The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 403 Fight for Chicken

Since that's the case, we can't just fill Gu Ruinian's stomach.

"Why is Yaojia crying? Did someone steal your things? Come on, eat some meat." Gu Taohua said as she picked up two large pieces of meat from Jia's bowl and gave them to Yaojia.

Yaojia wiped his eyes and glanced at Wei.

Although Gu Taohua disliked the second wife's family.

But the child is still young.

Wei looked at Gu Taohua with gratitude.

"Oh, sister-in-law, you eat too, and so does Xiaoxue."

Gu Taohua put a piece of meat on Wei's plate and then put a piece of meat on Xiaoxue's plate.

Gu Xiaoxue, who seemed to have no presence, sat sideways in the corner with her head down. She never got to eat the good food on the table; she just ate a bowl of porridge with pickled vegetables.

She had no say in the commotion that just happened on the table.

Xiaoxue silently picked up the chicken from her bowl and put it into Jia's bowl, saying, "Second brother, studying takes a lot of brainpower, so give this to second brother."

Gu Taohua was dissatisfied.

She can give the chicken she brought to whomever she wants, so why should Gu Xiaoxue give her meat to Gu Ruinian?

My second uncle's family used to be well-off, and Gu Xiaoxue was raised like a bean sprout. Now that they're broke, you can imagine how difficult her life must be.

Gu Taohua picked up the chicken from Jia's bowl and put it back into Gu Xiaoxue's bowl, saying, "Xiaoxue, your second brother needs to eat meat because he studies hard, and you need to use your brain and your body to work, so shouldn't you eat even more?"

Gu Xiaoxue opened her mouth.

But her second brother wanted to take the imperial examination to become a scholar, while she didn't.

Gu Taohua said, "Look at me, my third brother also goes to school. When my family was poor, I would never give him the meat. My mother said we are all human, why should I give it to him?"

Gu Xiaoxue was stunned and had no reaction after hearing these outrageous words.

This cousin was described by her mother and grandmother as a vicious girl. She had met her cousin when she was a child in Qinghewan, and what impressed her most was that the cousin dared to overturn the table in front of her grandparents.

After all these years, my eldest cousin still has the same fiery temper.

Wei's eyes lit up.

Despite her rough manners, my aunt's words are not crude.

That's right, everyone in the family is the same, so why should only Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian get to eat well?

And my cousin was right about one thing: Gu Ruinian's studies only strained her brain, but her work strained both her brain and her body. Gu Ruinian brought honor to the family by passing the imperial examinations, and she also ensured the continuation of the Gu family line.

So why can't she eat the good food at home?

Thinking this way, Wei confidently picked up a small bowl of meat with her chopsticks and placed it in front of herself and her son to eat.

I must say, my aunt's chicken stew is really delicious; they really know how to use oil.

Grandma Gu slammed her hand on the table in anger and said, "Are you a reincarnation of a starving ghost? You think you're worthy to eat this meat?"

Wei said, "Why don't I deserve to eat? I followed you from the south to suffer here. I bore children for your Gu family. Why can't I eat a piece of chicken?"

Grandma Gu was furious. She wouldn't eat the meat herself, saving it for Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian, but this granddaughter-in-law from the outer quarters got to eat it.

Jia was also dissatisfied with Wei.

The in-laws were clearly saving the chicken for Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian; if Wei ate one more piece, Ruinian would eat one less.

“Fengnian’s wife, what are you saying? What do you mean by suffering here with us? I’ve ignored your complaints about our lack of money time and time again, but you’re really taking advantage of me. Fengnian didn’t beg you to marry me. If you don’t want to be a member of the Gu family, you can go back home,” Jia said.

Wei pointed at Gu Fengnian and said, "Fengnian, listen to this! Your mother wants to divorce me. Ah, what wrong have I done that she wants to divorce me? Am I not giving birth to a son or have I cheated on her? Ah, tell me! I can't live like this anymore."

