They were fine now, but they had stirred up a hornet's nest.
All those present who could only afford to wear tattered cloth shoes blushed.
Even the younger generation like Shen Jinzhi felt ashamed. It would be strange if they felt good about being humiliated by their own aunt.
Especially the Shen Jinzhi sisters, they had no such intention at all.
Shen Jinzhi was a fiery-tempered person, so she didn't want to suffer such grievances. She immediately argued loudly:
"Aunt, you misunderstood us. I just said that we have to work in the fields every day in the countryside, and it's not as convenient to wear small leather shoes as cloth shoes."
Although Shen Yuye was a weak person, she mustered up her courage and defended herself with red eyes:
"Aunt, I simply think the ones with embroidery are prettier than the ones without. I'm not jealous of Sister Baozhu."
When these two sisters spoke, Fourth Aunt Shen finally realized where she was.
Especially since those words were just said in front of everyone, I felt a little embarrassed at the moment and could only try my best to make amends for myself.
"Oh, those words I just said were just to appease Baozhu, I wasn't really talking about you, Jinzhi and Yuye, please don't take it to heart!"
This is just to fool children. Which adult present doesn't know the truth?
Shen Wenfang and Aunt Shen Da are relatively patient, but Aunt Shen Er is not.
Her family was originally at the bottom of the list among her brothers and sisters, and now when she heard Fourth Aunt Shen say this, it felt like she was saying it on purpose. How could she bear it?
I was so excited that I spoke without thinking.
"Little sister, have you forgotten that the good life you are living now was not originally yours?"
"I've never seen anyone like you. You eat someone else's leftovers and then put down your bowl and curse."
"What's the matter? It's only been a few years, and you've forgotten that you were once a country person too!"
"If Third Sister hadn't been so unimpressed by you, would you have been able to live the glorious life you have now?"
"But now you're rich, and you look down on everyone."
"What?! If you don't like us country folks, then get out of here!"
Fourth Aunt Shen blushed when she was told this, especially when her sore spot was touched. She immediately became like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and her fur stood up.
"It was Third Sister who didn't want this marriage in the first place. If she doesn't want it, can't I take over?"
"It's been so many years since this happened. What's there to say? Now that I'm living a good life, you regret it, right?"
Shen Wenfang interrupted quickly:
"Stop, stop, stop. We're talking about the kids, don't talk about that nonsense."
"Who regrets it? I don't know how much I like my life now. I can't enjoy your good life. Just go on with your life."
But Fourth Aunt Shen didn't believe a word of it. When she wanted to continue, Cao Baozhu in her arms suddenly asked:
"Why is it that she wasn't originally my mother?"
At this moment, several adults suddenly realized that it was not appropriate to say these things in front of the children, and they all tacitly stopped talking.
This time, Old Lady Shen did not speak on behalf of her youngest daughter. After all, what her youngest daughter said was indeed inappropriate.
Although the quarrel was forced to stop, the conflict still exists.
So in the end, Old Man Shen couldn't help but educate Fourth Aunt Shen.
"Fourth girl, you must never forget your roots!"
These words were like a loud slap in the face of Fourth Aunt Shen. She stammered and finally lowered her head.
After all, she was the little girl she always loved. Even though Old Lady Shen's face looked very bad just now, she softened her heart when she saw Fourth Aunt Shen's embarrassment, and immediately spoke to help:
"Okay, okay, it's getting late. All of you should come to the kitchen to help. Dinner will be served soon."
As he spoke, he began to assign tasks to his daughter and daughter-in-law.
Shen Wenfang was also assigned to pick vegetables.
Seeing this, Fourth Aunt Shen hurriedly pretended to say something.
"Mom, let me help too."
"Don't come in. The kitchen is full of fumes and it's very dirty. Don't get your precious clothes dirty."
Old Mrs. Shen pushed the person out as she spoke.
Fourth Aunt Shen didn’t really want to help in the first place, so when she heard this, she immediately came out and even expressed her apology in a fake manner.
"Then I'll listen to Mom and not come here to make things worse. Besides, Baozhu is in this state now, and I can't leave. I'm sorry to trouble my sisters and sisters-in-law."
But the others completely ignored her and treated her as air.
Fourth Aunt Shen was very angry in her heart, but she still kept smiling on her face, except that her little leather shoes made a little noise when she went out.
A group of people worked together and soon the food was served on the table.
At the dinner table, Shen Wenfang glanced around and finally found that the two siblings from Uncle Shen's family were not there. She looked at Old Lady Shen.
"Mom, aren't Tingting and the others home? Why didn't they come over for dinner?"
Aunt Qiu Ying gave a dry laugh and explained for her child:
"They slept late last night, so they haven't woken up yet. Don't worry about them, Third Sister, let's eat first."
When the others heard this, they quickly put down their chopsticks.
"Hurry up and wake up the two children to eat. It's okay. It will be the same if we wait a while before eating. Otherwise, all the delicious food will be eaten by us."
Old Mrs. Shen was a little impatient.
"Just eat your own food. My two children are introverted and don't like meeting so many people. I saved the food for them."
As she spoke, she looked at Shen Yuye again.
"After dinner, you'll take the warm food in the rice pot to your younger brothers and sisters, okay?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Uncle Shen and his wife's faces darkened.
But Shen Yuye didn't notice, and just nodded weakly and said:
"knew."
Shen Wenfang and Uncle Shen are twins, so they have a special relationship. At this moment, he couldn't bear to see this and couldn't help but feel sorry for them.
"Mom, you're spoiling the kids too much. Even if you dote on the two little ones, you shouldn't let Yuye serve them. They're already teenagers, how can they let their sister serve them food and drinks?"
"What do you know? Xiaoqing is the only boy of our Shen family's generation. He will have to support our Shen family in the future. What's wrong with asking Yuye and the others for help?"
"When the Jinzhiyuyes get married, won't they still be able to count on Xiaoqing, their brother from their natal family, for support?"
Not only Shen Wenfang, but even Fourth Aunt Shen couldn't stand this self-evidently patriarchal statement.
"According to what mom said, Baozhu is the only daughter in my family. Will she have no one to rely on in the future?"
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