"Pfft..." Upon hearing Yang Chuxiaâs scathing comments, Ms. Liu almost spat out her porridge. "Ha ha, Xiaxia has a point, mom. You really canât be too biased, look at my sister-in-law from the second branch of family and her daughter, Li Chun, then look at me, your daughter-in-law. Oh, we really canât compete with them. You canât use our familyâs money to raise a lady-like Old Master."
Arrgh, she had long held a grudge against that **** from the second branch of family, whatâs her deal? Her eyes always looking down at her from the top of her head. Who gave her the right to look down on her, did she think she was more noble than others?
"Did you hear that, grandmother? If our family is running out of money, we better have my uncle and aunt from the second branch of family come back. If not, then quickly give our granddaughter some silver coins. Why would one family even differentiate between rich and poor? You have to know that all the food and drink in this house are basically provided by my father, itâs unreasonable that as his daughter, I canât spend the money he earns. Instead, relatives so far removed are fattened."
Old Lady Hua was so annoyed that she had to lean back, her good mood from the early morning was completely ruined.
But when she glanced at Yang Chuxiaâs distinctive face, and remembered the matter she discussed with that old devil, she swallowed her annoyance and took out a string of copper coins from her sleeve, probably a few dozen, and threw them to Yang Chuxia.
"Is that all?" Yang Chuxia picked them up and looked, dissatisfied she said, "Grandmother, are you trying to brush off a beggar?"
"If you want it, take it, if not, give it back. Thereâs no more." Old Lady Hua was unwilling to part with any more coins, she felt awful having given out even this small amount.
"Alright, alright Xiaxia, this is enough, enough!"
Yang Chuxia wanted to squeeze out a bit more money. Still, before she could, Ms. Wang quickly stepped forward and persistently pulled at her, preventing her from asking for more. Seeing this, Yang Chuxia had no choice but to roll her eyes, pocketed the money, and thought to herself about taking the opportunity to ask for more next time. Anyway, if she didnât, it would just end up with the other branches of family. Her aim was to get as much money as possible before the family split.
Still, next time sheâd have to speak clearly with her timid parents, they didnât dare stand up to Old Lady Hua, she didnât blame them. After being oppressed for so long, changes wouldnât happen overnight. But could they at least not hinder her when she was fighting?
"Letâs go, big brother, have you finished eating? Once youâre done, letâs head to town." Yang Chuxia beckoned to Yang Qingrui, glanced at Ms. Wang and Yang Dachuan, and thought of Ms. Luo and Yang Xiaochuan, and then said, "Mom, Dad, today is the Sea God Festival, and we donât have any important matters at home anyway, letâs all go to the town together."
"Mom wonât be going, you siblings can go. Xiaochuan and Qingtong are still small, itâs better if they stay at home."
"Dad wonât be going either." Yang Dachuan thought about it, he might as well go with Fourth to the field to break the ground. An extra pair of hands is always faster.
But Yang Chuxia wasnât oblivious to the intentions of this couple, she voiced out, "Thatâs not acceptable, Mom, Dad. Since itâs the Sea God Festival and crowded, arenât you afraid of any bad people abducting us siblings if you donât come?"
Yang Dachuan, an honest man, was caught off guard, "That wonât do, then you two better not go."
Yang Chuxia almost spat out a mouthful of blood upon hearing this.
Seeing this, Yang Qingrui tactfully stepped forward, pulling Yang Dachuan and begging, "Dad, please come with us, Iâve never seen the Sea God Festival before. Dad, please take us siblings to have a look."
At the same time, Yang Qingtong also took the opportunity to tug at Ms. Wang, "Mom, I also want to go, I want to go too."