Old Zhao lit the pot, puffing on his pipe as he slowly said, "If you want to eat your fill of eggs, you shouldn't ask us two old folks for some. You should ask your father-in-law and mother-in-law instead."
"Their lives are so prosperous these days, everyone in the surrounding villages knows that, right? I've heard they can afford to eat meat every day. Even if they just squeeze a little out of their own pockets, it would be enough for you to eat and drink, wouldn't it?"
“Normally it would be fine, but now that their own son’s family has suffered a disaster, instead of providing subsidies or helping them rebuild a decent family business, they should at least not let you go hungry and beg for help everywhere, right?”
"Do they really have no shame at all?"
"A few years ago, when everyone was struggling financially, you made sure they didn't miss out on their retirement food!"
The more Zhao Cuifen listened to Old Zhao, the less indignant she became. When Old Zhao finished speaking, she said indignantly, "Dad, I know what you said makes sense. Not to mention the surrounding villages, I dare say that this kind of reasoning applies throughout the whole country."
"But what can I do?"
"Those two old bastards have won over that brat Yun Duo, and with big shots in the county backing them up, they don't care about me, an outsider, or even their own sons and grandsons. They treat us worse than strangers!"
“When outsiders do them a small favor, they give them money and meat. But when it comes to us, no matter what we do, they won’t even look at us properly, let alone give us anything.”
"Even outsiders are better than them!"
“Our house collapsed this time, and our whole family was trapped inside. Outsiders came to help long ago, but these people were the ones the village chief had to specially invite!”
“We just said we wanted to stay with them for a couple of days, and they told us to stay in the woodshed or to live in a shack.”
"Also, we were thinking that if they didn't care about us adults, that would be fine. After all, whether we adults are good or bad, at least we can endure it for a couple more days. But how old is Yusheng? He's such a tiny child. If something really happens to him, I'm afraid it will be a lifetime of regret. We were even thinking of pleading with them to at least let Yusheng stay at the old house..."
"And what happened? Before they even opened their mouths, just discussing the matter, Old Man Yun, who overheard half of it, gave them a thorough dressing-down..."
"How cruel! Yu-sheng is their own grandson!"
"And then there's the matter of borrowing grain. We could have borrowed grain from the village, but the old family has money and connections in the county. The villagers are afraid of them and don't dare to offend them, so they don't dare to lend us grain. Otherwise, no matter how hard or difficult things are, I wouldn't have come to my parents' home for help..."
"You gave birth to me and raised me, and I haven't given anything back. If I hadn't really had no other choice, how would I have the face to come and beg you..."
Zhao Cuifen spoke indignantly, occasionally gritting her teeth to appear as if Yun Dazheng and his gang were truly ruthless and vicious, while she, Zhao Cuifen, was pitiful and helpless.
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