She told her two sons about it. Her eldest son didn’t have time, so she called her second son’s wife and granddaughter to come over. She also brought a lot of things for her daughter, like food, drinks, and daily necessities, filling up half a cart. But who would have guessed that when she arrived at her daughter’s house, she found that it was even better than theirs? The food on the table was better, too, and they had even separated their household.
Half of Ms. Liu of Wang Family’s worries were eased, but she wondered how her daughter’s family suddenly had money. However, she didn’t ask many questions. She hadn’t seen her daughter for several years, so it wasn’t appropriate to ask about these things right away, lest she seemed like she came running just to ask about their money.
Although Ms. Liu of Wang Family was happy for Yang Chuxia’s family’s good life, her second daughter-in-law, Ms. Qian of Wang Family, was not very pleased. She could not swallow her food properly.
Ms. Qian of Wang Family was not an extreme person. Although she looked and spoke harshly, she wouldn’t dare to commit murder or arson. However, she had a really bad characteristic - she couldn’t stand it when relatives and friends were doing better than her. She would feel uneasy if she saw such people.
She came to Yangshu Village with her mother-in-law this time because she heard that Yang Chuxia’s family was not doing well. So she came with a feeling of mercy and a little showing-off mentality. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have added another bundle to the cart after her mother-in-law had packed a pile of things.
But now, seeing that Yang Chuxia’s family had good food, drinks, and living conditions, do they even need her pity and help? She could not even show off, so she pulled a long face throughout the meal.
Yang Chuxia frowned at this sight, and didn’t really like her second aunt. What was wrong with her? How could she come as a guest and pull such a face? And her niece - she kept staring at Brother An’s face, which was just fine, but why did she look down on him every time he stood up?
Several times Yang Chuxia wanted to stand up, and if it wasn’t for Brother An holding her back, she would have really pierced someone with words. What a joke, the girl was not her cousin in the first place.
After reluctantly enduring her anger and finishing her meal, Yang Chuxia helped Ms. Liu to wash the dishes. With no one else around, she complained to her mother for a bit.
After hearing Ms. Wang’s explanation, Yang Chuxia couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
She had seen people who couldn’t stand others doing well and those who loved to show off when they were doing better. But people like her second aunt, who brought things to help others while showing off, were really rare.
Yang Chuxia couldn’t help but clap her hands and said, "Next time I see my second aunt, or when I hear she’s coming to my house, I’ll make myself look all ragged and then treat her with pickles. I’ll just wait for her to come with big and small packages to help me."
Hearing her say this, Ms. Wang laughed too, "You silly girl, don’t let your second aunt hear what you’ve just said. Otherwise, she’ll surely slap you."
"Mom, how could that be?" She had keen ears, listening to the outside sounds. "Mom, I’m going to tidy up the room and let grandma and the others stay here for a few days so they can chat with you."
"Alright, go ahead. If there’s not enough space, go to the old house next door to clean up. It should be spacious enough."
When Yang Chuxia came out of the kitchen, she saw that her cousins were surrounding Ye Zi’an and talking, which made her a little unhappy. She thought that her cousins were not being reserved at all when they talked to a man outside their family without any restraint.