Chapter 347 is not entirely without merit.
Song Chunxue and Jiang Hongying were doing some chores in the kitchen.
It took half an hour just to pluck the pig hair and chicken feathers, and another hour to cook the meat.
The mother and daughter sat by the stove, chatting and tending the fire, completely oblivious to the lives of the people outside.
Until the sound of a child crying and an adult cursing came from the yard.
Upon hearing that it was Xiaolong crying, Hongying immediately went out of the kitchen.
"Xiaolong, what's wrong?"
There was a cut on Xiaolong's forehead; although the wound wasn't deep, blood was flowing out.
Xiao Long cried and snuggled into Jiang Hongying's arms, saying aggrievedly, "Jiang Huan took away my rattle and carpenter, and even hit my head! Waaah, I don't want to play with Jiang Huan anymore."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Huan, who was standing nearby, clutched the items to his chest, glared fiercely at Xiao Long, and then nestled into Chen Feng's arms.
Chen Feng nudged Jiang Huan, "Why are you disobedient? That belongs to someone else, give it back to them."
"No, this is mine."
Chen Feng was furious and slapped Jiang Huan's hand. "Who said it's yours? This clearly belongs to someone else. We're just relatives visiting. It's not yours to take. Give it back."
Chen Feng had clearly used a heavy hand. After the slap, Jiang Huan cried as he dropped what he was holding, turned around and nestled in her arms, crying uncontrollably.
Although her veiled criticisms were much more restrained than before, Song Chunxue had no intention of indulging her.
"When a child snatches something, it's because the adults weren't watching him properly. If you had stopped him when he first started snatching it, would he have hit Xiaolong?" Song Chunxue said bluntly. "Xiaolong's head was bleeding and you didn't stop him. Now you're saying these infuriating things. Who are you trying to annoy?"
The eldest brother, who had been helping He Chuan, walked over and looked at Chen Feng with annoyance. "Weren't you looking after the child? How were you doing it? If you guys were helping, how could he possibly bully the three of them by himself?"
Chen Feng was furious but couldn't lash out.
If she throws a tantrum and leaves now, they can forget about getting any benefits from Song Chunxue in the future.
The boss can pretend he doesn't care now, but when he gets back, he'll definitely want to beat her to death.
She could only endure it.
"I wasn't paying attention, the kids were just playing around, why are you accusing me? Hurry up and show it to Xiaolong."
Although Chen Feng was worried about being punished by Jiang Yeming, she also knew how to handle him and quickly shifted everyone's attention to the child.
Although Jiang Hongying felt very sorry for him, she could only smile and say, "It's okay, it's okay. It's normal for children to fight. Xiaolong, you and Jiang Huan can play. Just let him have his way."
"Waaah, no way," Xiaolong cried and shook his head. "My older brothers and sisters always let me have my way, but Jiang Huan is older than me, so I won't let him."
These words made the eldest brother feel ashamed. He turned his head and glanced at Jiang Huan nestled in Chen Feng's arms, while Chen Feng looked completely indifferent. He became even angrier.
He kicked Chen Feng and said, "Don't spoil Jiang Huan anymore. He's been spoiled rotten by you."
Chen Feng instinctively kicked back.
The eldest brother wanted to kick again, but Song Chunxue stopped him.
"Alright, alright, today is a good day. Kids will forget about their fight soon, but you two adults are fighting." Song Chunxue said to He Chuan, "Don't bother cleaning up. Keep an eye on the kids. You can deal with the rest later."
“Mother is right, I should be watching the child,” He Chuan said. “Hold Xiaolong for me, you two go to the kitchen and get busy.”
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The eldest couple were stunned. What did He Chuan call her?
mother?
Is he really planning to become a live-in son-in-law?
The bloodstains on Xiaolong's forehead were wiped away, leaving a very obvious mark, which made Jiang Hongying feel extremely distressed.
Xiaolong was the youngest, and she took the best care of him, but unexpectedly, he was beaten by the eldest child.
