The children's faces were red from the cold, and snot and dirt had congealed on their faces, forming scabs. Their clothes didn't fit well, some were too big and some were too small. The children were all cute, but they were also all very dirty.
Her clothes were dirty, as were her face and hair. Mao Fangfei had sharp eyesight and could even see lice jumping around on one of the children's heads, which gave her the creeps and made her instinctively move away.
She contracted fleas and lice three years ago, and it took her a lot of effort to get rid of them after returning to the city. She even cut off her long hair that she had been growing for several years. She couldn't let herself get infected again this time.
The Fang family's house was indeed much cleaner, with bright and clean windows. There was no more chicken droppings or odor in the yard and house, and Mao Fangfei felt much better.
Fang Yanming's parents were quite polite and spoke cautiously. Last time, when they went to Pingjiang, they angered Mao Fangfei, and Fang Yanming threw a tantrum. The lingering influence of that tantrum was still there, so they were behaving themselves for the time being. But old habits die hard, and their inherent bad habits were hard to change.
Mao Fangfei followed the principle of "if the enemy doesn't move, she won't move," and the first few days were relatively comfortable. However, the food was not to her liking. The food here was mainly noodles, which were heavy on oil, salt, and spice, and she couldn't eat a single bite. Fortunately, she had the foresight to bring more than a dozen packs of instant noodles, which was enough to make do.
"Stop making noodles all the time. Fangfei loves rice. Make rice from now on. We have so many chickens and ducks at home. We can make chicken stew with mushrooms or steamed duck. I'm getting a sore throat from eating oil-splashed noodles every day."
After a few days, Fang Yanming couldn't stand it anymore. His eating habits had changed a lot, and he couldn't get used to the strong flavors of his hometown. Of course, the most important thing was that his wife wouldn't eat it. They had been eating instant noodles for several days, and even if he liked them, he couldn't swallow them.
“Chickens need to lay eggs. We have so many vegetables at home, why kill a chicken?” Fang Yanming’s mother said unhappily.
Fang Yanming's father gave Mao Fangfei a meaningful look and said pointedly, "Slaughter that aloe vera bastard. It hasn't laid any eggs in three years. What's the use of keeping it? It's just taking up space in the henhouse without laying any eggs. Slaughter it and eat it."
The sound was so loud that it was hard for Mao Fangfei not to hear it. She looked at her father-in-law and smiled slightly.
Even a fool could tell that this was such an obvious veiled insult. She had thought the family had finally behaved themselves, but it seems she had been overthinking things.
Fang Yanming frowned slightly, gave his father a deep look, and said half-jokingly, "Fangfei and I have been here for several days. We only ate chicken once, on New Year's Eve. The next few days, it was either minced meat noodles or oil-splashed noodles. I even got blisters in my mouth. Fangfei and I paid three thousand yuan for living expenses. We can't eat noodles every meal, can we?"
They wouldn't even slaughter a chicken, but they were quick to take money. Fang Yanming already harbored resentment towards his parents, so he became quite rude in his speech.
Mr. Fang's expression changed slightly, and he glared at Mrs. Fang fiercely, "Why aren't you boiling water and slaughtering the chicken? Can't you see your daughter-in-law wants to eat?"
"They've been raising them for three years already. Maybe they'll start laying eggs after the New Year. It's so pitiful to eat them like that. They eat white flour every day and are still not satisfied. They can't even lay eggs. What right do they have to be picky..."
Fang's mother spoke very softly after that, but Mao Fangfei still heard it. Her expression turned even colder, but she remained calm and pretended that the old woman was just talking nonsense.
She can still tolerate it now, but if they really piss her off, she'll show them what she's capable of.
"I'll go kill them."
Fang Yanming was furious and snapped at his mother, saying that she was being stingy even when it came to eating chicken, and that all his money was going down the drain.
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