Chapter 2: The Eldest Sister-in-Law Shows Her Authority? Let’s Confront Her Together!

Su Tang felt increasingly invigorated, her fair and delicate face brimming with hope. Oil from the sugar cakes she’d eaten lingered on her red lips, making them alluringly glossy.

Yu Miaomiao looked at her friend and offered a well-meaning warning: “Try not to act like that around Mu Jingzhou.”

“Why?”

“Too tempting.”

“…”

Su Tang stuck out her tongue and licked her lips. “Like this?”

“Absolutely irresistible.”

“!!!”

The original owner was a sweet and beautiful woman with numerous suitors, yet she had to grovel for Mu Jingzhou’s attention. What choice did she have?

Suddenly, she envied Yu Miaomiao, who had the energy to wash sheets every day.

Mu Jingyun was the best-looking and most cheerful among the Mu brothers. Unlike her husband, who always wore a grim expression, as if everyone owed him money.

“Oh, second sister-in-law and third sister-in-law, what are you doing? The whole house smells delicious!”

At that moment, the eldest sister-in-law, Li Lan, arrived.

Su Tang smiled sweetly, “Big sister-in-law, we just finished eating sugar cakes. You missed out.”

Li Lan: …

She craned her neck to look into the pot – it was empty! She was too late!

“Big sister-in-law, we cooked today. You can go about your business,” Su Tang said.

“I’m not busy.” Li Lan stroked her belly, proudly puffing out her chest. “I just came back from the county hospital with your big brother. I’m pregnant.”

“Broken?”

“What’s broken?”

Forgive the two time-traveling best friends for their lack of experience; they didn’t understand Li Lan at first.

Li Lan’s face changed drastically. She pointed at Su Tang’s nose and scolded, “What did you say? How dare you curse me like that?”

“I’m pregnant! Not broken!”

“I’m carrying the Mu family’s eldest grandson! You’re spitting venom!”

“…”

Why was she scolding Su Tang? Because she seemed easier to bully. Previously, in order to marry Mu Jingzhou, she had constantly flattered the Mu family, and her eldest sister-in-law had received several sweets and treats.

Moreover, everyone knew that this marriage was forced upon them!

Li Lan looked down on Su Tang from the bottom of her heart.

Yu Miaomiao was different.

She was the one the second eldest brother had earnestly pursued and married. Although the second eldest brother loved to laugh, he was scarier than anyone when angered.

She dared not provoke him.

So, she picked on Su Tang. Anyway, the third eldest brother wouldn’t support Su Tang.

Seeing that Su Tang didn’t retort, Li Lan became even more emboldened: “How unlucky! You have to give me two packets of brown sugar to ward off bad luck!”

“Big sister-in-law, do you think I’m easy to bully just because I’m pretty?” Su Tang asked softly, her eyes sparkling.

Li Lan was taken aback, stubbornly replying, “I’m right, so I can go anywhere!”

“She scolded you too, why don’t you scold her back?” Su Tang pointed at Yu Miaomiao.

Yu Miaomiao: …

Best friends not only get divorced together, but also get scolded together?

That’s Su Tang for you!

Yu Miaomiao had a naturally cold expression. As her acting school’s head teacher said: a classic “qingyi” face! She exuded an aura of sophistication with the slightest gesture.

When she stared at Li Lan with displeasure, her powerful aura was fully displayed.

It was quite intimidating.

Li Lan had never seen such a sight before. She swallowed nervously, “Second sister-in-law scolded me? I didn’t hear anything.”

“I did,” Yu Miaomiao said. “Should the eldest sister-in-law also ask me for two packets of brown sugar?”

Brown sugar was a good thing!

A bite when craving sweets could satisfy you for hours. If someone offered it, why wouldn’t she accept it?

Li Lan reluctantly said, “If you want to give it, then…”

“Okay, I’ll talk to Jingyun when he comes back.”

Li Lan’s face stiffened. “Forget it, you work hard cooking every day, no need.”

