Fan Xiaojuan bent down and picked up the multi-grain steamed bun that fell at her feet. The steamed bun had been left for a day and had already dried up. Fan Xiaojuan weighed it and thought, didn't she know what the girls in her eldest brother's family ate? How could they eat steamed buns with white flour? She didn't believe that the old woman would be so kind.
She glanced at the pale-faced Dani, smiled playfully, and said to Old Lady Miao in a sarcastic tone, "Mom, it turns out the food at home is so good. Dani and the others can eat white flour buns. Poor Aiguo and the others, they can't even fill their stomachs."
She wiped her eyes pretentiously. Anyway, her son had offended the old man. If their family was not doing well, the old family would not be able to live well either. Didn't she know the old woman? She hated people who pretended to obey her but actually disobeyed her. This steamed bun was probably secretly hidden by the eldest son for his daughters to eat. He would definitely not be well received in front of the old lady.
When Fan Xiaojuan thought that the people in the old family would also be scolded, she immediately calmed down and was no longer upset.
"Mom, you're talking nonsense. White flour buns don't look like this. We just ate this bun yesterday. This bun is so dirty that even pigs wouldn't eat it."
Four-year-old Jiang Aidang licked the last drop of malted milk in the bowl, sucked the snot that was about to flow onto his lips, touched it casually with his sleeve, and said as he looked at the dirty steamed bun covered with dust in Fan Xiaojuan's hand.
"Didn't Second Aunt say that they are patriotic and can't even fill their stomachs, yet they are eating white flour buns? Why didn't you bring some for Grandpa and Grandma? Grandpa and Grandma have never eaten such delicious food." Jiang Erni was ridiculed by Fan Xiaojuan. Seeing that she was being sabotaged by her own son, she was naturally happy to make a few sarcastic remarks to her.
Jiang Dani timidly pulled at her second sister's sleeve, not daring to let her continue. Jiang Erni was particularly indignant and still wanted to say something, but under the gaze of her eldest sister, she closed her mouth, lowered her head, and slid her toes on the ground.
Fan Xiaojuan was almost mad at her two sons. The eldest son offended his father-in-law today, and the second son tried to sabotage her. They are really two idiots.
Seeing the unfriendly look from Old Lady Miao, she hurriedly said, "Mom, we only have that little white flour at home. I just want my two sons to eat something good. They are the lifeblood of our Jiang family. We adults can eat worse, but we can't let the children suffer. It's all my fault that Dachuan and I are incompetent and have to rely on our parents for support. Dachuan often says at home that he wants to do more work so that our parents can live a good life."
After saying that, he glared at his younger son fiercely. Jiang Aidang felt aggrieved. Didn't his mom and dad enjoy eating the white flour buns made at home? Why were they scolding him now?
After so many years, everyone knows each other's moral character, and Old Lady Miao didn't bother to argue with her about it.
"We agreed upon it when we divided up the family business that your father and I wouldn't need you two to take care of us in our old age, so you and Dachuan don't have to worry about it." Old Mrs. Miao rolled her eyes at her and said.
Fan Xiaojuan's eyebrows twitched. Bringing up the issue of dividing the family at this time, did it mean that after the eldest family had a son, those two old guys really planned to ignore their family's life and death.
"Tell me, where did this steamed bun come from?" Old Mrs. Miao ignored her second daughter-in-law's expression, and said sternly with a sharp face, her sharp eyes moving among the sisters.
“Wow—wow—”
Just when the atmosphere was tense, a child's crying was heard in the house. Old Mrs. Miao didn't bother to interrogate her granddaughters and hurried to her eldest son's room.
"My dear grandson, why are you crying?"
Jiang Laidie cried so heartbreakingly that her face turned red, which made the old lady feel distressed.
"How do you, as a mother, take care of a child? Look what you have done to my grandson. What if he becomes hoarse from crying?" Old Mrs. Miao said dissatisfiedly to her eldest daughter-in-law.
"Mom, it's not my fault. The child just likes to stick with Dani and the others. A few days ago, Dani and the others came back at this time to play with him. Now he woke up and couldn't see anyone, so he started crying and couldn't stop."
Gu Dongmei had been paying attention to what was happening outside since Fan Xiaojuan came over. She was even more worried when she heard that the steamed buns that Dahai gave to his daughters last night were discovered. If her mother-in-law knew about this, her whole family would be in trouble.
But now she couldn't blame her daughters for not eating the steamed buns when they were in the mountain. She knew that her daughters wanted to hide the steamed buns and eat them when they were hungry.
Just when she thought the truth had been revealed, her son, who had been very quiet until then, started crying and even brought her mother-in-law in. Thinking of her daughters who might get beaten, she simply gritted her teeth and made up this lie.
While coaxing her adorable grandson, Grandma Miao was a little skeptical of what her eldest daughter-in-law said. Her little grandson was so young, how could he recognize people? Even if he could recognize people, he should recognize her as his grandmother first.
But the grandson's body was weak, and his little head kept looking in the direction of the door curtain, crying loudly.
"Oh, sister-in-law is really good at joking. It's not uncommon for a child to cry. It can be related to Dani and the others. Are you trying to hide something?"
This is the bad thing about straw curtains: what's happening outside can be heard by those inside, and what's happening inside can be heard by those outside.