He hugged Yaojia and cried as he spoke.

Disturbed by Wei's weeping, Gu Fengnian stormed out. Old Master Gu, Old Madam Gu, and Jia's faces turned ashen.

Gu Xiaoxue sat there like a quail, while Gu Honglian continued to gnaw on her chicken as if nothing had happened.

Two battles erupted in the house in one night, both over food. Gu Youtian couldn't stand it anymore and roared, "Is this ever going to end?! Is this ever going to end?! If this keeps up, nobody will get any chicken!"

The old house was plunged into chaos once again.

Gu Taohua watched for a while, seemingly unconcerned, then expressed her satisfaction and hurriedly left the old house.

After finishing dinner, Tong Huaqiong was checking the accounts when Gu Taohua returned home and told Tong Huaqiong everything that had happened at the old house.

"Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle and Aunt's families aren't all united like an iron barrel either. Grandma favors my aunt, and Aunt favors Gu Ruinian. Fengnian's sister-in-law has her own plans. They're all dissatisfied with each other and fighting like chickens," Gu Taohua said.

She used to think that Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu favored the second family, but now she's not envious at all.

The whole family lived together, each with their own thoughts, unlike their own family where their mother led them all together as one.

While calculating with an abacus, Tong Huaqiong said, "This is just the beginning; they'll cause a lot of trouble later."

The worst thing for a family is favoritism. Favoritism easily leads to conflicts and a decline in the quality of life.

Grandma Gu and Grandpa Gu are living examples.

They initially favored the second son's family, investing all their capital in him, which alienated the first son's family.

If the two elders had treated the original owner and her children any better, Tong Huaqiong would never have stood by and watched them go unpunished. She was only giving them food out of consideration for her reputation.

Don't think too much about it.

"By the way, if Gu Ruinian asks you about the dessert shop, just make up some nonsense," Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Taohua.

She had already given Liu Yue'e the same instructions.

Gu Ruinian is currently inquiring about the family's path to wealth and investigating who his fellow villagers are. After asking about pig farming today, he will definitely go to the pastry shop in town to find out more in the next few days.

Gu Taohua nodded and said, "Gu Ruinian is full of bad intentions, I can't be bothered to even glance at him."

While the main house was in chaos, Jia took the chicken she had picked out and went to Gu Ruinian's room.

"Mother, why are you here again?" Gu Ruinian was annoyed and her tone was quite impatient.

Suddenly he smelled the aroma of meat, which made his mouth water.

These past two days, Old Mrs. Gu noticed that some eggs were missing. She suspected her granddaughter-in-law, Wei, had stolen them, so she hid the entire egg jar in her room. Jia, unable to steal eggs to feed Gu Ruinian, was left with nothing but boredom. Gu Ruinian cursed Old Mrs. Gu in his heart.

"Where did the chicken come from?"

Gu Ruinian heard arguing in the main room but didn't realize that Gu Taohua had brought chicken.

Madam Jia closed the door and said in a low voice, "This was given to your grandparents by the eldest son's family. Eat it quickly."

Gu Ruinian picked up the chicken with his hand and stuffed it into his mouth.

Fragrant!
So delicious!
As Jia watched her son wolf down the chicken, she couldn't help but swallow hard. She hadn't had any meat in a long time, and the craving was rising uncontrollably.

Gu Ruinian knew that Jia needed to replenish her energy, and he also knew that Jia couldn't even get eggs to eat.

For a moment, he felt a pang of pity for Jia, who doted on him, and wanted to share some of the chicken with her.

After thinking about it, I decided against it.

It wasn't that he was selfish, but that his family was simply too poor.

For poor families, all their resources can only be focused on investing in those who are worth investing in.

For example, he is the hope of this family.

Gu Ruinian sighed inwardly, thinking that once he was granted a title and a high position, he would definitely not mistreat his mother.