Transmigration: From Dragon Princess To Pampered Granddaughter
Chapter 219 - 220: Everyone comes to Borrow Food 3

Chapter 219: Chapter 220: Everyone comes to Borrow Food 3

Ma Xiulian’s preemptive move proved timely, as sure enough, first thing the next day, the old Mrs. Li showed up to borrow grain.

Her old face split by a chrysanthemum-like grin, she greeted warmly, "Oh, my dear relative, who upset you so early in the morning? Why such a long face?"

Ma Xiulian retorted grumpily, "Just seeing you spoils my mood."

Hearing her mother’s voice, Li Chunhua inside the house quickly and quietly locked the door.

Unfazed, the old Mrs. Li said, "Didn’t Chunhua just give you folks at the Chen Family a big fat grandson? As a grandmother, I had to come and see."

Ma Xiulian, too lazy to argue, replied, "Your daughter’s in the house. Take a look and leave."

The old Mrs. Li’s smile stiffened momentarily, but she quickly recovered, "I’m not only here for that, I also have another matter to discuss with you. You see, the harvest this year—"

"Save your breath if you’re here to borrow grain. We don’t have any to spare."

Ma Xiulian cut her off before she could finish her sentence.

"You can’t do this at a time like this!" the old Mrs. Li shouted dramatically, sobbing, "The harvest was bad this year. Our family of more than ten is waiting for food. You’ve got lots of grain, just lend us some, I’ll be sure to return it next year."

Ma Xiulian rolled her eyes, ungraciously retorting, "Whether or not the Li Family goes hungry has nothing to do with us Chens!"

"Dear relative, being so self-serving is not right. Isn’t this like pushing us down the death road?"

The old Mrs. Li deliberately raised her voice so everyone could hear.

Her yelling indeed drew a few onlookers, yet when they saw who was causing the ruckus, their excited expressions turned into schadenfreude.

Only old Mrs. Song, who had a bone to pick with Ma Xiulian anyway, found the incident amusing and jumped in to defend the old Mrs. Li, "Hey, Ma Xiulian. Their girl just had a big fat grandson for you. What’s wrong with lending them some grain?"

Ma Xiulian shot back immediately, "Easy for you to say! You didn’t lend anything when your relatives came to you yesterday. If you’re so generous, I’ll call your relatives over right now to get grain."

Old Mrs. Song fell silent. Even one grain of her rice felt like a pound of her flesh!

Completely fed up, Ma Xiulian said, "There isn’t a single grain to lend! Clear off as soon as you understand, or I’ll get physical."

Seeing that she wouldn’t budge, the old Mrs. Li started to call out Chunhua, "Chunhua, oh my girl, come out and see what kind of family you’ve married into! How could they just stand by and watch your own flesh and blood starve to death?"

Li Chunhua pretended not to hear, stayed utterly silent, and didn’t show her face outside.

After shouting for a while without getting a response, the old Mrs. Li lost her temper and started cursing, "You damned heartless little femme fatale. Lapping it up here with food and company, living the good life, you’ve forgotten your poor parents and brothers! Had I known you were such an ungrateful piece of work, I wouldn’t have brought you into this world!"

The noises of cursing outside grew louder and louder. Li Chunhua began to feel scared and uncertain, but looking at her son beside her, her courage returned.

She now had two sons, so as long as she didn’t make any major mistakes, her mother-in-law couldn’t send her back to her parents!

Ma Xiulian watched silently on as she rattled off her curses, not saying a word to stop it, letting her keep going until she was tired and parched.

When you’re done cursing, you can scram."

Ma Xiulian turned to head back inside, but was pulled back by old Mrs. Li, "I don’t care, you have to lend us grain. If not, our large family is going to starve to death."