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nQiao Mei’s big bright eyes flashed with a sly glint, like a cute little fox.

nBack during the earthquake, she was so thin and her face was so sharp. Now that she had been in the capital for a period of time, her face had become rounder. Now, it was rosy and chubby, like a delicious little bun. He really felt like taking a bite to see what it was made of.

nThis look of hers would not have made Second Aunt-in-law feel intimidated. This was clearly the look of a kitten that had not been weaned yet, trying hard to act fierce but looking adorable instead.

n“Why do you look younger and younger…” Xia Zhe said as he pinched Qiao Mei’s cheeks.

nWhen he first saw Qiao Mei, she had a tanned and muscular figure and looked like she was in her 30s. Later on, when he met her again, she looked like an 18-year-old girl. Now that she was pregnant, she looked like a 15 or 16-year-old girl.

n“You said it yourself. You can’t touch me!” Qiao Mei pointed at Xia Zhe and pretended to threaten him.

nXia Zhe’s eyes flashed and he said, “Alright, no touching.”

nEh? Why does this statement sound so strange?

nQiao Mei looked at the smirking Xia Zhe and was about to question him when Xia Zhe interrupted her thoughts and said, “So, how exactly did you intimidate Second Aunt-in-law?”

n“It’s nothing. I just let her know how strong I am and how unreasonable I can get, and she got scared,” Qiao Mei said with a shrug.

n“What if she accidentally pushes you?” Xia Zhe asked with a frown.

n“She’s so timid that she doesn’t dare to move at all. I would agree with you if you’re worried about Eldest Aunt doing that. Second Aunt-in-law and Third Aunt-in-law are not of that caliber,” Qiao Mei said.

nXia Zhe shook his head helplessly and said, “Be more careful in the future. The force of your strength is even too much for me. If you really hurt Second Aunt-in-law, I won’t be able to help you plead for leniency. After all, she’s an elder in the family.”

n“Yes, yes, I know what I’m doing. I didn’t even use much strength! Of course I’ll think about the Xia family before doing anything. I’ll consider what you have to go through and won’t make things difficult for you,” Qiao Mei said obediently.

nXia Zhe reconsidered it and felt that it was not such a good idea. Xia He and Kong Lu were living examples of that. Back then, Xia He loved Kong Lu so much that she kept accommodating the Kong family so that she would not make things difficult for him and she endured everything quietly on her own. This was their most fundamental problem.

nOne was unwilling to speak and the other was unwilling to ask.

nIn the end, the two of them quarreled even more and were about to part ways.

n“In the future, don’t endure things because you’re afraid that you’ll make things difficult for me. No matter what happens, you have to tell me. If any of my parents’ relatives bully you, even if it’s my grandfather, feel free to come and look for me. Don’t be afraid that you’ll be making things difficult for me. No matter what, I’ll stand up for you,” Xia Zhe said as he looked at Qiao Mei seriously.

nIt might be difficult for him to face his family if that happened, but that was a trivial matter compared to the possibility of Qiao Mei leaving him.

nQiao Mei looked at the serious-looking Xia Zhe and was a little stunned. Then, she smiled sweetly.

nFortunately, Xia Zhe was the kind of man who cared for her and she did not meet a bad person like their elder sister. It was like a woman’s life would go through a restart when she got married.

nQiao Mei smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t leave you. If anyone bullies me, I’ll tell you and you can help me bully them back!”

nIn her other life, she did not get married and had no in-laws to dispute with. However, she was a lawyer in her other life and had heard too many stories from her colleagues about family disputes. There was even a case where the daughter-in-law wanted to go to work but her mother-in-law did not allow it, so her mother-in-law went to the company to make trouble, causing her daughter-in-law to lose her job.

nShe also took away a few principles from these cases.

nThe first principle was that she needed her own comrades. There was no way she could fight alone. If her mother-in-law went to look for neighbors to be the judge, who could she look for?

nShe must look for her husband and children, especially her husband. She must have him on her side.

nThe second principle was to hide at the back and not be the one to go into battle. She must let her husband resolve the conflict because one was his biological mother and the other was his wife. Her mother-in-law and her husband were related by blood, so they would not hurt each other. As the saying went, even if the bones were broken, the tendons would still be connected.

nIf the fight was between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law would not feel any heartache at all even if she hurt the daughter-in-law.

nThe third principle was that after the husband solved the problem, he must appease the emotions of both parties so that they could get along harmoniously.

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