“I also tend the fire every day!” Su Tang retorted, “If I don’t tend the fire, how can she cook?”

Li Lan: …

This little mouth is so quick! No wonder she managed to marry the third eldest brother.

“Either we both compensate, or neither of us does. We can’t be partial,” Su Tang insisted.

“You’re quite cultured, aren’t you?” Li Lan was furious, but unable to retort, she slammed the door and left.

Yu Miaomiao calmly said, “Such a big temper, aren’t you afraid of upsetting your pregnancy?”

Li Lan’s back stiffened. “Bah!”

Two unlucky ghosts!

However, thinking that she wouldn’t need to cook or do chores for the next year, her mood improved. She went back to her room to lie down and wait for dinner.

In this era of scarcity, it cured Yu Miaomiao and Su Tang’s love for dieting.

If you have food to eat, be thankful!

The two rummaged through the kitchen and finally made dry-fried string beans, braised eggplant, and green pepper stir-fried with cured meat.

It was time for work to finish. Old Man Mu and Old Lady Mu returned first.

Then came the four Mu brothers: Mu Jingyuan, Mu Jingyun, Mu Jingzhou, and Mu Jingrong.

Seeing the dishes on the table, everyone was stunned.

What kind of family eats so well?

There were not only large slices of cured meat, but also plenty of oil. Just the aroma was enough to make people dizzy!

The four brothers swallowed their saliva, ready to eat.

Li Lan, who was pregnant, even more so, wished she could put all the cured meat into her own bowl!

But Old Lady Mu heavily placed her chopsticks on the table: “Slap—”

“Who took out my hidden cured meat? That’s for making zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival!”

“Why use so much oil for cooking? We only have a little oil at home. What will we use to cook after it’s gone?”

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, but everyone’s eyes were still fixed on the food.

They wanted to eat!

They hadn’t eaten such rich food in a long time; their intestines felt rusty.

But the old lady was angry, so they didn’t dare to use their chopsticks.

“Mom, you asked us to cook at home, but you didn’t say how to cook. Second sister-in-law did a great job; it smells so good!” Su Tang said slowly.

Mu Jingyun heard that his wife had cooked it, and smiled approvingly. “Mom, don’t scare my wife.”

“Your wife, your wife! Spending so much money to marry a spendthrift! I think she’s just like your greedy father-in-law, both of you are gluttons!” Old Lady Mu became even angrier.

To marry Yu Miaomiao, the Mu family had spent one hundred and eighty-eight yuan as a bride price!

The bride price for Old Wang’s newly-agreed-upon daughter-in-law was only fifty yuan!

One hundred and eighty-eight yuan could marry three women and still have money left!

“If Mom doesn’t eat, I will. I’m very hungry.” Mu Jingyun said, and really started to use his chopsticks, taking a large piece of cured meat in front of eight pairs of eyes.

With a chew, the oil oozed out.

Ah, so delicious!

Seeing him eat so deliciously, everyone ignored the old lady and quickly picked up the meat.

Li Lan quickly nudged Mu Jingyuan with her elbow, signaling him to grab some meat for her.

Old Lady Mu saw everyone scrambling for meat and became even angrier. “Stop it! Have you no rules?”

“Mom, weren’t you complaining?” Mu Jingyun said contentedly, looking at Yu Miaomiao with affection. “Wife, your cooking is so good.”

Su Tang: Cough, choked by dog food.

Suddenly, an extra piece of meat appeared in her bowl.

Mu Jingzhou still had an icy face. “Eat.”

“Thank you, husband!” Su Tang smiled sweetly.

A lickspittle should act like one. Four years of acting lessons weren’t in vain; she had experience in coaxing men!

“Cough…”

Except for Mu Jingzhou, everyone was stunned.

In the countryside, couples usually call each other by name. Older people might call each other “old man,” and those with children might call each other “father,” which are intimate terms.

What did Su Tang just call him? Husband?

Only city women in movies would call their husbands that!

A blush appeared on Mu Jingzhou’s icy face as he looked at his little wife who had tricked him.