The couple and the old woman had never heard Bai Nuo say these things before. Chen Qiuling, who had been burying her head in Bai Dalin's lap, suddenly lifted her head. Her face was even paler than before, and even a little bluish. Bai Dalin's face was even worse, turning completely black.
What kind of talk is this? Is Bai Nuo criticizing him, her father? You little brat, don't you know who gave birth to her, or who raised her? If it weren't for him, would she have grown up like this?
How can you just stand here and start cursing at him?
This is absolutely outrageous!
Enraged, Bai Dalin lost his mind and didn't consider that although Bai Nuo was his daughter, he had only contributed a little bit of his genes. When Bai Nuo was young, Jiang Wanyin raised her with her dowry, but she didn't spend any of Bai Dalin's money. After Jiang Wanyin passed away, her grandmother raised the two children. A Yu was even fed by his grandmother who had to beg for rice by the handful to make rice porridge.
As for Bai Dalin, he has not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father since Chen Qiuling entered the family.
Isn't it normal for Bai Nuo to say he hates him?
Seeing Bai Dalin's expression, Chen Qiuling hesitated to cause trouble. She had never seen Bai Dalin with such an expression before, but she knew him well enough to know he was furious just by looking at his face.
However, it was her own son... Chen Qiuling had to tentatively call out, "Brother Dalin..."
That "Brother Dalin" was so melodious and alluring, it could make anyone's bones melt. Bai Dalin loved hearing it, especially in bed. But today, Chen Qiuling had really crossed the line. Bai Dalin was already unhappy, so without thinking, he snapped back, "Stop talking! You should also keep an eye on Chen Zhi. Although he and Bai Nuo are nominally siblings, they're not related by blood. They shouldn't be so intimate."
After saying that, Bai Dalin threw down his chopsticks in a huff and left without eating, leaving Chen Qiuling standing there dumbfounded.
It turns out that Dalin never considered Zhi'er as his own son.
Looking up, she saw the old woman's ambiguous smile and felt a burning sensation on her face. She said coldly, "Instead of watching me make a fool of myself, you should discipline Bai Nuo!"
The old woman snorted and ignored Chen Qiuling. That's just how this woman is. In front of others, she's a pitiful little thing, but behind their backs, she reveals her vicious side. She didn't know that before, which is why she always fell for this woman's tricks and became estranged from her son!
After Bai Nuo rushed out of the Bai family, she went to find something to eat. Bai Yu had eaten the porridge she had for breakfast, and she hadn't had a single bite. She was already starving after all the work, so she went to the river and brought back half a bucket of river clams, caught a fresh fish, and then took some rice from the kitchen.
Although the siblings didn't eat anything fancy, Chen Qiuling made them do housework, so the rice and other staples were never put away. The firewood, rice, oil, and salt were kept in the kitchen, but Chen Qiuling strictly controlled the vegetables and meat, as if she was afraid that Bai Nuo and Bai Yu would steal them.
Bai Nuo didn't care about these things at all. If Bai Dalin and Chen Qiuling didn't feed them, she would support herself. The food she ate was a little better. Although Bai Dalin had a lot of money a month, the Bai family only spent five taels of silver a month. They were struggling to make ends meet, so how good could their food be?
Why did Bai Dalin, despite earning a considerable salary, eat so poorly? Because Bai Dalin's money was spent on clothes and cosmetics for Chen Qiuling. Although they were from the countryside, Chen Qiuling dressed like a high-ranking official's wife, demanding the best and most exquisite things in everything, which naturally left less money for her.
Sometimes it's not even enough!
After bringing back the river clams and fresh fish, Bai Nuo went straight back to the old house. She didn't want Chen Qiuling to know, so she put them all there. Chen Qiuling usually didn't come over, so it was a good place.
Then she quickly began to process the clams and fish. First, she kept the clams in water to let them purge the sand. Regardless of whether there were pearls inside the clams, the meat was still edible. Then she killed the fish. After cleaning the fish, Bai Nuo fried it and then added water to make some fish soup.
After doing all this, Bai Nuo brought the fish soup to Bai Yu's room.
Although Bai Yu had already eaten, Bai Nuo still wanted to give him more to eat. "Look at Yu, he's nine years old but looks like he's six. He's skinny and dark-skinned, like a little monkey." Bai Nuo felt that she had an obligation to fatten up her younger brother.
"You're all here? Come on over, dinner's ready." Coincidentally, just as Bai Nuo entered Bai Yu's room, Grandma came over as well, carrying two bowls of rice, still warm, with a few green vegetables on top.
Bai Yu leaned against the headboard, and when he saw the old woman coming, he turned his head away, unwilling to talk to her.
Bai Yu is still angry.
Seeing Bai Yu like this, the old woman wasn't angry. She just stopped in front of Bai Yu's bed and said, "Are you still angry? Come and eat. We're having rice today."
In the past, the three of them longed for a bowl of rice to eat, and they were overjoyed to have rice to eat.
"Grandma, you eat. Yu has already eaten. There's still fish soup left." Seeing Bai Yu throwing a childish tantrum, Bai Nuo had no choice but to speak up.
"Where did you get this fish soup?" The old woman then noticed that Bai Nuo had a bowl of soup in her hand.
"Just cooked, fish caught in the river."
"Go away, I won't eat your rice, I have fish soup to drink!" Bai Yu suddenly turned around and said to the old woman in a willful manner. He took the fish soup from Bai Nuo's hand in a huff and started eating it in big mouthfuls.
"Eat slowly!" The old woman just smiled and gave the rice to Bai Nuo. "Nuonuo, you eat it."
Just as Bai Nuo was about to say she wasn't hungry, her grandmother said, "You didn't eat lunch, so don't tell me you're not hungry. Nuo Nuo, it's not that I don't want you anymore, it's just that I have no choice. I really want to protect you, but I'm getting old. In the end, you'll have to rely on your father."
She really wanted to protect her two children, but she was already so old, practically half-buried. How much longer could she protect them? If she continued to be cold towards Bai Dalin, what would happen if she died one day? Wouldn't that implicate her two young children?
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