Chapter 490: Chapter 490: Vicious Mother-in-Law 36
"Ma Xiangling, a daughter married off is like water spilled out. Let’s leave it for today, but from now on, don’t come back to your parental home so carelessly. We won’t back you up anymore. Your life is your own responsibility. Whether it goes well or not, that’s your problem. Don’t come back here and cause us trouble."
Yuan Chun certainly hoped that Ma Xiangling wouldn’t live well.
The worse Ma Xiangling’s life was, the happier Yuan Chun would be.
It would be best if Ma Xiangling could experience the pain the original owner suffered in a past life.
Ma Xiangling burst into tears.
She cried her heart out.
Heart-wrenching cries.
"Mother, how can you be so heartless towards me? Even if I’m married off, I’m still your daughter. I’ve been wronged by the in-laws, and not only do you not bring my brothers to the Han Family to back me up, but you also don’t seem to care at all, sob sob..."
Ma Xiangling collapsed to the ground, crying bitterly.
As if trying to cry out all her grievances.
But Wang Cui and Qian Hongmei had been sent to the kitchen by Yuan Chun, and Ma Xiangdong, intimidated by Yuan Chun’s glare, didn’t plead for Ma Xiangling.
The more Ma Xiangling cried, the sadder she felt.
Suddenly, she got up from the ground and shouted, "Fine, fine, fine. Since you don’t want me as your daughter, I won’t set foot in this home again."
Ma Xiangling angrily rode off on her bicycle.
She didn’t return to the Han family but went to Ma Laosan’s house. She spent one yuan to ask a neighbor lady of Ma Laosan to teach her how to cook a few dishes.
Ma Xiangling had no talent for cooking. She spent an entire afternoon just learning to make a simple stir-fried cabbage dish and a steamed egg custard, and she learned that to prevent burning, you just need to add more water to the pot.
So, that evening, the Han family didn’t see any burnt dishes on the table but found three boiled dishes instead.
Mrs. Han was so angry her face turned dark. "Second daughter-in-law, are you feeding pigs? Even pig feed is about as good as this."
Ma Xiangling felt utterly ashamed, "Mother, I know my cooking isn’t good, but I’m learning. I worked very hard today, learning to cook all afternoon with a lady."
"You spent an afternoon and ended up with boiled dishes?" Mrs. Han sneered sarcastically.
Even though they were boiled dishes, they cost money to buy, and Mrs. Han couldn’t bear to waste them, so she made everyone eat this meal.
After dinner, First Madam Han and Little Madam Han each returned to their rooms.
Ma Xiangling looked at the table full of dishes that needed washing, feeling indignant but not daring to act rashly. She dutifully cleaned all the dishes.
Once you’ve compromised on something, you’ll choose to compromise again and again, until you have no room left to retreat, and the next step is a cliff.
Ma Xiangling completely became the Han family’s maid, cooking, doing laundry, cleaning, diving... taking care of several children.
They had said that the stepchildren were old enough not to need her care, but someone still had to wash their clothes, right?
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ma Xiangling and Han Conghui went to Qinghe Village to pay New Year’s visits. The Ma family obviously noticed that Ma Xiangling had lost a lot of weight and didn’t seem in good spirits.
However, besides Saint Qian Hongmei, who expressed concern for her, everyone else pretended not to notice.
Qian Hongmei, concerned for her, didn’t dare to do so in front of her mother-in-law. Instead, she pulled Ma Xiangling aside and quietly asked, "Sister-in-law, are you not doing well at the Han family’s?"
Ma Xiangling’s eyes instantly reddened, and she suddenly hugged Qian Hongmei tightly, choking back her tears, "Big sister, I’m sorry, I was so ignorant. You had such a hard time before, and yet I looked down on you everywhere, always opposing you. Now that I’m living like you did before, I finally understand how painful it is to be bullied by the in-laws."
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