Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord

Chapter 146: Chapter 146 Plotting Harm Chapter 146 -146 Plotting Harm “Mother, I’ll take the fabric to my room for now. When I’m free, I’ll take it out to make clothes.” Thinking of this, to prevent the Mo family from causing trouble, Xuexue decided to put the stuff into storage first.

At the same time, she regretted not having stored everything initially—wouldn’t that have prevented any trouble? No one would have seen anything to covet then.

“Hmm! Go ahead and store it first.”

Madam Xie nodded. She didn’t have time at the moment anyway, as she needed to gather some firewood from the mountains before the New Year; otherwise, there would be no cooking during the celebrations.

Xuexue put away the items and came out.

Big Bull and Chuner grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, cracking them open merrily nearby.

As Madam Xie was taking items out of the basket one by one, she saw Xuexue come out and said, “Xuexue, why did you buy so much pork? We can’t finish all that.”

“Mother, it’s not much. Look, this pack is all bones for making soup,” Xuexue explained as she opened one of the packs.

Madam Xie leaned in to see, and indeed it was bones, so she said painfully, “Xuexue, there’s hardly any meat on these bones, what a waste of money!”

“It didn’t cost much, this big pack was only ten wen money!” Xuexue grinned. She could see clearly that there was still a good amount of meat on the bones, and this was quite a bargain.

“Such a big pack for only ten wen money?” Madam Xie was astonished.

“Yes, the shopkeeper at the pork store, seeing how much we bought from him, gave us a deal—half selling, half giving it away. Anyway, he isn’t at a loss.”

“Oh! So that’s how it was!” Madam Xie finally felt relieved. She had been worried Xuexue was too young to understand and might have been cheated without knowing it.

“What else did you think?” Xuexue teased with a mischievous smile.

“This cheeky girl, mocking your mother, your mother was just scared by Butcher Yu, that’s why she was concerned,” she retorted.

“I’m not foolish. If it were Butcher Yu’s pork, I wouldn’t take it even if it were given to me, let alone pay silver for it.”

Remembering Butcher Yu and Aunt Sun’s affair today, Xuexue then asked, “Mother, do you know where Dad has been these past few days?”

“Who knows? I haven’t seen him in the last few days,” Madam Xie said as her smile faded after mentioning Mo Xiaoqiang.

After sharing a bed for over a decade, not only had her husband divorced her, but he had also connived with another woman to harm their daughter, leaving Madam Xie feeling extremely distraught and mixed with emotions.

“Where would he usually go when he wasn’t at home before?”

“To the brothel, of course! What kind of man your father is, everyone in Mo Family Village knows. Money burns a hole in his pocket. He runs to the brothel and only leaves when kicked out by the procuress,” Madam Xie said, usually heartbroken by this, but strangely calm today, apparently utterly disappointed in her worthless husband.

“Oh!”

Xuexue nodded with a knowing smile.

“Xuexue, why are you asking about your father? Did they do something to you again?” Madam Xie tensed up all over.

“It’s nothing. I was just asking casually. He is my father, after all. It’s only right to be concerned about him,” Xuexue said, hardly believing her own words.

“Really? You better not be deceiving your mother!”

“I’m not deceiving you, I’m off to fry the meat.” To avoid Madam Xie’s scrutinizing stare, Xuexue grabbed the bag of bones and turned to leave.

That evening, from those pork bones, Xuexue picked out the meatier ones to make sweet and sour ribs and braised pork, accompanied by a dish of wild vegetables, which left everyone slurping with greasy lips.

“Mmm! The sweet and sour is really tasty.” Chuner, gripping a bone in her hand and nibbling on it, looked completely satisfied. Then, turning to Madam Xie, she said, “Mother, it would have been nice if we had split from the family earlier. You wouldn’t have to always endure Grandma’s scoldings, and we’d still have meat to eat.”

Remembering the suffering the Mo family had endured, Madam Xie’s face instantly sagged.

“Having food still doesn’t shut you up, does it?” Xuexue stuffed a few pieces of the braised pork into her mouth.

“Mmm.”

Suddenly, Chuner’s mouth was so full that her cheeks puffed out, and she couldn’t speak, only able to stare helplessly as everyone laughed at her comical appearance.

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