Chapter 401 Who Created the Tragedy of Women
Chapter 401 Who Created the Tragedy of Women
At the Lu family’s old house, it was the evening of a usual family day.
The courtyard house was noisy because of the arrival of the children. Old Mrs. Lu sat under the flower stand, drinking tea and watching the children chasing and playing with Lu Yize. A loving smile appeared on her wrinkled face.
Sitting beside her drinking tea and chatting with her were her eldest son's daughter-in-law Ye Qianlian, her second son's daughter-in-law Yang Wenqi, her grandson's daughter-in-law Luo Yayin, and her granddaughter Lu Andi.
Sister Mei is good at making delicious dim sum. After serving them, everyone praised them after tasting them. Everyone else just tasted them, except Luo Yayin, who ate piece after piece.
Ye Qianlian, the mother-in-law, looked at her several times, but she didn't show any restraint. Finally, she couldn't help but said, "Ah Yin, how much have you eaten? Aren't you trying to lose weight?"
When Lu Andi heard this, he chuckled, "Sister-in-law, are you losing weight? I see why you are fatter than before?"
Luo Yayin then said with some distress: "Yes, I suddenly gained weight after weaning. I didn't have this problem after giving birth to the three children before. I don't know if it's because I'm older and my metabolism has slowed down after giving birth to the fourth child. It's hard to lose weight."
Ye Qianlian said with some disdain: "You are just greedy and fat. You don't restrict your diet after you stop breastfeeding. When the nutritionist and coach are not around, you eat out of revenge. You used to be a model, don't you know what's going on?"
"Mom..." Luo Yayin said, "I will control myself tomorrow, so please don't say anything."
"I'm not going to blame you, but if you don't control yourself, stop complaining that Yiheng didn't come to your room."
Everything was fine before. When she said this, Luo Yayin's face sank and she finally threw the half piece of dessert in her hand back onto the plate. She and Lu Yiheng had been married for eight years and had spent most of her time pregnant, breastfeeding and taking care of the child.
The Lu family is very traditional and has always advocated breastfeeding to ensure the health and immunity of the child. She was not very happy with her first child, fearing that it would affect her figure, but she compromised because her family kept watching her. In addition, the children became more and more adorable, and she got used to having four children in six years.
But after giving birth, her figure was out of shape. Not only did Lu Yiheng lose his previous enthusiasm, but she did feel uncomfortable when her family members scolded her. It was these people who told her to eat more for the sake of the child and for good milk production.
Seeing her like this, Yang Wenqi guessed what she was thinking and smiled to comfort her, "Ayin gained weight suddenly because she stopped breastfeeding. Many people are like this. Ayin is young and has a good foundation. She can recover after exercising for half a year. Today's society has high expectations for women. Not only do they require them to have good jobs, but they also have to be able to give birth and take care of children. After giving birth, they also require them to have a good figure."
These words were obviously meant to slap Ye Qianlian in the face. Ye Qianlian could hear it, but she didn't say anything back, because everyone knew that Yang Wenqi was four months pregnant. She was now the treasure of the Lu family and everyone had to love and give in to her.
Luo Yayin felt much more comfortable after hearing this. "That's right. Besides, the outside world is very strict about women's age. If I want to go out and take a job now, I guess people will still pick me based on my age."
Lu Andi: "Sister-in-law, do you still want to go back to your old job?"
Luo Yayin couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. "I haven't been in the industry for almost ten years. I've long been forgotten by the market and the audience. Besides, I'm already 30 years old. How can it be that easy?"
Lu An Di said as a matter of course: "If you want to enter the industry or make your debut, isn't it just a matter of a word from my brother? Between our two families, can't we make a star like you?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qianlian said in a deep voice, "Don't talk about age. You are now a mother of four children. Do you still have the time and energy to show up in public? Our Lu family is short of that little money."
Luo Yayin gave birth to two sons and two daughters for the Lu family. She also had a prominent family to back her up. She was also the favored daughter in the family, and she was not submissive to her mother-in-law Ye Qianlian and dared not speak.
"Mom, this isn't a matter of money. It's that if I continue to stay at home, I'll be out of touch with society. My thoughts and experiences will be different from not only everyone else's, but also from Yiheng's. Then, we might really have problems as a couple."
Hearing this, Yang Wenqi picked up the milk on the table. Something had been wrong with Lu Yiheng a long time ago. She looked down at her stomach and drank the milk slowly.
At this moment, Lu Yiheng came over with a file bag in his hand. The handsome man with glasses smiled and greeted the elders present.
"Grandma, Mom, Second Aunt, you are all here."
When Luo Yayin saw him, she glanced at him unhappily. She probably thought the couple had a small conflict and hadn't reconciled yet. She stood up and said to the elders, "Grandma, Mom, Second Aunt, I have to go see Xiaobao. I'll leave now."
"Sister-in-law, wait for me. I'm leaving too." Lu Andi could no longer stay at this tea party and immediately left with Luo Yayin.
Ye Qianlian looked at the documents in Lawrence Lu’s hand and asked aloud, “Are you here to see grandma?”
"Well, I have something to tell grandma." Lu Yiheng said, glancing at Yang Wenqi.
Yang Wenqi stood up slowly and said, "I'm a little sleepy too. I'm going to go back and rest first."
After Lu Yiheng watched Yang Wenqi and his mother leave, he handed the file bag in his hand to the old lady.
After half an hour.
Lu Xinyue shouted "Mom, Mom" and ran upstairs. Lu Dingsheng, who had just returned to the old house and went to visit Yang Wenqi's room, closed the door gently and made a gesture to Lu Xinyue, whose cheeks were flushed from playing, to keep quiet.
"Be quiet, mom is still sleeping."
"Oh." Lu Xinyue immediately fell silent. She walked to Lu Dingsheng with her mouth puffed out and whispered to him, "Dad, we want to make a lantern, but we don't have the tools. Grandma said we can cut a bamboo from the backyard, but I need a helper. Can you help me?"
"of course."
"Thank you dad!"
Lu Xinyue immediately took Lu Dingsheng's hand and went downstairs. When they reached the corner of the stairs, they met Lu Yiheng, who was very excited. When Lu Yiheng saw Lu Dingsheng's serious face, his smug smile suddenly disappeared and he immediately greeted him: "Second Uncle."
Lu Dingsheng nodded.
Lu Yiheng quickly looked away, lowered his head and smiled at Lu Xinyue and asked, "Where are you going with Dad, Xinyue?"
Lu Xinyue said happily: "I asked my dad to take me to the backyard to cut bamboo so that I could make lanterns with my sister, younger sister and younger brother. Grandma said that we would all stay in the old house tonight and hang lanterns together."
Lu Yiheng: "Did you ask your sister to go with you?"
Lu Xinyue: "We are going together."
Hearing this, Lu Yiheng looked at Lu Dingsheng again, “Second Uncle, why don’t I take the kids with me? You just got home, so take a rest.”
Lu Dingsheng: "No, just do your thing."
"Well, I'll go upstairs and check on Ayin and Xiaobao first." Lu Yiheng pointed upstairs while walking upstairs in a different way from Lu Dingsheng.
When he reached halfway up the stairs, he turned around and looked at Lu Dingsheng leading Lu Xinyue down the stairs. He let out a breath, and a smug smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth. He continued to go up the stairs in two steps at a time.
Then he walked to the window and waited for a while. He saw that Lu Dingsheng was indeed taking Lu Xinyue and a few children along the stone path in the garden to the backyard. His eyebrows moved, and he turned and walked to the door of Yang Wenqi's room. He reached out and grasped the door handle and turned it gently, then opened the door and went in sideways.
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