Chapter 53: All Inside
Song Fei looked at the chopsticks that Shen Xia placed in her hand, and said with a mocking face: "Why, you dare to be unfilial."
Shen Xia rolled her eyes at her and said slowly, "Why is your right cheek itchy again?"
As soon as Shen Xia finished speaking, Song Fei instantly felt pain on her face, remembering the slap in the morning. But she glanced at her aunt and said, "Why, you dare to disobey your mother-in-law."
"You don't need to sow discord. Mother can still tell who is our friend and who is an outsider."
"If you don't take your claws away, don't blame me for getting itchy. No one here will protect you." Shen Xia looked at Song Fei and said word by word.
“You——” Then he took his hand back and said, “Just wait and see how grandpa and grandma deal with you.”
"Hmph——" Then he left angrily.
Then everyone looked at Shen Xia.
"What are you looking at me doing? Am I doing something wrong?" Shen Xia asked.
"No, that's absolutely right. With you around, sister, we finally don't have to be bullied by the Fourth Room." Xiaowu said happily.
Looking at her mother's worried face, Shen Xia felt distressed and quickly comforted her: "Mom, don't worry too much. I'm here and will never let those people bully you!"
Song's mother sighed with worry on her face: "Alas, they are our elders after all. What can we do if they are under the pressure of filial piety?"
Shen Xia patted her mother's hand gently and said confidently: "Mom, don't worry, I have my own way to deal with them. For so many years, you have been tolerant of them, but what is the result?"
"They didn't stop because of this, but became even more aggressive. So, blindly giving in will only make them more aggressive."
Shen Xia paused, then continued: "I don't care about the eyes and opinions of the world, and the so-called secular ethics can't constrain me."
After saying this, Song Yun on the side couldn't help but look at Shen Xia with admiration.
You know, the fourth branch is notoriously difficult to deal with. Relying on the support of their grandparents, they often bully the first branch's family.
It was a little better when my dad was around. After all, his income was higher, and both my grandparents and my fourth uncle depended on him, so although many things were unfair, they were not without bottom line.
It wasn't until Dad disappeared that the true nature of the fourth family was revealed.
In less than a year, our eldest family was bullied by them and finally they kicked us out.
Fortunately, our two uncles came and gave us the old house and a few acres of land, otherwise we would not have received any of them.
There were a total of twelve acres of land, but only four acres were allocated to our family.
My mother has always been gentle and she couldn't curse like those women. She couldn't say a word when being bullied by Fourth Aunt. As the younger generations, my eldest and second brothers didn't dare to go too far either.
Unconsciously, I began to admire Shen Xia a little.
Then tell yourself that it’s just appreciation and there’s no other feeling.
"Then if your grandparents call us over, we--" Song's mother hesitated.
"Was there food to eat in the past?" Shen Xia asked.
Everyone shook their heads
"No, of course I have to eat first! Anyway, there is a fierce battle to fight over there, so I have to eat first."
"Besides, the food I cook is so delicious, how can you bear not to eat it?" Shen Xia looked at everyone with a smile on her face.
"Let's eat! Big brother, second brother's mother and I will go over later, and third brother and fourth brother can just stay at home." Shen Xia suggested.
Song Jiang also felt that what Shen Xia said made sense: "Mom, let's eat! Just listen to Xia Xia."
These days, Song Jiang gradually realized that Shen Xia was not only intelligent, but also seemed to have been reborn compared to the past.
But no matter what, as long as she cares about her family wholeheartedly, that would be great.
At this moment, after listening to what Shen Xia said, everyone finally relaxed a little and were no longer as nervous as before.
Shen Xia has a special liking for taro, which has a soft texture and melts in the mouth, making it irresistible.
I haven't tasted the delicacy of taro roast chicken for a long time. When I saw it stewing in the pot just now, the tempting aroma made me salivate. Now I can finally enjoy it.
