Song Chenguang looked coldly at Song Jiaojiao: "Going to the countryside to farm was your own choice. Your sister-in-law has entered our family, but she is my wife, the woman I will spend my life with, not someone who comes here to serve a lazy and good-for-nothing sister-in-law!"
"I think you're always picking on the weak. Why don't you talk about Song Ning? She doesn't do anything at home either!"
Song Jiaojiao glared at her older sister Song Ning, unconvinced.
"Are you crazy?! Why do you have to drag me into your argument with your older brother?"
Song Ning didn't hold back in criticizing Song Jiaojiao.
Am I wrong?
Song Jiaojiao retorted, "When do you ever come home and wait to be fed? After you finish eating, you either put down your chopsticks and go straight to your room to lie down, or you sit in the living room like this and eat sunflower seeds. Why can you be so carefree, but I can't?"
Besides, I work so hard in the countryside. It's not easy for me to come home for the Spring Festival. As my family, you should feel sorry for me and let me enjoy myself at home before I go back to the village, instead of expecting me to serve you!
These words weren't just spoken by Song Jiaojiao to Song Ning; she was also saying them to Song Chenguang and the rest of the family. In short, if you want her to do housework, forget about it—there's no way she'll even get a window open!
"I think you're completely insane!"
Song Ning scoffed and said, "As my elder brother mentioned before, you chose to go to the countryside yourself, and you brought this hardship upon yourself. If you want to enjoy life when you get home, then do it on your own merits. Don't think about dragging me down with you so we can all get scolded by my elder brother."
Besides, I'm not just sitting at home doing nothing!
"Why aren't you just sitting at home doing nothing?" Song Jiaojiao scoffed and said, "If we're talking about laziness, you're way lazier than me. I remember before I went to the countryside..."
Song Ning had no patience to listen to Song Jiaojiao's rambling. She interrupted her, "Alright, alright, stop rambling on. Let me tell you, I pay eight yuan a month for food expenses at home. Do you see that? I give my family eight yuan every month."
Making an "eight" gesture with a hint of provocation and smugness in her eyes, Song Ning said, "And you? Not only do you not pay for your family's food expenses, but you also ask your family for money every month. How dare you compare me to you?!"
"..."
Song Jiaojiao was at a loss for words.
"Alright, there's not much work to do at home, why are you arguing with Jiaojiao?"
This was Luo Yueqin's voice. She couldn't stand her son's complete devotion to his wife after marriage. Thinking of this, Luo Yueqin said to her eldest son with a not-so-pleasant expression, "It's just cooking for a few people, and with me helping out, how tired can your wife be?"
"Mom! I'm not worried that Wanwan will get tired. I'm just thinking that you're getting old and should take a good rest at home during the New Year."
Song Chenguang explained that he dared not say anything about being afraid that his wife would get tired. Even though that was what he thought, he knew that if he told the truth, it would inevitably cause trouble for his wife.
Or rather, ever since he married Li Wan, his mother has not been very fond of this daughter-in-law.
But he really couldn't understand why, when he and Li Wan got engaged, both his father and mother were very satisfied with Li Wan as their daughter-in-law. So why did his mother change her attitude as soon as she entered the door?
Could it be... could it be that he's been too good to Li Wan?
But what's wrong with a man being good to his wife?
Song Chenguang couldn't understand why, as parents, they should be happy to see their son and daughter-in-law getting along well.
After all, a good relationship between the young couple is an important factor for the harmony of the whole family.
However, Song Chenguang seems to have forgotten one thing: the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has never been easy since ancient times.
Just imagine, how can a mother feel happy when she sees her son, whom she carried for ten months, endured the hardship of childbirth, and raised with great care, now wholeheartedly devoted to his wife after marriage?
If a mother is unhappy, she will naturally dislike her daughter-in-law and think that her son has "forgotten his mother after marrying a wife."
"I'm not even fifty yet, what's so old about that?"
No woman likes to be told she's old, and Luo Yueqin is indeed under fifty. In addition, she likes to take care of herself, so when she goes out, people who don't know her age would at most think that Luo Yueqin is in her early forties.
Luo Yueqin is forty-eight years old this year.
She cares about her age!
At this moment, even though she knew that her eldest son's words were out of concern for his mother, she still found them grating and naturally wouldn't give him a kind look.
"No, no, Mom, you're still young. I was just being rude. Please don't be angry, it's the New Year!"
Song Chenguang hurriedly put on a smiling face.
"Big brother, you deserve to be taught a lesson by Mom, see if you dare to mess with me again!"
Song Jiaojiao said smugly. Upon hearing this, Song Chenguang glanced at her sideways and then ignored her.
"Mom, do you think that brat Song Lan came back to Beijing for the New Year? If she did, will she come to our house to wish you and Dad a Happy New Year?"
Song Ning looked at Luo Yueqin, her eyes filled with undisguised jealousy, and said, "She's really lucky. The Qin family was already in such a state before, but unexpectedly, in just a few months, the Qin family has returned to its original state. Sometimes I think, you and my dad shouldn't have given her the opportunity to climb up to the Qin family in the first place!"
At this point, Song Ning's gaze shifted to Song Jiaojiao: "In the end, it's all your fault. If you hadn't suggested that Mom and Dad push Song Lan to the Qin family, would Mom and Dad have been able to refuse the marriage and let Song Lan have such a good husband now?"
Here I must mention that not long after Qin's father returned to work, he received an appointment from the factory, namely the deputy factory director position that should have belonged to him.
When the news came out, Song Weimin and his wife were filled with regret.
They regretted that they shouldn't have forced Song Lan to divorce and remarry after Qin's father's accident.
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