When Lu Li finally remembered Su Man, the egg-laying hen, and came to see her, Su Man was drinking porridge. She had just used up too much energy and it was time to replenish it.
The expensive nurses she hired were incredibly professional, bringing the food to her at just the right temperature. Although her diet was light, she ordered the most expensive postpartum meal, which had been simmered for a long time, bringing out the food's original aroma and giving it a unique flavor.
Lu Li was very dissatisfied when she saw Man lying there like an old man. She said sarcastically, "Haha, Junjie and I haven't eaten yet, but you're eating first."
Lu Li was in her fifties. Although she had gained weight with age, she had taken good care of herself, regularly getting various fillers. Even up close, she didn't look old. From a distance, she looked like a steamed bun, white and round. Her eyes, with their eyeliner tattoos, looked a bit fierce, and she was in a bad mood at the moment, giving her a menacing look.
If the original Xiang Man saw Lu Li angry, she would definitely be frightened and unable to swallow her food, or even refuse to eat.
Su Man swallowed the porridge in her mouth slowly and methodically. After the nurse wiped her mouth, she immediately turned into a pair of starry eyes and said, "Mommy, thank you."
Lu Li was stunned. "Why are you thanking me?"
"Thank you for arranging all this for me. I was a little sad when you all went to see the baby just now, but when I saw the nurse, I realized that you and your husband were thinking about me. You care about me like this, you treat me better than my own mother. You are really the best mother-in-law in the world."
“…”
People are afraid of being praised, so after Su Man's flattery, Lu Li couldn't get angry.
She wondered, she clearly didn't arrange a caregiver for Xiang Man, so was it Chen Junjie who arranged it, or did she decide on one but forget about it?
Although she didn't understand it, Lu Li didn't dwell on it anymore. After all, this money was nothing to their Chen family. She was just dissatisfied with Xiang Man enjoying the life alone on his own. But since she had misunderstood, she decided to just go with the flow and sell it.
Lu Li said in a gracious manner, "After all, you have added a boy to our family. Junjie and I are naturally thinking of you, but you ate before my mother-in-law and husband. This is still a serious matter."
"Yes, yes, Mom, you're right. You and my husband haven't eaten yet, so I shouldn't have eaten. But I just gave birth and I'm really tired and hungry, so I wanted to eat a few bites first."
At this point, Su Man suddenly changed the subject, "I didn't know how hard you worked until I gave birth to my own child. I heard that my husband weighed a full 8 kilograms. For his health, you insisted on a natural birth. You couldn't even lift a finger after getting out of the hospital bed. You are really great."
"Of course I did. I felt dizzy after getting out of bed. If I hadn't had chicken soup at home..."
At this point, Lu Li paused. Recalling her own experience as a mother, she became more tolerant of Su Man. She softened her expression and said, "Forget it. You just gave birth, so you can be unruly. You should be more careful next time."
"Hey, thanks, Mom."
Su Man had a smile on her face, but she was actually cursing in her heart.
If you don't eat your daughter-in-law, she can't eat. Does that mean your daughter-in-law can't poop if you haven't digested it yet?
Fortunately, Lu Li didn't have the time to chat with her. Before leaving, she suddenly remembered something, "Oh, by the way, your mother just called me to ask about the child and said she wanted to come over to see you."
When she mentioned that petty citizen, Lu Li's face fell again. "Remember to tell her not to call me unless it's something important. I'm not like her. I'm very busy."
"I know mom, I'll tell her."
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Xiang Man's mother had always been partial to her younger brother. Even though they were twins of the same age, Xiang Man always gave in to her younger brother no matter what happened.
Every time the two quarreled, Mom would help Xiangyang unconditionally, and would always give Xiangman a cold remark: "You are the older sister, you should give in to your younger brother."
Xiang Man has a beloved rag doll, which is the only one her mother bought for her, not a toy given to her by Xiang Yang because he got tired of playing with it.
She slept with the doll in her arms every day, but one day when she came home from school, she found that Xiangyang had cut the doll because he wanted the cotton inside.
That was Xiang Man's worst outburst, scratching Xiang Yang's arm until it was broken. When her mother heard the noise, she slapped her several times without knowing why. She was angry that Xiang Man had hit her brother over a doll, so she cut the doll into pieces.
From that day on, Xiang Man gradually got used to this kind of life, first her younger brother, then her own life, and her personality became more introverted.
Because of her excellent academic performance, Xiang Man often received scholarships, but her scholarships were always used to buy sneakers and a new mobile phone for her younger brother.
She didn't resist, but just endured it silently. Even when her mother asked her to go on blind dates with those rich second-generations right after she graduated from college, she didn't complain, but just accepted it blindly.
The same was true when she married into the Chen family. She knew that her family was not well off and she had no confidence. She had to look at the faces of her mother-in-law and husband everywhere, for fear that she would be criticized.
Unfortunately, no one understood her difficulties. Her mother Zhou Lifang often asked her for money, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. If she didn't give it, Zhou Lifang would curse at her and even threatened to commit suicide, calling her unfilial.
She could only ask Chen Junjie for pocket money. Facing Chen Junjie's contemptuous eyes, she felt ashamed, but she had no choice.
The only time Xiang Man fought with all her might was for her own child. That was her instinct as a mother. Unfortunately, she was too weak and had no ability to compete with the Chen family. In the end, she ended up dying.
Just as I was thinking about it, a nurse came in and said, "Miss Xiang, your mother is here."
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman with permed hair and fluorescent pink lipstick came in. She came empty-handed, plopped down on the sofa, and yelled, "Where's my grandson?"
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