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Song Chunli's words made Old Madam Huo burst into hearty laughter.
"When you were jealous of the second daughter-in-law, did you even see how good Lifang was to the second son?" Old Madam Huo said, recalling how loving the second son and his wife were, which reminded her of her own youth.
"That's true," Song Chunli said emotionally, "Back then, when supplies were scarce, the second sister-in-law would bring any delicacy she got to the second brother at his workplace without eating it herself."
"And the second uncle never realized that he was eating it all himself?" Zhao Huanhuan asked in return.
"Your second uncle did eat it, but when he saw that your second aunt had become thin, he was displeased. After asking her about it, he stopped eating and insisted that your second aunt eat instead," explained Song Chunli, "Whoever finished work earlier would wait at the other's workplace, and then they would go home together. Their love and affection made others envious."