Free Web NovelChapter 474: Chapter 474: Vicious Mother-in-law 20
In her previous life, the original host didn’t let Daya and Erya go to school, but she did let Sanya go.
However, after the original host was bedridden, Sanya despised her for eating, drinking, urinating, and defecating all in bed, found her smelly, and even cursed at her to just die.
"Granny, I don’t want to wait until I’m ten to go to school, sob, I want to go this year, you... ah... sob... granny, you hit me... sob..."
"If you keep crying, I will slap you again." Yuan Chun said coldly.
Frightened, Sanya immediately stopped crying.
Ma Xiangdong put down his chopsticks, looked at Yuan Chun, and said, "Mother, just let Sanya go to school. It’s good for the three girls in the family to look after each other."
Yuan Chun snorted, her face turning cold, "Daya and Erya have been working for the family for years before I allowed them to go to school. What has Sanya ever done for the family? Besides eating, drinking, and having fun, she hasn’t done a single bit of work. Why should I let her go to school? She should help out more at home for a few years before she qualifies to go to school."
She looked at Ma Laoer and Wang Cui, and said, "Old Two, second daughter-in-law, I’m not biased towards the older girl’s family. Daya and Erya were helping to cut pig grass and do housework from the age of four or five. Daya only started first grade at ten. Now Sanya is that age, I’m not partial. I will also let her go to school, but not this year, certainly not this year."
Her attitude was resolute, making it difficult for Ma Xiangdong to plead for his niece any further.
Ma Laoer and his wife, after a couple of beatings from Yuan Chun, were as scared as quails and didn’t dare to oppose the old mother’s decision.
So when September came around, Daya, Erya, and Dalin, who was already in the second grade, went to school, leaving only Sanya and Er Lin at home.
Er Lin was only five, but Yuan Chun forced him to go cut pig grass with Sanya.
The siblings had to cut two baskets of pig grass every day to get a meal.
Under the harsh treatment of Yuan Chun, the wicked grandmother, Sanya and Er Lin lived pitifully every day. The little miss and master, who used to only eat, drink, and play, without lifting a finger, turned into two little cabbages.
One day, Yuan Chun returned from work, and Ma Xiangdong discussed with her, "Mother, I want to work in the production team. Even though I have only one leg, I can still work, just a bit slower. But I can earn some work points. Mother, I... I don’t want to be a useless person who doesn’t contribute."
Yuan Chun looked at her emaciated eldest son and sighed, "Xiangdong, mother knows that you have always been a strong and resilient child. Even if you lost a leg, you won’t submit to fate. You want to be a useful person for the country and society, contributing your own effort to life. Mother supports you."
"After dinner, I’ll go to the captain’s house to ask if they can arrange some work for you."
"Mother, I’ll go with you," Ma Xiangdong said.
After dinner, Ma Xiangdong stepped out of the Ma family’s courtyard for the first time with crutches, following Yuan Chun to the captain’s house.
The captain, valuing the only hero in the village, quickly asked his wife to make two cups of sugar water and brought out a bag of peanuts, "Second sister-in-law, Xiangdong, these peanuts were roasted just yesterday, please eat."
"Qiusheng, we’ve come to ask you for a favor." Yuan Chun sat down and casually grabbed a handful of peanuts to eat.
The captain said, "Second Aunt, Xiangdong, just tell me what you need. If it’s within my ability, I’ll do my best."
Yuan Chun glanced at her eldest son.
Ma Xiangdong then spoke, "Captain, I’m here to ask if you can help arrange a job for me in the production team. I don’t mind if the work points are low, I will definitely do my best."
The captain pondered for a moment and said, "There is a task in the team that would suit you."
