Rebirth Counterattack with Space

Chapter 70 -70 Milk Powder Scandal (Part 2)

Chapter 70 -70 Milk Powder Scandal (Part 2)

“Jiabao and Jiabao haven’t drunk it before, have they? Yet you’re so overprotective of the baby formula. Kids get greedy, and that’s why they would sneak a few sips when you’re not around. In the end, it’s not a big deal. Was it necessary to cause such a commotion, throwing the house into chaos?”

His brother-in-law had said that if the baby formula ran out, he’d have more delivered. Xie Changgen really didn’t understand what Lu Aimei was making such a fuss over.

“You should bring a can of formula to your sister-in-law tomorrow and apologize. Keeping two cans of formula for Dabao and Xiaobao, we are already taking advantage.,” Xie Changgen said matter-of-factly.

Look, he wasn’t indifferent to his own children. In his heart, his children were indeed a bit more important than his nephews. If his wife continued to be unreasonable, maybe he should be as tough as his mother said and discipline her, just like his father used to do. Whenever he laid a hand on his wife, his mother would fall into line. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

“Are you blaming me?”

Lu Aimei looked at Xie Changgen incredulously, as if she was seeing him for the first time. Her voice raised a notch, but upon noticing the sleeping children, she immediately lowered it. The disappointment and sadness in her voice did not diminish with the lowered volume.

“If not you, then who? Those two are my own nephews as well. How did your mother treat Lu Aiguo? Why don’t you learn from her, instead of hiding the good stuff and begrudging Jiabao and Jiabao a share?”

Xie Changgen looked at Lu Aimei’s tears with disgust. Cry, cry, cry, that’s all she did, alongside nagging and complaining. How could she be so inconsiderate of her own family members? They hadn’t divided the family yet, and my sister-in-law was just asking for fairness—wasn’t she entitled to that?

“Xie Changgen, how old are Jiabao and Jiabao, and how old are our Dabao and Xiaobao? Ever since Dabao and Xiaobao were born, my sister-in-law has been hinting in many ways that the family should treat the children fairly.”

Lu Aimei stared directly at Xie Changgen, a bitter feeling overwhelming her. All this time she thought this man understood that her constant forbearance was for what? Was it really all just her own wishful thinking?

So, in his heart, not only did he not sympathize with her forbearance, but he also felt that what she had given was far from enough?

“Fair? What is fair? Our family suddenly added two children, and my breast milk wasn’t enough—you think she didn’t realize that? She’s been through childbirth twice herself. When their Jiabao and Jiabao were small, eating what the adults ate wasn’t feasible, don’t tell me my mother never made something extra like egg custard for them?”

“Why is it not okay when it comes to our Dabao and Xiaobao? Also, did she recuperate after childbirth like I did, with no special treatment at home, to the point that even the nourishing food sent specifically for her from her parents’ house had to be shared with the entire family?”

“That’s not… didn’t you keep silent then? If you hadn’t consented, how could Mom have done such a thing? And it’s not like the family really wronged you. The portion meant for you was always insisted upon by Mom. No matter how much Jiabao and Jiabao cried, Mom never gave in to them.”

Xie Changgen lowered his head awkwardly. In fact, he had heard his wife complain about how his mother would divide an egg custard into four parts so that Dabao and Xiaobao could have a share, and it wasn’t as if he hadn’t mentioned it to his mother before. But his mother was just afraid of his elder sister-in-law causing trouble. What could he do? His parents-in-law often said that harmony in the family leads to prosperity in all things, right?

As for his wife’s confinement when her family’s food was eaten by everyone, wasn’t it because they were poor? When his wife was in confinement, her family, especially that cousin Lu Aiguo, would bring over special treats like chicken, pork, pig’s trotters, fresh fish, and dried noodles every other day.

They were always poor and hardly ate meat more than a few times a year. Did his elder sister-in-law ever get that kind of treatment during her confinement? It was inevitable that she would feel a touch of jealousy, and it was normal for his parents to feel like they owed her.

And when it was time to stew chicken soup, fish, or meat, his elder sister-in-law and her two children would crowd around the stove, and before the meat was even tender, Jiabao and the others would clamor to scoop out the meat to eat. His elder sister-in-law and his mother both doted on the children. Did he really think his wife didn’t object openly because she also felt sorry for them?

So gradually, it became customary for everyone to have a little taste whenever there was something good to eat. Still, most of the time, the food ended up in the mouths of his wife and their two children, while the others just had a taste and didn’t really eat much. Especially him, he just barely dampened his lips with it each time.

Even so, if you carefully considered it, during his wife’s confinement, she still managed to have chicken soup with meat or soup with pig’s trotters or carp every two or three days, without neglecting her health. Wasn’t her confinement still the envy of the village?

“So what you’re saying is, your mom actually took good care of me?”

Lu Aimei’s heart grew colder and colder. She held back her tears and felt a bone-chilling cold coursing through her blood. She lifted her head and stared at Xie Changgen silently, waiting for his answer.

“You, stop making unreasonable fusses. Why bring up the past now? My mom is so good to you, she hardly even speaks a harsh word to you and has never treated you unfairly. Even with this formula affair, let’s just stop making a fuss about it. The fact you slapped Dabao before, let’s forget about that too. I’ll talk to the family, and we’ll all drop the matter. Let’s just live our lives well from now on.”

Xie Changgen felt irritated. He couldn’t help but fiddle with his shirt button, speaking agitatedly, “Your parents also often say that harmony in the family leads to prosperity in all things. How can we achieve that if you keep making trouble like this?”

“Haha… So that’s what you think? That’s how you understand ‘harmony in the family leads to prosperity in all things’? Jiabao and the others took Dabao and Xiaobao’s milk to drink, and your mother and sister-in-law just watched without a care while they cried and screamed until their voices were hoarse. When I found out, I scolded them, and your two nephews, emboldened by the adults doting on them, even dared to rush at me and then threw the milk bottle, which broke. That’s when I slapped Jiabao. Next thing I know, your mother and sister-in-law went crazy, attacking me, and then had the nerve to yell and criticize me for being petty and not sparing the children.”

Lu Aimei took a deep breath, “If it weren’t for the thick cotton cover I’d put on the outside of the milk bottle, it would probably have shattered by now. When Jiabao threw the bottle, your mother was right there watching. She didn’t try to stop him, not even once, and kept insisting that he’s just a child who doesn’t know any better, telling me not to take it to heart.”

“Now I really want to ask, who should be the one to show mercy? I have always known that your mother is biased, but I never imagined she could be this partial. Was she pretending so well before, or was I just blind not to see it? Xie Changgen, do you really not know how precious and hard-earned these milk bottles and formula are?”