Three Women in the Cage

Xinxin simply liked this child and didn't think too much about it. However, in order not to make her mother angry, she put Duoduo down and let her go play somewhere else.

After a while, a group of relatives came to Xu Fei's house one after another. They looked at Yang Yu and her daughter with smiles, and then shouted and played cards in a relaxed manner.

Xu's mother quickly took out the delicious food at home to treat them. While inviting them to eat, she set the table and smiled from ear to ear.

The family treated their relatives as hosts and guests, and left Yang Yu and her daughter aside.

Yang Yu and her daughter sat by the brazier, warming themselves by the fire, and occasionally received their stares. She felt like a person out of place, sitting there awkwardly and depressed.

Xu Fei and his mother kept shuttling between the kitchen and the living room, completely ignoring their embarrassment and joking with their relatives from time to time.

Father Xu saw Xinxin sitting by the brazier, and whether to show off his authority or for some other reason, he ordered Xinxin in front of everyone: "Zhang Xin, come to the kitchen and help wash the vegetables..."

After Mr. Xu said this, those who were playing cards and chatting nearby suddenly turned their heads to look at Xinxin.

Xinxin was surrounded by their gazes and felt a little uneasy. She didn't understand why Father Xu made arrangements for her at this time. If she left, would her mother and sister be left in this strange living room to be treated like monkeys?

Moreover, when he said this, it seemed that he did not respect himself or his family. They were the host and guests, not servants.

He arranged things for himself in front of so many relatives, and invisibly neglected himself and his family, as if they were not as important as his relatives.

She was angry and embarrassed at the same time, her face was gloomy and she didn't want to move.

Xu Fei was afraid that his father would be angry, so he hurried out of the kitchen and called to Xinxin: "Why are you sitting here? Come here..."

So, Xinxin was not allowed to enter the kitchen under everyone's gaze.

Yaya was so angry that she didn't want to lose her temper in front of others so as not to embarrass everyone.

The moment Xinxin walked into the kitchen, she followed in.

Father Xu threw a pile of vegetables in front of Xinxin. Xinxin silently took the basin of vegetables to the washing sink to wash them. Yaya also came over to help wash them.

She stood beside Xinxin and whispered softly, "This family is so shameless. They're already ordering you around without any scruples before you even get married. I really don't know what you're wasting your time with them. They're humiliating you, and they're humiliating us too. This whole family has no shame and no manners. You're letting them control you like this. Just wait and see, they'll bully you to death."

"The more I think about it, the angrier I get. Let's not wash anymore. We're not here to be servants. Damn it, let's go out. Don't stay here and let them do whatever they want."

Then, Yaya took Xinxin out and forbade her to enter the kitchen again.

Seeing their stiff faces, Father Xu hesitated to order them around. He stood aside in silence, watching his relatives play cards.

After dinner, the relatives started playing cards again, gathering in groups of three or four, making it very lively.

Xu's mother was washing dishes in the kitchen, Xu's father was watching them play cards, and Xu Fei was standing by, talking to his aunt about something.

His parents never mentioned the marriage from beginning to end, leaving Yang Yu and her daughter aside. Later, Xu Fei asked his aunt to speak for him.

His aunt came over and said to Yang Yu with a smile: "Sister, Xu Fei asked me to come to discuss the matter. I am his aunt, and I am also his elder. It is reasonable for me to discuss the marriage."

"If you don't mind, let's talk. So, first, tell me your conditions."

At this time, some relatives who were watching the show also gathered around and slowly surrounded the mother and daughter.

When everyone gathered around, Xinxin discovered that there was no sign of Xu Fei and his parents.

It turned out that Xu's mother, who heard the noise, hid in the kitchen, pretending to be cleaning up the mess.

And Xu's father stood one meter away from the beginning and end, like an outsider, watching everything with a smile, as if someone else's son was getting married.

The person involved, Xu Fei, pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth, and looked at the mother and daughter who were being watched with a calculating look on his face.

None of them wanted to come over because they were wondering how they could marry a wife without spending a penny.

They wanted to eat for free, so it was not easy to ask directly.

Therefore, they can only let the relatives speak out to save their face.

Yang Yu didn't want this family to treat the marriage of the two as a joke. The host family hid behind the scenes and pushed the relatives to make trouble.

Yang Yu's face was sullen, and he was speechless with anger. Yaya was the first to lose her temper and said coldly, "You just made a lighthearted comment and asked us to speak. What should we say? Is this child's play? The man in question won't come, and his parents won't come, and you ask us to state the terms. Shouldn't the man and his parents come forward and state their stance first? How can we get the three letters and six engagements? They don't care about this, but they want us to speak for them?"

"Let us speak, what can we say? They should be the ones to say what they need, how to organize the wedding, what procedures are required, and they should explain everything clearly. Don't ask you to just deal with it perfunctorily..."

Yaya said a lot of things in a very forceful way, which made Xu Fei's aunt feel embarrassed. His aunt also seemed to feel ashamed. After all, every word Yaya said was reasonable.

From the beginning to the end, Xu Fei and the others were wrong in this matter, and she didn't want to make things too embarrassing.

So, she shouted to Xu Fei and Xu's father who were standing in the outer circle: "Xu Fei, brother, come here. What's the matter? Let's sit down and discuss it together. Escaping like this is not a solution..."

Others also echoed: "That's right, come quickly, sit down and discuss it together..."

Father Xu said jokingly: "I won't come. Let Xu Fei go by himself. I don't care about him." Then he shook his head and refused to sit down.

Xu Fei's aunt shouted to Xu's mother in the kitchen: "Sister, come here. As parents, one of you should come. Otherwise, if you don't explain such a big thing to her face to face, it won't be a big deal."

Xu's mother responded with a smile: "I can't talk about those things, my aunt will help me talk to her, I'll clean up the kitchen first..."

The two old men couldn't refuse, so Xu Fei had no choice but to sit around. He swaggered onto the sofa, perhaps not wanting to be manipulated, so he spoke first: "Come on, let's talk! Let me first explain my situation. As for the wedding banquet, I'm not planning on having one. After all, this is my second marriage, and second marriages are not popular here. As for the betrothal gift, I don't have any. It's not that I don't want it, it's that I don't have the money."

"That's how it is here. It all depends on what problems you have. As for getting married, we just need to get a marriage certificate, invite relatives for dinner, and do it simply and that's it."

He spoke out all his thoughts in one breath as if he was going all out.

He had some reservations before and wanted his aunt to help him speak, but unexpectedly, his aunt couldn't say it and dragged him out.

He was determined to go all out. He was sure that Xinxin would compromise. If Xinxin compromised, her parents would also compromise.

When the relatives heard Xu Fei's resolute words, they gasped. They felt a little embarrassed and retreated in twos and threes.