She handed the child to He Chuan and turned to go into the kitchen.
Without saying much, Song Chunxue said, "You guys play for a while, dinner will be ready soon, and I'll stir-fry two more vegetarian dishes."
She had originally planned to make noodle soup, but suddenly she lost all interest.
Anyway, there's meat and vegetables, so everyone will definitely be full.
The cabbages and radishes she grew herself were ready to eat, so she mixed one and stir-fried another. She also put chicken, pork trotters, and braised pork hock in a bowl, along with stir-fried chives with meat, scrambled eggs with wild mushrooms, and stir-fried vermicelli with sliced meat...
Before long, a large table was filled with dishes, and the aroma was irresistible.
Just then, Sanwa arrived. He was somewhat surprised to see the eldest brother and Chen Feng.
"Big brother."
"You've come just in time. Sit down and have some food."
"Mm." Sanwa nodded and sat down between Xiaoxu and Xiujuan.
"He Chuan, there are still a few firecrackers left. Let's set them off before we start eating," Song Chunxue instructed.
He Chuan ran into the yard and lit the rest of the firecrackers.
Song Chunxue's original intention was that since the courtyard had been uninhabited for a long time, setting off more firecrackers would signal that the courtyard would have an owner in the future, and those unclean things would leave on their own.
But in Chen Feng's eyes, this was just showing off to them.
She glanced back casually and saw that Chen Feng's eyes were filled with jealousy.
Although I don't know what the leader is thinking, it's clear that they're unhappy.
Song Chunxue remained indifferent. What could she do about being unwilling? Wasn't this all their own doing?
If they had been more polite to her when the family divided their property, she wouldn't be so determined.
"Let's eat. Try the meat that Hongying and I cooked and see if it's good."
Everyone picked up their chopsticks, and Jiang Huan reached out to grab some, only to be slapped on the back of the hand by Chen Feng.
Jiang Huan was about to cry, but Chen Feng glared at him and stopped him.
Everyone pretended not to see it.
"Here you go, Xiaoxu and Xiujuan, each of you get a chicken leg." Song Chunxue then put a chicken wing on Xiaolong's plate. "Your teeth aren't very good yet, and eating meat without chewing will give you a stomachache. The wing is a bit meatier."
Jiang Huan wiped away his tears, looked up at Chen Feng, and said, "Mom, I want to eat chicken wings."
"Do you have to imitate others? The meat on your neck is delicious." Chen Feng's tone was extremely impatient.
The eldest brother reached out his hand, "Jiang Huan, come here, I'll get you some."
Jiang Huan naturally stretched out his arms, sat in the eldest brother's lap, and pointed to the chicken feet, saying, "I want to eat this."
The eldest brother went along with him, and the others ate quietly. The pork knuckle was difficult to cook and too greasy to eat on its own, so everyone held a steamed bun in their hand and ate a bite of pork knuckle with each bite of steamed bun.
Before long, only the bones remained of the three-pound pork knuckle.
Putting everything else aside, Song Chunxue felt that today's meat dishes suited her taste very well, after all, she had cooked them herself.
I originally planned to stay with Sanwa a little longer, since Sanwa and Hongying always had things to talk about, and she could have a drink with He Chuan.
As the saying goes, having shared drinks, He Chuan wasn't as cautious with his mother-in-law.
But then, the eldest son's family arrived.
She finally understood why her senior brother, who always supported her, hadn't mentioned coming to eat at the dinner party this time.
He probably anticipated this outcome.
Song Chunxue felt that when she got back tonight, she would definitely brush up on the methods of divination and the interpretation of various hexagrams from beginning to end.
Once she becomes proficient at it, she can easily generate a hexagram in her mind and then interpret it when she encounters similar situations in the future.
She will definitely avoid moving on this day.
However, she also felt that this coincidence was not entirely without its benefits.
"Sanwa, are you doing well at school?"
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