Chapter 36

“Is that a coincidence? Then I’ll pack two eggs for you tomorrow, and if you meet Uncle Wu again, give them to him. Ask him to help us with this matter.”

Thinking that the pot was settled, Bai Xiuxiu found her husband even more attractive, and she kissed him.

Wang Qinghe’s face turned red from her kiss. He hugged her waist, waiting for her to finish kissing before nodding: “Okay, I asked today, Uncle Wu goes to the mountains every day until winter. We’re sure to meet him!”

Bai Xiuxiu was a little puzzled when she heard this: “Didn’t Uncle Wu usually go to the mountains around the end of the year? Why is he going so early this year?”

“Didn’t Auntie Wu get angry and go to the mountains because of her daughter-in-law? It took a long time to find her. Uncle Wu said that his family was in chaos, his youngest son and daughter-in-law told him to come out and try his luck.

For the sake of peace at home, he went to the mountains.

He just happened to meet me…”

Wang Qinghe said as he picked up the thermos. There wasn’t much hot water left.

He first made honey water for Bai Xiuxiu, then poured the remaining water into his own pot.

He would boil more hot water later when dinner was ready.

Bai Xiuxiu heard this gossip and remembered!

The Wu family had four children, two daughters and two sons. The third and fourth sons were sons, and the eldest and second were daughters.

Their daughters had already married, and the third son was successful. The Wu family had married into the city, and his husband was quite capable, so he used his connections to get his son a temporary job at the tableware factory.

The Wu family’s youngest daughter-in-law often made trouble at home because she felt it was unfair.

This time, she made a big fuss, and she angered her mother-in-law so much that the old lady ran away from home.

This happened in her previous life too. Later, the youngest daughter-in-law became increasingly rude to the old lady. When the family wasn’t home, she secretly beat the old lady.

Auntie Wu was soft-hearted and afraid of causing trouble at home. She was beaten for a long time before it was discovered.

In the end, the Wu family’s old couple and their youngest son split up.

After that, she died, so she didn’t know what happened to the Wu family. After all, she was floating around her husband, and he didn’t care about anything at that time.

“Mom, Mom! An uncle said there’s a package for you!”

Outside, Yueyue ran into the house. She couldn’t speak clearly yet, and she didn’t know what a package was.

So fast?

Bai Xiuxiu was puzzled. She went out and saw Chen Chengcai, the son of the village head, at the door.

He worked at the post office.

His whole family was well-liked, and they were kind.

If there were any packages in the village, they would always help bring them back.

“Sister Xiuxiu? I have a package for you. Here’s the package slip, sign it.” Chen Chengcai was a few years younger than Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe.

He had a happy, simple smile.

He had a square face that was very typical of people in this era, and he looked very handsome.

Bai Xiuxiu quickly signed it: “Thank you again, Chengcai. As usual, I’ll have Qinghe go find you later.”

Chen Chengcai’s smile widened.

Every time he came here to deliver packages, he would get an egg.

Eggs weren’t something you could just eat these days, they were rationed. It was incredibly difficult to get tickets to buy eggs!

“Thank you, Sister Xiuxiu and Brother Qinghe. I still have to deliver to other houses, so I’ll be off.”

“This guy sure does mail things often. What is it this time?” Zhao Guifen had been eavesdropping outside, and as soon as the man left, she came out of the house. Her old eyes were fixed on the package that had landed in her eldest son’s hands!

There was bound to be something good inside!

Her eldest son’s wife’s sister had married well, better than anyone in the surrounding villages for miles around.

Every year, she would send a ton of good stuff over.

Thinking about it, Zhao Guifen’s mind started turning. Her hand reached out: “Our family isn’t like it used to be. Didn’t we say that any income we get has to be split amongst the whole family? Eldest daughter-in-law, you can’t go back on this!”

Bai Xiuxiu laughed when she heard this.

In the past, she had shared with them, but hadn’t she just been a scapegoat?

Now, they weren’t going to get a single penny from her!

Looking at Zhao Guifen, who was about to grab the package, Bai Xiuxiu didn’t mince words: “What? Do we count my family’s support for me as family income? Mom, I haven’t seen you send a single gift to my family, but you haven’t left out any of the other sisters-in-law. Every year during the holidays, every family gets something. Only my family doesn’t. What’s this? You can’t find our family when it’s time to send gifts, but you want to split what my family sends me?  If you’re going to be so shameless, then I won’t be afraid to lose face. Tomorrow, I’ll go to the Women’s Federation and make a scene. I’ll make sure the whole commune and the whole county knows about it. I wonder if our second and fifth sons will still be able to get their jobs.”

Zhao Guifen was terrified when she heard that it would affect her two sons’ job prospects. She retracted her hand, but she wasn’t willing to give up. She pointed at Bai Xiuxiu and started to scold: “You black-hearted, rotten thing! Why did I let my eldest son marry you? Look at other families’ daughters-in-law, who would ever talk to their mother-in-law like that? Look at you! All you do is eat and sleep, and you’re stingy to boot. We’re so unlucky to have you in our family!”

Bai Xiuxiu rolled her eyes at her: “The Wang family is unlucky enough to have a mother-in-law who’s obsessed with her daughter-in-law’s dowry. You’re truly the bane of this family. If you utter another word I don’t like, tomorrow I’ll tell everyone in the village about our family’s income from the mountain. Then everyone will know. We won’t be able to earn anything, and don’t even think about finding jobs for your two precious sons!”

“You’re crazy! You…” Zhao Guifen wanted to scold her, but seeing her eldest daughter-in-law’s unyielding demeanor, she choked back her words. She was so angry that she was breathing like a bellows. She pointed at Bai Xiuxiu.

Bai Xiuxiu smiled brightly at her, her gaze also sweeping over the other sisters-in-law who had their eyes on the package: “Why am I crazy? My husband works hard enough to support me. My sister loves me, and my brother-in-law is successful. My mother loves me even more. My two kids aren’t old enough to need jobs yet, so it’s not me who needs money. Mom, I’m telling you, if you want to keep earning money comfortably, then stay away from me.”

“Eldest son! Can’t you control her? She’s trying to destroy this family!” Zhao Guifen was terrified. What if they lost their mountain income?

Zhao Guifen grumbled and turned her gaze to her eldest son.

However…

Wang Qinghe was still the same Wang Qinghe, unchanged. His beautiful eyes held a flicker of indifference. He watched the old woman jump up and down, and in her inexplicable expectation, he spoke slowly: “Mom, I listen to Xiuxiu in everything. She can make all the decisions for me. Even if you tell me something, I’ll only support her.”

Zhao Guifen: …

She should have thrown her eldest son into the mountains to be eaten by wolves when he was a baby!

This was a white-eyed wolf who couldn’t be raised!

Bai Xiuxiu was extremely satisfied with her husband’s performance: “Let’s go back to the room.”

She didn’t forget to call her two children to follow them into the room.

After they all went inside, Zhou Jiaojiao came out of her room: “Mom, Sister-in-law is too much.”