Free Web NovelChapter 477: Chapter 477: The Vicious Mother-in-law 23
A wool coat costs thirty or forty yuan.
Wang Yingying couldn’t even bear to buy one for herself, so how could she possibly buy one for her sister-in-law?
Ma Xiangling complained tearfully without gaining any benefit, but she dared not throw a tantrum or act shamelessly. She was afraid that Ma Laosan and Wang Yingying would get angry and kick her out.
Ma Xiangling stayed in the county for three days, until the day Ma Laosan and Wang Yingying received their salaries.
On this day, Yuan Chun got up early, had breakfast, and then asked Ma Laoer to ride a tricycle to take her to the county.
This tricycle was made from some discarded bicycle parts she bought at a junkyard and modified herself. The back of the tricycle was made of bamboo by Ma Xiangdong, not sheet metal.
To make the ride more comfortable, Yuan Chun even laid an old cotton quilt at the back of the tricycle.
"Mom, we’ve arrived."
The tricycle came to a stop.
Ma Laoer locked the tricycle at the entrance of the staircase on the first floor, then followed his mother up to the second floor.
Yuan Chun didn’t bother to knock but directly used a key to open the door, only to see Ma Xiangling lying on the small sofa, one leg crossed over the other, listening to the radio while cracking sunflower seeds in her mouth.
She was living quite comfortably.
Yuan Chun rushed up, grabbed her by the hair and slapped her several times, "You ungrateful wretch, even after being slapped a few times, you dared to run away and show off at your third brother’s place."
"Look at how lazy you are, spitting sunflower seed shells all over the floor. Tell me, why are you so lazy and messy? If you want to crack sunflower seeds, can’t you get a dustpan for the shells? You’re spitting them everywhere, who are you trying to disgust?"
Slap, slap, slap...
A few more slaps followed.
When Ma Laoer entered the room, he saw his mother beating his sister, and she seemed to be enjoying it.
Ma Xiangling cried and wailed for mercy, "Mom, stop hitting me, I was wrong, I was wrong, I won’t come to third brother’s house again."
Coming to the third brother’s house wasn’t beneficial anyway; both he and his wife are stingy, unwilling to even buy a piece of clothing for their sister.
Yuan Chun snorted coldly and sat down on the little sofa, then glared at her, "Aren’t you going to pour me a glass of water, you lazy thing? You move only when commanded; with such laziness, how will you marry well in the future?"
Ma Xiangling didn’t dare to be angry or speak back, allowing Yuan Chun to lecture her.
Yuan Chun drank the water and then ordered Ma Xiangling to cook.
In the past six months, Ma Xiangling had often followed Wang Cui to learn cooking. Though her dishes didn’t taste great, they were still edible.
After being jostled for half an hour on the road, Yuan Chun’s backside was nearly shaken off. She was too lazy to move now, only getting up to eat after Ma Xiangling had prepared the food.
Just as the three finished eating, Ma Laosan returned, panting heavily.
"Mom, Second Brother, you’re here." Ma Laosan came in and saw that Ma Xiangling’s slightly better-looking face was swollen again. He quickly smiled obediently, "Mom, I’ve got the money ready. I’ll give it to you now."
"Hmm, since you know your place, I won’t blame you for harboring this wretch."
Yuan Chun was in a good mood today and unusually agreeable.
Ma Laosan quickly fetched the money and handed it to Yuan Chun, "Mom, fifty yuan, please count it."
Yuan Chun didn’t need to count; a sweep of spiritual power was enough to know exactly how much money there was.
She tucked the money into the inner pocket of her cotton-padded jacket, though it was already placed in the Jade Gourd Space, then stood up, patted her clothes, and said, "Laosan, on Little New Year, bring your wife and my two grandsons back home. I’ll make you something delicious. However, your west front room is already occupied by your elder brother and sister-in-law, so your family can lay out bedding in my room to sleep."
