When She Stops Being Dramatic novel Chapter 411

Chapter 411: Chapter 148: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (35)

"Besides, if you’re happy with a delicate little miss who can’t even wash clothes as your daughter-in-law, then you’d better be prepared to suffer in your old age!"

"What can I say? Life isn’t all about romance and the fine arts; it’s mostly about the daily grind. Can your son really wait on Chi Yun’er hand and foot?"

"After all, even someone as good-natured and considerate toward Chi Yun’er as Jiang Zishi eventually gave up."

’How much sincerity can there really be between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?’

Seeing the crowd of onlookers grow, Fang Yuying smiled, lifted her chin, and twisted the knife in the two women’s hearts.

With just a few words, she had stirred up trouble for both of them and dragged out the messy entanglement between Chi Yun’er and the two Jiang brothers.

Mrs. Jiang put an arm around Chi Yun’er’s shoulder, stopping her from speaking.

This wasn’t something for a bride-to-be like Chi Yun’er to get involved in. All she had to do was watch from the sidelines.

’How dare she set her sights on my son? Heh!’

Mrs. Jiang coolly looked Fang Yuying up and down:

"Do you really like Yihua for who he is? It seems you’re more in love with the ’outstanding Yihua’ that everyone talks about."

"He’s like a beautiful piece of clothing to you, isn’t he? Something you see, you like, and you’ll do anything to get your hands on?"

"Did you think I don’t know what you’re scheming?"

Catching sight of Father and Mother Fang squeezing through the crowd toward them, Mrs. Jiang sneered, "Your family has quite a burden, doesn’t it? Even though you’re their only daughter, your parents favor sons over daughters. They don’t value you at all."

"You live in a world of your own lies, and to make them seem real, you just keep weaving more lies. For instance, pretending you have a non-existent, incredibly impressive boyfriend, and that you need a respectable job to be worthy of him."

"And so your parents pooled all the family’s resources, money, and ration tickets to make your wish come true, all in the hope that after you successfully climbed the social ladder, you’d pull them up with you."

"Let me guess what empty promises you made to your family."

"Was it that once your job became permanent and you married into the Jiang Family, you’d arrange for your brother and sister-in-law to be transferred to jobs in the city? Or maybe that you’d hand over the entire generous betrothal gift?"

With every word she spoke, Fang Yuying’s expression grew more and more humiliated.

Every single one of Mrs. Jiang’s words had hit the nail right on the head, exposing Fang Yuying’s schemes.

Father and Mother Fang were still lost in their beautiful dream of becoming in-laws with the Jiang Family and hadn’t snapped out of it yet. Now, they just stared blankly at the trio in the crowd.

Mrs. Jiang didn’t give Fang Yuying a chance to interrupt, continuing bluntly, "And another thing, you should take a good look in the mirror. What gives you the right to be picky about others?"

"You’ve got a weaselly face, flat as a board from front to back, and you use what little cunning you have to scheme against others for your own benefit."

"Do you really think the whole world revolves around you?"

"My Yunyun is beautiful inside and out. So what if she can’t do housework? In the Jiang Family, the men are the ones who come home to do chores and take care of their wives."

"This is a new society, with equality between men and women. Besides, our family isn’t burdened financially. After the young couple gets married, we’ll buy them a washing machine. There’s no need to waste time and effort washing by hand."

"With your hands freed up and time saved, what couldn’t you do?"

"On weekdays, they’re busy with work and eat at the cafeteria. They can clean the house together. There’s no heavy, tiring labor. So how is it that, in your words, marriage is such a miserable affair?"

At first, the crowd was enjoying the satisfying sight of Mrs. Jiang scolding Fang Yuying. But gradually, they started to feel a bit uncomfortable. There’s a huge gap between reality and ideals, just like the distance between being in love and being married.

Who among them hadn’t struggled through the same thing? The initial passion and affection, worn down by time and trivial matters, leaving only exhaustion and resentment.

But the life Mrs. Jiang described was truly enviable.

No burdensome housework, no worries about shortages of money and ration tickets, no tense, endless battles with a mother-in-law... It seemed like life could actually have warmth and beauty...

’Such a humblebrag!’

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