Chapter 167 Cracks
Sister-in-law Li was eventually kicked out of the brigade headquarters.
She couldn't help but mutter curses.
After all, if they don't get a top-quality seed, their squad leader position will be ruined!
Thinking about how badly Song Xingzhi treated him, it must all be because of Li Hongjuan!
This happened because Li Hongjuan didn't cultivate a good relationship with Zhang Chunxue and the others!
The more Sister-in-law Li thought about it, the angrier she became. So she turned around and headed towards Zhongjia Village.
It was nearly noon, and smoke was already rising from the chimneys of Zhongjia Village.
Sister-in-law Li stormed up to the gate of Zhang Chunxue's courtyard.
However, she was also taken aback when she arrived.
After Zhang Chunxue and her family separated, this was the first time Sister-in-law Li had come here. She saw that the courtyard had been divided into two parts. The original large courtyard was very spacious and bright, but now it looked a bit cramped.
Sister-in-law Li knew they had separated their households, but she never expected Zhang Chunxue to be so ruthless.
"Is Zhang Chunxue out of her mind? These three are her own sons! She doesn't even want her own sons anymore?" Sister-in-law Li curled her lip. "I don't know what use that money-losing daughter is!"
She walked quickly to the front door and began banging on it.
"Hongjuan! Hongjuan! Chengfa! Come open the door for me!"
Li Hongjuan spent the whole day arguing with Zhong Chengfa.
Zhong Chengyi left early this morning, and I don't know where he went. Zhong Chengfa also had to go to work in the fields, so he ate breakfast with Li Hongjuan.
Of course, breakfast was also made by Li Hongjuan.
Seeing that Zhong Chengfa was just eating breakfast in silence, Li Hongjuan felt a little smug.
What's with the attitude? In the end, you still have to eat my cooking!
She was certain that Zhong Chengfa couldn't live without her.
At noon, Li Hongjuan prepared lunch again.
After breakfast, Zhong Chengfa didn't ask her to go to the fields. After all, he knew that Li Hongjuan was lazy and greedy, and she wouldn't go even if he asked her, so he didn't say anything at all.
Li Hongjuan felt even more smug.
Sure enough, Zhong Chengfa always had to compromise if she wasn't willing.
What would a woman like her do in the fields! Although Zhong Guosheng had already died when she married into the family, she had heard that when Zhong Guosheng was still alive, he would never have allowed Zhang Chunxue to work in the fields!
Back then, things were different from now. Everyone was required to work in the fields to earn work points!
Zhong Guosheng was trying his best to arrange lighter work for Zhang Chunxue, just in case she got tired.
However, in her opinion, Zhang Chunxue was really stupid. She heard that Zhong Guosheng didn't want her to get out of bed, but she still insisted on getting out of bed... She didn't even know how to enjoy life!
Li Hongjuan thought that if Zhong Guosheng could do it, then Zhong Chengfa, as Zhong Guosheng's eldest son, could certainly do it too!
However, even if she didn't go out to work, she still needed to prepare meals at home, so she estimated the time Zhong Cheng would send back the message and started cooking.
For this reason, she even prepared a pot of white rice.
Li Hongjuan had just put the cooked rice on the steamer when she heard a knock on the door.
She reached out and closed the lid, wiped her hands, and walked out of the kitchen. She immediately saw Sister-in-law Li peeking out from outside the gate.
Li Hongjuan's expression immediately changed.
She hadn't forgotten the various ways she had been tormented by Sister-in-law Li when she was at her parents' home.
After calming herself down, Li Hongjuan walked over slowly and asked, "Sister-in-law, what brings you to my house?"
"Can't I even take a look?" Sister-in-law Li glared at Li Hongjuan with her slightly mean triangular eyes. "Aren't you going to open the door and let me in? What, are you going to stop me from coming in?"
Li Hongjuan really didn't want her to come in, so she gritted her teeth and said, "Sister-in-law, I just wanted to say... well, the food we cook at home is only enough for the three of us..."
Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Li immediately launched into a tirade: "Do you think I'm here to freeload? With your meager cooking skills, I wouldn't even want to eat here!"
Li Hongjuan was relieved and opened the courtyard gate.
Who would have thought that as soon as Sister-in-law Li came in, she rushed straight towards the kitchen: "She won't even let me have a turn! I wonder what delicious thing she's made!"
She walked quickly to the makeshift kitchen, suddenly lifted the pot lid, and smelled the aroma of rice.
"Oh my! They're talking about rice!" Sister-in-law Li couldn't help but swallow hard. "Looks like I'm in for a treat today!"
Li Hongjuan's expression immediately changed: "Sister-in-law! I didn't make much... just enough for the three of us..."
Sister-in-law Li immediately rolled her eyes: "Then why don't you and Chengfa eat less?"
She looked at Li Hongjuan with a sarcastic expression: "You can't just not offer us a meal when your family comes to visit, can you?"
Li Hongjuan opened her mouth, but had no answer.
Sister-in-law Li pulled out a chair and sat down next to her, not forgetting to instruct her, "Hurry up and cook the dishes! The rice will be ready soon!"
"I remember, I love eggs. If you have any eggs at home, make me some egg drop soup!"
Li Hongjuan, feeling frustrated, prepared to cook.
She went to her room, opened the cabinet, looked at the three eggs inside, and took one out dejectedly.
Just as the vegetables were cooked, Zhong Chengfa returned, carrying Zhong Hongqing, who had gone to play in the fields.
Upon entering the courtyard and seeing Sister-in-law Li sitting there, Zhong Chengfa's expression changed.
When Li Hongjuan went back to her parents' home before, he was often harassed by her sister-in-law when he went to see her.
"Why is my sister-in-law here?" he asked, his tone somewhat displeased.
Sister-in-law Li's triangular eyes swept over him before she spoke in a shrill voice, "I was on my way to the brigade headquarters and just stopped by to take a look. I didn't expect Hongjuan to insist that I stay for dinner..."
Li Hongjuan's lips moved slightly in the kitchen.
She cursed Sister-in-law Li to death in her heart, but on the surface she was still obsequious.
Zhong Chengfa's face darkened, and he immediately walked into the makeshift kitchen, where he saw Li Hongjuan making egg drop soup.
Then I smelled the aroma of rice!
Zhong Chengfa opened the pot lid and saw the fluffy white rice. He immediately flew into a rage: "Li Hongjuan! It's one thing for you to waste your own food at home, but now you've learned to support outsiders, haven't you! You're wasting my family's food like this!"
"I work myself to the bone all day and can't even get a single grain of white rice, but when your sister-in-law comes, you suddenly start cooking white rice for her, is that it!" Zhong Chengfa's face was terribly gloomy. "You're using things from my house to feed your own family?"
Li Hongjuan quickly explained, "No, I... I wanted to cook white rice for you..."
Zhong Chengfa laughed: "Li Hongjuan, you're being cunning! Do you think I, Zhong Chengfa, am stupid?"
“You used to rush to take anything back to your parents’ home… You’d give the best food to your nephew but never to Hongqing…”
"Since you enjoy subsidizing your family so much..."
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