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" Quickly, Mrs. Chen said, "Eldest son, just take the money. Your brother is right, it's not right for your family to bear the cost of Mother's birthday celebration." Worried that Chen Ye might not accept it, Mrs. Hu said, "As the head of the family, remember how you provided for your younger uncles to study when you were just a young boy, and since I came into this house, I've been serving them like a servant. Now that they have established their own households, they should also contribute to Mother's birthday celebration. It wouldn't be right for our single household to bear the cost." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂 Chen Ye scolded her with a stern face, "There you go again, always stirring trouble with your meddling and prattling." Mrs. Hu, seeing that her husband took the money, let out a sigh of relief and said to Mrs. Gao and Alan, "Come on, let's get back to work. Oh dear, we aren't blessed with the good fortune to have meals served to us while we sit and wait." Mrs. Gao and Alan responded, then followed her out. window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "618befb240ce5b0028261626", id: "pf-878-1"}) Mrs. Wang quickly joined them, saying, "If there are any chores, big sister, just tell me what to do." Chen Ye, Chen Ming, and Chen Agui returned to the West Room to chat with Mrs. Chen. Chen Aju led the two little ones out, and in a twinkling, the main room was left with just the three from Chen Afu's family. After a while, Mrs. Chen, as if coming to a realization, said, "No, I need to go see for myself. Wang's hands are vital for my second son's family's meals; I don't want that wasteful woman to get her involved in some rough work and injure her hands." She quickly got off the bed and headed towards the kitchen. Chen Ye added, "Mrs. Hu never learns her lesson; Mother, just give her a few reprimanding words. That woman is foolish and never seems to develop any foresight." Mrs. Wang took great care of her hands and would even cushion them with a cloth when doing rough tasks such as carrying water to irrigate the fields. The main kitchen was in the 'ear room' adjacent to the West Room. As soon as Mrs. Chen entered the kitchen, she heard the sound of her scolding someone, along with Mrs. Hu's voice trying to explain, apparently having asked Mrs. Wang to tend the fire. For most people, tending the fire was one of the lightest tasks in the kitchen, but for Mrs. Wang, who treasured her hands as if they were life itself, it was not an easy chore. In these farming families, the kindling they normally gathered consisted of dry sticks, which required breaking off any lengthy or excessive branches while tending the fire. This process could not only injure the hands but also make them coarse. In their own home, they would never let Mrs. Wang tend the fire. ......... Thank you for your support, and please continue to vote for me.