Chapter 478 - 467: Considerate (Extra updates thanking the book friend "Imperial Guard: Rong Rong" for their reward)
Manbao nodded in agreement, "I hate them."
How dared they insult her mother? Throughout her life, nobody had ever dared to say such things about her mother.
Aunt Lai told her with a smile, "Back then, it didn’t exist. Don’t be fooled by how tough it was when your mother first got married, she wasn’t one to suffer losses. She had a fiery temper, and in terms of quarrels and fights, there wasn’t a daughter-in-law in the village more formidable than her."
Manbao propped her chin and listened to stories all afternoon until her legs were numb and the sunset was about to descend. Only when Junior Ms. Qian couldn’t find any trace of the children in the courtyard did she realize they were still under the banyan tree listening to stories.
Junior Ms. Qian then stood at the door, hands on hips, and shouted in the direction of the banyan tree, "Wulang, Liulang, Manbao, time to eat—hurry and bring the kids back."
Only then did everyone realize the sun was setting, and they scattered at once. Manbao waved goodbye to Uncle Lai and Aunt Lai and rushed home with her brothers and nieces and nephews in tow, all of them chattering loudly.
Junior Ms. Qian pulled Manbao aside and looked with disgust at Zhou Wulang and Datou, asking, "What have you been up to? Rolling in the mud? Look at how dirty you are. Go wash your hands and face quickly; we’re going to eat soon."
She took Manbao’s hand, checked it, and seeing that it wasn’t red, she nodded, "Alright, you go wash your hands too."
After washing her hands, Manbao went straight to Ms. Qian and took her hand earnestly, "Mom, I’ll definitely be good to you in the future, and I won’t let Dad bully you."
Old Zhou, who was leisurely smoking nearby: ...
What did he do?