Chapter 136 - Chapter 136: Protecting the Stomach (1/2)

Chapter 136: Protecting the Stomach

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Han Hu and Han Quan admired how easily Su Wenyue subdued the Jiang Family members, and they also realized how formidable her tactics were. The Fourth younger sibling appeared gentle and soft-spoken, but her methods were truly impressive!

The Jiang family made a fuss, but failed to gain any advantage from Su Wenyue. Despite their dissatisfaction, they were powerless. With Jiang Chunlan as a precedent, no one dared to really harm Su Wenyue; opposing her had led to Jiang Chunlan’s current dire situation.

Seeing no progress at Su Wenyue’s, Yang Juxiang had no choice but to fall back and seek out Yang Guixiang once more. Naturally, she couldn’t use force this time and began to weep and complain to her Elder Sister, Yang Guixiang. It was a drama Yang Juxiang was adept at and often employed in the past.

Yang Guixiang had been feeling guilty about this matter from the start. Regardless of Jiang Chunlan’s wrongdoing, the incident had occurred at the Han Family home. Initially, Yang Juxiang’s aggressive attitude had irked Yang Guixiang, but now seeing her younger sister’s weeping appeals made her heart soften. But she was also helpless; Jiang Chunlan had already been locked up in the County Government Jail, and she lacked the ability to make the County Magistrate release her.

Separated by such a distance from Xinhe Village, the Jiang family members couldn’t possibly return immediately upon arrival, especially since they had set out early in the morning after only a light porridge and had now reached the heat of the noon, all of them famished. After some thought, Yang Guixiang had Mrs. Liu prepare meals. Although not very lavish, they at least filled their stomachs.

Mrs. Liu was quite dissatisfied with the mother-in-law’s actions. Why should their family provide food to entertain the Jiang Family members? She had no fondness for Jiang Chunlan and even less so now for the food-wasting Jiang Family members, maintaining a cold face throughout the meal.

Yang Juxiang had brought so many people with the intention of using their number to intimidate Su Wenyue. Now that this tactic proved ineffective, there was no need to keep them all. Someone had to watch the house, and work in the field had to be done. Yang Juxiang, along with a few grandchildren who were unable to work, stayed in the Han Family home, scheming to freeload meals to save some food at home.

Mrs. Liu could see through Yang Juxiang’s intentions. Previously, Yang Juxiang and her daughter had already freeloaded at the Han Family for quite some time. Her expression was quite unpleasant, but she couldn’t go against her husband’s and mother-in-law’s wishes. She firmly controlled the family’s food supply, serving even less generous meals than before, and either over-salted or under-salted the food, making Yang Juxiang frown as she ate.

As Su Wenyue, having had her fill of food and sleep, sat outside basking in the sun, she saw the Eldest Sister’s two girls gnawing on a handful of sorghum roots, with the younger Second girl holding her stomach as she ate.

“Older Sister, sorghum roots really don’t fill you up. I’m still so hungry.” Han Xiaohua looked pitifully at her sister, and Han Xiaofeng, feeling sorry for her sibling, could only pat her head in comfort.

Su Wenyue used to give the children snacks and cakes when they hadn’t split the family. But now, with less time spent together and being drowsy due to her pregnancy, she had paid less attention to the children, especially since Yang Juxiang’s family was staying in the Main House. Mrs. Liu, feeling unequal, deliberately made meals more frugal. Because Yang Juxiang was watching closely, it wasn’t easy to make separate meals for her own children, leaving the two girls to suffer.