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"Tao'er, it's your second aunt. She sounds like something's urgent. Go open the door quickly!"

Zhang Su'e said.

Tao'er nodded, got up and opened the door, only to find that it was indeed her second aunt standing there.

She greeted her politely, "It's Second Aunt! Come in and sit down."

Xu agreed and then stepped into the house.

Tao'er closed the door.

Then he poured Xu a cup of tea and said, "Second Aunt, you just got back from the fields, right?"

Have a cup of tea to quench your thirst!

"Thank you, Peach Girl! Oh, this tea is so delicious!"

Xu drank the entire cup of tea in one go.

Tao'er poured another glass for her second aunt, "If you like it, then drink more."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

Xu was indeed a little thirsty after returning from working. She was on her way back to cook lunch, so she hurried back.

After drinking two cups of tea, Xu finally felt no longer thirsty.

"Brother and sister-in-law, are you feeling any better?"

Xu looked at Liu Daniu and his wife.

"Second sister-in-law, we are feeling better."

Thank you for your concern, second sister-in-law.

Zhang Su'e replied with a smile.

"It's good that things are a little better. My mother-in-law went too far this time. How could she be so cruel?"

Hey……

"Brother, please don't let your sister-in-law do any more work. Her eyesight isn't good, and if she breaks something again, we'll all be in trouble."

Xu said to Liu Daniu, her tone revealing genuine concern for Zhang Su'e.

Liu Daniu responded, "Second sister-in-law, I understand."

Once Su'e is fully recovered, I will try my best not to let her do any work.

I will also do my best to protect Su'e from her mother's side.

"Brother and sister-in-law, my husband told me that you two should try to do less of the dirty and tiring work in the fields in the future, since you are not in good health."

My ox can do more of the work in the fields.

Xu continued.

"Thank you for your kindness, Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law, but I can't accept this. Once I'm better, I'll still be working as usual."

Otherwise, my mother would have skinned me alive.

Liu Daniu was still very afraid of his mother.

"Big brother, you're just too honest!"

Look at the third son's family. He always just goes through the motions when he does chores. His parents are like blind men and women; they've never scolded him.

My mother-in-law is so biased, she even favors my maternal grandmother's family.

In our Xinghua Village, no one is more biased than Mother-in-law.

Xu snorted coldly.

"Second Aunt, you're right!"

My parents were too honest, which is why they were bullied by Wang Shi for so many years.

And Second Aunt, you and Second Uncle are also honest people, all you know is how to work.

You all need to be more careful; don't work so hard in the future.

Tao'er said with a grin, speaking in a joking tone!

"Yes, Peach Girl is right. I'll talk to Da Niu about it later. My husband is also a hard-working ox, all he knows is to bury himself in work."

Xu nodded quickly.

After saying that, he lowered his voice and asked, "Peach Girl, on my way back, I heard from Er Gouzi in the village that you just threw your grandma and aunt into the water vat and gave them both a cold bath?"

But his face showed a gossipy, gloating expression.

Tao'er chuckled, "Second Aunt, that's true!"

I was just angry and wanted to teach the mother and daughter a lesson.

I simply couldn't stand it anymore.

It's not my fault. That old woman wanted to sell me to an old widower to get money for Liu Tianbao.

And that Liu Jiaojiao actually dared to scold the two children I brought back.

They're so young, what did they do wrong?

I was furious, my temper flared up, and then...

Hey!

Second Aunt, what are people saying outside these days?

Tao'er also became interested and leaned over to ask.

"I'm afraid the entire village knows about this."

Most people think your grandmother and your aunt were wrong, after all, they went too far.

Of course, what you did was indeed a bit audacious.

But my aunt had a lot of fun, it's a pity I wasn't there at the time.

Your second aunt admires you; you did something I wanted to do but didn't dare to.

Mrs. Xu gave a thumbs up, her eyes full of admiration.

"Haha, thank you for the compliment, Auntie!"

Tao'er beamed with joy, surprised that her second aunt was quite an interesting person.

