I didn't put her in a good position, she would cause trouble after we got married." Tang Long lowered his head.
"Serves you right for not having a wife!" Qin Xiaoyu said bitterly.
“Longlongyuan is right. If he’s this arrogant now, won’t he ride roughshod over me in the future?” My cousin’s wife twisted her fingers and lowered her eyes.
"Ha, now that the mother and daughter are teaming up against me, they'll be teaming up against Xiaoli in the future, right? It's really good that she didn't marry him." Qin Xiaoyu was so angry that she was speechless.
“If she hadn’t acted this way, I wouldn’t have been the type to cause trouble,” my cousin-in-law said, persisting.
"Then let me ask you, if Wang Lei had a girl who got married before him, would you have any thoughts about it?"
"If all this is useless, then Wang Lei doesn't have any girls."
"People should put themselves in others' shoes. If that's how you see it, then we don't need to talk anymore." Qin Xiaoyu was so disheartened by her words that she got up to leave.
"Auntie! We were wrong. You and Mom have never argued in all these years, you've always been best friends, don't let my actions create distance. You two need to talk things out. I know I was wrong, but I don't know where I went wrong. Auntie, please teach us!" Tang Long blocked her path, his eyes reddening.
Hearing Tang Long talk about their relationship over the years, Qin Xiaoyu's heart softened again. She sighed and turned away.
“Xiaoli isn’t your child. You haven’t raised her for a single day, and now she’s going to marry into your Tang family as your daughter-in-law. You should respect her first, not try to suppress her. You’re already thinking about winning her over now, what will you do later?” Qin Xiaoyu’s words made her cousin-in-law lower her head.
“But there should be a proper order of seniority. I’m being so argumentative. Even my own children don’t act like this. I can’t stand it,” my cousin-in-law said, still feeling aggrieved.
"Sister-in-law, if you don't get your head straight, you'll cause trouble sooner or later. If you don't marry Xiaoli today, you'll marry Xiaohong tomorrow. You'll have a daughter-in-law coming into the family sooner or later. You should figure yourself out first. You haven't even sincerely tried to work things out, and you expect the other person's child to adapt to you? Think about the grievances you suffered when you first married into the Tang family. Now you want Xiaoli to suffer the same thing again? Can you bear to do that?"
Qin Xiaoyu's words resonated with her sister-in-law, who then waved her finger and stopped arguing.
"What should we do? Xiaoyu, you need to come up with a plan quickly." Her sister-in-law gave in again, and Qin Xiaoyu sighed. There was never enough to worry about.
"Let's go to her house tomorrow and meet your in-laws."
After agreeing to go to Xiaoli's house together the next day, Qin Xiaoyu went back to her room.
The moment she stepped inside, she was greeted by the delightful fragrance of flowers. It turned out that A Lei had prepared these fresh flowers for her. She walked over to the vase and bent down to smell them.
"It's got that saccharine, cloying feeling of being in love." Zhou Yue walked in, her belly protruding.
"You're nowhere near as good as me," Qin Xiaoyu said sourly.
"That's right, our old Deng is really better than A Lei." Zhou Yue smiled smugly.
Qin Xiaoyu was having trouble acting. Old Deng is better than A Lei? What's the basis for that comparison? Is there even any basis for it?
Sister, are you really not ashamed?
She glanced at Zhou Yue's big belly again, and then held back. Why bother arguing with a pregnant woman?
"Tell me the truth, how far have we gotten?" Zhou Yue nudged her with her belly.
"What do you mean, which step?" Qin Xiaoyu tried to play dumb, but her face turned red.
"See? I told you! Spending half the night together, it's no wonder nothing happened. Come on, Little Fish, want me to unlock a few positions for you..."
"No!" Qin Xiaoyu jumped up, not caring about Zhou Yue's belly anymore, and rushed to the door. "Go back quickly, my brother-in-law will be waiting. I'm going to take a shower first." Qin Xiaoyu closed the door and locked it.
Zhou Yue gritted her teeth in anger and, like a fat duck, waddled back to her room.
"Why are you meddling in their business?" Deng Jianyan was indeed getting impatient. He helped her onto the bed and started massaging her calves.
"I'm just concerned about Xiaoyu. Even though she's had two kids, she seems a bit clueless. A woman can't be too muddle-headed, or she'll suffer. What do you think about me finding her a copy of 'Jin Ping Mei'?" Zhou Yue tilted her head and started daydreaming.
"You're still reading *Jin Ping Mei*? Tell me right now, what else are you reading!" Deng Jianyan leaned closer with a malicious smile.
"No, just that one." Zhou Yue realized she had misspoke and covered her face, too ashamed to show it.
Deng Jianyan didn't dare to use force, so he kissed her along her arm. Zhou Yue chuckled and begged for mercy, but it was too late.
Qin Xiaoyu felt a lump in her throat when she thought about what Xiao Pang had said. It turned out that A Lei had already found out who was behind her harm, but he just wouldn't say. Scorpios don't harm others, but they always seek revenge.
She was unwilling to accept it.
If I catch him tomorrow, I'll make sure he pouts.
Tang Long, along with his cousin-in-law and Qin Xiaoyu, went to Xiaoli's house. Back then, the power bureau was a lucrative enterprise, the most profitable, and a notorious "power tycoon."
The staff dormitories were the first buildings constructed, but they are only three or four stories high and look rather old now.
The new building isn't finished yet, but I heard Xiaoli's family will be moving soon.
Tang Long had already visited the door and led them upstairs with ease.
Little Fatty was already prepared and opened the door to greet them. The living room was spacious and bright, and the white piano-lacquered furniture was a sight to behold.
It's clear that Xiaoli's mother is a very fashionable woman. I heard she used to be a teacher, but later took early retirement.
Xiaoli's mother had intended to give him a hard time, but her son was uncooperative and let her in without much effort. She could only sit on the sofa indifferently, without greeting her, and flipped through a copy of "Reader's Digest" without seeming to read it at all.
"Xiao Li isn't home?" Qin Xiaoyu asked Xiao Pang deliberately as soon as she entered the door and saw Xiao Li's boots on the shoe rack.
"He's not here, he went out to play with his classmates," Xiaoli's mother said first, then gave Xiaopang a wink to shoo him out.
"Sister-in-law, we've come here today to apologize for the child being wronged yesterday," Qin Xiaoyu said with a smile.
"Oh dear, in our family, although we have a son and a daughter, our daughter is more precious than our son. Even when she goes to her grandfather's house, she's the boss and has never suffered any grievances since she was little. Yesterday, when she came home, she locked the door and cried. My old man was so angry that he didn't sleep all night, and he went to work without even having breakfast this morning." Xiaoli's mother became angrier as she spoke, glaring at Tang Long with each glance.
“I didn’t sleep last night either. I felt so bad thinking about what I said to the child. If my Fengqin were to be mistreated outside, I wouldn’t have the same composure as my sister-in-law. I would probably have gone to her house to confront her.” Qin Xiaoyu couldn’t help but give her sister-in-law an approving look for these words.
Xiaoli's mother had heard that her in-laws managed a large store and were quite a formidable figure, and she had expected a fierce battle to break out. However, she was surprised by their humble attitude and the way they praised her. A few words from them calmed Xiaoli's temper considerably.
“My daughter Xiaoli is a bit spoiled,” Xiaoli’s mother said, trying to bring the conversation back on track.
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