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âHa, then youâre too lucky! You canât finish so many fish. I as the aunt can bring some and let your grandmother taste it.â
Ms. Lin said as she went to fetch the biggest fish in the water tank.
Su Ning quickly intervened. âAunt, you canât touch these fish. My third sister-in-law wants to take them back to her family!â
She was correct. Ms. Lin raised her voice in excitement. âShe can only bring two back, but there are so many more in the water tank!â
Su Ning grew anxious. âYou have to ask my third sister-in-law first. She caught these fish!â
Ms. Lin expressed her displeasure. âDo you really need to ask? Itâs not for me, itâs for your grandmother. As a younger generation, you should show filial piety to your elders, understand?â
Su Cheng exposed Ms. Linâs falsehood. âYouâre lying. grandmother is visually impaired, and you stopped giving her fish a long time ago. You claimed that you were afraid she would choke on the bones!â
Ms. Linâs face darkened. âYour grandmother canât eat the fish, but she can have fish soup!â
âI brought these fish back to make soup.â
Qin Zhenzhen couldnât bear to listen any longer. She emerged from the room with her bag.
She would never give the fish to Ms. Lin.
Even if she had to release the fish back into the river, she wouldnât hand them over to Ms. Lin!
Standing in front of Ms. Lin, Qin Zhenzhen spoke firmly:
âThereâs no need to take the fish back, and thereâs no need for you to go through the trouble of cooking the fish. Su Ning and the others are planning to make fish soup tonight. When the time comes, just pack a bowl for their grandmother.â
Su Ning immediately chimed in, âExactly! Iâll bring a bowl of fish soup to grandmother. Iâll even remove the fish bones and add the meat. You donât need to trouble yourself, Aunt.â
Ms. Lin grew infuriated. âQin Zhenzhen, with so many fish, why canât you take one to show filial piety to your grandmother? Let us judge her. Is she being insensitive? Sheâs not even respecting her elders, yet she wants to take all the fish home!â
âHave you forgotten that youâre already part of the Su family as a daughter-in-law?â
Onlookers had gathered at the courtyard entrance, observing the commotion.
Qin Zhenzhen responded with amusement, âHow are we not showing filial piety to our elders? Su Ning just said she will prepare a bowl of fish soup for grandmother, with the bones removed and the fish meat added. I guarantee it will be served to you better than anything you could do.â
âYouâre the one being insensitive, arenât you? Youâre the one who wants to satisfy your meat cravings but is using grandmother as an excuse!â
âIâll go back to my parentsâ house and bring two fish. Su Ning and the others will only cook two tonight, but the rest of the fish wonât be given to you for nothing!â
âDo you really think you can exchange five measly corns for fish? Dream on!â
The villagers who had gathered burst into laughter at the scene.
Ms. Lin burst into laughter, her face turning red.
âIâm still your elder! Even if I didnât bring corn, itâs not too much to ask for a fish from you!â
Qin Zhenzhen mocked her. âSince the moment you mistreated Su Cheng and tried to remove his pants, you ceased to be our elder. Youâre not worthy!â
Ms. Lin sneered. âWhether I am your elder or not is not for you to decide!â
Su Ning and Su Cheng stood boldly beside Qin Zhenzhen.
âOur third sister-in-law is right! Youâre not deserving of being our elder!â
âEveryone witnessed what happened this morning. Let them be the judge. How can you call yourself an elder!â
The surrounding villagers laughed once more.
Ms. Lin pointed at Qin Zhenzhen in anger and scolded, âYou ungrateful woman!â
Qin Zhenzhen found it amusing. âWhat have you ever done for me?â
Ms. Lin raised her voice. âIf it werenât for me giving you the idea, would you have been able to marry Su Bin?â
Qin Zhenzhen, with the memories of the original host, vividly recalled that Ms. Lin had encouraged the original host to strike Su Binâs face and had aided her in the process.