Chapter 26

“Xiuxiu, tell me the truth, are you really sick?” Wang Qinghe frowned, his expression serious.

He rarely had a stern face towards Bai Xiuxiu, and he was really worried.

Bai Xiuxiu laughed when she heard this, and touched his forehead: “You don’t have a fever either! What could be wrong with me?”

As she spoke, she explained to him what happened at Uncle Zhang’s.

Wang Qinghe didn’t say anything after listening.

“Think about it, I’m so afraid of death, if something really happened, how could I not go for a checkup?” Bai Xiuxiu asked him helplessly.

She didn’t know what Wang Qinghe was thinking! Did he think she was the kind of person who would endure illness and leave her money to her husband and children?

Dream on!

Her words calmed Wang Qinghe down a bit.

That’s right, Xiuxiu’s personality wasn’t the kind that would sacrifice herself for others.

“That’s good. Don’t lie to me. If you’re not feeling well, you must tell me. Also, be careful when you go out.” Wang Qinghe still couldn’t help but nervously remind her.

He was really tortured by that strange dream and couldn’t take it anymore.

Bai Xiuxiu didn’t know his situation, and thought he was just simply afraid that she would die.

Although she found it strange, she also found it heartwarming.

This man really cared about her!

“Alright, don’t overthink things at night, get some rest.” Bai Xiuxiu put the money away.

Wang Qinghe brought her water back.

After they washed up, Bai Xiuxiu wrapped herself in a blanket and prepared to sleep.

But not long after, this man came crawling over.

Bai Xiuxiu sighed and pulled the curtain closed.

This unlucky man!

She wouldn’t be able to rest well tonight!

Early in the morning, Zhao Guifen got up early and prepared to leave with her two daughters-in-law. Bai Xiuxiu, the injured Liu Xiao’e, and Chen Fang stayed at home.

Zhao Guifen was furious when she saw that there were five daughters-in-law in the house, three of whom couldn’t work, and she had to go to the mountains.

The worst thing was that she had to divide the money she got with them.

Who could she complain to?

While Zhao Guifen was getting her things, Bai Xiuxiu went to Zhao Cuihua and whispered: “You’re a smart person. We’re in the same boat. If you’re not firm in your stance, you won’t have a good ending.”

She spoke quickly and left.

Zhao Cuihua shivered after listening.

This was a threat!

Big Sister-in-law was threatening her!

The scariest thing was that she had to listen. If she didn’t listen, Big Sister-in-law would definitely find trouble for her later.

Thinking about what Big Sister-in-law had done in the past two days, Zhao Cuihua was scared!

Everyone else in the family thought that it was because there were too many people in the family, so each branch was making a fuss. But she had figured it out. How could it be that everyone was making a fuss? It was Big Sister-in-law who was taking advantage of the family’s weaknesses and making a fuss!

In the past, everyone in the family had been sucking the blood of the eldest brother. Now, it had only been a few days!

Forget about sucking blood, Big Sister-in-law didn’t even do any work, and she still got the money.

Although she had also benefited, it wasn’t as much as Big Sister-in-law!

And, she had a share of the ginseng!

Zhao Cuihua didn’t think for long before she made up her mind.

She felt that no one in the family could compete with Big Sister-in-law.

After the family left, Bai Xiuxiu prepared to go to the county.

It was inconvenient to use the phone in the commune, it was more convenient to go to the county.

Bai Xiuxiu brought enough money and went out.

It took an hour to walk from their village to the county. Most people in the village walked there, because taking the bus required going to the commune and cost a dime.

No one was willing to take the bus!

On the way, Bai Xiuxiu ran into Chen Poundshua, the captain’s wife who had spoken up for her before.

Chen Poundshua was delighted to see Bai Xiuxiu: “Xiuxiu, what are you doing?”

Bai Xiuxiu was beautiful and always dressed neatly. She was one of a kind in this village, if not the only one.

Chen Poundshua always liked clean and pretty girls. Plus, Bai Xiuxiu wasn’t feeling well and her family wasn’t around, so she felt sorry for her. Therefore, she couldn’t help but care a little more.

Bai Xiuxiu smiled and replied generously: “Auntie, I’m going to the county to see if I can get some medicine. I went to the mountains the day before yesterday, and my health has gotten worse.”

Hearing this, Chen Poundshua was immediately unhappy: “What’s wrong with your mother-in-law? She doesn’t care about people’s lives! Your family lives far away, if something happens, how can we explain it to your family?

Don’t listen to her in the future. If she bullies you again, tell Auntie.

Auntie will help you.”

“Thank you, Auntie. By the way, Auntie, where are you going?” Bai Xiuxiu smiled even brighter, and her tone was much more enthusiastic.

“Don’t mention it. The Wu family at the head of the village, their daughter-in-law and mother-in-law are fighting. I’m going to see what’s going on. You go quickly and come back quickly. Don’t walk to the county, take a bus.” Chen Poundshua said as she hurried away.

Bai Xiuxiu, of course, didn’t plan to walk. She wouldn’t suffer like that!

It took twenty minutes to walk from the village to the commune. Bai Xiuxiu walked to the commune and reached the bus stop.

She waited for ten minutes, and the bus arrived.

When she got to the county, it was still early.

She didn’t come to the county to buy any medicine, she came to call her mother and sister, and to buy food!

The food at the Wang family was getting worse and worse. They were willing to neglect themselves, but she wasn’t!

After arriving, she took care of the important things first. Bai Xiuxiu went to the post office, sent the letter she had written, and then started making phone calls.

Her sister lived quite far away, by the sea, on an island, it was said.

It wasn’t easy to make a phone call to her.

After making the call, they had to find someone on the other end.

Bai Xiuxiu waited there, and the call came through after half an hour.

“Xiuxiu!”

On the other end of the phone, a middle-aged woman’s voice, with a sob.

Bai Xiuxiu’s nose turned sour when she heard the voice: “Mom…”

“My poor daughter, how are you doing lately? Is your husband bullying you? Is there enough food and drink at home? Is that black-hearted mother-in-law of yours trying to steal your things again?” On the other end of the phone, Wei Qiufang’s heart broke when she heard her daughter’s voice.

If she had known that her eldest daughter’s husband would become so successful later, she wouldn’t have married her daughter to the Wang family for anything.

Her son-in-law looked good, but that old thief of a mother-in-law from the Wang family just didn’t feel right.

Bai Xiuxiu listened to her mother’s concern, and all the grievances she had suffered after becoming a ghost came out. She wanted to cry for hours. But phone calls were expensive!

There were other people who wanted to make calls.

Bai Xiuxiu could only endure her grievances: “Mom, I’m fine. I just wanted to ask if you can buy yarn from my sister’s place. I want yarn.”

On the other end of the phone, Old Lady Wei heard her daughter’s words and immediately agreed: “It’s a coincidence, your sister has a batch of defective yarn here. I’ll call your sister to buy more.”

Old Lady Wei wasn’t worried that her eldest daughter would be angry. Her two children had always had a good relationship.

Moreover, her youngest daughter wasn’t just taking things for free. Every year, she had her husband send mountain delicacies to her.

Those stingy people from the Wang family wouldn’t possibly give her anything. It was all saved up by her daughter and son-in-law!