Mrs. Bromwick finally had a full meal and had a good night's sleep.
Unexpectedly, her door of the room was kicked open by the angry Gradia early in the morning!
Before Mrs. Bromwick could react, Gradia rushed to the bed, slapped her face fiercely, and cursed angrily: "You dead old woman, even the censer used by me to give incense to the Buddha You dare to steal, are you still a human?"
Mr. Bromwick was dizzy by the slap. Looking at Gradia's face that was close at hand was full of anger. She was so frightened that she blurted out and pleaded: "Gradia, I'm sorry Gradia! I didn't want to steal either. Your thing, but I was so hungry…"
Gradia was furious and gritted her teeth: "It's your problem that you are hungry. What does it have to do with me? The incense burner is used by me to incense the Buddha. You stole the rice in it. That would be disrespectful to the Buddha! If you condemn me, you are hurting me!"
Lady Bromwick couldn't help but choked up: "Gradia…this New Year's Eve…you can't just watch my old lady starving to death in this house, right? You say, if I die in this house from hunger on new Year's eve, how will you live here in the future? You lie in the bedroom upstairs every night thinking that I starved to death in this room downstairs. Would you feel better in your heart?"
With that, Lady Bromwick said in tears: "Gradia…you just saved me, saved an old life. Didn't the Buddha say? Save a life and win the seventh-level Buddha statue. This is also considered accumulation of good deeds!"
Although Gradia's expression eased a little, she still shouted coldly: "For the sake of the Buddha, I can forgive you for stealing rice, but you must save your own behavior and pay a certain price!"
Mrs. Bromwick hurriedly asked, "Gradia, what price do you want me to pay?"
Gradia said coldly: "You'll wash the clothes for the 3 of us for one day. I will think this has never happened!"
When Mrs. Bromwick heard this, she immediately pleaded: "Gradia, I was unwell yesterday and couldn't go to the supermarket to work, so I stole your rice. Today I said everything has to go to work, otherwise for the family of 4, we'll have nothing to eat"
"Then I don't care!" Gradia said annoyedly: "Either you will wash our clothes, or you will give me the rice that you ate, and I will not ruin you. As much as you eat, you will pay me back and give the incense burner just fill it up!"
Mrs. Bromwick cried her face in mourning: "Gradia, all the rice has been boiled by me, now let me give you back what? Or else, you let me go to the supermarket to work today, and I get the money after work. I'll buy rice and return it to you immediately, do you think it's okay?"
"No!" Gradia said without relenting: "If you choose to return the rice to me, then return it now, otherwise, just get out and wash my clothes honestly!"
After that, Gradia threatened again: "If you toast and don't eat fine wine, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Seeing Gradia's grim expression, Lady Bromwick knew that this woman was definitely not joking with her.
She is now lonely and weak, how could she be her opponent?
So, Lady Bromwick nodded her head in tears, choked up, and said: "Okay…I will wash…I will go and wash…"
On the 1st day of the Lunar New Year, Mrs. Bromwick's family of 4 did not get in.
The 3 of Gradia gave a lot of dirty clothes and bed sheets to Mrs. Bromwick and asked her to wash everything today.
So the old lady has no time to go out and make money.
And Linda, because of the need to take care of the injured and bedridden Noah and Aaron, she couldn't get out at all.
To be continued...
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