Chapter 77:
Zhou Shi unceremoniously snatched it over; in her mind, whatever was given to her family was hers.
This Luo Zhi’er still wanted to embezzle it? Hold back? No way.
“Tell me! Did you mother and daughter steal any to eat?”
Luo Zhi’er looked at her speechlessly, shook her sore hand that she had grabbed, “Of course we haven’t had a chance to eat yet. As soon as we got back, Miaomiao and I went to pick mushrooms and wash them by the riverside!”
“Hmph! Stealing to eat and still not admitting it!”
“You say you’re on weight loss, didn’t eat anything on the mountain all day?”
“Yeah, got hungry and drank some water; I’m on weight loss! Miaomiao picked some wild fruit to fill her stomach, so we weren’t hungry when we got back!”
“Tch! Fooling ghosts! Anyway, I don’t believe it!”
“You woman, you think everyone is like you!” Old Li Tou said.
“Tch, you know what kind of person Luo Zhi’er was before.”
She stuck out her pitch-black claws, took one out from inside, and stuffed it into her mouth, eating big mouthfuls.
Her mouth was stuffed full and bulging, with crumbs still showing at the corners…
Old Li Tou watched and frowned nonstop; he, Li Depei, was quite handsome in his youth—how had he ever taken a fancy to her?
Zhou Shi’s triangular eyes suddenly lit up with delight, as if she had gotten some bargain!
She was rejoicing that there was white sugar in these cornbreads, tsk… slurp!
So delicious, this little bean paste was too sweet!
She secretly rejoiced and grumbled inwardly: this Zhao Shi was really wasteful, didn’t know how to live; she gave food to others so generously?
People in their family wouldn’t dare put so much white sugar without her permission.
Eating one into her belly didn’t make her feel much yet, her stomach was rumbling with hunger; the feeling of filling it with delicious food was just too wonderful!
She couldn’t bear to finish them all in one meal!
“Grandmother…”
“Yunliang, hungry!” Yunliang rubbed his belly; Zhou Shi was startled by this “grandmother.”
She looked down; Yunliang was gazing at her pitifully and swallowing saliva, Muqing was also looking eagerly.
Liuliu stood far away, hiding behind the wooden pillar under the house, not daring to come over.
“Reincarnated hungry ghost or what? Can’t stand seeing a bit of food at home?”
“This is what people gave to me, Zhou Meizhen… cough… to Old Li Family; we’ll have to return the favor later!”
“Will you go return it, Mom?”
What she said herself made her embarrassed; it felt improper to say in front of son and daughter-in-law, they weren’t fools either.
Corn flour sprayed from her mouth,
“Fine, fine! I really owe you little bastards! A bunch of debt collectors!”
Zhou Shi angrily took a steamed bun out from the bag, so angry she snapped it in half at once.
She handed it to Yunliang and Muqing, half to each!
Yunliang shoved it into his mouth and ate it down; probably didn’t even taste it, choked till his eyes bulged.
He didn’t let even a little crumb on the ground go to waste… picked it up and fed it into his mouth.
“Grandmother, I want more!”
“What? No way! Who finishes everything in one go?”
She turned like guarding against thieves, afraid someone would chase her for it, and went straight to her bedroom!
Muqing ate it bit by bit, reluctant to finish.
Yunliang watched nonstop swallowing saliva, “Brother, break off a little for me!”
“Go away! Didn’t you already eat?”
He took it and hid far away!
As for Liuliu, there was none for her.
Zhou Shi gave her a glance and said there was corn paste in the kitchen; if hungry, go eat half a bowl.
Xiao Zhou Shi sneered…
She knew this aunt’s selfish nature, but anyway, as long as Muqing and Yunliang got a bit, it was fine!
Old Li Tou frowned; this woman, they were all tired and hungry too.
These steamed buns weren’t just for her alone; why did she take them all into her belly, and the others didn’t even get a taste before she put them away?
“Cough… cough!”
Old Li Tou coughed once toward Zhou Shi’s back as she walked toward the room.
Zhou Shi cursed inwardly; this old man was so stupid.
“Old woman, stop!”
Zhou Shi pretended not to hear, strode into the room in a few steps, and slammed the door shut!
She cursed this old man inwardly: so stupid! She took them in so he could eat them as snacks at night when hungry; with so many adults and little children at home, one each would finish five or six.
There were only about ten steamed buns total; giving ten or so to Miaomiao, they could still eat for several days.
Giving to their family, one each and they’d be gone!
Yunliang saw his grandmother take the steamed bun away and anxiously burst into loud wails!
Zhou Shi started grumbling curses in the room!
“Like mother, like spawn; insatiable little bastards, ate already and still eyeing it all greedily!”
Luo Zhi’er had given the things, then rushed to the kitchen to get busy, leaving this place of trouble.
Whether she gave or not, they’d say things about her; better not let her pot burn dry…
Old Li Tou made eye signals for a long time to no avail, got so angry his face turned ashen, “This awful old woman, cough… really embarrassing me, Li Depei!”
He’d worked himself to death his whole life; where exactly had he shorted her on food and drink?
Eldest brother Li Daqiang couldn’t help swallowing saliva; he’d long gotten used to it…
He rubbed his shriveled belly and went to the kitchen; Zhou Shi had gone into the room, secretly ate another steamed bun without even wiping her mouth, then came out dawdling.
Yunliang was still wailing loudly in the yard; when he saw her come out, he hugged her leg, but she kicked him away,
“Cry cry cry, use that time to get your mom to make you something good to eat!”
So annoying!
Xiao Zhou Shi came out from the eldest son’s house and carried Yunliang away!
