Hearing her husband's words, Zhang Damu's wife could only grit her teeth and turn her head away, unwilling to look at Zhang Yulan.
"Yulan, I know you have misunderstandings toward me and your sister-in-law, and you are closer to your second brother. But no matter how much you dislike us, we are still your family. Shouldn't you at least show us some respect?" Zhang Damu said.
When she heard this, Zhang Yulan laughed in anger. She looked at her eldest brother and said, "Brother, you know clearly in your heart what you and your wife have done all these years. Now you still have the face to lecture me. I don't know if I have to praise you for being forgetful or for being thick skin!"
While they were exchanging sharp words outside, inside the room, Zhang Ermu and Liu Piao heard them clearly.
Noticing that the situation might escalate into a quarrel, Liu Piao said, "Husband, let's go out and take a look."
Zhang Ermu knew what his brother's intention was for coming today and didn't want to meet him. But thinking that today was his wedding day, he pushed down his irritation and nodded.
When the two of them came out from the bedroom, they saw Zhang Yulan glaring at Zhang Damu and his wife as if she was facing enemies and ready to fight.
Seeing this, Liu Piao walked over and said with a smile, "Eldest brother and eldest sister-in-law are here. Why are the two of you standing? Please have a seat."
Hearing this, Zhang Damu and his wife turned to look at her.
They observed her from head to toe before Zhang Damu's wife said, "Second brother, second sister-in-law, congratulations on your marriage. My family had work to do in the morning and could only come now to help. We apologize for coming late."
Liu Piao let out a chuckle and replied casually, "Eldest sister-in-law is a guest. There is no reason to ask a guest to help out when my family is hosting a banquet."
After she said these words, she poured a cup of tea for them and added, "My husband has lots of friends and my family is here. We have more than enough help with the wedding banquet. So, there is no need to bother my sister-in-law with this small matter."
Zhang Damu's wife was stunned by her words. With this, Liu Piao had blocked her next move of letting her daughters help with the banquet and also distanced their families.
As a family, they could have treated this place as their own. But as guests, they couldn't even go to the backyard.
Liu Piao's words limited their movements instantly. As guests, it was also impossible for them to bring up the topic of borrowing money and food during the wedding banquet.
Seeing that they were still standing, Liu Piao asked, "Eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, why don't you take a seat? If you find the house small and stuffy, you can sit in the yard. There is a roof, so it won't be too hot outside."
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