Chapter 42 Money-Losing Goods

These things are usually well hidden.

They only take it out when guests come or during holidays.

When she opened the cabinet door, Lu Guihua stood to the side watching, unable to resist taking a few more glances.

Shen Cuifen didn't say anything, but simply placed the eggs and noodles on the table.

The mother and her four children gathered around the stove, busily cooking a late-night snack.

Steam rose from the stove, and the water in the pot bubbled and gurgled.

Lu Xiuye ​​was busy tending the fire, while Lu Guihua assisted her.

Lu Zhongshun sat to the side, staring longingly at the pot.

Shen Cuifen skillfully cracked the eggs and prepared the seasonings.

A large spoonful of lard was poured into the pot and heated until it was smoking.

Beat the eggs and pour them in with a "sizzle".

The sound of oil splattering immediately filled the pot.

The eggs quickly solidify in the hot oil, releasing a wonderful aroma.

After frying the eggs, add water, then add noodles and sprinkle some soy sauce.

The soup in the pot began to boil, and the noodles floated up and down in the soup, emitting a rich aroma.

Before long, four bowls of fragrant noodles were placed on the table.

Lu Zhongshun stared wide-eyed, almost drooling into his bowl.

He picked up his chopsticks and eagerly grabbed a mouthful of noodles.

In no time, he finished the bowl of noodles.

After finishing his meal, he still stared longingly at Shen Cuifen.

He asked cautiously, "Mom, I promise I'll be good from now on. Can you give me food every day?"

He had been holding these words in for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to say them now.

He's really had enough these past two days.

They couldn't even get a meal; their stomachs were growling with hunger.

I'm exhausted from working all day, and at night I toss and turn in bed, unable to fall asleep.

He still doesn't understand what he did wrong.

If his mother doesn't feed him, his father will kick his butt all the time.

She was just getting a little closer to Lu Weidong, so how did that become a mistake?

I was so hungry until midnight tonight, and I finally figured it out.

Now his parents are like two opposing factions, just like boys in a class don't play with girls.

But if he doesn't stand by his mother's side, he'll have many more days of going hungry in the future!

Lu Weidong can't cook, but Yang Juanhua's cooking is so bad that even the dog would shake its head.

So tonight's animal trap is his pledge of allegiance.

He had already made up his mind to get Lu Weidong arrested.

Sacrifice Lu Weidong so that you can have enough to eat!

Anyway, that old man is shameless and he's not afraid of having any moral debt.

He'll do anything as long as he can have enough to eat in the future.

Seeing his pitiful state, Shen Cuifen felt sorry for him and gave him half of the noodles in her bowl.

She didn't say anything, but silently picked up the noodles.

Then he said, "But it depends on your performance. If you can help me feed the pigs and chickens and come with me to pull weeds in your spare time, then I'll consider providing you with meals long-term."

Lu Zhongshun nodded his head so hard it was like a chick pecking at rice, almost until his neck ached.

He quickly said, "Mom! I'll do it! I'll do any job!"

After saying that, he picked up a noodle and put it in his mouth.

As long as he can eat his fill, I'd let him set up mousetraps on that old guy ten times a day!

His appearance made Shen Cuifen and her two daughters laugh.

"Mom! You're too cruel! You don't cook for us during the day, but you eat and drink well by yourself at night!"

Don't you feel any remorse?

As they were talking and laughing, Lu Zhonghe's voice suddenly came from the kitchen doorway.

Shen Cuifen's face darkened, and when she looked up, she saw Lu Fuquan standing there as well.

"Didn't you just say that you wouldn't feed us but still expect us to work? Now that we haven't done any work, you still want to eat?"

When we were looking for Lu Xiuye, those two brothers were sleeping so soundly.

Shen Cuifen felt a surge of disgust.

"What's the point of talking about conscience? What good is conscience to ungrateful people like you?"

In my past life, I thought of everything for you, and my heart was almost hollowed out.

But what was the result?

It's completely useless.

"Lu Zhongshun didn't do any work, so why did you still make noodles for him? I'm not having it! I want to eat too!"

Lu Zhonghe spoke with an air of righteous indignation.

Shen Cuifen gave a cold laugh.

"Who said he didn't do it? He just went with me to find Xiuye! If you want to eat, go and get it yourself!"

Lu Zhongshun finished the noodles in a few bites, even drinking all the soup.

"That's right, second and third brothers, if you want to eat, just make it yourself!"

"Mom is busy all day long, can't you guys be a little more understanding?"

As Lu Zhongshun spoke, he became more and more excited, completely unaware that Lu Zhonghe and Lu Fuquan's faces had turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Shut up! Who gives you the right to tell people what to do? You're so young, and you already want to be in charge? Women are born to cook and do laundry! Tired? Who isn't tired?"

Lu Zhonghe retorted sarcastically.

“It’s not up to Lu Zhonghe to give orders in this family.”

"What? Are women born to serve you men?"

Shen Cuifen sat at the dining table, her knuckles white as she held the bowl.

"Mom isn't a maid! Your hand isn't broken, so if you want to eat, go make it yourself!"

Lu Xiuye ​​stood at the kitchen door, her face pale.

She had just witnessed Shen Cuifen arguing with Lu Zhonghe over not cooking, and her heart ached.

Lu Xiuye ​​understood immediately.

This is a provocation against Shen Cuifen.

Lu Zhonghe's words conveyed a sense of entitlement.

A surge of anger welled up inside her.

This isn't the first or second time; it happens every time.

Lu Xiuye ​​became angrier the more she thought about it.

The mother worked so hard to raise her children, only to be met with a complete lack of basic respect.

Her tone was as cold as ice, and she didn't even call him "Second Brother".

"What right do you have to talk to Mom like that?"

A man who doesn't respect his own mother doesn't deserve to be my brother.

She had already removed him from her family list.

This kind of person doesn't deserve her to call him "brother" anymore.

Lu Zhonghe clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, and roared at Lu Xiuye.

"Lu Xiuye! Shut up! You worthless brat, how dare you talk here? Believe me or not, I'll beat you up!"

He was enraged by Lu Xiuye's attitude.

From childhood to adulthood, who has ever dared to speak to him like that?

Not to mention someone like Lu Xiuye, who is considered a "money-loser".

Lu Xiuye ​​was already furious and had nowhere to vent her anger, but now she suddenly stood up and rushed to Lu Zhonghe.

She couldn't take it anymore.

"Come on! Try hitting me! You still call me a worthless piece of trash? You've got some nerve!"

"If you think girls are a money pit, why do you still insist on getting a bride price?"

She sneered and retorted.

"Isn't it all just that you're hoping my older sister and I, these 'money-losing' girls, will get more dowry money so you can get wives?"

She stared at Lu Zhonghe, her eyes filled with anger.

"Lu Zhonghe, do you want to be a bad person at the same time as a virtuous woman?"

"If you're so tough, then don't expect Mom to pay! And don't even think about taking our bride price! That's what a real man does!"

Lu Xiuye ​​spoke one sentence after another, like a machine gun, giving the other party no chance to breathe.

She didn't want to endure it anymore, nor did she want to back down.

Today she's going to show Lu Zhonghe that she's not someone to be trifled with.

Lu Zhonghe's face turned purple from all the scolding, like a pig's liver.

He was so angry he was trembling, but he couldn't find a single word to refute it.

Enraged that his thoughts had been exposed, he raised his hand to slap Lu Xiuye.

But Lu Xiuye ​​wasn't afraid of him at all.

Today she witnessed firsthand how Shen Cuifen fought desperately against Lu Weidong.