Chapter 83: The Captain's Wife Liu's Mother Complains about Her Daughter-in-law
Chapter 83: The Captain's Wife Liu's Mother Complains about Her Daughter-in-law
The ditches were dry in the winter.
There was nothing inside except soil and dry leaves.
"Pah, pah, pah!"
Lin Xiaodou spit out the leaves in his mouth and patted the dirt off his body.
Liu Yan'er also got up at this time, "Sister Xiaodou, are you okay?"
"fine."
When Lin Xiaodou looked up, he saw the little girl's head covered with fallen leaves.
She couldn't help but twitch her lips.
Why is this thing so funny? It looks like a bird's nest.
Lin Xiaodou didn't know that she also had a head of fallen leaves on her head.
Liu Yan'er obviously noticed it too, "Sister Xiaodou, there's something on your head..."
The two of them looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
After laughing for a while, Liu Yaner apologized with a red face:
"I'm sorry, Sister Xiaodou. My bicycle hit a dirt patch just now. The handlebars were not flexible, so I lost control and fell."
Lin Xiaodou waved her hand and said, "It's okay, let's go."
When the two men lifted the bicycle, they found that the handlebars were tilted.
Liu Yaner was embarrassed. No wonder her dad didn’t ride his bike out today. This turned out to be the reason.
The handlebars were tilted, making it difficult to push the bike, so Lin Xiaodou simply carried the bike on his shoulders.
This made Liu Yaner's eyes sparkle with admiration.
She followed behind Lin Xiaodou, chattering all the way.
He didn't stop until he got home and saw the tall figure standing at the door.
"Brother! You're back!!"
Liu Yaner ran over with a look of surprise on her face.
"Little sister!" Brother Liu, dressed in military uniform, looked energetic.
"Brother, you haven't been back for two years. I miss you so much!"
Liu Yaner hugged his arm and smiled happily.
Just as Brother Liu was about to speak, a sarcastic voice came from the side:
"Oh, how can some people be so shameless.
You are already a grown-up girl, but you are still hugging your own brother and hanging out at the door."
The person who spoke was Brother Liu's wife - Sister Liu.
Ever since this person married into the Liu family, she has been at odds with Liu Yan'er, and the two of them quarrel whenever they meet.
"What are you talking about! I haven't seen my brother for a long time, so what's wrong with being intimate with him?"
Liu Yaner's face turned red with anger.
When she was little, she was often held in her eldest brother's arms. What's wrong with just hugging his arm?
Today was a big holiday and she didn't want to argue with this man.
So when she saw someone just now, she pretended not to see him.
Unexpectedly, even though she didn't even talk to her, this person started to act up again.
Mrs. Liu raised her nose and said, "Humph, you are so young and you have no sense of shame at all."
"You have no sense of shame!" Liu Yan'er was so angry that she shouted:
"You have been using my eldest brother's salary to subsidize your family. Your whole family has been sucking my eldest brother's blood. How dare you!"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Liu's face changed immediately:
"Liu Jianjun, is this how your family talks about me behind my back? Since you look down on me so much, I might as well divorce you!"
After saying that, she covered her face and ran out whimpering.
"Yan'er, what you said just now was really too much. You must apologize to your sister-in-law later!"
Brother Liu gave her a reproachful look, then turned around and chased after her anxiously.
"Sister Xiaodou, did I say something wrong?"
Liu Yan'er's face was a little pale, and she stood there at a loss.
She has had a very good relationship with her elder brother since childhood, and her family is very harmonious.
But ever since my eldest sister-in-law got married, there has often been chaos in the family.
In order to maintain peace, the eldest brother brought his sister-in-law to join the army.
Two years have passed, and her elder brother, who has always taken good care of her, seems to not love her as much anymore.
Lin Xiaodou couldn't say anything about other people's family affairs.
She could only change the subject: "Let's go in and tell your mother first."
When I got to the kitchen, I told them what happened at the door.
Liu's mother's reaction was somewhat beyond Lin Xiaodou's expectations:
"If she wants to leave, let her go. She really thinks that we, the Liu family, are easy to bully. It's better if she leaves and doesn't come back!"
It has been two years since I last saw my son.
Mother Liu was very happy that her son and daughter-in-law came back today.
But this happiness did not last long, as it ended because of the words of the daughter-in-law.
At that time, Liu's mother was busy in the kitchen, and her daughter-in-law came over and said she wanted to help.
It was a rare occasion that her daughter-in-law was sensible, so Liu's mother gladly agreed.
However, it had only been a short while since the conversation began and her daughter-in-law had been asking her about the family savings in subtle ways.
Liu's mother was curious and asked her daughter-in-law why she asked these questions.
The daughter-in-law said that her brother was getting married and the family couldn't raise enough money for the bride price, so she asked her to help pay some.
Liu's mother was a little unhappy because the daughter-in-law had married into the Liu family but was always subsidizing her parents' home.
But for the sake of her son, she didn't say anything, but just asked how much the bride price was.
The daughter-in-law replied: “When I married Jianjun, the betrothal gift was 66 yuan.
Naturally, my brother's wife cannot be worse than mine.
The woman's side wants 166 yuan, and they also need the three major wedding items, so I have to help pay for all this."
When Liu's mother heard this, her heart skipped a beat.
This is not just a little, this is too much.
Doesn’t my daughter-in-law’s family have any savings at all?
Besides, my eldest son hasn’t sent back any salary in the past two years, so it should be enough if I save some.
Liu's mother had this question in her mind, so she asked it out loud.
But the daughter-in-law said calmly:
"My brother is getting married, and our house is too old and needs to be renovated, so I gave all my savings to my parents."
When these words came out, Liu's mother was dumbfounded.
Her daughter-in-law is from the next village, and she knew that her family was building a new house these days.
The two villages are adjacent to each other, and she heard gossip that her son's salary supported her daughter-in-law and her entire family.
She didn't believe it before, and she even told it to her little daughter as a joke yesterday.
I never thought this was actually true!
Which mother-in-law would be willing to let her daughter-in-law subsidize her parents' home without any limit?
This money didn't come from the wind, it's all hard-earned money.
What's even funnier is.
The daughter-in-law had spent all her son's money, and she began to think about the Liu family's savings.
"Get lost! You're not helping me, you're just causing trouble for me!"
Liu's mother, who was always good-tempered, couldn't help but get angry.
He scolded his daughter-in-law on the spot and kicked her out of the kitchen.
The daughter-in-law felt embarrassed and ran to the door crying.
The eldest son was just trying to persuade her when the youngest daughter happened to come back.
This time, the daughter-in-law naturally directed her anger at her younger daughter.
After learning the reason, Liu Yaner suddenly realized:
"I was wondering why she was so angry, and it turns out that this happened before."
Mother Liu snorted: "That's right, I don't want this daughter-in-law anymore, whoever wants it can take it!"
She was originally dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law because she was lazy and had a bad temper.
I have been married into the Liu family for more than two years, but I am still pregnant.
She really doesn't want to serve a daughter-in-law who can't do anything like this!
Hearing her mother say this, Liu Yaner felt a little nervous:
"Mom, what if my brother gets into a fight with you..."
"He dares!" Mother Liu glared and said fiercely:
"If he really wants to quarrel with me over his wife, then he should take his wife back to the army and never come back to Lao Liu's house!"