Chapter 162 Women Shouldn't Be Weak After Marrying into Their Husband's Family
Wang Yuqing looked at Ji Zhenzhu and said, "Auntie, don't hold back and hide it. The weaker you are, the more they will bully you. If they scold you, scold them back. If they hit you and you can't beat them, come to me immediately. I can beat them to death!"
I'll come see you again the day after tomorrow.
“You must remember, it’s not like you have no one in your family. Ji Xuening doesn’t know about this. If he did, he would come knocking on your door with a knife.”
"Of course, now I know that I am part of your family. I will support you from now on. If they bully you again, I will make their whole family suffer. At worst, I will make them go to the brigade headquarters, the commune, or even the police. Let everyone judge and let everyone know how there can be such immoral in-laws and a cowardly husband in the world."
“You are the one being abused. It’s not you who are shameful, it’s the Jia family. They’ve completely disgraced their ancestors.”
People in this era are actually very concerned about their reputation and believe that family scandals should not be aired in public.
Wang Yuqing said this partly to Ji Zhenzhu, and partly to the three people next to her, because she was afraid that they would retaliate after she left, and she wanted to discourage them from wanting to hit Ji Zhenzhu.
They had the same idea. They originally planned to teach Ji Zhenzhu a lesson while Wang Yuqing was away, since Wang Yuqing didn't live here and couldn't watch over Ji Zhenzhu all the time. However, after hearing what Wang Yuqing said, they chickened out and gave up the idea.
Ji Zhenzhu kept her head down and didn't say anything, but her heart felt warm.
The three people next to her listened to Wang Yuqing instructing Ji Zhenzhu and all showed disdain, but dared not interrupt, for fear of being beaten again.
When they heard that the matter would escalate to the brigade, the commune, or even the police, everyone started to panic.
Every family has its own problems, and no one took it to the commune or the brigade. They only bullied Ji Zhenzhu because she was weak and didn't dare to say a word.
All three of them felt that Wang Yuqing was even worse than the rumors suggested; he was incredibly ruthless.
In front of the three of them, Wang Yuqing opened the contents of the bundle. Besides her own red dress and several bolts of cloth, there was also wild boar meat, malted milk powder, biscuits, and candy...
She also took out ten yuan and stuffed it into Ji Zhenzhu's hand: "This ten yuan is your labor fee. I can't let you make clothes for me for free. Of course, there is also something I need your help with, which is to help me alter this red dress. The rest of the polyester fabric is for making a set of summer clothes for my grandmother, Ji Xuening, and the three children at home."
"Malted milk powder, biscuits, and candy are all specially brought for you. Look how thin you are, you're not getting any nutrition. Eat more good food to replenish your body."
She glanced back at the three members of the Jia family, cleared her throat, and said, "Don't feel inferior in your husband's family. Now your brother is the militia company commander of the brigade headquarters, your sister-in-law is the captain of the non-staple food team of the brigade headquarters, and I have also made a lot of money recently. Our family is well-off. Who wouldn't envy us? Wouldn't they be eager to curry favor with me?"
“I know, I know that if a woman’s family is not powerful or influential, and she marries into a bad family, she will definitely be looked down upon.”
"But you're kind and honest, and you've run into a husband's family that's rotten to the core. They'll definitely bully you and look down on you. But now it's different, you have your family backing you up..."
She stared at the three men, her eyes filled with intimidation: "Let's see if they dare to bully you again."
They heard the words "money talks" very clearly, and seeing the pile of good stuff on the ground and the ten yuan, they swallowed their anger no matter how strong it was.
Since she's someone you can't afford to offend and you can't vent your anger, you might as well try to curry favor with her and get her to give Ji Zhenzhu more good things.
Sun Guizhi, quick-witted as ever, began to speak sweetly and playfully: "What happened before was our fault. From now on, we will definitely treat Zhenzhu well. She is our daughter-in-law. She is hardworking, capable, obedient, and sensible. It was mainly because I was upset that she didn't have any children and that outsiders were always gossiping about me and talking behind my back. It was my fault. From now on, I won't care what those outsiders say about our family. I won't listen to them at all."
