The Fat Wife of the 1980s Awakens

This action shocked Xu Xiaohua. She thought her sister was acting too impulsively. She hurried forward, her thin shoulders trembling slightly, and apologized to her aunt and mother-in-law.

"Mom, Chunjie, my sister is still young and doesn't understand much. I'll go pack the clothes now."

After she finished speaking, she forced herself to stand up and staggered out of the yard. Her back revealed endless bitterness and helplessness.

Xu Xiufang was shocked as she watched this scene. How did her sister develop such a submissive habit?

Why should we live in such a humble way, losing our self and dignity?

At this time, Guo Chunjie and Old Mrs. Guo had cold expressions on their faces and stared at Xu Xiufang sharply.

Faced with such questioning, Xu Xiufang was furious. "People are all made of flesh and blood. How can you bully my sister like this? Have you lost your conscience?"

Although she was angry, she knew that now was not the time for a head-on confrontation.

After all, if one wants to help Xu Xiaohua find relief, it is particularly important to maintain superficial peace. At least before obtaining Guo Shunqiang's consent, everything must be done with caution.

Guo Chunjie sneered disdainfully, "We let her manage the household. How can we treat our own daughter-in-law like this? Letting her handle all the household affairs, big or small, is this not trust?"

Trust? Xu Xiufang sneered in her heart. This so-called "trust" was so distorted that it was hard to accept.

Old Mrs. Guo said, "Isn't the purpose of marrying a daughter-in-law to carry on the family line? It is only natural to let her come back to bear children, wash clothes, cook, and take care of the elders."

"Fortunately, your sister is able to work hard and endure humiliation. If everyone is as lazy as you, how could anyone enter our Guo family?"

She continued to talk, her words full of adherence to traditional concepts, "A daughter-in-law who enters our family must be praised by all the neighbors. She must be smart and hardworking. Otherwise, how can she not be blamed? Your sister is the kind of good daughter-in-law that no one can say a word against."

Just as Mrs. Guo was talking incessantly, the sharp and sorrowful cries of children suddenly came from the backyard. The cries pierced the air and struck people's hearts.

Hearing the sound, Xu Xiaohua was extremely anxious. She immediately dropped the wash basin in her hand and rushed to the backyard in a hurry.

Guo Chunjie sat lazily on a bamboo chair in the courtyard, cracking melon seeds lightly in his hands with a provocative tone.

Her eyes swept disdainfully over her sister-in-law who was arguing with the children, with an imperceptible sneer on the corner of her mouth.

There was a discordant atmosphere in the air in the backyard, as if foreshadowing that a family dispute was about to take place.

Xu Xiufang stood aside and did not intervene immediately. Instead, she watched everything calmly as a bystander.

She knew the ins and outs of this family very well, and intrigue had almost become the norm.

If she was not careful and lost something while passing through the main house, she might be blamed in the end, so she had to be careful.

Not long after, Xu Xiaohua appeared in front of everyone with her three children, and the children's faces were full of grievances and dissatisfaction.

"Mom, Ming'er was unreasonable and stole our marbles first."

One child said eagerly, and another complained: "Mom, he bit me! Look, right here, it's bleeding."

As he spoke, Yangyang carefully rolled up his sleeves, revealing a row of tiny teeth marks on his bare arms, with blood faintly visible, which was particularly glaring.

Xu Xiaohua looked at this scene and could hardly suppress the anger in her heart.

She might be able to endure the trivialities of everyday life silently, but as a mother, she could not sit idly by and watch her child get hurt.

"Chun Jie, I can ignore ordinary things, but your son hurt someone, shouldn't he be disciplined?" There was a hint of severity and reproach in her words.

Guo Chunjie heard this and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes: "Why is it always my child who makes mistakes?"

Her words were full of doubt and self-justification, as if the whole world was against her child.

At this time, the intervention of Mrs. Guo made the atmosphere even more tense.

She looked stern, her elongated face like a sky covered with dark clouds.

"Chunjie is right. Don't you know your child's temperament? Didn't he learn from your temperament?" Mrs. Guo's words were like sharp swords.

Faced with her mother-in-law's harsh criticism, Xu Xiaohua's eyes suddenly became moist.

"Mom, how can you talk like that? They are your grandchildren too. I don't mean to blame Ming'er. I just hope Chunjie can guide the children well. Is that wrong?"

Old Mrs. Guo’s dissatisfaction was like a powder keg that was instantly ignited. She stood up suddenly from the rocking chair, her face full of anger.

Xu Xiufang, who was standing by, was no stranger to harsh words, but she had never seen anyone so sarcastic.

In comparison, although Mrs. Xie is blatantly evil, she has a straightforward and upright manner.

Although Mrs. Guo appears gentle and kind on the surface, she is actually very scheming.

In her eyes, Xu Xiaohua was nothing more than a tool that could be manipulated at will. Apart from being "used", she had no other value.

Xu Xiufang walked forward slowly, looking firmly at Guo Chunjie who was holding her son: "Sister, as the head of the family, this situation really lacks dignity."

There was a force in her words that could not be ignored. "Since we are the head of the family, we must act like a head of the family. They trust us and give us power, so we should handle it properly. How can we not do our best?"

Then, Xu Xiufang pulled the aggrieved Yangyang over and encouraged him, "Go ahead, Yangyang. Sometimes you need to stand up for justice. Grandma has said that your mother is the head of the family and she is the one who makes the decisions at home. Go and teach Ming'er a lesson. Don't be afraid. Your mother will support you."

Yangyang, who had always been taught by Xu Xiaohua to be tolerant, seemed a little confused at this moment. After being bullied for so long, he suddenly had someone to support him and didn't know how to react for a moment.

There was a gleam of pride in Guo Chunjie's eyes that was difficult to conceal.

Mrs. Guo glared at Xu Xiufang fiercely, her eyes were like an invisible knife: "You are an outsider, why are you meddling in other people's business? My grandson is timid, let his mother do what she wants. Even if you are unhappy, you have to accept this."

Old Mrs. Guo suddenly jumped up from the ground, her cheeks swollen like ripe persimmons, her fingertips trembling as she pointed directly at Xu Xiaohua, her voice filled with anger and impatience: "If you don't let your ignorant sister get out, then you'd better take your two children and go far away, and don't let our Guo family humble themselves to worship you living Bodhisattvas!"

The villagers gathered around the yard, all with a look of anticipation on their faces, were whispering and talking among themselves.

Seeing this, Xu Xiufang rolled her eyes and simply covered her face exaggeratedly, pretending to cry bitterly, but her voice was a little cunning: "My poor stomach is rumbling with hunger. I haven't eaten for a day. I just come to my sister to ask for a bite of warm food. Is this against the law of nature? This land is cultivated by my sister with her hard work and sweat. My sister-in-law is too lazy to wash her own underwear and pushes it all to my exhausted sister. Now I just want to ask for a full meal, and it has become a heinous crime?"