Xia Daohua smiled proudly: "Of course!"
She quickly picked up a steamed dumpling, put it in her mouth and took a bite, while taking the time to continue talking to Zhu: "What if you don't bring chopsticks and you come across something delicious and miss it?"
Seeing Xia Daohua's smug look, Lihua was a little amused and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Daohua, you..."
Xia Youcai and Liu looked at each other and exchanged glances quickly.
Xia Youcai asked Liu why she brought Daohua with her. Liu looked at him with disgust and rolled her eyes, pointing at her face and telling Xia Youcai that this girl was thick-skinned and he should be careful when dealing with her.
Xia Youcai cleared his throat and said:
"Since you're here, stay a few more days. Spend some time with your sister Jinhua and talk to her more.
She is not happy living in her husband's family and has been hiding from us and crying secretly every day these days.
This time, with your encouragement, I think Jinhua will slowly come to her senses and learn to take care of herself."
Xia Youcai spoke so seriously that Lihua and Daohua naturally agreed.
But a mocking smile appeared on the corner of Lihua's mouth:
Grandpa's attitude towards Jinhua is truly a fatherly one! Grandpa and grandma's attitude towards Grandpa is very similar to Grandpa's attitude towards Jinhua! I wonder how Jinhua will treat Grandpa's attitude towards her in the future!
Xia Daohua raised her eyebrows, skeptical about what Xia Youcai said.
When Lihua and Jinhua entered, Jinhua's face had clearly been filled with joy. Now, she didn't look sad at all.
However, Jinhua does seem to be thinner than before she got married.
The fattest person at the table at this time was my aunt-in-law Liu.
Although Zhu was somewhat plump, she was a daughter-in-law after all. Besides taking care of Ah Liu, she also had to serve Liu. At this moment, she looked much thinner than before when she was pregnant.
Xia Youcai's condition has not recovered yet, and he still looks like a skeleton covered with old skin.
Jinhua, having been starved for several days, was slowly recovering, and with her worries weighing on her mind, she looked much thinner and haggard. Her clothes, which had once fitted her well, seemed a bit too bulky. Even though she was clearly inside them, they seemed empty.
After carefully observing the family, Xia Daohua couldn't help but feel that it was fortunate that the one who went to ask the old couple for money was Liu, the still wealthy and plump woman.
Although she was wearing half-new clothes and downgraded jewelry, she still had some flesh on her body. Even if the old couple believed her words, their belief was limited.
But if Xia Youcai or Jinhua went to the Xia family in this state, the old couple would probably be defeated when they saw them!
If you can't help but feel sad, won't you have to agree to sell the land?
Xia Daohua shook her head slightly, but Xia Youcai noticed it: "What's wrong? Niece Daohua, these buns are too greasy and not to your liking?"
Xia Youcai actually ridiculed Xia Daohua for being naive and didn't even think about who had emptied the family's money!
Lihua's anger was already boiling.
Xia Daohua chuckled and said, "No, no, these buns are quite delicious. It's just that the quantity is too small. I'm not full."
Xia Youcai and Liu's faces immediately fell, but Lihua's expression eased.
For some reason, every time she saw Daohua speaking without restraint and making her uncle and aunt embarrassed with a casual word, Lihua felt inexplicably comfortable in her heart.
Xia Youcai was unhappy for a while, but when he saw that Xia Daohua wasn't afraid of him at all, he turned gloomy and said to Liu, "Your niece isn't full, why don't you hurry up and make some for her?"
Just as Mrs. Liu was about to say that there was no white flour left at home, Xia Daohua sighed with a smile:
"Oh, these buns are so delicious, I thought they were bought from outside!
I didn’t expect it was my aunt’s cooking!
Auntie, your cooking skills are really good, you can open a shop!"
Xia Youcai's face darkened. A dimple appeared on Lihua's lips.
Liu looked uncomfortable and said with a wry smile:
"We came back late, there are no buns for sale at this time.
Since my niece Daohua is not full, why don’t we just make do with some porridge?
Zhu, what are you doing standing there like an idiot? Why don’t you go to the kitchen and get some porridge for your sister?
You say you're a grown-up, but why are you so clueless? You're incompetent at everything, you eat everything you eat, you have no sense of judgment when it comes to things, and you're so thick-skinned you can get through a city wall..."
Although Zhu knew that her mother-in-law was dissatisfied with Daohua and was making indirect accusations against her, she was still so angry that her eyes turned red and she almost cried out loud.
She turned around, hugged A Liu, and ran to the kitchen.
Mrs. Liu turned to look at her precious daughter:
"Jinhua, take Pear Blossom and Rice Blossom with you to look at the pattern for your embroidered screen.
Don't you think we're in a hurry?
Take the two girls with you to take a closer look and think carefully. If there is anything missing, you can buy it as soon as possible."
Liu's distribution of power made her look like the mistress of the family.
However, Xia Daohua tugged at Lihua and lowered her voice, yet it was loud enough for everyone to hear clearly:
"Sister, are you full? I'm still hungry! My aunt just asked my sister-in-law to get some porridge. It's not good to leave my sister-in-law here if we leave now."
Liu was already gnashing her teeth in hatred.
Let’s just say that summer rice flowers are a jinx!
With her around, there's no peace!
How dare she ask for buns right after arriving?! I told her to give me some porridge, and she didn't even refuse! Does this girl have a pig's brain?
Wherever you go, you are always thinking about eating and can't even tell whether the host is happy or not?
Of course Xia Daohua could see that Liu was unhappy.
She just wanted to make Liu angry on purpose.
Besides, since Liu had left so early and didn't even let Lihua and herself eat, and the two of them were afraid of getting hungry on the road, they also brought two dry and hard black dumplings - now that they were at Liu's house, shouldn't Liu treat them to a proper meal?
Not to mention eating all kinds of delicious food, but at least you should have the same food standard as your family, right?
Besides, even if you’re just drinking porridge, at least you should be full, right?
Did Liu really think that she could just use Lihua as a laborer?
Not even a meal is provided?
Xia Daohua kept on making things difficult for her just to make her put away her contemptuous attitude!
Xia Youcai seemed to have noticed something, and he scolded Liu impatiently:
"Alright, alright, you're a man who gets flustered when encountering something, what are you doing?
There's no need for our family members to be so intrusive. Warm up the meat patties from last night and give them to our two nieces. Make sure they're well fed before they start working."
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