Li Juan’s eyes were red as she returned to the house.
Mother Li first went to the kitchen and discovered that the meal wasn’t even prepared yet, which made her so angry it literally hurt.
"Those two lazy bones, did they just decide not to work and run back to their mother’s home?"
Now that they had left, the meal still had to be made.
But since her two sons had gotten married, the housework was generally done by the two daughters-in-law... she hadn’t cooked in a long time.
For a moment, she was all flustered and overwhelmed... it was exhausting anyway.
When the three men of the house came home from work, "Mom, why are you cooking today? Where are they?"
"They" referred to their respective wives.
Upon hearing her sons mention their wives, Mother Li got even more infuriated. Cooking at noon was stuffy and hot, it had exhausted her greatly.
"They are indeed capable, just mentioning them upsets me. They’ve all run back to their mother’s home... They can’t stand your sister..."
The two brothers showed shocked expressions upon hearing their mother’s words.
"They went back to their mother’s home?"
"Yes, if you want to fetch them, go bring them back... I won’t hold it against them..."
Mother Li had initially decided not to let her sons fetch their wives, but cooking was too exhausting.
If it came to cooking three meals a day, she really couldn’t handle it.
And on top of that, doing laundry... she couldn’t manage that, either.
Thinking of the clothes,
Mother Li then looked at her daughter, "Juanjuan, after you finish eating later, go and wash the clothes fiercely..."
She could let the daughters-in-law wash clothes for her daughter, but she was unwilling to wash her daughter’s clothes herself.
Whether it was laundry or cooking, she hadn’t done it for many years.
Li Juan responded with displeasure upon hearing her mother’s words and pursed her lips.
Reluctantly agreeing, she uttered, "... I know, I’ll wash them later, it’s too hot right now."
She remembered the washing machine she had seen at the Rong Family’s place.
Then she suggested, "Mom, I think we should just buy a washing machine! That way, my sisters-in-law won’t be upset about having to wash clothes. With a washing machine... they won’t need to wash by hand anymore."
Ms. Li immediately glared at her, "You make it sound so simple, where’s the money? Do you know how much a washing machine costs? Besides, you need a coupon to buy a washing machine. Do we have one?"
Buying a washing machine? What a joke, could their family afford such a thing?
"But if we save... won’t that money come forth? I see that my sisters-in-law are very resentful about washing clothes. Even if they come back, I don’t think they want to wash... I just don’t want you, mom, to work so hard!"
With a washing machine, she could just throw the clothes inside, who would need them to wash?
About this issue today, she was very dissatisfied with her sisters-in-law.
Her mood was already not good, and then they had pulled this stunt on her.
What’s wrong with washing clothes? Couldn’t a sister-in-law wash clothes for her sister-in-law? Usually, they would always call each other as respectful as a mother, but now, they did not want to wash clothes.
Besides, wasn’t she currently inconvenienced? Indeed, they’re not her own sisters, not caring at all.
And still being so calculative.
"Stop talking about it. It’s impossible to buy a washing machine now, let your elder and second brothers bring them back to do the washing. Even if we were to buy a washing machine, it would have to wait until you get married, it’s a big purchase... meant as part of your dowry."
After hearing this, Li Juan’s face turned slightly red, and the joy in her eyes was hard to conceal.
"... I, I still have a long way to go!"


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