frightfiction Chapter 1721 You think my standards are as low as yours?
Chapter 1721 You think my standards are as low as yours?
"Who says otherwise! Fortunately, Liu Dalan lets Hebao do the work of cleaning up after her. I heard that last time Hebao gave Liu Dalan fake medicine, Liu Dalan's stomach and intestines were completely ruined, and she started having diarrhea. Hebao complained a lot about taking care of Liu Dalan, and because of this, Liu Dalan often scolded Hebao, saying that Hebao was the one who made her legs paralyzed."
“I haven’t been to the Cheng family’s house for several months. Cheng Feng keeps asking me to go and see them, but just thinking about that mother and daughter makes me feel unlucky.”
He Ye said, "Auntie, don't go. If you go, my mother won't appreciate your kindness, and she might even speak ill of you."
"Even if we don't care about the monk, we should care about the Buddha. You and your sister-in-law are good people who love embroidery. I'll go and see them in a few days. I heard that your mother's health is deteriorating."
He Ye knew that the Prince's Mansion had taken good care of the Cheng family, but her mother and He Bao were insatiable and ungrateful. However, her brother and sister-in-law were quite nice. "Auntie is right. My brother and sister-in-law are alright. They've been quite good to me. Ever since Qing Sheng and I set up our stall in front of the Wan Family Store, they've taken good care of us. When they found out I was pregnant, they even had my sister-in-law buy me a lot of things. But my mother hurt me too deeply. I'll never speak to her again."
While they were talking inside the Prince's mansion, He Bao had already skillfully taken the medicinal herbs she had obtained from the mansion to the pharmacy to exchange them for money.
He Bao didn't rest after getting the silver bullets; she started squandering this ill-gotten wealth again. Because the money came so easily, she didn't cherish it. She knew perfectly well that as long as she approached Cheng Feng, he wouldn't let her leave empty-handed.
He Bao regarded Cheng Feng as her cash cow. Whenever she needed money, she would come to Cheng Feng for it, and she always got something. So when she went home, she was carrying a lot of bags and packages. This time, she even spent two copper coins to buy a handkerchief for her mother.
"Mom—look what I bought for you!" He Bao said lazily as she returned home, having eaten and drunk her fill.
Liu Dalan leaned against the headboard with a dark expression, while Su Aixiu stood respectfully beside the bed. Su Aixiu looked like someone who had been bullied.
He Bao said sarcastically, "Sister-in-law, you've upset my mother again!"
Su Aixiu's face was not good, but she looked more aggrieved, almost on the verge of tears. "How dare I!"
"Then what are you doing here?" Because Su Aixiu refused to take on the task of cleaning up Liu Dalan's excrement and urine, He Bao had a lot of complaints about her and often deliberately made things difficult for her!
"Little sister, His Highness the Crown Prince is going to marry the Crown Princess. How can our Cheng family go empty-handed?"
He Bao sneered, "Oh—I see! Sister-in-law, you don't earn a single penny, you're always running around the stove, and all you do is ask my mother for money. It's one thing for you to hide your own savings, but how dare you ask my mother for money and fawn over Prince Pang's mansion!"
"Little sister, what you're saying is a bit much. Our Cheng family is where we are today thanks to Prince Pang's mansion. Without the help of my uncle and aunt, would we be able to live here without worrying about food and clothing all year round?"
“Sister-in-law, you really think they're good people! If they truly wanted to help us, would my family be living here? What kind of environment is this? This is just a small, dilapidated courtyard house with only a few run-down side rooms, not even a back garden. Look at what they live in! They've replaced the windows in their houses with glass ones, while our broken windows are still covered with paper! Cheng Feng was raised by our Cheng family, and that Shang Xi used to be a mentally challenged person who couldn't understand human speech. Why can they live a life of luxury and wealth, while we have to scrimp and save here, eating coarse food and wild vegetables? Why?”
He Bao's words made Su Aixiu's blood boil with anger, and Liu Dalan's chest heaved, her eyes wide with fury.
Su Aixiu was amused by He Bao's unreasonable behavior. "Little sister, their good reputation and luxurious lifestyle didn't come for nothing. The Crown Prince and Princess have done a lot for the people, providing relief to refugees and improving farmland. Aren't these all things done by the Crown Prince and Princess? It's only natural that they have a good reputation!"
"Hmph, sister-in-law, I wouldn't be so angry if you hadn't brought this up. Do you know how sick those two are? They're willing to spend money and effort for those damned refugees, but they're stingy and petty with us. They'd rather help those damned refugees than help us. Every time I go to the Prince's mansion to ask for something, they make up all sorts of excuses and aren't generous at all. Our Cheng family is Cheng Feng's benefactor, and this is how he treats his benefactor! As the saying goes, the debt of raising someone is greater than the debt of giving birth. My parents' contributions are far greater than those of Master Wan and Madam Wan. Look at how Cheng Feng treats them. He serves Master Wan's bedside every day, doing his best. And look at my mother, who is just as ill. He can get the imperial physician to treat Master Wan, but he can't get the imperial physician to treat my mother. He's so hypocritical. If we had known this would happen, the Cheng family shouldn't have raised this ungrateful wretch back then."
Liu Dalan was successfully provoked by He Bao and became furious. She slammed her hand on the bed and said angrily, "You went to Prince Pang's mansion today and all you brought back was a handkerchief?"
“Mother, I saved up to buy you this handkerchief. It’s not from the Prince Pang’s mansion.”
"So you've made a wasted trip!"
"Not only did I make a wasted trip, but I also ran into He Ye. No wonder she gave me the money so readily when I went to the Chen family last time; it turns out she was pregnant and afraid I would fight her. Mother, you don't know, she's pregnant and everyone treats her like a star. The whole house revolves around her. Even her sister-in-law, Jin Feng, stopped weaving at home to serve her. She's so arrogant! I heard the Chen family didn't approve of this marriage. It was my uncle who used some tricks and provided a large dowry to get He Ye married into the Chen family. Now my sister has so much, but she won't give it up! My uncle is so biased. He Ye has taken a liking to some random man, and he'll do everything he can to make it happen for her. But when I take a liking to a man, my uncle mocks me for being presumptuous!"
Liu Dalan's face darkened, and she was almost going crazy. "Who have you taken a fancy to? Your uncle said you're overestimating yourself!"
"My uncle didn't say it explicitly, but that's the gist of it!"
Su Aixiu also asked, "Little sister, which young master have you taken a fancy to?"
"I'm not interested in any young master."
Su Aixiu said, "Little sister, even if he is an ordinary person, we still need to know his background. Tell me his name, and I will call my father over so we can all discuss it together. If his family is clean and the young man is capable, even an ordinary family can talk to him."
"Sister-in-law, do you think my standards are as low as yours?!"
"Are you insulting me or your older brother? Your older brother and I are a perfect match. Could it be that the person my little sister has taken a fancy to is an exceptional individual?"