She was going to suffer, and her mother didn't want to go with her.

Mother Shen wiped away her tears and politely declined, saying, "No, I'm too old. If I go now, I'll definitely be a burden to you. Besides, your brother is already married and has children. I need to stay home and help out. How will we manage here if I'm not here?"

“Unlike you, I can’t just leave whenever I want without any burdens. I’m different. I still have your father, your brother, your sister-in-law, and your little nephew!”

Shen Huixiu forced a smile, "Mother is right."

Shen's mother hurriedly pulled Shen Huixiu up from the ground and pushed her into the house, saying, "Oh dear, don't kneel down. It breaks my heart to see you like this. You're about to go to Xinjiang to provide assistance. Let's have a heart-to-heart talk."

If you make her kneel outside any longer, who knows what she'll say next with that loose tongue of hers.

This time, she was quick-witted and managed to cover it up. If she hadn't, she would have had to go to Xinjiang to provide aid herself.

Good heavens, who did this black-hearted bastard take after?

He's full of cunning and scheming.

With a combination of pushing and shoving, they got Shen Huixiu into the house, and Shen's mother secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning away, wiping away tears, she choked out, "Neighbors, let's go home. Give my daughter and me some space to have a heart-to-heart talk..."

The people outside dispersed with sighs.

As soon as the door closed, the whole family's faces changed.

Mother Shen struck first, raising her hand to slap Shen Huixiu, but Shen Huixiu blocked it. Looking at Mother Shen's eyes blazing with anger, Shen Huixiu dropped all pretense and sneered, "Mother, are you not going to put on that show of maternal love and filial piety?"

"You bastard!" Mother Shen gritted her teeth in anger. "Are you trying to kill me?"

"I was just joking with you, Mother. Who knew you would be so sensitive to jokes?" Shen Huixiu's nonchalant attitude almost made her mother sick with anger. The two wanted to continue their banter, but were stopped by Shen's father with a dark face.

"Alright, stop arguing. In this situation, you still have the energy to make a fuss."

Mr. Shen had a headache, and in just one week, he seemed to have aged several years.

One family tragedy after another caught him completely off guard.

He sighed, and thinking of Shen Fenghua who had left, he suddenly felt a little sad. If Fenghua were still here, she would definitely not have made these pointless arguments, but would have found a way to solve the problem.

"Then, what do we do now?" Mother Shen was completely at a loss and panicked.

“What else can we do?” Father Shen said with a grim face. “Things have come to this point, even if Huixiu wanted to get married and stay, she couldn’t.”

I had originally planned to use her to exchange for a dowry to make up for the family's financial deficit and recoup some of the losses, but now I realize that's no longer an option.

The matter has become so big that everyone knows about it. If she doesn't go, she will be the subject of gossip and criticism here.

If someone signs up to go to Xinjiang for aid but doesn't go in the end, their whole family will never have a good life. They'll be drowned in spittle and have their backs broken.

Shen Huixiu didn't say anything. She took out the two self-recommendation letters and compared them one by one.

Then, pointing to the letter about volunteering to go to the countryside, she said casually, "This one was written by my second sister."

Second sister?

Shen Fenghua?

Not to mention Shen's mother, even Shen's father was shocked. "What did you say?"

"Are you deaf?" Shen Huixiu was now driven to the brink of despair and didn't care about anything anymore, completely letting loose. "I said this was written by Shen Fenghua, she's the one who ruined me!"

Wan Shuhua, who had been sitting quietly in the corner, suddenly blurted out, "It seems that Feng Hua is the clever one. You tried to scheme against her in a vulgar and despicable way, but you failed. She retaliated and succeeded immediately, and..."

She chuckled and kissed her twins, saying, "It also brought honor to our family, killing two birds with one stone!"

Shen Huixiu: "?"

She was furious at what Wan Shuhua said. "What do you mean by that?"

"What else could it mean? It's just the literal meaning!" Wan Shuhua said unhurriedly. "You two went to school together. Ren Fenghua got a job right after graduation by relying on her own abilities, overcoming all obstacles. You..."

Wan Shuhua looked Shen Huixiu up and down, her disdain obvious.

"Sigh, never mind. Anyway, you see that if others have something, you have to have it too. If others don't have something, and you have it, you have to go and show it off. It's a good thing you have a soft-hearted sister like Feng Hua. If you had been in my hands, with your face, I would have slapped you to pieces long ago."

"Alright!" Father Shen was annoyed by the quarrel and said to Wan Shuhua, "Shut your mouth. Isn't the house chaotic enough already?"

Wan Shuhua: "?"

She was stunned by the yelling.

"What the hell?" she exclaimed in disbelief. "No way, you're blaming me for this? Our family is in such a mess now, and it has absolutely nothing to do with me. It's all your own doing. You've had enough of the good life!"

Shen Jianguo frowned as well, "Say less. Even if Huixiu has many faults, now that she's in trouble, can you please stop kicking her when she's down?"

Shen Jianguo regretted saying that as soon as he finished speaking.

Shen Huixiu was indeed no good person, but seeing her so heartbroken, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her, since he had watched her grow up.

But he had no intention of finding a wife for his silly sister.

Wan Shuhua laughed, glared at Shen Jianguo, and slowly began to speak, "I know you all think I'm not very bright, but being not bright doesn't mean I'm stupid. First of all, even if Huixiu has many faults, she hasn't schemed against me. I have no reason to kick her when she's down. Aren't my actions exactly the same as before?"

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