Lin Damei said bitterly, "This is retribution. My Ming family was doing well back then, and we were all living in harmony. If it weren't for you stirring things up at every turn, would my family be in such turmoil? Your Ye family is in such turmoil, I'll definitely celebrate! Should I set off a couple of strings of firecrackers for you?"
Hou Zhen was so angry she wanted to hit someone, but she knew she couldn't win. Ming Feiyang and Ming Feijie didn't make a move or say anything this time. Their hands were clenched tightly, their faces full of resentment, showing their anger. But their father had said that if he found out they were cursing Lin Damei again, he would kick them out. If they dared to lay a hand on her, they would be surnamed Ye and wouldn't be his sons living in the Ye family anymore. They liked their grandmother, but they didn't like the other members of the Ye family, so they could only watch helplessly as their grandmother was bullied.
Lin Damei shooed them away: "Get out of here, or I'll have to splash you with water."
She's not some pushover who'd fawn over someone. Just look at the expressions on those two boys' faces and you'll know they're plotting revenge. These are the kids she raised from a tiny baby, and they're treating her like an enemy just because of a few words. It's heartbreaking.
At first, her relationship with Ye Shuhua wasn't particularly good, but it wasn't bad either. If Hou Zhen hadn't later felt that her daughter hadn't brought any benefits to the Ye family and thought that Hou Zhen was the one who suppressed her, and hadn't instigated Ye Shuhua to quarrel with her, things wouldn't have ended up falling out.
Hou Zhen had no choice but to leave. The Ye family's daughters-in-law still had to go to work, and getting her out was already the limit. If she didn't go back, they were afraid she would cause trouble again. She pulled the two children and said, "Let's go. Your grandma doesn't want you, but your maternal grandma does. Your maternal grandma won't let you be bullied."
Lin Damei didn't take it seriously at all; she only cared about her grandson. Yan Xiaoxiao remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "Mom, I heard that Ye Shuhua gives her fifteen yuan every month. Why don't I pay fifteen yuan too?"
Ye Shuhua gives so much money every month, but her own mother is still unhappy. She only gives five yuan a month. The three of them eat together here. Won't the mother have a hard time?
Lin Damei rolled her eyes at her: "Why are you getting involved? Your father gives me money every month. The child is Ming's grandson. He only needs food to eat. Why do you need living expenses? You only need to pay your own living expenses. You only eat two meals a day, lunch and dinner. Even a glutton wouldn't spend five yuan."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Your Uncle Zhu gives her food every day, saying it's for Fanfan's rations. He's worried she won't eat properly on her own, so he has your two sons eat with her. She doesn't need the food from home. If you feel bad about it, then please be more considerate of Fanfan."
Xiaoxiao came after giving birth to her third child and ate there for only a few months. Back then, Ye Shuhua had been eating her food for several years and had raised an ungrateful child. Her own grandson, because his son was angry with her, refused to eat a single bite of her food, which made her feel guilty.
If it weren't for the fact that Lao Ming was afraid of upsetting Ming Yunshan, she wouldn't have wanted five yuan. Yunshu works alone and the whole family has to support them, so their situation must be bad. Otherwise, she wouldn't have swallowed her pride and asked Xiaoxiao to go back to the Ming family.
Yan Xiaoxiao was deeply moved: "Mom, thank you. I must have accumulated eight lifetimes of good karma to be your daughter-in-law."
Although she was the one who pursued Yunshu before marriage, Yunshu treated her exceptionally well after marriage. Her mother-in-law also didn't look down on her and treated her like her own daughter. Even her own mother hadn't treated her this well. She would definitely take good care of her mother in the future.
Lin Damei couldn't stand such whiny talk: "It's giving me goosebumps. Go call Yunshu and tell him to come back tonight. I'll call Lao Ming and tell him to bring Ming Yunshan back so our family can have a nice meal together."
She also made sure to explain everything clearly. Hou Zhen would definitely not give up on letting her see the Ming Feiyang brothers. She had heard that Ye Shuhua only gave her mother fifteen yuan a month for three meals a day, and the two children would come back covered in mud every day after playing outside. Ye Shuhua even complained that her mother hadn't taken good care of them, and the mother and daughter were angry with each other.
Hou Zhen felt wronged and disliked her daughters-in-law. She demanded that each of her daughters-in-law give her 15 yuan a month for living expenses, otherwise she would not take care of the children. The daughters-in-law were deeply resentful. Since the men who had not yet separated from the family all handed over their wages to the family, the daughters-in-law kept their own wages to subsidize their own families.
Their salaries weren't much to begin with, and thirty was considered a high salary. How could they possibly spend half or even more of their salary on living expenses? They all instigated the division of the family, and the sisters-in-law reached an agreement. The Ye family will have plenty of trouble in the future!
Zhu Fanfan felt that wherever there are people, there will be disputes. She had always thought that the family compound would be of high quality, but the recent gossip had opened her eyes.
The whole day passed just like that. Zhu Fanfan was either in Grandma Da Mei's arms or being held by Aunt Xiao Xiao. She never left their sight for a moment. She could only go into her space to check on her territory when she was sleeping.
Grandpa gave the house key to Grandma Da Mei. After her afternoon nap, she would go back to her training room. She couldn't stop training. She remembered that in the early days of the People's Republic of China, most of the time it was a matter of force. She needed to toughen herself up to be invincible.
A day passed, and in the evening she met Ming Yunshu. To be honest, his appearance wasn't particularly outstanding, but he had a reassuring aura. He had regular features, thick eyebrows, and big eyes, a very popular look these days, and exuded righteousness, quite different from Grandpa Ming.
Grandpa Ming and Ming Yunshan are clearly father and son. They both have a refined and scholarly air about them, giving people the immediate impression that they are learned men.
One look at Ming Yunshu was enough to tell that he was a soldier, and a very capable one at that.
Faced with Zhu Fanfan's curious gaze, Ming Yunshu snatched her directly from her mother's arms: "This must be Fanfan, right? Let me hug you. Uncle has prepared a gift for Fanfan since it's your first time meeting her. Do you like it?"
After saying that, he took a box out of his pocket: "Fanfan, do you want to open the box yourself?"
Zhu Fanfan looked puzzled. They weren't familiar with each other. Was Uncle Yunshu so outgoing? Why did Grandma Da Mei's "unfilial son" sound so aloof? Was it the same person?
Da Mei snorted: "I've never even held my own son, nor bought him any gifts. Aren't you afraid Xiao Xiao will have a problem with that?"
Yan Xiaoxiao quickly retorted, "Mom, what are you saying? I like Fanfan so much, how could I have any objections? Aunt Yumin has been so kind to me, I wholeheartedly approve of giving Fanfan a gift."
Da Mei stopped saying anything then. She was afraid that Xiao Xiao would have objections, since her son was quite strict with his grandson, never holding him or buying him any gifts. She had heard Xiao Xiao complain about it several times.
Ming Yunshu knew his mother was trying to avoid making his wife overthink things, so he didn't say anything and asked again, "Fanfan, should we open it?"
Zhu Fanfan found it strange that she had to open it, so she opened it directly. Inside was a small silver bracelet with a cute little pony carved on it.
The gift left the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law somewhat silent. Zhu Fanfan was puzzled; did it have some special meaning?
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