Read Novel Full Chapter 160
Chapter 160 : Egg Custard
“Tsk tsk tsk, this country guy is really cunning.”
“That’s not the case. But it’s also good. Isn’t Ren Xiuying very ambitious? My niece is such a good girl, she has a job, she’s pretty and virtuous. I eagerly went to her house to introduce her to someone, but she actually refused, saying that the child has grown up and needs to make her own decisions. This time, he married a country bumpkin. It’s really hilarious!”
The other fat woman who was talking to her laughed and thought to herself, “Your niece has pockmarks all over her face and big buck teeth. You still have the nerve to say she’s pretty?”
But she kept saying, “That’s right, I think the one Tang Huaimin married is definitely not as good as your Xiaohong.”
“Hey, hey, hey, look, the bride’s dowry is being unloaded from the car.”
“Humph, I know without even looking. How much can a country boy give me? It’s good enough if he can just give him two sets of clothes and a bundle.”
But behind the stopped car, pieces of furniture tied with big red flowers were being unloaded one by one.
There was a large wardrobe, a bed, tall and low cabinets, a square table, four chairs, a sofa, a bedside table, a thick mattress with a dark pattern, and an open dowry box filled with clothes.
Zhao Jingui was afraid that her daughter would be looked down upon because she was going to marry into the city, so she gritted her teeth and bought thirty-six legs for Li Chunlan.
The Li brothers discussed it out, with Li Laosan paying the largest share and the rest of the brothers contributing smaller amounts. They also pooled their money to buy a pair of sofas as a gift.
As a wedding gift, Jiang Li sent Li Chunlan not only a wedding dress and shoes, but also a pair of watches.
Old Ying, the woman who introduced her niece but was rejected, had a frozen face and was speechless.
This dowry would not be bad even if it was placed in the city. If it came from the countryside, it would be the largest in the area.
She gritted her teeth and said, “He must have married an ugly woman. She has a defect, either pockmarked or lame. Otherwise, why would she give him so many gifts? He must be guilty.”
“Here comes the bride!”
Tang Huaimin jumped down from the passenger seat first, then led Li Chunlan down. His friends around him started to make noise, “The car frame is so high, hurry up and get the bride down!”
Tang Huaimin was eager to do so, and opened his arms, “Wife, don’t be afraid, I’ll hold you.”
Li Chunlan was a little embarrassed. Tang Huaimin put his arm around her waist and picked her up with his other hand. “Let’s go home!”
The brothers who came to pick up the bride screamed so loudly that their cries almost overturned the sky in the family compound.
Old Ying stared at the woman Tang Huaimin was holding. She had a well-proportioned figure, an apple-shaped face, and big eyes. She smiled with curved eyebrows and looked very lovable.
As she passed by, the ladies’ watch on her wrist shone golden in the sun, and the leather shoes on her feet were a style she had never worn before.
The fat woman next to him finally couldn’t help it, and seeing that Lao Ying’s face was as stinky as if he had eaten shit, she laughed out loud, “You know what, this bride doesn’t have pockmarks on her face, and she doesn’t look like a cripple. I’m going to the banquet, Ziqiang’s mother, are you going?”
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“Mom, I’m back.”
Zhu Xia came in carrying her bag and just happened to arrive at the main banquet on the bride’s side.
Looking at the big piece of fat meat on the table, she swallowed her saliva, and without putting down her bag, she picked up the bowl and filled it with dry rice, pressing it down again and again.
She was starving these days at her mother’s house. Her sister-in-law was an ungrateful and stingy person. She went home to stay for a few days, but she was always rude to her.
There was not much oil in the dishes on the table. She ate only radishes and cabbages all day long, and she lost several pounds because of eating so much.
She had a quarrel with her sister-in-law early this morning. Her mother tried to persuade her to go back to the Li family in a roundabout way, and asked her second brother to send her to the village entrance and watch her come back.
She didn’t think much of it, assuming it was Li Chunlan’s banquet and that she would have a good meal when she returned. So, she packed his bags and came back.
“Put it down. Who told you to eat it?”
Zhao Jingui’s voice exploded in her ears. Zhu Xia shuddered, but she still clenched the bowl in her hand and swallowed her saliva. “Mom, I’m hungry. It’s a good thing there’s one less person here, so I’ll sit here and eat.”
Zhao Jingui was so angry at her greed. “Your father and I haven’t had our meal yet, and you’re already so conscious. Hurry up and get into the kitchen to light the fire.”
Zhao Jingui was furious. Whose daughter-in-law would hide back in her parents’ home when her sister-in-law was getting married? Oh, she came when the banquet started, calculated the time, and now she was eating the ready-made food.
It’s really outrageous!
The third brother’s family lives in the county and came back a day early to help. The second brother’s family has been busy from morning till night, and she’s the only one who’s so precious?
If today wasn’t a happy day, she wouldn’t want to bring bad luck to her daughter and would have scolded her severely.
Zhu Xia was reluctant but also knew that Zhao Jingui wasn’t joking with her. If she made a scene in front of so many guests, Jinbu would be the first to scold her to death.
She went to the kitchen, knowing there was more meat there. She would eat it anyway.
Daniu was hugging his sister and feeding her mouthfuls. When he saw Zhu Xia coming in, his eyes lit up and he asked, “Mom, where have you been?”
When Zhu Xia saw the egg custard in her daughter’s bowl, she ignored what Daniu had said last time, grabbed the spoon, and poured it into her mouth, finishing it in no time.
Xiaohua, who was originally well-behaved, burst into tears. Daniu was so anxious that he said, “Mom, how could you eat my little sister’s eggs?”
“Just eat it. Why would a little girl like you eat eggs? I am her mother. I gave birth to her and raised her. What’s the big deal about eating an egg custard? Even if I have to drink her blood and eat her flesh, she has to obey me!”
Li Daniu looked at his sister crying pitifully and then at his mother, who was acting righteous with egg crumbs on her mouth. For the first time, he felt disgusted with her.
Ever since his mother followed his father to the city to set up a stall, he had been raised by his grandmother for a few years and studied in school for a few years. He understood a few things now, and his personality had changed.
He felt that his mother was becoming more and more unreasonable, but Li Daniu couldn’t say anything in front of her.
He could only hug his crying little sister and comfort her. “Mom, this is not right! You are an adult, you don’t need to eat eggs. My little sister had a fever yesterday, and grandma felt sorry for her, so she stewed eggs for her to nourish her body.”
“Hey, you heartless brat, what are you talking about! I just ate an egg, and you dare talk back to your mother? You little bitch, why are you crying? Shut up!”
Zhu Xia was annoyed and slapped Xiaohua in the face.
Since she went to the city, the older and younger ones had been taught by their grandmother not to be close to her. The younger one was fine, but she was just a girl and would get married sooner or later.
But Daniu was different. He was her only son, yet he had been taught by his grandmother to dare talk back to her, and he always protected this damn girl.
Xiaohua, who was slapped by Zhu Xia, cried even louder. She was about to run out with a red face, shouting, “Grandma, Grandma!”