Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 629: Chapter 629: Setting Rules (Continued)
 

She looked back at Di Yelei and then took two steps forward, casually picking up the teapot to refill her father’s teacup.

“Sisi was really tired today, and I didn’t hear what my mother-in-law said just now. Could you please repeat it again?”

With no inkling of the tension in the room, Ms. Zhao repeated her words.

“I said, the daughter-in-law of Granny Song, who lives next door, follows strict routines every day in front of her mother-in-law.”

“Very well! It’s just about setting rules! That’s easy.” Liu Sisi nodded seriously, speaking casually.

Some people just can’t see their own status and can’t keep their position straight. It seems it’s time to teach her a lesson!

“Sisi, what are you…” Di Yelei was shocked too!

Liu Sisi changed the topic: “But before setting rules, let me share a funny anecdote I heard today while out and about. Let’s have some amusement before dinner.”

With a glance, Liu Sisi spoke up: “Once upon a time, there was a very wealthy landlord who had three attendant students and gave each of them an egg every morning. The first student didn’t like eggs, so he always gave his egg to the second student. At first, the second student was grateful and thanked him every time.”

Everyone stared at Liu Sisi, unsure of her point.

“But as time went on, the second student started taking the first student’s egg for granted and didn’t even thank him anymore. One day, the first student gave his egg to the third student instead. This time, the second student became upset, thinking that the first student had taken away what was rightfully his.” Liu Sisi couldn’t remember where she had read this little story.

She poured another cup of tea, walked over to Ms. Zhao, and said: “So, the second student started making a fuss and cursing the other two, forgetting that the egg had originally belonged to the first student, and their relationship completely broke down.”

Ms. Zhao had her mouth wide open, not understanding what Liu Sisi was saying.

“This story tells us that there are many people in this world who will not be grateful for your kindness. On the contrary, they might think that whatever you do for them is only natural. No matter how much you give, you’ll never be able to fill the bottomless void in their hearts, the abyss of darkness!”

After finishing, Liu Sisi suddenly flicked the teacup in her hand, and the full cup of tea flew straight towards Ms. Zhao, splashing her all over her face and body.

The tea had cooled down for quite some time now, so it was only a bit hot, not burning.

“Ah! Liu Sisi, how dare you, Liu Sisi! Are you trying to defy the heavens?”

Enraged, Ms. Zhao jumped up from the ground, heedless of the tea splattered all over her, and started cursing.

This was her newly acquired summer dress with a light blue color and silver-edged double-layered skirts printed with wild geese, and it was ruined after only one wear! How could she not be heartbroken!

“Oops! I’m so sorry, mother-in-law. My hand slipped just now, and I accidentally knocked over the teacup. I apologize.”

With a face full of smiles, Liu Sisi spoke words of apology, but her back was straight, showing no sign of bowing.

Fuming, Ms. Zhao stomped her foot: “You, you… Liu Sisi! Don’t think just because you’re the Captain’s wife you can be so arrogant! You better not forget, you…”

Clang! Splash!

The teapot in Liu Sisi’s hand fell directly onto Ms. Zhao.

“Oh no! I’m so dizzy! Look at my clumsy hands and feet, I can’t even hold a teapot. Mother-in-law, Sisi didn’t do it on purpose, are you alright?”

Could she be alright?

This teapot was not like the cooled down teacup from earlier. It originally contained boiling water, but because everyone had been chatting for a while, the water temperature had dropped a bit.

Nevertheless, it was still hot enough to make Ms. Zhao suffer.

“Ah! It hurts, so painful… painful…”

At the moment, she no longer cared about any propriety, hurriedly loosened her water-soaked clothes, exposing her skin to everyone.

“Oh my! Mother-in-law, how could you undress like this in front of everyone? This is really unbecoming! You’re, you’re smearing mud on father’s face…”

If Ms. Zhao still didn’t realize that Liu Sisi was doing all this on purpose, then she must have lived in vain for so many years.

“Liu Sisi, you won’t die a good death!”

After saying that, Ms. Zhao turned and ran into her courtyard, remaining out of sight for the entire evening.

Cursing that I won’t die a good death?

Too bad, you don’t have the power to determine life and death with a single word!

Not caring in the slightest, Liu Sisi wiped the smile off her face and sat down in her original spot.

All the people present were silent, not a single person spoke.

After a while, Elderly Mr. Di coughed softly: “What are all these servants standing around for? Hurry up and serve the meal, what time is it already!”

“Yes, Old Master.”

Dinner was eaten in an atmosphere both calm and quietly turbulent.

In the evening, when they returned to their room, Di Yelei’s face was full of excitement!

He grinned the whole evening, clearly extremely happy.

“Seeing you so happy, did you pick up some gold?”

“This is even more exciting than picking up gold! I finally don’t have to worry about my kitten.”

Di Yelei hugged Liu Sisi’s waist, gently swaying, smiling brightly in the light breeze.

“You don’t know, even though I’m away, I always worry that you might be bullied at home. She’s always been the type to take advantage of the weak – you’re usually too soft, which is why she always wants to suppress and bully you! The classic bully-the-weak-and-fear-the-strong type.”

“Oh? So that means I can bully her as much as I want?”

With a mischievous glint in her eye, Liu Sisi playfully asked.

“You! I don’t believe my Sisi would be such an unreasonable person!”

Di Yelei laughed, shaking his head: “If you could really do that, you wouldn’t have tolerated her up until now.”

Both of them knew exactly who she was talking about.

“Actually, as long as she doesn’t provoke me, I don’t mind keeping another mouth to feed in the manor. As long as she knows her place, I won’t shortchange her on food or clothing. It’s a pity, though, that things don’t always go as planned…” Liu Sisi’s voice was exceptionally low and filled with unspeakable sadness.

“I know, how could I not know.”

Wrapping his arm around her waist, Di Yelei silently accompanied her and sighed.

Why can’t people’s hearts ever be satisfied?