Chapter 238: Chapter 237 Don’t Even Think About Enjoying Yourself Chapter 238: Chapter 237 Don’t Even Think About Enjoying Yourself Da Ya quickly said, “Keep your voice down, if Third Aunt hears us, she’ll scold someone.”
But just as Zhaodi had said, this year had been the most relaxed she had ever been.
Er Ya, who was reading a book, also looked up and said, “After being punished by Grandma, Third Aunt must have learned her lesson; she won’t dare to steal things again.”
Zhaodi, however, didn’t think so; after all, she knew better than anyone what kind of person Sun Lixia was, but she was certain Sun Lixia would behave for a while.
Sun Lixia had worked all morning, so tired she felt dizzy and her vision blurred.
Just as she thought to lean against the wall and rest for a while, the old lady, supervising the work from inside the house, yelled, “You good-for-nothing lazy daughter-in-law, you just started working and you’re already slacking off. Clean up the house today, or you’re not getting any dinner.”
The old lady was furious thinking about all those high-quality snacks she hadn’t even allowed herself to eat, now gobbled up by this idiot.
She was not happy, and she was determined not to let the culprit feel comfortable either!
“Understood, Mother,” Sun Lixia gritted her teeth and picked up the broom to get back to work.
Damn old hag, what goes around comes around, just wait until the day you fall into my hands!
After a full day’s work, Sun Lixia finally cleaned up the house before dinner.
After eating, she went back to her room and immediately fell asleep on the kang.
Her snoring was so loud that Jiang Changtao beside her couldn’t sleep.
“Wife, wake up!” Jiang Changtao reached out to push Sun Lixia, who was sleeping like a dead pig.
“What do you want? I’m exhausted,” Sun Lixia muttered and, with the next second, resumed her thunderous snoring.
Jiang Changtao pushed her again, “Snore a little quieter, will you? I can’t get any sleep.”
“I’m almost dead from exhaustion, and you won’t let me sleep. My snoring is because I’m too tired; otherwise, you could talk to Mother, and let those liabilities do the work tomorrow,” Sun Lixia said, barely opening one eye to negotiate with Jiang Changtao.
Upon hearing her words, without a second thought, Jiang Changtao replied, “I’m not going to talk to her! You’ve already made me lose face enough, talking to her would be useless and I’d just get scolded.”
“Then don’t disturb my sleep!” Sun Lixia, annoyed that he wasn’t willing to stand up for her, turned over and went back to sleep.
Listening to the deafening snoring, Jiang Changtao struggled to fall asleep until the wee hours of the night.
The third day was New Year’s Eve.
Because it was New Year’s, Zhang Guihua was much more generous than usual.
Not only did she buy pork and fatty fish, she also made meatballs, and even killed the hen that could no longer lay eggs to make soup.
The women and older girls were busy cooking in the kitchen, with only Su Wanyu pulled away by Jiang Changhai early in the morning to buy fireworks and firecrackers in town.
By the time the two returned home with a large bag of goods, Zhang Guihua had already been waiting in the yard, picking vegetables and waiting: “Eldest, what did you buy?”
Jiang Changhai beamed with joy, “Mom, I got some fireworks and firecrackers, to liven things up for the New Year.”
“Hey, you really have money to burn. Those things can’t be eaten or drunk, why buy them? Better to buy a few pounds of meat instead,” Zhang Guihua criticized him for wasting money.
“Oh, Mom, aren’t we celebrating New Year’s just for the fun of it? I think we have enough meat at home,” Jiang Changhai still had a grin on his face, and the old lady had no way to deal with him.
Zhiwen and Zhiwu, the two boys, were however very excited: “Uncle, Uncle, we want to set off firecrackers too!”
“Sure, I’ll let you set off a few. Put the stuff in the storage room, and we’ll set them off after the New Year’s Eve dinner,” Jiang Changhai grandly gestured, ordering his nephews around unapologetically.