Chapter 31

He served the food and went back to his room. He didn’t serve much, just enough for their family of four.

In the main room, the malice in Zhao Guifen’s eyes was almost uncontainable.

That little slut, Bai Xiuxiu, should just die!

If she died, the eldest son wouldn’t have so many problems!

As a daughter-in-law, she didn’t give her dowry to her, nor did she give her more food, and she always wanted to eat and drink, and she always made the eldest son stand up for her.

She should just die!

“Alright, all of you eat. Old lady, when you get better, remember to go to the city and find jobs for the second and fifth sons. In another three or five days, the house repairs and expansion will also be ready.

Do whatever needs to be done.”

Wang Shoucheng had a plan in mind.

First, he would stabilize these sons, then he would squeeze the eldest son’s benefits dry.

In the west room.

Bai Xiuxiu took out her aluminum lunchbox. This lunchbox was bought for her by her older sister when she got married.

Her older sister said that after getting married, they might have to sneak a bite to eat, and this thing would be useful.

It turned out her older sister was right.

She put the food for the four of them in the aluminum lunchbox and placed it on the kang.

Although it was autumn, they always had a fire in their room.

After all, the firewood was chopped by her husband, and the others couldn’t object.

The food would stay warm on the kang all night.

The Wang family’s dinner wasn’t anything good, one cornmeal pancake each, and some pickles.

Bai Xiuxiu was really looking forward to squeezing them dry and then living a good life.

She didn’t want to eat those pancakes and pickles at all!

“Mom, Yueyue wants candy.” The little girl snuggled into Bai Xiuxiu’s arms and started to act cute.

Yueyue looked like Wang Qinghe, but she was even more delicate. She was so cute, and Bai Xiuxiu couldn’t resist her when she acted cute.

But only candy at night!

Mingming was also looking at her eagerly, but he didn’t talk much.

He looked a lot like Bai Xiuxiu, but he wasn’t effeminate. However, his personality was more like Wang Qinghe, he didn’t like to talk.

Bai Xiuxiu felt that her heart was harder than iron at this moment!

She ruthlessly refused the two little ones: “No, you can eat it tomorrow morning. Go wash up with Dad, and go to bed early when you come back!”

The two little beans were about to cry.

Bai Xiuxiu looked at Wang Qinghe for help.

Wang Qinghe was helpless, so he hugged both children: “Alright, I’ll take you to wash up, don’t bother Mom.”

After the children finished washing up and were coaxed to sleep, Bai Xiuxiu estimated the time and thought it was almost time.

Sure enough, not long after, the village loudspeaker started broadcasting: “Villagers of Xiahe Village, please pay attention, villagers of Xiahe Village, please pay attention. Today, Wang Shoucheng’s wife in the east of Xiahe Village encountered a wild boar in the mountains. Through everyone’s efforts, the wild boar has been slaughtered. Everyone, please gather at the threshing ground in twenty minutes. We will divide the pork together.”

The broadcast played three times in a row.

Zhao Guifen felt a pang of pain in her heart when she heard this. Thinking about what the fifth son’s wife had told her, that if the third son’s wife hadn’t yelled for help, the meat would have been theirs, she felt heartbroken!

“Who’s going to get the meat from our family?” Zhao Guifen looked at her old man, a little unsure.

Wang Shoucheng thought about it, none of his sons were reliable!

“Let the eldest son and the fifth son go. The eldest son has been estranged from us lately, we need to win him over. I know you’re annoyed by him, but at least we have to wait until he’s useless before we say anything. He’s still useful now!

I don’t trust him to go alone, so let him go with the fifth son.”

Wang Shoucheng finished speaking and went out to call his two sons.

Zhao Guifen’s face was grim, and she wasn’t feeling good either.

She most hoped that the eldest son would die soon, but she couldn’t bear to part with his competence!

Wang Qinghe wasn’t surprised when he was called out.

No one in this family understood them better than he did.

Recently, Xiuxiu had been making a fuss in their eyes. The rest of the family was also making a fuss, but the rest of the family were considered family to his parents, and it was fine no matter what they did behind closed doors.

But him?

He didn’t know why, but his parents always treated him like an outsider.

He didn’t have what his other brothers had.

He had to pay attention to things that others didn’t need to.

He was superfluous in this family.

But they didn’t want him to escape their control, because he was still useful to them.

So, his parents would definitely let him participate in everything in the family now, so that he would understand that he was a member of the Wang family.

They wanted him to work for them with peace of mind.

This pattern had happened countless times.

“This damn thing, they call you to do it, it’s not only a waste of rest, but they might think they’re valuing you. This whole family is full of bad intentions.” Bai Xiuxiu said as she tucked the children in.

She took out her flashlight: “Take it with you on the way back, it’s dark outside, don’t get lost.”

“Okay, I’ll be right back.” Wang Qinghe’s thoughts were pulled back by his wife’s nagging and dissatisfaction. Seeing her concerned look, he felt that everything wasn’t so difficult after all.

Wang Qinghe went out, and Bai Xiuxiu leaned by the window knitting.

She knitted for the children first, it used less yarn and was faster.

The adults’ would take longer.

Wang Qinghe went out with the fifth son, Wang Qingqi. Wang Qingqi had been thinking about getting a job in the city lately, and seeing his silent eldest brother, he started chatting: “Big Brother, what do you think about what Mom and Dad said about me going to the city?”

“Why should I have an opinion about your business?” Wang Qinghe’s tone was puzzled.

His expression was still the same, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Wang Qingqi was speechless, but he continued: “Big Brother, you’re the one who does everything for the family, especially hunting. If you don’t agree, Big Brother, will this year’s hunting…”

Wang Qinghe understood what Wang Qingqi didn’t say.

His good brother was worried that he would be angry and wouldn’t go hunting in the mountains.

Then, the family would lose such a large source of income, and they would eventually run out of money.

Moreover, they couldn’t just give money, they needed to give them something good to get a job.

In these times, what was a good thing? It was wild game!

Wang Qinghe glanced at him, almost saying directly, I want a job, you have to help me.

He smiled at him.

This smile made Wang Qingqi nervous!

What did Big Brother mean?

Wang Qinghe’s tone was still calm: “I hunt the same way I always have. But I can’t control how much we get. Don’t waste your time on me. If you want a job, go to Mom and Dad.

I have children, I won’t help you.”

“Big Brother, if I succeed, won’t I still take care of my nephews and nieces?”