“I didn’t say that; you said it yourself.”
Mother Shen's eyes darted around, but her words remained sharp, "My son doesn't earn money easily. You've bought so much stuff, can you even afford to wear it all and eat it all?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shuhe frowned impatiently and let out a heavy sigh, "Shen Qingwen, speak up!"
Every argument we had before was actually because of the Shen family.
Li Shuhe knew this before the marriage, but she always felt that it wasn't a big problem.
As long as they trust each other, that's fine.
But she gradually discovered that every time she had a disagreement with Shen's mother or anyone in the Shen family, Shen Qingwen would remain silent.
He seemed to have vanished into thin air.
Afterwards, I'll offer her a few perfunctory words of comfort.
Li Shuhe wasn't stupid; she saw all of this clearly. The reason she didn't say anything was because she felt that it was still within her tolerance.
"Shuhe, if you have something to say, talk to Mom properly. Mom, she..."
Shen Qingwen resumed his usual attitude.
Before he could finish speaking, Li Shuhe laughed and said, "Mom is old and in poor health. Don't take it to heart. Just be tolerant of her."
"Shen Qingwen, I'm tired of hearing these things, even if you don't. Now it's your mother complaining that I bought a bunch of things with my own money."
As Li Shuhe spoke, she turned and went into the two people's room.
Soon, she came out and dumped a large bag of things onto the floor of the main room.
Inside were the things she and Xu Ruantang bought while shopping that morning.
Li Shuhe picked them up one by one. "This is a tie I bought for you. Didn't you say you needed a new one for work?"
"These are clothes I bought for your mom to wear out for the season. Hasn't she been complaining that she has nothing to wear?"
Li Shuhe said, "One item at a time, and you throw it away."
"And this is a hat I bought for your dad!"
After carefully counting all the items, Li Shuhe bought herself a coat.
Shen Qingwen sat in the chair, looking dejected as if he had lost a battle.
Shen Qingwen's younger siblings ate the whole time.
She was eating while they were talking, she was eating while they were arguing; her chopsticks never stopped moving.
Mother Shen looked unconvinced and muttered under her breath, "You have so many clothes, why buy another one? I don't have any clothes and I don't need you to buy me any. Anyway, you're spending my son's money."
Xu Ruantang finally couldn't stand it anymore, "Auntie, Shuhe is also working. If we're talking about who spends whose money, your family spends more of her money, right? It's so heartless of you to say that."
People say you should advise reconciliation rather than separation, but Li Shuhe's life in the Shen family was too stifling.
Just by looking at Xu Ruantang, it's clear she has breast hyperplasia.
Even if they argued, the Shen family would never allow Li Shuhe to divorce Shen Qingwen.
Rather than groveling to please them and receiving no respect in return, it's better to have a proper argument so they won't dare to bully Li Shuhe anymore.
Xu Ruantang spoke so bluntly, but Mother Shen still looked unconvinced, "She's married into our family, where would she get any money of her own? Every penny she earns belongs to the Shen family."
Li Shuhe was so angry with the old lady that she almost had a heart attack. Pointing at her younger brother and sister-in-law who were still eating dumplings, she asked, "What about her? Why don't they have to go to work?"
"She gave birth to a grandson for the Shen family."
Mother Shen held her head high and puffed out her chest. "Back then, the family supported Qingwen through university, which is why his younger brother didn't get to study. That's what he owes his brother. What's wrong with supporting them now?"
Upon hearing this, not only Li Shuhe, but even Shen Qingwen stood up, looking at his mother in disbelief.
"Mom, I went to university because I worked hard. I didn't spend any of your money, and I even sent money home from time to time. How can you say that?"
Shen Qingwen was on the verge of a breakdown.
"I don't care, anyway, you're the most successful one in our family."
Chen's mother started to cry, "Are you trying to drive me to my death? You've forgotten your mother after you got married. You can't hold your head up in the village like this."
Li Shuhe, who was standing, sat down after Xu Ruantang tugged at her clothes.
Shen Qingwen was so angry with his mother that he almost spat out blood.
“I don’t care about your messy affairs. I have something to say.” Li Shuhe picked up her chopsticks, put a dumpling in her bowl, and said, “From today onwards, I will spend the money I earn on my own and will not spend a single penny on you.”
Mother Shen pouted and didn't say a word.
Li Shuhe didn't care about her reaction and continued, "And Shen Qingwen's salary, half of it will be given to me every month, for our little family to use."
Mother Shen got anxious, stood up and pointed at Li Shuhe's nose, "Why should you get half of my son's money? His father is still alive, so his money should go to his father. If the brothers haven't divided the family property, they should spend it together."
"Then why don't we split up the family?"
Li Shuhe calmed down and said calmly, "This house belongs to Shen Qingwen. You should all move out."
"Qingwen, listen to this! Your wife has gone mad. She wants to kick us out."
Mother Shen started whimpering again.
Shen Qingwen looked at Li Shuhe, then at his mother, wishing he could dig a hole and disappear into it.
"You don't have to move."
Li Shuhe added slowly, "From now on, you don't need to cook for me, but once you move into this house, you have to abide by the rules. If I hear any noise at night, you all have to leave!"
"If anyone should leave, it should be you. What right do you, an outsider, have to point fingers and tell people what to do in our Shen family?"
The door had been open at some point.
Two men stood at the door, one old and one young. The younger one looked fierce and had a thuggish air about him.
This is probably Shen Qingwen's younger brother, Shen Qiang.
The man standing next to Shen Qiang was very thin and tall, his eyes fixed on the dumplings on the table.
"Stop arguing, eat first."
This must be Shen's father.
Without even washing his hands, Mr. Shen found a seat, ignored the awkward atmosphere at the table, picked up Mrs. Shen's bowl and chopsticks, and started eating.
"Shen Qiang, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Shen Qingwen was furious. "Shuhe is my wife and your sister-in-law. Talk to her properly."
"She asked Mom to leave first, brother, are you deaf?"
Shen Qiang clenched his fists tightly.
Xu Ruantang was afraid he would rush over at any moment, so she stared at him warily.
Shen Qingwen waved his hand, "Your sister-in-law was just saying that in anger. You don't know what Mom just said."
He suppressed his temper and said, "Let's eat first."
The guests are still here; it's not good to keep arguing like this.
When the two people came in, Xu Ruantang thought the atmosphere would only get more tense and that there would definitely be a lot of noise and chaos today.
To everyone's surprise, the Shen family actually sat down and started eating.
Li Shuhe also sat down and placed a plate of dumplings in front of Xu Ruantang, "Eat quickly."
She acted as if nothing had happened.
Xu Ruantang ate a few, then realized they were meat dumplings, so she didn't touch them much and focused on feeding Xiaobao.
But she always felt that Chen's mother, who was sitting opposite her, kept muttering to herself while eating dumplings.
It looks like they're counting.
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