620: Chapter 621 Sister Like Mother 38_1 620: Chapter 621 Sister Like Mother 38_1 Being ho for the holidays was just a matter of a few days, not even ten, so Huang Man didn’t bother bringing a lot of clothes with her.
She just brought so personal clothing and also a thick bag of books.
This winter break was all about doing problem sets, nothing but problem sets.
Zhao i spent half the day chatting with close neighbors outside before returning ho, only to find the kitchen stove cold and the laundry she had reminded them to wash before leaving, still in the basin.
Zhao i was furious, “Huang Lina, get your ass out here.”
“Didn’t I instruct you before I left to rember to do the laundry?
Look at that!”
“And it’s so late already, yet you have no idea about cooking.”
Zhao i really couldn’t understand how she ended up with such a fool for a daughter; she didn’t expect her to be a great cook, but at the very least, she should rember to cook.
Huang Lina, at ho looking at celebrity posters, ignored Zhao i’s scolding as if she hadn’t heard a thing.
It’s not like she’s the only one eating; why is everyone fixating on her to cook?
Can’t Huang Xin cook?
Can’t Zhao i herself cook?
All they do is gossip all day, never thinking to cook, yet they call her lazy.
Huang Lina couldn’t be bothered to respond.
Zhao i complained in the yard for a long ti, only to realize no one was paying her any attention, which infuriated her even more.
She stord right up to Huang Lina’s door, “Huang Lina, co out this instant.
You do nothing all day; I have no idea what you’re good for.”
“Cook sothing for , and if you don’t, just wait—today, I definitely won’t give you anything to eat.”
Zhao i shouted for a long ti, only to find there was no response.
She was so angry, but she dared not kick the door, since fixing it costs money.
She could opt not to fix the door, but in the dead of winter, with the wind howling in, that’s not comfortable.
And if she got sick, the money spent on dicine would still co from her pocket.
Thinking of her ever-diminishing savings, Zhao i was genuinely reluctant to part with her money.
“Really now, it’s already winter break, why hasn’t she co back?” Zhao i thought of Huang Man and felt a pang of displeasure.
With the Spring Festival approaching and not many days left, they hadn’t even bought the New Year’s goods, just waiting for Huang Man to co back.
Of course, she couldn’t start by asking her to pay, but would instead invite her to pick out the goods together.
She didn’t believe that once they were there, Huang Man wouldn’t end up paying.
Plus, when Huang Man returned, she could do the housework; the house was filthy now and nobody had cleaned it, they were all waiting for her.
And the kitchen—Zhao i, despite her great patience, was finding it hard to bear looking at the greasy stains on the stove.
Huang Man ca back amidst Zhao i’s expectations, and as soon as she entered the yard, she saw the uneven, pitted mud ground, as well as the reflective surface of the dining table when she passed through the hall.
To see reflections on a table is a sign of how long it had been since it was properly wiped.
The chairs too had grease stains; Huang Man shook her head continuously, “Really now.”
In a family of three, with Zhao i not working and at ho all day, just one hour a day could keep the house clean.
Forget it, she didn’t want to think about it anymore.
Huang Man, carrying her luggage, ca ho and saw a thick layer of dust as soon as she entered her room.
From the dust that was stirred up, she could tell that during this ti, Li Na probably hadn’t stayed over at all.
Naturally, with the walls covered in nothing but formulas, it was enough to deter Li Na.
Huang Man went to the sink, drew so water, and began to clean her room.
Zhao i, hearing noises from the kitchen, peeked and saw it was Huang Man who had returned.
This excited her, “Xiaoman, you’re on break!”
“Yes, I’m on break.” From the tone, one could hear Zhao i’s excitent.
It seed that this person really anticipated her return, thinking another pair of working hands had co back.
“Um, have you eaten?” Zhao i looked at the ingredients that still needed to be prepared, hoping that Huang Man would offer to do it herself.
“You haven’t cooked?
Wait for to cook.” It was the only possibility that Zhao i could think of that would preoccupy her mind, that soone hadn’t cooked at all and was just waiting for her to return and cook.
Although she had been away for half a year, the mont she returned, that person’s words were still unrelenting.
“Yeah, I’m waiting for you to cook.” Zhao i smiled at Huang Man, too.
“I’ve eaten already, you take your ti cooking.” Huang Man wouldn’t be so eager, “After all, you have been the cook for half a year, so cooking should be no challenge for you.”
Huang Man took a basin and went to her room to clean, while Zhao i, fuming, watched her leave, really wanting to punch her a few tis.
Knowing full well that she couldn’t cook, knowing full well the als she made weren’t tasty, yet she stubbornly refused to help.
She truly didn’t understand how she had given birth to such an indifferent daughter.
“By the way, I’m going out to tutor tomorrow, so don’t bother preparing any als for .”
“You’re going out to tutor again?” Zhao i was shocked to hear this news.
If Huang Man were going out to tutor, she wouldn’t have ti to go shopping with her for the New Year’s goods.
In that case, would she need to do the shopping and handle the money as well?
Zhao i was very unhappy, “We’re about to celebrate the New Year, and we haven’t even shopped for the New Year’s goods…”
Zhao i rambled for a while, implying that many things still needed to be bought, and that they needed Huang Man to join the effort.
Just as she expected, “Haven’t shopped for the New Year’s goods?
No problem, there’s still Huang Xin, he’s a grown boy.”
“He can take on these responsibilities.”
“Alright, let’s not talk about this, I still need to clean the house, otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep tonight.”
With the basin in hand, Huang Man went inside to clean, ignoring Zhao i’s various fits of rage.
Zhao i returned to the kitchen, faced with the task of cooking, her irritation was no less intense, so she simply quit.
“Dinner’s ready.”
As her voice fell, two people imdiately rushed out from two rooms.
Huang Xin, who had long been starving, ca out to find only one vegetable dish and a soup on the dining table, and it was tofu soup.
Huang Xin’s face showed clear dissatisfaction, “What is this, a tofu feast?”
“You’re mistaken; at least a tofu feast has more than ten dishes.” Zhao i walked over with her own bowl, “Eat it or not, it’s up to you.”
“If you’re not going to do chores, this is the kind of al I make.”
“If you dislike it, either shut up and endure, or cook for yourselves.”
“I did prepare the ingredients.
It’s not like no one can cook.”
“If you’re not cooking, then this is the level you’ll get from .” She didn’t believe they would continue not doing chores under these circumstances.
“I heard my sister ca back.” Huang Xin had no expectations for Huang Lina’s culinary skills, which were only slightly better than Zhao i’s and also nothing to rave about.
He was truly looking forward to Huang Man’s cooking; she had been studying before, and now with the winter break, she should be able to cook, right?
Zhao i snorted coldly, “I can’t persuade her.”
“She said she has to tutor and won’t have ti to shop for New Year’s goods.” Zhao i knew that once this news ca out, they would be even more upset.
What?
Even though Huang Xin had been frugal these days, only agreeing to necessary expenditures, money was still spent a lot.
He had been hoping Huang Man would shop for the New Year’s goods, so they could have a respectable celebration without spending too much money.
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