"But I haven’t become that foolish yet. One mistake is enough, but making blunders repeatedly will make people look down on you."
"Aren’t you all treating me like a fool these days?"
"I’ve helped your family quite a lot already, and now my husband and I are reaching the age where we’re not as mobile. It’s time to enjoy some comfort and chew on ribs while we still have good teeth."
"All these years, I’ve focused on letting your family eat meat and neglected our own meals. I’m tired of those potatoes; the next time I go home, I’ll buy a couple of pounds of ribs and have a good meal!"
Mrs. Fu’s words were heavily loaded with implications.
She wasn’t just talking about ribs; there were other matters involved too.
After all these years, even though she had supported her family numerous times and spent a considerable amount of money on them,
how did they treat her each time she visited?
In the end, it was all about those potatoes, rotten cabbage, wasn’t it?
For so many years, she hadn’t even had a meal of meat at her family’s home.
Just as she entered the house earlier, she already smelled the fragrance of meat wafting through the place. Adding to that, just before they stepped in, her sister-in-law asked her eldest daughter to go inside, clearly to hide the meat.
They were afraid that they might eat the freshly cooked ribs.
That’s why they were so guarded.
This is the exact mealtime.
Perhaps her family just cooked ribs and, fearing that they would eat them, decided to hide the meat quickly.
Think about it, she hasn’t been stingy towards her family all these years, yet they treat her ?
This morning, while delivering a dress, she clearly saw her brother returning from the market with meat.
And not just any meat, but the finest ribs, not a shred of lesser quality meat. How extravagant is that? Bear in mind that prime ribs cost more than regular ones.
This family spends money so lavishly, yet they have no earning ability. In the end, they’re spending her money, aren’t they?
Mrs. Fu was so angry that her teeth ached. She didn’t want to mention this in the first place, but now she’s been pushed to the edge, so she’s capable of anything.
She outrightly spoke words that left her family with no dignity whatsoever.
Her brother, at that moment, didn’t even know where he was, and he hasn’t been home for so long. Guessing he’s wasting away somewhere in a corner.
After all, he spends his days just playing mahjong, without doing anything good.
Whenever he lost at gambling, Mrs. Fu was the one who paid his debts.
Mrs. Fu simply cannot recall without feeling like the ultimate sucker.
All these years, the more aggrieved she felt, the more aggrieved she lived. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novｅlfire.net
Now that she’s figured it out, she’s determined to vent her anger fiercely, which is why she didn’t bother to leave her family any courtesy when speaking.
Her sister-in-law lowered her head instantly upon hearing Mrs. Fu’s words.
Especially when she heard the word "ribs."
Words cannot express how awkward it was.
After all, just this morning, when Mrs. Fu came over to deliver a dress, her sister-in-law even invited her to come over in the evening for ribs.
But when Mrs. Fu truly arrived, she instructed her eldest daughter to hide the ribs.
She thought Mrs. Fu hadn’t seen the ribs and wouldn’t say anything, but in the end, she straightforwardly pointed it out, making them appear stingy and petty.
Their behavior was indeed wrong.
However, prime ribs are three yuan per pound, and on regular days, the family is too frugal to eat them. It’s only because her eldest son is getting married, celebrating a happy occasion, that she decided to buy some ribs for a proper celebration and a nice meal.
Originally, they had a large family, and everyone gathered together could only get one or two ribs each.
So if more mouths were added, wouldn’t it cost several more pounds?