It took a little time to stew the chicken soup, and by the time the meal was ready, it was already dark.
The family then stopped what they were doing and gathered around the fire.
Lin Changshu took a small folding square table from the donkey cart to use as a dining table, and the stools were made by simply moving a few stones back from outside. It looked quite lively.
When the family meal was served, Fang Cui first served a bowl of chicken soup, and then put a few pieces of meat in a small bowl, and brought them all to Lin Changhe.
Lin Changhe was a little confused, "What is this?"
Afraid Fang Cui might have let it slip, Sun Rong quickly took it. "Hey, Dad, Cui'er was sent to our daughter-in-law. We were worried she wouldn't have enough nutrition to feed the baby. Thank you! Here, daughter-in-law, drink it while it's hot."
Fang Cui was stunned for a moment, but didn't expose her. She smiled and said, "Yes, uncle, my sister-in-law still has to breastfeed the child. She can't do without some oily food. Otherwise, the child won't be full, and auntie will be anxious and worried too!"
Lin Changhe was not stupid, and he knew what was going on as soon as he heard it. His face was a little stiff, and even had a hint of embarrassment. Fortunately, it was dark, so he couldn't see clearly.
"Oh, I see. Then thank you, mother-in-law, for my part. Thank you for taking the trouble to think of me."
Fang Cui exchanged a few more polite words before turning around and going back to prepare dinner.
Zhao was in the room, so she saw this scene, but she didn't say anything. After all, there was a full-term child to raise, and as an aunt, she couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
However, Sun's problem is really annoying. She is narrow-minded and acts as if everyone is the same as her.
Now that the two families are fleeing famine together, even if the person is a stranger, they have to look after each other. What's more, they are brothers. How can she just ignore them?
You have to do so many pretentious things, which just makes people angry and upset.
But she was only upset for a moment, then turned around and went to have dinner happily with her family.
However, things were not going well for Sun. She watched the old man's face turn darker and she must have felt a little panicked.
But in order to prevent the other party from noticing, she remained calm and gave two pieces of meat to each of the three people, young and old.
"You and your son are laborers, so eat some meat to save your strength. Ping'er should eat some too. You're still young, and if you don't eat more, you won't grow taller."
There was neither meat nor soup for her. Lin Changhe was so angry that he didn't know what to do.
If you think about it carefully, this woman is short-sighted and likes to take advantage of others, but she never uses the advantages she takes on herself. She behaves like this only for the sake of her family. To put it bluntly, it is because he himself is incompetent.
If he had the ability to make life easier for the family, she wouldn't have calculated even such a small amount. After all, no one wants to see someone with a bad face, right?
He figured it out, and in the end he just sighed, picked up a piece of meaty chicken wing from the bowl and put it in Sun's bowl.
"You have to eat and worry about the whole family. You have worked hard enough. My son and I will work harder in the future, and we will have everything we need.
It doesn't matter if we are a little bit hard and tired now. We are all adults and can bear it. If you do this, not only will you suffer, but you will also suffer the consequences. Why bother?
Besides, it's a good thing that our two families are fleeing together. We'll be in an unfamiliar place in the future, and you don't want even your only relative to become alienated from us, right? Don't worry, everything will be fine!"
I don’t know why, but with just these two simple sentences, the fear in Sun’s heart seemed to disappear in an instant, and was replaced by a feeling of bitterness, which made her eyes red.
She wanted to say that she didn't feel bitter and wanted to apologize, but after opening her mouth for a long time, she couldn't utter a word.
It’s not that no one has ever accused her of being cheap, nor has it been that no one has ever accused her of being calculating.
She actually knew everything and understood that this was not a good thing, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Her husband is not very smart, and he is not as intelligent and studious as her second brother, so he is not favored by his parents-in-law. However, because the couple are filial, her parents-in-law treat her very well, so she was not like this at the beginning.
However, after my second brother got married, the couple were equally smart and capable, and they pleased my parents-in-law more, so my mother-in-law couldn't help but favor my younger brother and sister more.
If it were someone else, perhaps it wouldn't be a big problem, but Sun Rong had never enjoyed happiness since childhood and had never felt much love from her parents.
Since she was a child, she was the one who did the most work. It was not until she got married and her mother-in-law felt sorry for her that she had a few years of good life. But when her brother's wife came, she lost everything again. Anyone would feel unbalanced.
After the family split up, the gap between the two families began to become more and more obvious. Her second child died because the family was poor and could not afford good food, and was always sick.
It was also from then on that her personality began to change a little. She wanted to take everything she saw home, even if it was just a grain of rice.
She is not afraid of being scolded. She just wants her family to be safe and healthy. As long as her family benefits, her reputation doesn't matter at all.
Until now, many things have become instincts, and she no longer thinks about right or wrong.
But the two sentences the old man said just now were like suddenly taking off the heavy burden that had been weighing on her heart for so many years, making her feel suddenly relieved.
It was only at this moment that she felt that all the insults she had endured were not in vain. At least the old man understood her, and that was enough.
This meal was actually very simple, but it made her feel the same happiness as when she first got married. Her eyes were red from beginning to end, but she kept her head down so no one noticed.
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