Best friends transmigrate into a book! They marry a high-ranking official! If you run, I run too!

Seeing her turn around, Wen Tang even gave her a "hehe" laugh and said, "Auntie!"

He Lianlian "..."

Wen Tang: Just from He Lianlian's actions just now, she knew that this person was definitely going to gossip about someone, and sure enough, she guessed right.

Being on the front lines of gossip is incredibly satisfying.

He Lianlian chuckled awkwardly, then suddenly didn't know what to say.

Wen Tang, however, could still chuckle and ask her, "Auntie, do you think I'm right?"

He Lianlian "..."

How to say?

To say she's right?

But she's still from the Xu family!

But she couldn't directly tell them they were wrong, so He Lianlian thought for a moment and then spoke up, "Niece-in-law," she said, following Gu Jin's example as she was Gu Jin's sister-in-law, "Niece-in-law, you see, you can't say that. Every family in this household is in similar circumstances; everyone is poor..."

Wen Tang nodded, "Yes, even if mice come, they have to leave with tears in their eyes."

He Lianlian had originally prepared a long speech, but because of Wen Tang's words, "Even mice have to leave with tears in their eyes," He Lianlian opened her mouth again, but fell silent.

This long-winded argument is going nowhere.

She racked her brains and quickly said, "But we've been married for a lifetime, we can't make such a big fuss over such a small thing, can we?"

She also looked at Zhong Meixian, implying that the young man was being naive and that Zhong Meixian should say a few words in his defense.

But Zhong Meixian ignored her and only looked at the wild onions she had dug up.

Zhong Meixian: Putting aside the fact that you're on the Xu family's side, I'm Gu Jin's family member. Just think about it: you want me to offend my daughter-in-law? Do you think I dare?

To everyone's surprise, Zhong Meixian remained silent, but Wen Tang nodded in agreement, "That's right, my aunt should revolve around my uncle. Although she has suffered a lot in her life, at least my uncle has been kind enough to let her pour the foot bath water!"

"This task of emptying the foot-washing water wasn't even given to anyone else; it's a blessing for my aunt, don't you think? Auntie?"

He Lianlian chuckled awkwardly twice.

Chi Yue covered her mouth and laughed, "That's right. After all, my great-uncle is still in good health and has at least twenty years left to live. During these twenty years, he will still need someone to take care of him. Since he needs my great-aunt to take care of him, we can't just work him to death."

"As long as my great-aunt lives, I'll have to take care of her for at least another twenty years. I just don't know who will get this blessing?"

She looked at He Lianlian, "Do you want it?"

He Lianlian "..."

“…But, but that’s how everyone lives. Men are in charge of external affairs, and women are in charge of internal affairs. That’s how it’s always been.” He Lianlian wasn’t stupid. She could tell that Wen Tang and Chi Yue weren’t saying anything nice.

Now that she had figured it out, He Lianlian couldn't just go along with what the two of them were saying.

Wen Tang nodded in agreement. “Yes, men are in charge of external affairs and women are in charge of internal affairs. But in the past, those who were in charge of internal affairs were the mistresses of the house, ladies of the house, or young mistresses. They had twenty or thirty maids and nannies under their command. No mistress of the house had to work in the fields with the men to earn work points.”

Chi Yue reminded her, "The female lead in that story doesn't even need to breastfeed after giving birth!"

Wen Tang nodded again, "Yes, that's exactly the point."

He Lianlian was speechless after being rebuked, so she couldn't help but say, "That's the situation all around us. If my sister-in-law has a better place to go, then it's just that our Xu family is unlucky!"

Her words were sarcastic, clearly indicating that she knew Gu Jin was too old to make a fuss, and that it wouldn't make a difference. She couldn't get a divorce at her age, and even if she did, what good family would want an old lady like her back?

Besides, isn't it all about serving others at someone else's house?

Wen Tang and Chi Yue exchanged a glance. Tsk, sarcastic?

Wen Tang crossed her arms, glanced at He Lianlian from head to toe, and said sarcastically, "How could that be? It must be because my aunt is unlucky!"

"After all, it was a family where the roof would fall off and even rats would run away in tears. My aunt only served them for over thirty years, not fifty or sixty. They were truly not blessed enough."

"My aunt also had poor eyesight when she was young. She was so beautiful, but she didn't know to look elsewhere."

"How could she know that old men in the city not only receive a salary, but also a pension!"

Chi Yue chimed in from the side, "Old men in the city are not only rich, but they also have few problems. They can be waited on by anyone they ask, so why bother with a crooked tree?"

Wen Tang continued, "Old men in the city can cook and wash dishes. Once they marry a wife, they don't have to do anything, let alone have her pour water for washing their feet."

"People, the less they have, the bigger their temper becomes, and they even think they are bringing good fortune to others. Tsk tsk."

"If you meet a good old man, you can seize the opportunity and move into a high-rise apartment in the city overnight."

He Lianlian "..."

She looked at Wen Tang and then at Zhong Meixian, her heart filled with doubt. Could it be that her sister-in-law had taken a liking to an old man in the city?

She wanted to ask Zhong Meixian a couple of questions, but after Wen Tang finished talking to Chi Yue, she grabbed Zhong Meixian's hands and pulled her home, leaving her by the roadside.

Before leaving, Wen Tang threw her a parting shot: "Auntie, hurry home, or someone else will steal your good fortune as a housekeeper."

He Lianlian "..."

She took two steps forward, trying to get back at him, but...

She saw Zhong Meixian being carried away by Wen Tang and Chi Yue, and decided to let it go.

But she couldn't keep the news she had just received to herself!

He Lianlian rushed to the Xu family home in a hurry. Only Xu Ancheng's wife, Zhang Fen, was at home taking care of the children. When she saw He Lianlian, she called out, "Second Aunt."

He Lianlian stepped into the yard. "Xiao Fen, are you home? Quick, something's happened!" He Lianlian said, patting her leg and panting.

Zhang Fen, holding the child, panicked upon hearing this, "Second Aunt, what happened?"

"It's your mother-in-law..."

"Mother-in-law?"

"What's wrong with Mother?" Zhang Fen asked even more anxiously.

"Oh dear, it seems your mother-in-law is really going to separate from your father-in-law. I just ran into your aunt on the roadside, and they said... said your mother-in-law is going to find an old man in the city," He Lianlian said breathlessly.

"What?!" Zhang Fen screamed, startling the child in her arms into tears.

Then, while comforting the child, she asked He Lianlian, "Second Aunt, you must have misheard me, right?"

She couldn't believe it. "How could this be?"

“My parents have lived their whole lives together, and they have grandchildren. How could I possibly…” Zhang Fen felt she couldn’t bring herself to say the words about looking for an old man in the city, because it was really not something to be proud of.

He Lianlian waved her hand, "How could I have misheard?"

"Your eldest uncle's newlywed wife was there at the time. She and Jin Feng's wife were talking together. If one person says something slip-up, can two people say it together?"

Upon hearing He Lianlian's words, Zhang Fen was also unsure. Holding her child, she said, "I...I'll go talk to Ancheng right away."

"Go, go and talk to those men, just in case your mother-in-law really passes away."

Zhang Fen carried the child and headed towards the field, where she ran into Xu Ancheng and his group who were returning from elsewhere.

Upon seeing Xu Ancheng, Zhang Fen's legs went weak and she almost fell onto the ridge of the field.