Switched Marriage The Coddled Little Wife novel Chapter 276

Chapter 276: Chapter 276: Not the Slightest Bit Useful

"Wenbin gives you all his salary every month, and you only give me 10 yuan for groceries. With this 10 yuan, I have to pinch pennies just to barely make it to the end of the month. How could we possibly eat meat every day?"

The woman tried to speak to her reasonably.

Mrs. Zhang suddenly became unhappy.

"Do you mean to say that I, as a mother-in-law, have mistreated you? Do you still have the nerve to say there isn’t enough money? Don’t you know exactly why the money’s not enough? Others have double incomes and food rations, but look at our family, we married a country bumpkin like you, had a child who is registered as a rural resident, and every month we have to tighten our belts to subsidize your meals. And now it turns out that I’m the one who has wronged you? Do you even have a conscience?"

When it came to the household registration issue, the woman fell silent.

They lived in the city, where buying grain or rice was a necessity, and indeed, she and her child did not have the grain ration that city residents did.

Seeing her daughter-in-law fall silent, Mrs. Zhang’s finger was almost poking the woman’s forehead.

"What sin did our Zhang Family commit in a past life? To end up with a woman like you, we haven’t even despised you, yet you turn around and find fault with us. If money is tight, go earn it. Nowadays, the streets are full of self-employed people. Who isn’t making a living with their own hands? Only you still think you’re some pampered princess, always expecting to be waited on hand and foot, waiting for others to serve you?"

"Mom, that’s not what I meant," the woman admitted her fault and her tone softened, "The boss I found last time agreed to hire me, it’s just that Ningning is still little, and the boss doesn’t allow me to bring the child. Could you please consider letting Ningning stay at home with you?"

Mrs. Zhang’s eyes widened in disbelief, pointing at the little girl beside her.

"You want me to take care of your child? She’s just a little girl, and you have the face to ask? Not to mention one child, when I had a bunch of them, I did what needed to be done regardless. When Wenbin and the others were small, I just tied them up to the door frame. Is it because your child is a precious gem? Do I need to hire a nanny to serve her?"

The little girl shrank back behind her mother, frightened, but then mustered up her courage, stepping forward timidly, raising her thin little arms, trying as hard as she could to keep her voice from trembling.

"Grandma, don’t be angry. If mom goes to earn money, I will behave at home. Grandma, I’ll give you candy, please stop scolding my mom."

The little hand opened to reveal two pieces of candy.

Upon seeing this, Mrs. Zhang’s anger erupted, and with a slap, she hit the little girl’s hand, causing the two pieces of candy to fly away.

"There you go, always complaining that there is no money, no money for groceries we’re told, but there’s money for candy..."

The little girl burst into tears, "Grandma is so mean, my hand hurts, and the candy mom bought flew under the table."

It was candy she had not wanted to eat, saving it thinking it would make her grandmother happy, but it only made her grandmother even angrier.

The woman quickly took her child into her arms to comfort her, while Mrs. Zhang’s accusations became even more unrestrained.

At this moment, the man came back from work, pushing his bicycle, and Mrs. Zhang suddenly had the backing she needed.

"Wenbin, you’re finally back. I can’t manage this home for even one day. You’ve picked a fine wife. What time is it, and dinner still isn’t ready. When I point it out to her, she talks back at me, fussing about not having enough money. She doesn’t buy decent food but has money for candy. If you don’t take control, we can’t live like this."

Zhang Wenbin glanced into the kitchen, saw the cold stove and the meager greens there, and felt his anger rising.

He grabbed the woman by the arm and started dragging her into the house.