Chapter 232: Chapter 232: Mrs. Xiao Li’s Scheming
Mrs. Zeng was very upset!
She couldn’t understand how her once obedient and well-behaved daughter-in-law could change so much after the family split. Even if she had been wronged in her own family as a child, she hadn’t been mistreated since marrying into the Yuan Family.
Looking at Mrs. Xiao Li, who still hadn’t realized her mistake, Mrs. Zeng took a deep breath and said, "Alright, you can go back now!"
"Don’t bother showing up in front of me again!"
"As for whether Jiaojiao will return to you and Old Fourth, once Jiaojiao wakes up, it’s her decision!"
"Now, immediately, get out of my sight!"
Seeing her daughter-in-law’s stubbornness, Mrs. Zeng felt a surge of anger and feared she might lose her temper by scolding her loudly.
After all, it was the first day of the New Year!
Mrs. Zeng didn’t want the house to be in chaos over such matters.
Mrs. Xiao Li saw that she had angered Mrs. Zeng but ultimately said nothing more and got up to leave.
After all, she had achieved her goal.
Mrs. Xiao Li was not stupid nor dull.
On the contrary, she was actually very smart.
Back in her own family, realizing the adults favored boys over girls, she was very well-behaved, working hard and without complaint. As a result, she was treated better than her sisters, and therefore, her marriage options were much better than her older sisters’.
Otherwise, her parents might have sold her off long ago.
After marrying into the Yuan Family, Mrs. Xiao Li also played the role of a daughter-in-law very well. At the same time, she got along well with her three sisters-in-law, maintaining harmony in the family.
It wasn’t until the family truly split that Mrs. Xiao Li gained true freedom.
It was like enduring as a daughter-in-law for many years, finally becoming a mother-in-law, and reaping the rewards after much hardship.
Now, she knew it wouldn’t be easy to ask her mother-in-law to return Yuan Bao, so she might as well seize the opportunity to accuse her mother-in-law of favoritism.
Knowing her mother-in-law well, she was sure that she would never admit to being biased, which would give her a chance.
And things happened exactly as she anticipated.
Her mother-in-law was angry, but it also gave her the chance to reclaim her daughter!
Mrs. Xiao Li hurriedly left and went out to find her son, Yuan Shouhu, who was still playing with a few cousins.
"Mom, what’s up?"
"I want to play with my brothers!"
Yuan Shouhu was reluctant to be taken away by Mrs. Xiao Li, and he was about to make a fuss.
Mrs. Xiao Li immediately whispered, "Son, do you want your sister to come home?"
"Yes!"
Although Yuan Shouhu was spoiled by Mrs. Xiao Li, he wasn’t inherently bad, after all, he was still just a child under two years old.
"Then come home with me!"
"Later, go find your grandma, stay by your sister, and when your sister wakes up, cling to her so she wants to come home, understand?"
"Mom, will sister really come home?"
"Yes, she will!"
Mrs. Xiao Li replied through gritted teeth.
The girl is her daughter, even if she was wrong before, she’s changing now—would her daughter really not recognize her?
"I’ll go find sister now!"
Hearing that Yuan Bao would come home, Yuan Shouhu immediately dashed towards the main house excitedly.
Watching her son’s departure, Mrs. Xiao Li turned back towards their own house.
She still needed to do something, she couldn’t rely entirely on her son.
As long as that girl comes home, their family will definitely prosper, and life will get better day by day.
...
While Mrs. Xiao Li was scheming, Yuan Bao knew nothing about it as she slept sweetly, but for some reason, she shivered, stretching her arms and legs unconsciously.
Then, Yuan Bao woke up!