Zhang Hongxia glanced into the distance, her mind racing: "It shouldn't be that bad, right? At most, Lü Jie would just scold the child a couple of times to vent her anger. Even though she's a stepmother, she can't abuse the child."
Shu Ying paused for a moment: "Perhaps I'm overthinking it, but children have no power to resist. If something really happens, it's good to be able to remedy the situation in time."
Liu Xiulan agreed: "Then let's do as you say. We'll observe carefully for the next couple of days. If anything happens, I'll come to your house."
After chatting for a while, the group became familiar with each other. Seeing that it was getting late, Shu Ying took the dishes prepared by Liu Xiulan and went home.
At home, Ding Rumei took advantage of Shu Ying's absence to nitpick at Song Zhaodi.
“We didn’t invite you here to freeload. Besides doing all these chores every day, you also need to know how to save money for the family. I see so many vegetables and meat in the kitchen, you bought them, didn’t you? You can’t be the kind of person who betrays their family. My sister-in-law doesn’t earn money herself, she doesn’t know how hard it is to earn money. You bought so many things, you must have made a lot of money for yourself, right?”
Song Zhaodi's face flushed red. This was the first time she had ever been so humiliated. She had been working diligently here for so long. Although she dared not consider this place her home, she had never had any other thoughts.
“I understand what you’re thinking. Someone like you is only good because you arrived a little earlier than me. Otherwise, I would never have let Shuying bring you back. No matter what you do, you can’t lose your conscience. My sister-in-law doesn’t keep accounts. Just hand over how much money you’ve embezzled from the family these days. I’ll pretend I don’t know anything about this. From now on, just do your job honestly, and I won’t say anything more.”
Song Zhaodi suddenly stood up from the sofa: "What evidence do you have? What makes you think I embezzled money from the family? You're just making baseless accusations. I'm the housekeeper of this house, and who are you? Just because the master of the house isn't here, do you think you're the master?"
Seeing Song Zhaodi refute her, Ding Rumei slammed her hand heavily on the table, looked up and met Shu Ying who stepped in from outside, and her arrogance subsided.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere in the room, Shu Ying casually draped her coat over the hanger and asked softly, "What's wrong? I was only gone for a short while, but why does this house seem to smell like gunpowder?"
Ding Rumei couldn't afford to offend Shu Ying, so she kept giving Song Zhaodi meaningful glances.
Yangyang put down the building blocks in her hand, walked over and sat next to Shuying, shook her arm, and told her everything that had just happened.
"Mom, when you went out just now, Aunt Ding said that Aunt Song bought groceries for our family, and she must have embezzled our money. We need to make her hand over the money."
Shu Ying's expression changed, and when she looked up again, her eyes held a sharp glint.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Ding Rumei's face, and she quickly waved her hands, saying, "Oh dear, look at you, child, you're so quick to speak. I was just making a joke offhand, I didn't mean anything by it."
Song Zhaodi didn't want to cause trouble for Shu Ying, so she kept quiet about what happened next.
Shu Ying naturally knew the temperaments of the two women. She held the two children in her arms and stared intently at Ding Rumei's face.
"Cousin, I've made the rules of the house very clear to you today. After spending the day with you, I think you understand how I conduct myself. If you really feel you can't get along with this family, you're welcome to leave. It's not easy for everyone in this family to be together now, and I absolutely will not allow anyone to disrupt the harmony of this family."
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