Chapter 29: chapter 29

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PART - 29Aunt arrived in the morning itself. Nishant had went to fetch her up, eventhough he was hesitant at first he gave up as his mother kept insisting. After sometime Nishant came with aunt and her daughter. Linda and mom heartily welcomed them. Papa was away for a business meeting. " Come in dears. How was the journey? "" Quite tiring let us freshen up first. " aunt replied all of a sudden not so smilingly however her daughter who was a beautiful girl who seemed to be around 25 was not like her she seeing friendly she had a smile on her face and her face showcased the embarrassment on her mother's rude reply, she also done forget to smile at Linda," We'll come after freshening up okay then let's chat. " She said with the same smile and Linda nodded. Linda was feeling uneasy with aunt's attitude just as Nishant says about her, but her daughter seemed amiable and she felt a bit relieved.After they freshened up both of them came in to have breakfast Aunt still had that dissatisfaction on her face. And everyone in the house could easily read that from her face. However, everyone tried to ignore that and started serving them. Just as aunt kept some food to her mouth she started complaining. As if she was just finding reasons to quarrel. " Why is the curry like this? It doesn't have enough salt in it." She exclaimed looking at Linda. " Is it but I didn't feel it when I tasted it I made it just like how I make it as usual." Nishant's Mom interrupted. There was an unsatisfied look on Aunt's face as if she didn't get her prey, she was expecting Linda to have made it. However, she wasn't ready to give up she found another complaint within seconds : " Why is the roti so hard? Did you make it? " She didn't forget to ask it this time. " No I made it as well." Mamma replied before Linda could respond, she was surprised by it as it was actually she who made it but mamma was readily took over it as she knew that aunt was asking it just to blame Linda and was finding reasons for that. "Oh so the new DIL is a bit lazy or doesn't know how to do the chores I suppose." Aunt wasn't ready to give up. " Mom, what's this?" her daughter who was clearly disappointed with her tried to stop her, but I vain. " Then what doesn't she know that she should so the chores. "" I didn't marry her to get a free maid for my house I married her to be my wife and being a member of this family she does the chores just like us we all do it as a team no work is pinned on a single individual. " Nishant replied. His Mamma felt happy with his reply and proud that her son was raised right. To be continued....