70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 363: Slinging Mud

Whenever she talked about her grandsons with people outside, they would crowd around her with joy. But the third family was useless, and every time she mentioned them to others, she felt disheartened.

Madam Chen’s sneer made Lin Juan and the others even more awkward, but what could they do? They could only return to ask for help, hoping Xu Mumu would agree to teach Dongbao something.

When Lin Juan went to make lunch, she was much more diligent, directly going to help without being asked.

Seeing Lin Juan becoming diligent, Madam Chen just raised an eyebrow without saying anything; it was fine if she was working, otherwise she’d be the first to scold her.

But as Xu Mumu was helping wash vegetables, she heard the pitiful cries of her little brother, immediately putting down the vegetables and heading outside the courtyard.

Just as she got outside, she saw Xu Minglei angrily staring: "Give back the peach pastry to my brother."

"I snatched it, so it’s mine, hahahaha." Xu Dongbao threw the peach pastry into his mouth, looking smugly at Xu Minglei and the others; he hated them.

His dad often talked about them at home, saying how well they studied, and when they returned, he had to curry favor with them. Why? He was a city boy, and they were just rural folk; only Xu Minglei made him hesitant to provoke.

Seeing even the youngest, Xu Mingfeng, had plenty of tasty snacks which he couldn’t often have at home, how could he not be jealous? So, when Xu Minglei brought snacks for Fengfeng, he snatched them away.

Fengfeng wanted to snatch them back, but while Xu Minglei wasn’t paying attention, Dongbao pushed Fengfeng to the ground, making the little guy cry loudly.

"Fengfeng, be good, don’t cry. Come, sister will take you to eat something delicious, okay?" Xu Mumu picked up her little brother from Xu Minglei’s arms. The little guy was heartbroken, crying tears like money falling down, his teary eyes made Xu Mumu feel terrible.

After carefully checking if the little guy was injured, confirming there wasn’t any major issue—no broken skin, just crying loudly, likely hurt from the fall—she felt relieved.

"Sister, sister." Little Xu Mingfeng called out to his sister in a babyish voice, clinging onto her neck tightly. He didn’t want to play with the mean brother; he was wicked and had snatched two pieces of peach pastry from him, making him a bad person.

"Be good, don’t cry, let’s go eat your favorite cookies, okay? It’s just a piece of peach pastry." Xu Mumu gently comforted the little guy, looking over at Dongbao briefly. He still had a look of innocence.

"You all come inside, Jiaojiao, help me get some peach pastries to share. Dongbao already ate one, so no need to give him more." Xu Mumu said to the kids, humph, daring to snatch her brother’s things. If she wasn’t worried about accidentally killing him, she’d really want to hit someone.

"Big sister, I’ll make sure the peach pastries are divided equally." Xu Jiaojiao’s eyes lit up; she didn’t want to share any with Dongbao either—they all disliked him.

"Good girl." Xu Mumu said with a smile, taking her little brother inside, leaving only Dongbao outside alone. She wasn’t Dongbao’s parent and had no obligation to teach him how to behave—he was already eleven, just a year younger than Xu Minglei and still unaware. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Back in the courtyard, the little guy was still crying.

"My dear grandson, who bullied you?" Seeing Xu Mingfeng crying, Madam Chen rushed over, looking at him with concern.

"Grandma, Dongbao pushed Fengfeng and snatched his peach pastry." Xu Tao immediately complained, hoping grandma would drive Dongbao away.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Our Dongbao is the most sensible, maybe it’s you all, trying to frame Dongbao. How could you be so sly at such a young age?" Lin Juan’s heart skipped, glaring at Xu Tao and the others, immediately throwing dirt on them.

"Third sister-in-law, what do you mean? Our Jiaojiao and Little Tao are both sensible and love Fengfeng; they would never snatch things from him." Sun Huiping’s anger flared up, what the hell, she must be sick in the head to say such a thing, smearing dirt on kids, even her own son and daughter. How could she tolerate it?

Moreover, she could tell the old couple disliked the third house, so even if she lost her temper now, Madam Chen wouldn’t say much, might even support her.

"Where’s Dongbao?" Madam Chen carefully wiped Fengfeng’s face with a damp cloth, looking at the kids.

"Grandma, Dongbao is outside, he certainly doesn’t dare to come in, he feels guilty," Xu Jiaojiao immediately added, throwing another log on the fire. Third aunt knew nothing and still slandered them; she sure was as dislikeable as Dongbao.

"Dongbao, come in." Madam Chen’s voice was loud, scaring the little ones into forgetting to cry.

Xu Mumu gently patted the little brother’s back, and he sadly leaned against his sister’s shoulder.

The scare from Madam Chen silenced the little guy’s cries, leaving his eyes red and watery, having cried earlier, he looked pitiful.

Dongbao shuffled in hesitantly, scared, immediately hiding behind Lin Juan upon entering.

"Who told you to snatch your brother’s things?" Madam Chen was really angry, as she’d cared for Fengfeng wholeheartedly. If a mosquito bit him, she’d be upset for half a day, and now Dongbao had pushed him to the ground; how could she not be mad?

"Mom, Dongbao’s scared." Seeing Dongbao cower, even afraid of Madam Chen, Lin Juan still shielded her son.

"I was hungry, so what if I ate a little something?" Dongbao was unhappy; seeing the little twit eat, he just wanted to snatch it.

"Ha, ha, such a young age and already snatching things, will he want to kill a few when he grows up?" Madam Chen was furious at Dongbao’s indifferent attitude, her hand clutching the broom bracingly.

"Mom, how can you curse your own grandson? Fengfeng is your grandson, but Dongbao is too, he was hungry, what’s wrong with eating? Isn’t it enough that the eldest family lives in the provincial city, why begrudge this little bit of food?" Lin Juan was annoyed too, this old woman was making a mountain out of a molehill.

"Shut up, this old woman bought these things, and she’ll decide who gets them. I’m talking about snatching things, quit diverting, move aside, I must teach this brat a lesson." Madam Chen banged the broom hard on the ground, glaring at Dongbao. He was spoiled, had to correct him while there was still a chance to fix it; she wouldn’t miss the opportunity.

This was the time to intervene, and still she shielded him, really?

"Mom, save me." Seeing the broom in Madam Chen’s hand, Dongbao was terrified, hiding even more.

"Come on, I’ll take you for peach pastries, don’t block grandma." Xu Mumu calmly said to the kids, clearing the area for Madam Chen, while Sun Huiping also stepped aside, enjoying watching the mother-son duo in trouble.