It was almost snatched away by someone else! After all, this is the delicacy I have always dreamed of, how can I tolerate others getting their hands on it?
I have to say, this cooking skill is really inherited from my mother!
After dinner,
Xiaowu and Xiaotian are washing dishes at home.
Let Song Jin and Song Yun go back to their rooms to rest.
Song Yun went back to his room, as if he was not worried at all that they would suffer any loss. He had been with Shen Xia for a few days, and that person was not someone who would suffer any loss.
But Song Jin was still worried and sat in the yard.
Later, seeing Song Jin sitting at the door, Song Yun also came out to accompany him and talk to him.
Don’t you know where the Song family is?
I could only follow Song Jiang and walked for almost half an hour before I arrived. Fortunately, it was far away, otherwise it would have been uncomfortable if it was too close.
Finally, we arrived at the gate of Old Song's courtyard.
Just now, when I looked from afar, this yard came into view.
It is distinctive at first glance and is clearly the most outstanding building in the area.
It is the best house seen around, and it looks like there are about six or seven rooms.
The gate was not closed, so they must be waiting for us.
Four people go in
Then I saw seven people sitting in the main room. There were so many people. Didn’t they say that Fourth Uncle was working in the town?
Looks like they're all back today.
The old man and the old woman looked at the hands of several people and saw that some of them had empty hands.
His face fell instantly: "Didn't Feifei say that your family eats meat? What? You haven't learned to respect your elders since you moved out for so long."
Fourth Aunt and Fourth Uncle looked like they were enjoying a good show, but Dalang, who should be from the fourth room, had a blank expression on his face.
I heard that he was studying in the county and had already become a scholar. It is said that those who marry close relatives are either extremely smart or have brain problems. It seems that the fourth room has both.
The third brother's smiling face shows that he is a fool.
"Mom, it's my fault--" Song's mother whispered.
"Hmph! This is the daughter-in-law you bought." The old lady looked Shen Xia up and down.
"I didn't buy her, I married her." Song's mother didn't like to hear others say that Shen Xia was bought.
"She was married or bought, everyone in the village knows about it." said the old lady disdainfully.
"Whether she was bought or married, she is still the daughter-in-law of the Song family, isn't she?" Shen Xia interrupted. She was never seen with a condescending look on her face, criticizing her mother like an old Buddha.
"Grandma asked my mother to bring me here because she wanted to give me a gift as a new daughter-in-law?" Shen Xia asked curiously.
At this time, everyone in the fourth room and the two old people looked at Shen Xia.
Fourth Aunt smiled in her heart and said, "You still want a gift when you meet me. Just wait and see how your aunt will deal with you. You even dared to hit my daughter this morning."
The old lady stared at Shen Xia sharply, and without answering her, she asked, "I heard Feifei say earlier that you beat her this morning,"
"Her mouth! It's dirty. I'm just helping her clean it up."
"You were bought by the Song family, just like a servant. What qualifications do you have to teach my precious granddaughter a lesson?"
Shen Xia rolled her eyes: "I am just a hired servant, and a servant of the main house. What does it have to do with your fourth house? Besides, you have separated the family, so why do you live by the sea?"
When Song Jiang heard Shen Xia say that he was a servant, he also frowned.
Song Ming pulled his sleeve and whispered, "Don't say you are a servant."
Shen Xia looked at him and smiled, as if to tell him that she was fine.
I am afraid to give up this little fighting ability, as I got this eloquence from my mother.
It was the first time that the old lady had been contradicted like this: "You just watched her talk back to her elders like this without any manners."
"I am henpecked." Song Jiang.
"I am also henpecked." Song Ming also said.
"I am also henpecked." said Song's mother.
Shen Xia thought, are you three serious? It seems that this tigress's reputation is about to be confirmed.
After she said this, everyone was stunned, and then Song's mother realized that she was wrong.
Then he quickly said, "I am afraid of my daughter-in-law."