"Second sister-in-law, don't praise this girl too much, or she'll become even bolder."

They might even tear the roof off.

That kind of thing can only happen once, otherwise the villagers would probably gossip about the Liu family and about my daughter, Tao.

Today, the chubby little boy from the third brother's family got beaten up by that kid Ayan. When the third brother and his wife get back, who knows how they'll handle the situation!

Liu Daniu looked worried.

As the eldest brother, he knew all too well what kind of people his third brother and his wife were.

Little Fatty is their precious darling, and they spoil him rotten every day, so he doesn't have to do any work.

If they knew Little Fatty got beaten up, they'd definitely come and cause trouble.

Thinking about this, Liu Daniu became worried again.

"Hahaha……

Liu Xiaopang is already eight years old, while Ayan is only five. How could he possibly complain if he couldn't beat him?

Big brother, even if Little Fatty tells on you, you don't need to worry.

With Tao Yatou keeping things in check, what's there to be afraid of!

Besides, their position is untenable.

Xu felt that Liu Daniu was still as timid and cowardly as her own son.

"Yes, with me in charge, if Uncle and Aunt dare to cause trouble, I'll make them lose face again!"

Dad, don't worry, your daughter is here for you.

"If all else fails, we still have our older brothers. They can't beat us in a fight."

Tao'er had a confident expression on her face.

"Nonsense! You're a girl, why are you always shouting about fighting and killing? Do you even want to get married in the future?"

"Let's talk things out. We're all family; there's no need to make things so ugly."

Liu Daniu scolded.

"Liu Daniu, what are you doing?"

He's putting on airs again, scolding his daughter for what she's doing.

Do you really want our daughter to be as spineless as you?

Are they going to bully our whole family?

Zhang Su'e was so angry that she pinched her husband's arm hard.

Liu Daniu winced in pain and begged for mercy, "Su'e, be gentle, it hurts so much..."

Can't I just stop talking?

"I'm not doing this for our daughter's sake, am I?"

Tao'er and Madam Xu held back their laughter.

It's not bad that her cheap father is being taken care of by her mother!

Xu cast a strange look at her sister-in-law Zhang Su'e: This sister-in-law's personality has really changed a lot!

She used to be so weak-willed, but now she's stood up for her daughter, which is definitely a good thing for the first wife's family.

Tao'er finally suppressed her laughter, and then said in a serious tone, "Father, it's useless to talk nicely to some people; it's like casting pearls before swine."

Only by using force to subdue them and instill fear in them will they dare not act so recklessly!

I told you, you and Mother just need to focus on getting better. Everything else is fine with me, your older brothers, and I!

"Brother, Peach Girl is right. It's no use reasoning with Mother-in-law and the others."

By the way, my mother-in-law asked me to come today.

You'd better be careful.

When she said the last sentence, Xu lowered her voice very much.

"What's wrong?"

Second Aunt, has the Wang mother and daughter gotten into some trouble again?

Tao'er sensed it keenly.

"Tao'er, you're such a smart girl!"

You guessed right. The Wangs suspected your parents were faking illness, so they sent me here to test them!

They said if you can get out of bed and work, you should go and work!

"We can't rest indoors!"

"What?

As expected, my parents...

Before Liu Daniu could finish speaking, Tao'er interrupted him, "Let Wang and the others suspect them, what are you afraid of?"

You and Mom were already seriously injured; you can't even walk properly with your leg!

And my mother, she only woke up last night, and her wounds are still bleeding!

"You and Mother are recuperating from your injuries; how could the strong smell of medicine in this room be a lie?"

This cheapskate father is used to hard work, and he feels uncomfortable when he's idle.

I almost let it slip.

Xu also realized that her elder brother and sister-in-law probably only had some superficial injuries and were not as serious as they claimed. However, it was understandable that they would pretend to be more serious.

My in-laws are no good people. They're so cruel to their own son, and they're even worse to their daughter-in-law. They deserve to be taught a lesson!