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

When the people inside saw Liu run out, they didn't know what to say and remained awkwardly silent for a while.

Zhang Guang was the first to speak.

"After I found out about what happened to my parents-in-law, I rushed back. I thought I couldn't let Su Tao be bullied at home by herself. But when I got back, my sister-in-law pulled me aside and cried all morning."

As Zhang Guang spoke, he turned to Su Tao with a helpless sigh and continued:

“My sister-in-law pulled me aside and said that Su Tao doesn’t do any work and is disobedient at home. She said that they both married into the family and became wives, so why can Su Tao be treated like a mistress at home while she has to work day and night? She said it was very unfair. I didn’t know what was really going on, so I didn’t say much.”

Seeing Zhang Guang staring at her like that, Su Tao felt a little guilty and said:

“I don’t have to do these chores at home, so why am I so busy at your house? Also, didn’t you say you were going to take me to live in the city? Why haven’t you told me anything yet?”

As she spoke, Su Tao tugged at Qin Shi's arm, glared at Zhang Guang, and continued:

"I don't care, my mother is here today, so you have to explain things to me clearly: when are you going to take me to live in the city!"

Zhang Guang frowned upon hearing Su Tao's words, lowered his head, and didn't know what to say.

Seeing her son so troubled, Aunt Zhang quickly spoke up:

"Oh dear, Su Tao, don't stir up trouble here. You've made my head throb with anger. We haven't even cleared up what happened before, and now you're bringing up going to the city again? Besides, didn't we agree that we'd wait until Zhang Guang is settled in the city before we talk about bringing you there?"

As she spoke, Aunt Zhang reached out and pinched the space between her eyebrows, then continued:

“Actually, I know and have seen everything that has happened in this house. Now that my in-laws have come to visit, let’s be frank and talk about this openly, so that you don’t think that Su Tao is suffering in our house.”

Aunt Zhang picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, and then glanced at the guilty-looking Su Tao.

"Logically speaking, Su Tao is the wife I personally chose for my son, so there's nothing to say about her. In the first few days after Su Tao married into the family, she was very filial to me and did a lot of housework."

Upon hearing Aunt Zhang's words, Qin straightened her back and said with great confidence:

"Of course! How could the daughter I raised be anything less than excellent? Let me tell you, your family is incredibly lucky to have married Su Tao!"

Aunt Zhang smiled.

“Mother-in-law, please let me finish what I have to say. Su Tao was perfect for the first few days after she came into the family, but after a few days she started to show her true colors. She stopped doing housework, stopped cooking, and stopped feeding the chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs. She always waits for me to cook and call her. Tell me, what family can let their daughter-in-law do whatever she wants? No wonder the eldest daughter-in-law is angry. Anyone would find it unbearable.”

Aunt Zhang paused, glanced at Qin Shi and Shuye's expressions, and then continued:

"Putting aside other things, just look at your mother-in-law. You're a daughter-in-law yourself, so you should understand. When there are many sons and daughters-in-law in a family, there will naturally be comparisons. Today, she did more work and I did less. Everyone has their own scale in their heart. Nobody is a fool. Everyone can see how much work you've done."

After listening to Aunt Zhang's words, Qin felt a tingling sensation on her face and couldn't sit still.

So he gave a few awkward laughs.

“That’s true. Su Tao should do more work. After all, she married in later and should help out more. No matter what, her sister-in-law can’t hit her, can she? We’re here today not for anything else, but to talk this out. Since we’re all reasonable people, there’s nothing else to argue about.”

When Aunt Zhang heard Qin say that, she smiled.

"It's good that you think this way. Since that's the case, we've put everything out in the open. I'll talk to Liu about it. In the future, you need to be careful in your interactions with Su Tao and never lay a hand on her again. After all, they're all of the same generation, and it's not her place to discipline Su Tao."

Seeing that Aunt Zhang's words were sincere and earnest, and realizing that she herself was not in the right, Qin nodded.

“If that’s how you see it, then things will be much easier. I’ll also have a good talk with my daughter Su Tao and make sure she doesn’t develop this lazy habit anymore. She should take the initiative to do the housework and do more so that you can relax a bit. After all, you’re getting on in years and can’t always do so much work. Now that you have two daughters-in-law at home taking care of you, it’s time for you to enjoy your life.”

Aunt Zhang didn't reply to these words, but just awkwardly kissed the corner of her mouth and smiled faintly.

Hearing her mother's words, Su Tao, who was sitting to the side, felt a little wronged. When she first married into the Zhang family, he had always been eager to do everything for her.

But that Liu woman was rude and always tried to take advantage of me. Just because she had married into the family a few years earlier, she always found fault with me and blamed me for everything.

Later, Su Tao came to a realization: if she didn't do anything, she wouldn't make so many mistakes. So she stopped doing anything and let Liu Shi do everything herself, thus leaving Liu Shi with no place to find fault with her.

So later, when Liu discovered that Su Tao had become a hands-off manager, doing nothing and expecting her to do everything herself, Liu couldn't bear it anymore. The two argued, and Liu couldn't hold back and hit her. Su Tao then went back to her parents' home crying.

Su Tao had hoped that her parents, now visiting her in-laws, could put in a good word for her, but she hadn't expected that even her parents thought she was in the wrong. Naturally, she felt wronged, so she looked at Zhang Guang and said:

"I can't stay in your house any longer. If you still want to continue living with me, then you'd better hurry up and take me to the city to live. I'm getting so tired of being here with your sister-in-law every day. You don't want to see your family constantly arguing and causing trouble, do you?"

Upon hearing Su Tao's words, Zhang Guang lowered his head in embarrassment, coughed a few times, and didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Aunt Zhang quickly came to the rescue:

"Don't worry, Su Tao. I'll talk to your sister-in-law properly. If you don't want to talk to her, then don't talk to her. With me here, no one can bully you in the future."