The rural doctor is busy with farming, and her abstinent husband can't bear it

There is not even a hint of kitchen smoke. The answer to all this is actually self-evident.

Therefore, when that table of carefully prepared and fragrant meals appeared before his eyes, Su Yu knew in his heart that these delicacies must have been made by the thoughtful Zhao.

She deliberately said those barbed words just to secretly provoke Zhao and see how she would deal with this sudden embarrassment.

"This dish was prepared by my mother herself."

Xie Xinghua spoke softly, with a hint of uneasiness in her voice, as if she was afraid that her words would cause unnecessary trouble.

Su Yu pretended to be surprised, with a playful light flashing between his eyebrows: "Oh? So, mother won't take those thoughtless words I just said to heart, right?"

After she finished speaking, a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she watched the situation develop.

When Zhao heard this, the muscles on her face seemed to be trying to arrange themselves into a smile, but that expression was more distressing than crying: "No, no, it's just that my cooking skills are not good enough, you worry too much."

There was a barely perceptible bitterness in his words.

"Well, it's indeed a little lacking in heat."

Su Yu made his comments without disguising his feelings, his tone full of sincerity, but it made everyone present twitch their lips secretly, and the atmosphere became subtle for a moment.

The village chief observed all this silently, feeling a trace of regret deep in his heart.

The purpose of his visit with several village elders was to mediate the long-standing conflict between Zhao and the two branches of the family.

Although Zhao's past behavior was criticized by outsiders, as outsiders, they could not directly intervene because it was a private family matter.

Now, hearing that Zhao was willing to repent and reconcile with the first and second wives, they were naturally happy to see it happen.

The first wife's side was easier to deal with. After all, Xie Xinghua had three young children and depended on her parents-in-law for support, so it was naturally easy to negotiate with them.

However, the second branch, especially Jiang Ziling, had an iron-hard attitude, with only one sentence: Mind your own business.

Today's dinner was made possible by the coaxing and deception of several elders, which even scared little Xier into tears. How much helplessness and sadness are hidden behind this peaceful dinner.

Look at Su Yu, the new daughter-in-law of the second house. She seems to be smiling on the surface, but in fact, she is very fierce and she follows a series of "rules" one after another, making it hard to guard against.

The village chief took a sip of wine and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this family dispute was really difficult to reconcile!

Fang Qin held the baby in her arms, her sharp eyes scanning the family of three across from her who were wolfing down their food. She repeated the words "reincarnation of a hungry ghost" in her mind so many times that she couldn't even count them.

Da Zhuang in her arms was shoveling food into his mouth. As a mother, she had to take care of the child and was so busy that she didn't even have time to pick up some food for herself. She could only watch the food on the plate become less and less while she had hardly touched her chopsticks.

This helplessness and unwillingness rose in my chest like wildfire.

But just when my anger was about to get out of control, my mother-in-law's warning this morning rang in my ears again: "No matter what that little bitch says or does later, you have to endure it. Do you understand?"

That unquestionable order forced her to temporarily suppress her anger.

"Why?"

The question that Fang Qin blurted out at the time still echoed in her mind.

"Just because you have no man and a baby!"

The mother-in-law's ruthless answer was like a bucket of cold water that doused all her dissatisfaction and resistance. "Do you think I don't know your little tricks? Do you think I can't just ignore Da Zhuang because he's my grandson? You want to use this as an excuse to get back at our family."

"But I tell you, Da Zhuang is still young, and he will need money for education and marriage in the future. It's useless even if you stare at my little savings. Look at what the second house was like before and what it is like now? When that woman came, the family was flooded with good things. As long as we don't divide the family, we can all benefit from it..."

At this moment, Fang Qin suddenly realized that her mother-in-law's arrangements and intentions gradually became clear.

It turned out that Da Zhuang was the only child in the Jiang family, so any benefits in the family would naturally go to him and his mother first.

And I have long coveted the rich family fortune of the second house. If I could take advantage of this opportunity to share a part of it honestly, wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?

Thinking of this, a hint of determination and expectation flashed in Fang Qin's eyes.

Thinking of this, Fang Qin tried her best to suppress the anger rising in her chest, and managed to force a smile, with a subtle hint of sarcasm in her voice: "Hey, second brother and second sister-in-law, eat slowly, who dares to snatch the food from you? It's not like there's only one piece of meat left on the table."

These words were as subtle as a needle, containing a subtle allusion to past disputes, and seemed to be secretly mocking the other party's daily behavior.

Su Yu heard this, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, but he did not lose the opportunity to fight back: "Someone really robbed it. Last time I stewed meat, I was not careful and a large piece was missing from the pot. Don't you think it's strange?"

After saying this, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, with a kind of indifference as if she had seen through everything.

Fang Qin's expression changed instantly like a kaleidoscope of colors, with red, white and green alternating in a complex and difficult to discern manner.

Zhao on the side glared at Fang Qin, her eyes filled with both blame and confusion, and she muttered to herself: Can't you just be quiet for a while? Why do you have to stir up trouble at this critical moment?

Faced with her mother-in-law's silent reproach, even though Fang Qin felt extremely unwilling, she had to swallow her anger reluctantly. After weighing the pros and cons, she chose to remain silent.

After all, she was able to weigh the occasion and the appropriateness.

"Burp~" Su Yu burped contentedly, with a satisfied look on his face: "I'm done eating."

Then, she turned her gaze gently to Jiang Ziling and Xier beside her, her eyes full of inquiry: "How about you, are you full?"

Jiang Ziling and Xier seemed to have telepathy. They nodded slightly at almost the same time and gently put down the bowls and chopsticks in their hands. Their movements were tacit and warm.

"Well, let's have a frank talk after we've eaten."

After Su Yu finished speaking, the people around him were either surprised or helpless, and the corners of their mouths twitched unconsciously.

I secretly sighed in my heart that I haven't had time to savor the food in my bowl, and the "family council" is about to begin!

Seeing this, Jiang Xunzhong had no choice but to put down his chopsticks and said solemnly, "In the past, I did not take good care of Changping and Ziling, causing them a lot of suffering. Now, your mother and I have realized our mistakes and hope to gain your understanding and forgiveness. From now on, our family will live in harmony."

"no problem!"

Su Yu agreed straightforwardly, with a casual tone in his words, "As long as others don't make trouble, I won't make trouble for no reason. If we can all behave ourselves, at least the superficial harmony can be maintained, and this family won't be filled with embarrassment and contradictions."