Alright, that's confirmed. The moment she opened her mouth, it was all resentment. Bai Xi knew who this aunt was referring to. The polite smile that had been on her face immediately vanished.

Bai Xi put on a cold expression and, seeing that her aunt was still nagging, spoke up bluntly.

"Aunt, let's not bring up old, trivial matters. I'm afraid if I bring them up too much, you'll say I'm heartless. If you have something to say, say it. If not, I'm hanging up."

Aunt Bai heard Bai Xi's extremely cold voice and silently spat on the other end of the phone, then remembered the purpose of calling her.

A fake, kind smile appeared on her lips. Her expression was stiff as she switched between hot and cold. She spoke softly with her neck stiff.

“Fair-skinned, isn’t your cousin of marriageable age? Your uncle and I recently found a girl for him…”

"If you want to talk about your family, I'm not interested. If it's about money, then don't bring it up. I don't have any, and even if I did, I wouldn't give it to you."

Before Aunt Bai could finish speaking, Bai Xi interrupted her.

Aunt Bai, whose rhythm of speech had been interrupted, was furious at Bai Xi's impolite words. She started cursing and swearing, spewing out all sorts of nasty things.

She would curse, and Bai Xi would retort with a single word, showing no respect whatsoever to her aunt, who was an elder.

In the end, Aunt Bai even started to play the emotional card: "Bai Xi, we're all family."

"Your parents' graves are still in the village. When it's time to pay respects during festivals, won't you still need your brothers' help? Don't you think so?"

"Now that your brother is in trouble, he only thinks of you, his older sister. If you weren't relatives, who would bother with you?"

“Now that you’re married, you should be more sensible. If you’re bullied by your in-laws, you’ll have to rely on your brothers to stand up for you.”

Bai Xi couldn't listen to it anymore; she was tired of hearing these words.

As for her parents' graves, hmph, I remember in my past life she was quite polite to her cousins ​​because of her parents.

The Bai family graves are all in one place. After the eldest uncle and aunt passed away, they were buried next to the Bai family's grandparents and Bai Xi's deceased parents.

Bai Xi was being polite to her cousins ​​because she hoped that when they visited her grandparents and uncles, they would also take the opportunity to look after her parents' graves.

For several years, Bai Xi was too busy and didn't go to pay respects to her parents during holidays, so she could only call her cousins ​​to ask for help.

When I spoke with my cousins ​​on the phone, they said that my parents' graves were being well taken care of, and there wasn't even a single weed in front of them.

But when Bai Xi returned home, she found that her parents' two small graves were overgrown with weeds, while the graves of her grandparents and uncles were clean and tidy.

The contrast was so stark that Bai Xi was furious. She immediately cut off all contact with them and, no matter how busy she was during holidays, she would always make time to go back and pay respects to her parents. She never bothered them again.

Bai Xi bluntly stated, "When I was down on my luck, I didn't expect my brothers to help me. Now that I'm rich, I don't want you guys to fawn over me."

"I've had enough of the disdain you relatives give me. From now on, whether I'm doing well or badly outside is none of your concern. And don't ask me to meddle in your family's affairs."

"Don't you have any idea how you treated me when I was a child? Just because I'm grown up, does that mean you've forgotten the bad things you did to me? Have some shame!"

After Bai Xi finished speaking, she hung up the phone without waiting for her aunt's reaction.

Bai Xi still couldn't get over her anger, so she paced back and forth on the balcony, trying to let it all out.

Looking down, I saw my mother-in-law and an older woman chatting in the yard. I must have been talking a little too loudly on the phone, and they must have heard me.

"Mom, when did you get back? And who is this...?" Bai Xi hesitated a bit when she saw an older woman next to her mother-in-law, unsure of how to address her.

There's a happy occasion in the village today, and everyone in my family went to help out, so Bai Xi is the only one at home.

At this time, guests arrived at the host's house, and everyone was helping out. Bai Xi saw her mother-in-law at home, which naturally made her feel strange.

When Yang's mother saw her daughter-in-law greeting her, she was a little embarrassed, fearing that her daughter-in-law would misunderstand and think she had been eavesdropping. They hadn't heard it on purpose; they just happened to hear it when they came back.

Seeing Bai Xi ask her a question, Yang's mother quickly introduced the people next to Bai Xi.

"This is my cousin's wife who lives not far from our house. You can call her sister-in-law."

After introducing Bai Xi, he said to Yang's wife next to him, "This is the young wife that Yang Zhi brought back. You can just call her Bai Xi."

Since this Mrs. Yang came to our house to buy things, after the two greeted each other, Mrs. Yang took her to get the things.

After they left, Bai Xi stretched out a big yawn, then crawled back into bed to sleep. It was a very cold day, perfect for sleeping.

When Yang Zhi returned, he was carrying food in his hands. Because there was a happy occasion in the village, no one cooked. Yang Zhi was worried that his wife would be troubled at home alone, so he sent food back to Bai Xi when it was time to eat.

As soon as Bai Xi opened her eyes, she saw the familiar Yang Zhi and immediately started to act coquettishly: "My stomach was growling as soon as I got up, and you just happened to bring me food. How could you be so kind?"

Because Bai Xi was pregnant, she didn't go to help and stayed home alone. She had originally planned to take a nap before cooking.

But now that Yang Zhi has brought the food back, Bai Xi can save herself the trouble.

Seeing that Bai Xi was about to get out of bed, Yang Zhi quickly turned up the room's air conditioning temperature before carrying her to the table.

Then, Yang Zhi began to introduce the dishes he brought back to Bai Xi: "I brought you your favorite braised pork, stewed pig's trotters, and the prawns you've been craving."

Looking at the food in the bowl, its color was incredibly appetizing.

"Was the host's house lively today? I could vaguely hear a lot of firecrackers even when I was sleeping."

"It'll be lively. You're bored at home alone anyway, why don't you go over and see the bride?"

Upon hearing that she had to go over there, her fair head shook like a rattle drum. She didn't know many people, and it was a cold day, so she really had no interest and didn't want to move.

So Bai Xi quickly changed the subject, "When your mother came back today, I saw a woman I didn't recognize. She was dressed very fashionably, but she seemed a bit arrogant. What is her relation to your family?"

Upon hearing Bai Xi's description, Yang Zhi immediately knew who it was. "We were there to handle the paperwork for opening a hot pot restaurant, and we were looking for her son."

"Her son's name is Yang Shuo, and he works for the government. Her husband is very good at making money. The family was one of the first to get rich in the village, so they have some influence in the village."

"But both Sister-in-law Yang and Yang Shuo are quite arrogant. Only Brother Yang has a better temper. Sister-in-law Yang especially likes to criticize people. She has to say a few words to everyone she meets. If you encounter someone you feel is difficult to get along with, just ignore her and stay far away from her."

Although Bai Xi nodded and listened, they weren't sure if they would ignore her. After all, her son was quite capable.

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