As soon as the words were spoken, the eldest son's family froze, their expressions stiffening.
Jiang Wanwan didn't say anything, and instead ladled soup for her parents and Jiang Xun.
The amount of chicken scooped out was the same as that of the eldest son's family, and it was half again as much as that of the second son's family.
Jiang Liu was furious. He glared at Jiang Wanwan and said angrily, "Jiang Wanwan, are you doing this on purpose? Why is it that only my family's bowl has half as much chicken as your family and your uncle's family? This is not fair."
Jiang Liu had always been spoiled and arrogant. He became a student at the age of thirteen, and his parents, as well as his second uncle and Zhu Shi, doted on him. In particular, his parents always gave him the best food first. Now that he was being treated badly, he was naturally very angry.
"Yes, Wanwan, why is there so little chicken in your second uncle's family's bowls?" Old Mrs. Jiang controlled her temper and said to Jiang Wanwan in a soft voice.
Jiang Wanwan held her chopsticks and slowly picked up a piece of chicken and put it in her mouth.
Mmm, the chicken is so smooth and tender, it's delicious!
She squinted her eyes in happiness.
"Yes, Wan'er, do you have some issues with me and your second uncle?" Zhu asked, frowning and forcing a smile.
Jiang Wanwan swallowed the chicken in her mouth, then smiled and said, "What are you saying, Second Aunt? How could Wanwan dare to have any complaints about you and Second Uncle? I was just thinking that Brother Dajiang, Brother Dahe, and my aunt and mother were all exhausted from digging for wild vegetables and picking mushrooms all day, so I thought I'd give them some extra chicken to help them recover. Why are you overthinking it, Second Aunt?"
The Zhu family froze, their faces burning as if they had been slapped several times.
Jiang Wanwan's meaning was clear: she was saying that since her family did little work, they should eat less.
Knowing they were in the wrong, Zhu and Uncle Jiang didn't dare to say anything more about the matter.
If they don't speak up, someone will naturally make excuses for them.
Grandma Jiang frowned, glared, and scolded, "Wan'er, this is your fault. We're family, why should we be so petty? We share happiness and hardship, we advance and retreat together, that's what makes us family."
Your second uncle's family isn't going up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables or pick mushrooms today; they're probably urging Liu'er to study. He's only thirteen and already a student; once he passes the imperial examinations, won't the eldest and third branches of the family also enjoy the benefits?
Jiang Wanwan curled her lips and said, "Tch, she's even urging Jiang Liu to study!"
It's obvious that the four of them do absolutely nothing, just lie at home and sleep in. Look at how the four of them from the second wife's family rushed out when they just came back with the pheasant, looking completely sleepy.
It seems that she not only has to stop Old Mrs. Jiang and Old Mr. Jiang from being biased, but also has to correct the lazy and slacking habits of the second wife's family.
She's so busy!
Jiang Wanwan laughed and said, "Hehehe, Grandma is right. A family should advance and retreat together. Such biased behavior should not exist."
Look at me, I've only done this once with my second uncle's family, and you and Grandpa already disapprove, and my second uncle's family is also resentful and feels wronged. So what must my eldest uncle, aunt, cousins, and my parents and brothers have thought when Grandpa and Grandma treated my eldest uncle's family and my family the same way in the past?
Grandma and Grandpa, you're both human. Since you both hope our whole family can live in harmony and support each other, yet you can't even treat everyone equally and are so biased, how can we possibly have harmony when our hearts can't connect?
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