"What can you remember? Someone gives you a needle, and you treat it like a stick. You're just a nobody, a nobody. Why are you working so hard?"
Lin Juan was about to leave, her body already turned away, when she turned back again, saying, "Let's get this straight beforehand. Your parents moving is your brother's business, it has nothing to do with you, so stop thinking about giving them money."
Not a penny less in this month's salary. And your bonus, don't even think about keeping it this month, it's all for us. When we arranged for Song Lin to marry you, we made it very clear that once you were married, your entire salary would be handed over. We've been doing you a favor by letting you keep your bonuses before, don't push your luck.”
Xu Keke never expected that Lin Juan would emerge from the shadow of her son's departure in just a few days.
She still had time to cause trouble for her. Xu Keke ignored her and turned her head to continue sleeping.
When she woke up again, she smelled the aroma of food coming from outside.
I don't know if Lin Juan is retaliating because I didn't help her keep her son, or because she's angry because she didn't get her wages that morning.
They even divided the food into different grades. She and her two children got chive dumplings, while Xu Keke got leftover potatoes and half a steamed bun from the night before last.
Xu Keke reached out and took the bowl of porridge from in front of Fu Bao.
"What are you doing? That's Fu Bao's porridge." Lin Juan looked at her in disbelief.
“Why would such a small child drink porridge?” she said, taking over Fu Bao’s portion of chive dumplings as well.
"You..." Lin Juan pointed at her, angrily saying, "How can a mother be like this? You took away the child's food, what are you going to feed him?"
The sensible Zhao Di handed the chive pancake in her hand to Xu Keke, saying, "Mom, you can have mine."
"No need, Mom can eat Fu Bao's food, right? Our Fu Bao is so filial, isn't he?"
Fu Bao couldn't understand what she was saying, but seeing that she was still laughing and teasing him as usual, he thought she was playing with him, so he smiled and clapped his hands at Xu Keke in a good-natured way, feeling extremely happy.
"I've never seen a mother like you. How can you, a grown woman, steal a child's food? If you eat Fu Bao's food, what will the child eat?"
Lin Juan's chest heaved with anger. Her hands were trembling.
Xu Keke didn't argue with her, and just ate her chive dumplings and drank her porridge.
Lin Juan would never let Fu Bao go hungry, no matter who else was allowed to. Having no other choice, she fed Fu Bao the porridge in front of her and even gave him her own food container.
Her expression was that of a saint highlighted by a wicked mother. Even if she herself didn't eat, she couldn't let her grandson go hungry.
But even the Holy Mother was hungry. After feeding Fu Bao for a long time, Lin Juan only ate two bites of what Fu Bao left behind. She glared fiercely at Xu Keke and instructed Zhao Di...
"Zhaodi, keep an eye on your younger brother."
Then he got up and went to the small kitchen outside, and soon the aroma of food wafted out.
When Xu Keke went to wash up, she actually noticed that the amount of dough and filling Lin Juan made was definitely not that much.
But she deliberately made enough for three people, just so that Xu Keke wouldn't eat it.
After finishing her meal, Xu Keke smiled at the two little ones and then went straight into Lin Juan's room.
Lin Juan returned with the bowl, but didn't see Xu Keke, nor did she see her leave. She peeked into the inner room but saw no one. She asked Zhao Di, "Where is she?"
Zhao Di blinked her big eyes and pursed her lips. Although she didn't say it, she knew she was still young. Her nervous glances at the opposite house betrayed Xu Keke's whereabouts.
How dare she enter her own room? Lin Juan was furious and got up to go in.
Xu Keke was already holding a gray polyester jacket, the kind Lin Juan usually wore when going out.
"Grandma Zhaodi, I took twenty yuan from here. I thought about it, and you were right this morning, her maternal grandparents are moving, how could I not contribute a single penny?"
I haven't had time to collect my salary yet; my bonus from last month was less than five yuan. I took twenty yuan and delivered it to her grandmother first.
Lin Juan grabbed the pants from Xu Keke's hand. "What are you doing? Who gave you the right to come into my room and take money from my pants?"
Xu Keke patiently explained to her, "I saw you were busy over there and couldn't spare any money, so I came in to get it for you. I searched for a long time before I found out where you put the money."
"Give me back my money!" Lin Juan was frantic, yelling and cursing at Xu Keke, saying all sorts of nasty things.
Before long, he had called over everyone in the yard who was still having lunch at home.
As soon as Aunt Chen came in, she shouted, "Weren't you two getting along like mother and daughter just a few days ago? How come you started fighting as soon as Song Lin left? How is Song Lin supposed to study in peace while you're away?"
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