Chang Zhi didn't know what earth-shattering thing he had done. Anyway, his eldest sister-in-law no longer liked him ever since she took over the pen and ink business. His parents always looked at him in a state of confusion, not to mention his brothers. His third brother no longer spoke in a harsh tone and acted like a good brother. Even his nephews avoided him.
Every time he wanted to ask his little sister, she would sigh and pat his shoulder, saying earnestly: "Little brother, ignorance is bliss."
Xue Han felt that her younger brother was hopeless. After he had screwed over her eldest sister-in-law, she was especially glad that Sister Dong had not chosen him, otherwise her life would have been so miserable. She even began to sympathize with her future fourth sister-in-law and felt sorry for her.
Chang Zhi pursed his lips. He didn't feel that he had done anything. Chang Zhi was a big shot. After struggling for two days, he got it over with and went back to studying hard.
After the seventh day of death, the old lady of the Li family recovered, but she still had a deep resentment towards Changzhi. Every time she saw Changzhi, she reminded herself to copy the scriptures. Not copying would be unfilial and she would feel sorry for her grandmother. She was extremely distressed.
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren are the elders, and they can hold themselves together when their son and daughter-in-law are around. But once they are alone in the house, they burst into laughter, and sometimes they can't hold back their laughter, so loud that it can be heard in the yard.
Then a chain reaction occurred, causing laughter.
Li didn't get stupid from copying scriptures, she knew it was all because of her. Just look at the head of the family who rolled on the kang with laughter, you can tell how much joy she brought to her family.
Li gritted her teeth and said, "Wow, what's so annoying about my brother-in-law?"
Time passed quickly, and before we knew it, it was already mid-August, the hottest day of summer. Li was so busy gossiping about other people's affairs that she didn't want to go out.
Zhulan was even more annoyed. In ancient times, when there was no air conditioning, people would store ice in the winter, but that was only available to wealthy families. Although she was a science student, she had forgotten the chemical principles of how to make ice. In high school, she studied for exams, and the college entrance examination had been many years ago, and it was not commonly used in life, so she had long returned the knowledge to her teacher.
Zhulan was so hot that she doubted her life. Xuemei came with her child. Zhulan fanned herself lazily, "You haven't been here for a long time. Why did you come here in such hot weather today?"
Ever since my daughter's mother-in-law came, Xuemei has not been coming home as often. The last time she came was more than a week ago!
Xuemei glanced at her son and daughter. Her son was older and knew what words he could learn and what he couldn't. Her daughter was at an age where she loved to talk, so she would easily imitate them. Xuemei lowered her head and said to her son, "Take your sister to go play with your aunt."
Jiang Du held his sister's hand, knowing that his mother had something to say to grandma, "Grandma, I'm going to take my sister out to play."
Zhulan said, "Go ahead and ask your aunt to bring you some candy and biscuits."
The weather is too hot, so our family doesn’t buy many cakes anymore. Cakes are not as durable as biscuits. Now the snacks at home are basically biscuits. She will eat a few pieces from time to time. The ones that are not polluted are the most delicious.
Xuemei waited until her son left before she said aggrievedly, "Mom, when do you think my mother-in-law will come back? She's been living here for a long time, but I don't think she's going to leave."
Zhulan counted the days and realized that she had indeed lived there for a long time. Her daughter had tasted the sweetness of not having a mother-in-law, and she had endured it to the extreme. No matter how she changed, Jiang Wangshi was still a mother-in-law, and it was inevitable that she would meddle in everything. The fact that her daughter didn't come back often was proof of that. "What did Jiang Sheng say?"
Xuemei said helplessly: "Jiang Sheng also wants his parents-in-law to go back, but he can't bring himself to ask."
Zhu Lan was curious, "What did your parents-in-law do again that Jiang Sheng couldn't help it?"
Xuemei said in a succinct way, "My parents-in-law were very nice at first, helping with the housework. Jiang Sheng and I felt much more relaxed, but it didn't last long. My father-in-law couldn't help but nag my husband about studying every day, while my mother-in-law didn't nag my husband, but nag me instead, asking me to persuade my husband that studying was important. Jiang Sheng and I thought my parents-in-law wouldn't be around for long, so we just put up with them. But these days, they can't stand it anymore. Seeing that we don't listen, the old couple intervened more."
Her mother-in-law came to help her, and everyone in Zhoujia Village knew about it. Her mother-in-law was friendly and got along well with the women in Zhoujia Village. She was really aggrieved, but fortunately her mother-in-law was considerate of her mother and not someone who was easy to mess with, so even if she was dissatisfied with her, she did not dare to say anything in the village.