Chapter 91: Chapter 91
"I got the job recruitment quota, and it’s up to me to decide whom to give it to! Grandma, how could you say such a thing without distinguishing between insiders and outsiders?" Xiao Xue spoke coldly.
Behind her, Cuihua pulled at her, but failed to stop her eldest daughter from speaking out.
"What you got belongs to the Bai Family, it’s only right to give it to your Third Uncle! How does it make sense to give it to someone with a different surname? No, it must go to your Third Uncle!" Grandma Bai was relentless.
Upon hearing the eldest grandson say that this little wench had secured a job quota, she was very excited.
She thought, if her son no longer had to do farm work, the Bai Family would have someone working in a factory, and she would have something to brag about.
But then she heard her eldest grandson say that this little wench had given the quota to her uncle, and immediately knew which uncle that was.
How could that be, giving the job quota to a member of the Wang Family was out of the question.
She rushed over in a hurry, followed by Li Guihua and Bai Dahe, although the two of them took a detour to Bai Dajiang’s house.
"To me, anyone who is good to our family is family, whether he is surnamed Bai or Wang. On the other hand, has Third Uncle ever done anything worthy of us under the name of Third Uncle?" Xiao Xue sat down and looked at Grandma Bai, who was standing in front of her, commanding with authority, and spoke each word with force, "If it weren’t for my maternal grandparents, I might have died of a high fever then. Did the Bai Family ever care about me at that time?"
"Grandma, it was just a few months ago that Third Uncle smashed my father’s head in. If it wasn’t for the fact that he is our Third Uncle, we would have reported it long ago!" Bai Ruxia also spoke up.
"What’s there to talk about that again? Haven’t we compensated you enough? Given you so much and you still dare to bring this up? Today you must hand over that job application form!" Grandma Bai said as she walked to the edge of the kang, not even sparing a glance at the two wailing children on the bed.
Cuihua alone simply couldn’t comfort the two of them, so Bai Ruyun also went over to comfort one, while Bai Ruxia and Xiao Xue kept an eye on Grandma Bai’s actions.
Wang Yongsheng stood on the floor and, seeing the look Xiao Xue gave him, discreetly slipped the job recruitment quota into his pocket.
Bai Daliang had taken his two sons to chop firewood, so only a few people were in the house. Content originally comes from novel⸺fire.net
"Too noisy! Wang Cuihua, what kind of mother are you? Can’t even calm your own children?" Grandma Bai listened to the endless crying of the two children and instead of being concerned, loudly criticized Wang Cuihua.
"Grandma, if you speak softly, they won’t cry. Aren’t they just scared by you?" Bai Ruxia was not afraid of this grandma; when her grandma came to snatch things in the past, she did the same. However, since she couldn’t beat or outwit her, things were eventually taken.
"I won’t waste words with you, hand over the job recruitment quota and let me take it back for your Third Uncle to fill out and get it stamped!" Grandma Bai said without bothering about what Bai Ruxia said; instead, she extended her hand.
"It’s too late; it’s already been filled out!" Xiao Xue shrugged.
"Don’t give me that nonsense! Hurry up and hand it over! Don’t make me grab it myself!" Grandma Bai widened her eyes, completely disbelieving Xiao Xue’s words.
"The kid isn’t lying; it’s already filled out!" Wang Cuihua, seeing her mother-in-law being so unreasonable, couldn’t hold back any longer and spoke out.
"Then let Dahe have it instead. You, a woman from your maiden home, dare to give such an important work quota to your brother?" As Grandma Bai spoke, she began searching left and right.
"Grandma! One must have self-awareness! In my eyes, Third Uncle is not even a passerby. Why should I give him the job recruitment quota? Being family doesn’t only mean sharing the same surname! Anyone who genuinely cares for each other can be family! On the contrary, those who harm others and only think of taking advantage don’t deserve to be called my family!" Xiao Xue threw out a cold statement, "I gave the job recruitment quota to my Second Uncle and also to my Little Uncle because they are my family, the ones who help us unconditionally in times of need!"
"What did you say? You gave it to your Second Uncle and also your Little Uncle? If you gave it to your Second Uncle, you must give it to your Third Uncle, me! You’re being unfair!" After Xiao Xue finished speaking, Bai Dahe, who just pushed the door open from outside, was not having it.
The couple originally went to find their Second Brother, thinking it would be better if Second Brother didn’t know about snatching a job quota, but he wasn’t afraid—after all, in the end, his mother always sided with him.
Letting Second Brother come over to help him snatch the job quota from Wang Yongsheng’s hand would ultimately mean the quota was his.
But when he walked in and heard Xiao Xue say she gave it to Second Uncle and Little Uncle, he couldn’t take it anymore. He turned to glare at Bai Dajiang and his wife who followed him before pushing the door to come in and shout.
"Dahe, where have you been?" Grandma Bai, seeing her precious son arrive, felt even more confident.
"I went to bring Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law over, but it seems useless since Second Brother already got a job quota. Eldest niece has solely left out Third Uncle!" The latter sentence was directed at Xiao Xue.
"Yes! I specifically didn’t give it to you!" Xiao Xue admitted without hesitation.
"Eldest niece, you gave it to your Second Uncle but not your Third Uncle. Is this fair?" Bai Dahe looked at Xiao Xue with eyes full of fire.
Wang Cuihua, frightened, pulled at Xiao Xue, but was pushed away. She looked at Bai Dahe amusingly, "Third Uncle talks about fairness?"
"Yes! Not giving it to me while giving it to them is unfair!" Bai Dahe responded loudly.
"Then tell me, when Grandma took things away from our two families and gave it all to your third branch, was that fair?" Xiao Xue asked in a deep voice, "During the division of family assets, giving us nothing and leaving everything to your third branch, was that fair? Parents couldn’t treat their three sons fairly! I’m not your mom—why should I care if it’s fair to you!"
After Xiao Xue finished speaking, Bai Dahe’s face turned so dark it seemed it could drip ink.
As for Grandma Bai, she was momentarily dumbfounded, then with a loud wail, she advanced to grab Xiao Xue’s face, "You little wench, ungrateful wretch, how dare you talk like that? I’m your grandma, do my words not count? I’ll beat you to death!"
"Mom, haven’t you had enough?" Bai Dajiang blocked Xiao Xue with his body and shouted at Grandma Bai.
Like Bai Daliang, while he complained deeply about his mom, he couldn’t bring himself to completely disregard her.
However, witnessing her unreasonable and heavily biased behavior today, Bai Dajiang was thoroughly furious. He closed his eyes and shouted, "Why is it that every time Big Brother and I try to live a better life, you come over to ruin it? In your eyes, do Big Brother and I not deserve to live well? Should our children be subjected to your degradation? With every word you call her a wench, ungrateful wretch, is it only Third Brother’s daughters that you treasure? In your eyes, is it only Third Brother who counts?" Each questioning word left Grandma Bai dumbfounded.
Usually quiet as a mouse, today his words flowed so smoothly.
She hesitated for a moment, then spoke, "Dajiang! Mom isn’t trying to snatch the job quota from your hands! Mom is happy that you got a job quota; I just want to take it from Wang Yongsheng and give it to your brother! Dajiang, help your brother, let’s see if they will give it!" Grandma Bai’s eyes were full of calculations, avoiding the issues Bai Dajiang raised.
"Xiao Xue got the job quota herself, and she can give it to whoever she wants. Why do you have to grab it every time?" Bai Dajiang softened his tone.