When Yao Tongjia saw that her younger brother had finished drinking the spiritual spring water and seemed to be fine, she was about to pack her things when she turned around and saw Xiao Gengwu looking at her expectantly.
Yao Tongjia chuckled and poured Xiao Gengwu another glass of water. Then, as if showing off, Xiao Gengwu held up the glass for Yao Tongxu to see. Yao Tongxu snorted and ignored Xiao Gengwu.
Seeing the two men's childish behavior, Yao's mother and Xiao Yan felt both amused and heartbroken. The two children, who had been trapped at home, finally had hope for recovery.
This is the happiest thing for parents.
Yao Tongjia took out the pork from her basket: "I bought ten jin of pork, and there are a few bones too!"
Yao's mother was both surprised and worried: "Why did you buy so much? It's getting hot, it'll spoil if you eat it all!"
Yao Tongjia shook her head: "Look at the pork, most of it is white, and after rendering the fat, there's not much oil left. We can use the cracklings to make cabbage dumplings, and the rest can be marinated and eaten quickly!"
"One of the two sacks contains wheat flour, and the other contains rice. Each sack weighs 50 jin (25 catties), which should last for a while."
"Great! Tonight we'll make cabbage and pork crackling dumplings with pure white flour. It's been so long since I've had dumplings made entirely of white flour!"
At this point, Yao Ma and Xiao Yan, who were almost drooling, exchanged a glance. The two women, who had once been carefree, suddenly became a little embarrassed. It's true that a hero doesn't dwell on past glories.
How long ago did two people come to this point over a little food?
I was a college student back then, and even food and drink were problems for me when I came here. But if I hadn't come here to avoid disaster, I might not even be alive.
With that in mind, Yao Ma and Xiao Yan regained their composure and started making dumplings.
Yao Tongjia went out, especially riding in an oxcart, and felt covered in mud from head to toe as the wind blew along the way. When Yao's mother saw that Yao Tongjia's hair was covered in dust, she said, "Go take a bath. I've already boiled some hot water."
Yao Tongjia hugged her mother happily: "Thank you, Mom! I was just thinking it would be nice to have hot water!"
Seeing Yao Tongjia so lively, like a child, Yao's mother glanced at her daughter with delight and said, "Don't get the mud on me, go wash up!"
Watching Yao Tongjia walk away, Xiao Yan said with some envy, "It's so good to have a daughter! She's so sweet and caring! Look at my son, he went out early this morning to wait for Tongtong to come back, and he didn't even glance at me!"
Yao's mother's smile remained unchanged: "Such a thoughtful child, yet he was still kidnapped by your family!"
These words made Xiao Yan burst into laughter: "Yes, yes! I always forget that Tongtong is already married to my son, I deserve a beating! From now on, I will treat Tongtong like a mother and daughter, so you will envy me!"
"Okay, okay, I envy you! I hope you can keep your word in the future. We've all suffered at the hands of our mothers-in-law before, so you can't do the same thing to them!"
"Am I that kind of person? I watched Tongtong grow up, how could I bear to do something bad to her?"
At this point, Xiao Yan's mood became somewhat downcast: "People are all made of flesh and blood, but unfortunately some people's hearts are made of stone, and you can't warm them no matter what! They always want to be superior and suppress you!"
Seeing Xiao Yan's low spirits, Yao Ma regretted not daring to bring up the past: "Let's not talk about the past. Are you still thinking about that scumbag?"
"Why bother thinking about someone with such an unstable mind? I deserve it all myself. I knew he was a mama's boy, but I was still fooled by his appearance and believed his sweet words, like a moth drawn to a flame."
"I'm the only one who doesn't want to be moved. Only my child and I were burned. What about him? Now he has a beautiful wife and a young child in his arms. Does he still remember me and Geng'er? Maybe he would rather erase our existence for the sake of his future."
"It's a pity that my parents' reputation is still there, and my existence is not so easy to erase. His current child is almost the same age as Geng'er. I don't believe that his opponent has failed to notice this point."
"I've never seen a mother like this before. To steal attention from her daughter-in-law, she put a mistress in her son's bed and made him cheat on her, all so that we could get a divorce!"
"Seeing that I endured the disgust without getting a divorce, she actually plotted to have me caught cheating in the house. Sigh! She only wants to control our lives and doesn't care about us at all."
"She didn't even consider what time it was back then. Committing an affair isn't something that can be easily forgotten, but she didn't care and insisted that we bow down, coax, and pamper her."
"I wonder if my mother-in-law regrets it at all now, seeing how she pushed her son into a dead end just to spite me?"
Xiao Yan's former mother-in-law had indeed regretted it. She had always disliked Xiao Yan and felt that as someone's daughter-in-law, she should be subservient.
But every time she sees her son asking her to do something, she always acts like he's being unreasonable, which makes him think that his son only has eyes for her and no longer sees his mother.
Was it easy for her to raise her son with such hardship? How could she allow someone to take her place and become the most important person in her son's heart? How could she tolerate that?
So she got her son drunk and made him have sex with the woman she had her eye on. When she saw her son wake up in a panic, she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Later, when she heard that the woman was pregnant, she was overjoyed. She thought that once the child was born, she would bring the woman to her daughter-in-law, which would surely cause her immense suffering. She believed that such a proud woman would definitely divorce her son.
However, to Chen's mother's surprise, Xiao Yan was very rational in asking Chen Zhiyuan about the process and then forgave him. How could Chen's mother possibly do anything about it later?
Chen's mother wanted Chen Zhiyuan to divorce Xiao Yan, but how could they get a divorce if they didn't argue or make a scene? She could only devise another plan to let Chen Zhiyuan see Xiao Yan in the same room with a man.
Although both of their clothes were intact and there was no hint of intimacy between them, Chen Zhiyuan was furious, especially with his mother's instigation.
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