Chapter 69 Treating People Differently

Just as the fourth brother was about to say something, the third brother walked into the yard carrying a cloth book bag.

He glanced at Li Dazui, then at Lao Si and his mother, and sat casually on the steps of the north room, as if to say: You two take your time, I'm watching.

How could Song Chunxue not know the kind of people who made things difficult for them? In the past, she thought that since the Jiang family was a separate household, it would be easier to get along with everyone and speak up when they encountered difficulties.

But in reality, when something really happens, she doesn't dare to speak up and has never taken the initiative to speak up.

People are naturally bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. If you don't treat yourself like a human being, others will look down on you.

Thinking of the things that had treated her like a human being in her past life, Song Chunxue felt a surge of anger.

Today, Li Dazui brought a bowl of stir-fried radish and potato with lard, and she knew that he was only there to apologize.

But Li Dazui's words were all about how ignorant the fourth son was, how he didn't study properly outside, how someone in their family saw him, and how she should discipline him so he wouldn't ruin her future.

They still looked down on Song Chunxue from the bottom of their hearts.

Before Li Dazui could finish speaking, she saw Lao Si come in from the door.

She then shouted in a very unpleasant tone.

"Fourth brother, tell me, why did you kick someone else's chair?" Song Chunxue said calmly. "You could kick our chairs all you want, why did you have to kick someone else's?"

The fourth son, who had thought his mother would reprimand him after hearing Li Dazui's words, suddenly looked up.

This sounds like someone is insulting someone.

The fourth brother had a better understanding of the situation. He glanced at Li Dazui and said, "He was the one who asked you why you didn't go to help. The day before yesterday, Sanwa and I went to help. They fed everyone else, but no one invited us. They didn't treat us like human beings. I was so angry that I kicked them a couple of times and came here."

Song Chunxue smiled slightly at Li Dazui, "I didn't expect it to be true. The day before yesterday, Lao Si was still complaining that he hadn't eaten. I thought it was because he was being lazy and hadn't helped, which was why you didn't want to feed him."

"Actually, we didn't intend to take advantage of you. The reason we asked them to go together was because we felt that your uncle's passing was not good, and we wanted them to help out. I also told Sanwa to come back early and let Lao Si eat by himself before coming over, otherwise people would gossip."

Looking at Li Dazui's embarrassed face, Song Chunxue said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "But I heard that when Sanwa was about to leave, your uncle insisted that Sanwa help him, and Lao Si was also arranged to have an IV drip. That's something only your own people should do."

Her gaze fell on a bowl of potatoes and pork lard on the steps. "You brought this dish today. I thought you were finally acting like a human being, realizing that you'd been neglecting my child, and that you were telling us no."

“But you’ve been criticizing my fourth child,” Song Chunxue sneered. “No matter how bad my child is, it’s because I spoiled him. I’m the one who should be teaching him. When did it become anyone else’s place to tell me what to do?”

Li Dazui sat on the steps with a dark expression, looking down at the ants in the yard without saying a word.

"This was originally a small matter, and I should thank you for coming. At least someone in your Li family knows how to do things. But I don't want to hear a single word you said today."

"Take this bowl of food away, I don't have the face to accept it." With that, Song Chunxue placed the food on Li Dazui's lap. "Anyway, you all look down on us, so I don't need to be afraid of causing trouble. All these years, I've been the only one who's been enthusiastic. You can leave now."

Li Dazui looked at the vegetables on his lap, hesitated several times before trying to speak, but couldn't come up with a coherent explanation.

Song Chunxue ignored him and went to the kitchen to cook.

Jiang Hongying was tending the fire in the kitchen when she stood at the doorway, straining her ears. Hearing her mother speak like that, she felt her blood boil and was incredibly excited.

"Mom, you're amazing! You dare to say such things! Hahaha, that's so satisfying!"

Jiang Hongying lowered her voice and laughed so hard her eyes disappeared. "Oh my, I've never seen my mother so tough on outsiders before. Did you get reincarnated?"

"Bang!"

Jiang Hongying received a solid blow to the forehead. "If you continue to be disrespectful, I'll throw you out to feed the wolves."

"Hehehe," Jiang Hongying covered her forehead and chuckled foolishly, "I was praising my mother."

Xiujuan chimed in, "Hehehe, hehehe."

Hearing how diligently she was studying, Song Chunxue and her daughter Jiang Hongying couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The silvery laughter carried outside. Li Dazui, who had just reached the gate of the courtyard, was furious. With a "clatter," he dumped the potato dish he was holding at the gate.

He then picked up the bowl again, since he was too ashamed to take the food back with him.

Hearing the commotion, Sanwa got up and went outside. Seeing a bowl of food by the door, he became furious.

"Are you sick? What are you doing lying at the door? Do you want my ancestors to eat you?"

"Believe it or not, if you treat people like this, my ancestors for eighteen generations will haunt you tonight!"

Li Dazui snorted, "Let them come find me, I'm not afraid."

The fourth brother rushed to the kitchen and told Song Chunxue what Li Dazui had done.

"If you're going to dump it, then just sweep it into a dustpan and dump it in the pigpen for the pigs to eat. Don't waste it."

Song Chunxue laughed and said, "Li Dazui understands perfectly well. He knows that his own family members are not being fair. He felt bad about it and brought over a bowl of food, but they are used to being superior to us and think that we should accept the bowl of food with gratitude. I used to be spineless, but now I would rather feed it to pigs."

The children heard it clearly and remained silent.

“I was spineless before, which harmed you all. Even though we are four brothers, we couldn’t stand up for ourselves.”

Song Chunxue sighed, "I always thought you were living your own lives well, but look at the Li family. They secretly dislike and compare themselves to each other, but on the surface, they are very united and work together as a team to treat outsiders."

"If I were to teach you from a young age that you should help each other, and that when you encounter trouble outside, no matter who is on your side, you should always side with your own people. Because we are all one."

"Unfortunately, I made a mistake myself. I favored one person and neglected another. In the end, no one was close to me and they all complained about me. I worked hard all my life but got no good reward."

She kneaded the dough and smiled bitterly, "But there's nothing I can do now. You'll all grow up and go your separate ways. If you get together, you'll just argue every day. I won't stop you."

The fourth brother turned and glanced at the third child standing outside the kitchen door, then quietly walked out of the room and returned to his own room.

Sanwa leaned against the wall, remaining silent for a long time.

He was destined to be a shepherd; he would stay by his mother's side and take good care of her.

Being able to return to school was a blessing he could never have hoped for in his life.

Thinking this, he went to the door, put the bowl of food into a winnowing basket, and poured it into the pig trough.

He couldn't help but smile as he watched the piglets eat happily.

It has probably never eaten anything so delicious in its life.

"What's going on? What does it mean that Li Dazui dumped the vegetables at the door?" The eldest brother, Jiang Yeming, suddenly appeared behind Sanwa and couldn't help but ask, "Isn't he insulting people? That's too much."

“I heard my mother scold Li Dazui. Tell me what exactly happened.”