Chapter 17 Domineeringly Snatching It

After spending some time cuddling with her beloved granddaughter, Ma Xiulian asked Zhao Mei in an unprecedentedly gentle tone, "Eldest daughter-in-law, what would you like to eat tonight? Noodles or dumplings?"

Zhao Mei said in a daze, "Anything is fine."

Ma Xiulian immediately decided, "Then let's have noodles. There's still some meat your aunt brought back a couple of days ago that we haven't finished. I'll make you some minced meat noodles and add some bok choy."

"good."

Zhao Mei was stunned by the unexpected surprise, and it wasn't until dinner time, when she looked at the fragrant meat-infused noodles in front of her, that she finally came to her senses.

This is noodles and meat!

Zhao Mei, who had never enjoyed such high-level treatment before, swallowed hard. Her first reaction was to look at Ma Xiulian, who was holding her granddaughter, with trepidation.

Without her mother-in-law's approval, she dared not touch such precious food.

Having guessed what she was thinking, Ma Xiulian said speechlessly, "Why are you looking at me? Hurry up and eat your noodles, they won't taste good if they get soggy."

She wasn't a cruel mother-in-law who mistreated her daughters-in-law. Although she favored her son and grandson, she didn't let her daughters-in-law and granddaughters go hungry.

After hearing her words, Zhao Mei began to wolf down her noodles.

Seeing her munching away so heartily, and then glancing at the sweet potato porridge in her own bowl, Li Chunhua's eyes immediately welled up with tears of grievance.

For over a month, Ma Xiulian had been serving her fine food and drinks, so she found it hard to swallow coarse grains again.

Coarse grains are not only unpalatable and upset your throat, but they also have no oil at all, and they can't compare to the braised noodles that Zhao Mei eats.

As Li Chunhua ate, she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with sorrow, and tears began to fall.

But no one at the dinner table paid any attention to her; they all buried themselves in their food, and even her husband, Chen Jianye, pretended not to see her.

After all, these days every household only has so much food. If someone eats too slowly and doesn't get enough, they'll have to go hungry until the next meal.

Li Chunhua cried for a while, but seeing that no one was comforting her and that most of the dishes and pancakes on the table were being devoured at a visible speed, she forced herself to eat, but in the end she only managed to eat about half full.

Zhao Mei, on the other hand, ate until her belly was round and full, her mouth filled with the aroma of meat.

But she was still thinking about her two daughters, so she cautiously asked Ma Xiulian, "Mom, can I give the noodle soup to Da Ni and Er Ni?"

Although she finished the noodles and meat, there was still a layer of oil floating on the soup, and there should still be some meat scraps left at the bottom of the bowl.

Da Ni and Er Ni stared longingly at their grandmother, swallowing hard.

It was just a little noodle soup, so Ma Xiulian didn't bother with it. She waved her hand and said, "Give it to them."

Li Chunhua even secretly fed Xiaobao meat behind her back.

Since Xiaobao is a small child and doesn't eat much, and is also her grandson, she turned a blind eye to it.

Upon hearing this, Da Ni and Er Ni's eyes lit up immediately, and they began drooling as they stared at the noodle soup, making Zhao Mei feel a pang of sadness for a moment.

But these days, which family doesn't raise their daughters like this? There are even quite a few who despise girls as a waste of money and don't even feed them properly.

Thinking of this, Zhao Mei looked at her mother-in-law gratefully, and then divided the noodle soup among her two daughters.

As soon as the two girls took a sip, Da Bao and Er Bao forcefully snatched it away from them.

"All the good stuff is for us, you can't drink it!"

They dared not snatch things from the adults, but they were very domineering towards their older and younger sisters.

Because the elders and adults in the family have told them more than once that all the good things in the house belong to their grandsons, while their granddaughters are just freeloaders and a waste of money.

I'm quite busy since I just started working, but I'll try to stabilize my update schedule as soon as possible. I hope you all understand!

(End of this chapter)