Since Yang Xiaohui got married, she has never returned to her parents' home empty-handed.

Every time she left, her mother would even tell her in advance what her sister-in-law wanted, what her nephew wanted, or what she wanted, and asked Yang Xiaohui to remember to bring it the next time she came.

Yang Xiaohui has been married for nine years, and this is the first time she comes home empty-handed.

But her mother didn't even ask her why and just started scolding her.

Yang Xiaohui's eyes were red. "I didn't bring anything just this once, so you don't like me? The girl did bring something back, but when she left, her parents also brought something back for her. Have you ever brought anything back for me?"

Her mother was a strong-willed person and started to scold her immediately: "I raised you to this age and married you off to a husband's family. Now that I want something from you, you still think I'm taking advantage of you?"

"I didn't mean that." Yang Xiaohui wanted to cry. She just didn't want her own mother to dislike her. She was clearly wronged: "You didn't even ask me what happened? You just scolded me."

Seeing her crying, her mother quickly looked towards the kitchen, fearing that her daughter-in-law would be angry: "That's enough, stop crying. It's not bad luck. I'm not dead yet."

Yang Xiaohui could only hold back her tears.

Her sister-in-law had already come out: "Xiaohui, if you have something to say to mom, go inside and talk to her. If you stand here crying, people will think I did something to you."

"No, no." Yang Xiaohui hurriedly explained that she was 80% arrogant in her husband's family, but not at all in her own family.

She followed her mother into the dark mud house.

The Yang family built five large bungalows, but these five bungalows have nothing to do with Yang Xiaohui's mother. Her father died a few years ago, and her mother now lives in two earthen houses in the corner next to the large bungalows.

One room is the main room after the entrance, which is also the place with a chopping board for cooking, and the other is the bedroom.

As early as the year her father died, Yang Xiaohui's mother started cooking separately from her wife.

The old-style adobe house has paper-covered windows and dim light. You have to turn on the light bulbs even in broad daylight. In order to save electricity, the light bulbs used are very low wattage. The dim light makes it difficult to see clearly.

Even when paying the electricity bill every month, my wife would still complain that I was wasting too much electricity.

"Well, what are you doing here?"

The two of them sat on the worn and patinated chairs before her mother began to ask.

Yang Xiaohui looked at her mother's face and couldn't open her mouth. She knew clearly in her heart that not only would she not get the money, but she would also be scolded by her mother again.

"Nothing." She stammered.

Her mother frowned and said, "That's nothing. Go back quickly before it gets dark."

At her parents' home, Yang Xiaohui clearly felt what it meant to be like "a daughter who is married off is like water spilled out."

Her mother didn't even ask her if she had been wronged in her husband's family, and just let her go.

"Mom, you don't care about me." She felt wronged.

Her mother was annoyed: "Your mouth is like a clam. If you don't tell me, how can I know what's wrong with you? If you have something to say, just say it. I don't like to see your face."

That’s what she said, but Yang Xiaohui clearly saw her mother’s eyes flicker and she turned her face away.

Yang Xiaohui was stunned. She was not stupid and she could see that her mother knew why she came. She was just pretending to be stupid. If her mother didn't say anything, she would pretend not to know.

Thinking of her sister-in-law's attitude towards her just now, and her mother's pretending to be ignorant, Yang Xiaohui couldn't hold back any more: "Li Honggang wants to divorce me."

Her mother was stunned: "What did you say? Divorce? Why do you want a divorce?"

Yang Xiaohui had a blank expression on her face: "He asked me to get the 5,000 yuan back. If I don't get it back, I won't be able to live like this anymore."

Her mother immediately felt a lump in her chest and quickly covered her mouth: "You, you are going to piss me off to death."

"Mom, mom, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that her mother was about to die of anger, Yang Xiaohui suddenly panicked.

"Shame on you! You've been with him for almost ten years. Aren't you worth five thousand dollars? Ah? You must have five thousand dollars and tear the faces of the two families apart, right?" Her mother was very angry and immediately cursed: "The Li family is not a human being, and you are also a dead person. Can't you reason with them? Why do you run back?"

"Why did you come back? Huh? Did you come back to help them piss me off to death?"

"Mom, I didn't. Yes, he drove me out." Yang Xiaohui subconsciously made an excuse. It was obvious that she ran back by herself, but she said that it was Li Hong who drove her out.

"Li Honggang is really outrageous. You became his wife and gave birth to his children, but he still kicked you out. Is he still a human being? Ah?" Yang Xiaohui's mother was so angry that she said, "No, I will take your brother to Lijia Village to settle accounts with him tomorrow."

Yang Xiaohui was happy in her heart, because what she wanted was the support of her family.

In the end, this hasn't even made me laugh.

Suddenly, her eldest sister-in-law's voice came from the door: "Gangzi has something to do tomorrow and has no time to go to Lijia Village. Mom, I think you are getting old and confused. You asked Gangzi to go to Lijia Village. The Li family has several sons. If a fight breaks out and Gangzi gets hurt, who can you rely on for the rest of your life?"

"Don't count on me. I don't want the two children anymore. I'm going back to my parents' home and find someone to marry. Don't let anyone hold anyone back."

Yang Xiaohui's sister-in-law always speaks very unpleasantly, and she always says whatever she wants.

Yang Xiaohui's face changed. She was so good to her sister-in-law. She had taken so many gifts of all sizes over the years. The red envelopes she gave to the children during the Chinese New Year were more than what she gave to her own children.

Used her big brother, she is like this.

When her mother heard her daughter-in-law was angry, she hurriedly explained to the outside with a smile: "What a coincidence, it's not like that, I just went over to scare him. You know Li Honggang's temper, he is a coward, he has no bones at all."

Chen Xiaoqiao didn't care what her mother-in-law said and just didn't give her a good face.

The only time Chen Xiaoqiao was nice to the mother and daughter was when they gave her benefits. When there were no benefits but only troubles, she would say things more harshly than anyone else.

"I told you I have something to do tomorrow, but you don't understand. Why do you have to make trouble for Gangzi? Yang Xiaohui and her husband are having a conflict. It's her family's business. Have you forgotten about her in-laws' business?"

"A few years ago, her eldest sister-in-law cried and complained that her husband's family bullied her. Her eldest brother and his brothers all rushed to Zhaojia Village to support her eldest sister. As a result, now her son-in-law ignores his brothers-in-law when he sees them. The couple continues to live their lives, while the brothers-in-law are no longer respected."

"You have to let Gangzi learn from them too?"

Chen Xiaoqiao's words not only made Yang Xiaohui's mother shut up, but also made Yang Xiaohui, who knew the inside story, feel so embarrassed.

In her heart, she was a little afraid of her elder sister-in-law Li Hongyan, who was too cunning and hard to guard against.

This was something she knew before she got married, and the matchmaker who introduced them to each other even regarded this as an advantage, saying, "The Li family has many brothers, and when things go wrong, they all work together, and no one dares to bully them."

Only after she got married did she realize that it was all about her elder sister-in-law. She contributed money, manpower and effort, but the brothers themselves were instigating discord among her elder sister-in-law. One disliked that one, and that one disliked this one. There was no unity at all.