Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s-Chapter 21 - 0 Rise Up

Zhu Qingping panicked. What did grandpa mean? Did he want Jinhua and her to divorce? Although she always disparaged Tian Jinhua for not being accomplished or manly enough, she was absolutely unwilling to divorce him. The Tian Family had good food, a good home, and kind grandparents, uncles, and aunts. Plus, there was the prestigious relatives from great-grandpa's family, making her the envy of everyone wherever she went. Weren't all her former sisters envious of her good marriage?

Even her own parents and siblings treated her with extra respect, speaking softly and not daring to raise their voices, unlike how they used to scold and hit her when she was a child. Wasn't it all because of the substantial festival gifts she brought home every year? If she were to suddenly stay at her parents' home again, especially for the disgraceful reason of needing to learn manners, not to mention the spit of the villagers, even her own parents and siblings would grind her to death with complaints.

No, going back to her parent's house was not an option, there was nothing good to be had there. Zhu Qingping suddenly knelt on the ground, ceaselessly kowtowing, "Grandpa, please don't make me go back home. I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have hit Ah Nan. I will go apologize to Ah Nan tomorrow. Grandpa, I beg you, please don't send me away. Granny, Daddy, Mama, Uncle, Aunt, Jinhua, please say some good words for me. I really know I was wrong!"

Zhu Qingping cried miserably, her voice growing louder and louder. Li Yuedi, infuriated, shouted, "Do you think our family isn't disgraced enough? Why don't you just go outside and cry and draw all of Tian's field's people here? That would surely look good!"

Li Yuedi was the most face-conscious person. Whatever she did, nobody could find any fault. Even though she was straightforward by nature, in all her decades with Bajin, they had never had a direct confrontation. Even when disciplining children, she would close the doors and windows and sternly deal with them, but there is one thing: children could not cry out loud. The louder they cried, the harsher she would be. Hence, the children of Bajin's house, including Tian Mantu, knew they could only clench their teeth and endure silently when hit by Li Yuedi.

Zhu Qingping, after being scolded by Li Yuedi, dared not cry loudly anymore, but only sobbed quietly, looking very pitiful. On the second floor, Tian Qinghua, Tian Xinhua, and Tian Shouhua shrank at the stair entrance, they had been hiding here watching since they went upstairs. They all disliked this older sister-in-law, Zhu Qingping.

Children tend to be competitive, especially at their age. Whenever they gathered with friends, they would talk about their family members. Their cousin Sisi, known as Miss Shanghai, made them particularly proud. Simply mentioning that "Miss Shanghai" was their cousin drew envious and jealous looks from their peers, which they found greatly satisfying.

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However, this older sister-in-law, Zhu Qingping, was not someone they could be proud of. It wasn't just that she wasn't pretty, but she also lacked any manners and was not gentle, caring, or capable like other people's older sisters-in-law. Zhu Qingping not only hogged the best food but also always bossed them around. Tian Xinhua and the others had long harbored frustrations towards her. Although they were the younger generation and couldn't confront Zhu Qingping even when furious, they were quite thrilled now that grandpa and grandma had finally taken action.

"Looking at it now, the sister-in-law seems quite pitiful," Tian Qinghua said, his heart softening at the sight of Zhu Qingping crying miserably below.

"Why are you so indecisive? You would have been Fu Zhigao in the past," Tian Xinhua, frustrated at his brother. Qinghua was the one most often tasked with chores, and also the one who complained the most. Yet now, he was even sympathizing with the enemy, infuriating him deeply.

Tian Shouhua hissed into Tian Qinghua's ear, "Keep your cheap sympathy to yourself, and don't be that foolish farmer."

Being a high school student with a habit of reading diverse books, Tian Shouhua considered himself almost an intellectual. Thus, he typically preferred using artistic phrases to show his difference but, his current words were clearly wasted, spoken to an unsuitable audience. Tian Qinghua scratched his ear and grinned sheepishly at Tian Shouhua, then turned to Tian Xinhua and said:

"Older brother, why does our fourth brother always talk in ways that people can't understand? Doesn't he find it exhausting?"

Tian Xinhua burst into laughter, fourth brother was really delicate, always showing off as if afraid others wouldn't know he was a high school student. Hmph! It's only high school, he would be attending high school in the town in a couple of years too.

