CHAPTER 383: CHAPTER 317: WHAT YOU LACK IS NOT A SISTER-IN-LAW, BUT BRAINS

"You old bitch... I’m going all out with you..." Mother Li charged at Madam Rong once again.

Rong Yan watched the oncoming person and sneered coldly, then she pushed Li Juan straight off.

Then, the mother and daughter crashed into each other’s embrace.

Rong Yan couldn’t be bothered to waste more time arguing here.

She looked down with disdain at the pair of frenzied mother and daughter.

Her expression was icy cold, "I have no quarrel with your Li Family, if you Li’s want to meddle in affairs, go to the Police Station. If you idle around and harass my family again, I will beat you every time I see you."

"Mother, let’s go."

Madam Rong let out a "ah," then followed her own daughter out.

The three brothers didn’t pursue, for they had already lost all their dignity with the fall they just had.

How could they dare to chase after them?

Moreover, their shins... hurt terribly.

It was even somewhat difficult to stand up, so how could they chase?

To run after them and get beaten up again?

In this world... the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those with nothing to lose.

And this woman was not only ruthless but also extremely reckless, and seemingly with nothing to lose.

Most importantly, she was formidable.

If they had managed to throw a couple of punches back and forth... or had held their ground for a few minutes, they wouldn’t have been so cowardly.

The three daughters-in-law didn’t want to help the mother and daughter, nor did they want to help their own men... because they all deserved it too much.

They simply took their own children and went back into their homes.

Mother Li’s face reeked of a shit smell, when Li Juan and her mother collided, all the chicken poop from her mother’s face and hands smeared onto her.

Her nose was filled with that stench.

Li Juan was almost fainted from the smell and hurriedly scrambled to her feet, rushing to the well...

Her actions displeased the other neighbors.

"Li Juan, your hands are covered in chicken shit, don’t be in such a hurry to draw water! Otherwise, how can others drink? Go wash up at your own house first... This well isn’t just for your family; we all need to drink from it."

Li Juan was not listening.

Mother Li was the same... The mother and daughter pair washed their faces with water from the well...

Madam Rong and Rong Yan, on the other hand, had returned to the entrance of their home.

Madam Rong saw the tightly closed gate and shouted into the inside: "Meimei, open the door."

In no time, Qin Mei ran out to open the door.

When she saw the two of them safe and sound, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Madam Rong really appreciated Qin Mei’s behavior in closing the door.

"Meimei, from now on, when you’re home alone, you have to lock the door just like now." Who knows what kind of lunatic might come in.

Qin Mei nodded, "Mm."

"Let’s go inside, today each of you is allowed to drink half a bottle of soda." She was in a good mood.

Rong Yan’s mouth twitched slightly when she heard "half a bottle." That small bottle was so tiny, how many sips could it have?

"Mom, half a bottle isn’t enough, just..."

Before she could finish saying "one bottle," she heard her mother cutting her off: "If you think half a bottle isn’t satisfying enough, then don’t drink it."

Rong Yan: ...?

Shouldn’t she just say one bottle and leave it at that?

"Sister-in-law, I won’t drink it, you have it all." The little girl doted on her sister-in-law.

"No need, I’m not thirsty." She had just said it casually.

She wasn’t really keen on drinking soda.

"Since neither of you want to drink, then forget it, I’ll go wash the dishes." Madam Rong remembered she hadn’t finished washing the dishes.

Qin Mei heard her aunt was going to wash the dishes and quickly said, "Auntie, I’ve already washed those dishes, you don’t need to wash them."

Since she was alone at home and had nothing else to do, she had finished washing the remaining few sets of dishes and chopsticks.

Madam Rong was delighted to hear this, "Oh, our Meimei really knows what’s what. However, next time you don’t need to be so understanding, just let your auntie do it."

Rong Yan asked, "Mom, aren’t you going over there now?"

"No, it’s fine if I don’t keep vigil tonight," Madam Rong had originally planned to go, since the funeral was drawing near.

But with what happened at the Li Family’s place tonight, and leaving her daughter and Qin Mei behind... she couldn’t be at peace.

"Alright then! I’ll go take a bath first, I still need to prepare some medicine." If she didn’t wash up soon, she felt she would smell like it.

Madam Rong heard her daughter was going to prepare medicine and quickly waved her hand, "I don’t need you to keep me company, you go take care of your things, hurry up."

Rong Yan went straight back to her room...

Madam Rong turned to Qin Mei, "Meimei, do you want some watermelon? I can cut one for you."

Qin Mei shook her head, "Auntie, I don’t want any."

"Then let’s sit here and enjoy the cool!" Madam Rong pointed to the chairs in the yard.

Qin Mei nodded, "Okay."

It was somewhat stuffy in the house, now they would need to turn on an electric fan to go inside... She was somewhat reluctant to use it, since electricity cost money.

The next day, after Madam Rong made breakfast... she dawdled for half the day, waited for the Li Family for a long time, and seeing that they didn’t come to trouble them again, she finally left.

Rong Yan and Qin Mei had nothing to do, so they just stayed at home.

And it wasn’t long after Madam Rong left that Song Xiuxiu knocked on the door.

Qin Mei, who was painting, trembled her hand holding the brush at the sound of the knock, "Sister-in-law, someone’s come..." Could it be that unreasonable person from yesterday?

Rong Yan stood up, "You keep painting. I’ll go see."

She headed outside.

When she opened the door and saw that it was Song Xiuxiu standing there, she was somewhat surprised.

Before she could speak, Song Xiuxiu, with a smile that seemed a bit too bright, nearly hugged Rong Yan.

"Rong Yan, you’re really amazing!"

Rong Yan: ...

Thank you, I always thought I was quite amazing too.

"Don’t stand outside, come in!"

The sun was quite fierce today, and it wasn’t even noon yet, but it was already uncomfortably hot.

Song Xiuxiu didn’t hesitate and came straight in.

As Rong Yan was about to close the door, she then noticed that Song Xiuxiu’s little tag-along was still outside.

"Big sister, can I come in to play?" Song Pingping was much more polite today than yesterday.

When she looked at Rong Yan, her eyes shone with a certain light.

Rong Yan met her somewhat sparkling gaze, "...Of course you can."

Your sister is already inside, how could I block you out?

The little girl was delighted and ran inside like a whirlwind.

Rong Yan saw how fast she was... and the corner of her mouth twitched.

This little girl seems quite nimble!

She closed the door and turned back to the yard.

And then she saw the sisters gathered around Qin Mei!

"Wow, Little Meimei, your painting is really outstanding!" Song Xiuxiu exclaimed.

Qin Mei, bashful from the praise, murmured, "... It’s just lines..."

"The lines are also good. Song Pingping couldn’t draw them like that."

With this comparison, Song Pingping glared at her angrily, "If I had an amazing sister like Sister Rong, then I would be able to paint just as well."

"You’re wrong. What makes Little Meimei amazing isn’t her sister, it’s her sister-in-law. You could ask your brother to find you an incredible sister-in-law. But I guess it wouldn’t help, because what you lack isn’t a sister-in-law, what you’re missing is brains, right?"