Chapter 106 Ruyi Cake Incident
The old house next door.
Chen Ruolan sat idly in the yard, looking at Old Lady Chen who was feeding the chickens, her eyes full of disdain.
She didn't expect that Old Lady Chen was so useless. Not only did she not make any money for the big house, but she was also ridiculed by Chen Zhanshan.
If she had known this would be the outcome, she would not have come back to endure this suffering even if she was ridiculed in the town.
After two days back, I have been eating mixed flour steamed bread and rice bran porridge for every meal. It is not tasty and irritates my throat.
She wanted to eat refined rice, stewed meat, and white flour buns...
As I was thinking about it, I suddenly smelled a sweet scent at the tip of my nose.
Chen Ruolan was startled and looked around, her eyes fixed on Chen Erbao's hand.
Dim sum? It turned out to be Ruyi cake from Mixiangzhai in town.
Where did he get it? Did someone give it to him?
Impossible. This Ruyi cake is very expensive and is not sold in retail. A box of only ten yuan costs five hundred coins. Who would give him such an expensive thing?
Could it be that the second room was bought?
Yes, that must be it.
Well, the second wife has become so cunning that she even dares to hide money secretly.
No, this must be made known to grandparents. If everyone in this family has ulterior motives, how can the third branch of the family continue to enjoy good food and drink in the town in the future?
Thinking of this, she stood up and walked quickly to Erbao, snatching the snack from his hand, "Erbao, what are you eating?"
"Give it back to me, there's no need to steal my food." Chen Erbao stamped his feet in anxiety because his delicious food was snatched away.
Chen Ruolan pointed her finger, "Shut up! If you dare to scream again, I'll spank you." Seeing that Erbao was frightened, she hurriedly shouted to Old Lady Chen, "Grandma, come here quickly. Look at what Erbao is eating."
When Old Lady Chen heard the shouting, she quickly put down her work and came over. "What's wrong, Ruolan? Who called you?"
"Grandma, look what this is?" Chen Ruolan raised the Ruyi cake in her hand.
Old Mrs. Chen had never seen such exquisite dim sum before. She looked puzzled and asked, "Ruolan, what is this? Why is it so beautiful?"
"Grandma, this is called Ruyi Cake. It costs fifty coins a piece. It's the signature pastry of Mixiangzhai in town."
"What? Such a small snack costs fifty coins?" Old Mrs. Chen's eyes widened in surprise, licking her lips. "It looks delicious. Where did this come from?"
Chen Ruolan glanced at Chen Erbao and snorted coldly, "How would I know where he got it? Anyway, when I saw it, Erbao was eating it."
When Old Mrs. Chen heard this, she was so angry that her ribs hurt. She had such delicious food but didn't show filial piety by giving it to her elders. Instead, she gave it to this dead child. It was really rebellious and lawless.
She gritted her teeth and stared at Chen Erbao fiercely, "You bastard, tell me where you got this from? If you dare to lie, I will beat you to death."
The Ruyi Cake in his hand was snatched away, and Erbao was at a loss. Seeing Old Lady Chen glaring at him, he was so scared that he cried out "Wow" and shouted loudly towards the room where the second wife lived,
"Mom, please come quickly. They stole my cakes and beat me."
Hearing her son's cries, Sun, who was sweeping the floor in the house, ran out with a broom in hand, "Erbao, what's going on? Who bullied you?"
When Chen Erbao saw his mother coming out, he cried even harder, "Sister Ruolan stole my cakes, and my grandma even beat me."
Sun had long been fed up with Chen Ruolan's behavior. A girl who did nothing all day long, except eating and sleeping, did nothing serious. She was so lazy that maggots were almost crawling on her butt. It was infuriating to watch her.
Not only is she lazy, she is also greedy. Whenever there is something delicious, she will scramble for it like a pig or a dog, only caring about eating and drinking herself. It's annoying to see her uncultured appearance.
Her face darkened. "Ruolan, you're not a child anymore. Erbao is your younger brother. How dare you bully him?"
Chen Ruolan's face turned pale after being scolded, and she pretended to be weak, "Second Aunt, I didn't bully Erbao, I just wanted to ask him where he got the cakes and why he didn't share them with everyone if he had any delicious food."
Sun couldn't stand her soft appearance and snorted disdainfully, "What's your business? You still want to eat. Did you think of us when your family enjoyed the delicious food?"
Chen Ruolan's eyes turned red, and she pretended to be particularly aggrieved. "Second Aunt, you misunderstood me. I didn't say I wanted to eat it. I just felt that if there were good things, I should give them to my grandparents first."
"Chen Ruolan, how can you be so good at talking!" Sun sneered, "You're so filial to your grandparents. Your grandma always fries two eggs for you at dinner, but why don't you ever give her a bite? You think of your grandma when Erbao eats a snack. You really know how to be a good person."
Chen Ruolan's face flushed from choking. She explained to Old Lady Chen beside her, "Grandma, it's not that I didn't give it to you. I remember you said you didn't like scrambled eggs, so I didn't give it to you. I just thought you had never tasted such a delicious snack, so I was anxious and snatched it from Erbao."
Seeing her tearful eyes filled with tenderness, Old Lady Chen nodded repeatedly, "My dear granddaughter, I know you are the most filial. I understand your intentions."
"Thank you, grandma. I knew you understood me." Chen Ruolan even squeezed out a few tears of grievance as she spoke.
Sun felt disgusted by her hypocritical appearance and said coldly, "Your grandma doesn't like it, but when you lowered your head to eat, didn't you think of asking us?"
Old Mrs. Chen was unhappy. With a gloomy face, she said unhappily, "Second brother's family, Ruolan was fighting for this bite of food for me. Why are you so persistent? Did you buy this Ruyi cake?"
"I didn't buy it, did you buy it?"
Looking at the bitten Ruyi Cake, Old Lady Chen's face instantly turned gloomy. She pointed at Sun and said, "You unfilial thing! I'm not even dead yet, and you dare to hide my private money behind my back to buy delicious food. This is truly treasonous. Is this how your family taught you to be a daughter-in-law?"
Chen Ruolan was very proud. She had guessed right. The second house was indeed hiding money secretly. If Old Lady Chen found out about this, she would be in big trouble.
She quickly added fuel to the fire and said, "Second Aunt, you're going too far. Why do you have to hide the delicious food you bought? Don't you know how to be filial to your elders first?"
Old Mrs. Chen's eyes were filled with anger. This spendthrift girl, there was almost no rice left at home, and she actually had some pocket money to buy this food. It was really outrageous.
"Second brother, I won't argue with you today. Just give me your private money and this matter will be over. Otherwise, I will let Zhan Liang divorce you, a wicked woman who has no respect for her elders."
At this time, Chen Zhanliang came out of the house after hearing the noise and shouted, "Mom, you are slandering me. Our second branch is clean and innocent. Where did the private money come from? This Ruyi cake was not bought by us. It was given to us by someone else."
Chen Ruolan smiled coldly, "Second Uncle, please don't lie. This Ruyi Cake costs five hundred coins per box. If you didn't buy it, who would give Erbao such an expensive snack?"
Sun was so angry that she gnashed her teeth and said, "Chen Ruolan, not everyone is as heartless as you, the third branch, who use the family's hard-earned money to eat, drink and have fun in the town.
To tell you the truth, this box of Ruyi Cake was given to our second room by Qing Yatou. Qing Yatou is a child with a conscience, a thousand times better than you, Chen Ruolan.
I’m going to say this today: I won’t give this cake to you, Chen Ruolan, because you don’t deserve it.”
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