Chapter 77: Favoritism – The Daily Life of a Sickly Aunt in the Courtyard

Chapter 77: Favoritism - The Daily Life of a Sickly Aunt in the Courtyard

Mother Lin didn't care why they had come; she didn't want to listen now, and they were already hindering her work!

Lin Shu, intimidated by Mother Lin's unwelcoming attitude, immediately didn't know what to say and just wanted to go back.

But Jiang Da Sao remembered that when Mother Lin had just entered the courtyard, she had been carrying large and small bags, and she was unwilling to give up.

"Mother Lin, how come you only remember your daughter lives here, but forget your granddaughter also lives here?" Jiang Da Sao looked at her with accusing eyes.

Mother Lin raised her eyes, "I came today to see my daughter, what does that have to do with my granddaughter?" Her gaze turned to Lin Shu, hinting she should leave quickly!

"What are you trying to do?" Lin Qing, hearing the commotion outside, ran out.

"Auntie," Lin Shu called out meekly.

Jiang Da Sao, now preoccupied with thoughts of money and gifts, had completely forgotten Mother Lin's earlier instructions.

"Isn't it just that Mother Lin has come, so we came to say hello!"

"Oh? Then according to that, I should be your aunt-in-law, why didn't you think of visiting me before?" Lin Qing's words directly exposed their hypocrisy.

The family relationships were well understood, but Lin Shu hadn't even visited on her first day of marriage, how could she shamelessly come today?

Mother Lin's face turned stern, and she slammed the kitchen knife on the chopping board, "Nuan'nuan, hasn't Lin Shu visited since she got married?"

Lin Shu and Jiang Da Sao were directly frightened by her action!

Lin Qing, of course, saw their bodies tremble, but so what?

She answered truthfully, "Of course, today is her first visit!"

"Oh! Since she doesn't want to acknowledge you as her aunt, you don't need to acknowledge her as your niece anymore! Your father and I have already separated from her parents today!" Mother Lin also dropped a bombshell without any regard for feelings.

What do you mean already separated?

Jiang Da Sao felt her brain was a bit overwhelmed, she remembered correctly that her sister-in-law's father was the only son in the family, how could he have separated from his parents?

Jiang Da Sao looked at Lin Shu beside her with a look of disbelief, what were they thinking?

Lin Shu's face was filled with embarrassment, she hadn't expected her grandmother to not leave her any face at all.

Mother Lin didn't care about that, besides, she had seen many people over the years, and the two of them had come at that time, clearly with ulterior motives, why ask them? As soon as they were asked, they stood there like quails, with a little thought, she knew what they were up to!

Wasn't it just because she had brought two large bags when she entered the courtyard?

Bah! Those things were for my daughter, thinking she would take them out to share with them, what a beautiful thought!

"Lin Shu, you don't need to come over so hypocritically in the future, I know how dissatisfied you and your mother are with me and your aunt, so in the future, don't force yourself to come over." The implied meaning was not to disturb her daughter anymore!

Lin Shu: "I..." She wanted to explain, but the fact was she hadn't come to visit in the past few days!

Lin Qing leaned against the wall by the window, arms crossed, watching the two of them, "If you have nothing else, go back!"

As soon as Lin Qing finished speaking, Lin Shu and the others were chased back next door by Mother Lin, "Nuan'nuan, you go back to your room and continue studying!"

"Okay!" Lin Qing didn't even look at them and went back to the outer room of the bedroom.

She believed her mother could handle these two minions.

"What are you two standing here for? Want to learn cooking from me?" Mother Jiang asked, looking at the two who were standing dumbfounded.

The two quickly shook their heads, "No, no."

"If not, then hurry up and leave!" Mother Jiang's face had already drooped.

"Mother-in-law, you can't play favorites..." Jiang Da Sao's words were cut off by Mother Jiang.

"Enough, don't bother telling me this nonsense. Let me make it clear to you: the things I brought are for my daughter and have nothing to do with Lin Shu.

Honestly, by tradition, I outrank your parents-in-law. How dare you ask me for things? Why don’t you talk about showing me some respect?" Mother Jiang directly stretched out her hand, palm up, towards them.

"How dare you eye the things I have? If anything, you should be giving to me, to show respect to this old lady!"

Lin Shu and Jiang Da Sao: "..."

The two stepped back in unison. Mother Jiang pressed on, "What? You two don’t want to show some respect? I am Lin Shu's grandmother; it's only right to be filial to grandparents! You don’t want to be unfilial, do you?"

"..." Lin Shu and Jiang Da Sao took two more steps back. To prevent Mother Jiang from continuing to demand filial piety from them, they quickly turned around and walked home!

"Tsk, how boring. We barely started talking, and you already ran off?"

Mother Jiang happily hummed a song and continued to prepare her lunch.

As for the two who fled in a panic, as soon as they entered the kitchen separated by Mother Jiang and Father Jiang's room, they were blocked by Mother Jiang.

Mother Jiang glared at them with a dark expression and scolded in a low voice, "Are you fools? Didn’t I tell you to stop provoking them? Why did you go again?"

Jiang Da Sao stubbornly wanted to explain, "I saw Mother-in-law bringing big and small bags into the courtyard." Just hoping to get a share!

As soon as Mother Jiang heard her mention big and small bags, she thought of yesterday when the second son and his wife returned, bringing back only a handful of green vegetables. Compared to today's big and small bags, she couldn’t help but feel envious!

She could understand what was going on in the eldest's mind with just a thought.

"Did you get anything?" Mother Jiang asked casually.

"No." The two shook their heads in disappointment.

"How can you be so incompetent?" Mother Jiang was extremely disdainful.

"My grandmother said she outranks everyone in both families and wants us to be filial to her!" Lin Shu said timidly.

"Pah, what a ridiculous idea!" Mother Jiang immediately changed her attitude, saying with some disgust.

After saying that, she looked at Lin Shu with disdain again, "Look at you, completely useless, and what good is your natal family anyway? The return gifts were so pathetic!"

Lin Shu didn’t dare to argue; she could only bow her head and take the scolding.

Her resentment toward her natal family grew stronger and stronger. She blamed everything on her natal family.

She clenched her fists so tightly, her jealousy burning. She envied her aunt for having a mother like her grandmother, who could hold her in the palm of her hand. Compared to Zhang Mei yesterday, the contrast was glaring.