Chapter 1011: You Are Not Worthy

Old Mrs. Xiao had never been so happy that her whole body trembled for the sake of a meal as she was today.

She followed the foreman's instructions and kept busy at the supermarket. By seven o'clock in the evening, she finally received the meal voucher she had been longing for.

Although she had already eaten a full meal at noon, Old Mrs. Xiao still ate like a hungry dog that had been locked up for three days, eating until her belly was round and she couldn't stand up.

She was so full she couldn't eat anymore, so she rested on the seat in the canteen for half an hour before she could barely stand up, leaning on the dining table with both hands.

After eating and drinking her fill, she had energy again.

Old Mrs. Xiao wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and touched her belly with her palm, sighing with satisfaction: "I didn't expect that food after labor would be so fragrant! I really ate my fill today!"

Then, the old lady checked the time and found that it was already past eight o'clock, so she planned to go home quickly.

Although she had always been selfish, after experiencing all kinds of hardships during this period, she had more or less developed some concern for her children and grandchildren.

Thinking that her son and grandson were still lying in bed waiting to be fed, Old Mrs. Xiao hurried to the canteen window and asked the staff member who was preparing to get off work: "Excuse me, do you still want these leftovers, steamed buns, and rice?"

The other party looked at her and said helplessly: "No way, old lady, you ate three people's worth of food by yourself, and you're still not full?"

Old Mrs. Xiao wiped her mouth embarrassedly and smiled apologetically: "Oh, I'm full, but the children at home are still hungry. You don't know, they haven't eaten for almost two days and two nights."

The other party asked in surprise: "Really? What era is this, and there are still people who can't afford to eat?"

Old Mrs. Xiao's face felt hot, and she said awkwardly: "Oh, you don't know, something happened in my family during this period. My eldest daughter-in-law has breast cancer, and it was diagnosed as terminal. She's almost dying now. My eldest son spent all the money in the family to treat her..."

Saying this, Old Mrs. Xiao suddenly felt very satisfied in her heart.

It was truly very satisfying!

She had long found Qian Hongyan an eyesore. If it weren't for Wu Donghai stopping her, the old lady herself would have wanted to beat Qian Hongyan half to death.

Especially recently, Qian Hongyan had been defying her in various ways and even forcing her to go out to work. She had long hated Qian Hongyan to the bone.

Therefore, fabricating the rumor that Qian Hongyan had terminal breast cancer and was dying in front of others gave her a sense of revenge.

When the canteen staff heard this, they exclaimed: "Ah? Terminal breast cancer, that's too miserable..."

"That's not all!" Old Mrs. Xiao sighed: "Oh... my eldest daughter-in-law has terminal breast cancer, and my second daughter-in-law is even more miserable!"

The staff member hurriedly asked: "Old lady, what happened to your second daughter-in-law?"

Old Mrs. Xiao said with regret: "My second daughter-in-law originally had uremia and relied on dialysis to live all day. As a result, on the way to dialysis at the hospital some time ago, she was hit by a car, and she had both legs amputated below the buttocks..."

The staff member was stunned: "Is... is it that miserable?"

Old Mrs. Xiao put on a straight face: "This is nothing? The even more miserable part is yet to come!"

The staff member asked: "What else is more miserable?"

Old Mrs. Xiao sighed repeatedly and said: "My second daughter-in-law, she had to go to the hospital for dialysis even after losing her legs. She was already miserable enough, but then she had a stroke. Now her mouth is crooked and twitching all day, just like that Zhao Si in 'Rural Love', and her condition is even more serious than Zhao Si's!"

When talking about Ma Lan, Old Mrs. Xiao felt even more relieved.

She wished that Ma Lan was really as miserable as she had made up! She even hoped that the more miserable she was, the better!

However, how would the staff member know that she was completely talking nonsense.

The staff member thought, in a normal family, who would be bored enough to curse their own family members out of thin air? So what the old lady said must be the truth.

So she said with great sympathy: "No wonder you are working at such an old age. It's really not easy for you to have such things happen to your family one after another!"

As she spoke, she said: "Old lady, we still have seven or eight steamed buns left, about four portions of rice, and some leftover vegetable scraps. Do you have a lunch box? I'll pack some for you to take back!"

Old Mrs. Xiao was extremely excited, but she suppressed her wild joy and said with a melancholy face: "Where would I have a lunch box... Both my daughters-in-law are dying, I can't afford that kind of thing..."

As she spoke, the old lady saw the plastic bag hanging by the counter and blurted out: "How about this, sister, you pack those leftovers in a plastic bag for me, and I'll carry them home!"

The staff member nodded hurriedly and said: "I have no problem with that, as long as you don't mind!"

Old Mrs. Xiao hurriedly said: "I don't mind, I don't mind!"

Soon, the staff member packed the leftovers for Old Mrs. Xiao, filling four large plastic bags.

As soon as Old Mrs. Xiao got her hands on them, she regretted it a little, thinking: "So many leftovers, this is too damn heavy! How am I going to carry this back?"

But then she thought: "No, I must carry them back no matter what. With this food, the family can last at least two days. Otherwise, what can I do with the one hundred yuan I earned today?"

Thinking of this, she could only thank the staff while gritting her teeth and carrying the four large bags of food home.

On the way back, Old Mrs. Xiao couldn't bear to take a taxi.

Taking a taxi home from here would cost a lot of money. The one hundred yuan she earned after working hard all day might be half gone just from the taxi fare.

After thinking about it, taking the bus was more cost-effective.

So, she went to a roadside shop and bought two sausages, thinking of using them to nourish Xiao Changgan and Xiao Hailong, and it would also be convenient to get change for the bus.

On the bus, other elderly people used their senior cards to ride for free. Old Mrs. Xiao didn't have one, so she could only drop one yuan into the coin box.

In fact, she had long known that local elderly people over the age of 65 could go to the civil affairs department to apply for a free senior bus card.

However, Old Mrs. Xiao never took the bus when she went out before; she always had a dedicated driver and a private car. At that time, how could she look down on a senior card for free bus rides?

For her at that time, let alone using this card, even applying for it would be a loss of face.

But now she regretted it, and at the same time, she muttered to herself: "It seems that after the New Year and when people go to work, I should hurry up and apply for the senior card. That way, at least taking the bus won't cost money. If I save a few yuan a day, I can save a lot in a month!"

Carrying several large bags of food, Old Mrs. Xiao finally returned to the Tang Chen Yi Pin villa.

Walking into the entrance of Tang Chen Yi Pin, just as she was about to swipe her card at the gate, a well-dressed middle-aged woman pinched her nose and shouted at her: "Where did this old woman come from? Carrying swill and walking this way? Do you know what place this is? This is Tang Chen Yi Pin! Any house here is something you couldn't afford in several lifetimes!"

Old Mrs. Xiao was exhausted to the point of vomiting blood. Seeing a woman pop out of nowhere and clamor at her, she immediately cursed angrily: "Fuck your mother! Do you know where I live? I live in Villa A04! Look at your bird-like appearance, flashy like a wild chicken. I think you live in a flat on the outskirts at most!"

When the woman heard this, she was so angry that she rushed over and slapped Old Mrs. Xiao directly, cursing: "You damn old woman, you're already eating pig food, and you still run to Tang Chen Yi Pin to act cool. Your brain is really fucked up!" ===== CHAPTER 1012 =====