Ma Yulian was clearly not cooperating with Li Junsheng and showed an extremely unwelcome attitude toward Tang Liang.
This made Tang Liang somewhat at a loss, feeling somewhat embarrassed for a moment!
The most awkward was Li Xiaoyu.
She brought her boyfriend home, but he was always looking at her mother's face, feeling somewhat guilty toward him...
Li Xiaoyu didn't understand why her mother couldn't sit down and talk things out. At least as a guest, this way of treating guests was really lacking in manners!
To avoid an awkward situation, Li Xiaoyu quickly tried to smooth things over.
"No problem, Mom. Since your hand is twisted, don't cook today. How about I and my sister-in-law take care of lunch?"
Li Xiaoyu turned to look at her sister-in-law, remembering that her brother had been quite welcoming to Tang Liang earlier, personally taking the gifts from him!
But Li Guojun was purely after the gifts. Now that Li Xiaoyu wanted her sister-in-law Wang Xiuhua to help, Wang Xiuhua said coldly to Li Xiaoyu:
"Oh, Fourth Sister, did you forget? Didn't we divide the family at the dinner table yesterday? We and Mom and Dad are eating separately, like water from different wells. Your one word makes Dad's division of the family meaningless!"
At this moment, Li Xiaoyu was truly helpless!
Her second brother and sister were the best to her, but after her second brother got married, he was forced to rent a house outside, and her sister had also started her own family.
If they were here, they would definitely help her out of this situation.
Wang Xiuhua didn't care about Li Xiaoyu's embarrassment. Instead, she started to mock Li Junsheng inappropriately!
"Xiaoyu, don't blame your sister-in-law for not helping you. Dad insisted on dividing the family, thinking he could handle it without needing my and your brother's care."
"We have no choice. From now on, we'll eat separately. You'll eat with your father and mother. From now on, as long as you're at home, you'll be responsible for all three meals!"
Wang Xiuhua mocked Li Junsheng thoroughly, almost pointing at his nose to scold him for being incompetent and insisting on dividing the family, resulting in not even being able to cook, having to rely on his youngest daughter.
Li Xiaoyu frowned, feeling that her sister-in-law was going too far!
"Alright, I'll prepare lunch!"
Tang Liang also noticed something was amiss. The situation at home was similar to what Xiaoyu had told him.
His parents were somewhat disharmonious, and his brother and sister-in-law didn't take his father seriously!
To avoid embarrassing Li Junsheng, Tang Liang quickly said:
"I'll help Xiaoyu with lunch. I can cook too. Today, I'll let Big Brother, Sister-in-law, and Uncle and Aunt try my cooking."
"No need, Xiao Tang. Please sit down. You and Xiaoyu don't need to worry about lunch today."
Li Junsheng asked Tang Liang to sit down and politely declined his offer.
Li Junsheng glanced at Li Guojun. After last night's family dinner, the eldest son had been harboring resentment toward him, deliberately not speaking to him and giving him a cold shoulder and a show of power!
In his previous life, Li Junsheng would have thought about it and given him a way out.
But in this life, Li Junsheng didn't plan to indulge his bad temper!
Wang Xiuhua and Ma Yulian were also like this. Today they were uncooperative and mocked him in front of Xiao Tang, thinking that by throwing a tantrum, he would regret his decision to divide the family?
Li Junsheng sneered, thinking they were underestimating him. Did these three people really think he was still as spineless as in his previous life?
Just the three of them wanted to control him?
Dream on!
"Uncle, my cooking skills are actually pretty good. I brought some good wine today. Give me a chance to show off my cooking skills."
Tang Liang smiled, not thinking it was inappropriate to cook on his first visit.
Li Junsheng nodded inwardly. This young man was honest.
Li Xiaoyu quickly agreed, "Yes, Dad, Tang Liang's cooking is really good!"
At these words, Ma Yulian immediately sneered, "How could I have such an unambitious daughter? Not even married yet, eating other people's food. Is there no food for you at home?"
Li Xiaoyu and Tang Liang were both taken aback. Only Li Junsheng remained cold-faced, standing up suddenly from the sofa.
Ma Yulian was startled, thinking he might hit her again, and quickly moved away.
"Xiao Tang, it's your first time here, and you're a guest. How can we let a guest cook? Next time you come, I'll try your cooking. Today at noon, I'll take you and Xiaoyu to a state-owned restaurant!"
Hearing Li Junsheng's words, Li Guojun and his wife were both angry and jealous. Li Junsheng had never said he would take the family out to eat before.
Today he was being so nice to an outsider!
Moreover, this father-in-law was being generous to Tang Liang, but the money for the restaurant would still come from their share!
Li Guojun couldn't stand it and kicked the table, giving Li Junsheng a cold look.
Seeing the eldest son's cold look, Li Junsheng didn't bother with him.
Li Xiaoyu really didn't want to stay at home. With her mother Ma Yulian around, plus the angry eldest brother and sister-in-law, the atmosphere at home was simply unbearable!
"Let's follow Dad's arrangement."
Li Xiaoyu nodded at Tang Liang, telling him they could go to a restaurant.
Worst case, she would pay for it herself!
Tang Liang had brought some money with him. It was enough for a restaurant meal, so he had the confidence.
Li Junsheng glanced at Ma Yulian, asking her symbolically, "Are you coming?"
When his daughter brought her boyfriend home, he hoped Ma Yulian would at least put on a show. Otherwise, what if their family thought the Xiaoyu's family didn't value her and gave her a bad face?
But Ma Yulian, knowing her importance, probably decided to be stubborn and not give him face!
Ma Yulian rolled her eyes and said irritably, "I'm not going. He only brought a little bit of stuff, and you're taking him to a state-owned restaurant. Don't you worry about having no money for your old age?"
"You really don't know your own worth. With a little money, you're getting cocky. Without a job, how long do you think that little money will last?"
Ma Yulian's words went in one ear and out the other for Li Junsheng.
Since he only asked symbolically, it didn't matter if she didn't come!
With Xiaoyu having his support, that was enough!
Li Junsheng didn't say much more to Ma Yulian, turning to smile at Tang Liang and Li Xiaoyu:
"Xiao Tang, Xiaoyu, let's go then. We'll have a couple of drinks later."
"Okay!"
Li Junsheng led them away without even a glance at Ma Yulian.
This made Ma Yulian gnash her teeth in anger!
She plopped down on the sofa, arms crossed, sulking.
Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua didn't say much to her either. They retreated to their room, and a moment later, Wang Xiuhua went to the kitchen to cook!
Ma Yulian seemed to still be angry, but she was actually paying attention to the kitchen all along.
Thinking about being able to eat lunch soon!
But a moment later, Wang Xiuhua brought two bowls of noodles into the room, closed the door with Li Guojun, and started eating without asking if Ma Yulian wanted any.
Ma Yulian stood up and looked in the kitchen, finding that there was more than half a bowl of noodles left. Wang Xiuhua clearly only cooked for her and the eldest son!
Seeing this scene, Ma Yulian was both angry and hungry, her eyes almost dizzy.
"Fine, fine, fine, all of you are heartless, all of you are ungrateful! I can't stay in this house anymore!"
Ma Yulian cursed in the kitchen, then stormed out of the house, heading straight for Chen Dazhu's house with a face full of anger!