When Yu Qiuying mentioned her youngest daughter, her face turned cold. She had made such a big commotion with Lü Sanmei earlier, but her youngest daughter acted as if she hadn't heard a thing and hadn't come out to check on them.
It would be a lie to say I'm not heartbroken. My younger daughter is indeed very good at studying, but she's too selfish.
She was successful in her past life, but her mother was no longer of any use to her, so she abandoned the family without hesitation. After getting married, she rarely came back to see her, let alone keep in touch with her.
She wouldn't rely on her in this life, nor would she spoil her like she did in the last.
“Working won’t interfere with her studies. She’s such a grown-up, and she’s never even washed her own clothes. From now on, don’t wash her clothes for her; let her wash them herself.”
In her past life, Yu Qiuying always felt that her youngest daughter's studies were tiring and mentally taxing, so she didn't let her do any housework, as long as she studied hard.
Of her five children, she was the most fortunate, as she was the youngest daughter in the family. Her two older sisters and one older brother were all several years older than her, so she never had to do any housework and had never done any work growing up.
But she was ungrateful, taking it for granted that those chores were done by her two older sisters. She never cared about her mother and only asked her for money.
What's most infuriating is that after she became successful, she looked down on her as her mother and her two older sisters.
Yu Qiuying grew angrier the more she thought about it. Without saying anything to Zhou Cailian, she went straight to Zhou Caixiang's room and pushed the door, but it wouldn't budge.
She pounded on the door in frustration, "Why are you locking the door in broad daylight?"
A moment later, Zhou Caixiang opened the door, her tone displeased, "Mom, what are you doing? I'm reading, what's all the noise about!"
In her past life, Yu Qiuying never felt there was anything wrong with her talking to her like that; she even thought she was disturbing her reading. But now, seeing her impatient expression, she just wanted to slap her.
"Reading books, reading books, what else can you do besides reading? Can't you see the chores around the house? Do you really think you're some kind of rich young lady? Let me tell you, from today onwards, you have to wash your own clothes and wash the dishes after you finish eating, or you won't eat."
Zhou Caixiang was stunned for a moment, then became very angry. "Mom, how could you say that to me? What did I do to upset you? If your older brother made you angry, go find him. Why are you taking it out on me? It's so annoying!"
After saying that, he slammed the door shut with a loud "bang".
Yu Qiuying took a deep breath, telling herself not to get angry, as anger is bad for her breasts.
"Mom, stop nagging Caixiang. Let her study for a while. She has an exam coming up soon." Zhou Cailian overheard Yu Qiuying's words about Zhou Caixiang in the kitchen. She was a little surprised. Her mother had never spoken to her younger sister like that before. Her younger sister was a good student and the youngest daughter in the family. Her mother had always doted on her. Why was she getting angry at her today?
It seems Mom was really angered by the third son today.
Yu Qiuying looked at Zhou Cailian, who came out of the kitchen, and said, "Just because she's studying and taking exams doesn't mean she can't do housework? You've spoiled her. From today onwards, don't wash her clothes, understand?"
"It's okay, Mom. I'm fine anyway." Zhou Cailian said dismissively, assuming her mother was just angry.
Yu Qiuying looked at her silly daughter with annoyance, "How can you say there's nothing wrong? You're busy at home every day, and you even have to work in the fields. You really treat yourself like an ox! Do you see how much everyone cares about you, your older sister?"
The family has more than four acres of land. When her eldest daughter was twelve or thirteen years old, she started working in the fields with her. She also did all the housework. She was never idle all year round, but none of her younger siblings cared about her.
It's true that the more honest you are, the more you suffer.
"Alright, alright, Mom, don't be angry anymore. I won't wash her anymore." Seeing that her mother was worried about her, Zhou Cailian felt a warmth in her heart and quickly stepped forward to take her mother's arm to comfort her.
Looking at her eldest daughter's young and vibrant face, Yu Qiuying felt a pang of tenderness in her heart. "Silly girl, they're all so grown up now. Don't always spoil them. They should be allowed to do their own things. You're just their older sister, not their nanny."
"From now on, you don't need to wash Caixiang and Jiahong's clothes anymore, and you don't need to wash my clothes either. They should wash their own clothes. Don't carry so much water for the house. If they want to take a bath, let them carry water themselves. Don't boil water for them anymore. They're all capable of doing nothing and have become useless."
There was no well at home, so they had to go to the big well at the village entrance to fetch water and wash clothes. Every morning, she and her eldest daughter would go to fetch water. Before her eldest son went to the county town to apprentice, he would also fetch water. Only her youngest daughter and son had never fetched water.
It's one thing that they were too young to carry heavy loads before, but now their youngest daughter is seventeen and their youngest son is fifteen. One of them stays indoors reading all day, and the other is always out hanging around and never home. If an oil bottle falls over at home, neither of them will lift a finger to pick it up.
Yu Qiuying will never indulge them again in this lifetime. Starting today, those who don't work won't get to eat. If they really piss her off, she'll kick them all out. She refuses to believe she can't handle them!
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