Chapter 13: Chapter 7: What kind of trouble is she trying to stir up this time?

Song Chu picked up a spoon and scooped a large portion of steamed egg for each of the three little ones.

This action left everyone present stunned.

Tang Feng looked at Song Chu and asked, "Yao Bao, what are you doing?"

The others also looked at her with inexplicable expressions. Had the little aunt/youngest sister taken the wrong medicine today?

Song Chu could guess their thoughts; after all, the original owner of this body had always eaten alone in public.

To avoid breaking her character, she said with an air of 당연함 (matter-of-factness), "They look so sallow and thin, it's hideous. Eating some eggs to nourish themselves will make them look better later, otherwise, they'll embarrass me."

"..." This reason was truly so unconventional that it left them speechless.

However, because of this, everyone felt that this was actually more in character; after all, the little aunt/youngest sister's thought process had never been quite normal.

"Mom, you eat too." Song Chu then smiled and scooped a spoonful into Tang Feng's bowl. "You work hard managing the household all day; you should nourish yourself as well."

Tang Feng's face instantly bloomed into a smile. "My daughter is so thoughtful."

She then gave her a playful, reproachful look. "Don't give us such precious things in the future. Nourish yourself instead; I see you've gotten thinner lately."

"..." The others felt they couldn't eat in peace anymore. Where had Song Chu gotten thinner? Their mother's eyesight was failing.

Song Chu chuckled. "Mom, how precious can eggs be? In a couple of days, I'll get some meat for you to eat."

In this family, only the old lady loved her wholeheartedly, so she would naturally respond to a gift of wood with a gift of jade.

"By the way, these are the coupons and money given by Youth Gu. Mom, you keep them for now. We'll have to deliver meals to him for the next half month." Song Chu pulled the money and coupons from her pocket and handed them over. This was also a deliberate move to make things transparent in the family, to avoid anyone having grievances about the meal deliveries later.

Seeing the ten yuan and the food coupons, Tang Feng smiled even more broadly and immediately took them. "My Yao Bao is truly capable."

She hadn't expected Youth Gu to be so generous; her daughter's taste was indeed excellent.

Then, under the burning gazes of Luo Qiuju and Song the Second, she put the money away and glared at the two of them. "What are you looking at? Eat."

Song the Second felt a pang of heartache. If he had known his little sister could squeeze so much money and coupons out of Youth Gu, he should have coaxed her much earlier. Now that it had fallen into his mother's hands, it was like a sheep entering a tiger's den.

Everyone continued eating. It was the first time the three little ones had been cared for by their aunt; looking at the eggs in their bowls, they couldn't wait to eat.

Unexpectedly, Luo Qiuju was a step faster, picking up her daughter's bowl, intending to scrape the eggs into her son's bowl. "What is a money-loser like her eating eggs for? Give them to your brother to nourish him."

"Right, they should be given to me," Song Erwa chimed in.

Song Daniu's eyes instantly reddened, but she didn't dare say anything. She could only lower her head, one hand tightly clutching her patched trousers.

Song Chu knew that Song Erwa and Song Daniu were the children of the eldest brother, but the eldest sister-in-law was someone who heavily favored boys over girls. Boys were raised like treasures, while girls were treated like weeds.

Because of this, although Song Daniu was two years older than Song Erwa, she looked much thinner and smaller.

She slammed her chopsticks onto the table with a "thwack" and looked at Luo Qiuju with a dark expression. "These are for Daniu. If you dare give them to Erwa, just try and see what happens."

Luo Qiuju's movement of scraping the eggs stopped instantly. She said suggestively, "I was just thinking of nourishing Erwa; he is the only precious grandson of our family, after all."

Having a son was the source of her arrogance in the house.

These words caused Tian Xiu, the wife of Song the Second, who had been sitting there without much presence, to tighten her grip on her chopsticks. The second branch had only one girl, Song Sanniu; because she had damaged her body during childbirth previously, this might be the only daughter they would ever have.

Song Chu was speechless. "You act as if there's a throne in this house to inherit, making it seem like we're in a feudal society with such gender bias. This is the new era; we advocate for gender equality."

Then she announced, "From now on, men and women in this house are equal. Whatever Erwa gets, Daniu and Sanniu shall also have."

The two little girls in the house, one eight years old and one five, were both very sensible and hardworking.

"Mom, am I right?" After saying this, she looked at the head of the household to ask.

Tang Feng was primarily biased toward her daughter, so her attitude toward her grandchildren wasn't much different. "Right, from now on, men and women in the family are the same."

"Don't bring those feudal remnants from your maiden home here." She glared warningly at Luo Qiuju.

The eldest son's eyes were too blind; he had actually married such a home-wrecker into the family.

Luo Qiuju was furious. She didn't think she was in the wrong, but she didn't dare to go head-to-head with her mother-in-law or the fierce, hitting little aunt. With a dark face, she slammed the bowl heavily in front of Daniu. "Eat, eat, eat! All you know is how to eat all day long."

This startled Daniu, making her not dare to move her chopsticks again.

Song Chu glanced at Luo Qiuju and then said to Song Daniu, "Don't mind her. This is for you; just eat it."

It was the first time Song Daniu had ever been treated this way. She looked up at Song Chu with reddened eyes and said timidly, "Thank you, Auntie."

Song Sanniu used to be quite afraid of Song Chu as well, but seeing that her aunt was actually sharing the steamed egg custard she had always craved, she followed her sister's lead, looking up and saying softly, "Thank you, Auntie."

Tian Xiu also gave Song Chu a grateful look. She only had this one daughter and naturally loved her dearly, but she had no status in the house and could not fight for anything for her daughter.

Song Chu said with a smile, "Be good, eat your food."

The next day, Song Chu did not sleep in like the original owner; she got up at dawn, surprising the family once again.

After breakfast, she had Tang Feng take her to see her eldest uncle to arrange work.

Tang Min's family had also just finished breakfast. Seeing the mother and daughter enter, the whole family was stunned.

Song Chu greeted everyone according to her memory.

Tang Feng spoke with a smile, "Big Brother, my Yao Bao doesn't plan on taking the high school entrance exam anymore. She wants to start working in the fields from today. Please arrange something for her."

Tang Min was somewhat surprised. He looked at his fair and beautiful niece. "You really want to go to the fields?"

Don't be fooled by her current well-behaved appearance; he knew exactly what her character was like. Usually, she was lazy and fierce; how could she want to work?

Song Chu knew that changing people's perceptions of her wouldn't happen overnight; she had to prove it slowly through her actions. "I feel like staying at home every day isn't a solution. Other girls my age are all working in the fields; I don't plan on idling around anymore."

Hearing her say this, Tang Min's serious expression softened slightly. "Then what do you want to do?"

"I previously read a book in the county library specifically about scientific pig farming, so I want to try it," Song Chu replied.

Tang Min froze, asking uncertainly, "You mean... you want to go raise pigs?"

It wasn't just him; everyone else in the Tang family had the same thought. Had the sun risen from the west?

"Yes, I want to raise pigs," Song Chu replied.

"Raising pigs is not easy work. Have you thought it through?" It was inconceivable to Tang Min that his clean and lazy niece would take the initiative to raise pigs.

Song Chu nodded and said righteously, "The Chairman said that women hold up half the sky. Since I have acquired knowledge, I should put it into practice to contribute to the construction of our motherland."

"..." If they didn't know what she was really like, everyone present would have thought this was a comrade with very high political consciousness.

But because they knew her inside and out, as she suddenly pulled this stunt, everyone was wondering: what kind of trouble was she planning to stir up this time?

(End of Chapter)