"How's your family doing? Have you separated yet?" The third brother glared at him. You stab me, I'll stab you back. Every family has its share of messy troubles.
Zhao Xiaochuan's smile froze on his face. "My mother is making a huge fuss about life and death, how am I supposed to divide things? My wife is giving me the cold shoulder now, she hasn't spoken to me for over a month."
Third brother: "You're hopeless! You can't even handle this simple thing."
"What do you suggest we do? That's my mother, what can I do?" Zhao Xiaochuan said helplessly.
"If I were your wife, I'd divorce you and see if you could handle it," the third brother said dismissively. What's there to not handle? Zhao Xiaochuan's mother isn't really going to die, is she? He's just trying to scare Zhao Xiaochuan. The point is, Zhao Xiaochuan himself wants to stay in his comfort zone and doesn't want to break up.
Just like back then, he didn't want to separate from the family, but his parents forced him to. Neither Su Mo nor he knew how to cook, but they've been doing just fine all these years.
Zhao Xiaochuan: "Don't you wish me any better? I just hope my mother causes less unhappiness, my wife can be more understanding, and the whole family can be happy together."
"Your mother is quite nice to others, so why does she act like a completely different person when it comes to your wife?" Young Master Bai didn't understand. He had received a Western education since childhood and spent very little time with his parents. He had never lived with his parents after marriage and had never experienced conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
"Her mother expects her daughter-in-law to be like her, taking care of her son and grandson, and to be as good at managing the household as she is. She expects her daughter-in-law to be just like her. As for her son, she treats him like a three-year-old child, worrying about everything he does and feeling sorry for him. How can there not be conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?" The third sister, who was not involved, saw it very clearly.
Young Master Bai looked at Zhao Xiaochuan with a complicated expression. "No wonder your wife wants to separate the family."
Zhao Xiaochuan glared at the third brother and said, "You think you know everything?"
The third son smiled smugly and said, "Of course, there has never been any conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in our family."
Wu Zhiqi and Su Mo are both people who have a strong sense of boundaries. Su Mo is busy with work and doesn't go back home often. When she does go back, she does what she can and doesn't care about her in-laws' property or who benefits. Wu Zhiqi doesn't interfere in the couple's affairs either; in fact, he doesn't even ask. Therefore, they maintain a harmonious relationship.
Zhao Xiaochuan was envious, but the Li family had three sons, while he was the only one in his family, and his mother was worried about them going out on their own.
That evening, the three of them invited Chen Chengping and Bai Qiancheng out for a drink.
It was very late when Zhao Xiaochuan got home.
After a quick wash, I went inside and lay down on the bed. My wife was close to the edge of the bed, far away from me.
Zhao Xiaochuan hugged Xie Dan from behind.
Xie Dan forcefully pulled him away.
"Honey, don't be angry. You haven't spoken to me for so long. It's hurting our feelings," Zhao Xiaochuan said, pressing closer to her again.
Xie Danteng sat up and glared at Zhao Xiaochuan.
"Look at you, getting angry is bad for your health. Honey, how long has it been since we did 'that'? Honey, I miss you so much," Zhao Xiaochuan said cheekily as he leaned in.
"Even if I sew it up, I won't let you use it," Xie Dan said fiercely.
Zhao Xiaochuan... "Wife, saying such things hurts our feelings. My mother is picking on you again. I'll talk to her about it tomorrow."
Xie Dan was too tired to listen to this anymore. This had been said for so many years, and she felt physically disgusted when she heard it.
"Don't touch me, go to sleep!" Xie Dan turned around and curled up into a ball.
Zhao Xiaochuan sighed, "When will this ever end?"
The next morning, Xie Dan got up early and sat on the bed, rubbing her breasts.
Zhao Xiaochuan rubbed his eyes. "What's wrong? Is your period about to start?"
Xie Dan rolled her eyes at him, didn't say anything, got out of bed, slung her bag over her shoulder, and went out.
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