Chapter 55 - Chapter 55: Chapter 52: In Sight, but Out of Reach! (1/2)

Chapter 55:  Chapter 52: In Sight, but Out of Reach!

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“Exactly, we’ve already separated from the family. Why should Second Sister-in-law take my wild pheasant? She’s so capable, why doesn’t she go to Di Yelei to get it herself? It’s just that she sees mom as easy to bully, so she picks the soft persimmons to pinch.” Di Ah-bao didn’t care about what others thought and continued to stir the pot. Anyone who dared to snatch meat from his bowl should have expected this day to come.

Hearing Ah-Bao’s words, Ms. Wang couldn’t help but laugh, and the corners of her mouth curled up naturally.

Elderly Mr. Di, who was beside her, glanced at her lightly and then lowered his head to continue drinking the plain rice porridge in his bowl.

Although it was just one glance, being a married couple for many years, Ms. Zhao shuddered in her heart and naturally understood Elderly Mr. Di’s meaning. She quickly turned and left the room.

“Don’t talk nonsense; she’s your Second Sister-in-law. I’m going to check on what’s going on. They’ve been fighting for quite a while now.”

As soon as Ms. Zhao left the room, Di Ah-bao murmured and cursed under his breath for quite some time before continuing to chew the steamed cornbread in his mouth.

Elderly Mr. Di sighed secretly but said nothing in the end.

“What are you doing? What are you doing? Why are you hitting the children so early in the morning? Stop right now!”

Ms. Zhao quickly went forward and snatched Di Wei from Ms. Wang’s hands. Looking at the child who had been hit hard, she then turned back and continued to scold: “Look at how heavy your hand is. If the child is really injured or left with a scar, and she can’t get married, are you going to support her for the rest of her life? How big a deal is it for the child to make a fuss? Who treats their children like this?”

Ms. Wang had been holding in her anger with no way to vent it. Now that she had been stopped from hitting her own child and scolded by her stepmother-in-law, her anger flared up as well.

Unable to bear it, she pointed at Ms. Zhao’s nose and cursed back: “What do you mean, how do I treat my child? Can’t I discipline my child when she’s causing trouble? She’s already craving meat at such a young age, demanding meat all day long. Eating the steamed cornbread is already good enough. Just a few days ago, we caught half a wild pheasant, and it all went into their mouths. Not to mention my son Gao only got a few pieces of meat, even I, his wife, didn’t get a taste of the soup. On the other hand, you three over there took more than half of the pheasant, and there should be some meat left, right? Why not share some with Brother Gao? After all, he also calls you grandmother! …”

Ms. Wang’s mouth was flipping fast, and her words came quickly without even pausing to catch her breath.

As soon as Ms. Zhao heard the request to share their meat, she couldn’t help but start cursing as well!

“What do you think you are? This meat was given to your father by someone who had a brush with the law. You, a lazy and troublemaking wife, only know how to eat, eat, eat. A good home has been eaten into poverty by you, and now you are even trying to dig meat out of Ah-bao’s mouth to eat for yourself. I think your heart and liver are black…”

The more Ms. Zhao scolded, the more intense it got, and naturally, Ms. Wang didn’t want to be outdone. Early in the morning, it started with the children crying and turned into a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law battle, with loud cursing that echoed throughout Upper Village.

Meanwhile, the instigators Di Ah-Bao and Di Gao, completely unconcerned, continued to eat the food in their bowls. One was a favorite youngest child, and the other was a treasured grandson, but neither of them thought of going out to stop the fight. After they were full, they each slipped out of the old house, not knowing where they went to play.

By the time Elderly Mr. Di finished eating and carried a hoe up the mountain, the arguing between the two women had not yet stopped, so he called out to them.

“What are you arguing about? If anyone has too much energy, go up the mountain and chop a few bundles of firewood to bring back!”