Chapter 24: Sharpening the Knife to Scare the Old Lady 

For the next half month, Ji Xiaoyue continued to deliver pig head meat and cold dishes to Jianguo Restaurant every day.

At home, Sun Gensheng built two stoves specifically for cooking pig heads.

After making more money, Wang Guihua started to worry about her daughter’s matter.

One day, she finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and pulled Ji Xiaoyue to ask, “Xiaoyue, that Comrade Fu Liye hasn’t come over since that day, should you go to the compound tomorrow and ask him.

Did he tell the unit about Li Dahai’s matter?”

Ji Xiaoyue comforted her, “Auntie, don’t worry. It’s coming soon. These days, I’ve seen people coming to the village to inquire about Li Dahai.

Yesterday, I took pig head meat to Aunt Cui’s house, and she said that someone asked her about your cousin and Li Dahai’s marriage.”

She also wanted to solve Li Dahai’s matter as soon as possible, but if they came to make a fuss, it would be too passive.

They could only wait for Li Dahai to come and find them to solve the problem.

Only if all the fault was on Li Dahai, would her cousin suffer less public opinion.

Wang Guihua sighed, “There were speculations before. But after that Comrade Fu Liye said that, I was worried, I’ve been thinking about what to do with my daughter every day.”

Ji Xiaoyue held Wang Guihua’s hand and said seriously, “Auntie, your cousin is not wrong. She’s reading now, she wants to go to school, take the college entrance exam, I think it’s great. At least she has a goal. Learning can change one’s destiny.”

Wang Guihua nodded, nodding tiredly, “I haven’t even dared to tell your uncle about this. Your uncle still has some hope, he said that Li Dahai’s family will come to take Dahua to the city to live a good life.”

Ji Xiaoyue said to Wang Guihua, “Auntie, you have to tell your uncle, you have to prepare him mentally. We didn’t do anything wrong.

Your cousin wholeheartedly took care of her mother-in-law, and even when he brought the child back, she took care of him without complaint.

There’s nothing to be ashamed of.”

Wang Guihua sighed, “Your uncle is old-fashioned, he thinks that since your daughter is married, no man will want her.”

Ji Xiaoyue said firmly, “Auntie, your cousin is very good, she will find someone better than Li Dahai in the future. This kind of family like Li Dahai’s will drag others down, it’s best that your cousin escaped.”

Ji Xiaoyue knew that her aunt might not listen, but this wouldn’t drag on for too long.

Fu Liye promised that he would go back and solve it.

During this time, they had also made a few thousand yuan.

She wanted to go to the county.

But a few days ago, she tentatively told her uncle and aunt about it, and they were unwilling to leave.

She asked her cousin, and her cousin was willing.

She planned to take her cousin to the city after Li Dahai’s matter was resolved.

She could also attend night school in the city.

Just as Ji Xiaoyue and Wang Guihua were talking, Sun Laotai came over with a cane, “Gensheng, my Gensheng, my life is unbearable. I don’t want to live with Sun Erqiang anymore, I want to live with you.”

Ji Xiaoyue saw Sun Laotai coming to make a fuss again, she sneered.

She knew that this old woman was having a hard time at home now, her second son and Liu widow’s matter was never-ending, her second daughter-in-law was making a fuss every day, and people outside were pointing fingers at them. She knew that Ji Xiaoyue was selling pig head meat here, and she often gave meat to the villagers, she was very envious.

As soon as she arrived in front of their house, she sat down directly at their door and started wailing, “Why am I so unlucky. My eldest son doesn’t care about me, my youngest son kicked me out, how can I live?”

Ji Xiaoyue looked at Sun Laotai sitting on the ground and asked her, “Grandma, do you want to live in my house?”

Sun Laotai heard Ji Xiaoyue’s words, stopped crying, and immediately said arrogantly, “Gensheng was raised by me, I found him a wife and took care of his children, he can’t ignore me.”

It was Sun Erqiang who instigated her to come.

Sun Erqiang was lazy and used to living off Sun Gensheng Sheng’s wages.

Now that they had split up, he couldn’t afford to support a family, and he also heard from the villagers that Ji Xiaoyue was selling pig head meat and cold dishes with them, and they were delicious.

He had to deal with Liu widow these days, and he also had to coax his wife and children, how could he let his elder brother’s family have it so easy, so he sent his mother to make a fuss and get some money back.

Before Ji Xiaoyue could speak, Wang Guihua took a broom and started to chase her away, “Go, go, go, when we left, we didn’t even have a pot, and now you want us to take care of you in your old age, are you shameless?”

Sun Laotai sat on the ground and refused to leave, she gritted her teeth and cursed, “Anyway, I raised Sun Gensheng, I found him a wife and took care of his children, it’s only right that he takes care of me.

I’m old now, and I’m not in good health, I need to eat meat every meal. Either you let me stay here, or you give me money, and let my youngest son take care of me.”

Wang Guihua wanted to chase her away with the broom again, but Ji Xiaoyue pulled her back.

She looked at Sun Laotai with a smirk, “Grandma, how much money do you want?”

Sun Laotai heard Ji Xiaoyue’s words and thought there was a chance, she immediately opened her mouth wide and said, “You give me twenty yuan every month, I raised Gensheng when he was young, he should take care of me when I’m old.”

Ji Xiaoyue was amused by Sun Laotai’s words, “How much can Sun Erqiang earn a month?”

She really dared to say that.

Sun Laotai said matter-of-factly, “Everyone in the village says that you’re making money selling pig head meat and cold dishes, you eat meat every meal, and you give meat to the villagers everywhere, twenty yuan is still too little.”

Ji Xiaoyue smiled, “Then you can stay here. But this house only has three rooms, you either have to sleep with me, or you have to sleep in that straw shed.”

Wang Guihua heard Ji Xiaoyue’s words and pulled her, “Xiaoyue, how can you let this old woman stay here?”

Ji Xiaoyue leaned closer to Wang Guihua, “Auntie, this old woman is shameless, haven’t you noticed all these years?

Even if you send her away today, she’ll come back tomorrow, and our lives will be restless.

Let her stay, and within three days, I’ll make her leave herself.”

Wang Guihua trusted Ji Xiaoyue and knew she was clever, so she hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

“Then you sleep with Xiaoyue.”

The old woman stared at Ji Xiaoyue for a while, her eyes rolled around, and she agreed.

She had her youngest son move some things from their house.

After moving in, she started to boss Sun Dahua and Ji Xiaoyue around.

No one paid any attention to her.

In the evening, after Sun Gensheng Sheng came back, she started to go crazy, crying and making a fuss, threatening to die.

Ji Xiaoyue and her aunt exchanged glances, telling them to ignore her, she would handle it.

She turned around and took a cleaver from the kitchen and started sharpening it.

She sharpened the knife and stared at Sun Laotai with a sinister look.

Sun Laotai met Ji Xiaoyue’s gaze, saw the knife in her hand, and finally calmed down.

In the evening, after Ji Xiaoyue finished her work, the old woman was already snoring.

She took several knives into the room.

Now that they were selling pig head meat, they had bought several knives because everyone had to work.

She took the whetstone to the bedside and started sharpening the knife.