RPAGF Chapter 42 Ugh, what bad luck!
Chapter 42 Ugh, what bad luck!
Ever since his elder brother and sister-in-law separated their household, the food at home has been so bad it's hard to swallow. Now, suddenly smelling the delicious aroma of the food, Shen Xiaochuan couldn't help but swallow.
He darted forward and moved closer.
Looking at the table in the middle of the yard, there were three bowls of dishes: a bowl of ordinary cucumber salad, a bowl of crisp green beans stir-fried, and a bowl of vegetables wrapped in egg, the contents of which he didn't know. His stomach immediately started to rumble in protest.
My eyes were glued to the screen, and my feet wouldn't move.
He usually ignored his elder brother and sister-in-law, but took their contributions for granted. Now he had no choice but to ask them, even though he was being shameless.
"Sister-in-law, what dish did you cook? Is it good?"
When Shen Qingchuan and Liu saw their stepmother arrive, they hurriedly got up.
It must have been years of suppression and manipulation that instilled in the couple an innate fear of their stepmother, Sun. Even though they had long since separated from their family, they still couldn't stand up straight when they saw her.
Shen Qingchuan forced a smile and said, "Mother, Xiaochuan, what brings you here?"
Liu also called out "Mother" before answering her brother-in-law's question.
"This is braised eggplant, and it's Tang'er's first time trying to make it."
Shen Xiaochuan swallowed hard, his brain immediately taking over his face. He plopped down in the seat Liu had just been sitting in, picked up the chopsticks Liu had used, and began to wolf down the food.
"Mmm, it's really...so delicious, so fragrant, better than what we make at home...I've eaten too much, it's like...a world of difference."
He was stuffing food into his mouth while mumbling incoherently.
Seeing his starving appetite, Shen Xiaotang immediately lost her appetite.
They've all separated and moved to the west end of the village, and a bunch of leeches can still find them by their scent.
Ugh, what bad luck!
She was furious. She grabbed the bowl of vegetables and quickly shoveled the contents into the bowl of corn porridge. She did this in every bowl, her movements swift and efficient, giving her uncle no chance to react.
Shen Xiaochuan reached out his chopsticks to pick up another piece, but the braised eggplant was gone!
The youngest child in the family, who already received the most favoritism and love from her parents and was used to being spoiled at home, was completely dumbfounded when her niece treated her like this.
If this were in the past, he wouldn't have dared to even touch the food bowl, let alone let that brat take it away and put it in another bowl. He was furious.
"Shen Xiaotang, what are you doing? I'm not full yet, why are you taking my food away and putting it into your porridge bowls?"
Shen Xiaotang snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Just because we've separated the family, I grew the vegetables, cooked them, and made the rice. We'll each eat our own food!"
When Sun saw that her step-granddaughter didn't even call her "milk" or greet her, and that the little girl only ate a few bites of their food before shoveling it away and yelling at the elders, she was so angry that her face turned green.
So she immediately started howling.
"You brat, I think you're asking for a beating again. He's your uncle, how can you be so disrespectful? Is this how your mother always teaches you?"
"No rules!"
Shen Xiaotang almost laughed out of anger. This old hag is so funny, she's being unreasonable and even blaming others.
Let's get this straight. This is her home, she cooked the food, and it's this shameless mother and son who are shamelessly showing up here.
However, she did not retaliate directly like that. After all, in this era, filial piety should be the priority. If she had cursed her so directly in public, the old woman could have easily punished her on the grounds of "disrespect".
She is small and her strength is far inferior to that of the old woman, so she cannot confront her directly unless absolutely necessary.
"Grandma, you and Uncle didn't come here for dinner, did you?"
“I didn’t know you were coming. The meals I prepared were all portioned out, and they were leftovers. My uncle is always very clean, so he can’t possibly eat our leftovers, can he?”
In short, we didn't cook for you, so go eat wherever you want!
She also cleverly pointed out that Shen Xiaochuan is clean and doesn't like to eat leftovers. If he holds people high and keeps a respectable air about him, it will be difficult for him to be shameless.
Sure enough, Shen Xiaochuan put down his chopsticks and then remembered that this was where his sister-in-law had been sitting, and he suddenly felt disgusted.
He was so focused on eating that he even used his sister-in-law's chopsticks!
vomit--
Shen Xiaochuan felt nauseous. He had always looked down on his timid sister-in-law and found even using her chopsticks disgusting.
If I had known, I wouldn't have used chopsticks.
Use your hands!
The braised eggplant was gone, but the stir-fried green beans looked good, so he grabbed a handful before standing up.
"The braised eggplant was delicious. Make it again next time, and cook it along with my meal. Go and call me, okay?"
I have seen shameless people, I have never seen such shameless people!
Shen Xiaotang sneered, "Uncle is busy studying all day long, how could he have time to come here? Aren't there eggplants in the vegetable garden over there? Just ask Grandma to cook them for you, it's the same thing!"
Sun had been cooking for three months straight, and was seething with anger. Her stepdaughter dared to ask her to cook again, which immediately stirred up a hornet's nest.
"You brat, you're always making excuses about wanting a meal from you. What's wrong with you? Just because we've separated the family doesn't mean I can't afford a meal from you?"
“Your father lost his mother when he was two years old. I raised him from infancy. Even if we separated from the family and he ate a meal at your house, I would still eat at your house every day!”
He grew up hearing these words from her, and every day he used her kindness in raising him to blackmail and manipulate his parents, but he could never control her.
She raised her father because she could profit from it. Her stepmother and grandfather were cut from the same cloth, coveting other people's inheritance and not supporting their bloodline. Their backbones could be broken!
Moreover, Dad is Grandpa's own son, and Grandpa should support him. As for whether or not he should be given to his second wife, that's their problem.
Over the years, my father has been their slave since he was a child, and my mother has been tormented by her for six or seven years. They have finally repaid all the great kindness they owed her!
“We’ve already separated. If Grandma’s not happy about it, we can go to the village head and ask him. If that doesn’t work, we can go to the village and ask everyone to judge. If everyone says you’re right, you can come every day from now on, and I’ll feed you!”
Upon hearing that she wanted to seek justice from the village head and the villagers, Sun's face flushed red and then turned pale.
She and her husband's reputations were already ruined. If they caused another incident, not only would the village head and villagers criticize them, but her husband wouldn't forgive her either.
So she snorted coldly, straightened her face, and adopted an imperious demeanor.
“The weeds in the field are overgrown, boss. You guys are just sitting at home with nothing to do, go help weed them for a couple of days.”
Shen Xiaotang's eyes widened immediately.
Listen to this, is this something a human being could say?
Even after they've separated their households, he still orders his stepson and daughter-in-law to help them weed.
Moreover, that wasn't "helping" at all; the whole family was like cripples, not a single one of them could get out of bed. It was clearly "substitutes"!
Liu paused, somewhat embarrassed, "Mother, Qingchuan's injury has just healed, how can he get out of bed? He and the two children still depend on me, I... I..."
She really didn't dare to refuse, but she didn't want to help her mother-in-law's family with chores anymore.
Even if you work yourself to death in the fields, no one will care, and you won't get any credit.