Second sister Lin also followed suit, “That’s right. If this is the case, then we no longer have our dignity! Let’s just go with our fourth sister— eldest sister-in-law, let’s go!”
Wang Lianying hurriedly smiled and said, “Alright guys, be good, stop with the jokes. Let’s just tidy up and have dinner.”
Tang Hehua was still angry as she kicked the basket on the ground forcefully.
Old Lady Lin saw it, “It’s a good basket, what are you kicking it for? If it’s broken, wouldn’t it still be our loss? Hurry up and hang it on the wall.”
As it was still early, the men had not returned from work. Tang Hehua could not complain about her frustrations to her husband and could only drag the children to the dining table while muttering sullenly.
Seeing that the four daughters were still standing there, not knowing what to do next, Old Lady Lan suddenly became angry, “Why are you standing there like twigs? Your mother is not your mother-in-law, how can I really not let you eat?”
Lin Lan observed her words and expressions, but she felt that the old lady was not too bad. She also thought that if she caused some trouble , the old lady would already want to break ties with her.
She looked at everyone. In fact, the Lin family was relatively normal. The eldest sister and the second sister were older than her and married early. Hence, she and the third sister spent a lot of time at home.
Her parents were the common patriarchal type. From a young age, refined grains were always given to men. Men didn’t have to do the housework when they got home, but they weren’t too harsh on their daughters either. Everyone was still fed an adequate amount of food.
The eldest brother had a good personality and was kind to his sisters, but in fact, he was already nice by nature and was a little cowardly. Eldest sister-in-law was educated for a few years and she was sensible. Although she complained that her parents-in-law prefer sons to daughters, as they never took advantage of her and coddled their daughters, she got along pretty well with her in-laws.
The younger brother was slightly doted on. He was the only one at home to attend school, but he didn’t study hard. He went to a junior high school and did not excel in academics. He couldn’t do anything, so he returned home to plow the land.
The younger sister-in-law, Tang Hehua, was a bit more aggressive. Her family background wasn’t bad, so she perceived herself as a higher status.
As the second brother of the Lin family was kind of a pushover, he was always controlled by her.
Lin Lan also wanted to test it out. If her family could tolerate her, she would continue to communicate normally with them in the future. If they couldn’t then it was time to say goodbye.
Her mouth flattened, “Mother, you’re always asking me to get a rope and jump into the river, but are you actually being serious about that? Are you unaware that I’m one to take it seriously?”
Didn’t you guys know that I nearly killed myself by drinking pesticides a while ago? Is it wise to provoke me like that?
Old Lady Lin spat, “Today is a good day for me, so don’t say anything depressing. Who can you hide from in our family with your little thoughts? It’s a small problem.”
Lin Lan didn’t say anything and walked into the room with her feet raised.
The Lin family’s house was much smaller than Old Man Han’s. His house was very deep as it had the southern kang and the north kang, which could fit a wardrobe and two large jars. Old Lady Lin’s house only had the southern kang and there was a wardrobe in front of it. The jar was also almost full of contents.