Although Zhao Xiaocao also thought it was unbearably sour, she had previously described tomatoes as something that was only found in heaven and on earth.

So even if she didn't like the taste, she would force herself to swallow it, pretending it was delicious.

That shouldn't be the case. She clearly overheard Zhao Denglong and Zhao Wanzi saying that the scrambled eggs with tomatoes were delicious and went very well with rice!

Scrambled eggs with tomatoes...

"I know!" Zhao Xiaocao suddenly exclaimed, "This stuff tastes better when stir-fried with eggs!"

Mrs. Cheng tapped her head with her chopsticks in annoyance, "You brat, those eggs are such precious things, how can a family like ours afford to eat them!"

That brat, she must have misheard. She's still trying to argue.

It's so red and sour it'll make you want to vomit! What kind of tomato is this? It looks nice but tastes terrible!

Zhao Xiaocao shrank back as her head was knocked, feeling extremely wronged.

"That's exactly what I heard Lantern and Meatball say..."

Zhao Shou couldn't resist picking up a piece of tomato and tasting it with the tip of his tongue.

"Ptooey! It tastes awful, Mom! When will we be able to eat meat again? I want roast chicken!"

As soon as Zhao Shou finished speaking, Zhao Pang, Zhao Xiangnan, and Cheng Shi all turned their eyes to Zhao Shou.

His eyes looked as if he wanted to devour Zhao Shou.

Zhao Shou realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly started shoveling rice into his mouth.

Zhao Xiaocao's shrewd eyes darted around, taking in the whole scene.

She put down her bowl and chopsticks and asked coldly, "Mother, what does Second Brother mean by that? What do you mean by eating meat again? Did you eat roast chicken behind my back?"

Cheng's eyes darted away for a moment, "What are you talking about? There's no such thing!"

Zhao Xiaocao looked at Zhao Xiangnan and asked, "Father, what's going on here?"

Zhao Xiangnan didn't know how to explain, so he evaded the question by saying, "You're overthinking it. Our family hasn't eaten meat in years!"

"Little Grass, your second brother is talking about the rooster that our family killed last time," Fatty Zhao quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Yes, I was talking about that rooster, not some roast chicken. Little Grass, you misheard me," Zhao Shou quickly added.

Of this family, besides Cheng, the most shrewd one is Zhao Xiaocao.

These three grown men couldn't hide their true feelings from Zhao Xiaocao, a child.

Zhao Xiaocao grew angrier the more she thought about it, and suddenly slammed the bowl and chopsticks on the table, standing up angrily.

"You whole family, you've been hiding all the good food and drinks from me, haven't you! I'm not even my parents' biological child!"

The noise was so loud that the neighbors on both sides could hear it.

Cheng quickly got up and grabbed Zhao Xiaocao's arm.

"You brat, why are you shouting like that! Do you want everyone to hear you?!"

Zhao Xiaocao, fuming, slapped Cheng's hand away.

"Let me go! Mother, you might as well sell me! Little Green and Little Orchid, ever since they were sold to Second Aunt's house, they've been living more comfortably than they did at home!"

Zhao Xiaocao had been thinking this for a long time; she was truly jealous of Zhao Xiaolan and Zhao Xiaolü.

Before, these two people didn't eat or dress as well as she did, but now they're a thousand times better off than her!

Mrs. Cheng stared at her daughter in disbelief. "Zhao Xiaocao, have you lost your mind? Even a dog doesn't complain about being poor, you're worse than an animal!"

As Cheng spoke, she took off her shoes and was about to hit Zhao Xiaocao.

"I'm going to beat you to death today, you heartless brat..."

"Third Aunt..." Wan Cunhua called out as she walked to the door.

She stood on the threshold, looking at the people inside the house, and hesitated for a moment before not daring to come in.

"I..." Wan Cunhua looked at Zhao Xiaocao, whose face was covered in tears, and said with some sympathy, "Auntie, I came here because I have something to do. Why don't you call later?"

Zhao Xiaocao: She's such a good sister-in-law!

Cheng threw the shoes in her hand on the ground and stomped on them.

He said curtly, "What is it?"

Wan Cunhua then told her about wanting to take Old Lady Zhao away ahead of time.

At first, Cheng was quite happy, but then she thought about it again. This Wan Cunhua usually calculates everything so clearly, why would she willingly suffer a loss now?

No, they must have ulterior motives.

So, Cheng pretended to be in a difficult position.

"Village beauty, look, your grandma's stay with us isn't even over yet. If you take her back early, what will outsiders think of your aunt and third uncle, right?"

Wan Cunhua raised an eyebrow. This was something her third aunt wanted, but it wasn't quite what she expected.

"Um... Auntie, I just want to take good care of Grandma's health, don't you think?"

Cheng took a step closer and looked Wan Cunhua up and down.

"What? Does my niece-in-law mean I didn't take good care of your grandmother?"

Wan Cunhua was so frightened that she took a step back and waved her hand.

"No, no, no, Auntie, that's not what I meant..."

Standing to the side, Zhao Xiaocao angrily exposed, "You just didn't take good care of Grandma, you were reluctant to feed her or dress her properly, and you even called her an old hag..."

"You!" Cheng was so angry that she slapped Zhao Xiaocao across the face.

When Fatty Zhao and Skinny Zhao saw this, they both fell silent.

Even Zhao Xiangnan turned his face away; he really couldn't bear to lose face like that.

"Don't listen to this brat's nonsense, she's angry with me." Madam Cheng's face was also very unpleasant.

But Zhao Xiaocao was the type who wouldn't respond to force but to gentle persuasion. "I'm not lying! Grandma's health hasn't improved because..."

Cheng quickly covered Zhao Xiaocao's mouth and gave Zhao Xiangnan a wink.

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