Famine Bride: Marry into the best in-laws and win

Xu Manyue turned and went into her own small kitchen, poured a glass of warm water, and swallowed the two pills.

After working for a while, I made a simple egg custard, a plate of stir-fried pork with green peppers, garlic-flavored green vegetables, and a bowl of rice.

After you are pregnant, you still need to pay attention to nutritional supplements when you eat.

Before she had children, she only cooked for herself in the evenings. Sometimes she was so busy that she even forgot to cook.

The next night, the matter was finalized.

At the dinner table, the old lady told everyone about Shen Jianping's affairs, swept her eyes over them, and asked word by word.

"Look, our family spent all this money to get an apprenticeship spot for the fourth child. Do you have any objections to this?"

For a moment, the whole room fell silent and no one spoke.

Lin Luoxia lowered her eyes to hide the emotions in them, and with her hand under the dining table, she gently tugged at Mrs. Shen's sleeve.

Mrs. Shen glanced at her and cleared her throat. "Mom, pork is not easy to get, especially in this famine year. Where can we get pork?"

"And the fine grains? There isn't much fine grain left at home, right? You're giving us twelve pounds. How are we going to live in the future?"

"You can't let the rest of us be wronged just because you favor the fourth son. It's not like the fourth son is the only son you have. Let me tell you, Xiaoshan is about the same age as Jianping, and Jianping can do it, so why can't my Xiaoshan?"

"Second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, don't you agree?" she said, winking at the two of them.

Lin Luoxia pursed her lips and said, "Mom, sister-in-law is right. It's not that we don't want to, but where can we get pork at home these days? This thing is really hard to get. Even if we really get it, can we still live like this in the future?"

At the end of last year, the total work points for the entire family amounted to only eight yuan and a few cents.

Nowadays, meat costs 70 to 80 cents per pound, and that's with meat coupons. If you don't have meat coupons, the price will be at least five or six times higher, and you won't be able to buy it even if you don't have connections.

There are also twelve pounds of fine grains, which are not cheap. Although we have some at home, it is not much. Now that we need twelve pounds at once, our family savings are almost drained.

No matter how much my mother-in-law loves her youngest son, she wouldn't love him this way. What will the other family members think? How will they live in the future?

The eldest and second oldest Shen had already put down their chopsticks and were sitting quietly without saying a word. It was extremely quiet.

When Mrs. Shen saw Lin Luoxia speak, her confidence seemed to increase a lot.

She looked at Xu Manyue who was standing beside her, "Third wife, what about you? What are you thinking?"

For a moment, it seemed that everyone's attention was focused on Xu Manyue.

If there is anyone in this family who can persuade the old lady, it would probably be Xu Manyue, besides Shen Jianping.

Xu Manyue was silent for a moment, and just as she was about to speak, the old lady raised her hand to interrupt her.

"Alright, alright, I'm telling you, even though we haven't split up yet, I still have the final say on this matter. I'm not speaking to you about this today, but to inform you."

"Whether you agree or not, the family will contribute this money and food to help the fourth child."

"If you feel it's unfair, as long as you can find a way, no matter what you need, as long as your family can afford it, I will support you without hesitation."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the Shen family fell to freezing point.

Shen Lao Er looked up at Shen Jianping, then looked at the old lady.

"Mom, I know you favor the fourth child, but my eldest brother is also your biological son. This is not a question of quota, this is clearly a question of future."

"Apprentices can be converted to regular employees. Once they get a city hukou, they become city residents, eat commercial grain, and their monthly salary is equivalent to what we earn in a year working in the fields."

"It's okay for some minor matters. After all, the Fourth Brother is our blood brother. As his elder brother, it's okay for us to give in to him. But how can we swallow this huge matter?"

Who among the rural people doesn't want to have a city household registration? Especially Baozhu has been spoiled by the couple. If he has the ability to get a job in the city, the child's life will be much better in the future.

Boss Shen lowered his head, sighed, and said in a sullen tone, "Mom, you are really too partial in this matter."

Who in this family is more filial than the fourth son? Every time the old lady falls ill, it is basically him and the second son who take care of her, and the fourth son never helps at all.

But why does the fourth brother get all the good things, while he and the second brother do all the hard work?

Mrs. Shen was even more upset for her husband. She rolled her eyes at Shen Jianping and said, "Fourth Brother, don't play dead. Mother is so partial to you, why don't you stand up and say something?"

When she first got married, her brother-in-law was still young. Although the old lady favored him at that time, she didn't argue with him too much. But today, that's not the case.

This involves the interests of the whole family.

It has to be brought to the surface and made clear.

For a moment, the whole house became even quieter.

In the entire Shen family, only Shen Jianping was left, buried in his food, as if he heard nothing. Even Shen Baozhu noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and she shrank back, not daring to say a word.

Xu Manyue watched all this, sitting quietly in her seat, not interfering in the matter.

No matter what the situation is, the old lady knows what to do better than her, so she just needs to do her own thing.

After a long silence, the old lady glanced at everyone and paused, "You all think I'm partial to the fourth brother, so I secretly gave him this opportunity?"

Boss Shen and the others didn't say anything, but their meaning was very clear. If the truth of the matter wasn't like this, how could it be like that?

The old lady looked at the expressions of the others and understood what was going on. She finally looked at her eldest grandson and asked, "Xiaoshan, what do you think about this?"

"You also want to compete with your fourth uncle for this apprenticeship position?"

Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up instantly, and she secretly tugged at Shen Xiaoshan's sleeve, "Xiaoshan, your grandma is asking you a question, why don't you answer it quickly."

In this family, the old lady not only loves her eldest son, but also her eldest grandson Xiaoshan.

Maybe this opportunity will fall on her son. In the future, her son will be a city dweller. Then we will see how Lin Luoxia will still look down on her.

Shen Xiaoshan was silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the old lady, "Grandma, I don't want this spot. Give it to Fourth Uncle."

A hint of surprise flashed in the old lady's eyes, and she couldn't help but ask again, "Xiaoshan, are you serious?"

Boss Shen and Mrs. Shen's expressions suddenly changed. They pulled Shen Xiaoshan's arm and scolded him in a low voice.

"What are you talking about? Why don't you explain to your grandma that you want this spot too."

Anything else would be fine, but this is a job in the city.