I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Lin, who was standing to the side, was quick-witted. Seeing that the second branch of the family not only had the house and land deeds in hand, but even the village head was standing up for them,

I know I won't be able to live in this house anymore, so I might as well stick to my original plan and separate from Granny Liu as soon as possible. That way, I can come and learn from Su Banxia how to earn money and make a good living for myself.

Thinking this, Lin took the initiative to act as a peacemaker, stepping forward to pull on Liu Pozi's arm.

"Mother, I think you should stop making a fuss. Today is Second Brother's housewarming party. Our family should be getting along well. Don't arrange the rooms randomly. Our third branch of the family can't accept these rooms!"

Upon hearing this, Su Ye immediately became anxious.

“Third sister-in-law, you have no right to speak here. If you don’t want it, we still want it. This land originally belonged to the Su family, so the house should rightfully be mine. That’s the only fair way.”

Madam Lin had always disapproved of Su Ye bringing a concubine home, fearing he would corrupt her third son. She had initially turned a blind eye and said nothing because he was the eldest brother.

But now that he's openly defying me, I absolutely can't tolerate his behavior any longer.

"Brother, what you're saying isn't right. You're only thinking about wanting a house, but did you pay for the construction costs or the furniture? You didn't contribute anything, and now that you see other people's houses are built, you're jealous and want one too?"

Su Ye was speechless after being rebuked by Lin Shi. Seeing this, Qin Shi quickly stepped forward, pointed at Lin Shi, and scolded her:

"Why are you pretending to be a good person now? Why didn't you say you didn't want the house when your mother was allocating it to your family?"

Upon hearing this, Lin's face stiffened.

"I... I didn't realize it at first, but now I understand. This house originally belonged to the second wife, so what does it have to do with us?"

Qin suddenly spat on the ground.

"Oh, I don't know what you're up to. Right now, in front of the village head and the second branch of the family, you're shamelessly praising them. I don't care, anyway, my mother said that this house belongs to our eldest branch!"

Upon hearing Qin's words, the village head frowned and angrily said:

"Qin, don't be ungrateful. You won't get anywhere with this. Don't think that just because the second branch of the family is easy to talk to, you can take advantage of them. If you insist on taking this house, then come with me to the government office and let them decide!"

Upon hearing that they were going to the government office, Qin Shi immediately lost her temper and hurriedly ran behind Su Ye to whisper:

"This is our own business, there's no need to involve the government!"

The village head suddenly flung his hand away.

"You are all being unreasonable. Today I will take you to the government office and have this matter explained properly. The second wife has the house and land deeds in her hands. When the magistrate hears about this, he will definitely throw you all into jail!"

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu's face stiffened. She was already afraid of officials, and now that the village head was standing here speaking to her, she was terrified. How could she dare to go to the city and confront the county magistrate?

Granny Liu never expected that the second branch of the family would become so clever. They went to get the house deed and land deed before building the house. Granny Liu, who was secretly pleased, thinking she could get a bargain, had lost interest.

Seeing the family making a ruckus, Old Man Su slammed his pipe against the doorframe, jumped up, grabbed Granny Liu's hand, and pulled her outside.

"You damned woman, I don't care about you anymore, you really have no manners! Today is our son's housewarming party, if you had just come and had a peaceful meal, that would have been fine, but now you've caused such a scene, you're making a complete disgrace to the Su family!"

As he spoke, Old Man Su turned around and glared at the eldest and third sons who were still standing there, and cursed:

"You shameless bunch, hurry up and come home with me!"

Madam Lin had intended to take advantage of the housewarming banquet to curry favor with the second branch of the family, and had even brought gifts from home. If she left now, wouldn't the gifts have been given for nothing?

Thinking this, Lin reached out and pulled Su Congxian, then smiled at Old Man Su:

"Father, you all go back first. Today is a big day for the second branch of the family. As the younger brother's wife, I should stay and help out, shouldn't I?"

Old Man Su glanced at Lin Shi, too lazy to pay her any attention. At this moment, Old Man Su wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, so he forcibly dragged Granny Liu away.

Seeing that Lin wanted to stay, Qin also considered staying for a good meal, but when she turned and met Su Banxia's eyes, she changed her mind.

Lin seemed to have seen through Qin's thoughts and said sarcastically:

"Hey, sister-in-law, even Mother can't get a room for the second wife anymore, and you're still here waiting to get a room?"

Upon hearing this, Qin turned around and glared at Lin.

"You heartless wretch! You're always thinking about separating from your parents and marrying into the second wife's family. I'm not as subservient as you!"

As she spoke, Madam Qin glanced at Su Banxia again and muttered:

"Who wants to eat your family's lousy food?"

After saying that, he quickly walked outside.

Seeing this, Lin hurriedly shouted at the top of her lungs:

"If you don't care, then don't come. If you can't be subservient, someone else will be subservient to your elder brother!"

Su Congxian knew that Lin was referring to Li Ayu, so he tugged at her arm and advised her:

"Alright, stop talking. This isn't something that can be brought up in public. Don't keep rubbing salt into people's wounds."

Lin shook off Su Congxian's hand and glared at him.

"Why are you so protective of your sister-in-law? Is she your wife or am I your wife?!"

Upon hearing this, Su Congxian immediately became nervous and said:

"What are you saying? Of course you're my wife. My sister-in-law is so old. Don't make fun of me and her."

Madam Lin glared at Su Congxian and said reproachfully:

"Then stop taking other people's side all the time and show more care for your wife."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Su Banxia.

"Banxia, ​​look at the mess we've made today. I didn't want to come with your grandma and the others. I knew that going with them would never end well. Now, it's made your second branch of the family unhappy."

Lin stepped forward and smiled:

"Let's not talk about those things between us. Now, just tell me what tasks you need. Your second wife is holding a housewarming banquet, and I'm here to help out."

Su Banxia raised an eyebrow and glanced at Lin Shi. She felt that Lin Shi's attitude towards the second branch of the family and her had changed since Lin Shi returned from her parents' home. Her ingratiating intentions were quite obvious, although she didn't know what Lin Shi was up to.

But now that there was free labor available, Su Banxia naturally wouldn't hesitate to use it. The second branch of the family had helped the third branch with a lot of work before.

So Su Banxia smiled at Lin Shi.

"You're so thoughtful, Auntie. We really need some help right now. Why don't you go to the backyard to wash the vegetables, Qingsong go help carry firewood, and Uncle can help boil water?"