There was a sudden knock on the door, interrupting Mrs. Lu's impending eruption.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Village Chief Zhang walking in with his hands behind his back, a formal smile on his face.

The atmosphere froze instantly, as if the pause button had been pressed, and everyone put on an expression that said "I'm very well-behaved."

Old Mrs. Lu's eyes rolled, and she immediately put on an aggrieved expression. She cried to Village Chief Zhang with tears and snot: "Village Chief, you have to make a decision for me! This third daughter-in-law has only been married for a few days, and she's already disobeying the elders and being unfilial! I can't live like this anymore!"

Li and Zhang also quickly followed suit, accusing Shen Qiqi of "crimes" with exaggeration, as if they were the young wives who had suffered great injustice.

You and I were talking back and forth, like a double act, and you were just about to hold up a banner to protest your injustice.

Village Chief Zhang was a little confused by this sudden "crying meeting." He stroked his nonexistent beard, cleared his throat, and said, "Old lady, please don't be anxious. Tell me slowly. What's going on?"

Old Mrs. Lu cried even louder, pointing at Shen Qiqi and saying, "Village Chief, look at this third daughter-in-law. Not only is she lazy and greedy, but she also talks back at the elders and doesn't take us seriously! She has brought shame to the Lu family!"

Village Chief Zhang turned his gaze to Shen Qiqi, only to see that she looked calm, not panicked at all, but with a barely perceptible smile.

This surprised him a little. After all, in rural areas, disobeying elders is a serious crime. How come this young wife is not afraid at all?

"Third daughter-in-law, tell me, what is going on?" Village chief Zhang decided to listen to Shen Qiqi's explanation.

Shen Qiqi smiled faintly and said calmly, "Village Chief, I respect my elders and am filial to my parents-in-law. Heaven and earth can bear witness to this! However, there are some things in this family that I feel need to discuss..." She paused deliberately and calmly took out a wrinkled little notebook from her pocket, "Here I have a detailed record of our family's income and expenditure..."

Shen Qiqi slowly unfolded the wrinkled little notebook, as if it was revealing the unknown secrets of the Lu family over the years.

It is densely packed with records of various incomes and expenditures, from food distribution to firewood usage, every detail is clearly recorded.

"Village Chief, please take a look. It's clearly recorded here. During this year's autumn harvest, our third branch turned in the most grain, yet received the least food rations. And regarding firewood, our third branch took on almost all of the family's woodcutting responsibilities, yet each month we receive the same amount as our eldest and second brothers' families. Is this... reasonable?"

Shen Qiqi's voice was not loud, but it was resounding, like small stones hitting everyone's heart.

Mrs. Lu's expression changed, and she wanted to open her mouth to refute, but was stopped by Shen Qiqi's eyes.

Village chief Zhang took the notebook, put on his reading glasses, and began to read it carefully.

He frowned and nodded from time to time, and his expression became more and more serious.

After reading it, he handed the book back to Shen Qiqi and asked in a deep voice: "Old lady, is the content of this account book true?"

Old Mrs. Lu hesitated and couldn't explain it for a long time.

Seeing this, Mrs. Li quickly jumped out to smooth things over: "Village Chief, this account book was written by the third daughter-in-law herself, so it definitely doesn't count! We have many children and high expenses, so it's only natural that we get more food and firewood!"

"Many children? High expenses?" Shen Qiqi sneered, "Sister-in-law, which of your children doesn't have white rice and meat every day? Although my family has few children, Lu Qing and I work from dawn to dusk every day and earn more work points than your two families combined! How come we get the advantage when it comes to distributing food?" Shen Qiqi's words made Li's face turn red and white, and she couldn't respond for a long time.

Her eyes rolled, and she came up with another "clever idea." She burst into tears and screamed, "Oh, why is my life so miserable? I've been married to the Lu family for so many years, and I haven't had a single good day! Now I'm being bullied by my younger brother and sister-in-law. This life is really unbearable!"

Village chief Zhang frowned even more tightly when he saw Li throwing a tantrum.

He looked at Shen Qiqi, as if waiting for her response.

Shen Qiqi chuckled, "Sister-in-law, you're acting a little too much..." Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Li's sharp voice, "You...what do you mean? Are you saying that I'm pretending? I..."

Shen Qiqi calmly took out another piece of paper from her pocket and waved it in front of Li, "Sister-in-law, are you sure you want to continue?" Li's voice stopped abruptly, and she stared at the paper with wide eyes, her face turning pale in an instant...

The corners of Shen Qiqi's mouth curled up meaningfully, and she swept her eyes over everyone present with a hint of provocation, "Everyone, don't just cry your heart out, you have to be reasonable, right? My Lu Qing gets up early and goes to bed late every day, goes out under the stars, and comes home under the moon. The work points he earns are not blown by the wind! And I, in addition to cooking every day, have to help with housework, and I don't miss out on any effort. How come when it comes to distributing food, we are the ones who are 'taking advantage'? This logic is probably a dog bite, isn't it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

I have to say, Shen Qiqi's tongue is really good at making the dead look alive and black look white.

Old Madam Lu was so angry that her chest hurt. She pointed at Shen Qiqi, her fingers trembling, "You...you little bitch! How dare you talk to me like that! You're so rebellious!"

"Oh, mother-in-law, please don't get too excited. You might get sick from anger." Shen Qiqi said with a smile, but there was a hint of sarcasm in her tone. "I'm speaking the truth. If you don't like to hear it, just treat it as a fart."

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