Quick Transmigration: The Mad Beauty Refuses to Be the Scapegoat!-Chapter 312 - 10: The Cannon Fodder Sister-in-Law in the Group Pampering Novel (10)
In the evening, when Lv Cuiping returned home, her face was very unsightly. At the dinner table, her sons and daughters-in-law dared not speak, all watching her face, while Ermao wailed constantly, clutching his mother’s arm upon seeing the chicken on the table.
"Meat, I want meat! Mom, I want meat!"
Liu Suping was about to use her chopsticks when her mother-in-law suddenly struck Ermao’s hand fiercely with her chopsticks and shouted loudly.
"Eat, eat, eat! What do you want to eat? You lazybones do nothing and just think about eating! It’s the same small amount of meat all year round and you lot still covet it, the men haven’t eaten yet and you’re stuffing your bellies, huh? Is your mouth made of gold?"
Lv Cuiping’s scolding was always top-notch in the village; this time it made Ermao cry out loud. Liu Suping held him in her arms, covering his mouth so he wouldn’t cry loudly.
Everyone knew whom these words were meant for.
Everyone knew Xie Jian didn’t eat at lunch and brought his food back for Jiang Lai, who did no work. Lv Cuiping couldn’t stand it; she had never raised such disobedient sons or encountered such spoiled daughters-in-law!
Jiang Lai had just sat down, not even picking up her chopsticks, and upon hearing Lv Cuiping’s words, she smiled lightly, then looked up at Xie Yumian.
"Mom, is this how you scold your own granddaughter? Besides, what can you expect a child to do without eating free meals? Moreover, doesn’t hearing these words make sister-in-law sad? After all, isn’t the one who works the least but eats the most in our family sister-in-law? Your words make us all feel bad."
The moment these words left Jiang Lai’s mouth, Xie Yumian’s breath almost halted; she widened her eyes, looking at Jiang Lai, unable to believe she was so shameless to say such things!
Lv Cuiping, who had never lost in an argument, was momentarily at a loss and threw her chopsticks, straightforwardly tearing into Jiang Lai.
"My daughter was born lucky; just her good fortune is enough for us to eat well at the Xie Family, and you ungrateful ones want my daughter to do what? Eating the food my daughter cooks and still daring not to work, where do you get the nerve? Do you think marrying into the Xie Family makes you a princess?"
"Mom, it’s just one meal."
Xie Jian, normally silent, unexpectedly spoke, defending Jiang Lai the moment he opened his mouth.
Lv Cuiping felt her heart clogged, wishing she could overturn the table.
"One meal? When you were starving, your sister found a dead wild boar in the mountains to keep you alive; and now you say it’s just a meal?
You lived on that meal!
Without that meal from your sister, you’d be dead long ago!"
This was Lv Cuiping’s usual tactic, frequently reminding the family how Xie Yumian contributed to the family.
This trick worked especially well on Xie Jian, for amongst his brothers, he cherished Xie Yumian most, always giving the best food and drink first to his sister.
Though he didn’t remember much about what his mom said, he remembered the kindness, which was enough to satisfy Lv Cuiping’s aim.
In the past, mentioning this, Xie Jian would surely stay silent, accepting whatever Lv Cuiping said without complaint.
But today, he silently watched Lv Cuiping, before directly responding.
"I remember my sister’s kindness; for her, I’ll face any danger willingly, but Jiang Lai is my wife, so I must consider her too."
Lv Cuiping suddenly found it hard to breathe and clutched her chest.
"What’s your point?!"
"Mom, I thought over your words from last night, and I’ve decided, let’s divide the family. After splitting, we’re still family; you’ve always complained I earn less and eat more, so by splitting the family, I’ll earn what I eat, reducing your burden."
As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned.
Not only Lv Cuiping, but even the two brothers couldn’t help but speak out to persuade. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
"What’s this about splitting the family for no reason?"
"If everyone hears about the Xie Family splitting, what will they think of us? Third brother, don’t say that in anger, talk properly with mom."
Lv Cuiping maintained a stern face, slumping as if greatly affected, and Xie Yumian quickly came forward to calm her, speaking.
"Whatever sister-in-law may have said, mom has never mistreated you; suggesting splitting the family without mom even speaking is a bit too much, third brother!"
Everyone came to persuade, Xie Jian glanced at Jiang Lai, and she was looking back at him.
He wasn’t dumb; he understood that if they didn’t split the family today, this would keep happening.
Since she was his wife, having married her, he must take responsibility; he couldn’t let her continuously be wronged.
"Mom, I’ve already decided, let’s split the family. I don’t want any of the family assets, all work points earned before the autumn harvest this year can be credited to you, Jiang Lai and I will earn and eat as we go."
Upon hearing this, Lv Cuiping knew it was over; she knew this son was beyond saving.
Though Xie Jian spoke little, he was steadfastly decisive; once he made up his mind, no persuasion would work.
Lv Cuiping began regretting cornering him too intensely, but now it had reached this point where there was no dignified way out, she couldn’t go back to how it was, sharing a roof and meals with Jiang Lai.
Yesterday she could sneak some eggs, today she wouldn’t work in the fields, and maybe tomorrow she would trample on her head!
"Fine, if that’s what you said, don’t regret it! Mom has said all she could; you’ll bear the remainder yourself!"
Living with such a lazy glutton like Jiang Lai, her third son had plenty of grief to take in the future! Eventually, he’d regret it; that day wouldn’t be far off!
And that’s how Xie Jian and Jiang Lai split from the Xie Family. Lv Cuiping ruthlessly decided not to give them anything, leaving Xie Jian nowhere to live, but Eldest Xie, concerned about appearances and others gossiping behind their backs, finally gave the shabby back room to Xie Jian.
That room was where Xie Jian’s grandfather had lived; after the old man died, it collapsed before long, now overrun with weeds, with broken bricks and tiles crumbling at a touch. The roof had half collapsed, the other half precarious, even with a tree growing on it. It wasn’t fit for living, let alone turning into a pigsty.
Seeing the room made Xie Jian’s heart sink.
He had labored relentlessly like a slave in the Xie Family, earning work points rain or shine, working for the Xie Family during harvest, then assisting the Lv Family. In his free time, he’d join construction teams to dig rivers and build roads; now they split the family, not a penny given, and they were driven to such a ruinous place to live.
He glanced at Jiang Lai, filled with guilt.
"Following me makes you suffer, but I will strive to give you a good life hereafter."
Jiang Lai looked at this overgrown field and kept smiling.
"What’s the big deal? A happy life is earned through hard work."
Besides, who said you had to suffer in silence?
