Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

This was a treat for her today, made this afternoon, and she couldn't wait for the tenfold return (she'd used up all her chances for today). Anyway, there's still plenty of chicken, so she might as well eat it all.

Since this thing can't be exposed to the light, it'll only benefit me in the future.

Su Wanqing contentedly picked up a piece of tender chicken thigh and put it in her mouth, her eyes narrowing with pleasure. "Mmm... the texture, the taste! It's definitely not comparable to ordinary free-range chicken! Firm and sweet, it's so different after being nourished by spiritual energy! So fragrant, so incredibly fragrant!"

The meat is as tender and smooth as king crab, with a sweet and fresh taste.

There were also watermelons, grapes, and peaches on the kang table, a very lavish spread.

This watermelon is really sweet! The only downside is that there are a lot of seeds. She'll wait until the day after tomorrow to multiply it by ten to make twenty watermelons, then juice them all, and then multiply that back tenfold to make the juice of 200 watermelons.

She couldn't even imagine how wonderful it was to have a big glass of watermelon juice every day.

Su Wanqing was radiating happiness, feeling incredibly blissful to be here alone and secretly enjoying her meal.

In the brick house next door, Zhou's mother was reclining on the bed reading a children's book with a torn cover. Lin Tingting, having finished washing the dishes, sidled in, looking aggrieved. "Auntie, are you just going to stand by and watch Su Wanqing bully me like this? She said she was going to cook, but after my cousin left, she just made porridge and steamed buns to fool us, and she still makes me do so much work every day!"

Zhou's mother didn't even lift her eyelids, lazily saying, "What's the rush? Didn't you secretly send a telegram to your uncle's two children before? Judging by the days, they should be setting off here soon. Don't you know what kind of people your cousins ​​are? Once they arrive, Su Wanqing will have a hard time. Then, let's see how arrogant she can still be."

Lin Tingting's spirits lifted! That's right, how could she have forgotten about this! Her reckless cousin and her fiercely independent older cousin were fearless and doted on her, their younger cousin. With their backing, how could she not handle Su Wanqing? Thinking this way, she felt she could endure her current frustration for a few more days.

Just then, Lin Tingting suddenly sniffed, "Auntie, can you smell something really delicious? Like roast chicken? Or stewed chicken? It smells so good!"

Zhou's mother sniffed the air too; indeed, the air was filled with the mouthwatering aroma of meat, mingled with the rich scent of sauce. She snorted, "That heartless brat must be sneaking a bite over there! Eating alone!"

Lin Tingting said indignantly, "Exactly! She bought so many good things and hid them for herself. Let's rush over and catch her red-handed, so Uncle can see what kind of selfish person she really is!"

Zhou's mother turned a page of the comic book and waved her hand: "Forget it, so what if we catch them? Tomorrow, we'll go to the state-run restaurant for a treat and bring back even more."

It's just that the countryside is too far from the county town, more than ten kilometers each time. Otherwise, would they still need Su Wanqing to cook? They could eat at the state-run restaurant every day.

While Su Wanqing was secretly eating, little did she know that Chen Xiuer was about to cause an uproar.

Chen Xiuer ate the dry food she brought with her with boiled water at noon, fed her baby, and didn't have a moment's rest in the afternoon.

Although she had completed the daily tasks assigned by Su Wanqing, she felt uneasy receiving only eight work points and a three-cent subsidy a day, so she found other work to do, cleaning and preparing substrate. For some reason, she felt exceptionally at ease whenever she was in this planting room, and her back straightened a bit more.

Dinner consisted of thin porridge and a mixed flour pancake, which she bought for three cents at the regimental canteen.

She had just tied the child securely to her back with a cloth bag and taken a bite of a pancake with pickled vegetables when the wooden door of the planting site was kicked open from the outside with a loud bang!

Grandma Sun rushed in first, followed by her son Zhao Shupi, who hung his head. Grandma Sun immediately saw Chen Xiuer eating and exploded.

"You heartless, lazy woman! Your husband and mother-in-law have been working under the scorching sun all day, they're exhausted, and when they get home, there's not even a hot meal for them! And you, you're hiding in this quiet place, eating all by yourself, and you're even enjoying your meal! You completely disregard whether we, mother and son, live or die!"

She turned and grabbed Zhao Shupi's arm. "Son, look! Look! I told you this spendthrift wife was definitely cheating on us and had forgotten all about us! You didn't believe me? Now we've caught her red-handed, what can you say? She doesn't do any housework, and now she doesn't even cook. What use is she?!"

Zhao Shupi looked at the pancake in Chen Xiuer's hand, his face full of disappointment: "Xiuer, Mom told me you've changed, but I didn't believe it... I never thought you'd be so heartless! Mom and I work ourselves to the bone, hoping to come home to a hot meal cooked by you, and here you are, eating here all by yourself! Don't you even care about this family? Don't you even care about me, your husband?"

He married Xiuer because he valued her diligence; she could do the work of three people. Not only could she earn work points, but she also took care of all the housework, both inside and outside the home. She was not only good at serving people, but more importantly, she was a sent-down youth whose family members were not here.

Although marrying such a woman might not bring her a good reputation, she is useful and worry-free. You can only rely on her, and if you are bullied, you can't go back to your parents' home.

In the past, Chen Xiuer would indeed have to continue washing clothes, cooking, and serving her in-laws after work, because she couldn't go back to the city and could only rely on them. She felt that as long as her husband was honest and obedient, she would do more work, and it would be good for the family to live in harmony.

But she was wrong. No matter how much she did, these people would take it for granted and enjoy it without caring about her life or death!

Feeling the warmth of the baby behind her, Chen Xiuer felt an unprecedented surge of confidence rising from the bottom of her heart.

"What? Do you two not have hands or legs? You can't cook without me, and you're going to starve?"

Grandma Sun was so angry at this retort that she nearly fell over backwards: "This is outrageous! What kind of mother-in-law serves her daughter-in-law? If word gets out, where will the Zhao family put their face?!"

Zhao Shupi's face darkened as well: "Mom's right. Whose family doesn't have the daughter-in-law cooking? If the neighbors knew that our mother-in-law has to cook after work, and our daughter-in-law is shirking her duties, how could Mom and I face them? We've worked all day, and when we come home to a cold stove and empty pots—is that acceptable?"

Chen Xiuer spat out the crumbs of biscuit in her mouth with a "pui" sound.

"What? Before I married into your Zhao family, you didn't starve to death! Whoever cooked before, just keep cooking now! Why is it that as soon as I married in, all the chores became mine? I carry the child on my back all day, working here, and after work I have to rush back to take care of you two grown men? Are you crippled or broken-legged? Can't you live without me?"

"You shrew, how dare you talk back!" Granny Sun trembled with anger, habitually raising her hand to slap her.