Second Brother Yun gave a thumbs-up from the side.
He had indeed underestimated his little sister.
Eldest Sister-in-law Yun stood by, not daring to speak.
Eldest Aunt Yun really knew how to speak and even used her status as an elder to suppress them, but now, she didn’t know how to respond after being confronted by her little niece.
Indeed, growing up in the 21st century, Xiaoxiao had always had to visit relatives with her parents during festivals and knew how to deal with the numerous aunts and uncles—it was a skill forged out of necessity.
Mother Yun and Father Yun watched their younger daughter chattering non-stop with Eldest Sister-in-law Yun, but each word seemed to poke uncomfortably at the heart of Eldest Sister-in-law Yun.
Eldest Aunt Yun had stepped back to take care of the children and look after Grandma Yun at home.
She liked to gossip about other families.
"Eldest Aunt, I really feel for you. Just look at my mom, standing next to you, she looks a good ten years younger. That’s because she doesn’t have to worry about the younger generations and let my two brothers go out and make their way. You and Eldest Uncle can’t protect your sons forever behind your backs, shielding them from the hardships of society and life’s minor troubles.
They need to experience more to grow up, let them educate their children. If the children perform poorly at school, they’ll blame you, Grandma. If the children fight, they’ll blame you, Grandma, for not keeping an eye on them. You all help with the children, yet in the end, you don’t even receive a word of thanks," she said.
As she spoke, Eldest Uncle Yun’s face didn’t change much, but Eldest Aunt Yun’s face did.
The faces of several cousins changed. Now that this little cousin had returned, why was she saying all this?
"Cousins, please don’t be offended by my words, but your children are your responsibility, not that of Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt. They raised you, got you married, and had children, and now when they should be enjoying life, they still have to keep giving for you, and you still think it’s only right. You are really unfilial," she said.
The three cousins’ faces changed.
They hadn’t said such things themselves.
However, from the moment Xiaoxiao had set foot in Eldest Uncle Yun’s house, her lips hadn’t stopped moving.
The children had gone downstairs to play, but the adults hadn’t departed.
"Wife, I really thought too much, little sister is really powerful," he said.
Second Sister-in-law Yun whispered back, "Little sister really understands a lot."
Eldest Uncle’s house would soon fall apart after each daughter-in-law moved out, and the relationships would further fade.
Living under one roof can keep a lid on things for a while.
But once apart, can they keep it under control?
Little sister continued to earnestly advise them on the house, education, and filial piety.
Everything seemed like little sister was considering their best interests.
Zhao Tianlei just watched from the side, clearly seeing what his wife intended to do.
On the surface, it was about getting the cousins to split the family assets and move out, but with all this accumulated resentment, they might not even return for festivals once they moved out.
And his wife’s Grandma and Eldest Aunt preferred a lively house.
"Xiaoxiao, which university are you attending in Capital City?"
Xiaoxiao smiled, "At Tsing University, in the English Department."
She had previously seemed to be advising them for their own good, but she doubted the cousins’ wives busy in the kitchen weren’t swayed.
Her ultimate target was not the cousins, but their wives.
Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts have always been around.
She didn’t believe that after all these years living together, there hadn’t been any conflicts.
And dividing the house was not an easy matter.
Some families were assigned just a single room.
And this house, originally a three-bedroom suite allocated based on Grandpa Yun’s seniority, had been partitioned into five rooms.