Chapter 872: Chapter 587: Driving Her Away
Second watch arrived.
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Chuxia, Zhou Jiping, and Mei Xiaofeng had just entered the door when Yu Mingxia came rushing over, heading straight for Zhou Xiping: "Eldest sister-in-law, happy New Year."
"Happy New Year." Zhou Jiping politely responded, introducing the two sisters-in-law beside her, "This is third sister-in-law Lin Chuxia, and this is fifth sister-in-law Mei Xiaofeng."
Yu Mingxia smiled at Chuxia and Mei Xiaofeng: "Happy New Year, third sister-in-law, happy New Year, fifth sister-in-law." Her facial muscles clearly spasmed a little from nerves.
Chuxia had visited the Yu family before and met Yu Mingxia, who wasn’t very friendly to her. Now, this sort of attitude clearly shows she didn’t want to bring up the past.
Given the festive time of year, since the other party didn’t mention it, she naturally wouldn’t bring it up either. "Happy New Year," she politely responded, with Mei Xiaofeng following suit.
Yu Mingtao came over holding a cup of milk, looking visibly anxious: "Jiping, you didn’t sleep well last night, it’s better not to catch a cold. Drink some hot milk to warm your stomach."
Zhou Jiping nodded and took the cup, which made Yu Mingtao quietly breathe a sigh of relief—this indicated Zhou Jiping was not mad at him.
Chuxia and Mei Xiaofeng exchanged glances and looked at Zhou Jiping: "Second sister, we’re going over to grandpa and grandma’s place..."
Zhou Jiping interrupted Chuxia: "You both come over and sit down." "Yes, yes, come and sit, it’s livelier with more people," Yu Mingtao also quickly added.
The New Year guests had already left, and the elders gathered on the right side of the hall for a chat. Zhou Mikang and his brothers also clustered there, leaving the left side empty, so Zhou Jiping led the way to the empty space on the left.
When Zhou Jiping invited Chuxia and Mei Xiaofeng to sit together, Yu Mingxia’s face clearly didn’t look good, but since she was there to ask for help, and it was the Zhou family, she could only clamp her mouth shut and try to suppress her irritation.
"Eldest sister-in-law, last night, dad and mom were especially unhappy. Every year during New Year, all the rules were followed by eldest brother leading the way. This year without him, second uncle’s son, Yu Mingguang, took his place.
Second uncle and his wife used to really respect dad and mom, but this year, they criticized them at the banquet, blaming them for spoiling eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law too much, losing propriety.
Grandpa and grandma also sided with second uncle and his wife, even praising the wife Yu Mingguang found for being sensible. What does she know, always sending good things to her family? Just because she’s pregnant, why would grandpa and grandma side with her?
Dad and mom were so mad after being scolded, they said if it weren’t for helping second uncle gather lotus grass, eldest sister-in-law wouldn’t have gotten hurt. In response, second uncle’s wife said, second sister-in-law rides a bike to work every day and hasn’t gotten hurt, but it’s eldest sister-in-law who is too delicate, all because eldest brother indulged her.
As the conversation got more heated, grandpa and grandma dropped their chopsticks and returned to their room. Before dad and mom could react, second uncle and his wife took Yu Mingguang and his wife to grandpa and grandma’s room and closed the door.
Not long after, laughter burst from grandpa and grandma’s room, and dad and mom, tidying the table outside, got so angry they took me home.
Even though grandpa and grandma had previously been a bit biased towards our side, they’re looking at eldest brother’s potential. If eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law don’t come home, I bet the family’s assets will all go to second brother and second sister-in-law.
The family assets were clearly earned by dad, so why should they end up with second uncle? Eldest brother and sister-in-law, please come home, won’t you? Otherwise, our family truly might be finished."
These words, Yu Mingxia had surely already discussed with Yu Mingtao, and Zhou Jiping looked at Yu Mingtao with a calm face: "You want to go home, right?"
"I..." Yu Mingtao hesitated a bit, then nodded and shook his head, "I’ll listen to you."
"Yu Mingtao, you’ve disappointed me too much like this, why don’t you dare speak your mind? If you didn’t want to go back, you couldn’t have brought me here to hear Yu Mingxia repeat it again.
But the problem is, what can I solve by going back now? Within a year, I can’t possibly get pregnant, so the chance of your grandpa and grandma shifting their bias back becomes very small.
The doctor has clearly stated that my chances of conceiving are very low, so whether I can get pregnant again after a year is also uncertain.
The fundamental issue with your grandpa and grandma preferring your second uncle’s side is about the descendants, and I currently don’t have the capacity to help you turn the tide in this regard, so whether I go back or not, it doesn’t matter."
"If you’re not going back then I’m not going back," Yu Mingtao looked at his sister, "Mingxia, I just told you, your sister-in-law’s decision is my decision, and now you see it too. Go home and tell mom and dad, whenever they stop being stuck on this issue, that’s when my sister-in-law and I will consider going home again."
"Eldest brother and sister-in-law, if you don’t go back, grandpa and grandma’s house will belong to second uncle’s family. That’s our ancestral property, why should it all go to second uncle’s family?"
"Would you go live there if you were told to?"
