"Sister-in-law, you be the judge. Tell me, isn't my mother's behavior an arranged marriage?" Zhou Mingjiao said, her voice aimed at Shen Banxia, who was watching the drama unfold.
"What do you think?" Shen Banxia retorted, as if she thought he was afraid to speak.
"Damn it, why can't they just go along with me?" Zhou Mingjiao thought to herself. "Sister-in-law, you come from a big city, you should know more about these things, shouldn't you?"
Zhou Mingjiao wouldn't let go of Chen Banxia. In her opinion, she blamed her sister-in-law for her miserable situation.
"So? Are you going to go find Kagome?" Shen Banxia asked directly.
Zhou Mingjiao was furious and embarrassed, as if her thoughts had been exposed. "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by this? You just can't stand to see me doing well, can you? I was just asking you for advice because I didn't understand."
"Really? Then I suggest you go to Kagome's Club. Wouldn't that be a better way to find out the answer?" Shen Banxia said unhurriedly.
"You, you—", she couldn't say it was wrong, but why couldn't she give herself a definite answer?
"Alright, are you afraid outsiders won't laugh at us?" Zhou's mother stepped forward and scolded.
Zhou Mingqian objected, "Mom, if you want to criticize someone, criticize Zhou Mingjiao. It's her own fault for having bad intentions. Does she think everyone knows what she's up to? I'm too lazy to expose her. She even tried to trick my wife. She's a complete scoundrel. She's wasted all her education."
A smile flashed in Shen Banxia's eyes; her man was really capable.
Zhou's mother was almost laughing in anger. "Alright, I only said one sentence, and you keep babbling on and on. What a mouthful of a grown man you have!"
Zhou Mingqian was not ashamed, but rather proud, saying, "I don't care, anyway, no one in this family can bully my wife."
A hint of envy flashed in Li Erya's eyes, Zhou Lao Er's wife, and even Ge Hongying, Zhou Lao San's wife, who was usually very easygoing, couldn't help but glare at her husband.
Comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.
Zhou Laosan looked at his wife ingratiatingly, then secretly glared at his elder brother, blaming him for being so smug.
Thinking of my older brother's gossipy nature, I can't argue with him, I really can't argue with him.
Seeing that her older brother had glossed over the matter again, Zhou Mingjiao's hatred grew as lushly as weeds.
"Big brother, I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those things. I really don't want to get married so early. I also want to meet someone as good as you, just like my sister-in-law," Zhou Mingjiao said in a different way.
"You have good taste," Zhou Mingqian said proudly.
Shen Banxia looked at Zhou Mingjiao in surprise. When did she start trying to please her own man?
Zhou's mother, on the other hand, looked pleased.
It is said that even ten fingers are of different lengths. As for the first child, who was a boy, and who received good treatment from his mother-in-law, how could she not like him?
Although her mother-in-law and others took care of her later, how could she possibly complain about being pregnant for ten months?
She felt quite uncomfortable every time she saw the eldest and youngest siblings fighting.
No one knew what was going on in Zhou's mother's mind. As Shen Banxia looked at Zhou Mingjiao approaching her, an alarm bell rang in her heart.
In the four years since she married into the Zhou family, her sister-in-law and she have been at odds with each other.
How could she not be wary of someone suddenly offering her such kindness?
Her own husband said, "Zhou Mingjiao, you've finally become more sensible. Alright, alright, I know you feel bad for your sister-in-law. She's not a petty person. Don't get too close and touch her. What if you bump into her?"
Shen Banxia suppressed a laugh, and then said, "It's cloudy."
Zhou Mingjiao gritted her teeth, "Big brother, I'm not such an unreliable person. Do you really think I would do anything bad to your sister-in-law?"
"Zhou Mingjiao, were you daydreaming while reading? Is that what I meant?" Zhou Mingqian was exasperated.
Seeing the brother and sister start glaring at each other again, Zhou's mother roared, "Stop arguing! It's so annoying! We had just calmed down a bit, and now you're causing trouble again."
The brother and sister both fell silent.
In the dead of night, Zhou Mingqian and Shen Banxia whispered in each other's ears, "Honey, do you think Zhou Mingjiao is out of her mind? Didn't she always want to move to the city? Now that someone has finally introduced her to a cadre in the city, why didn't she take a liking to him?"
Although Zhou Mingjiao may act quite convincingly in front of outsiders, she makes no attempt to hide her true self from her family.
To use Shen Banxia's words, she's a green tea b*tch in front of people, but arrogant and domineering in front of her family.
"Do you think she's up to something?" Anyway, ever since he saved her when they were kids, and she deliberately delayed getting help to rescue her, he's stopped treating her like a younger sister.
If I hadn't been lucky, I would have turned into a pile of dust long ago.
"Who knows? Anyway, I plan to stay away from her. I don't want to gamble my baby on her having bad intentions."
Zhou Mingqian also became serious, "Yes, wife, you're right. I know Zhou Mingjiao's personality. She's definitely not up to anything. You should stay away from her. Sigh, what do you think about separating the family?"
Thinking of the thunder and lightning, Shen Banxia said, "Forget it, let it be. You know your parents' temperaments. If we separate the family, they'll kill themselves."
Zhou Mingqian backed down, "Alright, you know, the old folks are really something. What could they possibly be thinking? With the whole family together, there's always something going on every day."
Although he thought the old couple were a bit foolish for favoring Zhou Mingjiao, he wasn't so unfilial as to want to kill them.
Shen Banxia deeply agreed, but there was nothing she could do. Zhou Mingjiao, who had already benefited from the situation, certainly didn't want to split up the family business. Otherwise, with her income of neither work points nor money, she would starve to death if she went out.
The second and third wives had the same concerns, but as for Zhou Laosi, who was not yet married, his opinion was not adopted.
The couple secretly played with crickets.
As for Zhou Mingjiao, the protagonist at the center of the discussion, she was just as they expected, with her mind and heart set on taking revenge on Shen Banxia.
She has always believed that her mother doesn't like her now because her sister-in-law is pregnant.
There's another thing: my sister-in-law didn't go to work when the leaders came to inspect, and she's been holding a grudge ever since.
This feeling is hard to explain, but it lingers in my heart and I can't shake it off.
Suddenly, Zhou Mingjiao remembered a story circulating among the educated youth, and perhaps she could use that story to achieve her goal.
With her thoughts still on her mind, Zhou Mingjiao was finally able to sleep peacefully.
When he saw Shen Banxia the next day, he gave her a big smile.
Shen Banxia cursed inwardly, "Crazy!" but her face remained expressionless.
Zhou Mingjiao seemed not to notice and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, I'll give you a surprise in a couple of days."
Shen Banxia was completely confused.
When she told Zhou Mingqian, she said, "When has she ever been kind? Don't pay any attention to her, she's so annoying. I think we should have Mother marry her off."
Zhou Mingqian always felt that Zhou Mingjiao was holding back something big, and she didn't want her wife to get hurt.
Shen Banxia was not one to passively wait for others to make a move; she already had a plan in mind.
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