Three Women in the Cage

After knocking on the door for a while, Yang Yu pretended not to hear. Zhang Erfa knew that Yang Yu would not open the door for them for a while, so he looked at Zhang's father. Zhang's father had a sullen face and said nothing.

Instead, it was Zhang Sanmao who lost his temper first and yelled, "Dad, Mom, she is so ungrateful. We came here sincerely, and not only did she ignore us, but she also stayed indoors. What's going on? Are we just going to stand there and wait like idiots?" After saying that, he looked at Zhang Erfa with a bit of reproach. Zhang Erfa came here today because he followed his parents' arrangements. Zhang Sanmao was forced to come along to apologize. He was very reluctant and seemed very angry.

Seeing Zhang Erfa remained silent, he became even more furious, "Second brother, you can't even control your own wife, and you still give us the cold shoulder. It's not that I look down on you, but you see, she doesn't even care about her parents. If it were my wife, I would have subdued her long ago. It's really frustrating that she dares to give me a hard time. In my opinion, let's go back and find a new wife who is more sensible, second brother."

Seeing that Zhang Sanmao was getting more and more off the mark, his father angrily interrupted him, "Shut up! What are you talking about? You haven't even seen the shadow of your own wife, and you want to ruin your second brother's wife? Look at your brothers, all of them are still single. Besides, this grand wedding banquet will be watched by the neighbors. If your wife runs away, won't it be a joke?"

"Speaking of this makes me angry. If that person hadn't gossiped about me, would my wife be gone? You guys are just waiting here foolishly. I'm here anyway. If that person doesn't give me face, I won't keep him company. I'll go out for a walk first," said Zhang Sanmao, turning and leaving.

"Forget about this thing. I guess he wants to go find that girl." Father Zhang guessed what he was thinking and didn't force him to stay.

"Come here, Erfa, find a place to sit down and wait. I guess Brother Yang and the others will be back around noon. Even if Yu'er doesn't open the door for us, we will definitely open the door for Brother Yang and the others. Then we can go in and apologize."

Zhang Erfa found a relatively clean step and asked Zhang's mother to sit over there. He and Zhang's father sat cross-legged on the ground, waiting quietly. The sun was getting hotter and hotter. Some neighbors who had returned from work were stunned when they saw the few people sitting casually in Yang Yu's yard. They shouted loudly, "Hey, are you here to see Brother Yang? They will be back from work soon, but there should be someone at home. Why is the door closed?"

Zhang's father came forward and said cheerfully, "Yes, we are the relatives of Brother Yang. It happened that they are not at home, so we will wait here for a while. I think they should be back by now." Yang Yu listened from inside, with a smirk on his face. This guy really knows how to make himself look good. Zhang's father has a smooth and flattering mouth. He can always get familiar with people after a few words. He brags about his reputation in a familiar way, which makes the neighbors look embarrassed and leave with a random excuse.

Father Zhang walked back with an indifferent look on his face and continued to wait in the yard. Not long after, he saw Father Yang and his men coming over carrying things. Father Zhang quickly stood up, smiled and greeted them, saying, "Oh, Yang's family, I'm finally back because of what you've been waiting for. I should have brought Erfa to your house to apologize a long time ago, but I couldn't get away. So, as soon as I could, I rushed over. And it just so happened that you weren't at home. Now, I'm finally back because of what I've been waiting for."

Father Yang was already very angry with them, and seeing the fake smile on Father Zhang's face, he felt even more depressed and anxious, so he decided to leave them alone for now. "I still have a burden on my shoulders, if you have anything to say, wait until I have finished my hands", and then he turned around and yelled to the house, "Yu'er, come out quickly and help me put the burden in the inner room". Father Yang said this deliberately to slap Father Zhang in the face. Before, Father Zhang deliberately said that there was no one at home, so he was waiting outside for the sake of face, but now Father Yang yelled, which directly disgraced his face. Father Zhang's face darkened, and he stood aside, winking at Zhang Erfa.

Hearing the noise, Yang Yu opened the door from the inside, walked out, and helped Yang's father pick up the burden on his shoulders. The moment Zhang Erfa saw Yang Yu, he actually felt a little hatred in his heart. He hated her for making them get turned away, hated her for making her parents wait outside with him for so long, and being laughed at by the neighbors, and hated her for deliberately making Yang's father lose face for them. He wanted to go up and slap her a few times to teach her a lesson. He had thought that he had deliberately left her alone for so long so that she would be too embarrassed to come back by herself if she stayed at her parents' house all the time, but he didn't expect her to keep going. If Zhang's father hadn't been afraid of being laughed at for running away with his new daughter-in-law, and if he hadn't been able to take care of the housework at home and forced him to come and apologize, he wouldn't have wanted to come at all. Thinking of the last time he knelt down to admit his mistake to her in front of his brothers, his already pitiful self-esteem was trampled on, and he felt very angry.

But now Zhang's father couldn't bring himself to do it, and forced Zhang Erfa to go forward. Zhang Erfa could only hold back his inner anger, forced a smile, rushed forward, took Yang Yu's hand and said flatteringly, "Yu'er, it's been so long since you went back to your mother's house. It's time for you to calm down. Don't be so angry. Come back with us. Mom and Dad, I came here specially to pick you up today."

Yang Yu looked at Zhang Erfa and said coldly, "Go back. Go back and continue to work like a slave for you and cook for you. Will you ever have a hot meal again? If I have any objections, you will beat me up?" After saying that, he turned around and tried to break free from his restraints.

Zhang Erfa held Yang Yu's hand tightly and wouldn't let go. He said anxiously, "We have come here in person to apologize. What else do you want? Besides, it was you who started gossiping and ruined Sanmao's good fortune. You didn't deserve to be beaten for nothing." Yang Yu didn't expect him to be so unreasonable. She couldn't help but sneered, "What's the matter? Do you rely on coaxing to get your wife? Why don't you even dare to talk to her parents? If you have the ability, go and talk to her elders openly. What kind of ability is it to coax an ignorant girl?" "Let go." Yang Yu pushed Zhang Erfa. She didn't want to argue with him anymore and didn't want to say a single extra word. Zhang Erfa held on tightly and wanted to say something else. Yang's mother couldn't help but stepped forward and pulled Zhang Erfa's hand away. "Let go. Don't hurt Yu'er. She is pregnant." She shouted.

Just as she said it, she suddenly felt she couldn't rush it, as it would put her at a disadvantage. But in her haste, she didn't bother to think about it, looking at Zhang Erfa with a bit of resentment. "Are you here to apologize or do you want to hurt our Yu'er again? Look at your attitude. If it weren't for Yu'er's pregnancy, you wouldn't be allowed in today," Yang's mother said angrily, pulling Yang Yu to sit on a chair.