"You, you..."
Zhang Li was speechless for a moment after being rebuked by her, and she never expected that she would dare to speak to her in such an attitude.
"Oh dear, I can't live like this anymore! How could my sister-in-law treat her own sister-in-law like this!"
Zhang Li was furious. She glanced at her weak and incompetent younger brother, sat down on the ground, and started wailing, just like Zhang Cuiya had the night before.
That happened just last night, and all the neighbors were listening intently; some even climbed onto the wall to watch.
Fortunately, they are inside now, so even if someone is watching from outside, they can't see the specific situation. However, just by listening to the sounds, they can roughly imagine what's going on inside.
Zhang Li wanted to use the people around her to put pressure on Li's mother. She secretly peeked outside and saw someone climbing over the wall to look. She wailed even louder.
But Li's mother remained unmoved. She felt that since Zhang Li was shameless, what did she have to worry about?
However, she didn't say anything for the time being, and just listened to Zhang Li's dry wailing.
“You’re my own brother, are you just going to watch me get bullied by your wife? She’s just an outsider, you and I are the blood relatives. Are you just going to watch her bully me? You should teach that shrew who abuses her sister-in-law a lesson, or she’ll be able to get away with anything!”
Seeing that her mother hadn't responded to her wailing for a long time, Zhang Lishi changed her strategy and started attacking her younger brother from both sides.
Then they started cursing Li's three sons and two daughters-in-law, and the scene became extremely heated.
Feeling utterly humiliated, Mr. Li asked with a pained expression, "Sister, what exactly are you trying to do? There are so many people watching outside, please stop making a scene!"
"You still know someone's watching? I thought you'd lost all shame! If you really had any shame, how could you stand by and watch your wife bully us, mother and daughter, like this!"
Mr. Li was momentarily speechless. In fact, he felt that his wife was right. Zhang Cuiya should not have coveted things that did not belong to her. How come she was so self-righteous when it came to his older sister?
He had always thought his older sister was a reasonable person. Even when he took Zhang Cuiya home last night, she greeted him with a smile. How could she have changed so much in just one day?
Just then, Li's mother, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up: "Have you had enough howling? Can you tell me your purpose now?"
Li's mother knew that her sister-in-law's personal visit couldn't possibly be just for a simple argument; there must be another purpose. After all, having known each other for twenty or thirty years, she understood her two-faced sister-in-law better than her husband did.
Sure enough, Zhang Li stopped, angrily wiped away non-existent tears, and stood up.
“Cuiya already told me about what happened yesterday, and I don’t think there was anything wrong with what she did.”
She deliberately lowered her voice when she said this so that no one outside could hear her. After all, this matter involved her daughter's reputation, and she couldn't let too many people know about it. It would be even worse if it got to the ears of the Lu family.
But the Li family was all stunned. They had all done such shameless things, yet Zhang Li still thought she hadn't done anything wrong. They were truly mother and daughter.
"So? What does Big Sister want us to do?"
Suppressing her sarcasm, Li's mother asked with a cold face.
"Of course we'll help her! Your family has a good relationship with the Lu family, right? You can get the Lu family to agree to let Cuiya work for them. As long as she has the opportunity to interact with the Lu family, Cuiya can find a way to get the Third Master of the Lu family to take a liking to her. Once our Cuiya becomes a member of the Lu family, how could you not benefit from it?"
She spoke with such confidence that she even felt the Lu family was already theirs for the taking.
Mr. Li and his two daughters-in-law exchanged glances, and in each of their eyes they saw shock, disdain, and mockery.
How shameless do you have to say something like that?
However, they did not interrupt Zhang Lishi and let her continue.
“You are my family, and naturally you will be Cuiya’s family as well. My Cuiya is so loyal and righteous, she will definitely not forget your kindness. When the time comes, it will be a piece of cake for you to be managers in the Lu family workshop. You can’t be so inflexible and ruin my Cuiya’s future.”
Li Sanniu couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but speak up: "Aunt, what about me? Didn't you intend to marry my cousin to me before? Have you forgotten about it so quickly?"
Actually, he no longer cares about Zhang Cuiya being his wife. He just gets angry when he hears the mother and daughter scheming against his family with such self-righteousness.
Zhang Li was taken aback; she had actually forgotten about it.
Previously, she had seen that the Li family's life had improved, which also made her family's life much better. So she thought about marrying her daughter into the Li family, so that it would be easier for her daughter to support her in the future.
But now we have a better goal, don't we?
"Oh, San Niu, you're thinking the wrong way. Now that your cousin has a better choice, shouldn't you wish her well? She's living a good life in the Lu family, so why would she need anything from you? When you're better off, you can find another girl, right?"
She felt a little guilty when she said the first sentence, but she felt more justified in the next two sentences, and even felt that Li Sanniu was benefiting from her daughter's fame.
"Aunt, that's not how it works..."
Li San Niu was both angry and anxious, defeated by his aunt's shamelessness.
After listening for a while, Li's mother thought she must have finished, so she asked, "Are you done?"
"That's it. After dinner, take my Cuiya to the Lu family's house. If they're unwilling, just say some nice things. You're all from the same village, so they'll definitely feel awkward refusing. That'll settle things!"
These words implied that she wanted to freeload a meal at her house. Li's mother rolled her eyes without any attempt to hide it and said, "Go back now, and don't come back to me."
What do you mean by that?
Zhang Li's eyes widened. Li's mother said, "My family won't help with this. My family is happy with our current life. If your Cuiya wants to climb the social ladder, go ahead and do it yourself. Don't drag us into this. How good your family's life is in the future, or how successful your Cuiya is, has nothing to do with my family. If you know what's good for you, leave on your own. Otherwise, I'll kick you out!"
As Li's mother spoke, she picked up a broom from the side and pretended to hit someone. Without saying a word, Zhang Li ran behind Li's father, dodging and sowing discord at the same time.
Just as the Lu family was preparing for dinner, the maids brought gossip about the Li family. They said that several women from the Li family had gotten into a fight with the mother and daughter from the eldest sister-in-law's family, and then the men from the Zhang family arrived, and now the Li and Zhang families were fighting together.
He Jiuniang quickly grabbed a bowl of rice and was about to go watch the commotion when Lu Baichuan tried to get up to follow her, but He Jiuniang grabbed him and said, "Don't go! If you go, those two will be more troublesome than ghosts!"
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