Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Inside the house, Bai Xiuxiu, listening to the commotion outside, nudged her husband. "Hurry up and go watch the spectacle."

"Shoes, Xiuxiu, you haven't put on your shoes! Or your outer robe!" Wang Qinghe chased after her as she went out.

Outside, Wang Shoucheng looked at his flustered son, feeling even more depressed.

What could he do?

How was he supposed to know what to do? Wang Shoucheng shot a glance at his second son, pondered over the situation, and made a decision with gritted teeth. He sighed in frustration. "Second Son, go borrow the cart from the team. Second Daughter-in-law, you and your husband will accompany your mother to the city for treatment! Eldest Daughter-in-law... Never mind, Third Daughter-in-law, hurry up and prepare dinner. Everyone's still hungry."

Wang Shoucheng had initially planned to order Bai Xiuxiu to cook, but remembering how she and his eldest son had been acting lately, he quickly dismissed the idea.

They couldn't afford any more trouble!

If things continued like this, he would lose control of the household.

Upon hearing that she was expected to be busy again, Liu Xiaoe felt unhappy. However, when she spoke up, she found herself at a disadvantage. She resisted softly, "Dad, my leg hasn't healed yet, and my husband is busy expanding our home. Why does everything fall on us two?

With my leg, it's not convenient to run around.

Why don't we let Third Daughter-in-law do it?"

Zhao Guifen, who had just been helped out by her youngest son, heard Liu Xiaoe's words and glared at her. "What? Is it an injustice for you to take care of me?"

Liu Xiaoe feared her mother-in-law the most and shivered in fright. "No, I just..."

"Go with him if he tells you to. When has Dad ever been wrong?" Wang Qingfu scolded his wife. What did this woman know?

If the trip to the city fell into his hands, there might be some benefits. She didn't seem to understand good from bad.

"Dad, I'll go borrow the cart now." Wang Qingfu then ran out of the door.

Liu Xiaoe, scolded and with her head down, couldn't help but resent Bai Xiuxiu. She secretly glanced at Bai Xiuxiu, who stood at the door watching the commotion with Wang Qinghe, and gnashed her teeth in anger.

It should be the eldest brother and sister-in-law doing all the running around!

If it weren't for the eldest sister-in-law being greedy, lazy, and faking illness, Bai Xiuxiu would have been responsible for cooking, chores, and going out!

She had been harmed by Bai Xiuxiu!

"What are you all standing in the yard for? Making fun of me? Get back inside, all of you, or I won't spare you." Zhao Guifen, in pain and delirious, looked at everyone in the courtyard and cursed.

"Third Daughter-in-law, why did you bring your mother out here? Hurry up and take her back inside!"

Seeing his wife's face turning purple, Wang Shoucheng felt both fear and disgust, not wanting to look at her any longer.

Zhou Jiaojiao felt her scalp tingle! She didn't want to take care of her mother-in-law in the house either; she had never met anyone with a worse temper than her mother-in-law... Oh, wait, there was Bai Xiuxiu!

Her mother-in-law was verbally abusive, but Bai Xiuxiu was disgusting just to look at.

Right! Bai Xiuxiu!

Zhou Jiaojiao immediately turned her gaze towards Bai Xiuxiu. "Elder Sister, you're part of this family too. You can't just stand there while Mother needs help, can you? At least give us a hand?"

Wang Qinghe furrowed his brows. "Xiuxiu..."

"Sure." Bai Xiuxiu, unexpectedly, agreed without hesitation.

Everyone in the courtyard stared at her as if they had seen a ghost!

Who was Bai Xiuxiu? If their usual impression of her was someone who was lazy and gluttonous, these past few days, she had become an upgraded version of that!

And she was also verbally abusive!

She was the most malicious person in the family.

There was no way she would do any work!

And yet, today, she was willing to take care of the elderly lady?

"Xiuxiu?" Not only others, but Wang Qinghe was also puzzled, though mainly disapproving. How could Xiuxiu take care of others? Usually, he took care of her daily life. Why didn't he just do it himself?

Bai Xiuxiu, upon hearing this, turned and smiled at him before taking over.

Zhou Jiaojiao handed Zhao Guifen over to Bai Xiuxiu as if she were a burden.

However, before Zhou Jiaojiao could leave, Bai Xiuxiu had barely taken hold of Zhao Guifen when the latter suddenly fell flat on the ground.

"Ahh!"

A pig-like scream echoed through the courtyard, scaring away the sparrows nearby.

"Mother!" Wang Qingqi, who was nearby, hurried over to support her, and Zhou Jiaojiao pretended to come to her aid as well.

Bai Xiuxiu didn't wait for them to come over; she reached out again to support Zhao Guifen: "Mom, I'm weak and don't have much strength, so I'm sorry I couldn't hold you up. Come on, let me help you up again."

As she spoke, she reached out once more. By this point, Zhao Guifen was nearly fainting from the pain.

After Bai Xiuxiu had helped her up, she looked at Zhou Jiaojiao and Wang Qingqi, the married couple behind her, and subtly applied force backward with her hand.

Zhao Guifen immediately fell toward them again. The intense pain in her leg made it impossible for her to stand steadily, and she cursed angrily, "You black-hearted wretch, Bai Xiuxiu!"

"Quick, get out of the way!" Zhou Jiaojiao screamed, calling out to her husband as she tried to run away.

"Fifth Sister-in-Law, you can't dodge. If Mom falls again, who knows what might happen. Sorry, but my hands just aren't strong enough. Should I try helping her up again?"

As Bai Xiuxiu finished speaking, Zhou Jiaojiao, who had been about to dodge, was firmly struck by Zhao Guifen.

Wang Qingqi, standing nearby, was also hit.

Despite the fact that everyone wasn't eating well these days, Zhao Guifen was definitely not thin!

Both of them grunted from the impact.

This scene caused chaos at the entrance.

Zhao Cuihua, who had been preparing to cook in the kitchen, watched in amazement. Indeed, her eldest sister-in-law's unusual attitude earlier hadn't been out of good intentions!

Wang Shoucheng glared at the three people lying on the ground, fuming: "Eldest daughter-in-law! You..."

"Father, didn't Uncle Zhang say that Xiuxiu isn't well? Besides, Mom isn't exactly thin—how could Xiuxiu lift her? There are so many of you here; you could have asked anyone else. You could have even asked me, instead of making things difficult for Xiuxiu." Wang Qinghe interrupted Wang Shoucheng.

He pulled Bai Xiuxiu from the doorway to his side.

On the ground, Zhou Jiaojiao struggled to push her mother-in-law off, cursing the old woman's weight.

Hearing Wang Qinghe's words, her eyes widened in disbelief.

Was he blind? Couldn't he see the malicious expression on Bai Xiuxiu's face?

Wang Shoucheng was also enraged by Wang Qinghe's words, losing his composure as he shouted at him: "What do you mean? Your wife is the one being wronged now? Whose fault is this?"

"It's certainly not my wife's fault," Wang Qinghe stated firmly.

"Father, I've borrowed the ox cart," Wang Qingfu said hurriedly as he entered the house, only to find the commotion inside.

The team leader had accompanied him and was startled by the situation in the Wang household: "What happened? Were three people bitten by snakes in your family? Why are they all lying there?"