Ding Ermei can only focus on Zhao Zhenzhu stealing eggs now, otherwise, she will lose all face in Zhoujia Village.
Only Zhao Zhenzhu was accused of stealing eggs. Naturally, no one believed what Zhao Zhenzhu said.
"Jiaxiang is only eight years old. He saw Zhao Zhenzhu stealing food, and Zhao Zhenzhu slapped him hard across the face. Poor Jiaxiang! What if Zhao Zhenzhu makes him deaf?"
"What terrible thing have I done to deserve this? My family is so unfortunate to have married a daughter-in-law who is greedy, fierce, and a habitual liar."
After making up her mind, Ding Ermei tried her best to throw dirty water on Zhao Zhenzhu.
Chen Yufeng's expression changed, and so did the expressions of the surrounding audience.
Eggs were considered a precious food in those days. They were usually given to the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled in the family to nourish their bodies.
For a new mother in her postpartum period, being able to eat two eggs a day is already considered an exceptionally good privilege.
Zhao Zhenzhu and her daughter showed off four or five eggs in one meal, which is really considered "wasteful".
Furthermore, Zhou Jiaxiang is the son of the second wife. Even if he does something wrong, his parents will discipline him. For Zhao Zhenzhu, as his aunt, to slap him like that is indeed excessive.
Seeing this, Zhao Zhenzhu walked over to Chen Yufeng and explained softly, "Director Chen, I really didn't take any eggs from home. I have proof."
“Zhao Zhenzhu, you said your eggs were given to you by your family. Your brother came to our house the day before yesterday and only brought a bag of biscuits. Where are the eggs?” Before Chen Yufeng could speak, Ding Ermei jumped up to refute.
"Grandma, you stole the cookies from my room? I thought the mice had dragged them away!" Zhao Zhenzhu exclaimed in astonishment.
"Zhao Zhenzhu, didn't you entrust all the things your family sent to me for safekeeping? How can you pin this on me, accusing me of stealing them? That's so awful!" Ding Ermei gritted her teeth.
“Mother-in-law, you know that stealing sounds bad, so why are you accusing me of stealing eggs?” Zhao Zhenzhu retorted.
"I..." Ding Ermei stammered, and could only make up excuses: "Anyway, I never stole anything from you. The food that your family sent was something you asked me to get from your room."
“I never said anything like that. Every time there’s food in my room, you order me around doing this and that, and when I finish and go back to my room, the food is gone. I’m the younger generation, and I was trying to save face for you, but since you don’t care about face, I won’t cover for you anymore,” Zhao Zhenzhu said angrily.
"Hahaha... Granny Ding has been a thief too many times, that's why she sees everyone as a thief."
“You rich man, what you’re doing is wrong! You’re an elder, how can you steal things from your daughter-in-law’s room?”
"Ding Ermei is really shameless, crying 'stop thief' like a thief crying 'stop thief'."
"Did Ding Ermei eat the eggs herself and then blame it on Pearl?"
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The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Ding Ermei's face turned completely red.
Zhao Zhenzhu was telling the truth, and Ding Ermei had no way to refute it even if she wanted to.
Ding Ermei is short-sighted; she tries to take everything good from the house for herself.
Ding Ermei treated what her daughter-in-law brought back as her own.
Ding Xiaocui and Chen Jinfeng both came from rural areas, and their families were not as well-off as the Zhou family. Throughout the year, Ding Xiaocui and Chen Jinfeng brought back more things from their parents' homes than they sent back.
Only Zhao Zhenzhu's family was well-off, and her family doted on her, sending her things every now and then.
Zhao Zhenzhu never ate alone. Whenever there was something delicious, she would share half with everyone. She would keep the other half in her room for her two children.
Ding Ermei felt that Zhao Zhenzhu was terrible at managing her household.
A bag of pastries, if eaten sparingly, can last for one or two months!
Zhao Zhenzhu let Zhou Jiakai and Zhou Yunyun eat whatever they wanted, and they spent it all in just a few days. What a waste!
Ding Ermei told Zhao Zhenzhu several times, but Zhao Zhenzhu didn't listen. Finally, Ding Ermei came up with a "good idea": whenever the Zhao family sent things, she would move them into her room.
When Zhao Zhenzhu asked about it, Ding Ermei said, "Zhenzhu! Look at Jiakai and Yunyun, they're still young. If they eat too much good food, they won't be able to endure hardship later. Your father and I are getting old, so it's only right that we eat something good too, isn't it?"
Since Ding Ermei is so shameless, Zhao Zhenzhu can't possibly rush into Ding Ermei's room and snatch the things back, can she?
Of course, Zhao Zhenzhu wasn't stupid. From then on, whenever Zhao Zhenzhu went back to her parents' home, she tried not to bring any food back, preferring to eat more at her parents' home instead.
But Zhao Qingshan and his wife doted on their daughter!
Zhao Zhenzhu refused, so they had their son Zhao Tianyu deliver it.
Finally, Ding Ermei snatched away the things Zhao Tianyu brought.
Zhao Zhenzhu was quite upset about this.
Having a mother-in-law who's dishonest is really frustrating.
However, Zhao Zhenzhu finally got her revenge today.
Having learned from past mistakes, Zhao Zhenzhu was able to tear off Ding Ermei's mask with reason and evidence at this crucial moment.
"You, you, you... no matter what you say today, you still stole eggs from home, and Jiaxiang saw it with his own eyes." Ding Ermei grabbed Chen Yufeng's hand and said, "Yufeng, we're relatives, you can't take Zhao Zhenzhu's side!"
"Aunt Ding, let go. You don't need to remind me, I'm always fair in my dealings." Chen Yufeng forcefully broke free from Ding Ermei's grasp.
Chen Yufeng rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.
If there hadn't been so many people at the scene, Chen Yufeng would definitely have scolded Ding Ermei: "You can't cheat people like this!"
Chen Yufeng's current role is as a village cadre tasked with resolving the conflict between Ding Ermei and her mother-in-law.
Even if she wanted to favor Ding Ermei, Ding Ermei couldn't just say it out loud! It would make Chen Yufeng, as a village cadre, seem very unqualified.
Chen Yufeng once again regretted that she had coveted Ding Ermei's "matchmaking fee" and had arranged for her cousin to marry Zhou Bingqiang.
Chen Yufeng didn't want Ding Ermei, a relative who only dragged her down.
“Director Chen, I know you are a fair person.” Zhao Zhenzhu’s words warmed Chen Yufeng’s heart.
"Our village cadres are here to serve the people, and we must be fair and just in everything we do," Chen Yufeng said, taking the opportunity to promote herself.
Village officials don't have lifetime appointments. If they don't perform well, villagers will go to the town to complain to the leaders.
Chen Yufeng wanted to be the women's director for a few more years! She could get full work points without having to work in the fields, and she also received a few yuan in subsidies every month.
Who wouldn't want to do something so wonderful?
"Director Chen, come with me for a moment, I'll show you the evidence," Zhao Zhenzhu said with a smile.
"We need to investigate. We won't let a bad person go unpunished, but we also can't wrong an innocent person," Chen Yufeng said seriously.
Chen Yufeng had served as the women's director for several years, so she was quite cautious in her words and actions.
“This is it.” Zhao Zhenzhu led Chen Yufeng to Ding Ermei’s door and pointed to the large lock on the door.
Chen Yufeng was a little confused and didn't immediately realize what the door lock had to do with the eggs.
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