Sweet Dreams in Famine Years: The System Leads to a Brilliant Life

Wang Huan had never been able to resist the Queen Mother's tantrum, and he compromised soon after.

"Mom, don't be sad. I'll go talk to my mother-in-law right away. I'll make sure she agrees to take you with me, and I'll try to get some wolf meat for you."

After hearing Wang Huan's promise, Queen Mother stopped throwing a tantrum and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

"Good boy, I knew you were filial. Your mother and father will remember your kindness."

Wang Huan was extremely happy to hear her mother's praise. For many years, her parents had always been cold to her. Only when she brought something back would they be kind to her. To receive praise like today, she felt unprecedented satisfaction and felt that everything was worth it.

Wang Huan immediately ran to find Zeng's mother.

Wang Dachui looked at Wang Huan's back as he left and asked doubtfully, "Mom, will she really ask the Zeng family to share some wolf meat with us?"

The Queen Mother said confidently: "Don't worry, she will definitely go, let's just wait and eat meat!"

The king's father did not say anything, he just lowered his head and watched silently, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

When Wang Jingang heard the news that there was meat to eat, he immediately cheered excitedly: "Great, we will finally have meat to eat!"

He hadn't eaten meat for so long that he had almost forgotten what it tasted like.

"When that money-loser brings back the wolf meat, grandma will cook it for you." Queen Mother comforted Wang Jingang while picking him up.

At the same time, after Wang Huan returned to Zeng's house, she couldn't wait to run to Zeng's mother. Zeng's mother glanced at her but didn't ask any more questions because she was not interested in the Wang family.

Wang Huan hesitated for a long time, and finally mustered up his courage and stammered, "Mother..."

Zeng's mother raised her eyelids and asked coldly, "What's wrong?"

"Mom, I..." Although Wang Huan had prepared himself mentally in advance, he still felt nervous when he actually said it.

But thinking of the plight of his own family, Wang Huan finally gritted his teeth and spoke out his words in one go.

"Mom, my father and elder brother were also injured by the bandits, and my eldest sister-in-law was even killed by them. Now my mother and nephew are the only ones who are relatively safe in my mother's family. So I would like to ask you to let my mother and her family escape with us."

After Wang Huan finished speaking, he glanced at Zeng's mother nervously. Seeing that Zeng's mother did not look displeased, he continued, "Also, my mother and her family have run out of food. Can you give them one of the wolves you killed last night?"

Wang Huan knew that saying this might make her mother-in-law unhappy, but she was really worried about the situation of her parents. If she didn't give them food, they would definitely starve to death.

"Should we give them some of our food and money?" Zeng's mother asked coldly.

Wang Huan was startled, and looked up to see the gloomy expression on Zeng's mother's face, and her slightly cloudy eyes were cold at the moment. Wang Huan understood that his mother-in-law was angry, and he was so scared that he immediately collapsed to the ground.

"Mom, I...I didn't mean that..."

"What do you mean by 'you don't mean that'? Don't forget that you are now the daughter-in-law of the Zeng family, and the mother of Cheng'er and Sirui. You still have your own family to support. If you give all the remaining food to the Wang family, what about your children and husband?" Zeng's mother's tone was cold and her words were full of dissatisfaction.

This Wang Huan is a confused person. Anyone with eyes can see what kind of people the Wang family is.

Only Wang Huan was always foolish enough to take things from her husband's family back to her own family. Zeng's mother had tolerated it when the family was well off before, but now everyone was fleeing famine, and food was life. Wang Huan actually wanted to use food to support the Wang family, which really made Zeng's mother angry.

Wang Huan was scolded by her mother and felt a little aggrieved: "Mom, we still have three wolves at home. Even if one is given away, we still have two at home!" She just hoped to get one wolf meat away, not to give all of it to her mother's family.

"Shut up." Zeng's mother interrupted her defense coldly.

Wang Huan was startled by this cold shout. Zeng's mother was always kind and rarely scolded anyone, but at this moment she had obviously lost her patience.

"Don't accuse me of being unkind. It's okay for your family to follow the team, but if you want to share some of our food with them, don't even think about it."

She has a big family to support, so she doesn't have time to care about other people's lives. Zeng's mother knows that she is not a living bodhisattva who sacrifices herself for others.

"Mother..." Wang Huan wanted to say a few more words, but Zeng's mother interrupted her coldly.

"As a person, you should know how to be content. If you continue like this, don't stay with us. Go back and live with your family!"

As soon as Zeng's mother said this, Wang Huan's face turned pale. She couldn't accept being driven back to her parents' home, especially since she was worried about the future of her two children.

"Mom, I was wrong! Don't send me back. I will never do this again." Wang Huan begged for mercy anxiously.

Zeng's mother didn't actually intend to send her back to her parents' home, she just wanted to take the opportunity to teach her a lesson.

"Okay, stop crying. What does it mean? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the two kids?" Zeng's mother said coldly.

Wang Huan immediately stopped wailing and stopped talking about dividing the wolf meat. Zeng Zhengen agreed with his mother's approach.

It was almost noon, but the city gate still showed no sign of opening. At this time, Yang Xuyu hurried over.

"Zeng girl, I just went to inquire about the situation, and no one knows why the city gate was suddenly closed." Yang Xuyu said anxiously. He knew that if the city gate was not opened, they might face starvation.

Zeng Zhengen had already heard the news from the Wang family, so she was not surprised by Yang Xuyu's words. She thought about it and made a suggestion: "Uncle Yang, why don't we retreat a little, find a cool place to rest, and see if the city gate will open tomorrow."

Yang Xuyu originally came to Zeng Zhengen to discuss countermeasures. When he heard her suggestion, he immediately agreed: "Okay, I will go and notify the villagers and ask them to prepare. We will retreat for the time being."

After saying that, Yang Xuyu hurried to inform the villagers.

The village chief has always been prestigious among the villagers, so the villagers absolutely obey his instructions. Soon, everyone began to pack up and prepare to retreat.

Soon after, everyone packed up and the team began to retreat in an orderly manner. Although the villagers of Zhangguanbao did not understand what was happening, when they saw the villagers of Dapo Village began to retreat, they also quickly packed up their luggage and prepared to move together.

Zeng's mother had just packed her things when the team over there started to move. Wang Huan also quietly followed the others and retreated. As for her family, she had already forgotten about them.

On the other side, the Wang family was still fantasizing that Wang Huan would send wolf meat over, and discussing how to cook it later. However, they waited and waited, but Wang Huan never showed up.

Suddenly, the Queen Mother discovered that the troops from Dapo Village and Zhangguanbao began to retreat. She became anxious and jumped up from the ground.

"His father, look, why are they starting to retreat?" the Queen Mother shouted in panic.

When Wang's father saw the huge team retreating continuously, he had a bad feeling in his heart.