Chapter 65: The Big Sister-in-Law’s Nerves

Lin Xiangyi rarely saw Xie’s mother like this, and she was speechless.

Xie’s mother’s loud voice was impossible to ignore, even if Sun Lanjun wanted to. She was extremely annoyed.

Don’t think she didn’t hear. Just now, when Sun Lanjun wasn’t back, Xie’s mother said that Lin Xiangyi was sweating while cooking and told her to go rest while she did the work.

How come, as soon as she came back, Xie’s mother was knocking on the door and calling her out to work?

The younger daughter-in-law is the daughter-in-law, does that mean she, the elder daughter-in-law, isn’t a daughter-in-law?

But she could only open the door and go out, pretending to have just woken up, and asked with a smile, “Mom, what do you need me to do?”

Xie’s mother wanted to say let Sun Lanjun go to the kitchen to cook, but then she thought, Xiangyi was already cooking. Xiangyi’s cooking was always delicious, don’t let Sun Lanjun, this troublemaker, ruin it.

But then she thought, there wasn’t really any work for her to do. During the day, Xie Daniu and Su Xiaomei, in order to get their one yuan wage, were busy finding things to do, sweeping their yard until it was spotless.

There was a patch of land behind the house that needed watering, but Xie’s mother knew without even thinking that Sun Lanjun would never do that.

“There’s nothing to do now, just wash the dishes after dinner,” Xie’s mother said.

Sun Lanjun: “…Okay.” So what did she call her out for?

The old hag, she had always disliked her, and now that the younger daughter-in-law had come, she was even more outrageous!

Sure enough, she still loved her younger son Xie Qingxiao more. It was Xie Qingrong, the fool, who didn’t believe it and insisted that his mother didn’t favor anyone.

Xie’s mother also felt that she was being a bit unreasonable, like a wicked mother-in-law.

But she didn’t regret it. In Sun Lanjun’s eyes, she had never been a good mother-in-law.

Having been “awakened,” Sun Lanjun didn’t go back to sleep. Seeing Xie’s mother go into the kitchen to cook with Lin Xiangyi, she followed.

She mainly wanted to see how Lin Xiangyi cooked, making the bones so fragrant.

She went in and realized that Lin Xiangyi had indeed used the bones she bought to make soup. It was the chicken and mushroom stew she made that smelled so good.

She was a little surprised and asked, “Did you kill a chicken at home?”

It shouldn’t be, these days it’s not easy to eat meat. Usually, when Father Xie and Xie’s mother killed a chicken, they would bring some to the county for them. This time, they didn’t bring any for them?

Could it be that they really favored their younger son and daughter-in-law to this extent? Secretly killing a chicken to eat at home? If she hadn’t come back, she wouldn’t have known?

“No, this was bought by Ah Xiao and Xiangyi with their own money!” Xie’s mother sneered. She saw through Sun Lanjun’s thoughts.

Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi could afford to buy meat? They… right, she seemed to have heard that her sister-in-law’s father was some kind of director at the meat processing plant. It wasn’t strange that they could afford to eat meat with her father’s help.

She just wondered how long her father could help them?

If he could help them forever, then she wouldn’t have to worry about Xie Qingxiao relying on them.

Thinking about this, Sun Lanjun looked at Lin Xiangyi with more favor.

It would be good to have a good relationship with this sister-in-law. Maybe she could get on her father’s boat, the director of the meat processing plant. In the future, when buying meat at the meat processing plant, she might not even need to pay money or tickets.

Lin Xiangyi turned around and saw Sun Lanjun smiling at her, and she immediately felt uneasy: “…”

Was she crazy? Why did this elder sister-in-law seem to have such unpredictable emotions? One moment she was giving her a cold face, and the next moment she was smiling at her.

Sun Lanjun started a conversation: “Sister-in-law, your name is Xiangyi, right?”

Lin Xiangyi: “…Yes.” She didn’t even remember my name?

“I heard your dad is the director of the meat processing plant? What kind of director? Was this meat obtained through his connections?”

“We bought this meat with our own money.” They did buy it at the market price. Although they didn’t need tickets, people from inside the plant didn’t need tickets to buy meat. They did benefit from Lin Shan’s connections, but Lin Xiangyi wouldn’t say that.

She didn’t mention what kind of director her father was.

There was no need. Not to mention Sun Lanjun’s attitude, just the fact that Xiao Ni called her a bad person, she knew that Sun Lanjun didn’t have any good intentions towards her. Of course, she wouldn’t be a doormat. As long as they didn’t interfere with each other, that was fine.

Now, Sun Lanjun’s sudden friendliness was obviously because of her father’s position in the meat processing plant.

Sun Lanjun noticed Lin Xiangyi’s coldness and avoidance of the topic. She was unhappy. Just because she had a father who was a director, what was she so proud of? She was putting on airs in front of her?

But she still endured it and smiled: “Oh, really? I thought your dad worked at the meat processing plant, so you wouldn’t be short of meat, and you wouldn’t even need to pay for it.”

“Sister-in-law, what are you talking about?” Lin Xiangyi turned to look at her, her expression serious: “My dad, as a member of the working class, knows that he has important social responsibilities and missions. He dedicates himself to socialist construction with enthusiasm and unwavering belief. He would never do anything to undermine socialist construction!

If you think there’s a problem, you can report it directly and let the relevant personnel investigate. But don’t talk nonsense. If someone with bad intentions hears it, we will be considered guilty even if we are innocent. Don’t blame me for calling the police to deal with you.”

“I, I didn’t mean that,” Sun Lanjun’s face turned pale, and she hurriedly said: “I, I talk without thinking. Sister-in-law, don’t mind me.”

“How can you say such things without thinking?” Xie’s mother had experienced those times and knew that if someone really put a hat on you, there would be no good outcome. So she quickly said: “Eldest daughter-in-law, you must be careful with your words in the future.”

“…Yes,” Sun Lanjun said, feeling both wronged and embarrassed.

She had figured it out. This old hag was biased towards Lin Xiangyi, the younger daughter-in-law.

And Lin Xiangyi, she was her elder sister-in-law, older than her. She didn’t need to be respectful, but at least her words should be polite, right?

She had no such intention, but she was reprimanded so loudly, showing that she didn’t take her elder sister-in-law seriously at all.

She also understood why Lin Xiangyi, with such a good background, married Xie Qingxiao.

Because what pot goes with what lid!

Sun Lanjun went out feeling wronged and embarrassed.

Xie’s mother, who was watching the fire on a small stool, looked back at her retreating figure and sighed helplessly.

She always wanted the family to be harmonious, but it was useless just for her to want it.

After all, one bad apple spoils the whole bunch.

“Xiangyi, your elder sister-in-law has some bad habits, but she’s not a bad person. Don’t take her words to heart. She probably won’t dare to say that again,” Xie’s mother said to Lin Xiangyi, who was stir-frying vegetables at the stove:

“If she makes you unhappy in the future, just retort like you did today.”

Lin Xiangyi looked at Xie’s mother and smiled: “Mom, I know.”

Xie’s mother smiled contentedly.