Chapter 112 Heartache
Zeng Xiaoyan said angrily, "I will come here from time to time and ask the villagers. You'd better be polite to my second sister. If you dare to beat and scold her like this again, I will do it even if my second sister pleads for mercy."
"What does our family affairs have to do with you? Aren't you overreaching?"
"I'd love to."
"you!"
Aunt Lou San had never seen such an unreasonable person.
Zeng Xiaoyan snorted, "Remember this, my second sister is also a member of the Zeng family. You guys are bullying me like this, do you really think the Zeng family won't care? Do you think the Zeng family has no shame?"
Aunt Lou gritted her teeth.
"This damned girl is so naughty at such a young age. She stole Manfu's candy. Shouldn't I teach her a lesson? Since Zeng is protecting this little girl, I should take the punishment for her."
Qiao Er was anxious, "No, I didn't steal it, I picked it up from the ground."
Zeng Xiaoyan felt very distressed. This old woman was so biased.
Zeng Xiaojuan felt distressed too, as Qiao'er never got a chance to enjoy the delicious food. Manfu was also abominable. Every time he ate meat, eggs, fruit or candy, he would deliberately eat in front of Qiao'er while shaking his head and saying things like "It's so delicious!", "It smells so good!", "It's so sweet!", Qiao'er was so eager that his saliva was about to fall.
Every time she saw him, she would rush to take Qiaoer away.
Qiao'er was sensible. He licked his lips and swallowed his saliva, but he never asked for food.
She is still so young, but she knows that the delicious food at home is not something she can eat.
It's her who is useless.
Thinking of her sister's words, she suddenly became even more confused. Could she really protect Qiao'er?
Aunt Lou said arrogantly, "What you picked up is not yours! You stole it."
Zeng Xiaoyan: "Do you think it's glorious to falsely accuse your own granddaughter of stealing?"
"you!"
"Is Qiao'er your enemy? Even if you're partial to her and don't like her, just ignore her. Why do you have to be so ruthless?"
Aunt Lou was speechless and felt a little guilty.
Then she started to feel resentful again. It was all Master Zeng's fault! If Master Zeng hadn't been so cold and heartless, she wouldn't have been like this. In the end, it was all the Zeng family's fault!
Since they don't consider me as their relatives, don't blame me for not liking their daughter.
Isn’t that fair?
Zeng Xiaoyan returned to the ox cart, thought for a while, and only took the two pounds of snacks, konjac tofu, and konjac noodles, and left the braised meat and meat alone.
Her second sister and Qiao'er might not be able to eat a single bite of the meat if they took it, so she didn't want to let these bastards from the Lou family get away with it.
They should still be able to eat a few bites of vegetarian food.
Zeng Xiaoyan opened the snacks on the spot and took out a piece of mung bean cake to feed Qiaoer: "Come, Qiaoer, try the mung bean cake. This is something your aunt bought especially for you."
Qiao'er was surprised and happy. She hesitated and didn't say anything in the end. She subconsciously looked at her grandmother.
Aunt Lou glared at me angrily: "Why are you looking at me? Just eat it if I tell you to!"
Qiao Er then took a small bite and said, "So sweet!"
"Do you like it?"
"Yeah! I like it!"
"I like to eat two more pieces."
Zeng Xiaoyan handed her two pieces of mung bean cakes and gave the rest to Zeng Xiaojuan.
Zeng Xiaojuan smiled a little apologetically: "This, I'm sorry for making you spend money."
"We are sisters. Next time I come to see Qiao'er, I'll bring you some food."
Aunt Lou curled her lips and rolled her eyes. "Wasteful? You can't even afford a piece of meat, and you call that wasteful? You're pretending to be serious, but your sisterly bond doesn't seem that great either."
There are too many complaints about the Lou family, and the second sister is a hindrance. It's a mess, and Zeng Xiaoyan doesn't know what to think or do.
She couldn't intervene further.
It’s useless to care about what she says now. What matters is what happens after she leaves.
However, she had no idea what would happen to the old woman after she left.
Household chores.
"Second sister, I'll come to see you next time."
Zeng Xiaoyan had no choice but to hold her second sister's hand tightly and squeeze it, feeling a lump in her throat.
I couldn't say anything in front of this old woman.
"I will come to see you again, second sister!"
"Um"
Zeng Xiaoyan was reluctant to leave with Liang Mingliang.
Qiao'er looked at her aunt eagerly. Her aunt was the best person to her besides her mother. Although it was her first time meeting her aunt, she felt that she liked her very much.
"snort!"
Aunt Lou San's sneer startled both the mother and daughter back to their senses.
Aunt Lou took all the konjac tofu, konjac noodles and a box of snacks without any hesitation. Zeng Xiaojuan had expected this and did not dare to say a word.
Aunt Lou's cold gaze fell on the two mung bean cakes in Qiao'er's hands. Qiao'er shrank back and leaned against her mother.
Zeng Xiaojuan hugged Qiao'er, trembling with fear: "Mom..."
"What's a little girl supposed to eat? No matter how much she eats, she's still useless!" Aunt Lou scolded angrily. In the end, she didn't take the two mung bean cakes from Qiao'er's hand. She turned around and left while muttering harsh words.
Zeng Xiaojuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiao Er also breathed a sigh of relief.
Qiao'er was very happy. She stood on tiptoe and tried to feed the mung bean cake to Zeng Xiaojuan: "Mommy, eat it! Mommy, eat it too!"
Zeng Xiaojuan smiled gently, bent down, took a small bite, and pushed it back to her: "Mom has eaten, Qiao'er, hurry up and eat."
"Um!"
After all, he was still very young and liked sweet things, so he started eating happily and finished the two mung bean cakes quickly.
"Mom, when will my aunt come?"
Zeng Xiaojuan sighed softly, "I don't know. Can I take you to my aunt's house later?"
"Okay, okay! Mommy, take me to see my aunt! Later, later."
She wanted to ask how long "later" would be, but she couldn't express it.
Zeng Xiaojuan understood what her daughter meant and gently rubbed her head: "Wait until you grow up. Wait until you grow up a little bit."
Qiao'er was happy again, and looked up at her mother with sparkling eyes: "I want to grow up quickly, grow up quickly!"
Zeng Xiaojuan smiled softly: "Okay, Qiao'er, grow up quickly."
She also wants her to grow up quickly, because growing up means no longer being so weak.
Zeng Xiaoyan was in a bad mood.
She couldn't keep things secret, and was used to asking Sister Zhichun for advice, so she talked about her second sister along the way.
Aunt Zhu'er couldn't help but be surprised: "How can the Lou family be so bold? Even if your second sister is a concubine's daughter, the Zeng family can't just sit there and watch their daughter being bullied to this extent and do nothing, not even for the sake of face."
Zeng Xiaoyan: "That woman probably resents my father for not helping the Lou family."
Aunt Zhu'er: "This family is too unreasonable."
"Humph, that's right."
Even if they are your in-laws, they don't owe you anything. Why should you help them just because you say you want to? You can't do that with a clear conscience. If your in-laws refuse to help or give you any benefits, then they're just messing with your own daughter-in-law. They're really not human.
"Then I'd better warn your second sister to be careful," Aunt Zhu'er said casually, "People like this who are narrow-minded, selfish and vicious are not easy to deal with. You said your second sister is soft-hearted, but don't let them beat her to death. There was a family like this in my mother's village before."
(End of this chapter)
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