In the state-owned restaurant, Xiao Lei was reluctant to finish the braised pork, so he packed the remaining two pieces in a lunch box and brought them back for Erha to eat.
Old Mrs. Guo was still thinking about heating up dinner and having one for herself and one for her son. She was angry that her daughter-in-law and grandson were eating behind her and Guo Xiangdong's backs, so she made a sarcastic face and said a few words at home, but no one paid any attention to her.
Xiaolei returned to the room, and Jiang Xiu'e went to the vegetable garden to water the plants.
She ran downstairs to chat with other military wives, accusing her daughter-in-law of being unfaithful and unfilial by taking her grandson to a state-owned restaurant and not cooking at home to serve her husband and mother-in-law...
She told the other military wives about all the bad things that happened at home, saying how Jiang Xiu'e disliked her mother-in-law and how she was always trying to persuade her to go back to the countryside, control her son's money, and prevent her husband from being filial to his parents...
After a burst of talk, the other military wives were all eating melons. As they talked, their stomachs started to growl with hunger.
She wanted to go back and eat the braised pork. Just thinking about the delicious taste of the braised pork made her swallow her saliva and she couldn't wait for dinner.
When he came back and opened the lunch box, he found that the braised pork was gone. He thought his grandson had eaten it. "Xiao Lei, where is the braised pork? Did your mother hide it and not let you eat it?"
Xiaolei is an honest child who never tells lies. He said frankly, "I gave it to Erha to eat."
The old lady's eyes widened, her wrinkled eyelids twitching up and down until her eyeballs were about to pop out. She gritted her teeth and said, "What? Such a good thing was given to a beast to eat. I didn't even smell the taste of the braised pork or lick a sip of the juice.
How dare you, you prodigal son? You and your mom were out eating braised pork while your dad and I were eating boiled cabbage at home. I thought you had a change of heart and left us two pieces of meat, but you gave them to the beasts!!!
Your mother taught you bad things. I don't want a grandson like you. I will beat you to death, you heartless person."
She picked up the broom and hit Xiaolei on the butt, "Pa!"
Xiao Lei hid in the corner with his back against the wall. The stick hit his calf again. He could only cry and explain, "Ah! Grandma, I don't dare to do it anymore. I was bitten by a poisonous snake. It was Erha who saved me. It is my lifesaver. The braised pork was a reward from my mother. I don't want to eat it because I want to leave it for Erha."
The old lady didn't listen to Xiao Lei's explanation at all and kept hitting him with the broom.
"Does a beast need to eat so well? Even your grandmother can't bear to eat it, so is that dog beast your grandmother or your father? It seems that your father and I are outsiders and don't deserve to eat your mother's braised pork. You are young and ignorant, and you have been corrupted by your mother. Today I will wake you up, you rebellious boy."
Xiao Lei shook his head. "It's not my mom. I said I wanted to give it to Erha. It has nothing to do with my mom. Grandma, you can't scold my mom. If you want to scold someone, scold me."
Old Lady Guo pinched Xiao Lei's ear and twisted it half a circle, "Hey, you dare to lecture me, kid? Listen to me, only ancestors can lecture grandchildren, grandchildren cannot lecture ancestors."
Xiao Lei didn't dare to resist and tilted his head, "Grandma, it hurts..."
Jiang Xiu'e went to the vegetable garden to water it and picked a basket of vegetables. She would fry half of them tonight and have the rest with porridge tomorrow morning.
She greeted the military wives going up and down the stairs. As soon as she reached the stairs, she heard a familiar voice of angry cursing. She thought the old lady was scolding her, but she didn't take it seriously. She just let her scold as she had been used to it over the years. She slowed down her pace and walked slowly. After a while, she heard her son crying again.
I lost my composure in an instant.
She rushed upstairs, opened the door, and hid in the corner. The old lady raised the broom and hit him, and the vegetables in the basket scattered all over the floor. "Bang!"
Jiang Xiu'e pushed the old lady away and held the child in her arms, "Xiao Lei..."
Xiao Lei saw her tearful eyes and looked at her for help, "Mom, wuwu..."
Jiang Xiu'e checked her son's exposed arm and found no injuries. She lifted up his clothes and saw several red marks on his lower back.
Is this something a grandmother would do?
It’s not an exaggeration to say that they are enemies.
When a child is beaten, the mother feels the pain.
Jiang Xiu'e's chest was filled with rage, and she yelled at the old lady, "Mom, why did you hit Xiaolei? Xiaolei's health has been poor since he was young. What if you hit him and he ends up in the hospital again?"
"You two spent my son's money to eat delicious food at a state-owned restaurant, while my son and I ate boiled cabbage at home. I thought you suddenly had a change of heart and packed two pieces of braised pork.
You actually gave it to the animals and didn't give it to me and my son. You two are both ungrateful. I will not only beat him, I will also beat you. You are the one who taught my grandson bad things."
Old Mrs. Guo hit Jiang Xiu'e with a broom.
Seeing this, the military wives who were watching outside rushed forward to stop her and snatched the broom from her hand.
"Grandma Xiaolei, please talk nicely if you have something to say. Don't be impulsive."
"Yeah, this place is not like the countryside. If you hit someone in the family compound, you will be punished."
Old Lady Guo took it lightly, relying on her age to bully others. She snorted disdainfully, "I'm an old woman in my seventies. Whoever dares to punish me will lie down on the ground and see if he's afraid."
Military wives, “…”
I have never seen such an unreasonable and self-righteous old lady.
Jiang Xiu'e knew what she cared about most, and struck the snake at its weakest point. She sneered, "It's easy for you to lie on the ground and blackmail people, but don't let your eldest son's future be affected by having his salary docked. And by the way, let your two lazy eldest sons and their families at home suffer as well."
Mrs. Guo lost her composure. "Don't try to scare me. It can't be that serious."
"The army is a place of discipline. Your rural ways of relying on your seniority and throwing tantrums won't work."
Old Mrs. Guo was furious and shouted in dissatisfaction, "Jiang Xiu'e, how can you talk like that? Who is taking advantage of his age and throwing a tantrum?"
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