In the evening, Meng Shuyun prepared a sumptuous meal.

The family sat around a large round table, filling the entire circle.

Looking at the delicious food on the table, everyone followed the rules and no one touched their chopsticks first, waiting for Meng Shuyun to start.

Meng Shuyun picked up a large chicken leg and gently placed it in Xiaoli and Xiaojuan's bowls, saying with a smile, "Xiaoli and Xiaojuan were a great help today. They not only swept the floor, but also helped wash diapers and start the fire. They are so capable. Eat your chicken legs."

Then, she placed the chicken drumsticks into Su Xiumei's and Gu Xue's bowls respectively: "Xiumei made two hundred pairs of flowers today, she's a great contributor, she deserves a chicken drumstick to replenish her energy. Xue'er helped pack the food and took such good care of her two younger sisters, she's also great, have a chicken drumstick."

Then, the fish belly was placed in Su Xiulan and Su Xiuju's bowls: "You two need to replenish your nutrition, drink more fish soup, and eat more fish meat."

Two more pairs of chicken wings appeared in Meng Kangshun's bowl: "You've worked hard today, you did a great job."

Finally, the chicken's rear end, split in two, landed in Su Xiangnan's and Zhou Xianye's bowls respectively.

"Zhou Xianye, I'm already being lenient by letting you eat chicken butts at the table. Su Xiangnan, I'm renting this courtyard now, and I'm only letting you eat chicken butts for Xue'er's sake."

Without saying a word, Zhou Xianye swallowed the chicken butt in one gulp and said with a smile, "Mother-in-law, I love eating chicken butts. Thank you so much for letting me sit at the table to eat."

Su Xiangnan looked at the chicken's rear end in the bowl, curled his lip, and looked disgusted.

If it weren't for Xue'er's sake, he wouldn't even bother to sit down and eat this chicken butt. Humph.

Gu Xue keenly noticed Su Xiangnan's slight mood, smiled gently, put the chicken leg from her bowl into Su Xiangnan's bowl, and then picked up the chicken butt to eat.

Upon seeing this, Su Xiangnan's expression changed drastically. He no longer cared about his image, reached out and snatched the chicken butt from Gu Xue's chopsticks, forcefully throwing it into Zhou Xianye's bowl.

Everyone at the table was taken aback by Su Xiangnan's sudden action, and all eyes turned to him, surprised by his agility.

Su Xiangnan glared at Meng Shuyun and said irritably, "I will pay you every penny of the rent and food expenses. I don't eat chicken butts, but Zhou Xianye loves them, so let him eat them all."

Zhou Xianye: "..."

He looked at the chicken butt that had suddenly appeared in his bowl, his lips trembling as he wanted to cry but dared not.

Suppressing his emotions, he picked up the food and swallowed it in one gulp, saying, "I love to eat it, mother-in-law, I really love to eat it, I'm happy to eat it."

As night fell, the dim yellow light inside the room flickered gently.

Su Xiumei and Meng Shuyun slept in the same room, with the two sisters setting up a door panel on the side as a makeshift bed.

At this moment, they were fast asleep, having eaten and drunk their fill, with satisfied smiles on their tender faces.

Su Xiumei sat on the edge of the bed, her hands unconsciously twisting together, her expression full of unease. She asked softly, "Mother, how about Xianye and I go back after the Mid-Autumn Festival? I believe he has truly reformed this time."

Meng Shuyun poked Su Xiumei's forehead in annoyance, looked at the increasingly obvious wrinkles on her face, and couldn't help but sigh, saying, "Wouldn't it be better to stay at home and help me with the work?"

"Look at all those hair accessories you made today! The labor cost alone is twenty yuan!"

As she spoke, Meng Shuyun stuffed the twenty yuan into Su Xiumei's pocket, and then earnestly advised, "This is much better than you staying in that hellhole."

There, you'll work for free and won't earn a single penny.

If you stay here with me, Zhou Xianye can work outside with peace of mind, and Xiaoli and Xiaojuan won't have to suffer anymore.

"If you go back, it'll be so far away, and I won't allow my granddaughter to go back and suffer any more mistreatment."

“I can’t accept this money.” Su Xiumei hurriedly took out the money, wanting to return it to Meng Shuyun. “I’ve been living here for free, and I’m doing this work willingly. How can I accept money?”

"This isn't money for working for free. I pay someone to make my hair accessories for a dime a pair. You can take this money without worry, there's nothing wrong with it."

Su Xiumei clutched the twenty yuan tightly. She had never received so much money at once before. Moved to tears, her eyes welled up with tears that streamed down her face.

"Mom, thank you. I will definitely work hard from now on and listen to you in everything."

"Okay, you've been busy all day. It's still early, and you don't have enough hair accessories yet. I'll go out and make some more."

Su Xiumei quickly wiped away her tears, nodded vigorously, and got up to go out with Meng Shuyun to help.

After feeding the two little ones and changing their diapers, Su Xiulan opened the door and happened to run into Su Xiangnan. She quickly called out, "Xiangnan, I have something to tell you. Come in for a moment."

Su Xiangnan, who was holding a towel, paused for a moment upon hearing this, then turned his face away and said coldly, "Say what you have to say here."

Without waiting for a reply, Su Xiulan pushed him into the room and said bluntly, "I heard your conversation with Mother in the back room."

A flicker of panic crossed Su Xiangnan's eyes, but it vanished in an instant, and he quickly regained his composure. He turned his head away without saying a word, which was tantamount to acknowledging the matter.

Outside the door, Su Xiuju had just finished washing the dishes and was wiping the water off her hands, intending to go and see her two adorable nephews and nieces.

Her hand had just touched the doorknob when she heard voices coming from inside. She froze instantly, as if possessed, and instead of pushing the door open immediately, she stood there quietly.

"Why did you set the fire? What did your mother do to you that you had to do this? Do you know that this is illegal?" Su Xiulan questioned.

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