"What are you standing there for? It's already 6 o'clock, hurry up and go! Buy the groceries and come back to cook, don't even think about slacking off!" Xu Xiuzhen scolded.
Su Mu loosened his clenched fist and glanced at the twenty yuan in his palm.
"Mom, it's too cold outside today. Can you watch Xiaobao for a while?"
Xu Xiuzhen casually spat out the sunflower seed shells from her mouth, the black residue flying onto the white floor, standing out conspicuously.
She scattered the melon seeds in her hand onto the coffee table, which was now completely messed up after she had just cleaned it.
"It's not cold outside. Besides, children need to go out more. Hurry up, Nanxing will be hungry when she wakes up."
"Okay." Su Mu said nothing, grabbed the twenty yuan, and went out.
A short while later, Liao Nanxing came out of the bedroom.
Not seeing Su Mu and the child, he asked, "Mom, where are Mu Mu and Xiao Bao?"
"Going to buy groceries."
Liao Nanxing opened the refrigerator door, looked at the empty refrigerator, and couldn't help but say, "Why do you have to go to the market every day when the refrigerator is empty?"
“It’s not that she wanted to buy it, it’s that I didn’t give her enough money. I only gave her twenty yuan for a day’s meals.”
"How much?" Liao Nanxing thought he had misheard.
Xu Xiuzhen spat out the melon seed shells from her mouth, patted the dust off her hands, and held up two fingers: "Twenty."
"Twenty? What can twenty buy? A day's food? What will we eat? Three meals a day of cabbage? Mom, aren't you going too far?"
"As long as you have food to eat when you come back, that's all that matters. Why worry about so much?" Xu Xiuzhen said with a long face, then grabbed another handful of sunflower seeds and continued cracking them open.
She deliberately gave less.
Su Mu used to live too comfortably and was very extravagant. He learned to bargain and save money by paying less.
Moreover, this also prevents Su Mu from keeping secrets.
She just couldn't say these things to her son.
Anyway, she wanted to train Su Mu to be as thrifty and good at managing the household as Zhou Chunhua.
Liao Nanxing sighed softly, poured himself a glass of water, and went back to his bedroom.
...
Half an hour later, Sumujia arrived.
The shopping basket contained a head of mustard greens, a stalk of lettuce, a small handful of leek sprouts, two eggs, and two ounces of meat.
The standard of two dishes and one soup per meal, with a mix of meat and vegetables, was set by Xu Xiuzhen.
When Su Mu entered the room, Xu Xiuzhen glanced at the clock hands hanging above the television.
He urged, "Hurry up and cook, we're starving!"
As Su Mu walked from the living room to the kitchen, he saw sunflower seed shells scattered all over the floor, and his fist clenched again.
But she didn't say anything. She put down the food, untied the baby carrier, and pushed open the bedroom door while holding the child.
Seeing Liao Nanxing lying in bed looking at her phone, she placed the child next to Liao Nanxing.
"I need to cook, you watch the kids for a while."
"No. I'm busy right now." Liao Nanxing didn't even look up.
Su Mu frowned slightly.
But he still explained, "Just for a little while."
“I told you, I’m busy right now. Take the child out.”
As she spoke, Liao Nanxing even used her foot to push the child towards her.
Su Mu took a deep breath, going over what he wanted to say in his mind again and again.
Although he knew that what he was about to say might anger Liao Nanxing and bring him a beating.
The thought of all the hurt she had experienced gave her goosebumps.
But she still wanted to try one last time.
Having mustered her courage, she finally said, "Liao Nanxing, let's get a divorce."
As Liao Nanxing slammed his phone onto the bed, Su Mu jolted awake.
"You don't want to live a good life anymore, do you?" Liao Nanxing roared.
Su Mu could tell that he was now angry.
She knew that if she continued this topic, Liao Nanxing would definitely hit her again.
"I was just kidding." With that, she picked up the child and left the bedroom.
As usual, she was busy in the kitchen with her child on her back.
Washing, chopping, and cooking vegetables, listening to the child's tender cough, Su Mu became even more determined in her decision.
Soon, three dishes and a soup were placed on the table.
A plate of stir-fried leek sprouts with eggs, a plate of stir-fried lettuce with pork, and a bowl of cabbage and pork soup.
After serving the rice and setting out the chopsticks, she called out, "Time to eat."
Only then did Xu Xiuzhen put down the melon seeds and the remote control.
Liao Nanxing, who had been scrolling through her phone in the bedroom, was also called out by Xu Xiuzhen.
Looking at the dishes on the table, Xu Xiuzhen said with a smug look, "See, son? People are all toughened up. Come on, stop standing."
Seeing Su Mu looking more and more like Zhou Chunhua, Xu Xiuzhen was in a great mood.
I believe that soon Su Mu will be able to put her mind at ease, just like Zhou Chunhua.
Su Mu looked at Liao Nanxing, but Liao Nanxing didn't say anything. She sat down and started eating by herself.
She didn't say anything, and carried the child to the bedroom.
"If you're not going to eat, where are you going?" Xu Xiuzhen asked.
Su Mutou didn't reply, but simply responded lightly, "The child is hungry too. You guys eat first."
After saying that, she went into the bedroom and closed the door. While breastfeeding her child, she muttered to herself, "Don't worry, little one, it won't be long before it's just you and Mommy in this house."
When that time comes, Xiao Bao will no longer cough incessantly from the fumes. And Mom will no longer have endless housework.
In the dining room.
Xu Xiuzhen kept putting meat and eggs into Liao Nanxing's bowl.
She even rummaged through the food plates, picking out all the meat and putting it into both of their bowls.
"Eat more. You've lost weight recently."
Liao Nanxing frowned and moved the bowl away before Xu Xiuzhen could put down the meat on her chopsticks.
"Leave some for Su Mu."
Xu Xiuzhen's expression changed instantly, and she shoved the meat into her mouth: "The way you're talking makes it sound like I'm abusing her at home! It's just doing some housework and taking care of the kids! How tiring can it be?"
Besides, look how fat she's gotten! If she keeps eating, she'll practically turn into a ball!
As she spoke, Xu Xiuzhen picked up another piece of meat and forcefully put it into Liao Nanxing's bowl.
"Eat quickly. I told her to eat less, it's for her own good, and for all of you're doing well! What man would feel good seeing a woman whose figure is out of shape like that!"
If she gets this fat, will you still have the nerve to take her out in public?
Liao Nanxing didn't say anything and quietly started eating.
Seeing this, Xu Xiuzhen smiled slightly and started eating, one bite after another.
When Su Mu finished nursing the baby and came out of the bedroom, the dining room was empty.
There was the sound of running water coming from the bathroom; it must be Liao Nanxing taking a shower.
Meanwhile, Xu Xiuzhen sat on the sofa in the living room, watching her favorite soap opera while eating sunflower seeds.
She went to the dining table and looked at the leftover soup and food. Instead of getting angry, she smiled.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and eat and clean up. After Nanxing comes out of the bath, you should quickly bathe Xiaobao and put him to sleep."
"Okay." She replied and dumped the leftovers into the trash can.
It doesn't matter whether she eats or not, as long as they eat.
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