Chapter 64: Chapter 64 Awe
Chapter 64: Chapter 64 Awe
The basket she held in her hands was filled with an unexpectedly large number of eggs.
Although Su Yu’s impression of the old lady had not completely changed, she understood the principle of reciprocity and politeness, especially since the other party had co with sincerity, how could she have the heart to refuse?
Rembering that Sister-in-law He had called her Eldest Sister-in-law Zhu, Su Yu politely called out, “Grandma, that little matter is not worth ntioning, you are really too kind!”
As she spoke, Su Yu naturally took the basket from the old lady’s hands, her smile mixed with sincerity and gratitude.
So many bright eggs filled the entire bamboo basket.
Each egg was plump and round, enough to make the dishes on the family’s dinner table richer and more varied, bringing substantial improvent to their recent als.
Since the other party had co of their own initiative with full sincerity, she naturally couldn’t find any reason to refuse, and a warm current surged in her heart.
Seeing that she happily accepted the gesture, Eldest Sister-in-law Zhu’s tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and the big stone in her heart also fell to the ground.
A smile of relief blood on her face as she sincerely expressed her apologies, “I really was impulsive that day, I wronged you, I hope you don’t mind, don’t take it to heart!”
Whenever she recalled how she had, in a mont of anger, not given up her seat, and this young person whom she had misunderstood instead saved her life at a critical mont.
Eldest Sister-in-law Zhu would feel her cheeks burning, a mix of self-reproach and gratitude intertwined.
After hearing this, Su Yu smiled gently, her eyes full of understanding and forgiveness, clearly not holding onto the past grievances.
“I know, Sister-in-law He has already told , it was all a misunderstanding. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I haven’t taken it to heart.”
Her words were gentle and firm, warming the hearts of those who listened.
“Good, good, if you say that, I can completely relax,” Eldest Sister-in-law Zhu replied with relief, and then added enthusiastically, “In the future, if you encounter any difficulties in the village, just speak up. We neighbors should help each other out, we’re all family after all.”
“Thank you so much,” Su Yu replied heartily, her smile beaming.
Only then did Aunt Li leave, satisfied, leaving behind a warm silhouette.
Carrying the heavy basket of eggs, Su Yu stepped into her ho with a light footstep.
Humming a cheerful tune, her joyful mood seed to make the air itself extra fresh and sweet.
This heartwarming scene was unfortunately witnessed by the neighbor, Lady Zhao, who muttered to herself while frowning, “Really, what a sight for sore eyes, that stingy old woman usually, how could she give that girl such a big basket of eggs?”
Seeing Su Yu’s satisfied face, Lady Zhao felt as if there was a stone lodged in her chest, her displeasure grew, and she took her anger out on Xie Xinghua beside her, “Can’t you even make a fire properly, what use is it to keep you?”
Xie Xinghua silently endured the scolding, tears swirling in her eyes, reddened from the smoke, yet she dared not retort.
Seeing this, Lady Zhao’s anger intensified, and she chided, “What are you crying for? Do you want others to think I’m bullying you?”
In the face of Xie Xinghua’s defense, Lady Zhao seed to have found an outlet for her frustration, impulsively grabbing a piece of firewood and threateningly exclaid, “Dare to talk back? Your wings have grown strong, have they? I’ll teach you a lesson!”
Xie Xinghua was weak and did not dare to resist such violence, only able to retreat step by step until her back was against the wall, with no way out.
Lady Zhao seed determined to vent all the frustration that she had suffered at the hands of Su Yu and Fang Qin in one go.
As she waved a piece of firewood around with wanton abandon, a young yet firm voice suddenly rang out from behind.
“Stop hitting my mom!”
San Ya dropped her basket and charged over like a little warrior, trying to put an end to it all.
However, in Lady Zhao’s eyes, San Ya’s actions were insignificant, and the firewood in her hand kept raining down like a torrential downpour.
“You little brat, who gave you the right to interfere? How dare you!”
Confronted with this scene, Xie Xinghua’s maternal instinct was ignited, and she threw herself in front of her daughter without any regard for herself.
Er Ya, frightened by the sudden violence, cried incessantly, while Da Ya, with her eyes red with rage, suddenly lunged forward and bit fiercely into Lady Zhao’s arm, trying to protect her mother.
Lady Zhao’s hand, due to the sudden sharp pain, struck with even greater force, nearly losing control as she hit Da Ya’s slender body.
Despite the pain causing Da Ya to moan, her stubborn eyes held not a hint of submission as she clenched her lips tightly, refusing to bow her head.
At that mont, Jiang Xunzhong just happened to push the door open and, seeing the scene, quickly put down the heavy load on his shoulder and pulled Da Ya from Lady Zhao’s grasp with all his strength.
Da Ya’s mouth was stained with Lady Zhao’s blood, her eyes blazing with unyielding fury, open and heart-wrenching to behold.
“You little wretch, you don’t have the years but you certainly have the temper, thinking of biting as resistance?”
Lady Zhao clenched the firewood in her hand until it creaked, her anger almost spilling over to Da Ya along with the wooden weapon, but fortunately, Jiang Xunzhong was quick enough to seize and prevent the dostic battle from igniting.
“Let it go, a united family prospers, do we have to live in such turmoil, can’t we aim for so peace and quiet?”
Lady Zhao’s voice was tinged with exhaustion and resignation as she looked around.
For the first ti, she seed to realize that the reverence for her words from everyone in the family, young and old, was no longer what it had been.
In a flash, her anger found a new outlet, and she turned it directly toward Jiang Xunzhong, “If you really want to live a peaceful life, why don’t you have the ability to earn so Silver Tael? You’re worthless, tending to that asly plot of land all day as if you could grow a gold-mine from it. If it weren’t for taking care of things at ho, you’d all probably be starving, wailing in hunger, rather than having the luxury to argue with here!”
Jiang Xunzhong lowered his head, as silent as a statue, letting his wife’s scolding fall like sumr raindrops, pitter-pattering against his heart.
Lady Zhao, unable to contain her anger, fiercely threw down the firewood and swept away with a flick of her sleeve.
She turned and left with a furious montum, her injured arm trembling slightly, clearly in unbearable pain.
Witnessing the scene of Xie Xinghua and her family crying in each other’s arms, Jiang Xunzhong could only sigh inwardly, wondering when the crushing burden of life would give them a break, so this family could catch their breath?
Inside Su Yu’s small house, all was as peaceful as ever, in stark contrast to the commotion outside.
Jiang Ziling carefully tended to the playful flas in the stove, as the water inside the pot bubbled rrily, as if singing a song of everyday warmth.
He and Xixi sat side by side by the stove, using the charred ends of sticks to draw clumsy numbers on the ground.
Xixi, though only three years old, had a sparkle of wisdom in her eyes that belied her age, full of curiosity and eagerness for new knowledge.
Su Yu watched the father and daughter with a smile, her hands skillfully scooping flour from a wooden basin.
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