80s control group: After the marriage exchange, I was loved by the group

Chapter 23 They Stole My Cloth

"Eat, eat, eat. Can you think of anything else besides eating?"

Lin Jiayi interrupted him and asked, "If she only wanted to eat white flour to make ends meet, would she need to marry him?"
No matter what happened in her previous life, she would still eat steamed buns every day after marrying into the Qin family.

"No one can take care of the house. My two sisters are grown up, so we can let them do the laundry and cooking. You don't have to focus on the farm work all the time. Guangyuan, I know you are not satisfied with your current life. You are so smart. Any idea you come up with can make money. I am counting on you for the rest of my life."

Li Guangyuan didn't know why Lin Jiayi was so persistent in doing business, but being looked at by his wife with such trust, he felt an inexplicable sense of accomplishment in his heart, and subconsciously coaxed her, "Okay, okay, don't be anxious, let me think about it carefully."

Lin Jiayi kissed him happily, "I knew I was right."

"Wait a minute," he took out 200 yuan from a hidden corner of the box and showed it to him. "This is my dowry money. You don't have to worry about the capital. If it's not enough, I'll go to my parents' house to ask for more. Guangyuan, remember, your ability is worthy of any contribution."

Li Guangyuan's confidence was boosted by her affirmation. "Don't worry, my wife. I will definitely let you live a good life."

Of course Lin Jiayi believed him. Just as she was about to ask him what kind of business he was planning to start, she turned around and saw two sisters-in-law walking in from the door.

Each of them wore a floral jacket, and the brand new fabric looked so familiar.

Thinking of something, Lin Jiayi quickly ran to the box to look for her things, and finally screamed, "My cloth is gone, they actually stole my cloth."

Li Guangyuan also saw the clothes on his two sisters and frowned slightly, but he still comforted his wife as soon as possible.

"My little sister has really been spoiled by my mother. Jiayi, don't be angry. I will talk to my mother later and tell them not to go through your things anymore."

"Just say it and forget it? Li Guangyuan, didn't you see that they used our betrothal gifts to make clothes? That was the betrothal gift you gave me, it's mine."

Lin Jiayi was furious. She was planning to use the cloth to make a new cotton-padded jacket and had already found the cotton.

Li Guangyuan didn't understand why she reacted so strongly. "What else can we do? The clothes have already been made. Even if we ask them to take off their clothes and give them to you, their sizes won't fit you."

Lin Jiayi also knew this, so she was anxious, "If you can't pay me back for the cloth, then pay me back. Go tell your mother to pay me back the value of the cloth."

Li Guangyuan stared at the money in her hand and said, "We are all family. It's just a piece of cloth. Why are you so fussy about it?"

Even though he had so much money, he still had to ask his mother for money. It was not easy for his mother to raise the three of them and to find him a wife.

Seeing Li Guangyuan's unhappy face, Lin Jiayi hid the money again, turned around and walked out, "If you don't tell me, I will..."

Old Mrs. Li was looking at her two daughters with satisfaction. When she heard Lin Jiayi's accusation, she didn't even look at her.

"Guangyuan, my wife, since you married into the Li family, you are a member of the Li family. We are all family. Don't tell others what's yours or mine. Besides, you stay at home all day and don't even go to the fields. What's the point of keeping this cloth? Hongmei and Dongmei are not young anymore. If they dress better, they can find a good in-law. Wouldn't you, as their sister-in-law, benefit from it?"

"That's my betrothal gift."

No wonder she was given eight feet of cloth when she got married. Now looking at the clothes on the two of them, Lin Jiayi suspected that the eight feet of cloth was planned by the Li family.

"You also know that it is your betrothal gift. Where did you get it from?" It was given by their Li family. Li Guangyuan's elder sister Li Hongmei also said, "That's right, sister-in-law. Besides, you have so many new clothes and you don't need this piece of cloth. Just think of it as a gift for the two of us. Isn't it right for a sister-in-law to make a piece of clothing for her younger sister-in-law?"

"That's right. I heard that when Zhang Chunlan's sister-in-law got married, we bought her ready-made clothes. We just asked for a piece of cloth from her and haven't complained about her being stingy," said Li Guangyuan's second sister Li Dongmei, also looking dissatisfied.

Lin Jiayi was shaking with anger and turned to look at Li Guangyuan behind her.

Li Guangyuan came over because he was worried that his wife would offend his mother. But when he met Lin Jiayi's gaze, he subconsciously wanted to retreat into the house.

He couldn't afford to offend any of the women in the family.

He has to be filial to his mother. His two younger sisters have been spoiled by their mother since they were young. His wife... seems to be someone he cannot afford to offend.

Lin Jiayi didn't let him go, she chased after him and grabbed him to ask him to help speak, "Guangyuan, look at them."

In her previous life, she would never have grabbed Qin Yang and asked him to speak for her, but Li Guangyuan was different.

During these days of marriage, she could feel that he was considerate towards her and felt that he would side with her.

But before Li Guangyuan could speak, Mrs. Li sighed and said, "I am really old and useless. No one understands my painstaking efforts. I only have this one son. It is said that one person cannot do everything. I hope my two daughters can have a good in-law family to help the family a little bit in the future. Why doesn't anyone understand? It's as if I really like that thing."

"It's all our Li family's fault that we are poor. I, an old lady, am incompetent. I gave my son a dowry and held a wedding banquet, but now I have nothing left. It's also Guangyuan's fault that his father passed away early. Tell me, why didn't you take me with you? You left three children for me to raise. Now, because of a piece of cloth, you are being criticized by others..."

"Guangyuan's wife, don't blame Hongmei and Dongmei. If you want to blame someone, blame me. It's my fault that I didn't educate them well. Can't I, as their mother-in-law, apologize to you on their behalf?"

Lin Jiayi almost choked on her breath when she saw the old lady in front of her. She turned to look at Li Guangyuan and saw that the latter had red eyes and a guilty look on his face.

"That's not the case at all, Guangyuan. It's wrong for them to steal my things."

"I've already said it. I, an old woman, apologized to my daughter-in-law on their behalf," Old Mrs. Li sat at the head of the kang, looking sad.

Lin Jiayi's eyes widened, "This is not a matter of admitting your mistakes..."

"Okay, mom has already admitted her mistake to you, what else do you want?" Li Guangyuan interrupted Lin Jiayi and pulled her out without saying a word.

Lin Jiayi hasn't reacted yet to how things turned out like this. No matter how calculating Qin's eldest sister-in-law was in her previous life, it was now exposed.

She felt aggrieved but had no place to vent, and Li Guangyuan was even mean to her. Lin Jiayi cried in grievance.

Li Guangyuan pulled the person into his room. When he turned around, he saw Lin Jiayi crying. He panicked and said, "Don't cry..."

Lin Jiayi shook off his hand and ignored him, going to the bed to pack her clothes.

She has never suffered such a loss or such an injustice in her life, so she wants to go back to her parents' home.

(End of this chapter)