Chapter 176 Mother-in-law: Our whole family, including Zhiyan, listens to Shuying.

As soon as the call connected, Ding Rumei poured out all her grievances as if she had opened a floodgate.

“I went to buy cheap vegetables with good intentions, just wanting to save her some money, but she thought the things I bought weren't fresh. She said, ‘You, as her daughter-in-law, don't earn money yourself, so you don't know how expensive food is. You spend money recklessly and have no manners at all. I'm her cousin, and she's talked back to me countless times today.’”

Huang Meiling felt increasingly uneasy as she listened, and she interrupted Ding Rumei's continued spellcasting.

“Rumei, I asked you to go there to help out. Yingying’s lifestyle is indeed a bit different from ours. I gave you a lot of money, so you have to try to adapt to her lifestyle. Also, don’t try to save money when buying groceries; we don’t need that kind of money.”

Ding Rumei paused, holding the microphone. Wasn't it said that mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law were natural enemies?

Why is it completely the other way around when it comes to her?

She was still unwilling to give up, and thinking of Xie Zhiyan who was still in the hospital, she gripped the microphone tightly and said, "I know all that you're saying, but your daughter-in-law doesn't know how to take care of people at all. I haven't even seen Zhiyan today because he's still in the hospital. In short, your daughter-in-law is no pushover. Aunt, you're being so good to her, but she might not appreciate it."

Huang Meiling, on the other end of the phone, frowned deeply upon hearing this.

She knew Shu Ying's personality very well. Last time, she saw Shu Ying taking meticulous care of Xie Zhiyan without even saying goodbye. Now the young couple even had a child. As the mother-in-law, she had no reason to question her at all.

Ding Rumei has caused so much trouble in just one day. Shu Ying, such a smart child, couldn't possibly not have noticed.

She felt a little anxious. She was already very busy with her research, and she couldn't take care of her two children herself, so she found a reliable person from her hometown to come over.

Unexpectedly, the person who came was not only unreliable, but also caused trouble for Shu Ying. The perfectly good girl changed completely as soon as she arrived in the city. Who could she complain to? Could Shu Ying think that she was deliberately causing trouble for her?

Huang Meiling was on high alert, while Ding Rumei continued her incessant chatter.

"If you ask me, we shouldn't have chosen such a pretty face as a daughter-in-law in the first place. Apart from being good-looking, she's completely useless. And those two children have no manners at all. If things continue like this, Shuying will probably corrupt these good children. Aunt, you should have let me come sooner. The children wouldn't have turned out like this."

"And then there's Zhiyan. All the money we worked so hard to earn has been squandered by Shuying. How did our family end up with such a daughter-in-law? If I say too much, people will think I'm talking badly about her. But if I don't say anything, I really can't stand seeing her bully your family like this."

Huang Meiling felt a wave of dizziness, and her temples throbbed with pain.

Ding Rumei was still smugly showing off what she had done that day, talking about how she had taught Shu Ying a lesson and how she had bought cheap vegetables. Huang Meiling almost couldn't catch her breath and couldn't hear anything the other woman was saying.

"Enough! Shut up!"

Huang Meiling has a very good temper and rarely gets angry. When her voice came from the other end of the phone, Ding Rumei was still a little incredulous.

"Aunt, I'm only doing this for the good of our family, you..."

“I don’t need you to do things for my family’s good. You’re here to work. You should just listen to Shuying in everything. Do whatever she tells you to do. Cook whatever kind of food she likes. Educate the children however she wants.”

She went to help Shuying, not to boss her around.

If it weren't for her busy work schedule, Ding Rumei wouldn't be asked to do this kind of thing.

Ding Rumei was stunned, not expecting Huang Meiling to say that.

She was somewhat incredulous: "Aunt, what kind of spell has Shu Ying cast on you? She's not a good person at managing a household. If this were in our village, she would have been beaten to death countless times by now! I think you and Uncle are just too kind-hearted, which is why Shu Ying is able to act so arrogantly. If it weren't for our family ties, I wouldn't have made that call to you!"

If she had known, she would have gone directly to the hospital to find Xie Zhiyan. Huang Meiling was so focused on her research that she seemed to have lost her mind and didn't even know which matter was more important.

With so much money in the family in Shuying's hands, what's the difference between that and having it in the hands of a thief?

“I know you're thinking that harmony in the family is the key to everything, but that's not necessarily what they think. You haven't seen how arrogant and domineering those two kids are. They got into a fight with other children in the compound today. Shuying not only doesn't know how to discipline them, but she's also encouraging their arrogance. Tell me, how can we have such unreasonable children in our family?”

Huang Meiling's blood pressure soared even higher; she shouldn't have let Ding Rumei come in the first place.

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and thought about how to properly apologize to Shu Ying.

She meant well, but she never expected to make a mistake.

"Xiao Ding, there's no need to say anything more. I'll tell you one last time: as long as you're in this house, you must listen to Shu Ying in everything. No matter how she arranges things, you must not interfere."

Even if Shuying does something incomprehensible one day that they can't understand, they will still support her.

"You don't need to worry about Zhiyan at all. There are so many doctors and nurses in the hospital. He's a grown man and can take good care of himself. There's no need for anyone else to make arrangements. Even if your uncle and I are at home, we'll listen to Shuying completely."

Ding Rumei felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her legs were already numb from standing in the phone booth. She had originally wanted to properly accuse Shu Ying, but she never expected to get herself involved.

Huang Meiling not only scolded her mercilessly, but also began to waver in her decision to let her leave.

"If you feel that the work at home is not suitable for you, then you should go back to your hometown as soon as possible. Consider the part of your salary paid in advance as your round-trip travel expenses. In addition, if you have any other requests, we will meet them as long as they are not too unreasonable. However, please do not cause any more trouble for your family while you are here."

After thinking about it, Huang Meiling still felt that her idea was feasible.

Ding Rumei's words seemed to express deep resentment towards Shu Ying. Regardless of whether there was any misunderstanding between them, the feud had already been formed.