Li Xiuzhi naturally didn't know about Xie Yunshu's divorce, otherwise she would never have shown such a loving smile.
Li Taohong walked to the back, put down the eggs and meat in her hands, pursed her lips and called "Mom", then looked at the dirty clothes in the yard: "I'll go wash the clothes..."
"You came so late because you wanted to do less work? Your father and I have raised you in vain. You don't come back many times a year, and you don't even help the family during the New Year!" Li Xiuzhi was not happy and glared at her: "What are you standing there looking at? There are so many clothes, why don't you wash them for me?"
Washing clothes, cooking, mowing grass and feeding chickens are all done by the sisters. Li Taohong has become accustomed to it.
Li Fenlan stopped walking into the house and looked at Xie Yunshu hesitantly. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I will help with the laundry too?"
Xie Yunshu stood at the door of the main hall, frowning, "Mom, aunt, these clothes belong to my uncle and Wen Gang. Don't they hate others touching their things? We can't wash these clothes!"
She still remembers things from her childhood. Every time her mother and aunt came, they would wash a lot of clothes, and then wash all of her grandparents' bed sheets and quilt covers. While others sat inside to eat, they would wash clothes outside, and wait to go in to eat some leftovers after they were done. They were also responsible for clearing the table and dishes.
To put it nicely, she is a daughter, but to put it bluntly, she is almost like a maid.
Li Xiuzhi had something to ask her eldest daughter for help, and she was afraid of the power of Lu Zhixing's family, so her eyebrows moved and she smiled again: "Don't rush to wash, your uncle has gone to the city with Wen Gang, and he will be back soon."
As she spoke, she called out to the kitchen, "Yingzi, come out and help get some things. You didn't even know your elder sister and second sister were here!"
A thin woman came out of the kitchen, wiping her hands, and smiled innocently: "Big sister, second sister, Yun Shumingcheng is here too?"
"Aunt."
Yun Shu greeted her and looked into the room again: "Where's Xiao Shuang? Why isn't she here?"
Yingzi pointed to the backyard and said, "This kid has been in the backyard for a while, saying he was feeding the chickens!"
Li Xiuqin glared at her angrily: "What do you mean by feeding the chickens? I think she is just sulking because she was not allowed to go to the city! If a little girl loves to spend money like this, what will happen when she grows up?"
Yingzi quietly defended herself, "Xiao Shuang just wants a hairband, it won't cost much."
"A hairband costs ten cents, what do you need it for?" Li Xiuqin said sharply, her face wrinkles looking like they could kill a fly. She shook her sleeves and said, "Why don't you go call someone over to help with the cooking? You all just eat for free!"
Xie Yunshu's eyes turned cold, and he pulled Li Fenlan and Xie Mingcheng inside to sit down.
It was then that Li Xiuqin noticed that Li Fenlan and Xie Mingcheng were both wearing new down jackets. She smiled and said, "Old man, look at our eldest daughter. She is living a better life now. The clothes she is wearing must cost dozens of dollars, right?"
An old man in an old blue cotton-padded jacket came out from the inner room, holding a pipe in his hand. He knocked on the table and said, "Your mother was frozen all winter and couldn't even stretch out her hands. Give her this coat later."
Without waiting for Li Fenlan to speak, he glanced at Xie Mingcheng again: "The cotton-padded jacket is so big, won't it be too loose for Wen Gang to wear? Just make do with it."
Xie Yunshu was so angry that he almost laughed. He said this as if it was a matter of course, as if they owed everything to that uncle and Wen Gang!
Li Fenlan regretted listening to her daughter and putting on her clothes. She pursed her lips and said, "Mom, Yunshu bought all the clothes. Mingcheng has grown taller, and his old clothes are too small for Wengang to wear."
The old man slammed the table heavily and said, "As long as I am alive, I have the final say in this family! Your husband is dead, so you still have to rely on your mother's family in the future. Yunshu married into a big family, so if she is bullied in the future, won't she have to rely on her uncle for support?"
Give her support?
After being married to Lu Zhixing for so long, her uncle Li Dayong had never asked if the Lu family was treating her well, but he would always ask her to get some cold medicine for free. If she hadn't been so strong-willed and refused everything, Cheng Yuxiang would have looked down on her even more.
Xie Yunshu said indifferently: "Grandpa, I don't need my uncle's support. My mother has a daughter and a son, so she doesn't need to rely on her mother's family."
My mother’s family are all vampires, it’s better not to have them!
Li Xiuqin was stunned for a moment. She hadn't seen her granddaughter for several years. Xie Yunshu's personality had been like a stone in a toilet since she was a child, smelly and hard. But she was still young at that time, and she suppressed her temper and kept silent in front of the two elders.
Now she actually knows how to talk back. Although her tone is calm, it still makes people angry. Even her mother Li Fenlan has to obey her, but she, a little girl, is rebelling? If it weren't for the face of the Lu family, she should have slapped her just now.
No wonder my father died young. He was disrespectful and had no manners at all!
The old man Li Shenggen has always been the one who has the final say in this family. His face turned cold on the spot and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.
At this time, Yingzi led Xiaoshuang in through the door, brought a large bowl of chicken and placed it in the middle of the table. She smiled awkwardly: "Sister, sister, mother specially killed a chicken today, you all sit down first..."
Li Shenggen slammed the table again: "Where should I sit? Have you ignored the rules of my family?!"
Yingzi and Xiaoshuang were so frightened that they jumped. They quickly bent down to move a small stool: "Let's go to the kitchen to eat. There is still some broth in the pot. Just soak some pancakes..."
According to the rules of the Li family, women cannot eat at the table.
Yingzi thought that she was going to discuss something with her elder and second sisters today, so she thought that she must not follow the rule of asking others to do things for her. Otherwise, why would she stew a chicken?
Li Xiuqin happily took the bowl and glanced at Li Shenggen: "You old man always loses your temper. Wen Gang and the others haven't come back yet, so who can sit at the table to eat? Our daughter and granddaughter are not ignorant!"
As he was speaking, the only youngest son of the Li family came back from outside, followed by a chubby fat man, who was the eldest grandson of the Li family, Li Wengang.
Li Wengang is just a sophomore of high school this year, one year younger than Xie Mingcheng. He is not as tall as Mingcheng, but he is fat and strong. The Li family originally had good genes, but it is not obvious in him.
Seeing Xie Yunshu and Xie Mingcheng, Li Wengang looked down on them. He muttered "poor people" and then reluctantly called them "Aunt" and "Second Aunt".
Li Xiuqin loved this grandson the most, and this time she had a sincere smile on her face: "Wen Gang, come and sit down quickly. Your grandfather specially killed a chicken today, and two big chicken legs are for you to eat!"
Li Wengang had eaten a lot since he came to the city. He was holding a half-eaten string of candied haws in his hand, and stuffed it into Xiaoshuang's hand: "There are two left. Here, have them!"
Li Xiuqin glanced at Xiao Shuang and said, "Why don't you thank your brother? He's the only one who thinks of you! You're still competing with your brother for school. When you get married in the future, you have to remember to help your brother all the time, okay?"
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