The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits -
Chapter 553 - 557 My Grandson is the Villain (Part 4)
Chapter 553: Chapter 557 My Grandson is the Villain (Part 4)
Yuan Ling looked at her beloved youngest son, filled with resentful energy, and said irritably without raising her voice, "If there were grains for cooking, even if I were tired and didn’t want to cook, would I let the whole family go hungry?"
The Luo Family’s affairs, large and small, were all controlled by the original owner, especially kitchen matters; she took care of them personally, and the two daughters-in-law couldn’t even get involved.
It wasn’t that she was clinging to the household authority; it was just that the two daughters-in-law...
Given the slightest opportunity, they could have easily changed the Luo Family’s name.
Sometimes, the original owner didn’t understand how her own grandchildren, her own flesh and blood, could be neglected, especially the granddaughters. And yet, the grandsons, it seemed they were also dearly loved by them.
Held in their arms all day, they were called their "heart and flesh."
They didn’t consider that by taking such care of their own family, they were harming their children’s interests.
Haven’t you seen the two granddaughters from the First Family and Second Family getting thin-faced?
Even the boys were skinny, yet the original owner had seen the First Family daughter-in-law’s nephew recently, a child plump with white, chubby flesh.
During such a special period, the flesh he gained siphoned the Luo Family’s blood.
Although the Second Family daughter-in-law was slightly better than the First, she had been molded by her family, always thinking of her younger brothers and nephews.
"How can you blame me for leaving you hungry?" Su Li’s displeased voice reached the ears of everyone.
Everyone felt a shiver in their hearts, and Second Brother, who had just been about to confront with a flushed face, also sat down awkwardly and quickly, "Mom, I... I didn’t mean that..."
Yuan Ling dared not show her dissatisfaction openly, and her previously unrestricted complaints shut tight.
Luo Rujiang and Tang Yilan tensed up, sensing something bad was about to happen.
Tang Yilan covertly nudged her husband’s shoulder, her eyes inquiring: What exactly does your mother mean by this?
Luo Rujiang also looked unsightly, harboring a suspicion in his heart.
Su Li didn’t look at these sons and daughters-in-law with varying expressions but went straight to the main seat, cleared her throat, and began, "Do you know why there’s no food cooked tonight?"
"Mom..." Luo Rujiang called out anxiously, attracting the probing glances of Luo Ruhe and Yuan Ling toward him.
Luo Rujiang didn’t dare say more, "Mom, you promised dad."
He could only vaguely bring up such an excuse, and his brother-in-law’s gaze was like a spotlight, forcing Luo Rujiang to turn his head away, avoiding the confrontational gaze.
Su Li just glanced indifferently at her adopted eldest son, who offered his begging eyes, and without pausing or waiting for a response, continued, "Because the money set aside for buying grains was ’borrowed’ by your eldest sister-in-law for her own family."
Su Li emphasized the word "borrowed" strongly, making Tang Yilan visibly shake, extremely embarrassed.
She wanted to refute but found no ground to stand on, "This, it was a matter of necessity... My mother said she would pay it back."
The Second Family’s couple exchanged a look, fury rising from within, with Yuan Ling being the first to lash out, "Eldest sister-in-law, do you even believe what you’re saying?"
"How many things has your family borrowed from ours and has yet to return a single one?"
"I don’t care, part of that money belongs to our Second Family as well, it was enough to just lend out your share, what right do you have to take ours... Now you must return our money..."
Seeing his wife being cornered to such an extent by his brother-in-law, Luo Rujiang’s initial guilt turned into anger, and he shouted loudly, "Yuan Ling, watch how you speak, Yilan is still your eldest sister-in-law... Besides, what ’your family’s money’? All this money belongs to the public funds, there is no such thing as ’your Second Family’s share’."
Luo Rujiang joining the fray, Luo Ruhe couldn’t stand it anymore either. Rolling up his sleeves, he also began shouting, "What are you getting so stirred up about, Luo Rujiang? What did my wife say that was wrong?"
Being publicly accused by his own younger brother, and particularly in front of all the younger family members, Luo Rujiang’s dignity took a serious hit.
His gaze swept over Su Li, who seemed completely at ease, and Luo Rujiang became even more infuriated. He yelled out loud, "Mom, watching us argue like this, are you ’Spiritual Energy’ now?"
Su Li cracked a smile, "’Spiritual Energy’ about what? Did I tell you to steal money from the common fund? Or did I starve you?"
"Since we’re at it today, I also have something to announce."
"What could you possibly have to say." Luo Rujiang was still furious, showing great disrespect to his elderly mother.
Tang Yilan also stole a resentful glance at her mother-in-law. Yuan Ling’s mouth had been sharp as a knife against her just now.
Su Li paid that piece of char siu pork no mind, calmly flipping over her wrinkled hands a few times.
Ugly...
But with the absorption of ’Spiritual Energy’, these rough hands that resembled old tree bark seemed to have become more agreeable to the eye, and the dark complexion had lightened a shade.
"Aunt Luo, are you home?"
Seeing that the messenger had arrived, Su Li didn’t put on airs. She smiled and got up from her seat, "Little Shunzi is here, come in."
Luo Rujiang and Luo Ruhe were very surprised by the visitor, "Luo Shun, what brings you to our house?"
Luo Shun awkwardly glanced at Su Li in front of him and said, "Auntie, didn’t you tell Luo Rujiang and Luo Ruhe brothers..."
Su Li dismissed his concern, "Knowing it now is fine, it’s no hindrance."
Hearing Su Li speak like this, Luo Shun didn’t say more. After all, it was someone else’s family matter.
"The clan elders are moving slowly; they’ll be here later."
Su Li nodded, "Thank them for me."
Luo Rujiang and Luo Ruhe, the two brothers, had a growing snowball of confusion in their hearts, and they no longer cared about their previous confrontation. In unison they asked, "Mom, what are you up to?"
"Why are you having the clan elders come to our house?"
Su Li scoffed, "Why? To oversee the division of the family property."
"You guys are old enough, and you have sons and daughters. It’s time for you to stand on your own two feet. I’m going to talk about it later anyway, so I might as well lay it out for you now in advance."
"I don’t need you two to take care of me in my old age, so the main house is mine. The space you’re currently living in is similar in size, so there’s no need for reallocation. As for the two new rooms being built, since all the wages reclaimed this time were taken by the original owner’s family, the bigger room goes to the Second Family, and the smaller one to the original owner’s. In addition, the kitchen in the house will be split in two, each of you can take a side."
"There’s hardly any money left on the ledger, so I’m not going to divide it. I’ll use it to take care of myself in old age."
Whether they liked it or not, upon hearing that the money wouldn’t be divided, Tang Yilan was the first to jump up, "How can we not divide the money? If we don’t divide it, what will we eat or drink? Mom, are you forcing us to die?"
Both sons and another daughter-in-law also looked unhappy, clearly agreeing with Tang Yilan’s words.
Su Li tossed an old, yellowed resin-bound notebook onto the table and said, "This contains all the expenses recorded since you and Yuan Ling entered the family."
"It includes the money and grain you borrowed from the Luo Family for your paternal households, every detail, with time and reasons clearly recorded."
"Once you get all these debts back, you will naturally have capital to stand on."
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