“I will definitely treat her like my own daughter from now on, even better than my son. As for having children, we can take it one step at a time.”
"Pearl, let's live a good life together from now on."
"You don't need to worry about your sister-in-law."
Seeing his mother's dramatic change, Jia Min chuckled and said, "Yes, she won't be treated badly. Just go home and relax."
Sun Guizhi said, "Have you eaten? Stay and have some food. I'll clean up the place and cook a few dishes. It's your first time visiting, so I'll definitely treat you to something nice."
It was just a casual remark, but Wang Yuqing plopped down and replied, "Okay, I'm actually quite hungry. Could you please cook a few more dishes, and a lot? I have a big appetite."
Sun Guizhi's smile froze, but seeing the good stuff she brought, she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go now."
She glanced at Jia Shan, and seeing that he didn't say anything, she turned around and walked out of the main room to the kitchen.
Wang Yuqing ate quite a bit, finishing three large bowls. Almost half of the food went into her own bowl and Ji Zhenzhu's bowl. The three of them barely touched their chopsticks, unhappy but not daring to say a word.
After Wang Yuqing finished eating and drinking, she let out a burp. Before leaving, she threw down a vicious remark: "Your kitchen knife is pretty good. You cut the radish really well. I'll come back the day after tomorrow. If I find out that you treat her badly, your kitchen knife will come in handy next time."
These words nearly made Sun Guizhi fall off her chair in fright.
Looking at Wang Yuqing's viciousness, I reckon she really could do it. I've even heard that when she went back to her parents' home, she beat up her own parents.
Wang Yuqing glanced at the father and son again, her eyes filled with malice: "When I get angry, I can be more ruthless than you two. Don't provoke me!"
After saying that, she left.
Ji Zhenzhu went back to her room, picked up the clothes she had made, and hurriedly chased after Wang Yuqing, also wanting to see her off.
The two women had barely left when the three of them rushed up and took all the good stuff.
Wang Yuqing had anticipated this outcome, but there was nothing she could do but use these things to get them to treat Ji Zhenzhu a little better.
Outside the courtyard.
Ji Zhenzhu handed the clothes to Wang Yuqing.
She couldn't hold back any longer, tears streaming down her face: "Yuqing, thank you. Thanks to you today, I feel much better now. How should I describe it? It feels so good, right?"
Wang Yuqing said with heartache, "Don't cry. Remember, if anything happens, come to me immediately, or pack your things and go back to your parents' home. Your parents' home will always welcome you back."
Upon hearing this, Ji Zhenzhu was filled with gratitude. She felt that Wang Yuqing's words were very heartwarming. How could there be such a good sister-in-law in the world? She had seen plenty of cases where sisters-in-law who married into the family did not get along with their sisters-in-law.
However, she still said with worry, "But they are my parents-in-law after all, and I am also their daughter-in-law... I have to be filial to them."
Wang Yuqing sighed and said, "You were also born of your parents and were a treasure at home. In the Ji family, you have never been beaten or scolded like this since you were a child, right? Even if you were poor and had a hard life, you still lived a warm life. Why should you be bullied by your husband's family after you marry into this family? They didn't give birth to you or raise you, so why should they beat and scold you?"
"If you can't fight for the Ji family, you should at least fight for yourself."
"What is filial piety? If there is love, treat each other kindly; if there is no love, treat each other as enemies."
Ji Zhenzhu didn't say anything. After all, she was born in this era and her thinking was deeply ingrained. She always felt that once you married into your parents-in-law's family, you should listen to them, serve them wholeheartedly, and be filial to them without complaint. This was what a daughter-in-law should do.
Seeing that Ji Zhenzhu hadn't been persuaded, Wang Yuqing continued, "I only know one principle: when we women marry into a husband's family, if the husband's family treats us badly, we should treat them badly in return; if the husband's family treats us badly, we should treat them well. That's magnanimity and having a broad perspective."
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