Panting heavily, she argued irrationally, "What's wrong with her doing a little more work as a daughter-in-law? Is it wrong for me, as the mother-in-law, to want to rest? Shouldn't I be allowed to do some chores?"
Qian Daniu stood with her hands on her hips, looking completely self-righteous, utterly unaware of how inappropriate her behavior was.
"Good heavens! Open your eyes! Is there no justice in this world? How can a daughter-in-law rest at home while the mother-in-law has to work herself to the bone?!"
Qian Danu burst into loud sobs, her cries deafening, as if she had suffered a tremendous injustice.
Dr. Shen stood there, his face flushed, so embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground.
He felt too embarrassed to stay any longer, so he gently picked up the slightly worn-out medicine box and began to tiptoe and move slowly backward.
Just then, Chen Zhong roared, "Shut up! Stop making trouble here! Come with me right now to your in-laws' house to apologize!"
The roar was deafening, as if it would overturn the entire house.
However, Qian Daniu remained unmoved. Instead, she stiffened her neck, put her hands on her hips, and retorted with a sarcastic expression.
"I'm not going! What did I do wrong? All I did was ask that daughter-in-law to do some chores, and she actually dared to run back to her parents' home! Humph, who does she think she is? Does she think she can fly to the heavens?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Amu, who had been quietly listening outside the door, finally couldn't hold back any longer. With a gloomy face, he pulled his younger brother Ma Alin and quickly walked into the courtyard.
He stared coldly at Qian Daniu and said, word by word, "My older sister can't fly, but I think you're the one who should be able to fly! Why don't you go up and show us?"
Seeing the two brothers enter, Chen Chong quickly greeted them.
"Amu, Alin are here. Come in and sit down. I'll have your aunt make you some sugar water." He greeted them with a heavy smile.
"No need! I came here today simply to ask you, my father-in-law."
"When our two families were betrothed, they made all sorts of promises! They said they would treat my sister like family, that they would take good care of her, and that they would never let her suffer even the slightest grievance!"
"But what about now? How much time has passed? Have you already started to find fault with her? If you think my eldest sister doesn't meet your standards and want to find someone else, you can just tell us directly!"
“Although our Ma family is nothing special, we can easily support my eldest sister!” Ma Alin became more and more angry as he spoke, and his tone became increasingly aggressive.
At this moment, seeing the two people in front of him both looking furious, he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
He quickly smiled apologetically and said, "Oh dear, Ah Lin, look at what you're saying! Now that your eldest sister has married into our Shen family, we will naturally treat her with all our heart."
However, Ma Alin was not buying it, and he blurted out another sentence: "Father-in-law, in principle, we, as the younger generation, should not have a dispute with your aunt in your home."
"It is true that we acted inappropriately. But you must understand, the reason why we brothers were so angry was because we were holding a grudge!"
At this point, Ma Alin paused slightly, then continued, "As for whether you know about this matter or not, let's assume for now that you know nothing about it. Listen to what I have to say."
"The eggs we saved up to nourish my older sister's body were never eaten by her. As soon as we left, her mother-in-law took them away. Was this right or wrong?"
Ma Amu looked at Qian Danu and asked.
“Since it’s mentioned in our family, then everyone should get a share,” Qian Danu argued loudly.
“Father-in-law, is that what you said too?” Ma Amu looked at the somber man.
“Amu, it was our family that did wrong,” he said, bowing his head heavily.
“Father-in-law, you know my eldest sister is more than eight months pregnant. She usually has difficulty even squatting down by herself. At your house, she has to wash all the family’s clothes. There are so many, and it takes her a long time to squat down. It’s very tiring.”
“We don’t usually say anything if we don’t see it, but today my older sister washed two huge baskets of clothes, and she wasn’t feeling well.”
“You even made her go to the fields to weed, and told her she couldn’t go home until she finished weeding an acre of land, which made her so tired that she fainted in the field.”
“If it weren’t for Dr. Shen’s intervention and rescue, the consequences for my eldest sister would have been unimaginable,” Ma Amu said.
People gradually returned to work and looked at the Ma Amu brothers in the yard.
After they all returned, they ignored the two brothers and went straight to the kitchen with Brother Shen and his wife Lin Meimei.
Shen Erge, Shen Zicheng, and his wife also rushed back, weary from their journey.
As soon as they stepped into the yard, Qian Ahua, the wife, saw the two brothers inside.
She frowned slightly, glared at the two brothers, and muttered irritably, "It's almost lunchtime, and you're still lingering in their house. Don't you have any shame?"
After saying that, she turned and went into the kitchen, leaving behind only an indignant back view.
At this moment, Ma Alin, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, finally couldn't hold back any longer. He glanced at Shen Zishan, who had just returned, out of the corner of his eye, and a slight smile of disdain appeared on his lips.
She said sarcastically, "Hmph, I've really learned something today. So this is what your Shen family calls family education! In that case, we'll take the child back and take care of him ourselves. There's no need to trouble your family with the child. Anyway, our Ma family can afford to raise a child!"
Before he could finish speaking, Ma Alin could no longer contain his anger. Like an enraged bull, he pounced on Shen Zishan, who had just arrived home, and swung his fist, slamming it heavily into Shen Zishan's face.
The sudden punch caught Shen Zishan off guard; he felt a darkness before his eyes and his head buzzing.
However, before he could react, Maalin raised his fist again, ready to continue his attack.
Just then, Chen Zhong strode forward and blocked Ma Alin's path, shouting, "Alin, let's talk this out, don't resort to violence!"
"Brother-in-law, what did I do wrong?" Shen Zishan asked, bewildered.
“Your wife has endless chores to do at home every day, and today she even fainted in the field. Do you know that?” Ma Amu stared at Shen Zishan with suspicion.
"How could this be?" Shen Zishan couldn't believe it.
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