My best friend is living a famine-stricken life; you're going crazy, I'm farming.

Yang Fenglan was overjoyed.

These two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, are insatiable and too easily fooled.

In the morning, she just made up an excuse not to help the Zhou family with their work. Unexpectedly, Wang Guihua might not be thinking straight, as she actually offered to help her water the fields.

When someone is eager to help with the work, how can she refuse? So she decided to play along.

Anyway, there wasn't much loss.

Turning around, Yang Fenglan saw Shen Yu leaning against the door of the west room with his arms crossed, looking at her strangely.

"If Grandma finds out you lied to her, your good days are over."

Yang Fenglan knew that few people would believe such a clumsy reason, and it wouldn't fool Shen Yu. She shrugged indifferently, "I'm telling the truth."

"Pshaw~ Buying fish is the truth? How come I didn't know you bought fish?"

Unfazed by Shen Yu's sarcastic remarks, Yang Fenglan retorted, "If I didn't say that, would you come with me to water the fields?"

“…” Shen Yu shut up.

"What a disgrace." Yang Fenglan rolled her eyes and went back to the kitchen to continue steaming rice.

Just as they brought the steamer out, they heard Wang's voice coming from the courtyard, "Xiaoyu, you're home too."

"Grandma, what brings you here?" Shen Yu's voice was warm and welcoming.

If someone leaves and then returns, there must be something fishy going on.

Yang Fenglan quickly hid the steamer again and came out of the kitchen.

Both Wang Shi and Wang Guihua have returned.

Wang wrinkled her nose and sniffed hard towards the kitchen. "Are you cooking rice?"

Wang Guihua said, "That can't be right. If Fenglan really eats rice, wouldn't she bring you a bowl, right, Fenglan?"

"Haha, yes."

What a fart!

If the original owner heard this, he would definitely be embarrassed. Even if he didn't want to eat it himself, he would still send a bowl to the person who was being polite.

Yang Fenglan disagreed.

Three ways to reduce internal friction:

As long as they don't say it directly, I'll pretend I don't understand.

If you're being blunt and don't want to hear it, I'll just pretend I didn't hear it.

If you hear and understand, then reply with "So what?"

“Sister-in-law is right. If I can afford to eat rice, I will never forget my mother and sister-in-law,” Yang Fenglan said sincerely.

“You’re cooking rice, I can smell it.” Mrs. Wang stood at the kitchen doorway, sniffing.

When rice is steamed in a steamer, it releases a rich aroma of rice while the rice water is cooking.

"No, Mother, is what you smell the stench of my feet?" Yang Fenglan kicked off her shoes and lifted her feet in front of Wang Shi.

I got my shoes wet by the water and didn't change them when I got back—I didn't have any extra shoes.

Even now, the sour smell from her feet, carried by the heat, is seeping into Wang's nostrils.

She grumbled twice, then led Wang Guihua away, cursing under her breath.

Shen Yu was in the west room, staring at Yang Fenglan in disbelief.

Something's not right, very not right. She knows her mother-in-law's character better than anyone else.

She was clearly cooking rice. In the past, when her aunt said that, she would feel embarrassed and share half with them.

Is someone out of their mind today?

It's not right.

After observing for a while and confirming that the Wang mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would not return, Yang Fenglan returned to the kitchen with peace of mind to continue steaming rice and cooking fish.

Shen Yu returned to the west room with doubts.

Zhou Jingyi was awake for a while and heard noises outside, but they were muffled by the wall, and he could only make out half of them.

Seeing Shen Yu enter the house, he asked, "Xiao Yu, what brings Grandma to our house?"

"Never mind your grandma for now." Shen Yu sat on the other side of the bed. "Didn't your mother used to send things to your grandma's house all the time?"

Zhou Jingyi looked puzzled, but answered truthfully: "I don't send them often, I just send them some when I have something nice. It's normal to be filial to the elderly."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yu rolled her eyes so hard they almost popped out of her head.

She truly despised the mother and son's blind filial piety.

They can't even feed themselves, yet they're helping others.

No, we need to find a way to get a divorce as soon as possible.

If she stays in this house any longer, she'll starve to death sooner or later.