Don’t be fooled by her sharp tongue on ordinary days; when it comes to matters involving her own family, she suddenly becomes much more gentle.
So every time when her family angers Mrs. Fu, just a few good words, no matter how upset she is, and Mrs. Fu would put on a playful grin.
Over time, they stopped taking Mrs. Fu seriously.
But this time, Mrs. Fu seemed truly heartbroken, genuinely intent on severing all ties with them.
How could Mrs. Fu’s sister-in-law from her natal family bear to see this cash cow slip away?
Thinking of what her own mother-in-law just said, she even felt some resentment growing in her heart.
If it weren’t for her mother-in-law stirring up trouble, how would such a thing have happened?
Mrs. Fu’s sister-in-law from her natal family couldn’t help glaring at her mother-in-law for not being able to hold her tongue, knowing full well that nowadays, their family’s entire income relies on Mrs. Fu’s support.
What’s more, Mrs. Fu still holds value for them, although their eldest son is already married and even bought a house with Mrs. Fu’s help.
However, this is just the start of their married life, and the young couple is just stepping into their new lives, exactly when their small family needs support. No one in their family can earn money, so they lack that ability. If Mrs. Fu can continue supporting them, then in the future, when they have a grandson, she’ll help raise him too!
Besides, their younger son will also need to get married in a couple of years; won’t bride price, gifts, and housing require money?
If Mrs. Fu is driven away at this critical juncture, their family will be losing a substantial income.
At any rate, Mrs. Fu’s sister-in-law is young and sharp-witted, not as foolish as her mother-in-law.
Of course, calculations filled her mind.
She knew very well that the food items Mrs. Fu bought for her natal family were just small acts in comparison.
The real expenses are still ahead.
In the future, the costs of her son’s marriage, childbirth, and raising children will be the substantial ones.
Even if they look down on Mrs. Fu, they shouldn’t offend her at this time.
Otherwise, who would bear such large expenses in the future?
Rely on her family’s incompetent man? Won’t that lead them to starve?
So at this moment, Mrs. Fu’s sister-in-law kept giving her mother-in-law looks, urging her to say some kind words to Mrs. Fu.
No matter what, based on their understanding of Mrs. Fu’s character before, as long as some soft words are said and she is well advised, then surely, she can retract what she just said about severing ties with her family.
Yet at this moment, her own mother’s stubbornness matched Mrs. Fu’s temper, she couldn’t detect her daughter-in-law’s hints.
Even if she detected them, she didn’t want to deal with it.
Because at this time, not only was Mrs. Fu upset, but so was her own mother.
The mother and daughter were directly at odds here.
Mrs. Fu’s sister-in-law truly had no way to handle them, and panic gripped her heart.
Moreover, she really didn’t want to lower herself to beg anyone, but for the sake of the family, she had no choice.
She could only bite the bullet and plead with Mrs. Fu, speaking humbly:
"Sister, the things Mom said earlier were just out of anger, don’t pay attention to her." Follow current novels on novel fire.net
"How can the mother-daughter relationship be cut just like that? In the end, you are real mother and daughter, flesh and blood cannot be severed so easily; your blood flows with our family’s heritage, doesn’t it?"
"This time it was our fault, please be magnanimous and forgive us this once. We’ll still be a family in the future."
Mrs. Fu’s sister-in-law spoke nicely, but how much sincerity those words held was another matter.
In the end, wasn’t it just to keep Mrs. Fu around?
Hoping she would continue to support her natal family and sustain her natal family’s household?