Liu Ruolan naturally felt aggrieved when she thought of her mother-in-law's malicious fault-finding these days.
It's just that in the Xie family, the only husband who protects her is not there. Even the third wife is willing to help, but her ability is limited. She doesn't dare to shed tears in front of her daughter. It can be said that she has been holding back her tears these days.
Now that I have my mother in front of me, when I think about the previous grievances, my tears can't be stopped like a flood.
Mrs. Liu is also sad.
I gave birth to a daughter like this. For the first ten years or so, she was treated like a baby at home. But after she got married, she was maliciously tortured by her mother-in-law. How could she not feel distressed?
"After all, you still failed to give Xiuwen a son. If you could give birth to a son, how could the old woman do this to you?"
Liu Ruolan thought the same way earlier. She always felt that she could not bear her husband a son and was sorry for him.
But after her husband had several in-depth talks with her before, she once again thought about the fact that her third wife didn't have two sons. But wouldn’t it still be shameful for my mother-in-law?
"Auntie, I can see that my mother-in-law just doesn't like her husband. There are three brothers, but her husband is the only one who won the scholarship, but she is not happy. To say it is because of the grandson, the third brother and sister also gave birth to two sons. , but it’s still not good with her. She’s just partial!”
Mrs. Liu is also helpless. Her daughter is already married, what else can she do?
This time I brought him back because of his illness, but he couldn't stay for a long time.
After staying here for at most half a month, I have to go back.
Forget it, let’s let my daughter live a comfortable life for half a month first.
"Now that she's back, we don't miss her anymore. Your mother-in-law is also strange. She obviously comes from a scholarly family, but how come she can't speak and act as well as a country woman like me?"
Liu Ruolan chuckled: "Auntie, how can you say that about yourself?"
Mrs. Liu is also literate, otherwise she would not have been able to marry into the Liu family back then.
Although the two generations of the Liu family have fallen into decline, they were still prosperous at the beginning. After all, Liu Ruolan's great-grandfather was a member of the imperial examination, but his life was not good. He died within a few years of being a member of the imperial examination, and his family members could not survive. Enjoy so much blessing.
"Auntie, how is the shop? Is it busy?"
"Business in the shop is good and very busy. Now there are six people in the family working there. Your eldest brother, sister-in-law and Erlang live there at night. During the day, Erlang drives the car and takes your second sister-in-law and Liulang with him. There are Your third sister-in-law will also go over to help when the time comes, and the grandchildren at home will all go there in turn."
Mrs. Liu is a good housekeeper.
The family has a large population, and everyone wants to go to the shops in the county. Firstly, they want to make money and work, and secondly, they want to go out and broaden their horizons.
Except for a fixed number of people who go every day, the rest are allowed to come in rotation, which is considered fair.
"Okay, don't cry. Since you came back under the guise of being sick, you should help me do some work in the yard first, call the good boy over, and talk to me."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Liu Ruolan went to the courtyard to help pick eggs, which were sent by the clan leader every day.
Now that the business of the restaurant is good, a hundred eggs a day are not enough to sell, so the clan leader simply assigned two young men to help collect eggs from nearby villages.
Because of the large amount of eggs, the two young men can earn ten cents a day, which adds to the income of the family.
The clan leader of the Liu family also knew that Liu Shen's family was going to be in trouble, but they were willing to help the clan members live a good life together. This showed that they were kind and that no one was near and no one was far away.
If the clan accepts his affection, they will naturally help the Liu family speak out.
This restaurant has been open for more than a month.
It happened that Liu Ruolan also went back to her parents' home. In the evening, Liu Shen asked his second son to bring the account books and do the calculations.
The two of them were discussing, when Xie Rongzhao came over.
"Hey, dear baby, is there something wrong?"
Liu Laoer said as he hugged his niece.
Xie Rongzhao said with a sweet voice: "Grandpa, second uncle, my father said before he left that my mother-in-law cannot know about his involvement in the restaurant for the time being."
Liu Shen frowned and said meaningfully: "Oh? Why?"
Xie Rongzhao signaled her second uncle to put her down, and then she moved to her grandfather, raised her little face, and said seriously: "Because my mother-in-law has a soft temper and is easily bullied."
Liu Shen felt relieved immediately, thinking that he was trying to hide Ruolan's mischief outside.
"Then what does your father mean?"
Xie Rongzhao smiled: "I don't know! But my father told you to save the money first and wait until he has family leave."
Liu Laoer is a smart man, and he already has a guess in his mind.
"My dear, is this why you came here specially?"
Xie Rongzhao nodded: "My grandma is very cruel, and my uncle always likes to open our windows. If they know that grandma has money in her hands, we will be robbed."
Liu Shen sat upright, already having other concerns in his mind.
Liu Laoer teased Xie Rongzhao a few more words and made sure there was nothing else to do before letting her go out to play.
"Dad, do you see?"
Liu Shen raised his hand to stop him from continuing, turned slightly, and lowered his voice and said: "What the son-in-law and the good boy said are reasonable. Ruolan's temperament is too soft. If her in-laws knew that she had money in her hands, they would be afraid. It’s about making a scene.”
Liu Laoer felt unhappy and walked back and forth in the room.
"Then you can just tolerate it? The Xie family is considered a scholarly family, how can they do such a peeping thing?"
Liu Shen stroked his beard. The Xie family now is no longer the Xie family back then.
"My mother-in-law is partial, and it is well known in Xiejiazhuang. Let's just listen to Guobao and settle the account as we want. If we want to share money, we should write it down clearly and deposit the son-in-law's share to me first." Here, wait until the son-in-law comes back before making other plans."
Although Liu Laoer was angry, that was all he could do now.
Liu Shen thought more.
Although the daughter is married, most of the credit for the restaurant being opened belongs to the son-in-law. He was not willing to give him four cents in the first place, which shows that he is generous.
In this case, they cannot afford to lose their son-in-law.
Some things cannot be done directly, so you might as well turn around.
Liu Ruolan didn't know that her parents, husband and daughter were all trying to protect her.
The atmosphere in the Xie family has not been very good in the past few days. Liu Ruolan has temporarily escaped from the sea of misery, but the Wang family in the third room has been miserable.
There is a lot of work at home, and a while ago it was basically Liu Ruolan who was doing it. Mr. Wang occasionally helped out, and Mr. Gao got a few weird words.
Now that Liu Ruolan is away, the housework basically falls on Wang.
Xie Laosan was not used to the eldest son's fault, so he kicked open the eldest son's door without saying a word!
