"You still have the nerve to speak! While I was sick, you were feasting on lavish als day after day. Aren’t you afraid of divine retribution? Jianjian truly understands; he spoke up for . What a good grandson! I didn’t dote on him in vain."
"Mother-in-law, what are you talking about? When did we have lavish als? Ever since we returned from the Capital, we’ve been eating wild vegetables and coarse grains every day, all together as a family. Everyone can see that," Madam Ruan said, feeling wronged.
"Don’t try to fool this old woman. Just look, there’s at scattered all over the ground! Your hearts are truly vicious, not even giving a bit to eat. Tell , is this money compensation from that wretched woman Madam Xie for my dical bills? Your hearts are too black, using my life-saving money to eat and drink. Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?" Old Lady Mo glanced at the pork on the ground, seething with anger, thinking to herself that the whole family were cunning people using her life-saving money for food, and the worst was that they didn’t even leave her a portion of the at.
No wonder Old Lady Mo thought this way; before her injury, the family didn’t even have a single silver to their na. Suddenly having at to eat was indeed suspicious, and on top of that, who would just throw at on the ground where such a precious thing is so rare?
Following her pointing finger, Madam Ruan realized that in her panic earlier, she had thrown the small piece of at on the ground and hadn’t had the chance to pick it up. She quickly went to retrieve it and explained to Old Lady Mo, "Mother-in-law, listen to , this piece of at was given to my husband by Young Master Mo Shaoxing. I haven’t had the chance to cook it because I discovered the jewelry is missing and, in a panic, threw it on the ground."
Old Lady Mo snatched the at from Madam Ruan’s hands, saying, "You’ve had enough to eat anyway. This is all mine."
Madam Ruan was dumbfounded, "Mother-in-law, we haven’t eaten any yet!"
"You’re just trying to fool ! This old lady doesn’t believe you." With that, she turned around and left with the at.
Old Lady Mo took the at to the kitchen to cook it for herself, thinking she couldn’t rely on the shaless woman but had to be self-sufficient.
Once the at was in Old Lady Mo’s hands, it was like a at bun thrown to a dog, gone and never coming back.
Madam Ruan was furious, worried whether her husband could recover the jewelry, and at the sa ti heartbroken that the precious at was snatched away by Old Lady Mo. In desperation, she followed Old Lady Mo into the kitchen...
"Why are you coming in?" Old Lady Mo glared, not wanting to share the rare at after going so long without.
"Isn’t Mother-in-law going to cook the at? I’ll stoke the fire on the side," Madam Ruan pretended not to see through Old Lady Mo’s selfish intent.
"No need for your help. Out, out, out, get out of here!" Old Lady Mo put down the pork, turned to drive Madam Ruan out.
Madam Ruan couldn’t believe how shaless Old Lady Mo was, clearly intending to eat alone.
"Oh dear, Mother-in-law, don’t push . This piece of pork is for the whole family, you can’t eat it all by yourself."
"I’ll eat it all by myself, so what? So what?" Old Lady Mo was fierce, forcefully pushing Madam Ruan out of the kitchen, then slamd the door shut, still grumbling, "Rebellion! This old lady eats a piece of at, and even the juniors dare to complain."
"Mother-in-law, Mother-in-law, you can’t do this. Xiuzhi is pregnant and needs nutrition."
Madam Ruan banged on the door, worried her pregnant daughter was eating wild vegetables and coarse grains every day, finally getting a piece of at to give her daughter so nourishnt. Who would have known the greedy and selfish old woman would snatch it away without a word?
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