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

As Tian Xiuhua hesitated and struggled with her decision, her sister-in-law suddenly retorted, "Sister-in-law, haven't you been reading too many novels because you have too much free time?"

"Everyone in our village knows each other, and they're all simple-minded, unlike you who has so many hidden agendas!"

"Can't you wish your second brother well during the New Year?"

"We're all adults in our twenties, who doesn't have a few close classmates and friends?"

"Even if we take a step back and assume that my second brother has a new girlfriend and things have progressed smoothly, which is why he's not coming home all night, what if?"

"Sister-in-law, instead of worrying about my second brother, you should spend more time caring for my eldest brother..."

Lan Yujuan raised her head and stared silently at Liu Zhijuan. The way the other woman looked at her was very strange, something she had never noticed before.

Now that things have calmed down and their eyes are meeting, Lan Yujuan can see condescending sarcasm, smugness, and a gleeful excitement in her sister-in-law's eyes.

Lan Yujuan blurted out, "So, when did you find out that your older brother had a girlfriend on the side?"

In an instant, all of Liu Zhifang's expressions froze on her face. After the initial shock, she couldn't hide her guilt.

"What nonsense are you spouting! I'm talking about my second brother, what does it have to do with my eldest brother...?"

"Never mind, I'm full!"

Liu Zhifang had half a bowl of rice noodles left, and before she could finish eating, she pushed the bowl and chopsticks onto the table and quickly slipped back to her room.

Just a moment ago, Lan Yujuan was only guessing. But judging from the other party's reaction now, she guessed correctly.

It turns out that the husband's younger sister had known about his affair for a long time.

Lan Yujuan watched the retreating figure as it fled the scene, her heart filled with disappointment.

She was an only child, with no younger brothers or sisters. She married far away to another province and had no close friends.

There was a time when she genuinely treated the other person as a good friend, or even as her own younger sister.

But the sister-in-law knew perfectly well that Liu Zhiyuan was having an affair, yet she neither tried to dissuade her brother-in-law nor offered any warnings. Instead, she secretly watched him make a fool of himself.

It turns out that all the sincerity she had given was worthless in the eyes of the Liu family!

After breakfast, Lan Yujuan watched her daughter play while washing clothes under the eaves.

She hand-washes all of her daughter's clothes. The sun is shining, so the clothes dry quickly!

After she finished hanging the clothes and was completely done with her work, she carried her child back to her room to get her phone, only to find that it was missing!

Along with the phone, the charger and the original phone box that was in the drawer also disappeared.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively thought that a thief had broken into her house. She was about to go out and call for help.

When I looked up, I saw my lonely phone card in a conspicuous spot on the dressing table.

Lan Yujuan was stunned, her eyes filled with disbelief: "A thief broke into the house, stole my phone, and left me a SIM card?"

Within seconds, she realized that her family must have taken it!

From the time she returned her phone to her room to charge before breakfast until she finished hanging up the laundry and went back to her room, no outsiders came to her house!

My brother-in-law hasn't come home yet, and my father-in-law isn't interested in electronic products, so it's just the two of them at home: Tian Xiuhua and Liu Zhifang!

Thinking of this, Lan Yujuan picked up her child and went out the door.

She first went to her neighbor Liu Mei's house, dropped the child off, and then asked her to help:

"Liu Mei, I need to go home and take care of some things. Could you watch Xiaoman for me for a while?"

"I'll come pick her up after I've finished dealing with this."

As soon as Liu Xiaoman's little feet touched the ground, she ran off to play with her older sister, "thump, thump, thump!" The two, one big and one small, were very friendly and played together in perfect harmony.

Liu Mei waved her hand dismissively and replied with a smile, "Go ahead and get busy!"

"You go about your business, I'll keep an eye on them and make sure they stay within my sight, so don't worry!"

Lan Yujuan kissed her daughter, smiled gratefully at Liu Mei, and then turned and went home.

She closed the front door as soon as she got home and went straight to the kitchen.

Tian Xiuhua was busy in the kitchen when she heard the noise outside. Just as she was about to peek out, she almost bumped into Lan Yujuan.

Tian Xiuhua was startled and subconsciously took two steps back. Looking at Lan Yujuan, who suddenly seemed like a different person, she felt a chill run down her spine.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Why are you closing the gate in broad daylight?"

As he spoke, he subconsciously began ordering Lan Yujuan again, "Hurry up and open the front door!"

"What kind of image would it have if the neighbors saw me closing the door in broad daylight? What would it look like?"

Lan Yujuan didn't move. Instead, she took two steps forward and stretched out her hand. "Where's my new phone? Give it back to me right now!"

Tian Xiuhua's right eyelid twitched, and she subconsciously glanced in the direction of her daughter Liu Zhifang's room. After a moment of hesitation, she insisted that she hadn't taken it.

"What nonsense are you spouting? How did your new phone end up here?"

"Take good care of your child, and stop looking for trouble all the time!"

After saying that, Tian Xiuhua turned around and headed towards the stove to continue cooking pig feed.

Lan Yujuan caught up with him and stopped him again, saying coldly, "I'll ask you one last time: are you going to return my new phone or not!"

Tian Xiuhua began to evade the main point, saying, "You're really funny! How was I supposed to know where you put your new phone?"

"Either you left it lying around, or your worthless thing hid it away. Anyway, don't ask me, I don't know anything!"

Lan Yujuan laughed in exasperation, "Fine, you didn't know, huh?"

"There are only a few people in this house, and it's such a tiny place! If you won't give me back my phone, I'll find it myself!"

As she spoke, Lan Yujuan picked up the sharp axe used for chopping wood from the corner of the kitchen and turned to walk towards her father-in-law and mother-in-law's room.

Seeing this, Tian Xiuhua panicked. "Lan Yujuan! What are you trying to do?"

"Stop right there! Put the axe down!"