Chapter 45

Bai Xiuxiu’s words made everyone stunned. Was… wasn’t this a little unreasonable?

Zhao Cuihua’s first reaction was this, but the next moment, her mind became active. Although it was unreasonable, if she followed Sister-in-law’s lead, she could get something from the scraps of cloth!

She didn’t have a good relationship with the fifth son’s wife.

Without even needing to choose, Zhao Cuihua immediately said: “Sister-in-law is right. I say, fifth son’s wife, you’re so careless! I don’t care, anyway, my share, you have to prepare it for me.”

Chen Fang, standing beside her, was silent for a moment, but the temptation of the scraps of cloth was too great. She also chose to speak with a guilty conscience: “Me too.”

“You guys are, you guys are being unreasonable!” Zhou Jiaojiao was so anxious that she wanted to cry. She could deny it, but…

She really didn’t want to bring up the place where they found the money.

She just wanted to bury this matter in her heart.

She looked at her mother-in-law for help.

Zhao Guifen looked at her coldly: “What are you looking at me for? Do you expect me to give you any scraps of cloth? You’re just being greedy. Don’t look at me.”

The fifth son’s wife was also stupid. Why did she use this to trick the eldest daughter-in-law, who was a scoundrel!

Now that she was caught, what could she do?

“Fifth son’s wife, don’t look at Mom either. Give us an explanation first. Everyone is hungry, and we’re still going to eat.” Bai Xiuxiu urged.

Zhou Jiaojiao: …

She was so angry that she gritted her teeth. In the end, she agreed: “Fine, I’ll buy some for you and compensate you! As for the ten yuan, how can that be my fault? Mom didn’t fall into the manure pit because I pushed her!”

“Although you didn’t push her, Mom did fall into the manure pit because you said there was a new piece of clothing, and she wanted to take advantage of it. But this money was spent from our family’s money, right?” Bai Xiuxiu explained the whole situation in a few sentences.

Zhao Cuihua had already heard this gossip from her husband in the kitchen.

Hearing it now, it was still explosive!

Her mother-in-law must have done a lot of bad things in the past, so she fell into the manure pit!

But, every bit of profit was worth it!

“Sister-in-law is right. Fifth son’s wife, Mom is so old. If you hadn’t instigated her, how could she have done this?” Zhao Cuihua and Bai Xiuxiu worked together to remove Zhao Guifen from the situation.

It made it difficult for Zhao Guifen to even speak up.

Zhou Jiaojiao looked at the two of them, her heart filled with hatred.

Her tone also turned cold: “Fine, I’ll pay! Is that good enough?”

After taking her money, Bai Xiuxiu better live long enough to spend it!

“Alright, the matter is settled, let’s eat. You’re all family, if you’re going to be so clear-cut about everything, what kind of family is that? Eldest daughter-in-law, this is how we’re doing this this time. Don’t be so harsh next time.”

Wang Shoucheng scolded Bai Xiuxiu.

This eldest daughter-in-law was truly superfluous in this family!

Bai Xiuxiu sneered: “Why be so clear-cut? Dad, how come you get to say all the good things and the bad things? You were just suspicious that Qinghe was hiding things because he didn’t hunt much. Now you’re putting on a different face?

Even Sichuan Opera face-changing isn’t as good as you guys at changing faces.”

“Say that again? You’re rebelling! You’re rebelling!” Wang Shoucheng’s tone changed in anger.

Wang Qinghe frowned, protecting his wife by his side. He patted his two children’s heads to reassure them, and then looked at his good father: “Dad, is the truth really that hard to hear?”

Wang Shoucheng: …

His eldest son had been influenced by his wife, he wasn’t even a proper person anymore!

“Big Brother, Dad just wants to teach Sister-in-law how to be a good person. What are you doing? You have to cause chaos in our family for a woman?” Wang Qingqi questioned Wang Qinghe disapprovingly.

Wang Qinghe also looked at him: “My mother-in-law is still alive. How Xiuxiu behaves is none of Dad’s business. And… Xiuxiu didn’t do anything wrong. What are you teaching her? As for the chaos you mentioned, yes, I’m curious too.

Why are you causing chaos for a woman, and even bullying my Xiuxiu?”

“Eldest son, shut up! Look at what nonsense you’re saying!” Zhao Guifen saw that her old man was so angry that his face was the color of a sweet potato. She quickly shouted.

But Wang Qinghe wasn’t going to listen to them.

He looked at the whole family. Some were watching the show, while others were trying to blame everything on them.

Right or wrong, they always had to yield to them.

It was one thing to blame him alone.

But now they were blaming Xiuxiu. As long as he obeyed, it was Xiuxiu’s fault.

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Wang Qinghe thought to himself, and he also laughed. He looked at his parents: “Mom, when I don’t speak, you think I’m a silent fool. When I speak, you tell me to shut up?”

Zhao Guifen was speechless.

Could he have some self-awareness? Was that even human speech!

The room fell silent.

The others who were watching the show looked at each other. After a long time, it was Wang Shoucheng who swallowed his anger with a dark face: “You’ve gotten cocky. Your mother and I can’t control you anymore. Alright, from now on, your mother and I won’t interfere in your affairs.

Old woman, divide the food!”

Wang Shoucheng had softened, but his attitude was still tough.

He had made up his mind. From now on, no one was allowed to speak at the dinner table!

After the family finished dinner, no one left.

There was no other reason, according to the new rules of the family, they had to divide the money!

Zhao Guifen thought about the money, and how she had to give some to her eldest son. She was unwilling.

But her eldest son had been acting strange recently, and she was scared by the chaos.

If she caused him not to go hunting in the mountains, wouldn’t that be a loss?

Thinking this, Zhao Guifen, imitating the way villagers calculated accounts, coughed twice: “Today we sold medicinal herbs in the county for a total of fifty-three yuan and four percent. I’m going to use this three yuan and four percent to exchange for some tickets. In a few days we’ll go to the city to visit your uncle’s family.

It’s useful to have connections.

This fifty yuan, we’ll divide it like last time, five yuan per family, and leave twenty yuan as our family’s savings. Fifth son’s wife, I took ten yuan out of this money to give to the headman, you have to make up for it.”

Zhao Guifen was heartbroken when she gave the five yuan to Bai Xiuxiu.

Bai Xiuxiu didn’t care about her feelings, she happily took the money.

Holding the five yuan, she started to think.

Zhou Jiaojiao had to work hard to make money. If Zhou Jiaojiao didn’t work hard, and Wang Qinghe still brought back some prey every day, then their family would be at a loss.

But for now, she should first get some gold coins from Zhou Jiaojiao.

Bai Xiuxiu gave Zhao Cuihua a look.

Zhao Cuihua was a money-grubbing expert, she was very shrewd when it came to money.

With one look, she understood Bai Xiuxiu’s meaning: “Mom, what about the scraps of cloth?”

“Fifth son’s wife, you need to give everyone two yuan for the scraps of cloth.” Zhao Cuihua stretched out her hand towards her daughter-in-law impatiently.