Chapter 466 This Country Woman Didn’t Treat Them as Her In-Laws
There was a smell on their bodies, so Zhou's father and mother wanted to take a bath, so they asked Shen Xue to boil water for them to take a bath.
Shen Xue spread her hands and said, "Mom and Dad, you don't live in the countryside, so you don't know how hard our life is.
Normally, we have to carry firewood from a long distance up the mountain, which is very tiring.
Look, there is not much firewood left at home, and we have to save it for cooking tomorrow.
Just bear with it tonight, and I will take you up the mountain tomorrow. When you have carried enough firewood, you can come back and boil water for bathing."
People would go up the mountain to collect firewood whenever they had time. The firewood at home was piled high. Shen Xue's family was running out of firewood.
She would go up the mountain to pick up some food and then spend her free time thinking about what delicious food to buy for herself.
She was just thinking about having a baby with Jing Chen, and there wasn't much firewood in her house.
There was enough firewood to boil a pot of hot water, but Shen Xue just wouldn't let her parents-in-law feel comfortable.
Really, I came all this way, and I only bought a little bit of candy, and I didn't even think of bringing some nutritional supplements, snacks, cloth, or anything else.
They were so ignorant that they brought two mouths to feed and wanted her to serve them.
What a naive thought! She hasn't even served her own parents, so why should she serve these two pretentious old bastards.
They thought she was stupid, they didn't even consider her as their daughter-in-law, who knows how much they despised her in their hearts.
She had originally thought of treating them as her own parents, but after that trip to Kyoto, she realized that they were not worthy at all.
"Aren't there a lot of firewood in the corner? Why is there no firewood? Shen Xue, are you deliberately not wanting us to take a hot bath?"
Wang Fanghong had eyes and saw that there was a bundle of firewood in the corner, but she told them to go up the mountain and fetch the firewood before they could have a hot bath.
This country woman didn't even consider them as her parents-in-law. What kind of status did they have?
How could he possibly go up the mountain to carry firewood like other peasants?
"Mom, I can't do anything if you're like this. As a daughter-in-law, no matter how well you do, your mother-in-law will be dissatisfied. It's okay. I can bear it."
Father Zhou and Mother Zhou: "…" What could she endure? Shen Xue's current attitude was just short of shitting on their heads.
Father Zhou had a gloomy face. As a grown man, it was difficult for him to say anything to Shen Xue. He could only suppress his anger.
"Shen Xue, I'll give you fifty cents. Boil some hot water for us now."
Just as Zhou's father took out the money, Shen Xue said, "Dad, look at what you said. We are all family. What's the point of talking about money?
You are so polite. Okay, since Dad really wants to give it to me, I can't refuse his kindness.
Thank you, Dad. I'll boil some water for you right now. Please sit down and it will be ready in a moment."
When Shen Xue heard that she could get money for boiling water, her attitude became extremely respectful, making Zhou's father and mother seem particularly unreasonable.
The water soon boiled, and Shen Xue scooped out the water with a smile, "Mom and Dad, the water is boiled, who wants to wash first?"
"Dad, you wash first." Zhou's mother asked her husband to wash first and she could wait for a while.
Wang Fanghong was a little disgusted when she saw the bucket that Shen Xue used to hold water. "Shen Xue, is this bucket clean?"
He even dared to complain that her bucket was not clean. If it wasn't for the money, Shen Xue would not have been willing to endure this grievance.
"Clean, clean, this is the color of the barrel."
"Where can I take a shower?"
Shen Xue pointed to the shed next to her. It was a simple shed made of a few wooden boards.
If someone really wants to peek, they can just pull the gap in the wooden door.
"You want us to take a shower there in this weather? Shen Xue, if you want us to catch a cold, just say so."
In this weather, they all have to wear coats. If they take a shower in a leaky shed, they might catch a cold.
"You can go inside and take a shower, but you have to be careful when you take a shower, don't spill the water.
Xiao Jin is still young and doesn’t walk very steadily. If there is water on the ground, he will slip and fall.”
Father Zhou did not take a bath in the shed. He took the bucket and went into the house, calling out the two children.
Zhou Jin was unwilling to come out no matter what. Since he was a boy, his father didn't care about him.
When Zhou's mother took a bath, Zhou Jin was still lying on the kang and refused to come out.
Shen Xue didn't care at all, "Mom, Xiao Jin is just a child. If he's sleepy, just let him sleep inside. Why call him out?"
My mother-in-law is just nosy. What can a child understand?
Wang Fang's face turned red with anger. The child could already speak, how could this be appropriate? "His father, take Zhou Jin out."
"I don't want to go out. This is my home. If anyone wants to leave, it's you who should leave."
Zhou Jin struggled and shouted, he twisted his body, and his father could hardly hold him steady.
"What do you mean by your home? This is my son's home. I am their parent, and it is only natural for me to live here."
Zhou's mother had a stern face. It was indeed the son born by Shen Xue, not likable at all.
She would get angry if her beloved Jing Chen said a few words about her son, let alone Zhou's mother.
"Mom, you'd better think before you speak. Jing Chen and I have nothing to do with your family."
"Okay, stop talking, Fanghong, just wash yours."
It's impossible to communicate with an ignorant country woman, so my wife tried to argue with her.
After taking a bath, Zhou's father and mother finally felt a little better, but they had eaten little tonight and soon became hungry.
"Shen Xue, please prepare some food for us."
"Mom and Dad, if you are hungry, tighten your belt and you won't be hungry anymore."
They are hungry, and I am even more hungry. I didn't even bring any food with me when I came here. I just kept complaining when I opened my mouth.
When she first went to Lao Zhou's house, she was so hungry that she felt dizzy and their eyes were blurry. They didn't even know to cook something for her. Now when she comes here, she feels hungry.
Shen Xue closed her eyes and fell asleep, leaving Zhou's father and mother staring at each other with their stomachs growling with hunger.
They endured it all night, and finally it was dawn, thinking that they would have something to eat in the morning.
Even if Shen Xue didn't want to cook, she and her child had to eat, so she had to cook.
Shen Xue did want to cook something to eat, but she cooked corn paste, which was gone after each person drank a few sips.
The corn porridge she cooked was thinner than water, and it didn't fill them up at all. Father and Mother Zhou would still feel hungry.
"Shen Xue, your father and I came all the way here, and you just give us this to eat? You are too heartless."
They came from afar, and Shen Xue didn't treat them well. She even let them eat corn paste.
They are not from the country, so how can they be used to the food?
"Oh, Mom, you don't understand because you don't live in the countryside. I don't have to work today, so it's good to have this to eat.
If you want to eat something good, give me some money and I will shamelessly go out and buy you some good food."
He asked for money again, and found different ways to ask them for money every day. They had never seen such a greedy person.
Zhou's mother didn't say anything. She planned to wait for Shen Xue to go out and then find something to eat at home. Anyway, that's what Shen Xue did in their Zhou family.
Shen Xue was so smart that she knew what her mother-in-law was thinking. She rolled her eyes and took her son out to play.
Mom and Dad, Xiaojin and I are going to go out for a walk, you guys stay at home and rest."