Zhao Dongxiu came back, saw the red sweet potato rice, and after starving all morning, she couldn’t hold back her temper anymore. "Wei Yuanchun, why did you cook red sweet potato rice? You know I hate it, yet you still cooked it. Do you not want me to eat?"
Yuan Chun served herself a bowl full of red sweet potato rice and mocked, "Yeah, I don’t want you to eat. With that delicate mouth of yours, you refuse to eat even sweet potatoes. Which family doesn’t eat coarse grains? Who can have white rice every day? You’re lucky to marry my brother and have such a good mother-in-law like mine, who works hard in the fields for fine grains, doesn’t eat it herself, and gives it all to you, her ungrateful daughter-in-law."
"You..." Zhao Dongxiu stomped her foot in anger and looked at Wei Yuanfang, "Wei Yuanfang, are you just going to watch your sister bully me?"
Wei Yuanfang said, feeling a headache, "Wife, it’s just red sweet potato rice. Eating a few meals won’t hurt. You ate red sweet potato rice at your parents’ place too, so why not eat it here?"
"I... I just don’t like eating red sweet potato rice."
It was because she ate red sweet potato rice every day at her parents’ place and got tired of it that she didn’t like it now.
Besides, since she could eat white rice every day now, why should she have to lower herself to eat red sweet potato rice?
Yuan Chun retorted, "Eat or don’t eat, I’ll be cooking red sweet potato rice every day from now on."
As for the fine grains that Mr. Wei and Mrs. Wei worked so hard for, it’s better not to give them to this ungrateful daughter-in-law anymore.
Zhao Dongxiu wanted to muster some dignity and leave to eat white rice at the State-owned Restaurant, but she was reluctant to spend the money.
She had no choice but to sit down resentfully and served herself a big bowl of plain rice, leaving all the sweet potatoes in the pot for Wei Yuanfang.
Wei Yuanfang didn’t say anything and served up all the sweet potatoes.
Seeing the dishes on the table, Zhao Dongxiu demanded, "Yuan Chun, why didn’t you go buy groceries today?"
"Did you give me any money? Without money, how am I supposed to buy groceries?" Yuan Chun sneered. "I take care of your child and do housework, not only for free but also out of my pocket, spending the ten yuan pocket money Dad and Mom gave me on groceries. Zhao Dongxiu, I don’t believe you don’t know the prices. You gave me grocery money so stingily, just wanting me to use my private savings to supplement it. Well, guess what, I have no money now. Even if I did have it in the future, I wouldn’t use my private savings to supplement your household expenses. There’s no reason for me to care for your child and do housework without earning a cent and still have to chip in."
"From now on, the amount of grocery money you give me is the amount of groceries I’ll buy. If you think I’ve paid too much, then you can buy it yourself after work. I’m not bothered with running errands."
Zhao Dongxiu’s face turned various shades of red and green in anger.
Yuan Chun couldn’t be bothered with her anymore, and picked up several pieces of egg to eat.
The original idiot, obviously the eggs were brought from the countryside, didn’t eat a single one, all for the ungrateful sister-in-law.
Yuan Chun didn’t care. She ate if she wanted to.
The eggs from her chickens, why should only Zhao Dongxiu eat them?
After the meal, Da Bao happened to wake up, humming in the room. If it were the original host, she’d rush to take care of her nephew, but Yuan Chun wasn’t having any of that. She tossed her utensils aside and went into her own room.
Zhao Dongxiu clutched her chest in frustration, feeling terrible.
Wei Yuanfang quickly said, "Wife, you go feed Da Bao, I’ll wash the dishes."