Chapter 169
Switched Marriage The Coddled Little Wife
Chapter 169: Chapter 169: How Much Is Your Filial Piety Worth?
Li Jiadong entered the room and clearly saw the person inside, "Big sister, why havenât you left yet?"
"What else? Iâve been waiting for you," Lin Jiayi replied irritably, her eyes fixed on the bag in his hand.
She relaxed a bit when she smelled the faint scent of meat.
Li Jiadong looked around and asked, "Why are you waiting for me? Didnât all of you finish eating already?"
Lin Jiayi couldnât bother explaining and reached out to grab the bag in his hand.
"Alright, give me the stuff already. Itâs so late, donât you know Iâm pregnant? Itâs not safe to walk late at night?"
Li Jiadong quickly lifted the bag out of her reach, puzzled, "How is my coming home late related to big sister? If you want to go home early, just go. I didnât hold you back, nor did I ask you to wait for me."
Lin Jiayi, failing to grab the item, glared at him, "You think Iâm waiting for you? Give it to me. Such a small amount isnât even enough to fill the gaps between my teeth. Are you even useful? Why canât you ask for more?"
Only then did Li Jiadong understand what Lin Jiayi wanted and lifted the bag even higher.
"This is from second sister, all stuff that I like to eat. Big sister, why do you think you have the right to fight over it with me? You think itâs not enough, but I think itâs enough for two meals."
"Li Jiadong," Lin Jiayi shouted angrily when she couldnât get the items, "what do you mean by this? Donât forget that I was the one who asked you to get something from Lin Chuxia."
Li Jiadong nodded, "You told me to get it, and you said second sister ought to be filial to our parents, right? Being filial to our parents doesnât mean being filial to you, why should I give it to you?"
Unable to snatch the items, Lin Jiayi turned to Mother Lin with a look of grievance, "Mom, look at him."
It was difficult for Mother Lin as well, as she tried to mediate, "Jiadong, just give your big sister a bit, sheâs still carrying a child, you know."
"Not giving," Li Jiadong clutched the items tightly, "sheâs carrying a child for the Li family. If she wants good food, let her husband buy it for her. Why should she have mine? Itâs all from second sister."
Mother Lin also saw those items, and indeed, they were all her sonâs favorites. freewÑbnoνel.com Her son loved to eat pork liver, but it was expensive. She couldnât bear to buy any for her son all year round.
There were also smoked chicken and sausages, they smelled delicious, and it was no wonder her youngest son was holding onto them so tightly.
How long had it been since she had bought any of these for her youngest son?
"Jiayi, I donât think thereâs much there. Why donât you stay over for the night, and we can eat together tomorrow?"
Lin Jiayi refused, "Mom, everyone knows our family has this business. If I return empty-handed, that old lady and young sister-in-law at home will surely talk behind my back. Are you okay with your daughter being bullied by them?"
She came out today precisely because those two young sisters-in-law had provoked her.
Even after getting married, Li Hongmei could not settle down. Today, she came back to her maternal home and god knows what she said to the old lady, who made snide remarks about Lin Chuxia.
Half a year into marriage, and sheâs already pregnant. Yet, that old lady still mentioned the matter of changing brides.
Mother Lin also knew the nature of the old lady from the Li family and the two young sisters-in-law. She didnât want her daughter to be unhappy during the New Year, but she also couldnât bear to let her son suffer.
Palm or back of the hand, both are flesh, but the sonâs flesh was a bit more precious.
Lin Jiayiâs face grew uglier as she watched her mother.
"Itâs all because of that little wretch Chuxia. She knew there was a big family, yet she only brought back so little. And you, couldnât you have asked for more? Is her filial piety only worth this much?"
Li Jiadong, hearing his big sister scold their second sister, frowned in displeasure, "Big sister, you never bring anything home to show filial piety to our parents. Why do you always pick on second sister? Youâre the eldest, so how much is your filial piety worth?"
"Lin Jiadong," Lin Jiayi immediately bristled with anger, "What favor did Lin Chuxia do for you to side with her like this? You canât have been bought by just a smoked chicken, can you? She has such a big bun shop, and she gave you just a smoked chicken, which isnât even enough to share. Sheâs just trying to drive a wedge between us."
The thought of Lin Chuxia working in that bun shop, whether it was her own or belonged to the Qin Family, made Lin Jiayi green with envy.
What difference did it make if the business was the Qin Familyâs or her own? Was it not all just flaunting and showing off?
In the past life, she had reveled in glory for a lifetime, all thanks to Li Guangyuan.
Who would have thought that in this life, even that brute Qin Han would start doing business, allowing that wretched woman to get smug again.
Lin Jiadong shrank back from her shouting, retreating a step back due to the pressure that came from their blood ties.
However, he wasnât willing to concede, insisting, "How is it driving a wedge? What I see is you wanting my piece of flesh, which is damaging our sibling relationship. You could give me some meat to eat like our second sister does, then Iâd remember your kindness too."
Give him meat to eat?
The Li family could barely scrape together two pounds of meat for the New Year, not to mention waiting until New Yearâs Eve to eat it.
Where would she get any meat to give him?
Knowing that her brother was straightforward to a fault, Lin Jiayi patiently explained to him.
"You donât understand. Her bun shop is massive, and Qinâs Cooked Food is famous all over the county. Whatâs this little bit of stuff? At her place, even beggars get more than this. Sheâs treating you like a beggar."
"So, big sister, you also want to act like a beggar and fight with me over meat?" he retorted.
"You..." Lin Jiayi was so infuriated she raised her hand to strike him.
"Am I fighting with you? Youâve got a nephew now, and itâs the nephew who wants to eat. If you wanted more, why didnât you just ask her for more?
You are so gullible. Let me tell you, their cooked foods and their meat-filled buns are delicious. You went there only once and got so little, I bet you didnât even get to smell the meat buns," she said, determined to show her naive brother Lin Chuxiaâs true colors. That little wretch wasnât as easy to talk to as she seemed, and she was intentionally stirring up trouble between them.
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiadong had something to say. He grinned, showing off his big white teeth, and even directed a breath at Lin Jiayi.
"What are you doing?" Lin Jiayi dismissed with a wave of her hand in distaste.
"Can you smell that? The scent of the meat buns," he said, taking a couple of breaths into his palm and inhaling deeply.
"Donât even mention it, big sisterâs meat buns are really delicious. She was worried Iâd be hungry when I got back, so she gave me a huge plateful.
Did I eat 10? 12?" Lin Jiadong cocked his head to think; he was counting at first, but then his brother-in-law came, and he lost track of the count.
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ï¤Chapter 204 Special - Part 2 "Ah, never mind, I ate a dozen or so until I was full," he said, pointing to his throat with a proud expression.
Upon hearing that he truly did eat the meat buns, and quite a few at that, Lin Jiayiâs voice grew shriller.
"12 meat buns, have you no conscience? Mom and Dad havenât even had any, and you gobbled them all up. Didnât you think of taking some back for them to try?"
Lin Jiadong spoke matter-of-factly, "You told me to go get cooked food from second sister, you never said anything about getting meat buns."
Besides, that was all his brother-in-lawâs stuff - what if taking too much displeased him?
Big sister rarely took things home, saying she feared upsetting her husband. Not only did she avoid taking things from her family home, but she often took stuff from there to her marital home.