I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Seeing that Granny Liu was angry again, Su Hanzhang quickly waved his hand and said:

"No, Mother, don't be angry. Lianhua is pregnant and is resting in bed right now, so we didn't ask her to come out and help with the work. Banxia was thinking of taking care of her sister-in-law, so she brought the porridge into the room for her to drink. It's nothing."

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu immediately stood up, supporting herself on the table.

"What a load of rubbish! Your daughter-in-law has your family all to yourself. So what if she's pregnant? What's the big deal? When I was pregnant with you, I was still working in the fields, and you're still all grown up. Are you missing any limbs? I want to see what's wrong with this Lotus! She doesn't respect me, her mother!"

As she spoke, Granny Liu, leaning on her cane, went into Lianhua's room. When she got there, she saw that the door was ajar, so she unceremoniously used her cane to pry it open.

"Let me see what's going on? Getting pregnant means you're bedridden and can't move? I'm partially paralyzed, but I can still get up and walk around!"

Lotus, who was eating her porridge with her head down, was startled by Granny Liu's sudden intrusion.

"Grandma...Grandma, why are you here..."

Granny Liu snorted coldly.

"Why can't I come? If I didn't come, your mother-in-law would be driven crazy by you! Just because you're pregnant doesn't mean you can be so great. You don't do any housework. It's almost New Year's, and there's a ton of work waiting for us outside, and you're just lying on the kang drinking porridge. How come you're so lucky? Back in Luo Family Village, you did everything. How come you've become a pampered princess since you married into our Su family? Nobody's saying anything to you, but you've really lost all your shame!"

Lotus's eyes immediately reddened upon hearing this.

"Grandma...no, I'm pregnant now, and I don't know why I've been sleeping a lot. I feel a bit tired, so I'm getting up a little later. After I finish this porridge, I'll go out and help with the work."

Granny Liu snorted coldly.

"You certainly have a lot of face. I've been in your second courtyard for so long, and no one has even brought me a bowl of porridge. You've already had your porridge before me! I wonder if you're carrying a son or a daughter, yet you dare to put on airs like this!"

Su Banxia, ​​who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it any longer and directly stood in front of Lianhua.

"Grandma, stop trying to get attention here. Just take care of yourself. You came to your son's house for the New Year, so just focus on eating and drinking. Why are you meddling in all this? No wonder you have such a temper. With your health like this, when will you ever get better? How my parents treat Lianhua is their business. As an elder, you don't need to meddle in our family's trivial matters. Go out and have some porridge, or it won't taste good when it gets cold."

As Su Banxia spoke, she pushed Granny Liu towards the outside.

Granny Liu never expected Su Banxia to talk back to her like that. Granny Liu had originally wanted to show off in front of Su Hanzhang and Wang Guihua how she managed her household.

This would also help change the second wife's attitude towards her. Granny Liu only thought that if she could live in a big house like the second wife's in her old age, that would be a wonderful thing.

So today, Granny Liu brought up Lianhua first, not only to give Lianhua a hard time, but also to let Wang Guihua see that she was on her side. She wanted to show that if she could live in the second branch of the Su family in the future, she could discipline these younger generation members for the weak Wang Guihua.

That's fine, let Wang Guihua see her usefulness and treat herself well in the future.

Unexpectedly, the second branch of the family didn't appreciate her efforts at all. Su Banxia even defended Lianhua, which made Granny Liu feel quite resentful.

"Banxia, ​​are you stupid? You, an unmarried girl, are working hard at home, while she, a married daughter-in-law, is lying on the kang (heated brick bed) all day. What's going on? And this porridge today, think about it carefully. Did you do the right thing? Your grandpa and grandma haven't even had any yet, and you've already made it for your sister-in-law. Is that right?"

Considering it was New Year's Day, Su Banxia didn't want to cause trouble for Granny Liu, and she also didn't want to put Su Hanzhang in a difficult position. So she sighed.

"Grandma, you're right. Please sit down first, and I'll serve you and Grandpa some porridge right away."

Su Banxia pulled Granny Liu to sit in the main seat, then brought out bowls of porridge and poured a bowl for both Granny Liu and Old Man Su.

"Grandpa and Grandma, you two have something to eat first. I'm going to the backyard to help my mom cook. We'll have a big meal later."

After speaking, Su Banxia didn't wait for Granny Liu's reply and turned to look at Madam Qin and Madam Lin.

"Aunt, Third Aunt, why don't you come to the back and help make dumplings? We're having dumplings for lunch today. It'll be faster if there are more people. There are so many people eating lunch today. If we rely on my mother and me to do all the work, we might not even get to eat dinner."

Lin and Qin had originally planned to come to the second branch of the family today to celebrate the New Year and have a good rest, treating it as a visit. However, Su Banxia unexpectedly asked them to help out in the back. They felt embarrassed to refuse, as there were quite a few people coming to eat today. If everyone just sat there waiting, they would really have to wait until evening to eat lunch.

So the two of them got up and dawdled off to the backyard.

Su Banxia glanced again at Su Qingsong, who was eating candy with his head down.

"Qingsong, you're not getting any younger. Go to the backyard and help carry firewood."

Upon hearing this, Su Qingsong immediately pouted in displeasure.

"I'm not going. My sister Su Tao didn't go to help either."

Su Banxia snorted coldly.

"What are you, a grown man, doing comparing yourself to a pregnant woman? Are you pregnant too?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingsong blushed immediately.

"What are you saying? How could a man like me get pregnant!"

Su Banxia didn't indulge him. She went straight over and took all the candy that was full of him from his hands and pockets, and put it on the table.

“This stuff is on the table for everyone to eat. If you stuff it all into your pocket, what will happen to the others? If you keep arguing with me, you won’t get anything to eat. You’d better get back to Old Su’s courtyard right now.”

Seeing that Su Banxia was angry, Su Qingsong immediately nodded and quieted down.

"Okay, I'll go get some firewood right now, alright!"

Su Banxia then looked at Su Mo, who was standing at the door.

“You don’t need to just stand there like nothing’s wrong. Your mother is busy behind you, her feet barely touching the ground. Don’t you know to go and help her? And you only move when I tell you to?”

Upon hearing Su Banxia's words, Su Mo angrily retorted:

"I don't need you lecturing me! What are you always pretending to be so important in front of your elders? It's just chores, isn't it? Did I do less work than you when I was at home? Humph!"