"I told you long ago that she's not the same person you used to be able to talk to, but you wouldn't believe me. Now look what's happened, you've been turned away and lost all face. Are you happy now?"

Mother Shen was already extremely ashamed and angry, and now that Shen Jianguo had spoken to her so mercilessly, she was even more indignant. "Bullshit! Didn't I just bring you in? Tell me, tell me, what else do you have to say?"

It would have been better if they hadn't talked about it; the more they talked, the angrier they got. Shen Jianguo mercilessly exposed his mother's pretense of modesty, "Give me a break! You still have the nerve to say that? How did you even walk in the door? I don't even want to talk to you about it. One dollar, that's one dollar!"

Even without meat coupons, this dollar could be used to buy some meat on the black market.

It's better than this, where the money just went down the drain.

"You're quite proud of yourself for just standing in that yard for a while for a dollar?"

Mother Shen: "..."

I can't argue with that, I absolutely can't argue with that.

Shen Jianguo was really annoyed. He had spent money and time, hadn't even exchanged a single word, and had even received a scolding. Anyone would feel good in that situation.

“I really don’t care to talk to you. Just you wait and see how you’re going to explain this to my dad when you get back.”

Mother Shen: "..."

She then realized that the one yuan she had just given away was the money she had saved for groceries and cooking over the past two days. Now that the money was gone, what would she cook for dinner?

Shen Jianguo didn't want to lose face again, and Shen's mother wanted to struggle a little more, but when she thought of her grandmother's feather duster, she subconsciously shrank back. Forget it, this time we came a little hastily, let's wait for now.

Let's wait until she comes up with a perfect plan.

She followed Shen Jianguo's steps with faltering steps. On the way back, she felt more and more upset. Her one yuan! How could she have lost her mind and given it away so easily?

If it were in the past, Mother Shen wouldn't have felt so heartbroken.

The key issue is that things are different now. The family has suddenly undergone a major change. First, Shen Fenghua severed ties with the family and ransacked almost everything in the house. They have to use their savings from the past years to buy new things.

Just as the belongings were being purchased, people from above came and took the house back.

This is what they call, when it rains, it pours.

The Shen family had no choice but to move in a panic and in a mess. They moved from their spacious, bright and clean three-bedroom apartment to a two-bedroom apartment. It seemed like they had reduced the number of rooms, but in reality, the area had been reduced by more than half.

The family used to live in a spacious house, but now that Shen Fenghua is gone and Shen Huixiu has disappeared, only the elderly couple and their eldest son's family of four are left. The six people are crammed into a house of less than 20 square meters. Just thinking about it makes one feel suffocated.

Most importantly, the place is small, dilapidated, and not sunny. The original bed board inside is rotten and unusable for sleeping. The chairs and benches all need to be replaced, and all of these things cost money.

The whole family is a bit strapped for cash right now, and Wan Shuhua is currently at home cursing Shen Fenghua.

She does have a conscience, but that conscience is based on not harming her own interests.

Now that Shen Fenghua is gone, her interests are naturally tied to those of the remaining members of the Shen family.

Only then did Wan Shuhua belatedly realize that she seemed to have helped Shen Fenghua trap herself.

She was filled with hatred, but there was nothing she could do.

What else can we do? Go and confront Shen Fenghua?

If her in-laws find out that she played a part in Shen Fenghua's family division and previous schemes, then her good days will be over.

Therefore, Wan Shuhua had to swallow her pride and bear the pain.

As for Shen Fenghua...

She's been living a very fulfilling life lately, and to be honest, she's completely forgotten about Wan Shuhua.

After watching her grandmother chase away Shen's mother and son, Shen Fenghua slunk out, pouting and looking very unhappy. "How can that person be so shameless? She can't even tell that I don't like her."

Grandma shook her head and chuckled, "How could she not see that you don't like her? She's not stupid. It's just that compared to your dislike, she still wants to give it a shot."

"Take a gamble?" Shen Fenghua was somewhat confused. "Gamble on what?"

"Win her heart. If you still have feelings for her, her life will be much easier from now on."

Shen's mother was born from her maternal grandmother's womb, so no one knew better than him just how selfish and self-serving this daughter was.

Moreover, she had watched Shen Fenghua grow up, and she knew just how loyal and devoted he was.

Putting aside others, her current life is so good that you'd be hard-pressed to find someone like her even with a lantern.

Who would have thought that an old woman from the countryside could live such a life?

With plenty to eat and drink, and decent, warm clothes, life feels like a dream.

Shen Fenghua remained silent for a long while, then chuckled, "What a thick-skinned person."

After giving a brief evaluation, Shen Fenghua didn't want to mention this disgusting thing anymore. Her gaze drifted as she looked at the vibrant little courtyard, and the resentment in her heart gradually dissipated.

Of the five chicks I caught from the henhouse, only three remain, and they've grown quite a bit. The bright yellow chicks have turned into dusty gray chicks.

Staring at the chicken coop, Shen Fenghua paused, "Grandma, where are the chickens? Why are they missing?" She muttered to herself, "Strange, I remembered there were five before."

Grandma couldn't help but laugh when she heard Shen Fenghua's question. "My little darling, you've only just realized there are fewer chickens in the coop?"

"So, the chicken is dead?"

Grandma didn't say anything because she was afraid of upsetting herself.

Grandma shook her head and chuckled, "What do you mean dead? Those two chickens are perfectly fine. It's just that we have a quota, and each household can only raise three. I gave the other two to your neighbor's aunt."

"Oh, I see."

Grandma had nothing else to do, so she chatted with Shen Fenghua about everyday things. "Our chicks are growing well, they look like they'll lay eggs. The neighbor's chicks have been eyeing them for a long time. I figured we wouldn't need so many anyway, and they'd only cause trouble, so I sent them over."

“Okay,” Shen Fenghua waved her hand dismissively, then squatted down next to her grandmother with a smile. “You can make all the decisions for our family, so you don’t need to tell me these things.”

This is my maternal grandmother's house. She is the elder and can manage all the children in the family, big and small.

Don't feel resentful about being dependent on others.

When she was little, her grandmother held an umbrella for her. Now that she's grown up, Shen Fenghua hopes that her not-so-strong shoulders can also provide her grandmother with her own piece of sky.

“I know,” Shen Fenghua was the child she raised herself, and her grandmother understood what she meant. Thinking of this, her grandmother smiled and said, “I just wanted to let you know if you can get along with that auntie.”