Liao Xuemei and several daughters-in-law heard their conversation and felt much better. It was impossible for them to be very happy that the mother-in-law was subsidizing their sister-in-law in this way, but now that the sister-in-law was sensible, the mother-in-law could give less subsidies in the future.
It’s not that the sisters-in-law are stingy, but every household has to make a living, and the subsidies the mother-in-law gives to the sister-in-law are already enough.
It is said that a daughter who is married off is like spilled flowers, and the mother-in-law cannot control her sister-in-law for the rest of her life.
"Mom, just wait to enjoy the blessing of your daughter."
"Grandma, I will be filial to you along with my mother in the future."
"Good! Good! Grandma is waiting for my eldest grandson to be filial."
He Guixiang was very happy when she looked at her particularly well-dressed grandson. It was obvious that this child had a brighter future than other children.
"Okay, we're here today to help you clean up the house. Let's stop talking nonsense and get back to work. It's rare that we don't have time to work today because it's raining, otherwise we wouldn't have time to come."
"Mom, it's raining outside. It's rare for everyone not to go to work, so just rest here for a day. I'll cook some delicious dishes to treat you, as a celebration of having my own little family in the future."
Li Miaomiao quickly called everyone to stop her. It was really unbelievable that her own mother would order her son and daughter-in-law around like this.
However, Liao Xuemei's daughters-in-law knew their mother-in-law very well. They brought so many of them here to work. If their mother-in-law didn't eat her sister-in-law's food for free, she would definitely not be happy about it. She would make things difficult for them when she returned.
"No, this little rain won't delay anything."
He Guixiang wasn't such a mean mother-in-law: "Come on, why go out in the rain? You'll get sick when you get old. It's a relief that you don't have to go to work today, so take a break."
Although He Guixiang said so, Liao Xuemei and the others didn't want to sit there with her mother-in-law, so they searched everywhere and always found something to do.
Seeing her sisters-in-law like this, Li Miaomiao didn't care and went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.
It was not early at this time, probably around ten or eleven. There was a clock in the room of Old Mrs. Pei in the Pei family, which would ring a certain number of times every day. There was no timing device in the old house, so Li Miaomiao could only roughly estimate the time. She would have to get a watch later, but it was not easy to get a ticket.
Seeing this, He Guixiang picked up the bag on the ground and followed him to the kitchen.
Seeing Li Miaomiao taking out the flour and meat, He Guixiang quickly stopped her: "Mom knows that you are sensible now and know how to maintain your relationship with your sisters-in-law, but there is no need to give such good things to them. Keep them for yourself."
"Mom, look at what you said. My sisters-in-law finally came here to help me. They brought so many things. I should treat them well."
It’s not that Li Miaomiao is picky. If she didn’t have the system mall, she naturally wouldn’t be able to take out such good things and would keep them for herself and her son. But now she really doesn’t lack these things.
"It's not a waste. Although you're stronger now, it's not easy for a woman to open up wasteland and earn work points."
Li Miaomiao saw that He Guixiang looked like she didn't want her daughter-in-law to get away with it, and she knew that He Guixiang was doing it for her own good. After all, He Guixiang was not really a wicked mother-in-law, but there were signs that things were developing in that direction.
"Mom, you should be nicer to your sisters-in-law. When you're old, you'll still have to rely on them to take care of you. Although I don't mind supporting you, with your and Dad's tempers, I'm afraid you won't be happy to follow me. By then, you and your daughter-in-law will both hate each other. What's the point? Aren't you afraid that your daughter-in-law will torture you when you're lying in bed unable to move?"
Li Miaomiao did not try to convince He Guixiang with new ideas. Instead, she started from the old ideas in the countryside, which was the most effective.
"They dare!"
"Why not? You're not nice to them anyway. When you can't move or speak, you'll be at their mercy."
He Guixiang listened most to her daughter's words. When she heard what Li Miaomiao said, she did not refute it. When she saw Li Miaomiao taking out the good stuff, she moved her lips but did not stop her.
Meat dishes are of course indispensable at noon.
But Li Miaomiao was not too extravagant. She just took out two pounds of pork ribs and stewed a pot of potatoes, and also arranged a few other dishes.
He Guixiang helped on the side
"Mom, there are eggs in the cupboard. Can you help me get ten out?"
Li Miaomiao was cutting vegetables and asked He Guixiang to help
He Guixiang responded, opened the cupboard door, and was stunned to see the cupboard was full of things.
"Mom, you're such a spendthrift daughter! Why are you buying so many things? Even if we got some money and food when the family was divided, how could we afford to spend money like this? How can we make ends meet in the future?"
Even though He Guixiang loves her daughter, she can't bear to let her do this.
She just said that her daughter has grown up, but now it seems that she said it too early.
Li Miaomiao finished cutting the vegetables, wiped her hands, and took out a bag of pastries from the cupboard.
"Mom, eat some of this first to fill your stomach."
He Guixiang nagged Li Miaomiao for a few words but refused to eat. How could she bear to do that? Li Miaomiao stuffed the pastry into her mouth in one gulp.
"This is osmanthus cake, it smells really good."
"Yes, if you like it, eat more. I bought several packets. I eat this when I'm hungry while working."
After hearing what Li Miaomiao said, He Guixiang thought that Li Miaomiao was doing a man's job and would get hungry quickly, so she thought this thing was good for filling her stomach and didn't feel bad about the money.
As Li Miaomiao spoke, she took out ten eggs.
She looked at the dough she had just kneaded. It was almost fermented. The dough produced by the system should be no worse than the one she bought from the supermarket.
"Xiao Fan, go to your grandma's place and tell her that your grandparents are here. Ask them to come over for lunch and pick some vegetables from the garden."
Pei Yifan responded and ran out.
It was raining today, so Old Man Pei and Old Lady Pei didn't go out. Old Man Pei was sitting at the door of the upper room, weaving a basket with bamboo strips, while Old Lady Pei was sewing and mending under the window in the light from outside.
After hearing Pei Yifan say that someone from the second son's wife's family was coming, he quickly put away his things.
"Old man, stop making up stories. Come with me to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables and then send them to the second son's wife."
There is no time to delay now.
Old Man Pei nodded when he heard this, put the half-woven basket into the house, stood up, took the winnowing basket, put on his hat, and went to the vegetable garden with Old Lady Pei.
After picking vegetables from the vegetable garden, thinking about the many people from Li Miaomiao's family, and how this was the first time they came after the separation, Old Mrs. Pei endured the pain and caught an old hen that didn't lay eggs very often.
This chicken was originally kept by Mrs. Pei to be killed during the autumn harvest.
Work during the autumn harvest is the most tiring, so you have to eat something oily.
When He Guixiang saw that Old Lady Pei not only carried half a basket of vegetables but also caught a chicken, the slight dissatisfaction she had towards them disappeared.
"Mom, why did you catch all the egg-laying chickens at home?"
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