Chapter 68 : No one cares about the poor in the city, but the rich have distant relatives in the mountains

Xiao Yi didn’t feel sorry for Liu, he felt that this was the magnanimity he should have as a man.

Liu didn’t cheat on him. She lost her own child, but she also developed a disease. It would be difficult for her to have children in the future, which was a punishment for her.

He knew that a woman who was infertile would be walking on thin ice in this world, so he didn’t want to do anything too extreme.

When Liu’s mother heard Xiao Yi’s resignation, she was relieved, but she couldn’t laugh, after all, there would be one more useless burden in the family.

“Okay, even if the deal fails, we still have our friendship. In that case, tear up the divorce letter and write a new one!”

How could she say that, describing her daughter’s marriage as a business deal?

In the end, Xiao Yi tore up the original divorce letter in front of Liu’s family and wrote a new one. He signed it and pressed his handprint, but Liu still refused to do it.

Liu’s mother was afraid that the Xiao family would lose patience and regret it, so she took the case to the governor’s mansion. In the end, she forced Liu to press her handprints and then asked Liu’s father to write Liu Xiu’er’s name on it.

The moment the handprint was pressed, Liu Xiu’er was so angry that she rolled her eyes and fainted, right in front of Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi’s face was slightly moved, but he still calmed down and didn’t look or care.

He took the divorce letter, called Liu’s father, and went to the pavilion chief’s mansion that day to cross out his name on the marriage book. Since then, Xiao Yi has been single again.

When they left the Pavilion Chief’s Mansion, Father Liu snorted at the Xiao family, making it seem as if they were the ones who suffered a loss.

Fortunately, the Xiao family didn’t bother with him, and as long as the matter was resolved, they would not say any more nonsense.

But Mother Xiao felt distressed when she saw her third son’s depressed face.

“Son, look at it more positively. There are many good girls in the world. You are still young, what are you afraid of?”

Xiao Yi forced a smile towards his mother: “I know, mom. I’m fine. We will live a good life together as a family from now on.”

He is not a heartless person, tough guys also have a soft side.

He had given his heart to Liu, so it was inevitable that he felt depressed for a while.

This took a whole day, and in an hour or so, the Xiao family could close the stall and go home, but today they troubled Uncle Ergen and his family to run around, so they invited him and his two sons to eat two bowls of noodles at the stall, and then go to the restaurant to buy a roast chicken as a reward.

The method that He Ji Noodle Stall used to grab business didn’t work very well. Customers were cheated and no longer wanted to go to He Ji Noodle Stall, so they all came to Xiao’s.

Today, Zhou and Xiao Lanlan really felt the business on the stall. Every time they sold a bowl of hot and sour noodles, they felt proud and satisfied.

When Zhou was free, she went to the old doctor for acupuncture. After taking medicine for half a month, she had obvious changes. She slept well at night, her complexion improved, and she felt refreshed after the acupuncture.

Jiang Sui asked Mother Xiao and learned that Liu’s matter had been resolved and her third brother finally divorced her. She didn’t expect that since the last time the Liu family came to collect money and Liu followed back to her parents’ home, it would end up like this.

After Uncle Ergen and his two sons tasted the hot and sour noodles, they were shocked on the spot. No wonder the son of the Zhang family, who had tasted his noodles, went around telling people when he returned to the village that the Xiao family was going to be prosperous, had found a way to get rich, and was doing very well in the town by setting up stalls.

It turns out that they have developed such a fresh food, which tastes so good, no wonder the business is so good, this is really going to be rich.

Uncle Ergen was mixed with envy and confusion for a while.

He had a good relationship with Xiao’s father. In the past, he had always wanted to help the Xiao family when they were in trouble, but he was powerless. Now that his family was going to get rich, he felt jealous again.

It really fits the modern saying that one is afraid of his brother’s hardship, and also afraid of his brother driving a Land Rover.

“Ergen, I’m sorry to bother you today. I know you like roast chicken, so I bought one for you. I don’t have time today, so I won’t invite you to my house for dinner. I’ll invite you to drink another day,” Father Xiao said politely.

Uncle Ergen twisted a chicken leg off and just smiled, not knowing what to say.

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In the following two days, because of Uncle Ergen, the Xiao family’s stall business became well-known in the village. Everyone is envious, but they can’t find out any news. They are anxious because they also want to get rich.

But why would they share their idea of making money with you? You usually look down on them, but this doesn’t stop some people from currying favor with the Xiao family.

Just look at this: when Mother Xiao went out to the vegetable garden, everyone who saw her would chat with her enthusiastically. Those cousins who had quarreled with her in the past all came up to her eagerly, bringing her vegetables, inviting her to their homes to eat melon seeds and chat, and even rushing to propose marriage to Lanlan.

As the saying goes, if you are poor in a busy city, no one will care about you; if you are rich in a remote mountain area, you will have distant relatives. That’s all.

Although there are many jealous people, there are only one or two who really have bad intentions.

For example, Chen Jinhua and Jiang Qiaoqiao.

Chen Jinhua lived in the center of the village, gossiping with a group of women every day. She also knew about the Xiao family’s affairs, and she even went to the town to see it with her own eyes.

My goodness, the Xiao family’s stall was crowded with people. Mother Xiao was so happy to receive the money, and Jiang Sui, that ungrateful person, accidentally made her live a good life.

She was the first person to be jealous, and because of Jiang Sui, she had the wrong idea.

The next day, Jiang Qiaoqiao dressed up beautifully and was about to go out. She wore a flowery dress, flowery embroidered shoes, and a flowery string in her hair. It was obvious that she was going to look for Mr. Zhang.

She even cooked a few boiled eggs and put them in her pocket, hoping to please him.

Just as she was about to leave, Chen Jinhua stopped Jiang Qiaoqiao.

“What are you doing, mother? I’m still waiting to see Zhang Lang, and I’m about to miss the meeting.” Jiang Qiaoqiao was stopped and looked unhappy.

Chen Jinhua sighed and looked at her with a look of disappointment:

“You keep talking about this and that every day, it’s been so long, why hasn’t he come to propose marriage yet?”

“Mother, why are you so anxious? Zhang Xiucai is now aiming for the imperial examination and studying hard every day. He doesn’t have the spare money to come to our house to propose marriage. But he said that he will definitely marry me in the future, and the position as the wife of a Jinshi will only be left to me.”

Jiang Qiaoqiao was so moved that her face turned red.

Chen Jinhua couldn’t bear to look at her daughter, but she still said something: “Qiaoqiao, you must remember what your mother told you. You can meet Mr. Zhang, but you must not do anything out of line. You must know that a woman’s innocence is the most important thing. You must leave yourself a way out. This man is full of sweet talk, so you must be careful.”

“Also, you should go find that ungrateful Jiang Sui recently and get along with her. I have seen with my own eyes that the Xiao family is doing business in town and they make a lot of money every day. If you can coax Jiang Sui into a good mood and learn the recipe of the hot and sour noodles from her, then we won’t have to worry about anything in the future. We will have more confidence when we have money in our hands, and money is more reliable than men.”