"Why are there only these dishes?"
Wang Xiu rummaged through the dish with her chopsticks, picked out a piece of meat, stuffed it into her mouth, and mumbled a disgusted remark.
Seeing how greedy she looked, Zhang Juan couldn't help but get angry. She put down her chopsticks and put on a stern face.
"What's wrong with these vegetables? You don't want them? Don't eat them! Or go buy the groceries yourself and cook them yourself!"
"Mom, I just said it casually, why are you so angry? Besides, I'm not not idle when I'm not cooking, I'm working to earn money."
So she shouldn't go to work? She deserves to cook?
"Besides, Mom, my sister-in-law didn't cook either, did she? Mom, you can't be biased and only criticize me while ignoring my sister-in-law."
Li Jia, whose name was called, swallowed the food in her mouth and asked lightly, "Mom, do you need me to help with the chores?"
Zhang Juan wanted to get Li Jia to do chores, but Li Jia's father was Huai Dong's superior, and Huai Dong was able to stay in the Beijing military because of his wife's family.
She must be out of her mind to try and sabotage her eldest son.
"Need not."
Wang Xiu said, infuriatingly, "Mom, you don't need to ask me anymore. I have the will but not the time."
What can you possibly do as an intern in the logistics department of a pharmaceutical company that's about to go bankrupt?
Zhang Juan rolled her eyes, inwardly vomiting blood. How could they let her second son marry such a wretch in Huaibei?
Noticing the resentment in Zhang Juan's eyes, Wang Xiu stepped on Lu Huaibei's foot.
Receiving her signal, Lu Huaibei chimed in, "Mom, before, you were the one cooking at home. It was just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks. Why are you making such a fuss about it?"
What a scoundrel who betrays his country!
Wang Xiu is just pretty, look how infatuated you are, you don't even recognize your own mother!
Speaking of beauty, Zhang Juan couldn't help but think of Su Wantang, and felt a surge of relief.
Although Wang Xiu is not a good person, she is not a bad capitalist, much less a jinx.
Look how long he's been here, and he's already crippled Lu Huai'an.
I heard he's heartless and wants a divorce!
Lu Huaibei: "Mom, it's not that Xiuxiu is criticizing you, but our family isn't short of money. We only bought a little meat, and after a few bites, it was gone."
Lu Huainan chimed in, "Mom, Second Brother is right. The dishes have indeed become much vegetarian these past few days."
Lu Huaidong had just opened his mouth to say something when Li Jia, who was beside him, tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to shut up.
He pursed his lips, but swallowed the words that were about to come out.
Zhang Juan, who had just calmed herself down a bit, turned as black as the bottom of a pot when she heard these words.
"How dare you say that? Wasn't it your wife who made trouble and wouldn't let us hand over our salaries to the family? Your father and I only have so much money. If we want to eat meat, we have to pay for it ourselves."
Zhang Juan glared at Lu Huainan again: "And you, if you want to eat meat, buy it yourself with your New Year's money."
In private, did she let this brat eat less meat?
They even joined that vixen Wang Xiu in causing trouble!
Who would complain about having too much meat?
But Lu Huainan could tell that Zhang Juan was really angry, so he smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Mom, I was just saying. The food is pretty good."
Zhang Juan snorted coldly, snatched a piece of meat from Wang Xiu's chopsticks, and put it into Lu Huainan's bowl.
"Thank you, Mom."
That was the last piece of meat!
Wang Xiu was so angry that her mouth twisted into a crook.
Wang Xiu kicked Lu Huaibei, but seeing him pretending to be a coward, she couldn't swallow her anger. Then, as if remembering something, she smiled and said...
"Mom, you and Dad earn quite a bit, how could you not afford meat? Did you spend it on someone else?"
*Smack*
Zhang Juan slammed her hand on the table and stood up: "What do you mean?"
He scolded her for cheating on him!
"Mom, I didn't say anything. I was just curious when I saw you buy a lot of supplements today."
"tonic?"
Lu Yuanzhou, who had remained silent, frowned.
What do you need that thing for?
Zhang Juan immediately felt guilty and vaguely replied, "I'm not feeling well, so I bought some to help me recover."
"The food's getting cold, let's eat."
Wang Xiu never expected Zhang Juan to cheat on her husband, but seeing her like this, could it be that she guessed right by accident?
That's how it is.
"Mom, that medicine doesn't look like something a woman would drink." She pretended to have misspoke. "I'm sorry, Mom, I misspoke. You won't hold it against me, right?"
I won't stoop to your level!
If it weren't for someone else, Zhang Juan would have already slapped Wang Xiu twice across the face.
That bitch, she definitely did it on purpose!
After being married for many years, Lu Yuanzhou didn't believe that Zhang Juan would cheat on him, but being confronted by a younger generation like this still made him feel a little cuckolded.
Bang.
He slammed his hand on the dining table, causing the bowls and plates to collide and make a crisp sound.
"explain!"
"What exactly happened?"
Zhang Juan still tried to brush it off: "Nothing's wrong? Don't you believe me?"
"What about the tonic?" Wang Xiu interjected.
Seeing Zhang Juan's hesitation, she continued, "Mom, you're not thinking we've used it all up, are you? There's such a big bag of it."
Lu Yuanzhou hadn't suspected anything at first, but Zhang Juan's evasive manner made him somewhat believe it.
"Say it! Don't make me say it a second time! Otherwise, you know what will happen!"
Zhang Juan couldn't hide it any longer, so she stammered out the truth.
"I...I went to the compound to see Huai'an..."
"What?"
Lu Yuanzhou became even angrier and slammed his fist on the table two or three times.
He and his second sister had discussed it and decided to pretend they knew nothing about it for now, and then go back together in a couple of days.
After all, neither the old man nor the third son had informed them about Lu Huai'an's injury.
The two treated them like outsiders, so why should they rush to greet them? They could wait until later and then preemptively condemn the third brother.
Now, it's all their fault.
"You damn woman! I told you not to stay idle! I told you not to keep it a secret!"
...
The next day, after breakfast, Wen Wanqing excitedly dragged Su Wantang to go shopping at the Friendship Store.
Lu Huai'an, who failed to snag anyone, watched the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law leave with a resentful look in his eyes.
Before the Su family fell from grace, Su Wantang frequently visited the Friendship Store. Although she mostly served as a handbag carrier for Song Wanying and her daughter, she still enjoyed doing so, craving even a little attention from Song Wanying.
"How about this?" Wen Wanqing asked Su Wantang, pointing to a light yellow boogie dress.
Wan Tang has fair skin, so she'll definitely look good in anything.
Su Wantang was stunned for a moment, and looked at Wen Wanqing carefully choosing clothes for her, and raised the corner of her lips.
Having waited so long without a reply, Wen Wanqing said to herself, "Forget it, I won't ask you anymore. You're almost always wearing white clothes, so I doubt anyone would notice anything different."
Upon hearing this, Su Wantang was both amused and exasperated.
"I'll take this one, and that one..."
She stopped Wen Wanqing: "Mom, that's enough, I like it very much."
Unbeknownst to Su Wantang, her simple statement, "I really like it," triggered Wen Wanqing's latent doting nature towards his daughter, leading him to buy her many clothes and jewelry.
Finally, it was Su Wantang's question, "Mom, didn't you say you'd take me to see a play?" that made Wen Wanqing remember her business and stop what she was doing.
"Come on, Mom will take you to see a play!"
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