Chapter 74: Concubine Sister
Zeng Xiaojuan nodded and smiled at Xu Zhichun, "This is—"
Zeng Xiaoyan hurriedly introduced them to the two, "This is my husband's sister-in-law from my husband's family. You can just call her Sister Xu. Sister Zhichun, this is my second sister."
Xu Zhichun and Zeng Xiaojuan exchanged polite greetings. Xu Zhichun smiled and said, "I'm sure you two sisters haven't seen each other for a long time. You two can chat slowly while I take my time."
Zeng Xiaoyan really had a lot to say to her younger sister, so she hurriedly said, "Sister Zhichun, don't go too far. We'll come find you later."
"good."
Xu Zhichun walked away. Zeng Xiaoyan looked at Zeng Xiaojuan and said, "Second sister looks much thinner than before. Is everything going well at the Lou family?"
The Lou family is not a good family either.
Zeng Xiaojuan subconsciously avoided her gaze and nodded gently: "I, I'm fine. How about you? How are you doing in Liangjia Village? Are they treating you well?"
Zeng Xiaoyan's eyes softened unconsciously, and a smile played on the corner of her lips. "I thought it was bad before, and I made a fuss for a long time. Now I think it's pretty good. If my stepmother knew, I'm afraid she would be furious to death, hehe!"
Zeng Xiaojuan was at a loss for words: "You! No matter what you say, it's fine, it's fine. Just control your temper a little and live a good life."
"Yeah, you too. By the way, where's Qiao'er? I haven't met Qiao'er yet."
Qiao'er was Zeng Xiaojuan's two-year-old daughter. Before Zeng Xiaoyan got married, she was practically confined to her small courtyard, having virtually no access to any relatives. She had never met her niece, nor had she ever been to her second sister's husband's home in Loujia Village.
Zeng Xiaojuan didn't expect that she was thinking about her daughter. She was a little happy and a little flustered, and hesitantly said, "She, she didn't come today."
"What!" Zeng Xiaoyan was surprised: "I just saw your mother-in-law. Who will take care of Qiao'er at home?"
Zeng Xiaojuan said hurriedly, "Don't worry, I'll ask the neighbor lady to help look after it for most of the day. It'll be fine."
Zeng Xiaoyan was a little speechless: "Why didn't Second Sister bring her here? She's so young, how can she be left with someone else? Wouldn't it be better for Second Sister to take care of her herself if she brought her here?"
Zeng Xiaojuan forced a smile and said, "I'm just worried that the child is too young and will cause trouble."
"You're really—what's wrong with your hand?"
Zeng Xiaoyan pulled her second sister's hand while speaking, and only then did she discover several deep red scars on her wrist.
"It's okay, it's okay!"
Zeng Xiaojuan was startled and tried to shrink back hurriedly, but Zeng Xiaoyan would not allow her.
Not only did he not allow her to shrink back, he also forcibly pulled her hand over for a closer look.
The sight made him gasp. Not only on his wrists, but also on his arms and even on the backs of his hands, there were scars of varying sizes and depths.
The palm of her hand was also extremely rough, with deep crisscrossing marks that made it hard to believe that this was the hand of a young woman in her early twenties.
"Second sister," Zeng Xiaoyan was shocked and angry, her voice trembling, "What the hell is going on? How did you get injured? Does my second brother-in-law know?"
Zeng Xiaojuan forced a smile and said, "What's the big deal? Don't be like this, please stop. I won't hide it from you now. Life hasn't been easy for the Lou family. There's always someone to do all the housework, inside and outside. It's my own fault. I'm not very skilled at my job, so I got a few injuries. It's okay, they just look scary, but they're just superficial. They'll be fine once you get used to it."
Zeng Xiaoyan's eyes were red. "You treat me like a three-year-old child! You're still trying to coax me. Is that old woman torturing you?"
"Shh—" Zeng Xiaojuan was so scared that she tried to cover her mouth, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Zeng Xiaoyan was furious. "You were like this before, always thinking about keeping things quiet and letting it go. It was fine before, but after you got married, they couldn't do anything to you. But now you're married and have children, and you're still like this. When will it stop? I think that woman is in good health!"
If nothing unexpected happens, there will be no problem living another twenty years.
"Where's my second brother-in-law? What does he mean? Did he bully you?"
Zeng Xiaojuan was startled by her. She was stunned for a moment and wanted to say no, but it was too late.
Zeng Xiaoyan can't be fooled anymore.
"He's involved too? I knew it!"
If Lou Er had a little conscience and protected his wife a little, Zeng Xiaojuan wouldn't have scars all over her arms, palms and backs of her hands.
This is what I saw myself, I don’t know what it would be like if I couldn’t see it.
No wonder she lost so much weight.
A closer look revealed a thick layer of powder on her face, making it look incredibly pale. Without it, one wonders how haggard and ugly her complexion would have been.
Zeng Xiaoyan was so disappointed with him that the more she thought about it, the more upset she felt.
But she couldn't blame her second sister either, because her second sister had always been soft-hearted, unlike her.
"Why didn't Qiaoer come?"
“.”
Zeng Xiaojuan choked and didn't know what to say.
Zeng Xiaoyan couldn't believe it: "Could it be that the old woman and her second brother-in-law abused Qiao'er?"
"No, no, no!"
Zeng Xiaojuan hurriedly denied it. Although her mother-in-law and husband disliked Qiao'er because she was a girl, at most they were partial to her, not abusive.
She couldn't hide it anymore and had to tell the truth.
Of course she was worried about her young daughter, but her mother-in-law said she had inquired and found out that her eldest sister didn't have any children. If she brought Qiao'er with her, wouldn't her eldest sister and stepmother be angry?
Not only did Qiao'er not come, but also Fuman, the son of my eldest brother and sister-in-law, did not come.
Zeng Xiaoyan was so angry that she almost laughed after hearing this.
"That old woman is really talented."
Look at what you said!
When Zeng Xiaoyan saw her second sister like this, she knew without asking that her second sister must not be having a good life in the Lou family.
"Second sister, no one cares about us, we have to care about ourselves. Qiao'er is still young, if you don't want her to suffer any grievances, you have to protect her."
Zeng Xiaojuan felt a lump in her throat and almost burst into tears.
"I know, I know. I won't let Qiao'er get hurt. They don't like that Qiao'er is a girl, but I do. She's my daughter, so well-behaved. I will protect her."
Zeng Xiaoyan felt a little relieved when she heard her say this. Fortunately, although her second sister was soft-hearted, she loved Qiao'er and was a strong mother. She seemed to be better than before. After all, her second sister would never say such words before.
Zeng Xiaoyan was about to say something when Lou Er arrived.
"Xiaojuan!"
The two sisters turned their heads at the same time.
Lou Er gave Zeng Xiaoyan an unfriendly look. Zeng Xiaoyan became angry and her face turned cold, so she didn't see Zeng Xiaojuan's sudden look of panic and fear.
"My husband."
Lou Er frowned. "What are you doing here? Why don't you go help? Today is your father-in-law's 50th birthday. There are so many things waiting for people to do. You still have time to hang around here? Is there any daughter like you?"
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