Just as the deaf old lady was getting impatient, Jia Zhangshi brought in the food.

As soon as Jia Zhangshi entered the room, she was almost overwhelmed by the stench. This old woman, she thought, was quite pungent. Jia Zhangshi pinched her nose, placed the bowl directly on the table in the old woman's room, and turned to leave.

Seeing this, the old lady also became anxious: "Hey, Jia family member, don't leave yet, take the chamber pot and empty it for me!"

"What are you pouring? It's not even full yet. What's the rush? We'll use it for two more days," Jia Zhangshi said, covering her nose. "I don't even care about my own house, and you, old woman, expect me to do this? You're giving me too much credit!"

The old lady was so angry that she couldn't pretend anymore and yelled at Jia Zhangshi, "You promised me you'd take care of me in my old age, and this is how you serve this old woman?"

I'm telling you, you have to pour it out for me, boil some water for me, and wash my dirty clothes too.

The old lady spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world; in her eyes, these were all things the Jia family should do, since she had traded the house to the Jia family.

Little did the old lady know that Jia Zhangshi was not a diligent person; she was used to being lazy and gluttonous at home.

Madam Jia Zhang didn't respond at all, rolled her eyes at the old lady, and said, "I know."

"I know, I know, why aren't you doing it yet!" The old lady was furious; this Jia Zhangshi was simply too infuriating.

"I already said I know, are you deaf or what? What's the rush? Just wait." With that, Jia Zhangshi turned and left. *Pah!* You think I should serve you? You don't deserve it. Just wait until Qin Huairu gets off work. I don't care.

"You!" The old lady was so angry that her eyes blurred, but when she turned her head, she saw the food that Jia Zhangshi had brought.

The old lady was dumbfounded. What was this? She rubbed her eyes in disbelief. This was food! Surely it wasn't the Jia family's dishwater.

When the Yi family was supporting the elderly lady, they provided her with fine grains every day and even meat every few days. Now that the Jia family has arrived, they're giving me dishwater to drink!

The old lady grew angrier the more she thought about it. As the old saying goes, "The more you try to hold back, the angrier you get." She had never been treated like this before, and she immediately lost her temper.

Without a second thought, the old lady picked up the meal that Jia Zhangshi had just brought, strode to the door, lifted the curtain, and threw it at Jia Zhangshi, who hadn't gone far.

Unfortunately, the old lady was too weak and didn't hit Jia Zhangshi; the object simply fell to the ground.

Hearing a thud behind her, Jia Zhangshi turned around and saw the bowl she had just brought food to the old lady lying quietly on the ground, with soup and water spilled all over the floor.

Unable to contain her anger any longer, Jia Zhangshi yelled at the old lady, "You wretched old woman! I kindly brought you food, and you complained about it, fine!"

He even tried to hit me with a bowl! Pah! No wonder your household registration only shows one page with only one person listed. You deserve it!

"You...you, you, what did you say?" The old lady's voice changed when she said this. How dare you, Zhang Xiaohua, say such a thing to me!

"What do you mean 'you'? No wonder Old Yi didn't want to support you, serves you right! Everyone, you be the judge, yesterday's meeting clearly stated..."

Our Jia family serves the old lady, but look at us, she reneged on her promise from yesterday this morning. You all know the Jia family's situation; Huai Ru has even skipped breakfast to make sure the old lady has enough to eat. Just look at her!

This is such good porridge! The old lady just threw it away like that—what a waste! Doesn't she know that wasting food is a grave crime?!

Jia Zhangshi spoke with such righteous indignation, words she had learned from Yan Bugui. That old man Yan may not be good at much else, but his silver tongue is quite useful.

"I'll beat you to death, you bastard!" The deaf old woman originally wanted to chase after Jia Zhangshi and beat her up.

But he forgot that in his haste to throw the bowl at Jia Zhangshi, he hadn't been using his cane, and in a moment of carelessness, he fell face-first into the dirt. He landed right on the porridge bowl on the ground.

"Tch, so that's how you eat! I know, next time I'll just pour it on the floor for you," Jia Zhangshi said, her little head spinning, the words slipping out of her mouth.

The onlookers glanced at Jia Zhangshi speechlessly, though secretly they were pleased. They had suffered quite a bit at the old lady's hands before, and now seeing the old lady being tormented by Jia Zhangshi, they naturally didn't bother to intervene.

As for whether the old lady was hurt or not, that's none of our business. We don't have the money to take her to the hospital, and besides, the Jia family is the one who's supposed to take care of her.

Moreover, given Jia Zhangshi's character, she might end up accusing them of the crime. Thinking of this, everyone exchanged knowing glances and went straight home.

When Yang Cuihua heard the commotion and went to the backyard, only the old lady was left there. At this moment, the old lady was on the verge of tears, thinking, "Why did I do this to myself?"

Why not listen to Yi Zhonghai? You're already so old, how many more years do you have left to live?

"Oh, ma'am, are you alright?" Yang Ruihua saw the old lady lying on the ground and hurriedly went to her side to help her up. She carefully asked the old lady if she was injured or anything.

With tears in her eyes, the old lady held Yang Cuihua's hand tightly, refusing to let go. She finally remembered how good Cuihua was to her, and realized how foolish she had been to look down on her.

The old lady looked at Yang Cuihua with hopeful eyes: "Cuihua, I was wrong before, can you still take care of me?"

Seeing Yang Cuihua's troubled expression, the old lady immediately understood that this must have been an order from Yi Zhonghai. Thinking of this, the old lady sighed and said, "Tonight, after Zhonghai gets off work, remember to have him come to see me."

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