"Mmm, I'm so full," Mo Qian rubbed her stomach contentedly. She couldn't eat anymore. Since the apocalypse, she hadn't eaten anything so delicious. One of the greatest pleasures in life is to eat and drink to her heart's content, haha.

Seeing that Mo Qian couldn't eat anymore, Su Er quickly finished the rest of the food.

"What are we going to say when we get back? We went out early this morning and didn't go to work."

Mo Qian held onto Su Er's jacket with one hand to prevent the bicycle from accidentally going into a ditch and falling, while she leisurely asked a question while munching on a peach shortbread she had bought from the supply and marketing cooperative with the other hand.

“That’s easy. Just say you went to see Lao Si. He hasn’t been back for many days and you miss him.”

Mo Qian thought it sounded unreliable. The book said that the two brothers had never been close since childhood, not only because of their age difference, but also because they couldn't play together.

Also, because the old lady of the Su family dotes on the fourth son, and always thinks of him when it comes to good food, the second son of the Su family can't stand him and says that if he misses him, he should go see him, but it would be better to just go to the fourth son's house for a free meal.

As soon as she stepped into the house, intending to sneak in, she was spotted by the sharp-eyed old lady of the Su family. Seeing the old lady rushing over, Mo Qian quickly hid to the side without saying a word, thinking, "Better to die than let my fellow Daoist die."

"Su Er, so you finally decided to come back? I haven't seen you since this morning." The old lady of the Su family picked up a broom from the door frame and chased after him, hitting him.

"Mom, I went to see Fourth Brother. He just got half a bag of brown sugar a couple of days ago, and I thought you haven't seen him for a while, so I went to check on him for you. Fourth Brother is doing well, eating heartily, and he's even gained two pounds, hehe." Su Er said, dodging the broom that was being swung at him.

"You little brat, I'll let you off this time, but if you slack off again, I'll make you go hungry for a few meals," said the old lady of the Su family, panting as she ran around with her broom.

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely remember this next time, hey."

"Wife, wife, you dodged pretty quickly, leaving me to get beaten," Su Er said dejectedly.

"Pretending, don't you know me? Do you think I can hit you? Jumping around like that, it's better to scold one than two, right?" Mo Qian said irritably, looking at Su Er's pretentious act.

At dinner time, a large group of people gathered around a table. The matriarch of the Su family, as always, sat in her usual spot and oversaw the distribution of food. After the food was distributed, everyone silently ate what was in their own bowls.

"Grandma, you can't do this. We three sisters raised all the chickens in the house. Why can the eldest son eat them but we can't? We want to eat steamed eggs too."

As she spoke, the female lead went to pick up the steamed egg custard that had been placed in front of the eldest son. Before anyone could react, she quickly scooped out three large spoonfuls and put them into the three sisters' bowls.

"I told you not to take it. This is for my eldest grandson. If you want some, go ask your mother." The old lady of the Su family hurriedly snatched it away before the female protagonist finished digging.

“Why can’t we eat? The three of us sisters and our mother do all the work at home. My father works himself to the bone to earn work points in the fields. My uncle and aunt dawdle at work and don’t earn many work points all day long.”

"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, they're always feeling unwell. They even send the best food to Fourth Uncle. But in our house, the chickens get up early and the dogs go to bed late. We don't deserve to eat here, and you certainly don't deserve to eat here either." The woman slammed her bowl down on the table with a loud thud.

"Bullshit! You think you're the ones who have worked so hard? It's all because the third son's wife was uncooperative and gave birth to three girls. What's wrong with me doting on my grandson?" The old lady of the Su family said righteously, slamming her hand on the table.

"Laidi, what's wrong? Why did you upset your grandma again? Hurry up and apologize to your grandma, look how angry she is." Su Laosan grabbed the female lead, wanting her to go to the old lady of the Su family to apologize.

"Mother, Lai Di is just being silly, please don't hit her too hard," the third son's wife said timidly.

"Bullshit, I didn't hit her, and I didn't hit her too hard."

"Don't bully my mother, the steamed egg custard is what I want to eat."

The old lady of the Su family was so angry that she could hardly breathe. When her third son first got married, she thought his wife was a good person.

She was the eldest in her maternal family. Although she had two younger sisters and a younger brother, she was skilled at both housework and household chores. She had a good reputation in the village and was gentle and easy to manage.

At first, I was quite satisfied, but who would have thought that a dog that doesn't bark will bite? It ruined my reputation and caused the villagers to spread rumors that I, the old woman, was biased and bullied the third son's family every day, beating and scolding them!

Honestly, although I do favor my eldest and fourth sons a bit, the others are also my sons, and I haven't gone too far. Even hands are of different lengths.

As a result, I cried every day and acted pitiful. The villagers all advised me not to cause too much trouble for the third wife, because my reputation in the village was already ruined beyond repair.

Okay, I'm not saying I'm biased, but I am biased. I'm just too good to the third son's wife. She's so idle, she's done all the housework. Anyway, she doesn't have much of a reputation anymore, so I'm not afraid of ruining it.

She would slander me in front of the children. Although I was biased, I didn't go too far with the other children. Every month, I would give the children from the first and third wives a few eggs as snacks.

Her third daughter-in-law sent the eggs back to her parents' home. She doesn't care about her own daughter and is teaching her to distance herself from me. Why should I care?

Mo Qian and Su Er picked up their bowls in unison, eating while watching the scene unfold before them. These past few days have been quite eventful, with a commotion at the dinner table every few days. Hmm...

Last time, it seems it was because of a piece of meat.

The time before last, the white flour pancakes weren't distributed evenly.

The time before last, they only gave out a small portion of porridge, so when it reached the female lead, it was just watery broth.

...

Watching the female lead fight every day is quite a way to pass the time. I originally thought that the three families were just like yellow cabbages in the field, easy to bully. But I never expected that the female lead's mother would be just as awful.

Hmm, she's quite the hypocrite, constantly setting traps for the old lady of the Su family and the eldest son's family. She's infuriating and a classic example of a brother-obsessed demon.

The three sisters did most of the housework, and any things they brought were sent to their mother's house. If it weren't for that chance encounter, I wouldn't have known. It wasn't mentioned in the book either. I guess the protagonist's mother was too good at disguising herself.

I wonder how surprised the female lead will be when she finds out.

Haha, the book didn't say that the female lead's mother was such a jerk. It just kept describing how Guang was being bullied. I guess there will be some good shows to watch later. Even if the family splits up, the female lead won't have a peaceful life!

In addition, Su Laosan, although he dotes on his daughter, probably longs for a boy and doesn't pay much attention to his daughter.

It's better now that there's no younger brother. If the female lead were to have another younger brother, it would definitely be a case of favoring boys over girls, and the female lead would have a lot of headaches.