roccoschili Chapter 195 The In-Laws Are Unreliable
Chapter 195 The In-Laws Are Unreliable
When the eldest brother accompanied his sister-in-law back to her parents' home, Ye Lian prepared two packets of fruit candy, two packets of peanuts, and two packets of melon seeds for them.
They are all in large packages.
There was also a pig's hind leg, cut off along with the chopping block; it was a very large piece.
With so many gifts, the bride was certainly given a lot of face.
The two happily went to visit their bride's family.
But when they returned, neither of them looked too good.
"Lin Gang, your father-in-law..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Gang snorted coldly, threw the basket on his back heavily to the ground, and went into the house without saying a word.
Ye Lian's smile froze as she looked at her daughter-in-law.
Her face was pale, and she nervously rubbed her fingers together.
She dared not look Ye Lian in the eye, keeping her head down and looking uneasy.
"Kid, what's wrong?"
"No, nothing."
She looked down at the basket.
Ye Lian looked at the basket in surprise, lifted the snakeskin bag covering it, and saw two large cabbages lying quietly inside, as well as a mixed package of melon seeds, peanuts and fruit candies, but none of them were very big, probably only about half the size of the melon seeds they had brought.
So, this is the return gift from the in-laws?
Ye Lian's expression was also not very good.
I wondered what this in-law meant?
Was it intentional, or was it just contempt?
Generally speaking, the things you bring when you return to your parents' home don't have to be exactly the same as what your in-laws prepare, but they shouldn't be too different either.
Giving them this little bit of food is not just disrespectful, it's downright insulting.
"Mother, my parents..." She didn't know what to say, and only said in a low voice, feeling uneasy, "They are poor."
Poor? Who isn't poor these days?
They made an outrageous demand before the wedding, and gave us a lot of things, and now…
Thinking of something, Ye Lian sighed again.
That family favored sons over daughters, relentlessly exploiting their daughters all for the sake of their precious son.
The daughter-in-law is already having a hard time, so there's no point in making things difficult for her.
Ye Lian forced a smile and said to Chen Xia, "Your family grows cabbages very well. Your parents are really capable. I could never grow them this well."
Chen Xia awkwardly tugged at the corners of her mouth, thinking to herself, "These cabbages aren't grown by them at all; they're clearly grown by me."
Her mother stuffed two large cabbages into their basket and said to her, "You've worked so hard to grow them, take these two to your parents-in-law to try."
Afterwards, she even poured all the leftover sunflower seeds, peanuts, and fruit candies from the plates into a bag and told her to take them back with her.
The large ones were all picked out, leaving only some misshapen and cracked ones, which had been touched and handled by people, and even had some used shells inside.
Ugh!
Her newlywed husband saw this and his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
If she hadn't stopped him, looking at him with pleading eyes and shaking her head, he probably would have thrown those two cabbages out on the spot.
"These melon seeds..." Ye Lian originally wanted to say something nice to smooth things over.
Upon seeing this bag of sunflower seeds and peanuts, my face turned completely black.
If you're really that poor and can't afford a return gift, you can repackage the fruit candies they brought over into smaller packages and send them back.
You're giving me a bag of someone else's leftovers, even the shells are there, what kind of nonsense is that?
If you don't value your daughter, at least have some self-respect and put on a show of civility.
How could these in-laws be so outrageous? They don't even bother with basic courtesy.
Despite her complaints, Ye Lian couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh when she saw her new daughter-in-law's unpleasant expression.
"It's alright. Now that you've married into our family, you're one of us. You must be tired after traveling all day. Come inside and rest for a while."
Chen Xia shook her head and said, "I won't rest. I'll cook dinner with my mother."
"Cooking is no big deal. Your little sister will help me when she gets back. You should go and rest. It's more than ten miles of mountain road, and it's more than thirty miles round trip. Your legs must be sore."
Thinking of her new husband's unpleasant expression, Chen Xia didn't dare go back to the house and instead followed her mother-in-law to the kitchen.
Ye Lian tried to persuade her, but to no avail, so she could only let her be.
They arranged for her to sit in the kitchen and tend the fire, so she could finally sit down and rest, which would be more relaxing.
After the rice was put into the pot, Ye Lian thought about it again and again and realized something was wrong.
He instructed his daughter-in-law to keep the fire burning, and then went inside to find his eldest son.
The eldest son sat in the house sulking. When he saw Ye Lian come over, he just glanced at her indifferently.
Ye Lian smiled, pulled up a chair and sat down. "Lin Gang, why are you angry about visiting relatives?"
"Hmph." Lin Gang snorted coldly, "What kind of relatives are they? The moment I arrived, they dragged me to do chores. I carried dozens of kilograms of stuff and walked more than ten miles of mountain road. Before I even sat down, they dragged me to clean the ditch for their family. What kind of people are they? Huh? What kind of people are they?"
"Huh? So you took it out?"
"Otherwise what? It was my first time visiting my father-in-law's house after the wedding, so what if he assigned me some chores? I thought they were testing me, so of course I had to do my job well."
Ye Lian breathed a sigh of relief, "That's settled then."
"But when I came back, I saw that the whole family was eating the food I brought, and my wife was busy in the kitchen by herself. She wanted to take a piece of cured meat back to eat, but her mother stopped her and scolded her."
Ye Lian: "..."
"Her parents look down on their daughters, they're just sucking their blood to support their family's glory, didn't the matchmaker say that? You know that, right? Just deal with them and be done with it, why are you still angry?"
“Mom, we care about our reputation, but they don’t. During the meal, they kept ordering my wife around doing this and that. I tried to pull her to sit down and eat, but I couldn’t stop her. I’m just so disappointed in her. If she were a little more assertive, she wouldn’t be bullied like this by her parents.”
And her younger brother, he didn't call her "sister" once the entire time, nor did he call me "brother-in-law." He called her by her name, like calling a maid. He called me "hey," like, "Do I not have a name or what?" I had to respond when he called me "hey."
Hearing this, Ye Lian's lips twitched. She thought to herself that their family spoiled their son so much that he was being pampered. They would suffer for it in the future.
"Forget it, it's all in the past. Since they're not good, try to have less contact with them in the future. After all, you're marrying a wife, not living with them. It's okay to be angry with them, but don't be angry with your wife. She's already pitiful enough to have parents like that. If you treat her badly, how will she live in the future?"
"I...I didn't treat her badly. I only put up with it for her sake."
"Then why are you wearing such a long face?"
"I've been put through a lot of trouble all day, can't I even show a stern face?"
"Of course not. If you draw a long face, your wife will think you're angry with her, and you'll make her suffer from both sides."
Lin Gang: "..."
"Your wife is cooking. Go and comfort her. You two just got married, so you mustn't let things fall apart. Once someone's heart turns cold, it's hard to warm it up again."