Chapter 6

“What? The eastern room? How can that work? That’s your second brother’s…” Zhao Guifen suddenly choked.

Bai Xiuxiu smiled, asking with feigned confusion and shock, “Why not? I think the fifth brother and his wife just got married, so they should move to the eastern room first. Then, later, we can expand the firewood shed and make it into a room. Mom, you can’t be so stingy about this.

In a couple of years, everyone will be having children. How will we fit if we don’t expand?

We can start expanding after the autumn harvest?”

Bai Xiuxiu quickly said everything she had to say.

She was speaking from the perspective of advocating for Zhou Jiaojiao’s welfare. She wanted to see if she could really avoid that strange luck of Zhou Jiaojiao’s!

Zhou Jiaojiao actually preferred that room, but after those words were said, she couldn’t say anything else.

She wanted to switch rooms because she claimed it was inconvenient for newlyweds to live with their in-laws.

But the eastern room was the same! If she didn’t want to go to the eastern room, it wouldn’t make sense!

But… her sister-in-law was really going too far. It seemed like she was planning for her, being kind. If she didn’t agree, she would be ungrateful! In reality, wasn’t she just trying to keep her own room?

Forget it, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future!

Zhou Jiaojiao convinced herself after a round of self-persuasion.

Zhao Guifen looked like she had eaten something disgusting. She was disgusted to the core. “Expand? Expanding doesn’t cost money?”

“It costs money, but it’s for the fifth son and his wife. Mom, you can’t be cheap about everything, can you?” Bai Xiuxiu unhesitatingly threw the question back at Zhao Guifen.

Zhao Guifen was so angry she wanted to curse, but she couldn’t come up with anything.

The second son’s family lived in the eastern room, and the eldest son’s family lived in the western room.

Bai Xiuxiu, that lazy, good-for-nothing, had already spoken her piece. Now, no matter what she said as a mother-in-law, it wouldn’t hold any weight!

If she refused, the fifth son’s wife might think that she, the mother-in-law, was biased!

The second and fifth sons were her precious darlings!

Zhao Guifen was unwilling to give up. She decided to try to salvage the situation. “Eldest daughter-in-law, the second son’s room is dilapidated. The fifth son and his wife just got married, and your room is more festive. Why don’t you just stay in your room?”

“Mom, speaking of that, I was just about to say the same thing. The second son’s room is too dilapidated. Look at my room? My mother and my sister sent me tickets and money to decorate it. Although the second sister-in-law’s family doesn’t have much money, at least the second son is your son.

At least that room should be cleaned up.

Just in case, if the fifth son and his wife are going to move there, we can clean it up under this pretext.

Living in a newly cleaned room, isn’t that better than my room?

Besides, if someone lives in my room, my mother and sister will hear about it, and it’ll be embarrassing for you.”

Bai Xiuxiu still smiled. She had seen a lot of the world in her years as a ghost, by Wang Qinghe’s side! Don’t even think about outsmarting her with these petty tricks!

If this old woman was willing to spend money, the third and fourth sons would still be living in the firewood sheds!

Then this matter wouldn’t be over.

She would make sure that her good mother-in-law would spend money on each family fairly!

She hadn’t been married for many years, but her husband had done a lot of work in this family.

If all the Wang family’s money was kept by the old couple, she and Wang Qinghe wouldn’t get a single cent in the future.

In her previous life, she wasn’t interested. As long as she and her children were well-fed, she didn’t want to cause trouble.

But not now! No one in this family could take advantage of her!

During her years as a ghost, she knew everything about the sneaky things that happened in this house!

She had to get back everything that Wang Qinghe had paid for in this family!

Conditions were tough right now, even if they had money, they couldn’t spend it. Before the golden age came, she had to control this whole family.

Until they were no longer useful!

Bai Xiuxiu’s words were so eloquent that Zhao Guifen couldn’t utter a single word. She was disgusted and wrinkled her brow.

She, she shouldn’t have died! Zhao Guifen cursed viciously in her heart, her old face turning black. “No means no, stop pulling my leg!”

Bai Xiuxiu was sincere. “Mom, I’m doing this for your own good.”

“Pfft! I know what kind of person you are! Jiaojiao, let’s go.” Zhao Guifen pulled her fifth daughter-in-law and left.

Zhou Jiaojiao was actually tempted. If she could live in the eastern room and have it renovated, it would be much more comfortable than the western room.

Thinking about it, Zhou Jiaojiao spoke up as soon as they left. “Mom, actually, sister-in-law is right. Why don’t we live in the eastern room? When we expand the new room later, we can let the second brother and his wife move into the new room, and Qingqi and I will live in the eastern room.

It’s like repaying the second brother and his wife for letting us have their room.

The eastern room is close to you, and it’ll be easier for us to take care of you.”

Zhao Guifen felt a pang in her heart when she thought about expanding.

Everything cost money these days!

How much money could the whole family earn in a year?

They really didn’t know how to live!

But what if she didn’t do it?

Zhao Guifen thought about her youngest daughter-in-law and the good fortune of the Zhou family, based on her observations over the years…

She had to be good to her youngest daughter-in-law. Only then would the family be lucky!

Zhao Guifen thought about it and agreed with a gritted smile. “Alright! I’ll listen to you.”

Dealing with the second son’s family wouldn’t be as troublesome as dealing with Bai Xiuxiu.

She was afraid of Bai Xiuxiu because her sister was married to a powerful man! Although she wasn’t there, they could communicate through letters. Besides, that lazy Bai Xiuxiu would really report things if she had a problem!

Before, she had wanted to take the things that Bai Xiuxiu’s sister had sent, and it had even reached the commune!

But the second son’s family was different. They didn’t have any connections. Not to mention the dowry, the two bags of wheat that the Wang family sent to her family, they didn’t even bring back a single grain!

“Liu Xiao’e? Liu Xiao’e? Where are you? Where did you die?” Zhao Guifen yelled.

Liu Xiao’e, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, quickly put down her work and ran out. “Mom, you, you called me?”

“Where’s the second son?”

“He, he’s resting in the room.” Liu Xiao’e was in her early twenties, thin and with two braids, her features were delicate. However, she was timid and always had a look of fear.

She lowered her head and didn’t dare to look at her mother-in-law.

Zhao Guifen was angry when she saw her! If it hadn’t been for her second daughter-in-law falling into the water and being saved by the second son, how could their family have married such a poor girl!

“Alright, come with me to the room.”

Zhao Guifen took her second daughter-in-law to their eastern room.

The eastern room was much more dilapidated compared to the western room.

There was a mat on the kang, and Wang Qingfu was lying down. Seeing his wife, mother, and sister-in-law coming over, he quickly got up. “Mom, why didn’t you say anything when you came over?”

“I had something urgent.” Zhao Guifen said, finding a stool to sit on. “Second son, I think you and your wife should move to the fifth son’s room first. You can let the fifth son and his wife stay in your room for a while.”

Wang Qingfu was no longer sleepy.

Liu Xiao’e’s face turned pale with fear. Why? They were living comfortably in this room…

“Mom, why do we have to suddenly switch?” Wang Qingfu was very unhappy. How big was the eastern room? Living in the partition wouldn’t be as convenient as this room.

“Isn’t it because the fifth son and his wife just got married? It’s not convenient.” Zhao Guifen explained awkwardly.

After all, she cared about both of her sons!

“Then, why not the eldest brother’s room? Liu Xiao’e and I don’t have a son yet.” Wang Qingfu was very unhappy.

Zhao Guifen: …