"Just wait and wait. What does it have to do with me? I'm not even a serious wife. What's the point of burning those gadgets in disgrace every day?"
Xiaojuan was so angry that she shouted out the words she had been holding in her heart for a long time.
Yang Huaming was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly heard these words and was completely shocked.
"W-what did you say? Say it again?" He pointed at her nose, his voice trembling with anger.
Xiaojuan also risked her life, "So what if I say it a hundred times? I am just a concubine. In the eyes of you Lao Yang family, I am just a thing that cannot be put on the stage."
"At family dinners, my daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law cook together. They would rather call the three girls over to help carry the dishes than call me. Why? Isn't it just because you don't respect me!"
"Originally, I thought I would be accepted by them one day after Liu left and worked hard for the fourth house. But what happened? I am still me. They would rather treat the third girl as the mistress of the fourth house. Open your eyes and look at me!"
"Why is this? Isn't it just because you don't praise me! As long as you praise me even a little bit, they won't be like this, and Third Girl and the others won't be so dismissive of me!"
"I have to tell my conscience, haven't I treated San Yatou and Kang Xiaozi badly over the years? They have a lot of iron eggs, and they have plenty of siblings! But what about them? Do they regard me as their mother?"
Xiaojuan's questioning made Yang Huaming stunned.
It was also the first time that he discovered that the usually docile and well-behaved woman next to him was holding so many complaints in her heart!
"How old were you when you came back to Changping Village with me? How old were they?"
"You are fifteen or sixteen years old, and He'er was also fourteen or fifteen at that time. Why do you want them to treat you like their mother?"
"If the Liu family is gone when you come in, and they are all still young, and you raised them single-handedly, then you don't have to fight, they will definitely treat you as their mother!"
"Just stop arguing with them, okay?" Yang Huaming scolded Xiaojuan with a dark face.
Xiaojuan was so angry that she lay on the bed and cried.
"Then who am I in this family? The iron-clad mother? The shady pot cook in your fourth room? The one who warms your bed?" Xiaojuan cried so hard that her heart broke.
"Which family's mother-in-law doesn't do these things? Which family's mother-in-law is enshrined as a Bodhisattva?" Yang Huaming asked.
Xiaojuan's crying paused, and the next moment, she cried more and more heartbreakingly.
Yang Huaming couldn't listen anymore and didn't have the patience to coax him, "Cry, cry, I'll let you cry as much as you want!"
After that, he left the house angrily and found Tiedan standing at the door of the house.
"Tiedan, let's go. Dad will take you to your third uncle's house to eat delicious food!"
Yang Huaming reached out to hold Tiedan's hand, but Tiedan avoided it.
When he looked at this kid, his little fists clenched loudly, and he stared at him righteously.
Yang Huaming was surprised for a moment, "What's your expression like this? It looks like you want to hit your father, right?"
Tiedan's little brows knitted together, "You bully my mother, you are a bad person!"
"Aren't you a big boy?" Yang Huaming slapped him with his backhand, and when he was about to hit Tiedan's face, he paused.
He slapped the door frame next to him hard and warned: "I'll spare you for now. If you contradict me next time, I'll beat you until your skin hurts!"
After saying these words, Yang Huaming left angrily. Tiedan quickly ran into the house, came to Xiaojuan, and hugged Xiaojuan's arm: "Mom, when I grow up, I will beat him to help mom vent her anger!"
Tie Dan's words made Xiaojuan feel a little warm in her heart. She pulled Tie Dan over and hugged her tightly, "My biological son is still considerate. Your brothers and sisters are all immature." White-eyed wolf!”
…
Yang Ruohe, who had not left the village for many years, was very happy when he was walking on the road to Qingshui Town.
She was carrying a bundle on one shoulder, one for herself and the other for Kang Xiaozi.
The third girl was carrying a basket in her hand. The basket was covered with straw, and eggs were placed on the straw. These eggs were all laid by the chickens she fed with her own hands.
In addition to cooking two meals for Kang Xiaozi and Tiedan every day, she saved the rest and took them to town to replenish her second sister's health.
The second sister's youngest son is less than one year old, and both mother and son need these eggs.
Kang Xiaozi followed the third girl happily, wearing something similar to a mask to cover his mouth.
"Third sister, how long until we get to the second sister's house?" he asked as he walked.
The third girl said: "We've walked almost half the way."
Kang Xiaozi raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead: "It's so far away, why don't you ask dad to give me a ride?"
The third girl then glanced at Yang Ruohe who was leading the way: "It's what the eldest sister means. The eldest sister hasn't left the village for several years. She wants to take a walk and see the scenery on the roadside."
Hearing the younger brothers and sisters behind him talking about him, Yang Ruohe turned to look at the two of them, grinned at them, and raised his hand to make a few more gestures.
The third girl could understand, so she replied: "Don't worry, eldest sister, we have brought dry food and water in our bags. There is a small forest in front of us, where we can rest for a while."
Yang Ruohe nodded and walked forward with big steps.
She is already in her early twenties, and her stature has been inherited from the old Yang family. In addition, she has been staying in the house to eat and sleep all these years, so she has grown broad and round.
Now when I walked out to that station, at first glance, I saw that she really looked like a very strong young woman.
This long stride soon threw San Yatou and Kang Xiaozi away from each other for a long time.
Looking at Yang Ruohe's cheerful back, Kang Xiaozi was also very happy. He couldn't help but said to the third girl: "Third sister, I see that the eldest sister is so happy. She doesn't lose her temper recently. I'm such an old person, so I can do it." I carry my own baggage, but she still has to help me carry it, which is a little different from before!"
The third girl smiled and nodded: "In the past, she was only focused on Feifei. Later, when Feifei bit Fu'er to death, she probably had some enlightenment!"
"No matter what happens, it's a good thing that my eldest sister can become sensible!"
Kang Xiaozi nodded vigorously.
"We all came to town, and we didn't bring Tiedan with us. I was worried that Tiedan would be unhappy." He added.
Although Tiedan and he were not born from the same mother, after all, it was his younger brother who he had watched grow up. They played together every day without him, which made Kang Xiaozi feel a little guilty.
The third girl looked at Kang Xiaozi's appearance and smiled bitterly in her heart.
Tiedan and the three sisters are indeed half-brothers, but with Kang Xiaozi...
Kang Xiaozi’s biological father is his deceased uncle!
He and Tiedan are barely cousins!
But the third girl will not tell Kang Xiaozi this secret.
"The second sister invited the three of us. The second sister didn't name Tiedan, so we can't make any decisions and take Tiedan with us, lest everyone be embarrassed." The third girl said truthfully.
"After I send you to the town, I still have to come back. Grandma and grandpa at home can't just count on Aunt Xiaojuan. I have to come back to help her share the housework."
