"Really? Then I'll go take a look." Mrs. Liu actually stood up and walked out, but was stopped by Li Xiuxin.
"Fourth Aunt, what are you doing? Since Sister Mei Ying said there is, then there must be. As Yongxian's legitimate wife, can she still deduct this food from me?" she said.
Mrs. Liu stopped, but still said with a faint smile: "Xiu Xin, you are feeding two people by yourself now, but Xiu'er is still counting on your milk!"
Li Xiuxin nodded: "Thank you Fourth Aunt for your concern, but Sister Mei Ying also takes good care of us and my mother. Thanks to her care, I have eaten well and been full in the past few days since I came back..."
"Well, Xiu'er is sleepy. I'll take him back to the house to sleep first, and you can continue talking."
She then hugged Xiu'er and left in a hurry.
In the room, Mrs. Liu said to Liao Meiying: "Xiu Xin is gone now. There are some things that I can't say directly in front of her. Mei Ying, although Xiu Xin is a concubine, since she has married our old Yang At the same time, Yongxian gave birth to Xiu'er, who is now a member of our old Yang family."
"You can't make things difficult for her just because you are the head wife. As a head wife, you have to be tolerant of others!"
Liao Meiying smiled bitterly and said nothing.
Here, Yang Ruoqing and Zhao Liu'er secretly exchanged glances, and both of them could tell that the fourth aunt was uncharacteristically siding with Li Xiuxin.
The affairs of the big house had nothing to do with Yang Ruoqing, so Yang Ruoqing remained silent and just watched the excitement.
But Zhao Liu'er couldn't remain silent. She smiled and smoothed things over: "Fourth Aunt, we all know that you love Xiu'er. My sister-in-law is Xiu'er's aunt and she must also love Xiu'er."
"Besides, my sister-in-law has boiled eggs for me before. I'm worried that little Niuniu won't be able to get enough milk. She is so good to her niece, and she must be better to her own son. You really don't have to worry about this."
Liao Meiying cast a grateful look at Zhao Liuer, and Zhao Liuer smiled softly in return.
Mrs. Liu snorted and dismissed Zhao Liuer's efforts to smooth things over.
"Sometimes, under the dark lights, it is better to be more distant from the relationship. This is called face, which is done for others to see." Liu said.
"But he is harsh to those in his own house. Otherwise, why would the head wives of those wealthy families always torture their concubines to death?"
"There are some people who are not smiling tigers. I am also talkative, but I just can't tolerate such things in my eyes," Mrs. Liu said.
As he spoke, he pointed his eyes at Liao Meiying. Anyone with eyes in the room could see that Mrs. Liu was targeting Liao Meiying everywhere.
Liao Meiying could only smile bitterly.
"Fourth Aunt, I'd better go to the kitchen and bring you the crucian carp in the bucket and the pork liver in the cupboard to take a look at, otherwise you'll always be worried, for fear that I'll deprive Sister Xiuxin of food."
Liao Meiying turned around and left the kitchen, and soon brought fresh ingredients over.
Mrs. Jin also came over, pointed at the ingredients, and then gave Liao Meiying a thumbs up.
Everyone understood that Jin was also praising Liao Meiying and helping Liao Meiying get justice.
"Fourth Aunt, what did I say, you just worry too much." Zhao Liu'er continued.
"Sister-in-law, although she came in a little later than us, she behaves like a eldest sister-in-law and treats us well. When I came back last night and today, the several diapers that little Niuniu changed were all washed by my sister-in-law." Zhao Liuer said again.
Mrs. Liu was a little sarcastic, but she still said firmly: "I am an elder, so naturally I want a bowl of water to be leveled. The reason for banging and banging is for the sake of harmony in our old Yang family."
"Since Mei Ying is good to Xiu Xin and Xiu'er, I'm relieved. I'll be able to reply when your grandma asks you later."
After saying these words, Ms. Liu didn't bother to stay in Zhao Liuer's house any longer and walked away in a hurry.
When she walked on her front foot and her back foot, Yang Ruoqing smiled.
"Well, it seems that she is not just a carrot and worried, but she took the Shangfang Sword given by my grandma and came here to serve as an imperial envoy!" Yang Ruoqing joked.
Zhao Liu'er also smiled, but looked at Liao Meiying: "Sister-in-law, I'm giving birth to a baby in the hospital in the town during this period. I don't know what's going on at home. What's going on with you and my fourth aunt? Why do I feel that when she comes back this time? Is there something weird between you and me?"
Yang Ruoqing said: "Isn't it obvious? The elder sister-in-law must have offended the fourth aunt somewhere, so the fourth aunt deliberately targeted the elder sister-in-law, just waiting to take advantage of the fourth sister-in-law's fault!"
Zhao Liu'er was surprised and looked at Liao Meiying again: "Sister-in-law, is it really as Qing'er guessed?"
Liao Meiying stood there, spread her hands, and smiled bitterly.
"The day Sister Xiu Xin came back a few days ago, I was holding Xiu'er in my arms, and my fourth aunt and the others were basking in the sun in the backyard."
"I forgot what we were talking about at that time. My grandma and my fourth aunt had different opinions and got into a fight."
"The fourth aunt asked me what I thought at that time. Do you think I dare to side with the fourth aunt openly in front of our grandma?"
"So, I had to pretend to be stupid and say something gentle to Xini. Maybe this is how my fourth aunt got annoyed with me."
Immediately after Li's mother sent Li Xiuxin back, the fourth aunt became extremely enthusiastic and began to say good things about Li Xiuxin and urged her grandparents to keep Li Xiuxin.
After hearing what Li Xiuxin said, Zhao Liuer looked stunned.
"Is this... considered an offense?" she asked.
Liao Meiying smiled bitterly, "What else? I really can't think of any other place where I bumped into her. Every time she goes to my room, I pour her tea and get melon seeds. I think I'm being careful!"
"My mother was also there at the time about what happened that day. Third brother and sister, if you don't believe me, just ask your mother." Liao Meiying said again, looking at Jin.
Zhao Liuer also looked at Jin immediately.
Jin could read lips, and when she saw them all looking at her, Jin nodded and made two gestures, which meant she felt sorry for Liao Meiying.
Zhao Liuer sighed and said, "Hey, Fourth Aunt is really unpredictable. It makes me a little scared, for fear that I might offend her accidentally."
Yang Ruoqing said: "So what if I offend you? As long as we act with a clear conscience, that's all."
She raised her finger and pointed at her nose: "The person who offends her the most in this room is me, okay?"
"I have quarreled with her in front of her. I don't know how many times we have quarreled. Once she saw me and turned around and walked away, she was snoring to the sky. I didn't even bother to pay attention to her. I just did whatever she wanted and waited for her. She'll come over to her after she's sulky, that's just the way she is, just like a child!"
Zhao Liuer covered her mouth and smiled.
Liao Meiying couldn't help but laugh.
"These days, when Xiuxin and I are cooking every day, my fourth aunt goes to my kitchen," Liao Meiying continued.
"Seeing that Xiu Xin was also cooking, the fourth aunt made a fuss, saying that Xiu'er couldn't be taken care of by anyone, so she pushed Xiu Xin outside and told her to go back to the house to be with the child."
