Chapter 31 Su Hongmei Apologizes

As if to verify Su Hongmei's words, her stomach started growling as soon as she said the word "hungry".

The eldest son's wife was stunned for a moment.

Seeing her pitiful appearance, and thinking of my little niece at home, my heart softened for no reason.

"and you……"

The eldest daughter-in-law wanted to suggest that she eat a couple of bites first, but then she remembered her mother-in-law's attitude that she had to apologize to her sister-in-law, so she immediately changed her tune, saying, "Mom has spoken, so I can't give you anything to eat. Why don't you apologize verbally in front of Mom? You can continue to look down on me if you want, but it won't hurt me anyway."

The mother-in-law is upholding justice for her. If she were to agree to let her sister-in-law have a meal, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the mother-in-law?

She wouldn't want to be that kind of unreasonable daughter-in-law, and she certainly wouldn't do anything that would upset her mother-in-law!

Her mother-in-law was so good to her; she couldn't hurt her mother-in-law's feelings.

She wants to be her mother-in-law's favorite daughter-in-law!

"Sister-in-law?!"

Su Hongmei couldn't believe her eldest daughter-in-law could say such a thing. Her eyes widened slightly, as if she had just met her eldest daughter-in-law, and she pouted, "You all just bully me! Mom is also bullying me because I'm still young and can't earn money on my own. If I could earn money on my own..."

She was so hungry, and they still forced her to bow her head!

The eldest son's wife frowned, disagreeing with Su Hongmei's words.

“How did I bully you? Don’t you respect me? Don’t you see me as your sister-in-law? You did something wrong and didn’t apologize. Mom just didn’t feed you, that’s all. Look at Dad… Dad was beaten so badly by Mom yesterday that he bled.”

The eldest daughter-in-law, recalling the chaotic scene of Old Man Su running around the yard, howling and screaming, felt utterly impressed by her mother-in-law.

"ah?"

"ah!"

Su Hongmei exclaimed "Ah!" twice, a mixture of doubt and shock.

She went to bed early yesterday out of spite, and despite the commotion outside, she refrained from going down to watch.

"that……"

Su Hongmei pointed to the fire tongs placed next to the coal stove, opened and closed her mouth for a moment before saying, "No wonder there was blood on them when I used them this morning..."

No wonder her own father was beaten and cried so miserably yesterday.

If those fire tongs hit her, her buttocks would definitely be bruised and battered!

Su Hongmei trembled slightly, swallowed hard, and looked up at her eldest daughter-in-law, "Eldest sister-in-law."

The eldest daughter-in-law looked serious, nodding as she said, "You see, Mom still loves you. The only condition for you to apologize was to reflect on your actions and not give you any food. She didn't even hit you!"

Su Hongmei, "..."

Her brows furrowed, and she glanced at the eldest daughter-in-law again and again.

She felt that the eldest daughter-in-law's thinking was wrong.

But her mother got really stubborn and wouldn't give her food unless she apologized; her mother genuinely intended to starve her to death if she didn't apologize.

She's been starving for two days; she'll die if she doesn't eat soon!

She'll definitely be the first student in the school to starve to death!

Thinking of this, Su Hongmei felt weak and pitiful.

She slumped her head, clutching her rumbling stomach, and looked at the steaming aluminum pot. The aroma of rice porridge rose with the steam, filling her nostrils.

She really wants to eat it, boohoo...

The eldest daughter-in-law told Su Hongmei to stand aside. She picked up a kitchen knife, deftly sliced ​​potatoes, then went to the vegetable patch under the corner of the wall outside and picked a handful of scallions. She cracked two eggs and stir-fried a plate of scallion and egg.

A plate of stir-fried potato slices, a plate of scallion and egg, a dish of spicy cabbage, and a dish of pickled cucumbers.

When I lifted the lid of the aluminum pot, I found that my sister-in-law had put in too little rice; it was rice water, not rice porridge. So I scooped out some flour, added water to make a batter, and poured it in. Soon, the rice porridge boiled.

The eldest son's wife started serving rice with a bowl. When Li Banxia came in, Su Hongmei was staring longingly at the plate of scrambled eggs with scallions.

Hearing the noise, the two sisters-in-law looked up at Li Banxia at the same time.

"Mom, dinner's ready, let's eat!" The eldest daughter-in-law said with a smile.

Li Banxia smiled back, "Okay, I'll serve the dishes."

"mom……"

When Su Hongmei noticed her mother calling without even glancing at her, the grievances she felt almost materialized; her lips trembled and her eyes immediately welled up with tears.

Her mother is still angry with her, even though she's starving.

Su Hongmei was both angry and upset, feeling that her mother didn't love her at all.

She really wanted to turn around and leave, but she was so hungry, sob sob.

When the teacher talked about Tao Yuanming, he mentioned that he "would not bow down for five pecks of rice," praising him for his unwillingness to be humiliated, his fearlessness of the powerful and wealthy, and his integrity in not bowing down to serve others.

She really liked this person back then, and even told her best friend that she wanted to be like him.

Now, she has to bow her head and become a spineless person just for a bite to eat.

Waaah...

Li Banxia waited for a while and noticed that her youngest daughter's eyes seemed to say "I'd rather die." She frowned slightly, then decisively took the food out of the small kitchen.

Su Hongmei looked up and saw that her mother was gone. She hurriedly called out to her eldest daughter-in-law, "Sister-in-law."

The eldest son's wife pointed outside.

Su Hongmei turned and ran out, following behind Li Banxia, ​​calling, "Mom..."

Li Banxia glanced at her and asked, "What are you doing?"

Su Hongmei's mouth was stuck shut as if glued shut, and Li Banxia walked away.

"Mom, I was wrong!"

Su Hongmei grabbed her arm, tears streaming down her face, her voice choked with sobs, "I was wrong, I shouldn't have spoken to my sister-in-law like that..."

“...Go apologize to your sister-in-law.”

Su Hongmei tightened her grip on Li Banxia's clothes and gave a very soft "hmm".

Just then, the eldest son's wife came out carrying rice porridge.

Su Hongmei called out to her sister-in-law, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I'll never talk to you like that again."

"Okay, I forgive you."

The eldest daughter-in-law looked up at Li Banxia with a smile, her eyes full of affection.

Her sister-in-law apologized to her.

Her mother-in-law was definitely testing her before; look how good she is to her now!

This back support will save her from having a hard time at her in-laws' house.

"mom……"

Su Hongmei's voice was still trembling with tears as she asked Li Banxia, ​​"If I don't apologize to my sister-in-law, will you no longer want me as your daughter?"

Li Banxia glanced at her but didn't say anything.

Su Hongmei felt that her mother's eyes meant she didn't want her anymore.

She only said one wrong thing.

She is my biological mother.

My sister-in-law married into the family!

How come her mother can't distinguish between family members and outsiders?!

But she only dared to complain to herself and didn't dare to ask Li Banxia. She and her older sister had said similar things, and neither of them had received a kind look from their mother.

She won't go looking for trouble again.

"Have a meal."

During the family meal, Su Lao Er hesitated several times before speaking, and seemed distracted while eating, not even trying to take the eggs from Su Lao San.

Su Hongmei was eating a home-cooked meal. The cornbread mixed with sorghum flour, which she used to find unpalatable, now tasted incredibly delicious.

Not to mention the fragrant rice porridge.

There was also scrambled eggs with scallions. She picked up a big mouthful of eggs, and the eggs were mixed with the sweet aroma of scallions. It was so delicious that she wanted to swallow her tongue.

She absolutely adores it, waah...