The dinner didn't look very sumptuous, a plate of cabbage stewed with meat, a bowl of boiled eggs, a bowl of wild vegetable soup, and a bowl of brown rice porridge for each person. It looked extremely shabby when placed on the makeshift dining table.
Before Qiao Xin sat down, no one dared to touch the bowls and chopsticks. The children were so hungry that they wanted to reach out for the chopsticks first, but were hit back by the elders with chopsticks. They had no choice but to suck their fingers while enduring the instinct of hunger.
"Let's eat, second wife, pass me the chicken!"
Daughter-in-law Zhang hurriedly handed it over, and kept an eye on Qiao Xin's movements.
In the past, Qiao Xin looked down on eggs. But now it is different. This is not the era she lives in. Eggs are one of the rare sources of protein in the family. Generally, only boys can eat them.
But today, Qiao Xin actually gave one to everyone and didn't save any for the next meal.
Xu was flattered: [Mother, I won't eat it. I'll save it for your health.]
Qiao Xin glanced at her, "What? You don't like it and you don't like to eat it?
Xu suddenly stuttered: "【No...No...】
[Then eat yours. If you leave it for the eldest or your son, don't blame me for not giving you a share next time. ] Qiao Xin doesn't like people who are self-sacrificing and self-touching. However, Zhang's thinking is common. She can't blame her for anything, so she can only use her mother-in-law's prestige to give orders for the time being.
Just when we were done here, Zhang snatched the eggs from her granddaughter and put them all into her son's bowl.
Qiao Xin, who had been unhappy all day, finally couldn't help it and said, "Second son's wife, what are you doing? If you love your son, why don't you give him your share? Taking Sanniang's share makes you look capable and loving, right? Wasn't Sanniang born from your belly?"
Zhang was at a loss for what to do because of her mother-in-law's sudden anger. She looked at her husband for help, but he just looked at her without saying anything. She had no choice but to stand up and said, "Mom, she is a girl. It's okay if she doesn't eat. Rui'er needs to study hard in the future!"
Qiao Xin put her chopsticks on the table and said with a frown, "Then I don't deserve to eat it, right? I grew up as a girl, too. What are you eating? Are you a man with a penis?"
No one expected Qiao Xin to get angry about this. Zhang used to do this when they were eating, but Qiao Xin never said anything. What happened today? Zhang didn't dare to say anything for a while, but she didn't continue to put the egg back into her daughter's bowl.
[Qiao Yirui, do you think your sister should eat it? ]
Qiao Yirui stood up and scooped the extra egg from the bowl into her sister's bowl. Then she looked up at Qiao Xin and said, "Grandma, my sister needs to eat more since she is young. If my mother did something wrong, please give me some advice and I will apologize to you on her behalf."
Qiao Xin looked at this grandson with surprise. He was handsome and bright at such a young age. He completely inherited his father's brain and appearance. It seemed that the second son had put a lot of thought into the child's education. Otherwise, with the petty family of Zhang, how could such a generous child be raised?
Although Sanniang was young, she already knew how to read people's faces. She looked at her mother and then at her grandmother, hesitated for a moment, split the egg in half, took the bowl off the table, stumbled over to Qiao Xin and put half an egg in his bowl, "Grandma, don't be angry, Sanniang will give it to you!"
Qiao Xin looked at her granddaughter with bulging eyes, a big head and a thin body, and her heart softened. She held the child in her arms and said, "Don't be angry. Sanniang needs to grow up, so eat something good. No one can take this egg away, including your father and mother."
[But Sanniang wants to share it with Dad and Mom! ]
[They have it. If you don't believe me, ask them if you want it? ]
Qiao Yunqing, who had been listening attentively, smiled at Sanniang and said, "Listen to your grandmother. Your father has it too."
Since her mother-in-law, husband, and son were not on her side, Zhang did not dare to say anything and just sat down to eat!
The incident at the table passed quickly. Not only the adults, but even the children in the family felt that the old ancestor was different! The old ancestor no longer pointed at their noses and scolded the children for chasing chickens, nor did he blatantly favor the second uncle when it came to food.
The happiest person is the little girl in the family. Grandma said that from now on, everything that her brother can eat will be shared.
With just one meal, Qiao Xin was able to get closer to most of the women in the family. She didn't care about her son's strange looks at her at all.
Only Zhang felt uncomfortable all over. While washing the dishes, she asked Xu: "Sister-in-law, do you think our mother has burned her brain? Why does she value girls so much? Hungry?"
Mrs. Xu was honest, "There's nothing wrong with that. Isn't Sanniang your child too?"
"But......."
"Don't worry, my mother and husband have gone to the back mountain, hurry up and finish the work at hand!"
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