Chapter 189: Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Fight – Daily Gossip of a Sickly Young Sister-in-law in the Compound

Chapter 189: Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Fight - Daily Gossip of a Sickly Young Sister-in-law in the Compound

"What exactly is the matter?" Mother Jiang lay on the bed, not bothering to get up, her face full of impatience.

As the days went by, the weather was getting hotter, and her mood was gradually becoming more irritable. She was already sick of Jiang Da Sao, who had nothing better to do at home all day.

Hearing Mother Jiang's impatient tone, Jiang Da Sao felt somewhat wronged. She pursed her lips and continued, "I just heard that my sister-in-law went to her aunt and said that her mother wants her to give her parents a monthly allowance!"

"What did you say?" Mother Jiang was initially indifferent, but upon hearing the word "money," she immediately jumped up.

"That little brat Lin Shu is actually going to give her parents an allowance? I can't even get her to hand over her salary to me, and she's going to subsidize her parents?"

Without letting Jiang Da Sao finish, Mother Jiang bolted out of the room.

Jiang Da Sao smirked. Lin Shu had really given her some ammunition. She just couldn't stand to see Lin Shu doing well for herself. Why should she not have to hand over her salary when she works?

If she doesn't have to, then why should anyone else?

Anyway, Jiang Da Sao was dead set on driving a wedge between Mother Jiang and Lin Shu. Even if she couldn't get Lin Shu to hand over her salary, it would be even better if she could stir up a hornet's nest!

It would be best to turn the household upside down. She had been itching to divide the family property. She had come to realize that no matter how much Lin Shu earned, it wouldn't benefit their family. So, Jiang Da Sao had been hoping for a family split, but her mother-in-law wasn't about to give up her power.

With Lin Shu constantly undermining her, she figured that if Lin Shu got even more uppity, a family split might be just around the corner. She couldn't wait!

"Lin Shu, you little bitch, you actually want to use your salary to subsidize your parents?" Mother Jiang rushed out and slapped Lin Shu across the face.

Lin Shu, caught off guard by the sudden outburst, didn't react right away. She covered her face, staring at Mother Jiang in shock.

Mother Su and Mother Gu were shamelessly leaning against the window, gawking at the scene outside.

"Oh my, your family has raised a daughter-in-law who bites the hand that feeds her!" Mother Gu said with a sarcastic tone.

"This kind of daughter-in-law is not worth keeping!" Mother Su chimed in.

When Lin Qing was still there, they didn't dare breathe a word. Now that Lin Qing had left, they were even more brazen in front of Mother Jiang and Lin Shu!

As soon as Lin Qing entered the inner room, she heard a loud scolding outside.

Her gossip antenna immediately perked up. She hurried out of the inner room and, to get a better view of the commotion, set up a recliner near the window where she could hide and peek outside through the cracks.

Seeing Mother Jiang and Lin Shu outside, she thought, "Is this what I was waiting for?"

Just moments ago, she was wondering who would come out on top between her mother-in-law and her own mother.

Is it time to see who wins?

Lin Qing felt a thrill at the thought!

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Lin Shu, realizing what Mother Jiang was saying, had a flicker in her eyes.

She had made a mistake. She shouldn't have confronted Lin Qing in the courtyard. She had forgotten how gossipy the aunties in the compound were; there were no secrets here.

"You still ask me what I'm talking about? Don't you know? You little bitch, you dare to use the family's money to subsidize your parents?" In Mother Jiang's view, everyone's earnings in the household belonged to the Jiang family, and Lin Shu's earnings were no exception. Lin Shu giving her parents a pension was seen as betraying the family.

"No, I..." Lin Shu wanted to defend herself, "I didn't want to give—" If she really wanted to, she wouldn't have confronted her here!

Mother Jiang didn't believe her, "You still want to lie to me?"

"I really didn't lie to you!" Lin Shu truly didn't want to give.

Unfortunately, Mother Gu and Mother Su couldn't bear to see the Jiang family doing well either, so they started causing trouble!

"Mother Jiang, your daughter-in-law didn't say that earlier!" Mother Gu shouted at Mother Jiang.

Mother Jiang looked at Mother Gu and then at Lin Shu, who nervously shrank under her stare, which Mother Jiang took as a sign of guilt.

Worried that Mother Jiang wouldn't listen, Mother Gu went ahead and said, "Your daughter-in-law just confronted her sister-in-law and asked if she was giving money to her parents for their retirement!"

"That's right! Her sister-in-law said she was giving money to her parents, so your daughter-in-law should also give money to her parents," Mother Su chimed in.

"Yes, yes, she should give it too," Mother Gu said with a tone full of glee.

Mother Jiang was furious and glared at Lin Shu. "They all said so, what else do you have to explain?"

Lin Shu covered her face and shook her head in denial. "It's not like that, it's not like that!"

Lin Qing sighed again, wondering what Lin Shu had hoped to achieve by marrying into the Jiang family.

She really didn't understand—was being a stepmother really that easy?

It was only because the Jiang family hadn't divided the household yet, and the children didn't need her to take care of them, just to wash their clothes, but in Lin Qing's eyes, that was already exhausting!

Those two kids were at that troublesome age, rolling around in the dirt every day, and their clothes were always filthy, which was exhausting every day!

Probably, it was also because, aside from washing clothes, the children were still under Mother Jiang's care, so Lin Shu didn't feel that having two stepchildren would make much of a difference?

Lin Qing couldn't help but shake her head; she really didn't understand what Lin Shu was after.

A bossy and unreasonable mother-in-law?

A sister-in-law who loved to exploit others?

Tsk, she was probably in for a rough time this time!

Mother Jiang was very stingy when it came to money, and if Lin Shu really gave money to her parents every month for their retirement, it wouldn't be a small amount, and it would add up to quite a bit over time!

Lin Shu wasn't willing to hand over her salary to her mother-in-law, so why should this mother-in-law? Why should she give her salary to her mother-in-law, and why should she give it to her parents?

Mother Jiang was so angry that she started cursing and waving her hands, determined to teach Lin Shu a lesson!

Lin Shu, being scolded and hit, also got angry and shouted, "What if I did? My own salary, my own hard-earned money, I can give it to whoever I want!"

"You still dare to say that? Eating from the Jiang family, living with the Jiang family, and you dare to take the Jiang family's money for your parents? If you dare to give it, I'll have my son divorce you!"

"Bah! That's my salary, my own hard-earned money, it's mine, not the Jiang family's!" Lin Shu didn't think her salary belonged to the Jiang family; she had worked hard for a long time to get this job, how could she give her hard-earned salary to someone else?

"Go ahead and divorce my son if you dare!"

"I won't divorce, do you think Yang would listen to you?"

Mother Jiang was trembling with anger; she wasn't sure if Jiang Yang would side with her, but that didn't stop her from teaching Lin Shu a lesson.