Chapter 12: My sister-in-law was robbed

But he was holding two wild chickens in his hands, and they were still alive.

"Mother! Mother! Fifth Sister-in-law! Look, I caught wild chickens!" Shao Xiaoqi smiled brightly, raising the wild chickens in his hands, their colorful feathers shining beautifully.

Qiao Xuan had already packed her dowry and was now chatting with Fang Shi.

Seeing this, Qiao Xuan's eyes lit up with delight and she praised, "Wow! Xiaoqi, you're so amazing, to catch live wild chickens!"

Qiao Xuan's praise was sincere, as she had indeed never seen such a thing before.

Shao Xiaoqi was a bit shy from the praise of Fifth Sister-in-law, whom she was not familiar with, and with a sheepish smile, she whispered, "It's not me who caught them, they were caught in traps in the mountains."

Qiao Xuan continued to praise, saying, "That's still very impressive!"

Fang Shi was also very pleased and said with a smile, "Of course, our little Qi, always likes to wander in the mountains and can often bring back wild game. It's a skill, you know. Oh, this is great! With these two wild chickens, we won't have to kill any more tonight. I was just feeling bad about it! This is wonderful!"

Qiao Xuan naturally played along with the excitement and continued to praise and inquire about Shao Xiaoqi's hunting stories, making the conversation lively.

Qiao Xuan listened with great interest, and Fang Shi's praise made her very cheerful.

Fang Shi was genuinely happy, and it happened to make her happy.

Yesterday, when Qiao Xuan came in, today, the three families would have to come together for a reunion dinner, and it would also be an opportunity for Qiao Xuan to meet the members of the second and third families.

This dinner also carried the meaning of welcoming the new daughter-in-law into the Shao family, so it had to be a little more abundant.

Thinking about having to kill a chicken to serve the greedy and selfish members of the second and third families, she felt heartbroken.

Especially since yesterday's wedding feast was very rich, and there were two pieces of meat, a fried fish, and a large bowl of unplaced chicken that she had planned to save for tonight's reunion dinner. However, those shameless siblings from the second and third families took it away while she wasn't paying attention!

If it wasn't for yesterday being a special day, she would have definitely had a big fight with them.

Thinking that she still had to kill a fat chicken for them tonight made her even more frustrated and heartbroken.

But this dinner was also to save face for the new daughter-in-law, so she had to kill it, no matter how heartbroken she felt.

Who would have thought that her youngest son would happen to catch two wild chickens today!

The two wild chickens looked quite big, so they wouldn't need to kill any more chickens. This naturally made Fang Shi feel a little bit more cheerful.

After chatting for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Fang Shi happily took the two wild chickens to the kitchen to prepare to slaughter them.

Qiao Xuan offered to help, but she was firmly refused and complimented with a smile, so she gave up.

Back in her room with nothing to do, Qiao Xuan pondered that she couldn't keep living like this. Should she learn how to make shoes or something, at least to pass the time and not be so bored?

Just as she was lost in thought, she suddenly saw Shao Taotao coming in. When she saw her, Qiao Xuan was startled, then a little panicked and asked, "Taotao, what's wrong?" She approached her with some hesitation and concern. "Your eyes are so red - have you been crying? What's wrong?"

It was only natural for her to ask when she saw her younger sister-in-law looking so sad and like she had been crying.

When Shao Taotao heard her asking, she felt even sadder, her eyes turning red, almost crying, "Fifth Sister-in-law, the silk flowers you gave me were taken by Second Sister and Fourth Sister... I'm sorry, Fifth Sister-in-law, I didn't mean to..."