"Snapped!"
Xia Dingfeng hit Xia Yu's hand with the tip of his chopsticks. Xia Yu immediately retracted his hand in pain and looked at Xia Dingfeng aggrievedly: "Third Uncle, I want to eat meat..."
"Do you eat the meat too?" Xia Dingfeng sneered, "Don't you think about whose food you are eating and using now? It's good enough that you can have enough food and clothing, and you still want to eat meat?"
Xia Yu's eyes turned red and tears welled up in her eyes, but she was stubborn and refused to let them fall.
"Oh, third brother, don't be like this. It's rare for us to have meat at home, so give him a piece." Song picked up a piece of meat and put it into Xia Yu's bowl.
Yang smiled sarcastically: "Oh, second sister-in-law, you really treat Yu'er like your own son. You give him new clothes and meat to eat. Our sons don't even have this kind of treatment."
"Sister-in-law, you are wrong. Yu'er is adopted by the second house, so he is naturally my child. Isn't it wrong for me to love him?" Song was sharp-tongued and retorted immediately.
Of the three daughters-in-law of the Xia family, except for the obedient eldest daughter-in-law, the other two were not forgiving. When Mr. Xia heard them arguing, he got annoyed and yelled, "Eat well!"
Song rolled her eyes at Yang triumphantly. Yang was so angry that her lungs were about to explode, but she did not dare to lose her temper in front of her elders and could only endure it.
No one noticed that Xia Yu did not eat the meat, but secretly hid the meat in his sleeves.
After dinner, Yang went back to her room and complained to Xia Dingfeng: "My husband, it's definitely not normal for my second sister-in-law to be so nice to Xia Yu all of a sudden."
"The new clothes Xia Yu is wearing were bought by Xia Qianqian and sent to him. Don't think too much about it." Xia Dingfeng got drunk and kept pestering Yang to show her affection.
Yang pushed him away angrily: "I am speaking seriously to you! How could Second Sister-in-law be willing to give Xia Yu meat when she is so stingy? I heard that she even took Xia Yu to see Qin yesterday! Xia Qianqian must have promised her something good."
"Oh, that girl is almost dying of poverty and starvation, what good can she promise to my second sister-in-law?" Xia Dingfeng didn't care. After failing to please her, he turned over and went to sleep.
Yang always felt that Song's change started from the night Xia Qianqian sent new clothes. There must be something fishy going on! No, she had to follow Song tomorrow to see what tricks she was playing!
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As the night deepened, the night wind became colder and colder. Xia Qianqian stayed in the field, waiting for the stove to be turned on and the tiles to be baked.
The night was too cold, so Qin brought her a cloak, which was a bargain she had bought in town for one or two taels of silver that day. Xia Qianqian put on the cloak, tucked her neck, and hid her little face in the fox fur on the edge of the hood.
It was furry and comfortable, reminding her of the ragdoll cat that Gu Yanjing bought for her. It was cute and smart, and always liked to lie in her arms and sleep late. Because of the cat, Gu Yanjing's family status dropped a level, and he was so angry that he threatened to throw the ragdoll cat away. In the end, the ragdoll cat gave birth to three little ragdolls for her, hahaha!
Thinking of the past, Xia Qianqian couldn't help laughing out loud.
Qin was surprised, but she was even more terrified because she couldn't see her daughter's expression. Was her daughter ill from the shock
"Qianqian, it's okay, we can keep trying." Qin comforted her, "When one day you don't want to try anymore, we can find another way to live."
"Yeah." Xia Qianqian nodded, her neck shrinking even more, "Mom, believe me, we will succeed."
She now has X-ray vision and can control the temperature of the furnace very well. Even if she fails tonight, she can always succeed tomorrow.
Qin patted her head comfortingly: "Well, mother believes in you."
(End of this chapter)