Tian Shouhua, infuriated by the two of them, but having a good ability to adjust his own emotions, soon cheered up again. 'Those not of the same mind do not walk together'—it was no surprise. It was just a primary school student and a junior high school student; of course, they wouldn't understand his profound statements. Sigh, he should take more time to teach these two younger brothers in the future. Even Chairman Mao said that progress should be communal.

Seeing his pitifully crying wife, Tian Jinhua's face showed mercy; he was inherently a gentle and soft-hearted man. Although Zhu Qingping often yelled at him, she was quite good to him in life and had even given birth to a big chubby boy. As the saying goes, "A couple for a night, relations for a hundred days," let alone a marriage of four years. He also knew the character of his wife's family. If she returned this time, she might be tormented by her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and uncle to near death.

Tian Jinhua looked towards Li Yuedi, wanting to plead on behalf of his wife, but the decision to send Zhu Qingping back to her parental home was made by Tian Bajin. Although household matters were usually decided by Li Yuedi, if Tian Bajin intervened, his decision had to be followed, and no one could change that. This was the authority Tian Bajin held as the head of the family.

Tian Bajin had already sat down when Zhu Qingping was kneeling down; in fact, he also knew that this daughter-in-law would suffer a lot by returning to her parental home. He had been truly furious earlier, and when he saw the eldest grandson pleading with Granny Xiang, he coldly snorted.

Zhu Qingping begged for a long time on the ground, but seeing nobody pleading for her, a look of despair appeared on her face. Was she really going to be sent back to her parental home? She must have had her brain clouded by lard, or water got into her head—living a good life, why be jealous of Ah Nan? How others live has nothing to do with her. Why was she so dissatisfied?

Every day she had enough food, even managing to eat meat once a month—what dissatisfaction could there be? And the work she did was half less than when she was a maid—where could she find such a good life? Zhu Qingping was unwilling to give up just like that. She crawled on her knees to Tian Jinhua and pleaded, "Jinhua, please, beg grandfather not to send me back. I'll definitely change for the better, please, going back would be the death of me!"

Ma Zhaodi, unable to bear it, wanted to speak out, but was held back by Jin Wanming, Tian Manmu's wife, who slightly shook her head signaling her not to speak. Ma Zhaodi, who seldom had her own opinions and never made decisions herself, didn't matter much as there were capable women like Li Yuedi and Jin Wanming in the family. Seeing her sisters-in-law stopping her, Ma Zhaodi shut her mouth.

Tian Jinhua, seeing his wife overwhelmed with sorrow, really found it unbearable. He looked around, seeing no one speaking up; both his grandfather and father and uncle coldly looked at him. Tian Jinhua gritted his teeth, mustered his courage, and pleaded with Tian Bajin, "Grandfather, let Qingping stay, she knows her mistake."

"Can you guarantee she won't make a mistake again?" Tian Bajin countered.

Actually, today he also had intentions to test his grandson. Zhu Qingping was hateful, but no matter how hateful, she was still Tian Jinhua's wife. If Tian Jinhua had no opinions on handling his own wife, letting his grandfather take control, it would suggest Tian Jinhua was incompetent, and how could he entrust the family to Jinhua in the future? He didn't want the family business he struggled to establish to be ruined by Jinhua. Now pushing Tian Jinhua to speak was a relief for Tian Bajin, at least it wasn't completely hopeless.

"I won't make mistakes again, Grandfather, I will be a good daughter-in-law to the Tian Family," Zhu Qingping hurriedly assured.

Tian Bajin ignored her, just staring at Tian Jinhua, forcing him to clarify his stance. Tian Jinhua thought for a moment and said, "I will make sure Qingping behaves from now on. I'll not let her be lazy. Tomorrow, I will take her to apologize to Ah Nan."

"Can you really control her? With your dough-like mild temperament?"

Tian Bajin's sarcastic tone hurt Tian Jinhua, who blushed and shouted loudly, "If she dares to disobey, I'll beat her to death."

Having said that, Tian Jinhua, as if to show he meant it, fiercely slapped Zhu Qingping on the ground twice, her face immediately swelling up high, shocking everyone in the room. This was truly the case of a normally quiet person exploding in anger and igniting everything around! Zhu Qingping, not daring to resist, caressed her swollen face and cried pitifully.

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