“Mrs. Niu said that since you are a daughter of the Su family who has married out, the money you earn belongs to the Su family.” Wang Yue’e repeated Mrs. Niu’s words.
Su Yun'er never expected that the Niu family could be so shameless.
Just as he was about to start cursing, he heard Old Mrs. Chen's voice coming from outside.
"Little Tree's Mother, are you inside?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Old Lady Chen appeared at the window and saw Wang Yue'e through the half-open window.
"Eh? And who is this?"
"In-law, I am Yun'er's cousin-in-law," Wang Yue'e quickly introduced herself.
Helpless, Su Yun'er opened the door.
"Oh, so it's your in-laws." Old Mrs. Chen entered the house and noticed there was no tea on the table. She asked, puzzled, "Little Tree's mother, why didn't you pour tea for your cousin-in-law?"
Su Yun'er said helplessly, "Mother, have you forgotten how the Su family treated me and our family before?"
Old Mrs. Chen waved her hand and said, "Hey, don't say that. I've said it before, among your family members, your grandmother is the most unreasonable one."
"Mother, how did you know?" Su Yun'er was very surprised. In her memory, when the original owner talked about her family to Old Madam Chen, she always protected the Su family.
This question opened up a floodgate of conversation for Grandma Chen.
She picked up the teapot and poured tea for all three of them, then warmly pulled Wang Yue'e to sit down.
"Back then, my old man was seriously ill, and some people said they wanted to bring him good luck by marrying him off. My son Shanhe wanted to get married, but my family was poor, and no one was willing to marry their daughter into our family. Later, I don't know how, your family heard about my family's situation and told Shanhe that they were willing to marry their daughter into our family, but they asked for seven taels of silver before they would agree."
"At first, we thought that the Su family might be afraid that we would neglect their daughter, so Shanhe went out early and returned late to chop wood and hunt, and sold some of the family's belongings, and finally raised seven taels of silver."
"Then after I returned from proposing marriage to the Su family, Shanhe told me that I was having a hard time in the Su family. Your grandmother, Niu Shi, was fierce and controlled everyone in the family. Everyone had to do things according to her wishes. If anything didn't go her way, she would cry and make a scene."
"Is my assessment of her as her cousin-in-law correct?"
After Old Mrs. Chen finished speaking, Wang Yue'e gave a wry smile and nodded.
“Yun’er’s cousin told me that they were quite close when they were young, but later Niu Shi forced him to stop being nice to Yun’er. Even my son An’an has been spoiled by Niu Shi. Whenever the child cries, Niu Shi scolds us,” Wang Yue’e said, her eyes reddening. “I’m really worried that the child will be spoiled by her. With Niu Shi around, I have no chance to properly teach the child.”
"Just today, An'an heard from people in the village that Yun'er bought candied hawthorns in the city, and when she came home she started fussing about wanting to eat them. So Niu Shi demanded that we go and get some for her. How can you spoil a child like that? If I can't discipline my child, I'll be even less able to discipline him when he grows up."
After saying that, Wang Yue'e burst into tears.
It's clear that Wang Yue'e is not a short-sighted woman; she cares about her children's education.
But what does all this have to do with Su Yun'er?
"You don't need to come to me crying about all the troubles in your family. Your family is your family, and my family is my family. I made that very clear last time."
"Little Tree's mother." Old Mrs. Chen gave Su Yun'er a disapproving look, then turned to comfort Wang Yue'e.
After exchanging a few words, Wang Yue'e realized that she had failed to soften Su Yun'er's heart, not even a little bit. She wiped away her tears and sighed.
He stuffed the two pairs of shoes into Grandma Chen's hands: "Grandma Xiaoshu, one pair of these shoes is for you, and the other pair is for Yun'er. I know they're not worth much, they're just a small token of our appreciation from Yun'er and me. Please forgive us for any offense we may have caused in the past."
After saying that, she quickly took her leave without waiting for Old Mrs. Chen to put the things back.
Grandma Chen looked at the shoes in her hand and then looked helplessly at Su Yun'er.
"Little Tree's mother, I think your cousin-in-law is a good person. She's also a pitiful person who was bullied by Niu Shi," said Old Mrs. Chen.
“Mother, there are many pitiful people, and we are pitiful ourselves.” Su Yun’er didn’t care. “Besides, didn’t you see that she came here today with an ulterior motive? She said she wanted to ease the tension, but she was actually hoping we would help her.”
"Hey, I'm not blind or stupid, I can see it," said Old Mrs. Chen. "But having more friends means having more options, and having more relatives means having more help. If you can mend your relationship with your cousin, you'll have someone to rely on. We're just a widow and her children, and we're easily bullied. I'll be going to find your father-in-law in a few years, but you and Xiaoshu and Xiaocao need someone to rely on!"
Old Mrs. Chen had good intentions, and Su Yun'er understood her meaning, but she still had reservations about Su Tianchen and his wife, always feeling that they were opportunistic and easily swayed by the wind.
They come to curry favor with Su Yun'er today because she's doing better than them. What if she starts to do badly in the future? Will they come to kick her while she's down?
It's best to avoid people like that.
"By the way, is there anything else your cousin-in-law wants to do?"
These words reminded Su Yun'er, who said, "She said that Su Erhe and his wife are coming to ask me for money."
"Hmph, they have the nerve to do that."
When Su Yun'er's father was mentioned, Old Mrs. Chen's attitude changed.
Compared to her cousins, Su Yun'er's parents were her closest relatives. However, not only did they not love her, they also allowed her grandmother to bully her for more than ten years. Old Mrs. Chen looked down on such people.
"If they come, I'll chase them out with a big broom!"
"Mother, don't get so angry with them. Take care of yourself; you've only been recovered for a few days," Su Yun'er comforted her.
"It's alright, I have a way to get rid of them."
Su Yun'er's eyes darted around, and she already had an idea in mind.
After comforting Old Mrs. Chen, Su Yun'er entered the space with her thoughts.
In the space field, the white radishes planted at noon have already sprouted and grown quite a bit. Su Yun'er reluctantly used her points to make the white radishes mature quickly and then harvested a lot of them.
She took out some radishes and called to the little trees and grass to help her.
"Mom, this big white radish is so beautiful," Little Grass said, stroking the radish.
"It's not only pretty, but also very useful. Come on, help Mom carry the radish up to the roof. Little Tree, bring a pot of water up with you."
The house next to the main gate of the Chen family's courtyard was the kitchen, and there was a platform on the roof of the kitchen. Almost every household had such a platform, which was used for drying things.
Su Yun'er helped Xiao Cao tidy up the radishes, while Xiao Shu kept drinking water beside her.
"Mom, why can my brother not do any work and just drink water?" Little Grass pouted.
"Brother will need it later." Su Yun'er winked at the little grass.
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