The hardest thing in the world is to treat everyone equally.
At the dinner table, Xiulian looked at her two sisters-in-law with a somewhat gloomy expression.
If her husband hadn't been holding her hand, they probably would have started fighting right there.
"Mom, here, have an egg. You've been working so hard these past few days."
The eldest daughter-in-law peeled an egg and placed it in Chen's bowl, her face full of flattery.
The eldest son also acted like a filial son and grandson, and specially brought over a piece of fatty meat, saying that it was to nourish Chen's body.
He even blamed the second son's wife for not taking good care of his mother, saying she had become much thinner.
Let Ms. Chen move in with him so they can enjoy family life.
The children also called her "Grandma" affectionately.
It was as if just a few months ago, it wasn't them calling her an old hag.
Mrs. Chen looked at her grandsons with a smile and kept calling to them.
"Eat more, eat more."
A meal may appear to be eaten in a peaceful manner, but in reality, everyone is calculating and scheming.
At the dinner table, Xiulian listened to her eldest and third sons constantly belittling her husband, and she was so angry that tears almost fell from her eyes.
She glared at her husband resentfully, angry that he was so honest and quiet.
He let others bully him.
The eldest daughter-in-law looked at the fatty meat on the table with some heartache and said, "Mother, how much wages did you earn at the Marquis's mansion?"
“I saw that Old Wang next door had taken seven or eight taels of silver, as well as rice, lard, coal, cotton quilts and other things, saying it was a reward from the Marquis’s mansion.”
Looking at her, Madam Chen replied, "Mother is old and useless. This month, I only have a little over three taels of silver."
"Old Wang is lucky and blessed. He became a guard in the Marquis's mansion. His monthly salary is definitely more than Mother's."
The eldest daughter-in-law's eyes lit up when she heard about the three taels of silver. She said breathlessly, "Mother, you can't be biased. Look, the eldest son specially bought pork for you to eat when he heard you were off today. We usually can't even bear to eat this ourselves."
“Mother, listen to me. Give the money to the eldest son, and we will keep it for you. We will take care of you when your health fails.”
The third son's wife was unhappy when she heard this: "You're going to take care of Mother? You'd better not just throw her out."
"If you ask me, it should be given to my family. You and the eldest son took over Mom's house, and now you want to take over Mom's money. Dream on."
The eldest daughter-in-law blushed when her secret was exposed, and immediately flew into a rage: "You son of a bitch, you can't say anything nice, you're just spouting nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart."
Seeing her two daughters-in-law fighting and her two sons arguing, Chen sighed.
She took out six hundred coins from her bosom and placed them on the table.
"Eldest brother and third brother, you two should split this money equally, and the load of grain should also be split in half."
“Take the lard too, leave the blankets for the two of us old folks, and leave the milk powder for the second son’s baby.”
"Is this alright? It suits your wishes, doesn't it?"
Hearing that Mrs. Chen was angry, the group sat down.
However, the eldest daughter-in-law still felt uncomfortable.
She wanted to take them all, so she said in a low voice, "This milk powder belongs to the Marquis's mansion and is very precious. My family has many children, so please give it to us first."
"The second child's wife is still very young, there's no need for her to drink such good stuff."
Upon hearing this, Xiulian slammed the table and stood up, ready to curse.
Mrs. Chen shouted angrily, "Enough! Stop arguing! Take the milk powder with you, is that enough?"
The eldest daughter-in-law was startled by Chen's voice, and there was some resentment in her eyes.
You old hag, if it weren't for your good fortune in getting into the Marquis's mansion and making money, who would fawn over you?
After the Marquis's mansion no longer needs you, let's see where you live.
"That's enough, that's enough. We'll take our things and go home now. Mom, we'll come see you again next month after you get your wages."
The eldest son pulled his wife along and took away what belonged to him.
When they left, they didn't forget to take the unfinished pork with them.
After all, that's money.
The third daughter-in-law also left.
There was only a mess on the table, and Xiulian crying in distress.
“Mother, I know you don’t like us, and I also know that you’ve never liked Shao’an since you were little.”
People say that the older ones are loved, the younger ones are cherished, and those who are neither older nor younger are neglected.
“But when you had nowhere to live and no one to take care of you, it was Shao’an who brought you back to live, served you, and farmed for you.”
“We’ve always known we’re not popular, and we’ve never asked you for anything.”
“We built the house ourselves, and when the land was distributed, it was wasteland that we cleared ourselves.”
"But we're the ones supporting you now, you can't let us down."
“Even if you were fairer, I wouldn’t say anything, but what you’re doing is a bit too much. You can’t just bully Shao’an because he’s honest.”
After saying that, she stood up, tears streaming down her face and choking back sobs.
"Mom, I'm done talking. I'm going to wash the dishes now."
The second daughter-in-law wiped away her tears, said one sentence, and then turned and ran out.
Chen Shaoan scratched his head and said, "Xiulian didn't do it on purpose, Mother, don't be angry. I'll go over and beat her to death."
"Get the hell out of here and go and comfort your wife."
Old Chen looked at his good-for-nothing son and slapped him.
After hearing this, Chen Shaoan grinned foolishly and hurriedly chased after his wife to comfort her.
"Old woman, I know you love your eldest and third sons, but you also need to consider how your second son's family feels."
Old Man Chen sat in his chair, looking at Mrs. Chen, who had been with him all his life, and couldn't quite understand what she was thinking.
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