Chapter 23 Going into the Cracks in the Ground

Although Ma Xiulian said that the pigeon was only for Zhao Mei, she still stewed one for her three grandsons to share.

Besides, she herself was eating mixed grain cakes and wild vegetable porridge, so Zhou Zhaodi really had no complaints.

Li Chunhua was already thinking about whether she should bring her little girl back to breastfeed herself, but she was also worried that the little girl would drink all her milk and her son would have nothing to drink.

She was thinking so intently that she didn't hear Ma Xiulian calling her several times.

Ma Xiulian frowned, then suddenly raised her voice: "Third son's wife, I'm talking to you!"

The booming voice startled the two chickens that were foraging in the yard, causing them to fly away.

Li Chunhua almost collapsed to the ground, and quickly replied, "Mom, please speak, I'm listening."

She's starting to feel a bit intimidated by her mother-in-law, worried that if she's unhappy with her, she might try to get her son to divorce her.

Ma Xiulian said calmly, "Starting today, you will go to work in the fields, and the eldest daughter-in-law will go to the threshing ground."

Upon hearing this, Li Chunhua's face instantly turned ugly.

She doesn't want to change!

Seeing that she was unhappy, Ma Xiulian was not surprised. She said, "I got this job at the threshing ground by talking to the brigade leader. It is also up to me who will do this job in the family. If you want to stay at the threshing ground, go talk to the brigade leader yourself."

The tone was neither too light nor too heavy, but it brooked no argument.

Li Chunhua's eyes immediately reddened, and her face turned pale. Coupled with her thin frame, she looked as if she was about to faint at any moment.

Pshaw, so pretentious!

Zhou Zhaodi rolled her eyes at her and continued munching on the multigrain pancake in her hand.

Zhao Mei, however, was an honest and kind-hearted woman. Seeing her like this, she couldn't bear it and said, "Why don't we let Third Sister-in-law stay in the threshing ground? After all, she just finished her postpartum confinement."

Without a second thought, Ma Xiulian replied, "No! You have to come back often to breastfeed the baby."

Then, glaring at Li Chunhua with a fierce expression, he scolded her mercilessly, "It's not like you haven't done it before. Who are you trying to fool with your act of weakness? You think you can develop the problems of a rich wife just by sitting in confinement for a month? You're not going to fly to the moon!"

Li Chunhua was so embarrassed and ashamed after being scolded that she felt like she could disappear into the ground.

The rest of the Chen family were either drinking porridge or eating pancakes, and didn't seem to notice anything amiss.

It is only natural for a mother-in-law to discipline a disobedient daughter-in-law.

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After finishing her meal, Ma Xiulian hugged and kissed Helian Jiao affectionately for a while before reluctantly going to work in the fields.

But she was always worried and would look up at the clear sky every now and then. In the end, she couldn't resist and went home during a break from the group's rest.

As soon as I entered the eldest son's room, I saw Da Ni and Er Ni changing their granddaughter's diaper while making funny faces that made her giggle.

Da Ni and Er Ni were standing with their backs to her, so they didn't notice that their grandmother had returned immediately.

But Helian Jiao could see it, so she waved her little hand and started calling out to her in a "ee-ee-ya-ya" manner.

Grandma, why are you back so early today? ← In just over a month, the little princess of the Golden Dragon Clan has been introduced to a local accent by her grandmother.

Listening to her granddaughter's soft, sweet voice, Ma Xiulian, who had been basking in the scorching sun for most of the day, immediately felt refreshed and less hot.

She walked over, bent down, and asked her little granddaughter with a smile, "My sweetie, did you miss Grandma?"

Her clothes were soaked with sweat and smelled bad, so she didn't hold her granddaughter.

Helian Jiao responded with two soft "hmm" sounds. ← This is the typical conversation pattern between the grandmother and granddaughter.

Chapter 22 has been revised; you can go back and take a look.

If the remaining chapter isn't finished by midnight, I'll make it up tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)