In the early spring weather, the freezing water soaked Lin Wanyi to the bone.
She couldn't help but shiver.
Li Suhua had also been splashed a little.
Tang Guixiang stood with her hands on her hips, holding a basin:
"Hmph! Coming to my house to bully me? You're out of your damn minds."
A fire flared up in Li Suhua's chest. Just as she was about to reach out and grab her, Chen Hui returned.
Seeing the drenched Lin Wanyi and Tang Guixiang holding a basin, she instantly knew what had happened.
She shoved Tang Guixiang aside and led Lin Wanyi and Li Suhua into her room.
Locking the door, she found a clean set of clothes for Lin Wanyi and then said,
"Sister, Auntie, tell me, what crazy fit is my mom having now?"
Before Lin Wanyi could speak, Tang Guixiang screamed from outside the door:
"Chen Hui, what are you doing? I'm your mother! You come back and don't help me, don't look at me, don't even ask about me.
"Why do you care about them?
"Open the door! Open this door right now!"
Chen Hui completely ignored her and continued asking Lin Wanyi:
"Sister, did my mom go looking for trouble with you?"
Still not giving Lin Wanyi a chance to speak, Tang Guixiang shrieked again from outside:
"Chen Hui, what do you know? Don't be so ungrateful!
"I was helping you! What kind of thing is it for a jinxed, divorced sister-in-law to live at her maiden home all day?
"Isn't that obviously just making things difficult for you?
"Everything I do is for you and Jiajun!"
"Did I ever ask you to do this?"
Chen Hui suddenly pulled the door open:
"I've told you countless times, I don't care. I don't mind.
"Whether she's divorced or widowed, it doesn't matter to me.
"What era are we in now? Eight out of ten couples get divorced. If things aren't working out, you leave. It's a completely normal thing.
"What's so jinxed about it? Mom, I'm asking you, what is so jinxed about it?"
Tang Guixiang glared at Chen Hui with eyes as big as walnuts:
"I didn't want to meddle with her in the first place! Whether she divorces or her husband dies, it has nothing to do with me.
"But now she's coming back to steal your house, to steal the property that should rightfully be yours!
"I'm helping you, Chen Hui! Can't you use your brain a little?"
"I don't want it."
Chen Hui refused to accept it at all:
"I don't want this kind of 'help' from you. Mom, from now on, leave me alone. Don't interfere in anything of mine.
"Whether I live or die, just stay out of it.
"Just worry about your Chen Daqiang. Focus all your attention on him.
"Never bother with me again."
After saying this, Chen Hui grabbed Lin Wanyi's hand to leave:
"Auntie, Sister, let's go."
Tang Guixiang blocked the doorway, refusing to let them pass:
"You can't leave. Chen Hui, Li Suhua just slapped me in the face.
"Why should she slap me? I'm your mother! What right does she have to hit me?
"If they want to leave now, they have to let me hit her back twice as hard, otherwise no one is leaving."
Chen Hui hadn't expected that things had gotten physical. Li Suhua, however, spoke straightforwardly:
"Huizi, I admit I slapped your mother, but there was a reason for it.
"It's because she ran into my house earlier and started beating and cursing at my daughter.
"I really couldn't hold back my anger. If you're upset, I apologize to you.
"But I didn't do anything wrong. I don't have any issues with you; on the contrary, I've always liked you a lot.
"If you're dissatisfied, you can tell me. I don't want this to affect your relationship with Jiajun.
"But my daughter can't just be bullied for no reason. She is my daughter, and I had to get justice for her."
Li Suhua held her head high as she said this, trying to bolster her own courage.
She refused to show any weakness in front of Tang Guixiang.
Even though she normally never spoke like this, for the sake of her daughter, she said it.
Even if Chen Hui didn't know Li Suhua well, she certainly knew Tang Guixiang.
She knew that unless Tang Guixiang had done something incredibly out of line, she wouldn't have angered Li Suhua this much.
