Chapter 20: Still Too Poor
As soon as Mrs. Su finished speaking, Su Dahu and Su Erhu immediately spoke up for their son.
He vowed that if his son dared to be unfilial to Xiao Tangbao in the future, he would break their legs.
Old Mrs. Su was very satisfied with this and then gave instructions to her two daughters-in-law.
"From now on, steam two egg custards every day, half for each of the four children."
"I understand, Mom." Qian Yuemei quickly agreed.
Of course she was happy that her son could eat egg custard.
Zhao Chunhua said worriedly, "Mom, my aunt is still young. I'm afraid half an egg custard won't be enough."
After saying that, he glanced at his son and said, "Dapan is old, so don't eat it. Let your aunt eat the whole thing."
When Qian Yuemei heard this, she immediately curled her lips.
In order to please her mother-in-law, this sister-in-law even ignored her own son.
Could it be that I will rely on my sister-in-law to take care of me in my old age and till the end of my life?
"Sister-in-law, if you don't know this, you'd think you're the stepmother." Qian Yuemei said in her characteristically sarcastic tone, with a forced smile, "Erdan from the Wang family next door is the same age as Dapan, but he's half a head taller than her. You, as a mother, don't care about your child, but as an aunt, I can't wait to buy him some delicious food to feed Dapan..."
When Zhao Chunhua heard Qian Yuemei's words, her heart ached and she glanced at Da Pan.
Of course she felt sorry for her son.
However, this family was so poor that they could barely make ends meet. When my mother-in-law gave birth to my younger sister-in-law, there wasn't even an egg in the house.
I gave my mother-in-law two eggs, which she borrowed from outside.
Now the family's life is getting better and better, and they can often eat some wild game that they got from nowhere. She thinks this is all thanks to the blessing of her sister-in-law.
My sister-in-law is the treasure of the whole family. No one can suffer any loss but my sister-in-law must not suffer the most.
My son is older now, and he will grow taller if he eats more meat.
My sister-in-law can’t do that.
She was too young and had difficulty digesting meat, and she was weaned early, so she relied on eggs to nourish her body.
"Hmph! Since you care so much about your nephew, then next time you eat meat, grab a few fewer bites and save some for your nephew." Old Mrs. Su glanced at Qian Yuemei.
Qian Yuemei: “…”
Absolutely not!
You can say it's cheap, but nothing else!
"Mom, when did I rob it? Look at what you said..." Qian Yuemei said dryly.
"Shut up! Even eating can't shut your mouth!" Su Erhu glared at Qian Yuemei.
This daughter-in-law feels uncomfortable if she doesn’t cause trouble!
Damn!
Little Tangbao watched coldly and sighed secretly.
This family is still too poor.
She knew that her mother secretly used most of the family income to support her fifth brother's studies.
As a result, although life at home had improved, it was still tight.
Indeed, in this era, to support a scholar, the whole family had to tighten their belts.
How should she make money?
I'm too young to show my abilities...
"well!"
Little Tangbao let out a sigh that was not appropriate for his age.
"What's wrong, girl?"
"What's wrong, sister?"
The Su family members all looked at Xiao Tangbao.
Such a tiny little person, sighing in a proper manner, how come he is... so cute?
Little Tangbao sighed and instantly conquered all the Su family members.
Even Da Pan looked at Xiao Tangbao eagerly and said, "Auntie, I'm really grown up now. I don't need to eat egg custard anymore."
Little Tangbao looked at his nephew with the eyes of an old mother.
Then, she turned around, crawled a few steps, and took out a small embroidered cloth bag from the small winnowing basket on the head of the kang.
It seems that if she doesn't come up with something good, her eldest nephew won't be able to eat eggs.
The small cloth bag is filled with treasures collected by Xiao Tangbao.
There are colorful pebbles, round beads, brightly colored feathers, white wolf teeth, and other things that no one knows what they are.
As for the small rattle that Qian Yuemei had bribed her with, she had already given it to Sanwa.
Little Tangbao picked out a bright yellow stone from his treasures and handed it to Old Man Su.
"Dad, buy some eggs."
If you don’t have enough eggs at home, buy some!
Little Tangbao’s expression is very rich!
Old Man Su laughed and said, "Okay, buy it!"
I agreed very readily and was very relieved.
The little girl is so sensible to take out her treasure.
Even though it's just a stone, it's the little girl's gift, isn't it?
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