"Is the second brother's wife at ho?"
Xiaoxiao returned ho, took her belongings to her room, and then took the seasonings and at she had purchased to the kitchen. As soon as she reached the main house, she heard so noise outside and feared that soone had co to visit!
"Mom, who's here?" Xiaoxiao asked. She had just married into the family and aside from her own family mbers, she had yet to et anyone else!
"It's your aunt by marriage, go and greet her."
"Ah!" Having said that, the three daughters-in-law all stood up and went to the courtyard!
"Oh! This must be the third son's wife, she looks exceptionally... pretty!" The visitor appeared younger than her own mother-in-law, large and plump, clearly soone who had lived a life of plenty, presenting a very prosperous appearance.
"Um, hello aunt, thank you for the complint!"
"..." The aunt continued into the house, thinking that this third daughter-in-law really had a thick face, couldn't she detect the sarcasm?
"Older sister, co in, have a seat on the kang, it's warm!" The mother-in-law imdiately welcod her, then instructed, "Boss's wife, hurry, boil so water for your aunt!"
"No need to fuss over . I ca today to ask when you'll be paying back the silver you owe our family."
"Aunt, as you know, our household's situation isn't great—this year's harvest was poor. Tomorrow the children will go out to work, and we'll take on more embroidery work. As soon as we've saved enough, we'll definitely pay you back!" said the mother-in-law in a very subdued manner.
"Your household's situation? Your household brings loads ho, it looks much better than ours! We can't even afford at in our house!" she finished, casting a glance at Xiaoxiao. The aunt's volu was loud, and the insinuation was that if they had money to spend, they should also have money to repay the debt.
It's impolite for younger family mbers to interrupt when elders are talking, sothing Xiaoxiao understood well. So she just listened silently.
"The third son's wife has just co to our family, and there are so living necessities that needed purchasing. Besides, she spent her own dowry! Our family wouldn't have had the silver to buy these things for her. I feel bad for the girl; we hadn't prepared anything for her!" The mother-in-law had tears in her eyes and occasionally dabbed them with a handkerchief.
"I don't care. She married into your family, so it's your responsibility. You can't just live well and not repay debts. If it cos to that, use her dowry to repay them!"
"How can we ask a new bride to use her dowry to help her in-laws pay off debts? Wouldn't that disgrace our Yang family?"
"Has our Yang family's face been spared till now? Go and hear what people are saying outside!" the aunt said haughtily, determined not to give up until she got the silver.
Xiaoxiao herself couldn't stand the idea of borrowing money; she had once lent seven thousand dollars to a friend who didn't repay it for over a year. Each ti she asked for it back, her friend claid to be broke, yet her social dia posts said otherwise, showing her living a more carefree life than Xiaoxiao, which aggravated her. Now, she realized her actions had indeed troubled her in-laws, giving the impression of enjoying money while avoiding debts, which wasn't great. Though the aunt's attitude was harsh, hearing the mother-in-law's words confird that they indeed owed the money. It's only right to repay debts, and she had to take responsibility for this burden.
Thus, Xiaoxiao spoke up, "Aunt, it's not that I don't want to help the family repay the debt. As you've seen, I've bought quite a few things in the past few days and have spent all my dowry. If I had known the family had debts, I would never have spent like this! Could you possibly grant us so leniency?"
"I'm giving you an extension, who will give one? You can't just enjoy yourselves without care for debts. If you have no silver, use today's purchases to pay for it!" she said, standing up and heading toward the kitchen, still eyeing that at.
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