Chapter 62: A Pitiful Person Will Always Have Detestable Qualities
“I see you’re just overfed and full of yourself, grabbing everything good for your mother’s family. Did we marry you or the entire Yang family? Not only do we have to support you, but we also have to support your brothers and parents. Yang Guihua, how can you be so shameless?” Aunt Wang scolded Yang Guihua while punching and kicking her.
She was ruthless, using all her strength, clearly showing that she had no mercy and vented all her anger on Yang Guihua.
Yang Guihua didn’t dare to resist, only protecting her head with her hands and curling up into a ball.
“Mom, don’t listen to others’ nonsense. I really haven’t given anything to my parents’ house.”
This was the only defense she offered repeatedly.
But Aunt Wang didn’t believe her. Over the years, ever since Yang Guihua married into the family, whenever there was something good in the house, as long as she wasn’t watching, this spendthrift woman would definitely send it to her parents’ house. Sometimes, she wouldn’t even spare a single porcelain bowl from the house. It was simply outrageous!
Moreover, even if she hadn’t sent anything recently, so what?
Aunt Wang was feeling extremely aggrieved at the moment, longing to vent her frustrations on someone.
She didn’t dare to vent on others, only on her annoying daughter-in-law.
Others nearby watched her fierce beating and tried to advise her, but when they couldn’t stop her, they just let it be. After all, Aunt Wang beating Yang Guihua had become commonplace. At first, everyone sincerely tried to intervene, but later, they became numb to it.
Furthermore, not only was Aunt Wang beating Yang Guihua at the moment, but when they returned home, her lazy and spoiled son would be instigated by his mother to beat Yang Guihua again.
Was Yang Guihua pitiful?
There was no doubt that she was pitiful, but a pitiful person must have detestable qualities, otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people watching and advising before leaving.
On this hot day, they were all feeling the heat, so they hurriedly sat under the trees. They finally had some time to rest, but in the afternoon, they would have to go back to farming. Who had the time to bother with these trivial matters?
As Yun Qinghuan and Liu Yuzhi walked towards the shade of the trees, Yun Qinghuan asked, “Mom, is your injury really okay? Do you need to go back and get some medicine to apply?”
Liu Yuzhi winced in pain and waved her hand, “It’s okay. I’ve been injured much worse in fights before. It’ll be fine in a few days. It’s just a bit scary to look at.”
She adjusted her hair and eagerly looked at the meal her daughter-in-law had brought for her, “What delicious food did you bring me? It smells so good.”
Seeing her hungry appearance, Yun Qinghuan felt guilty, “After finishing work with Nai Han at noon, we found a locust tree with many flowers on it. He said we should harvest as much as possible at once, otherwise, if someone finds out, the locust flowers might be gone. So, we delayed a bit and ended up delivering your meal late.”
“Wow, locust flowers?!” Liu Yuzhi’s eyes lit up, “It’s okay, you did the right thing. I saw the locust flowers at the village entrance just starting to bloom a couple of days ago, but when I thought about going to harvest some these past few days, they were all gone. I thought we wouldn’t be able to eat them this year, but I didn’t expect you to come across them. Locust flowers are so delicious, I really like them!”
Knowing that Yun Qinghuan had brought her steamed locust flowers, she was even more delighted.
She quickly took the lunch box and started eating.
The fragrance of sesame oil permeated the air, and the villagers who had already eaten felt even hungrier when they caught a whiff of it.
One by one, they came over to take a look.
Seeing the locust flowers, they were still very curious, “Why does your locust flower smell so good? You can smell it from far away. It looks delicious.”
They were really craving it.
Liu Yuzhi proudly said, “Isn’t it because of my daughter-in-law’s excellent cooking skills? Anyway, if it were up to me, I wouldn’t be able to make the same thing as delicious as my daughter-in-law does. My daughter-in-law is beautiful and kind-hearted, and she’s good at cooking. She’s not someone any Tom, Dick, or Harry can compare to.”
As she spoke, she glanced meaningfully at Wang Pozi, clearly mocking her mention of Yun Qinghuan earlier.
Why was she so audacious? How dare anyone mention that in front of her?!
Wang Pozi’s face didn’t look good, especially with blood all over her face, giving her a somewhat fierce appearance, which was extremely ugly.
She viciously kicked her daughter-in-law again and said fiercely, “You wicked daughter-in-law!”
It was unclear who she was cursing at. After kicking her, she walked away angrily.
Liu Yuzhi shrugged it off, not caring. In fact, she even found Wang Pozi amusing. Her son was perfectly capable, not disabled in any way, yet he idled around the village all day. She and her daughter-in-law worked hard to earn work points every day, and she didn’t know what Wang Pozi was up to.
One shouldn’t be fooled by Wang Pozi’s current imposing demeanor; when she got home, she was as submissive as ever in front of her husband and son, and only in front of Yang Guihua could she display some authority.
Anyway, Liu Yuzhi didn’t think highly of Wang Pozi at all. She bowed and scraped before her husband and son every day, and yet she ruthlessly oppressed her daughter-in-law, who was also a woman.
The key was that her son and husband weren’t good to her either.
After finishing her meal, Liu Yuzhi felt particularly satisfied.
Yun Qinghuan mentioned Grandma Chen’s visit today, “I heard that hen has been raised for three or four years. Stewing it will definitely make a delicious soup. Since the summer harvest is coming in a few days, we’ll be busy then. It’s important to have some good food to replenish our energy, or else we won’t have the strength to work.”
Liu Yuzhi listened to her daughter-in-law with a smile and said directly, “You make the decision. Do you have enough money? If not, you can go to my room and take some.”
She had already told the previous host of the body where the money was kept. Every time they needed to spend money, they just went and took it, as long as they let her know.
Yun Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “We have enough money.”
She was a bit afraid that Liu Yuzhi would think the hen was too expensive and hesitate to eat it.
If it were another family, they would surely think she, the daughter-in-law, was wasteful and gluttonous.
Sure enough, the decision to stay with Liu Yuzhi in the Bai family as mother and daughter-in-law was the right one.
At least they didn’t have to live particularly hard lives.
With money, they could afford to buy good food.
Jiang Wenshui also prepared the meal and had been chatting with her husband Bai Guanglin on the side. She also had to work in the fields, but her work was relatively easy, so she wasn’t as tired. That was why she had time to go back and cook at noon, just like Yun Qinghuan.
Yun Qinghuan glanced over and saw Bai Guanglin smiling and attentively watching Jiang Wenshui, listening to her complaints, occasionally tucking her stray hair behind her ear.
Perhaps noticing Yun Qinghuan’s gaze, Bai Guanglin became slightly embarrassed and stopped his actions, politely nodding towards their direction.
Yun Qinghuan smiled and nodded back at him.
Seeing Yun Qinghuan finishing up, Jiang Wenshui quickly walked over with the meal box, smiling, “Let’s go, let’s go back together.”
Their homes were conveniently close to each other.
While walking, Jiang Wenshui curiously asked her, “Qinghuan, where did you cut the acacia flowers? Are there any left? I also want to go and cut some. Almost all the acacia trees in the village have been stripped bare.”
With a puzzled expression, she couldn’t understand why acacia flowers were so popular.
Just now, seeing how delicious Yun Qinghuan made them, she also felt hungry and wanted to eat some.
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