Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s
Chapter 137 - 131 Fish Eyes Mixed with Pearls

Chapter 137: 131 Fish Eyes Mixed with Pearls

Tian Manlan moved her mouth, wanting to say that she would move it later, but her nephew, niece, and son were all staring at her coldly. Fearing to anger the children, Tian Manlan dared not speak further and turned back to the kitchen to cook.

Tian Sisi saw Tian Manlan entering the kitchen and felt relieved. Fortunately, it wasn’t beyond redemption.

Tian Xinhua smiled and tugged at Tian Sisi’s hair. Ah Nan was truly cunning, watching Shou Jizu’s frail body, moving those two bundles of firewood must have almost cost him half his life. He Chengsi and Tian Xinhua, being strong, knew that those two bundles weighed at least seventy to eighty pounds indeed almost cost Shou Jizu half his life.

When it was almost time for dinner, Shou Jizu entered with a pale face and unsteady steps. Tian Sisi specifically went out to check; the firewood was indeed all piled in the woodshed, but many small branches and leaves were scattered on the ground and the firewood in the shed was a mess.

"Little uncle-in-law, you didn’t do a proper job, my dad always stacks the firewood neatly without any small branches or leaves on the ground, look what you did, it’s like a dog scrambled through it."

Tian Sisi was unapologetic, anyway, in the eyes of the people in Huangkeng Village, she was just a pampered young lady, unpleasant as she may be.

"Ah Nan, let your uncle-in-law rest a bit, his back is almost broken."

Shou Jizu initially wanted to be lazy, but seeing the several children staring at him coldly, he reluctantly said with a pained expression: "Alright, after dinner, I will clean it up, okay?"

"Okay, little uncle-in-law, but remember!" Tian Sisi was not willing to back down.

Through the earlier interaction, she realized that Shou Jizu could change, but someone had to keep pushing him constantly. Moreover, Shou Jizu had a good temperament; had it been another adult, he would have jumped up being ordered around by a child like this, but Shou Jizu still smiled, thus reducing Tian Sisi’s dislike for him slightly.

The dinner was quite rich, thanks to the wild chicken and rabbit brought by Tian Sisi. Tian Manlan filled a bowl with protruding wild chicken meat and attempted to bring it out, Weiguo saw this and asked, "Mama, where are you taking the chicken meat?"

"I’m taking some to Granny and Grandpa."

"Don’t give it to them, Granny and Grandpa never share their tasty food with us; it’s always for Shou Liguo. They always bully us too. The chicken meat was caught by Brother Xin Hua and Sisi Sister, don’t let them have it."

Weiguo jumped up; although young, he had deep impressions of being bullied and unfairly treated by the Shou family.

"Ah, if not then not, after all, my parents don’t lack this bit of meat, let’s sit down and eat."

Shou Jizu also wasn’t willing to give, as he hadn’t had meat for several months already, and his mouth was almost forgetting the taste. Besides, he didn’t feel much for his own parents; in their eyes, only his older and younger brothers were their sons.

"Weiguo, this is the principle of filial piety. If people in the village know that we eat chicken but don’t send any to your grandparents, they will criticize us," Tian Manlan gave her husband a reproachful look and patiently explained to her son.

Weiguo tried to say something, but Jianguo persuaded him to stop. On this point, Tian Manlan didn’t do anything wrong. Respect for elders has always been paramount in China. Even in a more open era in the past, any child who disrespected their parents would be scorned by everyone, even if those parents weren’t exactly diligent.

Tian Sisi came up with a smart idea. She scraped some chicken meat off what was in Tian Manlan’s hand, put it in a basket, then took another bowl and filled it with a large amount of sweet potatoes, and topped it off with some chicken meat.

However, the meat Tian Sisi picked out was only visibly meaty on top, with the bottom layer being mostly bones with meat stripped off. Tian Manlan widened her eyes looking at her niece. Why is Ah Nan separating the chicken meat into two different bowls?

"Ah Nan, who are you preparing another bowl for?"

"For the village chief, as thanks for taking care of my aunt and her husband." Tian Sisi would rather give the meat to the village chief than to that old hag’s family.

When Tian Manlan heard it was for the village chief, she didn’t object. Indeed, they had been under the chief’s uncle’s care for some time now. However, how could the other bowl be prepared like that? If people came to know, they would criticize her. Although Tian Manlan felt it wasn’t right, she kept quiet, fearing her niece might get upset.

Jizu, although pained by the other bowl full of chicken, also knew it should be sent to the chief’s uncle. Seeing Tian Sisi arranging the bowl with sweet potatoes and meat, he cheerfully helped, suggesting, "The bones are tasty too. Should we add more sweet potatoes?"

Is he really a son of the Shou family? Tian Sisi was speechless, but her disdain for Jizu lessened a bit. He firmly supported his wife over his parents, and that alone made Jizu quite a decent husband, no wonder Tian Manlan is so devoted to this unreliable man.

"Brother-in-law, if we put too little, the villagers will notice. We need to maintain our reputation."

Tian Sisi patiently taught Jizu, and since Tian Manlan was so devoted to this man, who wasn’t completely worthless, she still respected him as an elder.

"Exactly, exactly, Ah Nan is so thoughtful," Jiuzu chuckled in agreement.

Tian Xinhua also found Jizu somewhat incomprehensible, but like Tian Sisi, his respect for the elder, although hard to muster, wasn’t as resentful as before. What to say?

Although Jizu is not the most assertive person, he isn’t exactly loathsome. He doesn’t retaliate when hit or talk back when insulted, which could be seen as his strength. Most importantly, he isn’t foolishly filial towards unkind parents like other men.

Tian Sisi handed the bowl to Weiguo, whispering something in his ear, which made his eyes sparkle excitedly as he happily ran outside with the basket. He Chengsi curiously asked, "Sisi, what did you say to Weiguo? He seems so happy."

"I won’t tell you, I just won’t!"

Tian Sisi was in a great mood, shaking her head playfully to tease He Chengsi, her two ponytails swaying back and forth, casting long shadows under the dim light.

He Chengsi wasn’t upset and just continued eating with a smile. If Ah Nan wouldn’t tell, he could always ask Weiguo later, but Tian Xinhua irritably tugged at Tian Sisi’s pigtail, feeling that Ah Nan was becoming more impish, wondering where she picked up such traits? No one at home taught her that?

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