Li Linlin showed off her skills.
Word of it quickly spread through the village.
The news of good fortune for the old Su family spread rapidly through the village.
While others might have been indifferent, Tian Xiaohe was furious when she heard the news.
During dinner, she threw her chopsticks and cursed.
"What's gotten into you? Who are you taking your anger out on?" Su Ping'an, the second son of Su Changjiu, looked at Tian Xiaohe in confusion.
"Who am I taking my anger out on? Isn't it Su Chuan's family? They just made some money outside, and now they're back to show off?"
The more Tian Xiaohe thought about it, the angrier she became. Looking at the meager meal on the table, she couldn't eat.
She slammed her chopsticks down and cursed her two sons, who were eating, several times.
The two sons, unfairly scolded, burst into tears.
Su Ping'an sighed, looking at the chaos, and put down his bowl and chopsticks to go outside.
Tian Xiaohe quickly called out, "Where are you going?"
"Where am I going? I'm going out to find some peace and quiet," Su Ping'an replied irritably.
Hearing her husband's words, Tian Xiaohe's mood worsened.
"Su Ping'an, what do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? Look at this family, what have you turned it into? This family is crying and shouting all day, how can we go on living like this?"
Tian Xiaohe immediately changed her tune. "Su Ping'an, are you speaking without a conscience? Ever since I married into your family, I've taken care of the elders and served the young. Have I wronged you in any way?"
"Taking care of the elders and serving the young? Tian Xiaohe, are you speaking with a clear conscience?" Su Ping'an finally lost his patience.
He had a gentle disposition and usually didn't argue with Tian Xiaohe, but he never expected Tian Xiaohe to become so unreasonable.
Ever since they took over the farm, the family had not had a single peaceful day.
Or perhaps, it wasn't just since taking over the farm, but much earlier, Tian Xiaohe's ambitions had grown.
However, her abilities simply couldn't match her ambitions, leading to the current chaotic state of the family!
Hearing this, Tian Xiaohe did feel a pang of guilt for a moment.
After she married Su Ping'an, her mother-in-law had taken care of everything inside and outside the house. When she was involved, things were good.
Her mother-in-law was kind and capable, and she had lived quite well in recent years.
But what of it?
Didn't they still split the family because her life wasn't going well?
At this moment, Tian Xiaohe completely forgot that when the family split, her life was actually going well.
"You unconscionable Su Ping'an, tell me, have you taken a fancy to some vixen? Don't you want me anymore? Su Ping'an, you heartless man..." Tian Xiaohe yelled, pouncing on Su Ping'an and starting to tear at him.
Su Ping'an had also endured for a long time. After being scratched on the neck by Su Changjiu, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and threw Tian Xiaohe to the ground.
The two sons, who had been crying, saw their parents fighting and dared not continue crying, staring blankly.
Tian Xiaohe lay on the ground, crying and making a scene, almost cursing the entire Su family.
Su Changjiu and his wife, along with Su Xiaocao, who were eating in the main hall, found the noisy commotion next door made them lose their appetite.
They wondered when this kind of life would ever end!
Ever since the second son's wife took over the farm, and ever since a large number of pigs and chickens died on the farm, the second son's household had been living like this.
"Dad, Mom, shouldn't we go take a look?" Su Xiaocao asked softly.
Since returning for the holidays, Su Xiaocao had noticed that the family life was in constant turmoil.
"We're not going to look," the village head said, putting down his chopsticks and sighing. "How their life turns out is their own fault, not others'!"
Tian Xiaohe had little ability but great ambition. She always wanted to rely on others to live a good life, but she was unwilling to put in the effort herself.
Now that life was not going well, she threw bowls and chopsticks every day.
Su Changjiu's wife also couldn't eat anymore. She put down her chopsticks and said with frustration, "Before the farm was still in the village, how much effort did Xianghua and her husband put in? Xianghua practically lived at the farm back then."
"At that time, the pigsty and chicken coop were clean. Every few days, Xianghua and her husband would sprinkle lime to disinfect the chicken coop and pigsty."
"But look at the pigsty and chicken coop now, they're so filthy, you can smell the stench from a distance."
After saying this, she sighed. Although she saw all these things clearly,
She had told Tian Xiaohe several times, but Tian Xiaohe didn't listen, so she stopped bothering.
Su Xiaocao had studied and knew that pigs needed a clean environment to live in.
However, when she simply said this, Tian Xiaohe retorted.
She even said that as a grown young woman, she should be helping her brother and sister-in-law with chores instead of staying at home.
"Cao'er, when are you going to report to school?" Su Changjiu asked his daughter.
His daughter only came back occasionally and still had to suffer grievances. Su Changjiu couldn't bear it.
But as a father, he couldn't argue with his daughter-in-law.
Su Xiaocao said, "I plan to go to the provincial capital to complete the procedures after Shouwen's family's wedding is over."
She could have stayed home for a few more days, but now, it was better to leave sooner.
If she went earlier, she could help her uncle and aunt.
"It's good that you're going back soon. Cao'er, find a partner soon and settle down in the city. Your father and I will have no regrets,"
With life in such a state, filled with endless troubles, Su Changjiu's wife also felt sorry for her daughter.
"Mom, I'm fine. Finding a partner depends on fate," Su Xiaocao blushed.
"After Shouwen's wedding banquet, your uncle and aunt will likely return. It will be safer for you to go together then!"
"Dad, I know!" Su Xiaocao obediently replied. "My uncle and aunt in the provincial capital take good care of me!"
"The old Su family are all honest people. Get along well with them!" Su Changjiu advised.
In the east wing, Su Xile and his wife, along with their two daughters and one son, were eating. They heard the commotion next door again.
Su Xile sighed, feeling that the white noodles in his bowl no longer tasted good.
Su Xile's wife sneered, "Back then, they boasted that splitting the family was good, so they wouldn't be a burden to us. Now look, who is burdening whom!"
These words were so satisfying.
When the second household wanted to take over the farm, her in-laws suddenly proposed to split the family. She had actually overthought it, thinking her in-laws were biased towards the second household and afraid they, the eldest household, would take advantage.
But now, it seemed her in-laws had foresight, knowing the second household was unreliable and splitting the family in advance.
Otherwise, how could their family have white noodles to eat?
Perhaps they would be eating coarse grains and vegetables with the second household in the future.
"Husband, after we finish eating, shall we all go help at Shouwen's house!"
"Aren't you afraid of being scolded by the people next door?"
"What is there to be afraid of? We've split the family, and no one relies on anyone else for food. What is there for me, Zhang Caiyun, to be afraid of!" Su Xile's wife said with a cold laugh.
Even if she didn't go to help, she wouldn't receive a single word of praise from Tian Xiaohe anyway!