The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1733 Su Aixiu is not getting enough to eat

He Bao pointed to her swollen, unrecognizable face and complained, "Mother, my face is going to be disfigured, and you didn't even ask anyone to get me a doctor to take a look. But when my sister-in-law pretends to be sick, you get her a doctor."

Liu Dalan said, "Shut up! Your sister-in-law is carrying my grandson."

“Mother, you can’t even count on your son, and you’re still thinking about your grandson. You’re not expecting me to enjoy a comfortable life in the future.”

"You expect me to rely on you? Humph!" Liu Dalan took out some silver and handed it to Cu Mei, "Go and fetch a doctor."

"Mother, you actually believe she's sick? She must be faking it."

"This matter concerns the descendants of my Cheng family and cannot be taken lightly!"

"Mother doesn't believe me, right? Then I'll lift her out of bed right now." With that, He Bao rushed out, but she quickly ran back, looking panicked.

Liu Dalan asked, "How is your sister-in-law?"

He Bao stamped her foot angrily, "That bitch, she really fainted!"

Cu Mei, quick on her feet, soon brought the doctor over. After taking her pulse, she went to the main room to report to Liu Dalan: "Madam, your daughter-in-law's pulse is deep and hesitant, indicating stagnation of Qi. This is a case of overwork and internal injury, with stagnation of liver Qi. She has been overworking herself, depleting her vital energy, and her emotional distress has also obstructed the flow of Qi. These two factors combined have caused her fatigue and chest tightness..."

Before the doctor could finish speaking, the impolite He Bao jumped out and said, "Doctor, you've been rambling on and on, but I don't understand what illness my sister-in-law has! You keep talking about qi and liver, does she not have any illness at all?!"

The doctor looked at the person in front of him who knew nothing about medicine, shook his head and sighed, "This person almost miscarried, how can he be alright?"

Upon hearing the news of a miscarriage, Liu Dalan's heart tightened and she panicked. "Doctor, quickly save my daughter-in-law's pregnancy!"

The doctor said, "I will prescribe some medicine for your daughter-in-law, but she usually overworks. She should do less work in the future and rest more and get angry less. However, your daughter-in-law has another problem."

Liu Dalan quickly asked, "What's the problem?"

"The lady's daughter-in-law has a sallow complexion. She has been neglected in her health, resulting in insufficient vital energy and weak defensive energy, which causes her to frequently feel dizzy and weak in her limbs."

Liu Dalan asked the doctor, "Please explain more clearly how my daughter-in-law developed this illness."

The doctor looked at the family's conditions and realized they didn't seem like people who couldn't afford to eat. Thinking of the frail Su Aixiu and then looking at the plump He Bao, the doctor already knew the cause of the illness. "Then I'll be frank," he said. "Your daughter-in-law is weak and probably doesn't get enough to eat."

"Not enough to eat?" Liu Dalan was shocked. Her family was not going hungry. Was it because she was giving them too little money for daily expenses?

Liu Dalan didn't utter a word until the doctor left.

In the evening, Cu Mei brought chicken soup to Su Aixiu. Xin He climbed onto the table and was both surprised and delighted to see the chicken in the soup bowl. He grinned and said, "Mom, a whole chicken! And a little black chicken at that!"

Su Aixiu was helped off the bed by Cu Mei. Looking at the pot of chicken soup, she asked in confusion, "Why was this chicken soup brought to me?"

Normally, such good food is given to her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. The leftover scraps are for the mother and daughter. If there are no leftovers, the mother and daughter will have nothing to eat.

"The doctor said today that you are not eating enough and your health is very poor. Your wife is worried about the baby in your belly, so she asked me to make you some chicken soup."

Su Aixiu said, "Take half of it to my mother-in-law."

Xinhe covered the soup bowl and objected, "Mother, they usually eat while we watch. Today there's plenty to eat, so we should eat more."

Su Aixiu said, "Xinhe, let's keep half. We can't finish all of this, and leaving it all would make us seem greedy."

"If we don't eat this meal, we won't have any for the next one!"

Su Aixiu said, "If you're craving something delicious, wait for your father to come back, and he'll take you out to eat something good."

Xinhe was eventually persuaded.

While eating in the main room, He Bao banged on the plates and bowls, saying, "She eats chicken soup, and we eat this, and she can swallow it."

Liu Dalan was getting impatient. "Why are you complaining about not eating a bowl of chicken soup? If your sister-in-law has a miscarriage, it doesn't matter where she has more or less."

"She'll miscarry if she doesn't eat chicken soup? I think she's just greedy."

Liu Dalan was already in a bad mood due to her lingering illness, and He Bao's repeated tantrums made her impatient. "Can't you eat properly? If you can't, get out!"

"Mother, look at the taste of these dishes! That lowly servant Cu Mei is terrible at cooking. Is she feeding pigs?"

Liu Dalan's legs aren't good, but her mouth isn't. How could she not tell that today's food wasn't good? "Your sister-in-law used to cook these meals. If you think Cu Mei's cooking isn't good, then you'll be in charge of cooking from now on."

He Bao nearly went crazy upon hearing this. "Mother, I don't even know how to light a fire, and you're asking me to cook? Mother, what do you mean? Does this mean my sister-in-law won't cook anymore?"

“Didn’t you hear what the doctor said? Your sister-in-law’s body is weak and easily fatigued, and she can’t do any work. From now on, you and Cu Meigan will be in charge of the housework.”

"Mother, you're making me do chores? I'm going to marry into a wealthy family, and you're making me do servant's work. Don't you plan to come with me to a wealthy family and enjoy a life of luxury?"

"Will you take me with you when you enjoy your retirement? Do you think I can live to be a hundred? I don't even know how long I'll live. Right now, I just want to hold my grandson. So, from now on, you and Cu Meigan will be in charge of the housework, and your sister-in-law will have to take care of her pregnancy."

He Bao slammed her chopsticks on the table. "Mom, what's wrong with you? Is your grandson more important than me?!"

Just then, Cu Mei arrived with chicken soup. "Madam, the young mistress has served two bowls of chicken soup. Please have me bring the rest to you."

"let it go!"

As soon as Cu Mei turned around, He Bao picked up her chopsticks again. She picked out the old ginseng from the soup bowl and went crazy, "Cu Mei, you lowly servant, how could you put ginseng in my sister-in-law's soup? Do you know how expensive this ginseng is? It can't even be bought for ten taels of silver. How could you put it in her soup?"

Startled, Cu Mei quickly explained, "Miss He Bao, this wasn't my idea, it was Madam's. I wouldn't dare touch the old ginseng if Madam didn't give the order." With that, Cu Mei ran away.

He Bao looked at Liu Dalan and said, "Mother, are you crazy? How can you give this to Su Aixiu? Even if you don't want to eat it, you can't give it to her! This thing sells for more than ten taels a piece!"

"Is an old ginseng root more important, or my grandson?"

"Grandson, grandson, all you think about is your grandson."

"Get out if you're not going to eat! You can't even have a peaceful meal!"

Just now, I was throwing my chopsticks and saying I wouldn't eat anything, but when I saw the chicken soup, I changed my mind.

She served Liu Dalan a bowl of clear soup, then tore the chicken into pieces and threw it into her own bowl, along with the most valuable ginseng, which she ate in two bites.