Fan Xiaojuan lifted the door curtain, walked in with a twist of her waist, and took a look at her little nephew who was not even a month old lying on the bed. He was so skinny and looked like a monkey. He was nothing like her son who was plump and white when he was born. She curled her lips in disdain, thinking that only those two old guys would treasure such a thing.
But she didn't think about what she ate when she was pregnant, and what Gu Dongmei ate when she was pregnant. When Gu Dongmei was pregnant with this baby, she gossiped everywhere, saying that it was her daughter who was bad. At that time, Old Mrs. Miao had already lost confidence in this daughter-in-law, and didn't give her any special treatment. She was still working in the fields until the moment before giving birth. Under this situation, how could the child born be a strong man?
As soon as she finished speaking, Dani and a few others followed her in.
Jiang Laidie, who had been crying non-stop, immediately stopped crying and opened her hands towards Jiang Dani.
Fan Xiaojuan was as surprised as if she had eaten a fly. As soon as she finished speaking, the brat slapped her in the face. He was indeed as annoying as his parents.
Jiang Dani went forward, picked up the younger brother, and coaxed him softly. Sanni, who was originally a little timid because of being frightened by Old Lady Miao, also plucked up her courage and went forward to coax the cute little brother.
When Old Mrs. Miao saw this scene, her stern face relaxed a little, and she was no longer so angry about her granddaughters hiding the steamed buns from her.
"Mom, that steamed bun was left by Dahai when he went to the county town to clear the pipeline yesterday. I saw that Dani and the others have been taking good care of their brother recently, so I wanted to reward them. It was our fault that we forgot to tell you. We will never do it again in the future."
Seeing that Old Lady Miao's expression had relaxed a little, Gu Dongmei hurriedly explained.
"Hmm..." Old Mrs. Miao hummed, and seeing her grandson's happy look, she didn't intend to pursue the matter. Dahai was a simple and honest person, and he probably saved those steamed buns from his own food rations. After all, those girls were his daughters, so how could he not love them?
Seeing that the storm seemed to have been settled, Fan Xiaojuan was about to explode with anger: "Mom, my brother hid something from you, and you just let it go."
Maybe because he was angry, the volume was a little loud, and the child who had originally calmed down was frightened and started crying again.
"You're asking for death. You've scared a good child into tears again." Old Mrs. Miao was so angry that she pinched her daughter-in-law and pulled her out.
Jiang Erni, who was standing by, rarely saw her second aunt being humiliated, so she covered her mouth and laughed secretly.
"Brother is smart, otherwise, he would probably be punished by not having dinner today." Jiang Erni pinched her brother's face, but was slapped away by her eldest sister.
"Don't pinch a child's face." Jiang Dani rolled her eyes at her reckless second sister and kissed the little brother in her arms.
Jiang Lai Di, who was still a baby, also breathed a sigh of relief. He was not sure at first, but he did not expect that Old Lady Miao would really let him go so easily. However, the baby's throat could not stand crying for so long, and he felt the pain in his throat. Given his current condition, he could only resort to this method of crying.
"Mom..." Fan Xiaojuan, who was pulled out, wanted to say something, but was frightened by the person who came in. She stood up straight and dared not move.
Jiang Aiguo and Jiang Aidang were also a little timid. They stopped rummaging around in the main room and hid behind Fan Xiaojuan.
"What are you doing here? Even if the old man dies, there will be plenty of people to see him off. He doesn't need heartless dogs like you." Old man Jiang was holding back his anger. When he saw the uninvited guests at home, he pointed outside the house and told them to get out.
"Old man, what are you doing? You scared your grandsons." Old Mrs. Miao didn't know why her old man suddenly said such confusing words, but seeing that her two grandsons were about to cry, she stepped forward to stop him.
"Humph, I don't have such a grandson. He said that he would not come to see us off when we die. I, an old man, can't afford such a good grandson."
When Jiang Cheng thought of what Jiang Aiguo said this morning, he was so angry that he trembled all over.
Old Mrs. Miao looked at her second daughter-in-law who looked guilty, and said, "Why did you know to send something today? It turns out you came to apologize." Looking at her two grandsons, she was extremely disappointed.
Although she had selfish motives over the years, her kindness to them was not a lie. Their family lived frugally and left all the good things to the second brother's family, and she also raised a family of ungrateful people.
Children don't know right from wrong, and it's all taught by the adults at home. If the second son and his wife didn't often say such things at home, how could the children learn it?
Old Mrs. Miao stopped talking, went back to the kitchen, took out the six eggs that Fan Xiaojuan had sent her today, put them back into the basket, stuffed them into her hand, and drove her out along with the two children.
"Mom, please listen to my explanation, Mom..." Fan Xiaojuan wanted to say something, but Old Lady Miao picked up the broom beside the door and hit her out.
"I used to treat those things as dog food. Your father and I don't want you ungrateful bastards to support us in our old age. Get out of here."
Old Mrs. Miao felt heartbroken whenever she thought of what the old man said. She had treated her four granddaughters badly and was only sincere and open to her two grandsons. She never expected that the two children would repay them in such a way and even gave them malted milk to drink. From now on, she would give all the money to those money-losing guys and not give a single penny to the second grandson's family.
Fan Xiaojuan covered her face with her hands. Some workers who were leaving work nearby had already noticed the commotion and were pointing and talking. Fan Xiaojuan was a person who cared about her reputation, so she didn't dare to say much. She covered her face, grabbed her two sons and ran away.
Old Mrs. Miao weakly put down the broom and sat down on the ground. What was going on?
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