"Mom, the Laba porridge is ready. Please have a bowl!"
Ignoring what the others were talking about, Liu brought over a bowl of freshly cooked Laba porridge, shoved it into Yue Jiuyue's hands, then turned around, patted Lin Chaodong's arm, and pushed him out.
"Whatever your mother says goes. Hurry up and go to town to buy some snacks for the children. If you don't know what to buy, just buy some candy. How can you hire someone to teach you to read and write and not give the teacher a gift? Even if this 'teacher' is only eight or nine years old, the gift should not be lacking!"
"Then, I'll finish eating the Laba porridge."
Lin Chaodong unconsciously resorted to stalling tactics.
"What are you eating! All you ever think about is eating! When can't we eat porridge? Hurry up and go buy some things!"
Liu pushed the person directly out the door.
Inside the room, everyone was stunned by Liu's unusual assertiveness, including Yue Jiuyue.
However, Yue Jiuyue quickly came to her senses, leaving only the two adults and one child still gaping in surprise, their eyes wide like saucers.
"What are you looking at? You two, why aren't you going?"
Liu frowned slightly, and the two men were so frightened that they hurriedly ran out to chase after their elder brother.
Yue Jiuyue: (#-.-)
Is it really necessary?
Is it really necessary?!
"Of course not," Yue Jiuyue sipped her piping hot porridge, watching as Liu Shi ladled out half a bowl for Xiaoman'er and then prepared other things. Yue Jiuyue couldn't help but ask:
"Aren't you going to send a portion to your family?"
She didn't know much about the customs of the Laba Festival in ancient times. She only knew that in novels and TV dramas, the imperial palace would give gifts and families would exchange them. She didn't know if this was the case for ordinary people.
"No."
Liu paused for a moment, then smiled brightly at Yue Jiuyue.
If her mother-in-law had asked her this six months ago, she would have packed her things and gone back to her parents' home without even thinking.
But now her mother-in-law treats her better than her own mother, so why should she go back to that home? Go back to be a maid for that family?
Now that she has confidence in her husband's family, she no longer needs her own family to support her, even though her own family has never supported her. In fact, because she never brings any presentable gifts when she goes back to her parents' home, she is always ridiculed by that family. Each time, she remains silent because she lacks confidence.
Now, it seems that besides her mother-in-law, she's the most important person in the family. Well, I can't be so blunt; we still have to give the man face. So, she'll just have to reluctantly rank third.
So whether she goes back to her parents' home or not depends on her mood!
"Oh, it's up to you to decide."
Yue Jiuyue doesn't meddle in things she doesn't understand, nor does she interfere in the affairs of the younger generation, except for matters related to reading and writing.
“Well, when Chaodong and the others come back, let’s all learn to read together as a family. I need to think about whether we should implement a reward and punishment system, so that the older kids won’t feel embarrassed or resistant to learning because they’re learning from a child.”
Just like how a carrot is always hung in front of a donkey to make it work, giving it something to look forward to motivates it to work harder.
"Mom! Can I learn to read too?"
This time, Liu seemed even more surprised than Lin Chaonan and the others had been earlier.
She truly hadn't expected that her mother-in-law would not only entrust her with the management of the family's grain, but now also agree to let her learn to read and write together. Was this the kind of treatment a country girl like her could receive? Even her own mother wouldn't do that!
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