Chapter 33: Driving Qin Hongmei Mad with Rage
"Blame me for not doing a good enough job with my embroidery, it barely sells for any money. At home, Dad’s health is not good, and Grandma is old. I bought one for each of them. Ping’an was making a fuss about wanting to eat one, so Mom gave him a beating." Beisitian gently patted Luo Anping’s head.
Luo Anping kept his head down and said nothing.
Qin Hongmei felt a lot of words stuck in her chest, unable to say a single word. What could she say? Who doesn’t know about Luo Er’s family’s situation? White bread is a rarity even in their house. Buying one for the paralyzed father and one for the elderly grandmother, what could she say!
But it was precisely because she couldn’t say anything that made Qin Hongmei feel stifled!
"Then why did you only deliver it now!" Qin Hongmei yelled unwillingly, clearly looking for fault.
"When I returned, Grandma was taking a nap. I was afraid of disturbing her. I went to herd sheep at four and just got back." Beisitian’s tone was always calm and unwavering, but every word blocked Qin Hongmei, leaving her with no excuse to find fault.
Old Mrs. Luo was holding the white bread, her face full of wrinkles from smiling, repeatedly saying what a good child she was, and how raising her wasn’t in vain.
Beisitian shook her head inwardly, thinking this old lady wasn’t a good mother-in-law. Luo Anguo had been bedridden for so many years, and Luo Er’s family depended on Mrs. Qin for everything, and yet she credited all the achievements to Luo Anguo with just one sentence.
At least Luo Anguo had some sense; otherwise, Mrs. Qin would have nowhere to voice her suffering even if she were to work herself to death.
Upon hearing Old Mrs. Luo praise Beisitian, Qin Hongmei turned red with anger, unable to say a word!
Beisitian gently patted the back of Old Mrs. Luo’s hand, which was holding the bread, and said, "Grandma, your teeth aren’t good, this white bread is soft, you don’t need to break it into pieces, just take small bites! Uncle and Aunt are young and healthy, you don’t need to worry about them. You’ll be happy, and they’ll be happy too!"
She was afraid that as soon as she left, this bread would be sneaked away by Qin Hongmei.