Chapter 539: Kicked Back by Her Family

Chapter 539: Kicked Back by Her Family

Wang Yumei also looked very haggard; her permed hair was unkempt, and her face was droopy, suggesting she was in a bad mood.

She replied, "I just got back a short while ago; I just put down my luggage and changed my clothes."

Upon hearing Wang Yumei's words, Liu Guifang asked in confusion, "It's only the third day of the Lunar New Year, why are you back already? The New Year isn't even over yet."

"I don't want to stay here anymore." Wang Yumei's tone was full of grievance and displeasure.

She had a good relationship with Liu Guifang, so she didn't hide her emotions in front of Liu Guifang.

"Have you eaten yet?" The kind-hearted Liu Guifang asked, noticing her listless appearance. "If you haven't eaten, come to my house for noodles. I just brought Xiaobai a bowl."

Wang Yumei glanced at the door next door and said irritably, "Why are you bringing her food? Doesn't she cook?"

Wang Yumei's tone was sour, as if Bai Zhi had stolen Liu Guifang's jealousy.

Liu Guifang explained, "Deputy Battalion Commander Lu went to his unit, so she was alone and I just brought her a bowl."

"I haven't eaten yet. Let me go to your house and sit for a while." Wang Yumei didn't stand on ceremony and went to Liu Guifang's house with her.

Yang Kai and Xiao Wei were eating when they saw Wang Yumei come in and called her "Auntie".

Liu Guifang went to the kitchen and served each of the elderly woman and Wang Yumei a bowl of noodles.

Yang Kai put down his chopsticks and said to Liu Guifang, "Mom, we're full. I'm going to take Xiaowei out to play."

Liu Guifang replied, "Go ahead, take good care of your younger brother."

After the two children left, Liu Guifang looked at Wang Yumei curiously and asked, "What's going on? You don't seem very happy. Why did you suddenly come back? Didn't you say you were going to stay until after the sixth day of the new year? Your husband, Lao Zhou, hasn't come back yet."

Liu Guifang's question only made things worse. Wang Yumei sniffed sadly, unable to speak.

"Don't cry, tell me slowly."

Wang Yumei took a while to compose herself, but didn't answer Liu Guifang's question. Instead, she looked at her and asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, do you think that after a woman gets married, she really becomes an outsider in her own family?"

Upon hearing her words, Liu Guifang instantly understood what was going on and asked, "Did your sister-in-law give you a hard time again?"

"It's more than just giving her a hard time. This time, when I went back alone, she didn't even bother pretending anymore. On New Year's Eve, she was making sarcastic and veiled insults. Yesterday, she went to her parents' house to pay New Year's visits and didn't come back last night with her child. After my brother came back from drinking at his father-in-law's house, he said, 'If I don't leave, my sister-in-law and my nephew won't come back.'"

When this was mentioned, Wang Yumei was both angry and aggrieved, but more than anything, she was disappointed. "My parents were afraid that their eldest grandson would stay at his maternal grandparents' house and not come back, so they sent me back. They even said that I should go back to my husband's family for the New Year in the future."

Wang Yumei couldn't eat and started sobbing sadly.

Her own parents, during the Chinese New Year, personally sent her away from home.

Her heart had never felt so cold.

She always thought of herself as a princess cherished by her parents and the sister her brother loved most.

Even after many years of marriage, her place in her family's hearts has never changed.

But now...

Ultimately, she couldn't compete with her sister-in-law who had given birth to a son.

Liu Guifang was not surprised by her words.

She looked at Wang Yumei and said earnestly, "Yumei, I told you long ago that you should go home with Lao Zhou for the New Year. You can go to your parents' home at other times. We are married daughters, and there are many taboos in our families. Daughters don't spend the New Year's Eve at their parents' home. Besides, your sister-in-law obviously doesn't get along with you. Why would you go and make a fool of yourself? You have your own home. I believe that if you go back to your hometown with Lao Zhou, your parents-in-law will be very happy and will cherish you. There will be absolutely no one who will say anything sarcastic or mean."

Wang Yumei pouted and snorted, "I just don't accept it. That's clearly the home where I grew up. My dearest parents and my brother who has always loved me since I was little are there. Why can't I go back?"

What chilled her to the bone was that when she had a conflict with her sister-in-law, her parents sided with their daughter-in-law without hesitation.

He abandoned her.

And her brother, who always puts his wife and children first.

She became an outsider.

There was another reason why she didn't go back to Zhou Jianmin's house: Zhou Jianmin's parents kept urging her to have a child.

She was under a lot of pressure.

Looking at her unwilling-to-be-arrogant expression, Liu Guifang smiled helplessly, "You're thirty years old, how can you still be so naive?"

The saying "A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl" is not without reason.

The sister-in-law can't tolerate her sister-in-law, and the parents are caught in the middle, which is also very difficult.

For the sake of harmony in the son's family, it was natural to have to put the daughter at a disadvantage.

Furthermore, Liu Guifang believes that the whole thing was due to Wang Yumei's own lack of understanding.

He'd only be asking for trouble.

“I know it’s because my sister-in-law had a son that she can be powerful and domineering at home. I didn’t have any children, so they don’t side with me.” Wang Yumei’s words revealed her resentment at not having children.

“Yu Mei, this isn’t just about the child, you’re married now.”

Liu Guifang looked at her and sincerely advised, "You should focus all your attention on your own little family and live a good life with Lao Zhou. Don't always think about how your family treats you. If you get along well, visit each other more often. If you don't get along well, visit each other less often. Don't worry about these things."

Whether she has children or not has absolutely no impact on her relationship with her brother and sister-in-law.

Even after having a child, if I go to my parents' home for the Lunar New Year's Eve, my sister-in-law will still give me a hard time.

Children are born for themselves, not as tools for others to show off.

Wang Yumei was completely unaware of this. She looked at Liu Guifang and pleaded, "Sister-in-law, after the New Year, please come with me to the city. I want to have another medical check-up."

Upon hearing Wang Yumei's words, Liu Guifang suddenly thought of the topic that Bai Zhi and Political Commissar Zhang had discussed during dinner at home the day before yesterday.

Her eyes flickered slightly as she tentatively asked, "Yu Mei, has your husband, Lao Zhou, had a medical check-up?"

Wang Yumei took a bite of noodles and replied, "Doesn't Lao Zhou's company give him a physical examination every year? He's in great health."

"Oh." Liu Guifang didn't know how to subtly remind Wang Yumei to also have Zhou Jianmin check on fertility issues.

Wang Yumei had recovered and regained her fighting spirit. "Sister-in-law, I must get better this year. I must have a child. When I bring the baby home for Chinese New Year next year, let's see if my sister-in-law still dares to give me a hard time."

“Yumei, I’ve already said, this isn’t about the child. Whether you have a child or not has nothing to do with your sister-in-law.”

They simply don't want her to go back.

If you bring a grandson back to your husband's family and feel proud, that's understandable.

Your brothers and sisters-in-law don't care whether you have children or not.

Even if they have a child, it won't be theirs.