The mother-in-law thinks the best of her younger sister and niece, but she understands the nature of these two mother and daughter, otherwise why would she make such a suggestion. Su Wenyue believes that she is not a good person. Maybe she will do something good occasionally when she is in a good mood, but the target will definitely not be Yang Juxiang and her daughter. Jiang Chunlan is a woman who stares at her husband all day long. Even if she knows that Han Yu has no intention, she will feel uncomfortable!
"That's right. You know the fourth daughter-in-law among you sisters-in-law. She's not as petty and calculating as the eldest daughter-in-law. Although her aunt did some inappropriate things, it was not intentional. She came from far away just to covet this little bit of food from our family. What's more, she took out all her treasures as a gift to you, the fourth daughter-in-law. It's not what the eldest daughter-in-law thought."
At this moment, Yang felt that Su Wenyue's words were very much in line with her thoughts, so she spoke out all her thoughts. Her words revealed her dissatisfaction with Liu, but she was more tolerant towards Yang Juxiang and her daughter.
Although Yang was persuaded by Liu, she would always protect her own shortcomings. In Yang's heart, her younger sister was more important than her eldest daughter-in-law, so she would naturally lean towards one side. Su Wenyue knew this, so she didn't take the lead and let Liu rush forward. Anyway, Liu was used to doing this kind of thing, and she would make a scene even if she didn't point it out. She was just "helping others for fun."
"Mother, every family has its own difficulties. My eldest sister-in-law is doing this for our family. We have indeed consumed too much food these days. We still have to make ends meet in the future, so we have to be frugal. I do want to help, but I am afraid that it would be bad if people knew about it. The rumors outside are already bad, and there are all kinds of rumors. My husband is so smart and capable, how could he rely on his wife's family?"
Su Wenyue said angrily that her retreat was blocked. Maybe her mother-in-law didn't have any intention of taking her dowry, but Yang Juxiang and her daughter would definitely instigate it. Even if she didn't let Yang Juxiang and her daughter succeed, her mother-in-law would definitely feel uncomfortable or have some thoughts. Now she said it in advance and gave the most appropriate reason.
What does the mother-in-law care about most? For the sake of her son's reputation, not only will she not try to take her dowry, she will certainly not allow the Han family to do so. If Yang Juxiang and her daughter bring it up again, it will not work, and it may even make the mother-in-law have opinions about them, which is much better than Liu's bad-mouthing of Yang Juxiang and her daughter.
"I know what you mean, fourth son's wife. Those short-sighted people in the village just can't stand to see my son do well. Just ignore what they say. We in the Han family are upright and would never covet our daughter-in-law's dowry." Yang's words were meant to appease Su Wenyue. She acted as if she didn't care much, but Su Wenyue knew that her mother-in-law cared and took it to heart.
"Yes, those who gossip about us just can't stand our family doing well. I won't take it to heart, and you shouldn't take it to heart either, mother. Then you drink your soup slowly, I'll get busy now." Su Wenyue achieved her goal and decided not to stay here. She might as well embroider a few more flowers instead of wasting time.
Although Yang was upset, she didn't have much money left and she had to buy food for the family because Han Yu had to go into the mountains to hunt. So the task of going to the county town to buy food was left to the eldest son, Han Hu.
"Boss, this is the money for buying food in the city. Take it." Yang said reluctantly as she took out a hundred coins from the box.
"Mom, I can't spend that much money to buy food in the city, why do you have so much money?" Han Hu was a little confused when his mother handed him so much money. How much food did she want him to buy? If they continued to spend like this, their family wouldn't be able to survive until the autumn harvest, and the government had increased the rent by 20% this year.
To be honest, Han Hu was a little dissatisfied with his aunt and her daughter's behavior these days, but a real man should not be so stingy. After all, they are relatives and he still has to entertain them.
"Of course there's a reason for letting you take it. Grandma's birthday is coming up soon, and we have to go to the city to celebrate it. Every year, our family sends the birthday gifts, and this year is no exception. In addition to buying food, you have to buy more flour when you go back." Yang sighed as she said this.
Han Hu was also stunned, then he remembered that the old lady's birthday was coming up and their family would have to spend a lot of money.
As for the old lady of the Han family who lived in the eldest uncle's house in the county town, except for old man Han, the other members of the Han family had no feelings for each other. After all, they did not live together normally. The old lady was particularly partial to the eldest wife and did not like these useless children and grandchildren from the countryside. Whenever she saw them, she would find fault with them, especially with her daughter-in-law Yang, whom she would trample on and humiliate in various ways.
It's okay that the old lady doesn't like the second wife, but she will never be soft-hearted when it comes to asking for benefits. When her grandsons got married, that is, when the eldest son got married, the old lady came. Although she didn't bring any gifts, her presence was a sign of respect. Except for this time, no matter what happy events there were in the family, the old lady never came. The same was true for the first wife's family. They didn't even bring any gifts, and they were just pretending to come. However, whenever there was something going on with the first wife, they would always involve the second wife and squeeze benefits from them.
"Grandma's birthday is coming? Okay, then I'll buy some more flour. It takes a lot of flour to make birthday buns." Han Hu was quite generous. Although he felt depressed when he thought of his grandma and uncle's family, he still did what he had to do. After all, they were his elders.
"Okay, you've always been the one to do this, and you know how to do it. Your grandmother can only have more, not less, or else you'll be in trouble. You decide for yourself."
Speaking of the old lady of the Han family, Su Wenyue's impression was a little vague, but she vaguely remembered that there were such people. In her previous life, she looked down on Han Yu's family, and the family in the city was no exception. However, that was not a good thing. They were still pretending in front of her. Now looking at the expressions of her mother-in-law and uncle, she knew that the family must be difficult to deal with.
Su Wenyue mainly wanted to see Han Hu's reaction. After all, it was normal for her mother-in-law to look unhappy. The conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have always existed. Her uncle was not a stingy person. He could be kind even to Wang who had done so many wrong things. The fact that he could make her look a little unhappy showed that the family in the city was not an ordinary person.
"Mom, I've been married for so long, but I didn't even know that our family has relatives in the county town. My husband is really something, he never mentioned it to me. If I see them, wouldn't it be like family members disowning each other?"