Shui Wa: "Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. These people are finally reaping what they sow. Let them feel how helpless the victims were back then."
Jun Jiu Li: "It's all deserved."
"Xiao Nan, quickly get a piece of cured meat to roast. Your uncle and the others will be here soon, and Mom will make a few good dishes."
"Okay, coming."
"Jealous, I want to eat too. ✧(◍˃̶ᗜ˂̶◍)✩"
Zhao Qingqing divorced her husband, and their joint property was divided equally. The house was bought by her husband before marriage. Having lost her job, she had no choice but to return to her parents' home.
Zhao Xianming, a person who takes advantage of every opportunity, had been living at Zhao Qingqing's house for days. However, he hadn't given up on Jun Jiu Li, the "fat fish." He wanted to have it both ways so that he could live a better life in the future.
"Second Uncle, why are you at my house?" Zhao Qingqing questioned, somewhat shocked.
"What do you mean 'my house' and 'your house'? This is my house from now on. All the money I've earned over the years has gone to supporting you children. It's only right that you take care of me when I'm old."
"You have your own daughters, why should we take care of you?"
"Oh, it's not a conflict for you to be filial to me together. Touch your conscience, how has Second Uncle treated you over the years? I even paid half of your university tuition. If I hadn't spoken up back then, Big Brother wouldn't have let you go to school."
Zhao Qingqing was so angry that her chest heaved up and down, leaving her speechless. She stomped her foot and dragged her suitcase upstairs. She had no intention of paying a single cent.
Seeing her like this, Zhao Xianming chuckled, then turned to the kitchen and instructed.
"Eldest Sister-in-law, Da Ya is back. Stew the chicken in the yard. My mouth has been bland lately, and everyone needs to recuperate."
"Eat, eat, that's all you think about. This chicken is meant to be sold. We'll keep one to kill on New Year's Day. Are you a child with a craving illness?"
"Oh, it's a rare family reunion. Don't be so stingy. If you're reluctant to kill it, I'll do it."
Saying that, he got up, went into the yard to catch a chicken, swiftly slit its throat, and let the blood drain. Zhao Mu rushed out and saw this scene. She slapped her thighs and began to wail, as if her father had just died.
Although Zhao Xianming was in a wheelchair, his legs were perfectly fine. He had cancer, and he wanted to appear pitiful that day, which was why he was in a wheelchair. His illness was not yet in its late stages.
"Heaven forbid, my big rooster. Husband, quickly come and see your prodigal brother. He must get out of our house today."
"Why are you crying? It's the New Year, and you're bringing bad luck. Hurry up and boil some water. It's just a chicken, so what if we ate it?"
"Eldest Sister-in-law, you should learn more from my Big Brother. One shouldn't be too stingy in life, or Heaven will bring retribution." He said, pointing to the sky and mouthing the word "boom."
Zhao Mu felt uncomfortable all over. She glared fiercely at her two brothers and, in anger, turned to boil water.
"Mei Xiang, are you dead? You're sitting by the fire and won't even add any firewood. The fire isn't big enough to cook pig slop. You only know how to eat without working, and you can't help with anything."
"Mother-in-law, what are you saying? Eldest Sister-in-law is back, and it's her turn to show filial piety. I gave birth to your grandson for the Zhao family, so I am the hero of this house. How can you treat a hero like this?"
Saying that, she rolled her eyes and continued to crack melon seeds with her legs crossed. Zhao Mu felt that life was unbearable. She had the lowest status in this house. Even her daughter-in-law could boss her around. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.
She directly threw the iron pot in her hand. The water splashed onto Wu Mei Xiang. Adults and children screamed in unison and burst into tears. Zhao Mu didn't care. The water hadn't boiled yet, and the children were merely startled.
She grabbed the fire poker next to the stove and went upstairs in a fury. As expected, she saw Zhao Qingqing covered by the quilt. All her anger finally found an outlet. She lifted the quilt and started hitting her hard.
"Do you think you're a fairy? You come home and lie on the bed without doing anything. It's all your fault that that scoundrel is still at our house."
"Even your sister-in-law, who married into the family, can bully me. You, my daughter, are not considerate either. You all bully me. Do you want me dead to be happy? I'm so old and working myself to death every day, for whom? I've never had a good day. Your whole family is united against me, this outsider. Even my own children don't side with me. This life is unbearable."
Mother and daughter struggled for a while. Zhao Qingqing, bruised and swollen, came down to help with the chores. Having vented her anger, Zhao Mu felt refreshed, and her mental state improved considerably.
The two dirty children pounced on Zhao Qingqing and hugged her legs. "Big Auntie, we want red envelopes~"
Zhao Qingqing felt annoyed and pushed them away.
"No red envelopes."
Wu Mei Xiang, standing nearby, immediately became unhappy. "Heh, Eldest Aunt, you've found another man. Be polite to my children while you're at the Zhao family. Whether you can come home in the future depends on their faces."
The two little boys also stuck out their tongues at Zhao Qingqing, making faces. "Auntie did something bad and was kicked out by Uncle, shameless, shameless. Retribution, retribution, we won't give you food in the future."
The mother and daughters laughed heartily, while everyone present watched coldly. If Zhao Qingqing dared to fight back, her father would have slapped her across the face.
She clenched and unclenched her fists, finally remaining silent. She decided that once she found a job, she would never return.
"Hmph, I thought college students were so great. Turns out they're just discarded shoes that people don't want anymore."
Wu Mei Xiang and her younger brother were junior high school classmates. Neither of them got into high school and worked for a few years before getting together. Therefore, Zhao Qingqing had children before she was married.
She had given them many red envelopes over the years, but they were ungrateful brats. The more Zhao Qingqing thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't hit the children, but she could hit Wu Mei Xiang.
With that thought, she charged at them, and the two immediately began to fight. Zhao Mu, holding the two children, moved a safe distance away.
The rest of them acted as if they saw nothing. The two children watched their mother being beaten, laughing and clapping their hands. Not a single good person in the family.
As the two women fought, both had their hair pulled out considerably. Zhao Qingqing seized an opportunity to bite, while Wu Mei Xiang kept kicking Zhao Qingqing.
Half an hour later.
"Fine, you dare to bully me like this. Do you think my maiden family has no one? Zhao Qingqing, I'll make sure you pay dearly."
"Come if you dare. Who's afraid of whom? Your family's spineless fools, who dares to stand up for you? What wife doesn't suffer some hardship? If I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know the immensity of heaven and earth."
"You... you're too much. When your brother comes back, I'll have him beat you to death."
"Hmph, we'll see who he sides with then."