Just as Chen's shoe sole was about to land on Shen Danru, Shen Cheng suddenly stepped forward to protect Shen Danru, leaving a shoe sole imprint on his back.
Shen Yu'an and Shen Yu'yan stepped forward and stopped Chen.
"This is outrageous! This is truly outrageous! I'm going to kick you all out!"
Hearing Chen's shout, Niu quickly walked over from the east room and whispered a few words to Chen. For some reason, Chen changed her mind and left with a flick of her sleeve.
Shen Danru's intuition told her that it must be related to her.
Seeing her mother-in-law leave, Zhou breathed a sigh of relief: "Ru'er, are you hungry? I'll go cook for you right away."
Shen Danru had just said "I'm not hungry" when her stomach started growling loudly.
She gave an awkward laugh.
It wasn't that she didn't want to stay for dinner; it was just that Madam Chen didn't like her, and if she stayed, it would definitely cause more trouble.
Madam Zhou pressed her down on the stool and said, "Child, sit down and wait for your mother for a while. Remember, this is your home. Don't be polite to your parents anymore."
Shen Danru nodded.
Only then did Mrs. Zhou feel relieved and go to the kitchen.
Shen Cheng sat down and started chatting with Shen Danru.
After Shen Cheng learned that the children had been switched at birth, Shen Yuqing returned to the Marquis's residence to acknowledge her. Fearing that the Marquis's residence would make things difficult for Shen Danru, he went to Shengjing to fetch her several times.
At that time, Shen Danru was arrogant and disdainful. She simply did not believe that Shen Cheng was her biological father, so she did not even meet him.
Now that his child has returned safely, he is naturally overjoyed.
The group was still chatting in the main room when an argument broke out outside, disturbing the tranquility of the courtyard.
"Angel, go see what's wrong with your mother."
"I'm going too. I won't let them bully Mother anymore."
Shen Yuyan also stood up and followed Shen Yu'an.
Seeing that the noise outside was getting more and more intense, Shen Cheng got up and went out, leaving Shen Danru alone in the room, feeling somewhat irritated.
She wasn't one to meddle in other people's business, but when someone mentioned her name, she couldn't resist going out to see what was happening.
Shen Danru went outside and listened for a while before she understood the cause of the argument. It turned out that the argument really started because of her.
Chen was in charge of the family's finances. The income of the eldest, second, and third wives was all confiscated, as was the grain they collected. She had a small warehouse specifically for storing grain, and each time she cooked, she would take out the amount for one meal and then lock the warehouse.
Feeling sorry for Shen Danru who had been traveling for several days, Zhou thought of making her a bowl of dumpling soup with a poached egg.
Upon hearing this, Chen flew into a rage, one hand on her hip, the other pointing at Zhou as she began to berate her:
"She's too delicate. If she thinks the Shen family is too poor, she shouldn't come back. If she's not destined to be a young lady, she shouldn't act like one. Does she still think she's that rich young lady? The Shen family doesn't support idlers. Since she's back, she has to work to get food. If she doesn't work and still wants to eat well, no way."
After a series of outbursts, Zhou was so angry that she burst into tears, but she didn't dare to talk back, for fear of being labeled as unfilial.
The members of the first and third branches of the family came out and joined Chen in criticizing Zhou. Zhou was overwhelmed by the criticism and couldn't lift her head.
Shen Danru couldn't bear to watch any longer; after all, this was her own mother. She stepped forward and said to Zhou Shi, "Mother, I can eat anything; you don't need to make anything special for me."
"Ru'er, I'm sorry you've suffered."
Zhou's eyes were filled with deep resentment. She had been treated like a slave in this family, and on the first day her child returned to her side, she didn't even have the right to eat a bowl of white flour.
“What is there for her to complain about? If she feels wronged, she can get out of this house.”
After saying that, Chen slammed the door and went back inside.
Seeing that there was no excitement to be had, the others all went back to their rooms.
Mrs. Zhou was so anxious that she wiped away her tears.
When she returned to the kitchen, she saw the rice left for the second wife in the pot. No, this wasn't rice at all; the rice had all been served, and the pot was filled with dishwater.
Another wave of anger washed over me.
Shen Cheng stood to the side, sighing repeatedly!
On one side is his own mother, and on the other side is his wife and daughter; whatever he does is wrong.
He deserves to die. It's bad enough that he suffers injustice himself, but he can't even protect his wife and children, making them suffer along with him. It pains him to see them suffer.
Shen Danru was somewhat moved at this moment; her parents still loved her.
"Mother, you should go back to your room with Father first. I should show my respect to you two. You should also try my cooking."
For a moment, Zhou thought she had misheard and asked incredulously, "What did you call me?"
Shen Danru patiently said, "Mother, you and Father go back to your room to rest. I want to cook for you two to repay your kindness in giving birth to me."
Zhou looked on in disbelief, then burst into tears of joy and hugged Shen Danru tightly.
"My child, I'm so sorry, I've lost you. I thought you wouldn't recognize me."
After Zhou finished speaking, she cried even harder.
Zhou's body trembled violently, and Shen Danru knew that what she said came from the bottom of her heart.
You must cultivate the land yourself, and you must raise your own children.
The bond of blood ties cannot be severed.
Shen Danru changed her mind again; she wanted to stay with her parents.
She persuaded Zhou to go back to her room and went to the kitchen. Shen Yu'an and Shen Yu'yan wanted to help, but she refused and kicked them out as well.
The system's secrets cannot be revealed for the time being, but it's impossible to hide the fact that she took things out of the system.
Shen Danru first cleaned up the kitchen, spent 1 point to buy 10 jin of rice, washed 5 jin of rice and steamed it in the pot. One jin of rice can make more than two jin of cooked rice. There are five of them in total, which should be enough to eat.
I spent 2 points to buy 2 jin of pork, one jin of which is pork leg meat, which I plan to make into garlic-dressed pork belly.
Place the pork leg in a pot of cold water, add ginger slices and scallion segments, and cook until it is 90% done. Remove from heat and let cool.
I used the remaining pound of pork belly to make twice-cooked pork.
The aroma of twice-cooked pork wafts into the air as it comes out of the pot, making one's mouth water.
Shen Danru was so hungry that she couldn't help but pick up a piece and throw it into her mouth: "Mmm, it smells so good."
The sound of swallowing saliva rang out, and Shen Danru turned her head and saw Shen Yuyan standing behind the door.
When he saw that Shen Danru had discovered him, he immediately explained, "Second sister, I'm leaving now, please don't beat me up."
Just as he was about to run away, Shen Danru grabbed him: "If your second sister doesn't beat you, why would she beat you?"
Shen Yuyan looked at her suspiciously. Did this beautiful second sister really not hit people? He was somewhat skeptical.
Her original second sister really liked beating people. After her eldest sister got married, the second sister beat him every day behind his parents' back. If he dared to complain, the second sister would beat him even harder.
"Second sister, as long as you don't beat me, I promise I'll listen to you from now on."
"Okay, it's a deal. Could you please taste the dishes for your second sister to see if they're good?"
Shen Yuyan's eyes lit up immediately, a hint of joy flashing in them: "Can I really try it?"
Shen Danru nodded, picked up a slice of twice-cooked pork, and said:
"Open your mouth."
Shen Yuyan opened his mouth wide and watched as a steaming piece of pork belly went into his mouth.
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