"It's just that they deliberately try to portray themselves as gentle and kind in front of you. Why do they use the guise of 'it's for your own good' and say ambiguous things? It's the kind of vibe that men like... Anyway, most men can't tell the difference," Xia Lan explained.
"Is your wife short-tempered? Unlike me, I never lose my temper with my partner."
"I'm just concerned, please don't misunderstand."
"I really don't know how things turned out this way. We're fine, please don't misunderstand!"
"I'm so envious of you. Your partner treats you so well. Unlike me, nobody ever treats me well..."
"Can you treat me like a little sister?"
Xia Lan pretentiously demonstrated to Qin Yu what "tea ceremony language" meant. Qin Yu watched as Xia Lan changed her voice from gentle to playful to pitiful, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes as he was amused by her.
"It sounds like there's no problem..." Qin Yu said with a smile, holding Xia Lan's hand.
“Of course there’s no problem in your eyes, because you men enjoy this kind of care!” Xia Lan glanced at Qin Yu, shook off his hand, and walked away angrily.
Qin Yu looked at the hand that had been shaken off, his eyes darkened, and he immediately caught up with Xia Lan.
“I’m different from other men. I only enjoy it when you treat me like this!” Qin Yu grabbed Xia Lan’s hand and said earnestly to her.
"Really? Don't you think Fang Yiyi is pretty?" Xia Lan was delighted to hear Qin Yu's answer and looked up at him.
Qin Yu's reaction pleased her. "Who is Fang Yiyi?"
Seeing that Qin Yu didn't even know who Fang Yiyi was, Xia Lan rolled her eyes and pretended nothing was wrong as she continued walking into the village.
Seeing Xia Lan's proud and secretly happy expression, Qin Yu's lips curled into a smile.
As soon as the two arrived at the village entrance, the aunties under the big tree spotted Qin Yu and Xia Lan.
"Stone, where have you two been these past few days? Why haven't you come back to the village?"
"Yeah, I haven't seen you guys for days, what have you been up to?"
"..."
The other women all spoke with curiosity, but one woman stormed up and confronted them directly.
"You're not going to work in the fields anymore? You're not even taking care of the farm work? Huh? You're never around, where did you take her? Don't you want your work points anymore?"
When Qin's mother saw Qin Yu, she was furious.
Qin Yu used to do all the housework, but after he joined the army, she had to do it herself. Fortunately, he sent money back home, and once she received the money, she was willing to do it again.
Now that Qin Yu has returned home, he should be the one doing all the housework, but after Xia Lan came along, Qin Yu simply disappeared.
There was no one to do the housework, she hadn't earned any work points, her youngest son kept asking her for money, and her husband blamed her, leaving her with all the chores.
These are all Qin Yu's problems!
"Mom, we've separated our households, haven't we? What does this have to do with Qin Yu?" Xia Lan knew that Qin Yu would tolerate his mother in front of others, but she wouldn't put up with her temper.
“I’m your mother-in-law, how can this not be Qin Yu’s business? Even if he’s married, he still has to do housework! Otherwise, he’s unfilial!” Qin’s mother said angrily, pointing at Xia Lan and snorting.
"You're a newlywed wife, what do you think you're doing if you don't do any chores for your husband's family?"
"When you separated the family property from Qin Yu, you clearly said that Qin Yu should not ask others for money anymore after you separated him from the family. You haven't forgotten what you said, have you?" Xia Lan looked at Qin's mother with her big, innocent eyes.
The more Qin's mother looked at Xia Lan, the more dissatisfied she became. Now that Xia Lan dared to talk back to her, her temper flared up even more.
"What business is it of yours, an outsider, that I'm talking to my son? Do you have the right to interrupt?"
"And you, hurry up and finish the chores around the house!"
Xia Lan looked at the aggressive Qin mother and snorted. "If I'm an outsider, then what are you? Aren't you also an outsider who married into the Qin family!"
"Besides, now that we've separated, we're two separate families. If Brother Yu wants to do any work, he should do it at our own home. Why should my Brother Yu do the work you're doing?!" Xia Lan was also angry.
“I’ve already separated from the family. Qin Ming can do the housework. He’s not a child anymore!” Qin Yu said to his mother after patting Xia Lan’s head to calm her down.
"This is outrageous! He's married and forgotten his mother. How can you let your younger brother do chores? He's so young..." Qin's mother never expected that Qin Yu, who was always obedient and never refused, would actually argue with her for Xia Lan's sake.
This was like stirring up a hornet's nest; Qin's mother rushed up and grabbed Qin Yu, ready to hit him.
When Xia Lan saw Qin's mother make a move, she immediately stepped forward to grab her, but she was no match for the strength of Qin's mother who had gone mad. Qin's mother grabbed her back and almost scratched her face.
Fearing that his mother would hurt Xia Lan, Qin Yu quickly ran over and shielded her in his arms, letting his mother hit him.
"I'll beat you to death, you unfilial brat, how dare you protect her..." Seeing that Qin Yu was still protecting Xia Lan, Qin's mother became even more ruthless.
With sharp fingernails, Xia Lan scratched Qin Yu relentlessly. Xia Lan tried to break free from Qin Yu, but he refused to let go.
"Brother Yu, let me go!" Xia Lan felt a pang of heartache just hearing that voice. She looked at Qin Yu with red eyes, and Qin Yu looked at Xia Lan and shook his head firmly.
"Qin family, that's enough! You've already separated from Shi Tou, yet you still want Shi Tou to come home and do chores. Why did you separate in the first place?"
An auntie couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up.
"It's none of your business what I do! This is my son, I can do whatever I want with him!"
Qin's mother glared fiercely and said sternly.
"It's no use who comes today, I'll beat this unfilial son to death!" Qin's mother said frantically, venting all the grievances she had suffered from her husband on Qin Yu.
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