Li Ziming followed the principle that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen; as a scholar, how could he do household chores?

Li Zhiyuan would be even less likely to do it.

Everyone has their own principles. Of course, no one is bringing up housework right now; they're both giving up and engaging in a cold war, waiting to see who will back down first.

Li Jiaojiao and Zhang Shuiniang went to Li Gouwa's house every day to freeload meals.

Li Zhiyuan and Li Ziming ate at the school and went hungry at night.

Granny Li would eat at one house today and another tomorrow.

The poor chickens and pigs at home were all squawking from hunger.

The villagers were dumbfounded when they saw the family's behavior. How could this family be so lazy?

A few days later, whether it was Li Gouwa's family or other families, they were all tired of being freeloaded on meals, and they would close their doors as soon as they saw them from afar.

The three women in the Li family had no choice but to go home.

Li Zhiyuan and his son were on leave again, and the five of them were starving at home. They looked at each other, seething with anger, but no one dared to break the silence.

"Oh my, it's been a long time, Scholar Li, I'm back again!" A burst of laughter rang out as Granny Zhao arrived at the door. "I heard there's a thief in your house."

"Get out! Get out!" Li Zhiyuan could no longer maintain his composure and tried to push Granny Zhao out the door.

But then he realized that he couldn't push her at all, and she even pushed him so hard he fell on his butt!

"I'm not leaving, what can you do about it? I came here out of kindness to show my concern, and you're kicking me out." Old Mrs. Zhao had a point, "I heard your family has started begging."

"You're always freeloading off this family, and that family tomorrow. To be honest, your family is really strange; everyone's a lazybones. It's understandable that the mother-in-law doesn't do any work, but this daughter-in-law actually expects her mother-in-law to serve her every day. That's really bizarre."

As he spoke, he looked at Granny Li with a sympathetic expression.

Old Lady Li, who used to despise Old Lady Zhao, now adored her so much that tears welled in her eyes.

"What terrible things have I done to deserve marrying such a cunning, lazy, and greedy wife? Waaah..."

Old Mrs. Zhao's eyes lit up: "Poor thing. My daughter-in-law is such a scoundrel, and my son still indulges her. Sigh, I'm leaving now!"

After saying that, he ran out the door like a shot.

Li Zhiyuan's vision went black; he knew all too well how strong Granny Zhao's fighting power was.

With that mouth of hers, in less than half a day, everyone in the surrounding villages knew he was unfilial! He let his wife bully his own mother!

Granny Li was still crying.

Li Zhiyuan had had enough. He turned around and glared coldly at Zhang Shuiniang: "Shuiniang, no matter what, you are still a daughter-in-law. You can't expect your mother-in-law to serve you every day, can you?"

"Just do what you're supposed to do! And Jiaojiao, you're a fifteen-year-old girl, it's time you did some work. Otherwise, if outsiders see you as lazy as a ghost, who would dare to marry you?"