For the next two days, Huang Shaogang put aside his work and accompanied his mother on the search. His father, upon hearing that Xiaomin had been abducted, was unable to bear it and was hospitalized. His brother was taking care of her, and his sister-in-law was at home looking after An'an. None of the family went to work.

"sister"

Lin Xingyao is currently staying home to take care of her child; it's just the two of them at home. She still has to buy groceries and cook for Huang's father, and then Huang Shaosong goes home to get the food.

"Xiao Chu, what brings you here? Aren't you supposed to be going back to Pengcheng? You haven't been to your uncle's place yet."

"I called home before I went to my uncle's place, and my aunt told me that I was on leave and had to take care of the child and cook. So I came back right away to help. You can go to work without worry. I'll take care of An'an for a few days."

"Xiao Chu, I'm so glad you came."

She couldn't take too many days off, and Huang Shaosong had also taken several days off, with his supervisor constantly urging him to go back to work.

If Lin Xingyao goes to work, she can visit Huang's father in her spare time, or ask a colleague to keep an eye on him so he can call her if he needs anything. This way, Huang Shaosong can go to work.

"An'an, have you missed your aunt?"

An'an sat on the ground and handed the rattle drum in her hand to Xia Yichu, looking at her with a smile.

"Sis, you go to work. I'll watch over An'an."

"Okay, I just finished cooking, and your brother-in-law hasn't come home to get it yet, so I'll bring it over. You go eat by yourself; I've already fed An'an."

"Sis, I've already eaten before I came, you should go now!"

Lin Xingyao went to the hospital and happened to run into Huang Shaosong at the entrance. He was about to go home to get his meal.

"Xingyao, why did you bring the food yourself? Where's An'an?"

"Xiao Chu is here, she brought An An with her. You hurry up and finish your meal and go to work, I'll take care of things here."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Huang Shaosong didn't want Lin Xingyao to work so hard, but he had no choice because he had taken too many days off.

That evening, Huang's mother and Huang Shaogang dragged their tired bodies home and saw Lin Xingyao happily playing with An'an. Huang's mother was instantly furious; her daughter was nowhere to be seen, and Lin Xingyao was still smiling so happily.

"Lin Xingyao, go and bring out the food for us."

"Mom, I'll go."

Huang Shaogang hurriedly said that his sister-in-law had also been busy lately, having to take care of the children and cook for them.

"You've had a long day, where are you going?" Huang's mother said irritably.

"Mom, I didn't cook today. I'll have Shaogang take you out to eat. Or you two can watch An'an for me, and I'll get some takeout for you."

For the past two nights, she had cooked dinner for them, waiting for them to come back so they could eat together. But Huang's mother would complain that it was too salty or that it wasn't cooked well.

Lin Xingyao knew she was just looking for trouble, but she tolerated it all. Today, after get off work, she had dinner with Huang Shaosong in the hospital cafeteria before returning home, while Huang Shaosong stayed at the hospital to take care of his father.

After she returned home, Xia Yichu went back to the guesthouse. Before she left, Xiao Chu had taken An'an out to eat, as there were too many troublesome things going on at home. Lin Xingyao also didn't want Xia Yichu to stay, especially since Huang's mother always spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Lin Xingyao, what's wrong with you? We've been working hard all day, and we can't even get a hot meal when we get home. You've been playing around at home all day without cooking. I've never seen such a lazy daughter-in-law."

"Mom, it's not that you think my cooking is bad, it's that I'm worried you'll go hungry. So I'm not cooking at all. Just tell Shaogang to buy whatever you want to eat."

Lin Xingyao had had enough. Huang Shaomin's disappearance wasn't her fault, so why should Huang's mother keep picking on her and making her suffer?

"You, you, you..." Huang's mother was so angry that her face turned red and she couldn't speak. She pointed at Lin Xingyao with her finger.

"Mom, my sister-in-law is tired. Tell me what you want to eat, and I'll go buy it."

Huang Shaogang hadn't agreed to eat at home in the first place, since they were coming back late. His sister-in-law was going to wait for them to eat together, and he felt bad about it. Besides, he was already hungry, so it would have been much better to eat out first.

But his mother insisted on eating at home, and Huang Shaogang realized that she was making things difficult for his sister-in-law. He tried everything to persuade her, but nothing worked. He couldn't very well eat out while his mother went hungry at home.

