Siheyuan: There are seven fairies in my house, I am so busy

Bang Geng'er was about to eat, but after hearing his grandmother's question, he felt the urge to eat meat again. He quickly reported to his grandmother:

"Yes, grandma, the Zhang family in the front yard is indeed stewing meat today. I don't know what kind of meat they are stewing, but it smells delicious and must be delicious.

I also heard from other friends that when they saw Zhang Jialiang from their family coming back today, he was carrying a big fat rabbit and a few big fish. He must be stewing the rabbit meat and fish meat!"

When the fat and big-eared Jia Zhang heard about a big fat rabbit and a few fish, her saliva could not help but flow down. When she thought of a pot full of rabbit meat and a pot of stewed fish, she could not suppress her appetite. Her eyes gurgled again and she began to say to Jia Dongxu:

"Dongxu, it's not that mom wants to eat meat, but Huairu is pregnant with our grandson and she really needs additional nutrition.

But you know our family's situation. I can't provide Huairu with these things, and I feel guilty towards my daughter-in-law.

And Banggeng is just a kid. How could he know so much? When he smelled the aroma of stewed meat, he naturally wanted to eat meat.

It's also because our family is not well off that Bang'er has suffered. I, the eldest grandson, have never enjoyed happiness in our family since I was young. It's because I, an old woman, am incompetent that I have brought burden to our family.

But no matter how hard it is, we can’t let the children suffer. Besides Banggeng’er, Huairu is pregnant with our unborn grandson. Why don’t we go to the Zhang family in front and borrow some meat, and then return it to them when we have meat.”

Unexpectedly, inside the Jia family, Jia Zhang was not as unreasonable and violent as she behaved outside the compound. Instead, she was very shrewd and cunning.

Originally, she wanted to eat meat but she blamed it on Bang Geng'er and daughter-in-law Qin Huairu, as well as the unborn child in Qin Huairu's belly. Her arguments were clear and logical, and she even made self-criticism.

But precisely because of this, the image of a sensible old lady fooled Jia Dongxu, and he had no way to refute.

But in this era, Jia Dongxu knew that it was extremely inappropriate to hold the bowl and ask for meat while others were eating. But the reality was: on one side there was his elderly mother, women and children at home, and a baby in her belly, and on the other side it was extremely inappropriate behavior, and he didn't know what to do.

Jia Zhang knew Jia Dongxu too well. When she saw Jia Dongxu's condition, she knew that she had already controlled her son. However, the person who went to borrow her body could definitely not be her son.

The reputation of their family lies with her son. She couldn't let her son embarrass this person, and she certainly couldn't go herself.

Although she is not afraid of losing face and has no shame, that is only on the surface. As an orphan and a widow, she raised Jia Dongxu alone. Without the ability to throw tantrums and appear tough, she would not have gotten through these years so smoothly. In essence, she is still a person who cares about her dignity. Even if she has no shame, she will not easily use it for such a small matter. So she will not go. The only one who can go is her daughter-in-law Qin Huairu.

And it would be more appropriate for Qin Huairu to go. Firstly, Qin Huairu has a good reputation in the compound. Since she married into the Jia family, she has been diligent, filial, and obedient. Now she is pregnant. She should not be rejected if she goes to the Zhang family to borrow some meat, right?

Although she said she was borrowing meat, she never thought about paying it back. It was so difficult to have a meal of meat in this situation. Even if she had meat, her family would not have enough time to eat it, so how could she possibly pay it back?

That's just an excuse. It sounds better and makes people more accepting. If you say yes directly, who will give you the meat?

Besides, wouldn’t that make you a beggar?

That's too harsh.

So she turned around and said to her daughter-in-law Qin Huairu:

"Huai Ru, you heard what I said just now. For the sake of the baby in your belly, you really need to increase your nutrition. Otherwise, eating such bland food all day will affect the baby's development.

Besides, Banggeng is so young, and he keeps crying for meat. We have to lend him some so that he can have a taste. You should go, because you are the younger one and it is easier to talk to him. Besides, we are just lending them meat, and we will return it to them when we have meat."

Qin Huairu had been listening for a while at this time. She had been married to the Jia family for 6 years and she knew her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, quite well.

Although her mother-in-law was not a very nice person, Qin Huairu also understood what she did. As a woman, she knew how difficult it would be for a widow to live with her son. If she did not have a strong appearance, it would be easy for her to not survive.

There is also her child Banggeng. Although Banggeng is disobedient sometimes, he is still young. As a child, it is normal for him to want to eat something delicious when he sees it. So she is not angry at Banggeng's behavior just now. Instead, she feels sorry for the child. As a mother, she is incompetent for not providing good conditions for the child.

The most important thing is that she is very satisfied with her husband Jia Dongxu. She fell in love with him at first sight since she saw him during a blind date.

After they got married, Jia Dongxu treated her very well. Until now, she still deeply loves her husband Jia Dongxu. She gives birth to children for him, does housework for him, takes care of his life, and cares about his daily life. She does all these willingly.

Ever since she became pregnant, she saw Jia Dongxu working day and night. In order to provide her with more nutrition, he borrowed food from everywhere and was reluctant to eat any delicious food himself. He gave it all to her and the child. She saw her lose several pounds, which made her heartbroken.

So she was willing to go to the Zhang family in the front yard to borrow meat. She did it not for herself or her mother-in-law, but for Banggeng'er, for the child in her belly, and even more so for her husband. After borrowing the meat, it would be nice to let Dongxu have a sip of the meat soup.

Although Qin Huairu at this time had not yet evolved into the dark and cold-blooded Qin Widow she would later become, she was essentially a selfish person who was only good to people within her family and never considered people outside the family.

The good image she usually maintained in the compound was also something she deliberately and subconsciously presented. She had never thought about why her family didn't give some meat to other families when they ate it?

Zhang Jialiang's family was in such a difficult situation before, but she never thought of helping them. Now that they are doing better and have meat to eat, she goes to borrow some. Is this behavior appropriate?

Besides, she knew that borrowing was just an excuse and she would not pay it back. She only thought about her husband's difficult life, her son's desire to eat meat, and her unborn baby in her belly who needed nutrition, so she naturally ignored everything else.