After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Outside the door, the voice of Tian Xiuhua, the mother-in-law, rang out, barely suppressing her anger:

"It's me, open the door!"

Lan Yujuan was startled, almost thinking that her husband hadn't left and had returned in the middle of the night.

Upon recognizing her mother-in-law's voice, she calmed down instead.

"Mom, I've taken off my clothes and gone to bed. We can talk about it tomorrow!"

After saying that, he snuggled into the fragrant quilt and comfortably cuddled his little daughter to continue sleeping.

The mother-in-law muttered curses under her breath outside the door for a while, then turned and went back into her room.

The countryside is so quiet at night that any noise from a house can easily disturb the neighbors, and Tian Xiuhua hates being laughed at.

The second day of the Lunar New Year, early morning.

Lan Yujuan was combing her daughter's hair in the room when the door was banged on again, the knocking noticeably more aggressive than the night before.

Lan Yujuan had gotten used to it and couldn't be bothered to pay any attention.

Soon, from the courtyard outside, came the mother-in-law's loud scolding:

"What time is it? Get up!"

"What kind of good daughter-in-law is so lazy? She doesn't even get up to make breakfast! She just waits for her mother-in-law to cook and feed her herself!"

"Everyone come and see! This is the out-of-town bride who doesn't ask for a dowry! Sure enough, you get what you pay for!"

Lan Yujuan listened from inside the room, a cold smile creeping onto her face.

This Tian Xiuhua, though helpless with her eldest son, is quite cunning when it comes to tormenting her daughter-in-law!

Even though Liu Zhiyuan angered her, she took it out on herself!

If it were in the past, she would have been shy and proud, and being all alone here, she would have just accepted her fate.

As soon as Tian Xiuhua starts scolding, she immediately begins working without delay.

Fearing the other party would hurl even harsher insults, she stayed home for several days, too embarrassed to visit anyone.

But ever since she made up her mind to leave the Liu family, she has become fearless!

After getting ready, Lan Yujuan took her daughter out the door and ran into Tian Xiuhua, who was standing at the door scolding her.

Some neighbors were washing rice and vegetables, while others were taking care of their grandchildren and feeding chickens. They listened with smiles as they worked.

Tian Xiuhua is always like this; the more people praise her, the more enthusiastically she scolds them with her hands on her hips.

If it weren't for the bandage on her head, who would have guessed that she had just returned from the hospital yesterday?

"Have you finished cursing?" Lan Yujuan interrupted, taking advantage of the other person's moment of respite.

Tian Xiuhua was startled. She turned around and saw the person who had suddenly appeared. Her expression was as if she had seen a ghost.

"Why haven't you gone to cook yet?"

"You really expect me to serve you, to cook a meal and bring it to your room?"

Lan Yujuan calmly replied, "It's not that bad."

"Your cooking is terrible and unhygienic."

Even if it were cooked and brought to my room, I wouldn't be able to eat it.

"My back hurts today! So, I'll just take the kids with me and go to the village store for a bowl of rice noodles!"

When the neighbors saw the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fighting, and the usually quiet out-of-town wife starting to fight back, they were instantly energized, and more and more people gathered to watch from afar!

Tian Xiuhua was humiliated in public, her face immediately fell, and she gritted her teeth and cursed:

"Lan Yujuan! Have you no shame?"

"If you don't eat, does that mean the rest of the family doesn't need to eat?"

"Our Liu family has truly committed a sin! How could we have married such a selfish and self-serving person like you!"

Lan Yujuan didn't tolerate it at all and immediately retorted:

"What, did your Liu family not need to eat before I married into the family?"

"Each of you has hands and feet, and you don't know how to cook for yourselves when you're hungry?"

"I cooked 364 out of 365 days a year, and I never heard a single word of praise! On my rare day off, they call me selfish in front of others!"

"What's this about marrying or not? We haven't even registered our marriage!"

"If your Liu family truly looks down on me, a daughter-in-law from out of town, I might as well take my daughter back to my parents' home right now!"

Tian Xiuhua was furious and rolled up her sleeves to start cursing:

"You dare threaten me? You have a good life, and all you do is threaten to go back to your parents' house?"

"I'm telling you, if you want to go back to your parents' home, then go back yourself! This little good-for-nothing, she'd rather die in the Liu family!"

"What can you do even if you go back to your parents' home? I refuse to believe that any decent family would want a secondhand like you!"

"You should be grateful you've managed to marry someone as capable as my son!"

Lan Yujuan sneered, "Fine! Then I'll stay and keep you company! Let's see who can outmaneuver whom!"

After saying that, Lan Yujuan picked up the child and left.

Make a fuss, make a fuss!

You need to eat your fill first before you have the strength to overturn this house!

As Tian Xiuhua watched her daughter-in-law's retreating figure, although she felt good cursing her out loud, she felt a little empty and uncomfortable inside.

A typical daughter-in-law is like a donkey pulling a millstone; the more you pull, the faster it spins!

But today's daughter-in-law seems different. She's more like a donkey that's been freed from its harness, the more you pull it, the further it runs...

"What are you still standing there for?" Tian Xiuhua was lost in thought when a rough, hoarse voice suddenly came from behind her.

"Stop daydreaming and get to cooking!"

