Chapter 56 Wang Yuqing carries a stool to find Liu Huo
Chen E was furious outside, pointing at their room window and yelling, "You good-for-nothing! Your wife peed on your head and you didn't even utter a sound. And you, what did your parents teach you? You grabbed your husband's ear and talked to your mother-in-law like that!"
The couple inside ignored her.
Chen E sat down on the ground and cried, "Oh dear, how am I supposed to live like this?"
She cried until Wang Yuqing and Ji Xuening passed by the door, then quickly stood up, wiped away her tears, and asked, "You're back? How is your grandma?"
Wang Yuqing saw this scene from afar. After all, it was someone else's family matter, so she naturally pretended not to hear or see it. She smiled and said, "Aunt Chen, my grandma is doing well. The hospital director said that her treatment is very effective."
Chen E forced a smile: "That's good, that's good. We can't let the old man eat wild vegetables in the future, it's terrifying."
Wang Yuqing nodded.
Chen E glanced at the things in her arms again and asked, "Why did you buy so much kraft paper, and a bunch of bulky materials that you don't need? What are you going to do with this?"
Wang Yuqing originally wanted to borrow some oil from her, but it didn't feel right to ask at this time, so she didn't ask. She just told her that she was going to make stir-fried snails.
Chen E said, "Oh, that stuff doesn't taste good. It's not tasty at all, and it's a waste of oil."
Wang Yuqing said with a smile, "Auntie, when I'm done cooking, I'll give you some to try. We're going back now. And here's your cornbread, thank you."
After watching them leave, Chen E sighed, "Look how wonderful Yu Qing is. I wish my daughter-in-law were her. I would smile in my sleep every night."
She glanced back at the window and became furious again.
I'm home.
Wang Yuqing saw Ji Meimei washing clothes by herself and Ji Xiaoming feeding the pigs. When the two children saw them return, they excitedly called out "Mom!" and "Dad!"
Before the two children had eaten lunch, Ji Xuening went to the kitchen to cook.
Wang Yuqing didn't rush to make snails. Instead, she carried a stool on her shoulder and a pair of chopsticks in her pocket to Liu Huo's house. At this time, everyone was taking a lunch break, either eating at the door or chatting together.
As she swaggered past people's doorways, she naturally attracted curious glances. Grandma Cai asked, "Little Wang, where are you going?"
Wang Yuqing didn't hold back and said loudly, "Go to the Liu family and ask for grain. Liu still owes my family thirty-six catties of grain. If he refuses to pay, I'll sit at his door."
Everyone was puzzled. How could Liu owe the Ji family grain? However, they all had a natural love for gossip and started calling out to each other, following along.
In particular, Grandma Cai's daughter-in-law, Niu Zhenzhen, followed along with her bowl and chopsticks.
When Wang Yuqing passed by Lei Yongxia's door, Lei Yongxia was eating lunch at the door. She casually grabbed a flatbread from the basket and stuffed it into Wang Yuqing's hand: "Qing'er, you're back? Have you eaten? Have a flatbread."
Wang Yuqing didn't stand on ceremony and started taking a bite of the pancake. She had originally planned to eat lunch at home before going to find Liu Huo, but she was afraid that everyone would be out working by then. Now that she had a pancake, it would be even better to replenish her energy, as she was going to have a big workout later.
Lei Yongxia said gratefully, "Thank you for your idea to my son Junzi. The director didn't deduct his work points. He didn't dare to tell me before. Now, he ran back for a meal and then ran off again. He didn't even thank you in person."
Wang Yuqing said, "Aunt Lei, you're too kind. What kind of relationship do we have?"
Upon hearing this, Lei Yongxia became even more excited and affectionately took Wang Yuqing's hand, saying, "Where are you going? Why are you carrying a bench?"
Several people gathered around and asked.
Wang Yuqing shouted, "Go to Liu Huo's house and get back the grain he owes my family."
Lei Yongxia was quite surprised. After all, Liu Huo had only been back from the war for a few days, and the young man was sweet-talking, clever, and good at handling things. She had a very good impression of him. How could he owe the Ji family grain?
Along the way, whenever anyone asked Wang Yuqing a question, she would tell them that she was going to Liu Huo's house to ask for grain. Soon, a large group of people followed behind her, almost the entire production team.
Liu Li was sewing shoe soles when she saw Wang Yuqing leading a large group of people to ask her younger brother for food, claiming that her brother owed her food. She spat and said, "How could my brother owe your family food? Are you starving?"
Even Cao's second daughter-in-law joined in the fun.
Liu Huo was having lunch with his parents at the door. There was a plate of boiled cabbage and a plate of shredded radish, very ordinary dishes, but there was also a large bowl of white rice porridge and two eggs.
The two elderly people doted on their son, treating him like their precious darling. Because he had served in the military, they felt that their son had brought them honor, and they also felt that none of their daughters were good enough for him.
Liu Huo's mother peeled the egg and handed it to Liu Huo, smiling as she said, "Here, son, have an egg."
Liu Huoba was the first to notice that Wang Yuqing had brought people. He quickly put down his chopsticks and asked in confusion, "What's going on? Why are there so many people?"
Liu Huo's mother also looked over: "Why is Wang Tiezui coming to our house? Is he here to get revenge for that Ji Laosi?"
She put down her chopsticks and snorted, "Shameless bastards, your whole family is so poor they've gone mad, yet they claim my son owes you food. Bah, blatant lies."
Wang Yuqing ran over: "Oh, you're eating? It smells delicious."
Then he glanced at it and said, "Tsk tsk, there's so much rice in this porridge, and there's even an egg. Your family is living a really good life."
She quickly grabbed another egg, peeled off the shell in no time, and stuffed it into her mouth.
Liu Huo's mother shouted angrily, "Are you stealing our food? Where did this beggar come from? How dare you steal my eggs in front of everyone?"
Wang Yuqing's mouth was full, and she couldn't speak for the time being.
Liu's father remained seated in his chair, maintaining an air of superiority, his face gloomy.
Liu was furious, but seeing that everyone was there, he pretended to be good-natured and stood up to say to Wang Yuqing, "Sister-in-law, have you not eaten? Sit down and eat with us."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yuqing immediately placed the stool on her shoulder next to the dining table, casually pulled a pair of chopsticks from her pocket, and plopped down on the table: "Then I won't be polite."
Everyone: "..."
The Liu family: "..."
She placed a bowl of white rice porridge directly in front of herself, then poured radishes and cabbage into the bowl, smacked her lips, and said, "Comrade Liu is so polite. Fine, I'll be unreasonable and eat it then?"
Before the Liu family could react, she picked up the large soup bowl and poured it into her mouth, drinking more than half of it in one gulp. She said, "There's so much rice, it smells so good."
Then she continued drinking, and after finishing, she used chopsticks to pick up some food and ate it. She nodded and praised, "It's so oily and delicious."
Liu Huo's mother was the first to come to her senses. Her face puffed up like a frog with anger. She quickly reached out and snatched the soup bowl, yelling, "You robber, you shameless bastard, coming to my house to steal my food and drink! How dare you!"
With a slight lift, Wang Yuqing scattered the remaining radishes and cabbage from the soup bowl all over Liu Huoma. Liu Huoma screamed "Ah!" and stumbled backward.
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