Three Women in the Cage

Chapter 304 Conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

Gradually, the relationship between Duoduo and Xinxin became better and better. When Xu's mother saw their good relationship, she seemed to feel that Duoduo was out of her control. That feeling made her panic. She would not allow the child she raised to be suddenly approached by others.

People are so contradictory. She wants Xinxin to be nice to her stepdaughter, but she is also afraid that Xinxin will be nice to her stepdaughter, because she is afraid that Xinxin will take away the feelings that belong to them as grandparents and granddaughter.

So, when Xinxin bought Duoduo a bunch of new clothes again, Xu's mother frowned and said, "Why did you buy all these colorful things? They're too fancy. Keep it simple, kid. Don't make it so complicated."

As he spoke, he took out the clothes from the bag, looked at this one, touched that one, and sighed: "This dress is so tight, how can it be comfortable to wear?"

Looking at the small cheongsam in her hand, Xinxin explained: "This is a cheongsam, slim-fitting. Duoduo likes it very much. She chose it herself..."

As she spoke, Xinxin signaled Duoduo with her eyes, letting her speak for herself.

Before Duoduo could even open her mouth, Xu's mother scolded her, "What does she know? Listen to her. Look at this dress. It's so tight and small. How could she like it?"

While talking, he gestured to Duoduo twice, and then asked Duoduo: "Do you like it? This dress is not as comfortable as the one I bought for you. The one I bought for you is loose and big, so comfortable to wear. This one is so strangling. Why do you like this one? Listen to me, don't wear this one in the future?..."

Duoduo has been raised by Xu's mother. What Xu's mother says carries a lot of weight in her heart. So, when faced with a scolding, she did not refute, but nodded and agreed: "I understand..."

With a "boom", Xinxin didn't expect Duoduo to change her expression so quickly. This dress was obviously chosen by her. The little girls outside were all wearing beautiful skirts, and she said she wanted to wear one too. Usually, her family made her wear shorts and dress like a boy.

When she saw girls dressed like princesses outside, her eyes lit up and she wanted to wear a beautiful dress for once. So Xinxin took her to choose one, and at that time, she obviously liked it very much.

Why do you regret it now? Xinxin stood there in a daze. Before she could ask, Duoduo ran away from her.

Xinxin stood there in shock, watching Xu's mother put those beautiful skirts one by one at the bottom of the box, muttering: "Why should children wear skirts? These are too small and tight, and skirts are so hot. You should buy shorts. Look, we all wear shorts, it's so cool..."

Haha, it was the first time Xinxin heard that wearing a skirt would make her hot. Mother Xu herself had never worn a skirt in her life, so she thought skirts were unattractive in any way.

She wants to impose her own ideas on others.

I felt wronged and resentful. Why did she put her feelings aside and slander my fashion sense? She was old-fashioned herself, but she mocked others for not appreciating me.

Xinxin saw her gift being thrown to the bottom of a box by Xu's mother like trash. Her heart was in turmoil and she could no longer control herself and retorted: "I just like skirts, I think skirts are beautiful, and I want to buy a skirt. What's wrong with that?"

Mother Xu didn't expect Xinxin to dare to refute her. She looked at her in disbelief, and then said sternly: "It's none of my business whether you like it or not. Anyway, if my granddaughter doesn't like it, she won't wear it. You don't know how to buy clothes at all. You just waste money and use my son's money. How can you have the nerve to do that, you spendthrift woman."

Xinxin said angrily: "This is my own money. I didn't take your son's money. Our money is separate. You need to understand this..."

Yes, she didn't spend a penny of Xu Fei's money. They had always used separate money. Now she spent her own money on their daughter and granddaughter, but not only did she not get a word of praise, she was also verbally abused.

Xinxin was extremely disappointed with Xu's mother. A feeling of powerlessness spread throughout her body. She didn't want to say more to Xu's mother and turned back to her room.

After Xinxin returned to her room, Xu's mother called Duoduo into the room. She muttered something to Duoduo and kept scolding her: "Did you hear me?"

Later, Xu Fei returned. Before Xinxin could say anything, Xu's mother complained, "You're just wasting money. None of the things you bought are practical. Don't give her money to waste."

Xinxin thought Xu Fei would help her, but he indiscriminately favored Xu's mother and scolded Xinxin: "Why buy a skirt? Mom has always bought her clothes. Mom knows how to buy them. Just listen to her in the future. Besides, shorts are so cool. Why do you want to wear a skirt? Look at what you bought. None of them can be worn. Isn't it a waste of money?..."

Look! This man and his mother were like-minded, thinking alike and even saying the same thing. What was he expecting? He actually imagined Xu Fei would side with him.

The man had been influenced by Xu's mother's words and deeds. The two had lived together for decades. How could he be separated by a few words?

She seemed to see the shadow of Xu's mother in Xu Fei, such a deep-rooted assimilation, as if the two people had become one at some point.

So, how can I compare myself with Xu's mother?

In Xu Fei's eyes, no matter what he did, as long as Xu's mother said he was wrong, then he was wrong, without any evasion.

One day, Duoduo saw Xinxin always braiding beautiful hair, her eyes full of curiosity, so she begged Xinxin to braid one for her too.

Xinxin liked this child very much. Seeing her begging, she readily agreed. After all, girls all love to show off.

After a while, Xinxin tied Duoduo's hair beautifully and added colorful clips. She immediately looked like a stunning little princess.

Xinxin brought a mirror and let her look at herself. She was very satisfied with the mirror and kept staring at it without letting it go.

However, when Xu's mother saw it, her face immediately turned cold and she said, "Oh, it's so ugly, like a flower girl, so rustic. It's not good-looking. Don't tie her hair like this in the future. Tie it like I do. Girls should keep it simple."

Yes, Xu's mother always thinks that everything she gives is good, the clothes she chooses are the best, the hair she ties is the best, everything about herself is good, and everything about others, no matter how good it is, is worthless in her eyes.

This time, Xinxin still looked at Duoduo and asked her to tell her whether she liked it or not.

Xinxin thought that as long as the child believed that what she gave was the best, then Xu's mother could not force it, but she didn't expect Duoduo to disappoint her.

After hearing what Xu's mother said, Duoduo immediately put down the mirror without saying "I like it".

Then, Xu's mother called out loudly: "Duoduo, come here, I will tie it for you again, yours doesn't look good..."

So, Duoduo walked straight towards Xu's mother in front of Xinxin, and watched as her hair, which had been tied for more than an hour, was loosened up by Xu's mother in just a few seconds. Xu's mother seemed to be showing off her control and didn't care about Xinxin's frustration at all.

After Xu's mother tied Duoduo's hair again, she emphasized: "Look, it's like this, it looks much better than your fancy one!"