novelraw Chapter 393 - 5: The Old Chu Family’s Farce_3
Chapter 393 - 5: The Old Chu Family’s Farce_3
Chu River didn’t really care about her nephews and nieces, but with all the hitting and yelling, she was, after all, a girl from the Old Chu Family too.
So she smacked the half-dazed Old Chu across the face again.
"Did I tell you to hit people? How dare you beep beep in front of me."
Old Chu looked at his husband with a pitiful look, tears streaming down his old cheeks.
...
And Chu River, looking at her second sister-in-law, smiled warmly, "Two pounds of meat for a beating, one pound costs eight dimes, we’re all family, I won’t make a fuss about it. But if you want to avoid this beating, hand over one yuan and fifty cents."
The second daughter-in-law, who was feeling sad, immediately nodded without saying a word:
"Alright, I’ll get you the money now."
She turned her head and said to Old Mrs. Chu, "Mom, should you give the money, or should I borrow from the brigade? If borrowed, it’ll be deducted from our family’s work points."
Hey!
Seeing this family, Chu River was amused as well.
She then looked at her eldest niece, who was still lying on the ground, and called out:
"Eldest niece, does your face still hurt? If not, go get that piece of cured meat from the beam; that’s the meat I should eat for this meal today, and I’ll give you a piece later."
The eldest niece, lying there with her cheek in pain and ears ringing, felt the sounds as if coming through a barrier.
As she sat up now, half her face was swollen beyond recognition. Yet she quickly got up, found a bamboo stick in a couple of moves, and took down the piece of meat hanging from the beam.
Old Mrs. Chu started to chase but hesitated, cursing under her breath, though Chu River was watching her nearby. Ultimately, she could only watch helplessly, and no matter how fiercely she cursed, it didn’t stop her granddaughter’s swift actions.
Chu River had no intention of eating this meat at home. She already doubted this family’s cooking skills when having chicken yesterday and witnessed it again this morning.
The flavor of a pot of tomato egg soup was abysmal; later, she’ll go find Shi Suifeng.
He has money and can cook, and she can also dig out a few pieces of candy—not a bad deal!
But it didn’t stop her from chopping off a corner of the cured meat with a knife for her eldest niece, "Go take this to the health clinic and have someone check your head; make sure you didn’t damage your eardrum. This meat is for your medical fee."
Her eldest niece, with a burning cheek, quickly thought, "Aunt, maybe I should just eat this meat. The health clinic can deduct from the work points."
Oh, Chu River was starting to really like this ever-reliable work point system now.
She even began to appreciate her eldest niece a little bit.
——That kid, really, lives to eat!
She also observed her eldest niece’s full-blooded little sister, who was silent and motionless, not participating in any work, yet went all out when it came to eating...
Chu River roughly understood now.
...
In just one morning, the eggs were gone, the oil was gone, and the treasured cured meat was gone too.
The Old Chu Family was in chaos, with Old Chu now lying in bed groaning "ouch, ouch".
The eldest daughter-in-law quietly smacked her silly egg-snatching son.
The second daughter-in-law was at a loss, hating her mother-in-law and blaming her husband, while also pondering how to deal with Daya, eventually hugging her little daughter and sobbing.
The third daughter-in-law had only one thought—get the sister-in-law married off quickly!
The fourth daughter-in-law, having lost a jar of malted milk, looked at her clueless young son and could only shiver in a corner.
The only one seemingly satisfied was Chu River.
But she wasn’t completely satisfied.
Because the morning was simply about tasting an egg, the Old Chu Family’s cooking skills really were lacking; as for the essence...
It will have to depend on this piece of cured meat!
By the way, where does Shi Suifeng live?
...
Shi Suifeng lived at the western end of the village, rarely interacting with the Old Chu Family on the eastern end. At this moment, the family was having a lively gathering, and his mother sighed:
"You, child, haven’t had a pay raise all these years in the army, and you’ve become generous. Your nephews and nieces were just looking forward to your big white rabbit candy, and this time you only brought half a bag... What’s going on? Planning to save up for marriage?"
She added with a sad face, "You’re the only one making something of yourself in the family, son. I don’t expect you to earn much, just take care of your brothers a bit... They’re having a tough time at home!"
"In the army, you have your meals and clothes provided, and I can’t help much with your marriage plans...you, go ahead and save up if you want."
"Your nephews and nieces, missing a few candies won’t hurt."
These words were so heartfelt, with a tinge of melancholy. The remaining two brothers exchanged glances and wisely kept quiet.
However, Shi Suifeng sighed:
"Mom, what are you saying? How does this let me get along with big brother and second brother? They’re already fathers, and can’t manage to buy a candy for their kids all year round..."
"That’s way too damaging for their dignity!"