Being confronted so brazenly by Yu Sui, Li Afen swallowed her words and sat down with her fists clenched, forcing a forced smile.
"Look at what you're saying, daughter-in-law. How can I be your mother-in-law? Look at you... why do you always say such rude things? We can't be so rude!"
Yu Sui's eyes widened: "Ah, is that a harsh word? I thought it was a nice word. Otherwise, why did you come up and say that about my niece? She hasn't offended you."
Li Afen: "Well, that's an old saying, isn't it? People always say that."
"Yeah, that's why I said that to you. Why do you think it's unpleasant? You have two different standards for saying this?"
Li Afen pursed her lips and was speechless for a moment.
I have never won a single argument with this cheap daughter-in-law!
It’s so frustrating just thinking about it.
But what can I do? Since I am here, I want to get some benefits, so I have to endure it.
Li Afen propped herself up on the stool and chuckled, "When I said it, I was just saying it casually. When you said it, you were specifically referring to me. Okay, okay, let's stop talking. I didn't come here to argue with you, did I? Daughter-in-law, I heard you're pregnant?"
Yu Sui was too lazy to pay attention to her. She just said "hmm" and didn't say anything else. She waved Yu Lanlan in and looked at her paintings.
The paper was covered with crayons, showing a gray sky with a human figure in the middle holding a pot of flowers.
Yu Sui thought that if those two branches could be considered hand-painted, this was probably a painting of Yu Hemiao planting flowers.
Yu Sui beamed and praised the child, "Oh, Lanlan, your painting is really good! I can see that this is your mother planting flowers, right?"
Yu Lanlan: "No, it's a tree with a big flower on it."
Yu Sui: “…” You can’t say they don’t look alike.
Keep praising.
"Oh, so that's it. Auntie must have seen it wrong. Lanlan draws very well."
Yu Lanlan was very happy and held up the painting to show her little sister. The little sister shouted "Ah, painting" for a while, and the room became lively.
Li Afen sighed in the midst of this bustle: "Daughter-in-law, it's good that you're here, but do you know what? Your sister is sick. Do you want to go home and see her?"
Yu Sui knew that the "sister" that Li Afen was referring to was Xia Linsheng's half-sister Xia Xiao'e.
Yu Sui has never seen it before, what are you looking at?
Yu Sui: "Oh, you're sick? What's wrong?"
Li Afen thought there was a chance, and quickly frowned and said, "I accidentally fell into the river a few days ago, and I got a bad cold because of the cold."
"Oh~" Yu Sui stretched out her voice, making it sound like she was hurting. "I have a bad cold. That's terrible. I was going to visit my roommate earlier, but now I can't go. I'm pregnant. If she catches the cold, I'll get it... Oh, Auntie, you came here and asked me to go. Are you deliberately not wishing me well? Otherwise, why would you say such a thing?"
"This..." Li Afen paused.
Oh my, why didn’t she think of it?
She only thought that if Yu Sui refused to go see Xiao E, she would tell the whole team about it and make the couple lose face!
Everyone knows that Xia Linsheng has been promoted to battalion commander, but the salary he gets is not as much as when he was a company commander. Damn it, it all started because he married this woman!
Li Afen was furious, but she didn't dare show it on her face: "Alas, I just wanted you to go there, but I didn't expect you to be so sensitive about this."
Yu Sui: "Yeah, yes, I just thought you would understand me, but I didn't expect you wouldn't think of that at all."
"Alas, I am not a proper mother-in-law after all. You can always contradict me no matter what I say."
"Auntie, I'm glad you're so sensible."
Li Afen: “…” Damn, is this how you use it?
I really can't stand it anymore. Yu Sui is really stubborn and won't listen to anything I say!
But what can I do?
Li Afen began to think of a solution, and the kitchen fell silent again.
Yu Sui simply picked up the child and said to Li Afen, "Auntie, is there anything else you need? If not, I'll send the child back to her mother. She's out in the fields and will be there for a while."
Li Afen stood up and smiled awkwardly: "Oh, then just go, I'll watch the door for you." Now that she was here, how could she just leave without having a meal and taking some things she brought from the north?
Yu Sui is really speechless.
What is this woman's face made of? Why is it so thick?
How could she have the nerve to stay when he had already said goodbye so directly?
It seems that I have no choice but to use my trump card.
Yu Sui smiled, "Okay, Auntie, please sit down. It's perfect. I'll wait for my mother to come over soon and discuss with you how you can help with the nutritional expenses of my pregnancy. Also, you can discuss vacating half of the room for us. We also need to discuss how much you can contribute to the full moon banquet after the baby is born."
"Huh? Um, how...what do you mean by paying for nutrition care?"
"Oh, you, as a mother-in-law, don't you even know this? I'm the daughter-in-law of the Xia family. Now I'm pregnant and feeling unwell, so I'm temporarily living at my parents' house. I'm eating my parents' food, but I'm nurturing a baby from the Xia family. As a mother-in-law, don't you need to buy some food and meat to increase my nutrition? Do you think you can get a grandchild of the Xia family for free? If that's the case, why would my child have the surname Xia?"
"I..." Li Afen felt dizzy.
This seems to make sense!
But, she came here to get some benefits. Although Xia Xiangdong said that this daughter-in-law is not easy to deal with and it is better not to go, she was unwilling to do so. If she didn't come, wouldn't all the good things Xia Linsheng bought with his money go into Sun Yuying's stomach?
Li Afen argued: "How can you say that? Xia Linsheng earns so little money a month, and you actually want me to buy food and meat for you!"
Yu Sui smiled and said, "Then tell me, why does Xia Linsheng give you fifteen dollars every month?"
"I am his mother! A stepmother is also a mother!"
"Haha, if I take it in, I'm your mother, and if I ask you to take it out, I'll be your stepmother! If you don't want to give it to me, I'll write a letter and ask you to send ten dollars to me next month after Xia Lin gives birth. You can save five dollars to buy meat for me."
"you!"
"Put your finger down! Believe it or not, if you point it again, I'll make sure Xia Linsheng doesn't give you a single cent!"
The finger that Li Afen had just stretched out slowly retracted like a frightened caterpillar.
Yu Sui: "Please sit down. My mother will be here soon. I'll write a list and you can buy according to the list. Don't miss anything."
After saying this, Yu Sui took the two children out.
As soon as I walked out of the fence gate, I heard footsteps behind me.
After walking a few more steps, he turned around and saw Li Afen's figure leaving as fast as if she was escaping.
Just look at it and you will know that it is like this!
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