"Getting up early in the morning, nothing's wrong at all, yet always looking for trouble!"

"Now look what happened, you've really made them give up! Serves them right!"

Tian Xiuhua was furious and her head started to ache again. She rubbed her forehead and said aggrievedly:

"Don't you have hands and feet? I'm injured like this, can't you do it?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Defu raised his hand and slapped her, saying, "Try saying another word? I'll beat you up!"

"I married a wife just to have sons, do laundry, cook, and enjoy a comfortable life for a couple of days!"

"If you're lazy and don't want to work, you might as well go back to your parents' house. I won't stop you!"

After being scolded and intimidated, Tian Xiuhua immediately went to cook obediently.

The daughter-in-law is leaving in a huff, but she really has her own family home to return to.

At her age, her parents have to live at the mercy of their son and daughter-in-law, so how could they possibly tolerate her?

After finishing breakfast, Lan Yujuan took her daughter for a stroll around the village to digest their food, instead of going home.

When she sees a group of children her age gathered together, and her daughter wants to go and play with them, she encourages her to take the initiative to make friends.

Liu Xiaoman carries her own small bag of snacks and toys wherever she goes.

When she encounters a child she likes, she will shyly walk over to exchange toys or snacks, making a suggestion in her sweet, childish voice:

Let's play together!

At this time, as long as Lan Yujuan is sure that her daughter is within sight and the environment is safe, she will take out her phone, quietly stand by her side, and continue writing her online novel.

All her working hours were squeezed out little by little by breaking them down into smaller chunks.

Lan Yujuan knew very well that if her relationship with Liu Zhiyuan came to an end, it would definitely end up in court.

If the daughter is under three years old, there is a very high chance that she will be awarded to the mother.

If the child is over three years old, income and economic strength will become important criteria in the custody battle.

You can't rely on anyone but your career!

The mother and daughter strolled around the village for a long time and were finally ready to go home when, unexpectedly, the neighbor's little girl rushed over to find them.

"Xiaoman's mom, something terrible has happened! Your mother-in-law and your aunt are fighting in the yard!"

"My mom said you absolutely shouldn't go back now, you might get caught in the crossfire. Come hide at my house first!"

"Come on, I'll take you back via the back path!"

Lan Yujuan was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening:

The fight between my mother-in-law and my husband's wife must be because my mother-in-law wasn't home yesterday, and my husband's younger brother came to ask my husband's wife for help with entertaining his girlfriend's family!

Although she hadn't had time to find out the details, seeing her brother-in-law's unfortunate state last night, and thinking about the woman's family, those shrewd and doting parents, she could already guess the general outcome!

It's unclear whether Tian Xiuhua blames her aunt for not helping or for making things worse by trying to help.

Since the outcome was bad anyway, Tian Xiuhua always blamed others!

Lan Yujuan thought for a moment, then looked at the little girl and nodded with a smile:

"Alright, I'll come over to your place for a bit. I was just thinking of chatting with your mom!"

This little girl is named Liu Xiaozhen. She is six years old and is the granddaughter of our neighbor.

The neighbor's family, of the same generation as Liu Zhiyuan, only had two daughters.

The eldest daughter is married, and now we have both a son and a daughter.

The youngest daughter stayed at home and found a husband who moved in with her family; they had a granddaughter.

Although the son-in-law of this family has a limp, is poor, and has many brothers, he is handsome and hardworking!

Not long after the couple got married, they went to work in another city.

Later, after their daughter was born, the couple cared for her until she was six years old and ready to start primary school before sending her back to their hometown to attend school, where her grandparents would help look after her.

The daughter, Liu Xiaoman, and her neighbor, Liu Xiaozhen, were related by marriage.

In addition, the older one loves to take care of the younger one, and the younger one likes to play with the older one. Lan Yujuan is also very generous to children and often buys them snacks, so the two little ones get along very well!

Liu Xiaozhen's parents were always kind to Lan Yujuan and her mother whenever they came back from out of town.

They are also willing to lend a hand when something happens!

Lan Yujuan avoided the main road and took her daughter to her neighbor's house.

Liu Xiaozhen's mother, Liu Mei, was looking around in the yard.

Upon seeing them return, he quickly pulled the mother and daughter into the house:

"Yujuan, something terrible has happened to your family! Do you know?"

Lan Yujuan slowly shook her head. "I don't know. What happened?"

"I had a fight with my mother-in-law this morning, so I took the kids to play and haven't been home all morning!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Mei began to worry for Lan Yujuan, "Luckily, you weren't home!"

"Yesterday, your mother-in-law fell into the water and went to the hospital. Your brother-in-law's girlfriend came to pay her New Year's visit, and your wife helped to entertain her."

"We outsiders don't know what they talked about yesterday. Anyway, the woman's family didn't even have lunch; they just packed their things and left."

"Just now, the woman suddenly called your brother-in-law and said the wedding is off!"

"Your brother-in-law was wailing and crying, demanding to know why she broke her promise and why she abandoned him?"

"Guess what the woman said?" Liu Mei said, then suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.

Lan Yujuan shook her head again, then pressed on with curiosity, "I don't know, what did the woman say?"

Liu Mei chuckled, clutching her stomach, "The woman said she couldn't get used to the dry toilets in the countryside and wanted to marry a city man! Hahaha..."