Three Women in the Cage

Afterwards, Zhang's mother started to busy herself with cooking and doing housework. Yang Yu was still angry and did not intend to help. Seeing Zhang's mother busy, Yang's father and mother thought to themselves that their daughter was still their daughter-in-law after all, so they asked Yang Yu to help out a little.

Hearing this, Zhang's mother pretended to be serious and said to Yang's parents, "My dear relatives, I treated Yu'er as my own daughter when she married me. She's angry now, so let her rest. I'll take care of these things." Yang Yu thought to herself that Zhang's mother was indeed hypocritical and good at acting, so he didn't bother to pay attention to her and sat still.

Finally, when Zhang's father and Zhang Erfa came back, Zhang's mother had already set the table with a lot of food. She was smiling and inviting Yang's parents to sit down. Zhang's father came over with a smile on his face and said, "Brother Yang, it's my turn to go drink with you. Why are you bothering me? Come on, come on, I have a pot of good wine. I won't leave until I'm drunk today."

Just as Father Yang was about to speak, Father Zhang interrupted him, "Erfa, come here and apologize to Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu just got married and is not used to the housework yet. How could you let her do the housework? Your mother can take care of these chores. Xiaoyu can do it if she wants to. If she doesn't want to, forget it. Besides, Xiaoyu is not familiar with us two old people yet. You should take your time in fulfilling your filial piety. Why are you in such a hurry? You accidentally hurt Xiaoyu. Come here, kneel down and admit your mistake."

A few words left Yang's father speechless. On the surface, he asked his son to admit his mistake, but in his words he said that Yang Yu was ignorant. But Yang's father and mother didn't know how to fight back. It was obvious that this father could confuse right and wrong and make square things round. Yang's father was sure that he couldn't win the argument.

Zhang Erfa, at the signal of his father, immediately knelt down in front of Yang's parents and admitted his mistake, "Dad, Mom, I really didn't mean to hurt Xiaoyu. I was wrong. I promise I won't hit her again." Seeing Zhang Erfa's sincere attitude and his proactive admission of guilt, Yang's father didn't know what to say and turned to ask Yang Yu what she thought.

Seeing this, Zhang's father scolded her immediately, "Why don't you go and admit your mistake to Xiaoyu?" Zhang Erfa ran to Yang Yu again, knelt down with a plop, took Yang Yu's hand and said, "Xiaoyu, I was wrong. I shouldn't have hit you. I was a jerk for a moment. I also regretted yesterday. I looked for you all night. It was all my fault. From now on, I won't hit you, and I won't let you do housework, take care of my parents and my brother."

Upon hearing this, Yang's parents couldn't help but feel a little proud. In their minds, doing housework and taking care of the in-laws was a daughter-in-law's duty. So they interrupted and said, "You can't say that. You still have to do what you have to do. We've all been through this. As for Yu'er, I know she's a bit stubborn. You should be more tolerant of her. Just don't use force at all. Just talk things over nicely."

Yang Yu's parents, thinking of a compromise, warned Zhang Erfa, "It's better to destroy ten temples than to ruin a marriage." Yang Yu had originally decided not to return to this family, but now that they had taken the initiative to lower their stance, Zhang Erfa coaxed her with sweet words, and her parents' persuasion, she finally relented and gave in, not complaining anymore.

Zhang's father kept toasting Yang's father, and Yang drank more and more, gradually being influenced by Zhang's words. Meanwhile, Yang's mother was having a great time chatting with Zhang's mother, and was bewitched by her sweet talk, and began to think that her daughter was a little immature.

Under Zhang Erfa's hypocritical promise, the eldest brother Yang Yi gradually let down his guard. In the end, Yang Yu stayed with peace of mind. After a few words of advice from Yang's parents and eldest brother Yang Yi, they left.

However, Yang Yu didn't know that it was because of this family's two-faced behavior that her family, who supported her, were becoming increasingly distant from her.

Just like that, a great war was skillfully settled. They came with great fanfare, and left without a trace of temper.

Yang Yu herself is also contradictory. When she hates Zhang Erfa, she wants to eat his flesh, but once he compromises and bows his head, she will forget the pain and choose to forgive and compromise.

The result is that your in-laws will think you are being unreasonable and will no longer be on your side. In the end, you become a lonely person who is not understood by anyone. When the conflicts become more and more intensified, you become a lone warrior fighting alone.