Chapter 473 The Old Lady's Deception
The old lady's temple veins throbbed. "You, you are truly a wicked child. Your parents raised you to be so big, and Da Bao and Bao Ya ate so much rice and grain at their house, and they are both so fair and tender. It was one thing that you two didn't earn money before, but now that you have money, you won't even give them a piece of meat. Have you no shame?"
Liang shrank back as she was scolded. Bao Ya, who was next to her, raised her head blankly when she heard her name called, her little face covered with pastry crumbs.
The old lady, afraid of frightening her granddaughter, suppressed her anger and spoke to her gently, "Third daughter-in-law, now that Da Bao has started school, the first thing the private tutor teaches is filial piety, right? You hope that when he becomes successful in his studies, he will be filial to you two. But look at you, you yourself are not filial to your parents. If Da Bao follows your example and becomes rich and powerful, he will not care about you. When you regret it then, it will be too late."
Mrs. Liang was taken aback; she hadn't really thought that far ahead.
Seeing that she was starting to soften, the old lady immediately pressed her advantage, "Besides, your parents don't know about Da Bao's schooling, do they? Shouldn't you tell them and let them be happy too?"
Liang's eyes lit up. Yes, she should take Da Bao back and show him off properly.
Master Yu really liked Da Bao, and he said several times that Da Bao was smart and had a good understanding.
Thinking of this, Madam Liang nodded and said with a serious expression, "Mother, you are right. I will cut a piece of meat tomorrow and go to my mother's house to visit Da Bao and show him how filial I am as a mother."
The old lady was speechless.
"Oh, right, Mom, I won't be taking Baoya with me. So she'll need you to look after her for a couple of days. She can stay with you today. She's young, so it'll save her the trouble of going through all that trouble."
"Alright, I know." The old lady didn't expect her to take Bao Ya with her. One Bao was already troublesome enough. If Bao Ya were added, she might have to hit her. "Bao Ya stays. You go quickly. By the way, there should be at least a pound of meat, and it should be fatty. It won't be fair if there's too little."
Mrs. Liang felt a little sorry for him, but she still agreed.
She received her wages and didn't have to take care of Baoya. On the way back, Liang was so happy she could jump for joy.
The old lady walked to the counter and said to Lu Erbai, "My in-laws are really unlucky. How could they have given birth to such a heartless child? When bad things happen, they think of them all the time, but when good things happen, they forget about them completely."
Da Bao has been attending private school for over twenty days, and no one in the Liang family knows about it. If word gets out, they'll laugh themselves to death.
The old lady patted Baoya and said, "Don't follow your mother's example in the future."
Bao Ya smiled at her, showing her teeth.
After returning home, Madam Liang indeed began preparing for her visit to the Liang family the next day.
When Lu Sanzhu returned and saw her in high spirits, she was quite surprised, wondering why her personality had changed. It wasn't until Madam Liang told her what the old lady had said that Lu Sanzhu suddenly understood.
Although he was also distressed about the money spent on meat, his mother's words made sense.
Unfortunately, he won't get a day off tomorrow, so he can only ask Mrs. Liang to greet his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law on his behalf when she goes back.
Ms. Liang agreed, and the next morning she went to the market and bought a whole piece of meat weighing a pound.
Then he dug the fast-sleeping Da Bao out of bed and led him to the Liang family.
Liang had originally planned to borrow her second brother's mule cart, but unfortunately she didn't know how to drive it, so she had to give up.
(End of this chapter)
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