One more change.
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The look on her daughter’s face made Lin Yanqiu very frustrated, but this was not the ti for a lesson. Lin Yanqiu tried to calm her emotions and looked at Zhou Mikang and Chuxia: "What did Yu Mingtao say?"
Chuxia reflexively looked at Zhou Mikang. On the way, she was so busy being angry that she hadn’t had the mood to talk to him. Only now did she realize she had forgotten to ask for his thoughts. Seeing him nod, she said, "Second brother-in-law wants to co to our house for New Year, but his parents are stopping him. He didn’t say anything when we left."
Zhou Jiping’s shoulder shook slightly, and tears flowed down her eyes.
"We’ll wait for him until New Year’s. If he doesn’t show up before then..." She paused to check her daughter’s reaction and continued, "then we really need to have a serious discussion."
Zhou Xikang said, "I’ll go with Xiaomi to settle accounts with them!"
"What’s there to settle?" Lin Yanqiu gave her son a look, "No one is allowed to step into the Yu family’s door again, or they’ll think Zhou family’s daughter can’t live without them!"
"Mom, don’t be mad. I said the wrong thing. I ant that when Yu’s family cos to take the second sister back, I’ll stand by her with Xiaomi."
"What’s there to stand by? If they don’t put their terms out there, my daughter won’t set foot in the Yu family again. They’ve bullied her for so many years; it’s ti they realized it themselves..." Lin Yanqiu sighed heavily, sat by the bed, and looked at her daughter, "Jiping, whether you like it or not, Mom can’t let you go back so carelessly this ti."
"Mom..." Zhou Jiping sighed softly, opened her eyes, and forced a smile, "I know Mom is looking out for . But Mom, Yu Mingtao has it tough."
Honestly, that he spoke to his parents like that today surprised . I cried not from disappointnt but because I’m happy he’s finally understanding my difficulties. He’s a dutiful son who never spoke harshly to his parents or grandparents, yet this ti he expressed a different opinion for , which is a huge step forward.
The elders of Yu’s family aren’t like our family’s elders. To them, Yu Mingtao is everything. They pin all their hopes on him and spared no effort raising him. Thus, in their eyes, Yu Mingtao must regard them as the most important, never saying "no" to them. Today’s matter hit them hard.
Yu Mingtao didn’t dare co imdiately, not because he doesn’t care about or feel for , but because he doesn’t want unbearable consequences. Knowing his parents and grandparents, if he just left today without a second thought, tomorrow might be the day to prepare funeral arrangents for those four elders.
Mom, don’t be mad at . I’m not excusing him; I’m just stating facts. What can he do, being the junior, facing such elders?
I’m quite disappointed with this matter, but thinking it through, I bear responsibility too. I don’t even understand my body’s condition; what right do I have to bla him?
I believe he feels as bad as I do now. Mom, I’ll listen to you and spend New Year’s here, but I hope Mom can give him a chance. He’s really in a tough spot."
If it weren’t for her daughter’s current physical condition, Lin Yanqiu really wanted to scold her fiercely. At this point, she’s still making excuses for him, does she even have herself in her own heart?
Chuxia was utterly shocked, struggling to understand such elders. The grandparents in Dalin Village were already extre, but compared to the parents-in-law of the second sister, they were nothing.
"Second sister, you..." Zhou Xikang, usually cheerful, had a face dark with anger, "I just want to ask, do you think Yu Mingtao is responsible for the state his family’s elders are in today?"
Zhou Jiping nodded without hesitation: "Of course he is, but before I married him, they were already in such a relationship. I can’t really ask him to forget his parents after marrying a wife, can I?"
"Second sister, aren’t you overthinking it?" Chuxia was speechless, "I might not have the right to understand every detail, but second sister, I truly feel for you."
I knew second brother-in-law’s family elders were difficult to deal with, but after seeing them today, I feel the problem with them isn’t just about being difficult; it’s about being too tough-hearted.
Frankly speaking, it’s downright ruthless and heartless of them. Knowing you just had a miscarriage, knowing the miscarriage had sothing to do with their unreasonable demands, yet they showed no such sorrow and didn’t offer even a word of apology. Their first thought was to shift the bla.
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