1592 I Will Not Feed Him
“My… My family is not doing well! My brother-in-law is the only one working! My parents are weak and sickly! They need medicine all year round and my brother-in-law has already spent all his money to buy medicine for them! So we don’t have any extra money to buy milk powder. Please give us some milk! I promise I won’t let the child drink too much! I’ll give you many eggs in return! I’ll also help you with your chores!” Miao Le said.

Liang Die glared at Miao Le from one side. Ever since Miao Le came to the family compound, they had not had a peaceful day. Miao Le went around complaining to everyone every day and sometimes even acted pitiful and asked for things. She would go to this house for a meal today and then go to another house to get some meat tomorrow. She went to everyone’s house. It was only out of respect for Tian Juan that everyone was not calculative with Miao Le.

The child was still so young but she carried him out for show so as to gain sympathy. It was no wonder that the child was so weak. All the women in this area who were still breastfeeding had fed Zhuang Zhuang before. If Qiao Mei fed him this round, it would be Liang Die’s turn next!

Miao Le’s brother-in-law, Tian Jun, was a sensible person though. If he found out that Miao Le had taken something from someone else’s house, he would return it. He would even punish Miao Le by making her stand outside the door and not allow her to enter the house.

Liang Die and Guo Feng were both waiting to see Qiao Mei’s reaction. Although they had already seen Qiao Mei and Lu Lin arguing yesterday, they only watched from afar and did not dare to take a closer look. They did not know who won the argument in the end. This time round, they could see for themselves if Qiao Mei was an easy person to get along with.

“A child of this age should already be able to eat porridge. Don’t you even have rice porridge at home to feed him?” Qiao Mei asked in disbelief.

Miao Le’s expression changed drastically as she said, “What do you know! My brother-in-law supports the entire family alone! If you don’t want to feed the child, just say so! Don’t talk about anything else!”

“Oh…” Qiao Mei thought for a moment and then said, “I refuse to do it. You can go back now.”

Guo Feng, Liang Die and Miao Le were all stunned to the spot and could not immediately react. Qiao Mei did not even sugarcoat her answer and simply rejected Miao Le so bluntly. This was the first time they had ever met such a person.

“If you don’t want to feed him, why didn’t you say so earlier! The child is so pitiful! How can he be exposed to the wind for so long! You just want to harm our Zhuang Zhuang! You must feed him today! Your chest is so big so why can’t you feed the child! Your children are so well fed!” Miao Le shouted in an unreasonable manner.

Liang Die and Guo Feng just watched from the side without saying anything. Qiao Mei did not expect these two people to help her. After all, she only met them today and it would be strange for them to help her out.

If Miao Le had spoken to her nicely in the beginning, she might have helped Miao Le think of a solution. After all, she was also a mother. She felt terrible to see a child suffering, no matter whose child it was. Moreover, she could well afford to pay for a few tins of milk powder.

Qiao Mei could even afford to sponsor Zhuang Zhuang’s milk powder for as long as he needed it. All the men here were Xia Zhe’s comrades-in-arms and they were brothers who had gone through thick and thin together. They must have saved one another countless times, so it was not a big deal to spend some money to help one of them out.

Qiao Mei just could not stand hearing Miao Le talk about her like that. She actually had the audacity to pass comments on her figure. Such a person did not deserve sympathy at all.

“Do I have to give you something just because I don’t need it? Do I have to save all the beggars sitting by the roadside? What does how I look have to do with you? I don’t even breastfeed my own children! Why should I feed your child?” Qiao Mei said impatiently.

“Impossible! You’re lying to me! Your children are so chubby, how can it be that they’ve never drank your milk!” Miao Le said as she pointed at the children in the pram.

“Come on, have some common sense. Children who drink powdered milk put on more weight than children who drink breast milk. Besides, I’m pregnant now and I have no more milk now. Even if I do, I can’t feed it to the children. Go and ask a doctor and you’ll know if I’m lying to you,” Qiao Mei said.

At this moment, Guo Feng also stepped up and said, “What she says is true. A woman shouldn’t breastfeed if she’s pregnant. It’s very harmful to the mother and can even lead to death. The fetus will also be affected. Miao Le, I’m a nurse. Don’t you believe what I say?”

Miao Le felt a little helpless as she hugged Zhuang Zhuang. She had never gone to school and did not know anything about such things.