Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1609 - 1432: Epilogue

Chapter 1609: Chapter 1432: Epilogue

The Zhao Family by the fish pond.

Once Zhao Datu got home, he threw down the hoe and was about to lie down in the hall to wait for dinner, but the loud voice behind him immediately bellowed, "Is this where the hoe is supposed to be? Can you just throw it anywhere? Take the hoe back to the storeroom!"

Zhao Datu turned around nonchalantly, first glared at Daniu, then said, "Aren’t you going that way to the storeroom? Take it there for me on the way."

"I should put it away for you? Does that mean I should eat your dinner for you later? Hurry up and put it back!" Daniu’s voice soared into the air, and Auntie Zhao and Second Auntie Zhao in the kitchen heard it loud and clear.

Auntie Zhao sighed.

Ever since Daniu married into the family, there hadn’t been a single day of peace, constant bickering, and Daniu was far too domineering. If things didn’t go her way, she was ready to resort to violence.

But Second Auntie Zhao was always smug about it.

Daniu, though indeed a bit too aggressive, had a good heart. At least she wasn’t like Auntie Zhao, who liked to bully others. Some of the things Daniu did were for the good of the family. Take yesterday’s plowing, for example. She claimed it had to be done within a day or no dinner would be served. Zhao Datu was reluctant, and they ended up fighting. To everyone’s surprise, Daniu won, pinning Zhao Datu down, immobile.

The process may have been aggressive, but the field indeed got plowed.

"Mom, Second Aunt, what’s for dinner tonight?" At the kitchen door, Daniu strode in and asked.

Seeing a plate of stir-fried dried bamboo shoots by the stove, she immediately grabbed one and popped it into her mouth, chewing as she said, "Not bad at all, Second Aunt, did you make this?"

"Yes... it was me," Second Auntie Zhao replied, her timid nature making her appear somewhat diminished in front of Daniu.

"Eh, didn’t I assign you only to cook? Why are you cutting the vegetables too?" Daniu asked.

"Well... How can I cook without cutting them?" Second Auntie Zhao asked.

Daniu suddenly turned to Auntie Zhao, "Mom, we all live under the same roof. You can’t let Second Aunt do everything. You should also help wash and cut the vegetables. That’s how sisters-in-law can live in harmony."

Auntie Zhao glared at Daniu, "Who says I don’t work? Aren’t I tending the fire?"

"Mom, how much strength does tending the fire take? You just have to move your hands sitting by the stove. We burn wood in our house; you don’t have to keep an eye on it constantly. Look at Second Aunt, she’s as busy as a spinning top, while you just sit here, watching the fire. They say people gain weight in middle age; if you keep this up, your body shape will be totally spoiled."

"I..." Auntie Zhao was suddenly inflamed, "That’s none of your business! Moreover, I am your mother-in-law, is this how you talk to me? Even if I do nothing, it is my natural right. You, a daughter-in-law, are always ordering me around."

"Mom, you are wrong there. Since I came into this family, I’ve already reduced your workload by a lot. You and Second Aunt should only be responsible for the three meals a day in the household. Zhao Datu, Father-in-law, and even Grandfather have to take care of the fields, and Grandfather has to watch the grandchildren. What reason do you have for not working? We aren’t some wealthy family that can afford servants; we have to be self-reliant! To tell you the truth, my mother does far more work at home than you – she cooks, looks after the grandchildren, and sometimes even butchers pigs; you have it much easier. If it weren’t for my mother telling me to be filial to my in-laws when I got married, I might be making you work in the fields too."