Regardless of what had happened before, Yun Duoduo and her husband still observed proper etiquette. They nodded to Li Dongxiu and her husband and greeted them, "Aunt, Uncle, Cousin."
After learning their identities, Li Dongxiu realized what was going on. She gave a sarcastic smile and snorted, "It's quite a coincidence that we just met."
“I heard my second sister-in-law say that our niece is good in every way, especially her personality, which is exactly like that of the Li family. I think that’s not true. The Li family members are all reasonable and understanding. My niece is a bit lacking in that aspect.”
Immediately afterwards, Wang Shuangshuang also pretended to be kind and asked Li Zhengyang, "Yes, Uncle, are you sure? Could you have made a mistake again? It would be troublesome if you were wrong. It wouldn't be good if we brought back some shady people."
These two, mother and daughter...
Yun Duoduo shouldn't have given them face.
Yun Duoduo looked at the two of them, smiled faintly, and replied, "Auntie is absolutely right. Before, when I saw you, I always thought that all members of the Li family were reasonable. But after seeing you, I realized that there are always some exceptions in a family."
“You…” Li Dongxiu’s face darkened, and she glared at Yun Duoduo with annoyance.
As for her cousin Shuangshuang, Yun Duoduo only glanced at her lightly and didn't bother to pay her any attention.
Still not satisfied, Li Dongxiu finally snorted, "He's just a country bumpkin after all, he doesn't know any manners, he doesn't even know how to respect his elders."
Hearing this, everyone sensed something was wrong. Ye Wenyue stepped forward and asked, "Wait, what exactly happened? Dongxiu, have you met my Duoduo before, or what?"
"Mom, here's what happened..." Yun Duoduo told everyone about buying a bicycle at the mall earlier.
"That's it," Ye Wenyue glanced at Li Dongxiu and said indifferently, "Elders should be respected, but it depends on what kind of elders they are. If they are not worthy of respect, then it doesn't matter."
Li Dongxiu was immediately displeased by these words, and her face instantly turned extremely ugly.
Ye Wenyue didn't care about all that and told her directly, "Dongxiu, we invited you here because we wanted to have a lively family meal. If you're not happy, you can leave now. No one will stop you. Even without your family, we can still have a lively meal."
After a pause, Ye Wenyue reached out and touched Yun Duoduo's head, saying with a loving expression, "Let me tell you, my daughter and I were separated for more than 20 years. It wasn't easy to find her. From now on, I will protect her. If anyone dares to make her unhappy, no one will get away with it."
"Dongxiu, if you insist on competing with my daughter, then don't come to my house again. I don't need you as my sister-in-law."
That's just Ye Wenyue's personality; she doesn't easily offend people, but she's not afraid to offend them either.
Now her daughter is everything to her. Anyone who dares to bully her daughter is going against her, and she won't give them the slightest bit of face.
In fact, Ye Wenyue has always been very good to her two sisters-in-law. She never hesitates to give them anything they need or have, and she never argues with them about it.
Putting everything else aside, over the years, Li Dongxiu has borrowed quite a bit of money from Ye Wenyue just because of her in-laws' problems, but Ye Wenyue has never made her pay it back.
This was probably the first time Ye Wenyue had been so rude to Li Dongxiu.
"Second sister-in-law, I..." Li Dongxiu looked at Ye Wenyue with an embarrassed expression. How could she dare to offend Li Zhengyang and his wife?
She hadn't expected that Ye Wenyue would value Yun Duoduo so much.
In the past, Ye Wenyue treated Li Sijie the same way.
She never cared about her daughters, Wang Shuangshuang and Li Sijie, fighting over things; she let them do whatever they wanted.
Li Dongxiu, though sharp-tongued, was no match for her husband's family.
She only gave birth to a daughter, but her husband's family was extremely sexist, and because of this, her husband didn't respect her. If it weren't for her second brother supporting her, her life would be ten times more difficult than it is now.
She immediately apologized to Ye Wenyue, "Second sister-in-law, that's not what I meant. I was just saying it casually. Wasn't this for your own good? I was worried I'd made a mistake again. Look at that Sijie..."
This time, before she could finish speaking, her husband, Wang Weiguo, impatiently interrupted her, saying, "Can't you understand human language? What does this have to do with you? Why are you saying so much? It's not like we're comparing daughters."
Upon hearing this, the Li family members all frowned and glanced at Wang Weiguo.
Wang Weiguo realized he had said the wrong thing and immediately fell silent.
The next moment, Wang Shuangshuang looked at Li Dongxiu impatiently and said, "That's right, you don't do anything important. I can't even buy you a bicycle."
Wang Shuangshang was talking, and Li Dongyun couldn't stand it anymore. She asked her, "Shuangshang, you're twenty-one, right? You have a job and a salary. You still need your mother to pay for your bicycle. Where is your own salary?"
Wang Shuangshuang had always been somewhat obsequious to her aunt Li Dongyun, but after Li Dongyun's words, she fell silent.
At this moment, Zhao Meiyun, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, stepped in and stirred things up.
She glanced at Wang Shuangshuang, then at Yun Duoduo, and said deliberately, "Shuangshuang, if I remember correctly, you're a year older than Duoduo, right? Duoduo is much more capable than you. She not only owns her own shop, but she also supports quite a few people. She must have bought this bicycle with her own money."
Upon hearing this, Wang Shuangshuang's face immediately turned ugly. She glared at Yun Duoduo to the side, but dared not speak out.
Seeing this, Li Zhengyang stood up and called out, "Stop talking, everyone go eat first."
The meal ended unhappily because of this incident.
After finishing their meal, Li Dongxiu and her family left early, which made things a bit awkward. Staying any longer would have made everyone feel uncomfortable.
After she left, Li Zhengguo advised Li Zhengyang, "Second brother, you know Dongyun's personality. Don't take it to heart. She had no choice."
At this point, Li Dongyun nodded and sighed, "That's true. Not to mention that Li Weiguo doesn't treat the third brother like a human being, he doesn't even respect Shuangshuang. I guess she's having a hard time at home lately."
Hearing this, Li Zhengyang's anger towards Li Dongxiu subsided somewhat. After all, she was his younger sister, and he knew her personality well.
Probably because of that bicycle, she suffered a lot of grievances at home.
He shook his head. "That's true, but she's not young anymore, and she's been with the Wang family for so many years, so it's not appropriate for us to interfere."
The siblings shook their heads as they talked, realizing there was nothing they could do about it.
Li Dongxiu was just having a hard time, but she didn't say she couldn't make ends meet. They couldn't just forcibly break up a family like theirs.
After Li Dongxiu and her family of three walked out the door, Wang Shuangshuang's eyes remained fixed on the bicycle that Yun Duoduo had parked at the door earlier.
Suddenly, a glint flashed in her eyes, and she called out to Wang Weiguo, "Dad, you guys go back first. I'm going back to my dorm tonight. I have an early shift tomorrow."
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