Chapter 198 - 149: Heartache for My Daughter_3
Qian Manxia had no choice but to go in and say with a smile, "Brother-in-law, I’ll take five jin of cooking oil."
Yang Youfu laughed as he sold the oil and took the money. Qian Xiaoyu packed the oil into a carry-basket and got it onto her back, just about to leave when they heard a woman’s voice from behind the shop.
"Second brother, you should take better care of your wife. She’s made our mother sick with anger. It’s just a lousy silver hairpin..." As the voice continued, the door curtain was lifted, and a girl about thirteen or fourteen years old came out.
Qian Manxia had previously been to buy oil with Lady Wu and knew that the girl was Yang Youfu’s younger sister, Yang Youzhi.
Yang Youzhi was rather fair and slender and considered quite a catch in town. However, her slightly upturned triangular eyes and constantly moving thin lips revealed a shrewish nature. She was obviously not easy to get along with, and her entire attire was all too familiar.
The delicate flower hairpin on her head was given by Qian Manxia, the earrings dangling from her ears were from Qian Yixiu and her mother, the water-red silk dress she wore was a gift from Qian’s third wife, even the delicate handkerchief she held was from Qian Xiaoyu.
Yang Youfu, upon seeing Qian Manxia and the others, blushed slightly and scolded Yang Youzhi with a stern face, "You’re already a big girl, yet you still look for trouble. Your second sister-in-law is filial and well-mannered, how could she possibly anger our mother."
Yang Youzhi, fuming with rage, didn’t care that there were outsiders standing by, nor did she recognize Qian Manxia and the others. She blurted out, "You only know how to protect your wife. Since mother likes that silver hairpin, your second sister-in-law should present it graciously. Instead, she refuses, even when mother directly asked for it, finding excuses not to give it. Such an unfilial and disobedient wife deserves to be disciplined..."
Qian Manxia, gentle by nature, was so angry that her face turned red, yet she was too embarrassed to curse. Qian Yixiu was also infuriated. The earrings, which she and her little brother had bought with all their private savings, now hung on the ears of this outrageous woman. She wanted to curse, but she feared that acting rashly might make Qian Mandie’s situation uncomfortable and could even displease Lady Wang, so she suppressed her anger.
The group glared at Yang Youzhi, didn’t wait for Yang Youfu to explain, and left the shop. They no longer felt like shopping and thought about reporting the incident to the adults at home to see what should be done.