AWB Chapter 146 Conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
Chapter 146 Conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
Deng Hongmei handed her a pear, saying, "You should talk less. Wanqing's situation is different from yours."
Then she looked at Li Wanqing and asked, "What are your plans for your mother-in-law?"
Li Wanqing said nonchalantly, "They've arranged for us to stay at the guesthouse for now; they certainly won't be putting us at home."
"Nono is still afraid of her now?"
Aunt Li sighed softly, "It's just so pitiful for the child. He was so young at the time. How could your mother-in-law be so heartless?"
While munching on a pear, Guo Chunxiang said with a smile, "It's just that they prefer sons to daughters. Not every mother-in-law is as good as you, Auntie."
Feng Weiwei held her youngest daughter and smiled proudly, "I'm the luckiest one."
Guo Chunxiang was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "What you're saying is really inviting hatred!"
There are so many conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law these days; it's truly rare to see a family as harmonious as the Liangs.
Deng Hongmei held Li Wanqing's hand and advised, "I know you have a grudge against your mother-in-law, but staying in a guesthouse for a long time is not a solution."
"You have no idea, just yesterday, the whole residential compound was talking about your family."
Li Wanqing suddenly realized why the people she met this morning had given her strange looks.
"What are they saying about me?" Li Wanqing asked leisurely as she sipped her tea.
Yesterday at the gate of the family quarters, weren't there quite a few family members supporting her?
Surely they won't all turn against us in the blink of an eye?
“They said you were unfilial and made your mother-in-law stay in a guesthouse,” Deng Hongmei said.
Li Wanqing blinked, "How did they know about this?"
Guo Chunxiang laughed and said, "Don't you even know who lives around you? You two must have had a fight when you got back yesterday, right?"
Li Wanqing then remembered that the person living in the courtyard next to hers was indeed a bit of a blabbermouth.
There are usually only three people in her family, so there's not much to say and she didn't pay much attention to it.
I never expected that just because we had a fight yesterday, people would gossip about us.
"Let them say it, it's not like it'll cost me anything." Li Wanqing didn't care much. "Anyway, everyone in the military region knows what my in-laws did, and they all know we've broken off all ties."
"Treat her like an ordinary relative, that's already my bottom line."
If it weren't for the large number of people in the military region, she would have already started hitting them.
Deng Hongmei wanted to persuade her further, but Guo Chunxiang stopped her, saying, "Sister-in-law, she should make her own decision about this."
"To be honest, Wanqing is a fairly educated person and she's reasonable. If it were me, I wouldn't even let her into the military dependents' compound."
Deng Hongmei sighed helplessly, "Isn't it because I'm afraid of it having a bad influence?"
Li Wanqing smiled and said, "I'm not afraid. Anyway, she doesn't care about her son, so why should I? I only care about my daughter."
“Yes!” Guo Chunxiang agreed. “However, I don’t think your mother-in-law is a good person. If you adults ignore her, she will definitely go after Nuonuo.”
“She wouldn’t dare! I won’t let her get close to Nuonuo,” Li Wanqing said with a slightly cold look in her eyes.
Guo Chunxiang, however, was not optimistic, saying, "There will always be times when you can't guard against everything."
"How about this, since the kids aren't going to school these two days anyway, you can leave Nuonuo at my house. With those three rascals around, none of them will be able to bully her."
Upon hearing this, Deng Hongmei laughed, "I think you just want to abduct someone else's daughter."
Guo Chunxiang didn't feel embarrassed at all. "I'm pregnant, aren't I? I'm surrounded by men in the house every day. I'm afraid I'll have another boy."
"So Wanqing and Weiwei, you should bring your daughter to see me often so I can see her more often."
Li Wanqing and Feng Weiwei exchanged a glance and both smiled.
“There are plenty of girls in the military region, why do you insist on looking at Nuonuo and Yueyue?” Li Wanqing asked.
Guo Chunxiang laughed and said, "Of course, only those two are the cutest and prettiest."
"Otherwise, if she has a daughter who takes after her father, wouldn't that be the end of the world?"
Everyone laughed upon hearing this.
Li Wanqing laughed until her stomach hurt. "You're exaggerating too much. Battalion Commander Shao is so dashing, and your three children are all so upright. Your daughter won't be any less handsome."
"No, no, no!" Guo Chunxiang exclaimed in fright upon hearing this, quickly raising her hand to block the way. "My husband, Lao Shao, is alright, but think about it, a girl who looks like her father..."
"Tsk tsk tsk!" Guo Chunxiang said with a hint of disdain, "Nono and Yueyue are still the cutest and prettiest."
"People say that if you look at pretty babies while you're pregnant, your baby will be cuter when it's born."
"Anyway, Wanqing will be going back to work in a couple of days, and Weiwei will have to take care of her little girl, so it's perfect to send her to my place."
Deng Hongmei said with a smile, "If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to send it to my home?"
Guo Chunxiang shook her head seriously, "Your Xiaowei is about to take the high school entrance exam, are you sure you want the kids to go over and bother him?"
Deng Hongmei opened her mouth, "Okay, you have a point."
Guo Chunxiang tugged at Li Wanqing's arm and shook her, and Li Wanqing had no choice but to agree.
She couldn't go against Guo Chunxiang's wishes, let alone Feng Weiwei's.
Finally, it was agreed that Nuonuo and Yueyue could visit the Shao family often before the start of the school term.
Li Wanqing thought that since news from Shou County was still uncertain, it would be good to let Nuonuo go out and avoid the area.
Li Wanqing didn't know how Cheng Baichuan would arrange things for Liu Yufen, so she simply stayed at the Liang family's house.
Just then, Aunt Li was making kimchi, so she followed along and learned how to make it.
Nuonuo and Yueyue wanted to help out, but Aunt Li stopped them, saying, "It's cold, you children should play inside."
Aunt Li found some snacks for the two children, asked Feng Weiwei to watch over them, and then took Li Wanqing to do her work.
The pickling jars are washed and dried the day before, and the boiling water is only boiled and cooled early in the morning.
Li Wanqing only needed to follow the steps taught by Aunt Li and put in various spices and salt in order.
Next, they put in the washed and dried radishes, peppers, and other vegetables. The two of them worked until about 3 p.m. before they finished making the two large vats of kimchi.
"It's getting late, Auntie, I'll take Nuonuo back first," Li Wanqing said, wiping her hands.
"Go back now!" Aunt Li took the towel from her hand. "The first batch will be ready to eat in a couple of days. I'll bring you some then."
Li Wanqing smiled happily, "That's wonderful."
Feng Weiwei saw the mother and daughter to the door, then whispered, "Sister-in-law, did you offend Zhang Hao's wife?"
Li Wanqing shook her head. "No, I don't think so!"
Deng Huiru once gave her some pickles, but she refused to accept them, and I rarely saw her after that.
Even if they bump into each other on the street, they almost never greet each other.
Feng Weiwei frowned. "I heard she often says things like you're stingy in front of other family members."
Li Wanqing smiled, not caring. "Let them talk. I'm not afraid of bigger gossip, why would I be afraid of this?"
Feng Weiwei smiled and said, "You're so generous, sister-in-law!"
Li Wanqing genuinely didn't care. Time would tell. Rather than getting entangled with such a petty person, she would rather think about how to expose Liu Yufen's true intentions.