Even after the banquet ended, Zhao Zhaodi didn't get a chance to talk to them alone, and watched them say goodbye and go home. She was extremely uneasy; she hadn't completed the task her mother-in-law had given her, and she might be scolded again when she got home.
But what can we do?
They didn't give her a chance at all.
She really wanted to separate from the family and live a good life where she was in charge, even if it meant being poor.
Her mother used to always say she didn't want to be controlled by her grandmother and wanted to separate from the family, but she couldn't understand why. Now she can truly understand her mother. It's really too difficult to live with elders, especially a mother-in-law who is too domineering and capable.
On my way home.
"Xiaoyu, why do you think they look so much older?"
I was shocked when I saw them today. Those people who were about the same age as her looked much older, and they even looked like they were from a different generation than her.
It's only been a few years since I've been home, how come they're here so quickly?
"Years of hard work, coupled with my age, have naturally caused me to age rapidly in recent years."
"There are too many old people. If I were still in the village, would I end up like that?"
“Of course,” Zhao Xiaoyu thought of Song Shi’s appearance before, and then looked at herself now, “If we hadn’t separated the family yet, and we were living the same way as before, Mother would definitely be older than them.”
The food is poor, the work is heavy, you're tormented by breastfeeding, and people keep reminding you that you don't have a son. Tell me, can you really endure this? You'll only get older.
Mrs. Song completely agreed with her daughter's words, "You're right. If we were still in the village or in the old house, your father and I would definitely be old women and men right now. Look at your second uncle and aunt, we might not even be as good as them."
Fortunately, heaven took pity on her, and an old deity took a liking to her daughter, changing her family's life forever.
“Mother, you are different from them now, and you will be different in the future. Among your generation, you and Father are the most blessed. You both look the youngest.”
"Yes, Zhao Di isn't having a good time either."
"Hmm, her in-laws seem difficult to get along with; she looks quite haggard."
"Your second uncle was the most calculating. He spent his whole life scheming about this and that, and in the end, all his children were ruined. When Zhaodi was looking for a husband, he didn't ask about a person's character or family background; he only looked at which family was the richest."
Mrs. Song shook her head as she spoke, saying that all her children were ruined and none of them had made it out of the family.
I wonder what will become of the little one. They've raised him to be dark-skinned and thin, and he doesn't even dare to look people in the eye. A few years ago, he was quite lively and still had that childlike quality, but now, seeing how sensible he is, it breaks my heart.
I overheard someone at the dinner table saying that she does a lot of the housework. She's so young, yet she can already fetch water from the well. Yesterday, she was washing Li's dirty clothes by the well, and her little hands were all frozen raw.
She said that these two were absolutely heartless; they only valued the good ones and looked down on the ordinary people.
Especially my second sister-in-law, wasn't the child born from her belly? Didn't she carry it for ten months and give birth to it? Doesn't she feel any heartache?
"Don't worry about them. Sooner or later, Second Uncle will regret it. In terms of character, he's not even as good as First Uncle."
Thinking of Zhao Ruxin, Song said, "Just now I noticed that Ruxin's eyes were unusually attentive to Dabao, she kept putting food on his plate. You should be careful."
“I saw it. I’ll bring more people with me when we go out in the future. My older cousin probably doesn’t have children of her own, so she’s like a wolf seeing meat when she sees kids. She’s very greedy.”
"Speaking of which, she's a pitiful person, and your uncle is no good either."
"Wasn't it all voluntary on her part?"
Zhao Xiaoyu didn't sympathize with them. Everyone chooses their own path, just like she did. She chose her own path, and even if she makes a mistake in the future, she must bear the consequences.
The men were still drinking, and everyone in Zhao Dayong's family teased him, knowing full well that they were fighting amongst themselves and that their own family was at odds, yet they still deliberately provoked him.
Zhao Dashu felt that some people in the clan were quite annoying.
I just don't know what happened to their family. Everyone's face is covered in bruises, especially Dazhuzi, whose face looks like a pig's head.
The other two are okay.
Sanzhuzi was the most shameless. Even though Zhao Dashu had severed ties with him, he acted as if nothing had happened. He not only came to the banquet but also kept getting close to him, calling him "Third Uncle" over and over, which annoyed Sanzhuzi.
Da Zhuzi, on the other hand, kept drinking and eating meat with a sullen face. Zhao Dashu had a feeling that this kid was probably just there to freeload and hadn't eaten in a long time.
Erzhuzi was the most normal one; he ate his meal quietly at the next table and offered toasts obediently.
Zhao Dayong probably knew that his family had lost face today, so he kept his head down and didn't say a word, just kept drinking.
So, without anyone else getting him drunk, he successfully got himself intoxicated.
He became the first person to be carried away at the banquet.
Zhao the eldest was also very curious, "Third brother, do you know what's wrong with second brother? His family seems a bit off."
"How would I know what's going on in their family? Why don't you go and ask them, and let me know when you find out?"
That way, he can have some fun.
“I overheard a bit,” another person whispered. Their house wasn’t far from the old house. “It seems to be about three brothers who got scammed. Anyway, it caused a huge uproar, and they even got into a fight.”
"oh."
Zhao Dashu thought back to when he left, they seemed to be doing well, but that was after he left. He should have stayed longer.
"But it seems that Dazhuzi did something. He was the most seriously injured and the worst beaten. He must be in the wrong."
Everyone agreed that the child wasn't one to suffer in silence, and if he didn't make a scene this time, he was definitely in the wrong. As for which of Zhao Dayong's children was the most troublesome, they used to think it was Sanzhuzi, but in the last two years they realized there was another one who was truly formidable.
Heaven have mercy, those three are wicked. To be honest, every time they get together and talk about Zhao Lao Er's family, they all feel sorry for him.
I don't know what sins I committed in my past life to have only been born into such a family of scoundrels.
Zhao Dashu drank too much and went straight to bed when he got home, while Zhao Xiaoyu and Song Shi took care of the children.
The two children have recently become obsessed with skiing and spend half a day playing in the back mountain every day.
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