Transmigrated Into the Vicious Stepmother in a Historical Novel - Chapter 303

Hearing what Lu Ting said, Sheng Fei expressed her understanding.

After all, this was a natural disaster, and they were powerless to change it.

But after Sheng Fei listened to Lu Ting’s explanation, she didn’t mind, while the conflict between Old Mrs. Lu, Lu Jianguo, Xu Yuxia, and Lu Jiefang’s family was particularly evident.

Old Mrs. Lu was already dissatisfied with Xu Yuxia, and Xu Yuxia also didn’t appreciate Old Mrs. Lu’s interference, so there were conflicts in many areas.

Recently, the conflicts had intensified, especially since their family’s food reserves were running low. Sometimes, the village chief would send people to buy supplies.

But they were only receiving limited rations each day, which was barely enough to fill their stomachs. Even the naughty brothers, Jixiang and Ruyi, didn’t understand and constantly complained to the adults about being hungry and wanting to eat.

After finishing her meal this time, Old Mrs. Lu wanted to go back to her room to have a couple of snacks.

She had bought some milk powder for herself, which was suitable for both the elderly and children.

But just as Old Mrs. Lu grabbed the milk powder, she noticed that a large amount was missing.

She hadn’t touched it for a month, and now when she wanted to eat, it was nearly gone.

Old Mrs. Lu was furious and demanded to know who had eaten it.

In situations like this, it was usually Jixiang and Ruyi sneaking snacks secretly.

It was because Xu Yuxia and the others were all adults. They would always say something to Old Mrs. Lu in advance every time they would eat it.

“Why is my milk powder missing so much? Jixiang, Ruyi, did you two sneak some? How can you steal your grandma’s milk powder? This was given to grandma by someone for my use. You just took it without asking, how could it be so much less?”

Old Mrs. Lu was not a generous person. She tended to be rather stingy. So when she found out that the two brothers had eaten her milk powder, she was unhappy and directly questioned them about why they had eaten so much.

Jixiang and Ruyi hid behind Xu Yuxia. Their actions made it clear that they had been sneaking food.

Old Mrs. Lu could hardly believe that Jixiang and Ruyi had developed such lazy and gluttonous character under her care. They didn’t help around the house, and now they were eating so much secretly.

“Mom, they just had a little milk powder. I’ll just buy you another can later.”

“I’m not talking about the milk powder itself. I’m talking about Jixiang and Ruyi’s behavior. How can you steal from grandma’s stash? You can’t just sneak into Grandma’s room! If you wanted some, grandma would have given it to you, but you can’t just take it from grandma’s room without asking. Do you understand that this behavior is extremely bad?

Moreover, who taught you to act this way? If you dare to do it, you should be brave enough to admit it instead of acting as if it’s perfectly fine afterward. Such things must not happen in our home next time.

Of course, you can eat since there is food, but you must not do it sneakily, and you must inform grandma first. That’s the rule, got it? And Yuxia, I’m here teaching my grandchildren, and you’re just adding to the trouble. You say you’ll buy me more, where’s your money? Do you have any? Just what you can provide for their daily expenses?”

Old Mrs. Lu had long disliked Xu Yuxia, especially since yesterday when she wanted Jixiang and Ruyi to wear clothes she made, which were colorful and vibrant. Xu Yuxia didn’t like that style at all.

Sometimes, the brothers’ clothes were made by Xu Yuxia herself, and she forbade Old Mrs. Lu from touching them. This naturally left Old Mrs. Lu dissatisfied.