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

After listening to what Granny Liu said, Li Shuer nodded and smiled:

"Okay, I understand, Mother-in-law. You stay here and enjoy the opera. I'll take Songchuan out for a walk."

Granny Liu nodded and smiled as she saw them off. Just then, Madam Lin returned from her rounds and noticed the bracelet on Granny Liu's wrist. She also saw Li Shu'er leaving the table with Su Songchuan.

He immediately realized what was happening, turned around and glared fiercely at Su Congxian.

"It's all your fault for insisting on dragging me away. If I had just said hello to my sister-in-law here, maybe they would have left me something. Now I got nothing and just got angry for nothing!"

Su Congxian shook his head helplessly.

“How can you blame me, wife? The younger brother’s wife gave our mother the bracelet because she is an elder. As her sister-in-law, you shouldn’t accept anything from her. You should prepare a gift for her.”

Lin snorted coldly.

"What am I supposed to prepare for her? Didn't you see what kind of conditions her family has, and what kind of conditions our family has? What could I possibly offer her? The situations are completely different! Logically speaking, as her sister-in-law, I'm also an elder. After they get married, they won't come back to the courtyard to take care of them anymore. We'll be the ones taking care of our parents. Shouldn't she give us something? If I were here just now, I'm sure I could have gotten something from her. It's all your fault for dragging me away!"

Su Congxian sighed helplessly.

"Can you stop making trouble? We're here to celebrate Fourth Brother's happy occasion. Let's have a good time and make it lively. Why do you always have to cause trouble? Besides, do you feel better if you take advantage of others? Can you stop embarrassing Fourth Brother?"

Lin turned her head and pinched Su Congxian's arm hard.

"Now you're disgusted with me? What were you doing when you married me? Why didn't you say I was a disgrace back then? Now that your fourth brother has climbed up the social ladder and found a good match in the Li family, are you itching to do the same?"

Su Congxian hadn't expected Lin Shi to think of him this way, so he spoke somewhat angrily:

"What nonsense are you talking about? Our children are all grown up now, how could I still have such thoughts? Besides, if I wanted to marry into a better family, the family would have to approve of me first. You're always thinking about all sorts of things!"

"Well, I was right. If you were younger, and if you had the same level of education as your fourth brother, you definitely wouldn't have looked down on me. You would definitely have become someone else's live-in son-in-law. What's wrong? Is your Su family addicted to being live-in sons-in-law?"

Old Mrs. Liu, who was sitting to the side, turned her head and saw that her third son and daughter-in-law were arguing again. She frowned and whispered to them:

“All of you shut up. If you want to argue, go home and argue. Now that you’re in the Li family, you all need to keep your hands and feet bound. Don’t act like madmen all day long, all you do is argue. If the people in the Li family talk about it, how will your brother face them? You’re not acting like a proper older brother at all. You don’t care about your brother at all.”

After listening to what Granny Liu said, Su Congxian nodded helplessly and said in a low voice:

"I understand, Mother. Don't worry, I won't let my fourth brother lose face. I won't say anything more. It's all that Lin's fault for stirring up trouble!"

Upon hearing Su Congxian's words, Lin frowned and raised her hand to strike Su Congxian's chest.

"What are you saying? How am I picking a fight? Did I hit you where it hurt? Now you're too scared to confront me. What are you thinking? Don't think I don't know what you're up to!"

Seeing that Lin was still relentless, Su Congxian directly covered Lin's mouth with his hand, glared at her angrily, and growled:

"If you keep causing trouble, I'll throw you out of the Li residence right now, and you won't have to participate in any more events like this. You better behave yourself."

Lin had never seen Su Congxian get angry at her before. Seeing Su Congxian covering her mouth like this, Lin was a little scared. The thought that if she was really kicked out of the Li family, she would not be able to get any good food, so she forced herself to nod to Su Congxian, indicating that she would not say anything more.

Su Congxian then released his hand, glanced at Lin Shi,

"Stop talking nonsense. Watch the play, eat your food, and go home peacefully after the wedding."

Seeing that Su Congxian was speaking very seriously, Lin didn't dare to argue anymore, so she could only nod. However, she didn't want to sit with Su Congxian, so she pulled Su Qingsong to sit down at the table next to them to eat.

Seeing that Madam Lin had finally calmed down, Su Congxian sat down with a sigh of relief, picked up the tea on the table, and drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, Qin Shi, who was sitting to the side, picked up the teapot again and poured a cup for Su Congxian, saying softly:

"Third brother, don't be angry. You know best what kind of person Lin is. She's making a scene because she's unhappy. Look at how grand Li Shuer's wedding is. She must be comparing herself to her. Don't take her words to heart. She was just saying things in the heat of the moment. Just be tolerant of her."

Upon hearing Qin's words, Su Congxian couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"Oh dear, sister-in-law, if only she were as sensible as you, but she just never grows up. Our children are all grown up now, and she still says all that nonsense. What's the point? I just can't understand how she's tormenting me all day long! Everyone tells me to be tolerant of her, but I can't stand her temper anymore. I'm a human being too, why doesn't anyone try to be more tolerant of me?"

Upon hearing Su Congxian's words, Qin couldn't help but secretly smile. Then, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, she gently placed her hand under the table and squeezed Su Congxian's leg.

"Third brother, don't be sad. I know you've had it tough too. Every couple has its arguments. Just like a spoon hitting the edge of a pot, you make up before you get out of bed. Don't take it to heart. On this joyous occasion, you should at least try to be happy. Don't let your fourth brother see you looking so gloomy. He might think you have a problem with him."

Su Congxian was taken aback when Qin Shi touched his thigh in public. He trembled and his face stiffened. After glancing around to make sure no one was watching, he relaxed slightly and whispered in Qin Shi's ear:

"Sister-in-law, you...you stop fooling around..."

Seeing that the tips of Su Congxian's ears had turned red, Qin couldn't help but slightly curl her lips.

"Third brother, I know how hard you've worked. Your sister-in-law understands you and will always stand behind you to support you, no matter what."