The second son's family was already poor, barely able to afford food, and they had two children to support. With four more mouths to feed, she wanted to see how the second son and his wife would manage!
Liao Hongmei snorted coldly and entered the room with her chin raised.
Chu Yu then looked away, patted her cousin's shoulder, and comforted him:
"Xiao Jiang, when I make money, I'll buy you a truckload of watermelons! You can eat them however you want, I mean it!"
Xiao Jiang looked up at her cousin's solemn expression and held back her tears. "Sister, I believe you."
Liao Hongmei and the watermelon left a considerable psychological scar on Xiao Jiang. He couldn't even muster the energy to catch dragonflies and remained listless. Just then, Uncle Shu Er rode back on his bicycle. After washing his hands and picking up his rice bowl, he noticed his son's low spirits and casually asked:
"What's wrong with Xiao Jiang?"
After a moment's thought, Chu Yu truthfully recounted the story of Shu Jiandang and Liao Hongmei.
Shu Aiguo immediately put down his chopsticks and said with a stern face:
"Your uncle ignored you, and your aunt even threw away half a watermelon right in front of you?"
“That’s right!” Before Chu Yu could reply, Xiao Jiang couldn’t wait to complain, “I asked her if she was going to give me watermelon, and my aunt even said, ‘If you want watermelon, ask your mom to buy some!’”
Xiao Jiang perfectly imitated Liao Hongmei's tone, her imperious and condescending manner infuriated Shu Aiguo.
Unfortunately, even a hero can be brought down by a lack of money. Xiao Jiang is in poor health and fell seriously ill before the New Year, spending tens of dollars on medical expenses. Right now, the family is struggling to afford food, and they simply don't have the money to be extravagant and buy some watermelons for the children to cool them off in the summer.
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