She didn't say much else and pushed Tang Guixiang aside:
"Auntie, Sister, let's go back first and talk later."
Tang Guixiang chased them all the way downstairs.
"Chen Hui, I am your mother! I am your real mother!
"How can you take an outsider's side against me?"
Chen Hui didn't say a single word, leaving Tang Guixiang with only the sight of her back.
Back at the Lin family home, Li Suhua was the first to apologize to Chen Hui:
"Huizi, Auntie apologizes to you. I was too impulsive today.
"But your mother barged into my house, slapped Wanyi, and said so many awful things.
"As a mother, I truly couldn't endure it.
"So even though your sister kept trying to persuade and pull me back, I still went to your mother to demand justice.
"Auntie will say it again: this is a conflict between me and your mother. It has absolutely nothing to do with you and Jiajun.
"I don't want to affect your relationship."
Not only was Chen Hui not angry, but she was so moved that she shed tears.
Li Suhua didn't understand: "Silly child, what are you crying for?"
Chen Hui wiped away her tears with her hand:
"Auntie, I envy my sister for having a mother like you.
"My mom has never stood up for me. She's never thought about me or considered any problem from my perspective.
"Even though I have a mother, I've always felt like an orphan. In her heart and eyes, she only has one son, Chen Daqiang, and I simply don't exist as her daughter.
"Auntie, you did nothing wrong. I won't blame you."
Li Suhua's heart ached for Chen Hui again.
Yes, what child doesn't want their mother's love?
What child doesn't want to always have their mother by their side, backing them up?
But some mothers simply don't deserve to be mothers.
Only loving families can raise birds that are attached to their nests.
Li Suhua gave Chen Hui a hug:
"Huizi, Auntie is telling you the truth. From now on, just be Auntie's daughter.
"Just like your sister, if anyone bullies you, Auntie will have your back.
"If you don't want your mother and the others to attend the wedding, then so be it. We'll set the date for the 18th of next month.
"When the time comes, Auntie will definitely make sure you have a grand and glorious wedding."
Watching the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law embracing each other, Lin Wanyi couldn't help but feel her nose tingle with emotion.
This was what a normal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship should be like.
No intentional making things difficult, only mutual tolerance.
Liu Renzhi kept thinking about Liu Siyue's health and couldn't focus on his work.
He simply went home early. Su Jing said:
"She wanted to go out, but I didn't agree, and now she's still angry.
"Renzhi, go talk to her. It's not that I won't let her go out; I'm just afraid she'll go find that bastard Qin Chao."
Liu Renzhi knew; he understood it all.
Outside the door, he heard Liu Siyue on the phone:
"My mom won't let me go out, I have no choice.
"Okay, once I get out, I'll definitely take you to buy the most expensive watch as a gift.
"Oh, my birthday is coming up soon. When the time comes, I'll say that if they don't let you come, I just won't celebrate my birthday.
"Qin Chao, don't worry. My parents and my older brother love me so much, they will definitely accept you."
Liu Renzhi took a deep breath and knocked on the door:
"Yueyue, can I come in?"
Liu Siyue opened the door and immediately started shedding tears:
"Brother, please help me persuade Mom. Qin Chao really is a good person.
"You'll know once you meet him."
Liu Renzhi avoided her question and carefully asked Liu Siyue:
"Do you still remember Chen Hui?"
He looked into Liu Siyue's eyes with great apprehension.
He wanted to test the waters, but he was also afraid that Liu Siyue would recall the events at Wangjia Village.
That was why he didn't bring up Lin Wanyi, nor did he mention Lin Jiajun.
He only brought up Chen Hui.
To his surprise, Liu Siyue immediately replied,
"Of course I remember her. Why?
"Oh, have she and Jiajun set a wedding date yet? I actually have a wedding dress prepared for her.
"Brother, you just reminded me! I need to give Huihui a call and tell her to go try on the dress."
