The others were all laughing when they heard this. The two of them sang in unison and their words made Wang Xiuzhen so embarrassed that she almost died.
You just said that it actually concerns people's safety, but in fact, isn't it just looking down on people for living in the countryside?
Isn't this just being a snob?
Someone brought a gift to your door, but you wouldn't even let them in and even complained that the gift was not big enough!
How shameless!
In a blink of an eye, the other person made it clear that since you don’t welcome me, I won’t go to your house.
I'm welcome at other people's homes, so is it okay for me to go there?
If you look down on the gift I give you, then I'll give it to someone else!
The contemptuous looks from the others were too much for Wang Xiuzhen to bear. "What are you looking at? That girl has no relation to our family, why should I treat her well? Food is expensive these days, and you're standing here talking without any worries! Go away! What's so good about this?"
"Oh, such a wonderful show, we don't get to see it often, so of course we have to watch it more often!"
"That's right! You can do it yourself, but you don't want others to see it?"
"Wang Xiuzhen, you're from the countryside yourself, yet you look down on people from the countryside! What kind of thinking is that?"
Wang Xiuzhen was shocked when she heard this. If such a big hat was put on her, it would definitely tear off a layer of skin from her!
So he quickly said, "What do you mean by looking down on rural people? I don't! Don't talk nonsense here! I just don't want to waste food to entertain strangers! Don't make false accusations against me! Otherwise, I will never let you go!"
Someone nearby who was usually on good terms with Wang Xiuzhen spoke up for her, saying, "Xiuzhen has to take care of an entire family all by herself. You all know her mother-in-law, she's incredibly mean and stingy. Xiuzhen has to obey her in everything, and if she doesn't do things right, she'll be scolded! She places great importance on food, so only her son and grandson get to eat rice, while Xiuzhen and her daughter can only eat coarse grain steamed buns. If a stranger comes to her house, she has to treat him with food. She'll definitely be scolded to death by her mother-in-law!"
Wang Xiuzhen quickly shifted the blame: "That's right! My mother-in-law is the one who makes the decisions in our family. How can I have a say? How can you blame me for not treating the guests well? How can I, as a daughter-in-law, have the right to make such a big decision!"
"Yes, that old lady Yang is really mean. I often hear her scolding her daughter-in-law and granddaughter!"
"That's right! She always scolded me for eating so much and being reincarnated into her family just to waste her food!"
"One time, her grandson accidentally dropped a bowl and spilled all the rice on the floor. She didn't scold her grandson, but instead scolded her granddaughter for not taking good care of her younger brother!"
"How can you be so mean? You're just like my mother-in-law..."
The topic of conversation gradually turned to criticizing the mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law of each family!
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Seeing that the wind direction around her had changed and no one was scolding her anymore, but instead they started scolding their own evil mothers-in-law, Wang Xiuzhen felt relieved.
Anyway, just stop talking about her!
When Wang Xiuqin returned home, she was met with her mother-in-law's fury: "You good-for-nothing! You've embarrassed our Yang family! How dare you come back? If I were you, I'd kill myself by hitting my head against the wall. That's better than bringing such great shame to our Yang family!"
It seems that someone told her mother-in-law about the quarrel she had just had with someone downstairs.
I'm so idle and have nothing to do!
Wang Xiuzhen flinched at her mother-in-law's fury, then thought of something and stiffened her neck and said, "You can't blame me for this! I saw that country girl downstairs, so of course I thought she was asking for money! If I didn't drive her away, if she came to our house, you, the mother-in-law, who is so particular about etiquette, would have to provide her with food to entertain her!"
Wang Xiuzhen knew that her mother-in-law was very stingy with food!
Only her husband and son could eat a bowl of sorghum rice every day at home. She, her daughter and her mother-in-law could only eat sweet potatoes and coarse grain steamed buns.
Although she had lost face outside, as long as she said that she did it to save food for the family, her mother-in-law would turn a blind eye and not pursue the matter any further.
Sure enough, when the mother-in-law heard that she did this to prevent the girl from coming to their house to eat their food, she stopped scolding her.
Then he talked about Xu Nanxing's last gift, swallowed his saliva and asked, "I heard that little girl brought a lot of goodies when she first went to the Xie family, such as canned fruit, brown sugar, and noodles. Is that true?"
Then he said disdainfully, "How could a girl like her, who lives in the countryside, get such precious things? Our Shilong works at the Public Security Bureau and only gets one or two canned food tickets every year, and he only buys them during the Chinese New Year. Why would she buy such expensive things and send them to the Xie family during the off-season? I'm afraid the Xie family is just bragging."
Old Mrs. Yang was heartbroken that her family did not receive such a good gift, but she also did not want the Xie family to really receive those good things.
At this time, Old Mrs. Yang was in a very complicated mood!
Wang Xiuzhen actually didn't know whether it was true or not.
At that time, the girl was indeed carrying a basket, but she didn't pay attention to what was inside!
Their family was having lunch at the time, and Lao Yang used his connections to buy a fish. Although her mother-in-law would only let her son and grandson eat it, she could at least have a sip of the soup!
A stranger suddenly came to the door. What if my mother-in-law and Lao Yang really entertained him out of face? Wouldn’t the good things go into his stomach?
Of course she would be unhappy!
But she also didn't want her mother-in-law to blame her for this matter.
You know, the last time the little girl sent her several eggs, not a single one ended up in her stomach, so she didn't want to take the blame!
I also don't want to admit that the Xie family has obtained so many good things.
Wang Xiuzhen immediately echoed her mother-in-law's words, saying, "I also think that girl can't afford such an expensive item. I think Zhang Zhilan is probably just bragging! She's always been at odds with our family, and she must be saying these things to piss me off!"
Old Lady Yang felt a little relieved when she heard that. But then she saw Wang Xiuzhen standing in front of her, looking like an eyesore. She glared at her and said, "Hurry up and cook! Your son is coming home soon. Do you want to starve him to death?"
Wang Xiuzhen knew she had dodged a disaster today, and immediately said helplessly, "Mother-in-law, you still have the key to the cupboard? How can I get food out to cook without the key?"
The mother-in-law rolled her eyes at her, took out the key hanging on her belt, ran to open the cupboard, scooped out a bowl of sorghum rice, and took out two steamed buns and sweet potatoes.
Because Yang Shilong has not been home for meals during this period, these are the food for this meal.
Looking at the sorghum rice in the bowl, Wang Xiuzhen swallowed her saliva, but she knew there was no portion for her, so she could only go and cook obediently.
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In Shanghe Village, Chen Jiaxin was working in the fields and chatting with others.
An older woman who was on good terms with her came over and asked, "Is it true that there's a young intellectual named Xu and Yang Laizi from the village dating?"
Other educated youth: ???
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