CHAPTER 219: CHAPTER 219: THE BRACELET

This scene was witnessed by Lin Cuifen, who smiled and said, "Xiao Xue! Girls shouldn’t drink such cold things! In the future... Oh dear, Auntie might be too blunt! It will be difficult for you to have children in the future!"

After speaking, she covered her mouth and laughed a little, as if she was joking with the young couple.

"Auntie, I am very healthy, I shouldn’t be affected by a cold juice, don’t worry!" Lin Xue’s reaction was not like other young girls, who would be too shy to speak.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Who are you cursing to be infertile?" Grandma Zhang always disliked this later daughter-in-law and was angered by her words, she never thought well of what this daughter-in-law said.

If she hadn’t arrived in time back then, who knows if Xiao Yuan would have survived, who knows what this vicious woman did, which caused her daughter-in-law to have complications and die, and now she curses her grandson’s wife to be childless.

The seemingly ordinary words of Lin Xue were exaggerated by Grandma Zhang to the level of a curse, although Lin Xue couldn’t understand why Grandma Zhang had such hostility towards this stepmother, she began to pay attention to the woman’s actions.

There must be something that made Grandma Zhang extremely wary of her, hence the overreaction to a single sentence.

"Mom, listen to what you’re saying, I’m just caring about Xiao Xue, young people don’t know much, I was just kindly reminding her!" Lin Cuifen explained with grievance.

But the more she explained, the more Grandma Zhang felt her intentions were impure, waving her hand, she said with displeasure.

"If you want to teach, teach your own daughter-in-law in the future, Xiao Xue doesn’t need your teaching, I’m still alive and well!"

After speaking, she looked at Lin Xue and ignored her.

Lin Xue picked up the juice, sipping it absentmindedly, she didn’t see why drinking juice would cause so much fuss.

As Lin Cuifen stared at Lin Xue, her pupils suddenly contracted.

She saw the bracelet on Lin Xue’s wrist, the bracelet she dreamed of, was worn by this wild girl, it was the symbol of the Zhang family’s eldest daughter-in-law, something she longed for all her life, she thought it would come to her hand after the old lady died, but unexpectedly, the old lady had already given it to this girl.

The more she thought about it, the more restless she became, the angrier she got, she couldn’t suppress her temper, her years of patience burst out at this moment, regardless she stood up and asked Grandma Zhang.

"Mom, Xiao Yuan and Xiao Xue haven’t even married yet, why is this bracelet given to her?"

"What?" Grandma Zhang didn’t react for a moment, the person who always acted cautiously couldn’t help but rudely stand up and point at her during the meal.

"I said, that bracelet, it’s supposed to be my thing, Haijun is your only son, that bracelet is a symbol of the eldest daughter-in-law, shouldn’t I be wearing it? Why is it on this girl’s hand?" Lin Cuifen repeated her words.

Everyone’s gaze turned, Zhang Haijun broke into a cold sweat seeing his wife speaking like this, it didn’t matter how she acted at home, but where did she get the nerve to talk like this here?

Zhang Yang and Zhang Yu, the brothers, also looked worriedly at their grandparents, afraid their mother would not be able to handle the consequences.

It has always been this way for so many years, mostly because of this mother, not because of them, that the grandparents didn’t like them.

"Xiao Xue is our eldest grandson’s wife, what’s wrong with giving it to her?" Grandma Zhang understood and slapped the table with anger.

"But, shouldn’t it be passed from mother-in-law to daughter-in-law? I haven’t even worn it yet, Mom, how could you give it to the grandson’s wife?" Lin Cuifen suddenly became timid and regretted causing trouble at this occasion.

"This was entrusted by Xiao Yuan’s mother for me to pass to her daughter-in-law! Why are you coveting it? Just be content with your role!" Grandma Zhang said angrily.

With things like this, there was no mood to eat anymore, she simply pushed the dishes away, the old man’s temper even Mr. Zhang Sr. had to give in to, how could she endure such accusations from a daughter-in-law she never recognized?

She got up to leave, supported cautiously by Lin Xue towards the sofa.

"Mom, I’m your daughter-in-law, you never view me as a person, now even the younger generation is climbing over my head, such disrespect! I have given birth to two sons and a daughter for the Zhang Family, how can you treat me like this?" Lin Cuifen shouted behind the old lady.

Mr. Zhang Sr. saw Lin Cuifen being so excessive today, he hurriedly spoke, "Take her home quickly! Don’t let her upset your mom! If your mom is troubled by her, I’ll not let you off!" He sternly warned Zhang Haijun.

Zhang Haijun also had this thought, never to be so unruly, seeing that bracelet on his daughter-in-law’s hand triggered an outburst.

He gave a stern look at Zhang Yuan, then glanced at Lin Xue who was assisting Grandma, his blame was evident.

"Why are you glaring at us? Haven’t you heard what Grandma said? That bracelet was entrusted by her daughter-in-law to be passed to the grandson’s wife! What’s it got to do with her? Jumping around here!" Zhang Yuan replied indifferently, also following Grandma to the sofa.

A simple retort left Lin Cuifen infuriated, the Zhang Family didn’t recognize her as their daughter-in-law, but then again, when did they ever acknowledge her?

"Mom, stop it, let’s go! Let’s go home!" Zhang Yang went forward and pulled his mother, heading towards the sofa.

The grandparents were already cold enough to them, and their mother, making such a scene, would mean that there would be nothing good for them from now on.

Thirteen-year-old Zhang Yu also joined his brother dragging their mother out.

The family of four left in disgrace, and the welcome dinner ended like that.

Mr. Zhang Sr. was also upset, but he couldn’t show it, he still had to appease his wife, lest she anguish over her recent recovery.

In reality, it wasn’t a big deal, it was just that the old couple had such a big opinion on Lin Cuifen, leading to such a consequence, Lin Cuifen couldn’t even be slightly excessive, or it would be a grave offense.

Lin Xue sensed something unusual was going on, if the grandparents were fondly remembering Zhang Yuan’s mother, it wouldn’t be to the extent of being so malicious to the one they married later.

After all, she did give birth to three children for the Zhang Family, and Zhang Yuan’s mother died from childbirth complications, she didn’t ruin their family.

Unless... unless Lin Cuifen sabotaged Brother Yuan’s family, resulting in his mother’s death from complications, and this scene happened to be witnessed by the old lady...

Lin Xue didn’t dare think further, she felt as though she accidentally stumbled onto the truth.

Shaking her head, she dismissed those inappropriate thoughts.

"What’s wrong?" Zhang Yuan, sitting right next to her, noticed her slight movement and asked concernedly.

"Nothing, nothing..." Lin Xue quickly waved her hand in response.

"Xiao Xue, let Sister-in-law Zhang prepare another table later, you didn’t manage to eat well just now, did you?" Grandma Zhang still remembered to show care for her granddaughter-in-law.

"I’m really full, Grandma, no need for trouble, Zhang Yuan and I had quite a feast outside earlier! But it seems like Grandpa and Grandma might not have eaten much, how about I make you both a nice, easily digestible late-night snack?" Lin Xue replied sweetly.