Chapter 158: Chapter 158

"Pfft! You’re my biological daughter, there’s no switch! Just look at how much you look like me! Anyone can see you’re my real daughter!" Wang Cuihua was chopping vegetables and immediately spat in mock indignation when she heard her daughter say that.

"I’m just being metaphorical! Don’t exaggerate!" Bai Ruxue looked at her mom with amusement.

"Your dad has a good nature, kind to both the elderly and children, and doesn’t hold grudges. Even after everything your grandma did to him, he still respects her dearly! Although this matter is hard to accept, when you think about it, your grandma is also a victim. Once your dad knew she was his birth mother, how could he not accept her?" Wang Cuihua praised her husband with a smile on her face.

"To put it simply, it’s blind filial piety! My dad doesn’t care what’s right or wrong, just blindly being filial, which has spoiled the old house people into becoming increasingly unreasonable! It’s actually nice to break away from them!" Bai Ruxue said bluntly.

"Lower your voice, think how hurt your dad would be if he heard you say that? With so many children, I’ve noticed your dad favors you the most!" Wang Cuihua whispered.

"I don’t want favoritism! You two must be fair! Be fair to all seven of us! It hurts when there’s favoritism towards anyone!" Bai Ruxue said solemnly.

Wang Cuihua nodded, how could she not know! Her husband was the unloved child, compared to his siblings, he was like a wild child.

Seeing that her mother understood, Bai Ruxue said no more, heading out, and came back with lots of delicious food in hand.

Pork, chicken, and eggs were all there.

The mother and daughter made a big table of delicious dishes and cooked some rice. Bai Ruxue also brought out a bottle of good wine for her dad.

So much happened that day, having him drink a bit of wine to calm down and sleep well was a good idea.

Once everything was set and the food served, Bai Xianglan was shocked at the table full of meat dishes.

She had heard that after Daliang moved out, life wasn’t good, and they often didn’t have enough to eat. She had even helped them a few years ago. Who knew they were living so well now?

The other day when meeting him at the milk powder factory, he said he had just started working there, had seven children at home, four going to school, and his wages just about fed the family enough not to go hungry, how could they be eating so well?

Besides, how were they getting meat for meals with drinks? It was hard to buy, and you needed ration tickets. How could someone who just started working and hadn’t been paid have access to those?

Bai Xianglan’s thoughts rendered her motionless, and Bai Ruxue took it all in.

"Grandma, don’t overthink it, you’ve been on your feet for so long, you must be hungry! Let’s eat!" When Bai Ruxue handed Bai Xianglan the rice, Bai Xianglan was utterly shocked.

Eating meat was nothing, but plain white rice was even more precious.

Usually, getting a bit was tough; how could her son’s family be eating it? She looked at the big bowl and her heart raced.

"Xiao Xue, Grandma doesn’t need such fancy grains! Cornmeal mush is fine! Keep the rice for yourselves!" Bai Xianglan pushed the bowl back to Bai Ruxue, looking reluctant.

As an old lady, she felt it was wasteful to eat such precious food! Good things should be left for the children at a time when they’re growing.

"Mom! Just eat it! The kids have enough too!" Bai Daliang joined in, pushing the bowl back to her.

Wang Cuihua also persuaded, serving everyone rice. Only then did Bai Xianglan hesitantly pick up her chopsticks, but she only ate the rice.

Just eating the rice gave her incredible delight.

Gangzi had taken all the money out of the household; no one knew what he did, but it was all gone. After that, they sold everything one by one, and when there was nothing left, he started selling grain. Most of each allocation of commodity grain was taken away by him, leaving the family only with watery porridge, so thin you could see your face in it.

She couldn’t even remember the last time she had dry rice.

Bai Ruxue served her vegetables and meat; as she ate, tears came to her eyes.

The meal filled them with anxiety.

They feared grandma might cry and faint.

Dong Sihan did the same; without waiting for an invite, she picked up chopsticks and ate. Since childhood, she had not eaten plain rice, nor the meat which was so delicious she wanted to bite her tongue.

Bai Ruxue was focused on her grandma and didn’t notice Dong Sihan until she looked over and saw the girl with a belly so full she couldn’t sit properly.

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After the family finished eating, Bai Ruxue cleared the table and went to wash the dishes.

As for taking care of grandma, she left it to her mom and dad.

While washing, Zhang Yuan wanted to enter the space.

Only then did she remember that Zhang Yuan said he only took a month off and was due back. She had been so busy lately that she forgot about him.

So she hurriedly finished her current task and ran out.

She used the excuse of going to the toilet to enter the space.

"Girl, did you miss me?" Zhang Yuan couldn’t wait to ask as soon as he saw her.

Bai Ruxue was a bit off guard seeing his scruffy appearance.

"What happened to you?"

"What do you mean what happened? I just got off the train and rushed to see you, and this is the look you’re giving me? Did you forget all about me?" Zhang Yuan glared.

"Huh? You’re back? So soon?" Bai Ruxue asked again, which annoyed Zhang Yuan.

"Bai Ruxue! I haven’t been here for days, and you call it soon? Did you not miss me at all? Did you forget about me?"

Bai Ruxue counted the days and realized it had been seven days since Zhang Yuan last came.

Seeing his puffed-up expression, she knew she was wrong, so she tugged his arm to console him.

"It’s my fault! I forgot the date you were coming back. Where are you now? Are you at our house?"

One sentence deflated all of Zhang Yuan’s anger.

She said "our house." Those three words sent waves of emotion through him, making him realize the girl considered the small western-style building in the county their home, and him, family.

But he still nodded haughtily, "Mm! Just got in!"

Meaning he didn’t even have time to shave before coming to see her, yet she forgot about him.

Bai Ruxue looked at this haughty person and truly wanted to pinch his face, but she held back and began to explain.

"Something happened at home recently, and I’ve been overwhelmed, so I neglected you!"

"Did something happen at home? What happened?" Zhang Yuan asked with concern upon hearing that.

He no longer showed any anger, his face full of worry and concern.

"It’s all sorted now, we’ll resolve it tomorrow! It’s nothing major! Just a change of lineage!" Bai Ruxue said lightly.

"What do you mean by a change of lineage?" Zhang Yuan didn’t understand and asked.

"It means what I’ve always suspected turned out to be true. My dad actually isn’t my grandparents’ biological son! He’s my grandaunt’s son. My grandma swapped the two babies! So just like that, I’ve changed ancestors, and even changed my last name!" Bai Ruxue shrugged, explaining briefly and casually as if it were someone else’s story.

"So... what’s your surname now?" Zhang Yuan, in his peculiar way of thinking, just asked what her surname was now.

"Lin! My real grandpa’s surname is Lin!" Their conversation, if heard by others, might cause them to faint from disbelief.