"I... I certainly wouldn’t go live there, it’s not..." Yu Mingxia looked discontentedly at Yu Mingtao, "Eldest brother what do you mean by that, I’m worried for your sake, aren’t I? Someday I’ll get married and leave, and whatever I’m fighting for, isn’t it all for you?"
"I don’t need it." Yu Mingtao put his arm around Zhou Jiping’s shoulders, "It was because I always wanted to take care of everything that your sister-in-law had to suffer so much, I won’t do that anymore from now on.
Money can be earned again, but if health and hope are lost, it’s just suffering left. Take your brother’s advice, work diligently, find a practical partner, don’t dream of unrealistic things, otherwise, someday, you’ll regret it."
"Big brother!" Yu Mingxia unconsciously raised her voice, "I’m doing this for your own good, and you still lecture me!"
Yu Mingtao sighed, "I’m not lecturing you; I’m sincerely making plans for you. Your personality is too restless, and if you don’t change, it’s really not a good thing."
"Fine, I’ve said all I need to say. If you don’t want to come back, then don’t come back. I’ll tell Mom and Dad, and I’ll simply bring in a son-in-law to take care of them in their old age." Yu Mingxia huffed as she stood up, "If I come to find you again, I’m not human!"
Is she really ashamed and angry now? Chuxia and Mei Xiaofeng looked at Yu Mingxia, who had flipped her attitude in an instant, with surprise, then glanced at the unruffled Zhou Jiping, and in that moment, thought that Zhou Jiping’s endurance skills were truly impressive. If Yu Mingxia can have this attitude in the Zhou family, what must it have been like back in the Yu family?
Chuxia, who greatly disliked Yu Mingxia, waved her paw at her, "Have a nice trip, won’t see you off." Seeing this, Mei Xiaofeng also waved her paw, "Won’t see in the future, huh."
"Pfft!" Chuxia immediately burst into laughter, hugging Mei Xiaofeng while shaking, "I like you."
Mei Xiaofeng replied, "I like you too."
Zhou Jiping: "..."
Yu Mingtao: "..."
Zhou Jiping’s lips curled up, "Are you two doing a comedy routine?"
Yu Mingxia was so angry her face turned livid, her lips trembling, and she couldn’t take a step for a long time.
After all, she was his own sister, so Yu Mingtao was a bit reluctant and got up to pull her outside, softly coaxing something.
"Second sister..." Chuxia looked at Zhou Jiping fawningly, her big eyes fluttering, "I just can’t stand her attitude, Second sister, don’t be mad at me."
"Second sister..." Mei Xiaofeng quickly fluttered her big eyes as she moved to the other side.
Zhou Jiping helplessly looked at the two lively characters, "Alright, how could I be mad at you two? With your help, I’m only too happy, you two stop pretending, dare you say you don’t know why I asked you to stay over?"
Chuxia grinned, "Of course I know, I just worry about not understanding your intentions properly."
"Yeah, I’m also afraid of misunderstanding and doing good deeds wrongly."
"Ah!" Zhou Jiping sighed, patting her head, "You two have suddenly become thick as thieves? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Of course it’s a good thing, when sisters-in-law are united, they can cut through anything."
"Just the two of you, cut through anything?" Zhou Jiping laughed, looking at Chuxia, "Third sister-in-law, aren’t you overestimating your own strength a bit?"
"It’s just a metaphor, how could it be taken seriously?" Chuxia straightened her expression and asked, "Second sister, what exactly are you planning? Be frank with us, so we’ll know what’s going on."
"What plans could I have?" Zhou Jiping smiled wryly, sighing, "You know my health, and actually, I was initially thinking of just breaking it off with Yu Mingtao.
But, after all, with so many years of feelings, he has always treated me well, even though he occasionally neglects, he always compensates for his mistakes afterward.
I can’t guarantee that living alone would be happier than being with him, and also, at my age, the elders wouldn’t allow me to live alone all my life. So, finding someone else who might be more suitable than him is also uncertain.
Whenever I think of these things, I get anxious. Those days when you saw me like a walking dead, I was really losing the courage to continue living. With such emotions developed over the years, if it ends just like that, can I still believe in feelings?
Fortunately, he eventually chose me, so I’m willing to give it another try and stay together. I’ve given myself three years; if I can’t get pregnant within three years, I will divorce him."
"Three years should be no problem," Chuxia breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, it’s three years. Regardless of whether things go as wished, three years should be enough to change a lot.
"Yu Mingxia has a bad attitude and isn’t respectful to me, but I don’t blame her. Honestly, I do owe the Yu family, not only did I not give them a son or daughter, but I also lured their pride to the Zhou family, how can you expect them to show me a good face?
So if you encounter her in the future, just act like you don’t know her, there’s no need to defend me on this, everyone wants to live better, she’s no exception, right?"
"Don’t worry, as long as she doesn’t provoke me, I definitely won’t bother her."
Mei Xiaofeng chimed in, "Me too, if it weren’t for Second sister, how would I even know who she is?"
Zhou Jiping hugged the two from left to right, "Thank you both." There was a slight choke in her voice. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian () to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit to read.)