"Oh, right, I won't have time to cook dinner anymore, Shaogang, take Mom out for dinner before you come back."

"Lin Xingyao, I want my son to divorce you."

"casual"

Lin Xingyao took the child to find Xia Yichu. She wasn't angry, just a little annoyed.

"Oh dear, what sins have I committed to marry a daughter-in-law who is disobedient and talks back to her elders? Everyone come and see!"

Lin Xingyao reached the door and heard Huang's mother start wailing again, so she left without looking back. Huang's mother, disregarding her image, sat on the ground and cried, determined to ruin Lin Xingyao's reputation.

"Mom, can you please stop making a scene?"

Huang Shaogang rubbed his temples, his head aching, unable to understand how his mother had become like this. She used to value her reputation above all else; she would never be sitting on the ground throwing a tantrum like this.

Several neighbors heard the noise and craned their necks to look at the door. Huang Shaogang went over and closed the door.

"Huang Shaogang, don't close the door! Let everyone judge how Lin Xingyao is being so harsh on her elders."

Huang's mother stood up, ran to open the door, and even walked out of the doorway, which Huang Shaogang couldn't stop her from doing.

"Lin Xingyao doesn't cook for her mother-in-law and even talks back to me! What kind of daughter-in-law is this?!" Huang's mother shouted at the top of her lungs.

"mom"

The neighbors were gossiping; they had heard about the Huang family's daughter being abducted by human traffickers. Ever since Huang Shaomin was abducted, the sound of Huang's mother cursing and swearing could be heard from the Huang family home every few days.

Just then, Huang Shaosong rode back on his bicycle. His father was worried about his daughter and asked him to come back to see how Huang Shaogang and the others were doing with the search. When Huang Shaosong saw so many people gathered at his door, his heart skipped a beat.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

"You're back just in time. Your good wife doesn't cook for me and even dares to talk back to me."

"Mom, Xingyao went to work at noon and then took care of Dad at the hospital. She didn't get home until after six. How can you expect her to come home and cook for you? You can just eat out. What's all the fuss about?"

"Huang Shaosong, Huang Shaosong, you'll tell any lie for your wife. Lin Xingyao is clearly at home with An'an, but you insist she went to work to take care of your father."

"Teacher Chen, I ran into your wife at noon. She greeted me and said she was going to work. She said her sister would help take care of the child. Your wife doesn't seem like the kind of person you described."

The neighbors couldn't stand it anymore. Lin Xingyao was beautiful and kind-hearted, and Chen Yanhuan was still not satisfied with marrying such a wife.

"Yes, Xiao Chu helps take care of An'an, and I go to work during my lunch break. Mom, if you don't believe me, you can go to the hospital and ask Dad, or ask my boss."

"Neither Lin Xingyao nor I told me she was going to work, so it's true that she talked back to me!" Huang's mother continued to nitpick.

"Mom, you complain that your sister-in-law's cooking isn't good and you only eat a little bit every day. Your sister-in-law is worried about your health, so she asked me to get you food from a restaurant. That's not wrong. How can that be considered talking back?"

Where is your sister-in-law?

She carried An'an out.

Huang Shaosong hurriedly rode his bicycle to find Lin Xingyao. He felt guilty when he thought about how much his wife had suffered.

Huang Shaogang also dragged his mother home. Huang's mother had calmed down by then and was reluctantly dragged home by her son.

"Mom, do you have to make my brother get a divorce before you're happy?"

"Divorce is good. With your brother's job and looks, there are plenty of girls who want to marry him. Su Jiahui is one of them. She's still a virgin, and her family background is better than Lin Xingyao's."

Huang's mother now finds everything about Lin Xingyao displeasing and is eager for her son to get a divorce. She doesn't even want a grandson, since her son can still have more.

"My brother only loves my sister-in-law, he won't marry anyone else. Mom, I can't go to the station with you starting tomorrow."

"You ungrateful wretch! You actually abandoned your sister for that bitch Lin Xingyao."

"It's not your fault, sister-in-law. There's too much going on at the scrap yard, and we've been asking around for days without any news about my sister. I'll go with you to find her after I've sorted things out at the scrap yard."

"Get out, you get out too."

Huang Shaogang obediently left, leaving his mother sitting on the ground, silently shedding tears.

After a while, Huang Shaogang returned with his meal, placed it next to his mother, and took it home without saying a word to her.

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