Song Miaomiao was knocked stumbling by the collision.
Watching Song Wanning’s retreating figure, she clenched her teeth so hard they nearly cracked.
“What’s so impressive about a bowl of meat?”
“Just you wait! I’ll make sure you don’t get to eat that meat today!”
She spat in Song Wanning’s direction before turning and running home.
The moment she entered the house, Liu Cuihua shot her an irritated glare and slammed the bowls and chopsticks onto the table.
“So your wings have grown strong enough for you to run away now?”
“If you were going to leave, why bother coming back?”
“Why didn’t you just die outside?”
Song Miaomiao completely ignored Liu Cuihua’s scolding.
Looking at everyone sitting silently nearby, she said,
“I just saw Big Sister.”
“And she was carrying a bowl of meat.”
The moment Song Bao heard that, his eyes lit up.
He threw down his chopsticks.
“Second Sister, is that true?”
“Big Sister really has meat?”
“Yes.”
“I saw her carrying a big bowl of braised pork home.”
As Liu Cuihua and Song Bao looked at the thin porridge in their bowls, it suddenly tasted like nothing at all.
That little bitch Song Wanning…
Why does she get to eat meat while we’re stuck drinking plain porridge and eating sweet potatoes?
The more Liu Cuihua thought about it, the more resentful she became.
When the family had split up, she had been delighted that Song Wanning hadn’t asked for anything.
She had even thought that after only a couple of days on her own, Song Wanning would be starving and would shamelessly come crawling back to beg them for help.
Yet only a few days after moving out, she was already eating meat.
How could they possibly accept that?
Liu Cuihua’s eyes darted around before she suddenly stood up and grabbed Song Bao’s hand.
“Bao, didn’t you say you wanted meat?”
“Come on.”
“Let’s go eat at your eldest sister’s house.”
Hearing there would be meat, Song Bao immediately jumped off his chair and happily followed her outside.
Seeing this, Song Miaomiao quietly followed behind them.
Only Song Dashan remained behind.
Looking at the plain porridge and sweet potatoes on the table, he found them utterly tasteless.
He actually wanted to go as well.
But after thinking it over, he figured that if they really managed to get some meat, they’d surely bring some back for him.
So he decided to stay home and wait.
Song Wanning returned home carrying the braised pork and rice.
Hearing footsteps outside, Xu Lanjiao woke up and slowly pushed herself into a sitting position.
As soon as Song Wanning entered and saw her trying to sit up, she quickly put the food down and went over to help support her.
“Thank you.”
Xu Lanjiao thanked her once again.
Ever since being brought here, she had already thanked Song Wanning more times than she could count.
“You don’t have to keep thanking me.”
“You must be hungry.”
“I originally planned to cook something after I came back from dinner.”
“But Aunt Li prepared some food for you and asked me to bring it home.”
“Do you want to eat by yourself, or would you like me to feed you?”
“I won’t trouble you.”
“I can eat by myself.”
Hearing that, Song Wanning opened the lunch container.
She spooned plenty of braised pork sauce over the rice, added several large pieces of braised pork, and included some vegetables.
Li Lan had prepared the meal herself.
She knew it was already getting late, and if Song Wanning had to cook after returning home, dinner would be far too late.
So she had thoughtfully packed a separate portion for Xu Lanjiao.
It was the first time Xu Lanjiao had ever experienced such kindness from strangers.
Seeing the container filled with both meat and vegetables, her eyes immediately turned red.
Noticing she was about to thank her again, Song Wanning quickly interrupted.
“Don’t thank me again.”
“Aunt Li prepared this meal.”
“If you want to thank someone, thank her when she comes next time.”
Xu Lanjiao smiled faintly and nodded before accepting the lunch box.
At that exact moment, Song Bao suddenly rushed into the house.
The instant he smelled the rich aroma of meat, he unconsciously licked his lips.
Spotting the remaining braised pork on the table, he didn’t hesitate for a second.
He ran over, reached directly into the bowl with his bare hands, and stuffed the meat into his mouth.
Seeing his behavior, Song Wanning felt utterly disgusted.
Her anger instantly flared.
She had forgotten to lock the door when she came back.
That was how they had taken advantage of the opportunity.
She strode over, grabbed Song Bao by the back of his collar, lifted him effortlessly, and carried him straight to the front door.
Then she tossed him outside in one swift motion.
Being able to lift Song Bao so easily didn’t surprise Song Wanning at all.
She had already noticed that her strength had increased dramatically.
Otherwise, carrying Xu Lanjiao down the mountain wouldn’t have felt so effortless.
Just then, Song Miaomiao and Liu Cuihua reached the doorway.
They had seen Song Bao run ahead much faster than they could, so they had fallen behind.
Because he had just managed to eat a few pieces of meat, Song Bao had been secretly delighted.
He never expected to be thrown out the very next second.
He landed hard on the ground.
Staring blankly at his hands, he had originally intended to lick the remaining sauce from his fingers.
Instead, they were now covered in dirt.
His backside hurt from the fall as well.
Looking up and seeing Liu Cuihua and Song Miaomiao arrive, he immediately burst into tears again.
“Mom!”
“Come quickly!”
“Big Sister only let me eat a few pieces of meat, and then she threw me out of the house!”
Song Wanning noticed the two women as well.
She had no interest in arguing with them.
Without another word, she shut the front door and slid the wooden bolt firmly into place.
Out of sight, out of mind.
She assumed that once they saw the door closed, they would leave.
She was wrong.
Not only did they stay, they began pounding loudly on the door while cursing.
“Song Wanning!”
“You little wretch!”
“Open the door!”
“Did you hear me?”
Annoyed beyond measure, Song Wanning rubbed her ears.
Then she noticed a broom leaning behind the door.
She picked it up, removed the door bar, flung the door open, and immediately swung the broom at the people outside.
“I already told you to get lost!”
“Didn’t you hear me?”
“You people keep coming here looking for trouble!”
“We’ve already split into separate households!”
“If you come looking for trouble again, I’ll beat you every single time!”
The broom struck Liu Cuihua and Song Bao repeatedly.
It hurt quite a bit.
Song Wanning deliberately avoided hitting Song Miaomiao.
She wasn’t sure whether Song Miaomiao was already pregnant.
If she accidentally caused a miscarriage, Song Miaomiao would surely come blaming her.
She had no desire to deal with that kind of trouble.
Neither Liu Cuihua nor Song Bao had expected Song Wanning to go completely berserk and start beating them with a broom.
As they dodged and fled, they shouted back,
“Song Wanning!”
“Have you gone crazy?”
“How dare you even hit your own mother!”
“You little—”
Before Liu Cuihua could finish cursing, Song Wanning swung the broom down heavily once more.
“You’re the ones who came begging for this beating.”
“I’m simply granting your wish.”
Liu Cuihua and Song Bao were beaten until every part of their bodies ached.
Neither of them dared remain any longer.
They immediately fled in disgrace.
Watching the two of them run away, Song Wanning turned around and saw Song Miaomiao still standing there in a daze.
She raised the broom in her hand.
“You’re still not leaving?”
“Do you want a beating too?”