Chapter 79: Taking the blame for his brother, sacrificing his wife and children...

Sheng Jiahao was a very capable businessman and had made a lot of money. Jiang Moli sometimes told him to pay taxes legally, not to evade them, and not to do anything that violated the law. Jiang Moli was worried that Sheng Jiahao wouldn't do business properly, that he might do something wrong. That wouldn't work.

Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao are already married, so she still has to care more about Sheng Jiahao. Jiang Moli doesn't know anything else, she only knows some simple things, that people should be worthy of the country.

"You're such an enviable person," Jiang Moli said. "You make so much money."

"It's legal and compliant." Sheng Jiahao said.

"I know." Jiang Moli said, "My brother works in a factory, and my sister-in-law sells tofu. I can't possibly ask you to take Xiaoxue's man into business. If Xiaoxue's man wants to do business with someone else, then go ahead."

Jiang Moli had this idea. Life is full of choices, and they all depend on one's own decision making. It's better to let others make those choices for you. Jiang Moli was afraid that making choices for others would ruin their lives. Jiang Moli didn't understand those things, and Fan Xiaoxue was guessing, so Jiang Moli couldn't directly define them.

Take "Seven Calabash Brothers Save Grandpa" and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." These two stories seem completely different from the title, but when it comes to summarizing the core plot, others can come up with very similar conclusions. Does this mean one story is plagiarized from the other? No!

At first glance, some things seem to be the way they should be, but in fact they may not be the case.

Jiang Moli has lived for so many years that she should understand this.

"Shi Nan, I do have a problem with him now. Not just with him, but also with his family," Jiang Moli said. "Under these circumstances, it's hard for me to make a fair and impartial judgment about him. I can't say that Shi Nan will necessarily have bad intentions when starting a business, nor can I say that Shi Nan won't have bad intentions. Anyway, in my opinion, we have to be careful with people like him."

Jiang Moli felt that Shi Nan was extremely unreliable. The words he had previously confessed to her had disgusted her. Jiang Moli had previously thought that the male protagonists in those sadomasochistic novels were always the ones who hurt the female protagonists because they had no words. When Jiang Moli met someone like Shi Nan, she just wanted him to get out. How could someone like Shi Nan have the nerve to confess his love to her?

"To advance his career, he even married his boss's niece. He knew his own mother didn't like the boss's niece, but he still insisted." Jiang Moli said, "He insisted on marrying her and didn't get things done. He's really screwed her over."

In any case, it will be difficult for Jiang Moli to have a good impression of Shi Nan in her life, because Shi Nan's personality has already collapsed.

When they were younger, Jiang Moli and the others all thought Shi Nan was good, and that was genuine, not fake. But the things that the Shi family did later made Jiang Moli and the others have a further understanding of the Shi family.

"As for Xie Shaojun, it's not that I look down on him, he's just a gangster," Jiang Moli said. "He might have higher emotional intelligence and be able to get things done. But doesn't that mean he won't cheat people? Friends aren't necessarily that valuable to someone like him. Without this friend, there are other friends. You just haven't had much contact with them. If you do, you'll realize that some people are just superficial friends."

Jiang Moli grew up on the same street as those people, so they knew each other quite well. Jiang Moli later went to art school and often visited the company. Fan Xiaoxue spent even more time with those people, so she understood them even better.

"Look, when did I ever let people like Xie Shaojun come to our house?" Jiang Moli sighed, "It's because they're unreliable. Believe it or not, if I let Xie Shaojun come to our house, he'll say one day that he's sworn brotherhood with you, that he and you are very good friends. Then, he'll use your name to talk outside and make money outside."

"I believe it." Sheng Jiahao believed what Jiang Moli said. Jiang Moli didn't mean to stop him from contacting her friends, but only those with whom she had a good relationship. "It's hard for you."

"I'm not embarrassed, it's Sister Xiaoxue who is embarrassed." Jiang Moli said, "Watching others make so much money when you don't make that much money, isn't it frustrating? It must be frustrating. If I saw others making so much money, it would be fine if I had that much money myself, but I don't have that much money, I would definitely think that I should have participated earlier. I wonder if it's too late to participate now."

"Wealth and honor are achieved through risk." Sheng Jiahao hit the nail on the head when he thought about it.

"Yes, let's make money first. If something does happen, that will be in the future." Jiang Moli said, "Maybe nothing will happen. People always hope for the best, thinking that nothing will happen. As long as nothing happens, they can do this and keep doing it. If something does happen, they can let the taller ones take the brunt of it, instead of having to do it themselves."

"Don't worry, those people don't dare to use our name, and we don't have much contact with them." Sheng Jiahao said, "We have all moved in."

"Yes." Jiang Moli said.

In fact, Xie Shaojun really wanted to cooperate with Sheng Jiahao, but he knew that Sheng Jiahao was rich and powerful, and that he didn't need to rely on him at all. Xie Shaojun's little cleverness was nothing in Sheng Jiahao's eyes, and even if he went to Sheng Jiahao, Sheng Jiahao would not give him face.

Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun were from the same street, and Shi Nan was a college student, so he was quite capable. Between Shi Nan and Sheng Jiahao, he could only choose one, not both.

Xie Shaojun was involved in smuggling, a business that could bring in a lot of money, and many people were involved in it. Shi Nan knew Xie Shaojun was involved in smuggling, but that was how it worked, and it meant being bold. Otherwise, how could it work? They'd made money from smuggling in the early stages, but later on, they moved to the formal side. This was mainly because they didn't have that much money initially, so they had to find ways to make money quickly.

Only after they make money can they use it to open up other routes.

Some people on the street smelled a different atmosphere, but they didn't say anything, nor did they start a business with Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun. They were still a little scared.

When Fan Xiaoxue returned home, she grabbed her man's ear.

"Shi Kaihua, tell me clearly, have you been secretly cooperating with Shi Nan and the others?" On the way back, Fan Xiaoxue felt more and more that something was wrong. She felt that there was something wrong with her husband.

Jiang Moli said that she didn't understand the friendship between those men.

Fan Xiaoxue wondered how she could possibly understand. Perhaps Shi Kaihua had said in front of her that he hadn't collaborated with Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun, but Shi Kaihua had indeed been collaborating with them privately, and Fan Xiaoxue just didn't know. She still had to ask Shi Kaihua in person to get the details.

"Where did you get the money to buy meat?" Fan Xiaoxue asked.

"No... Actually, I only invested a little bit of money, not a lot of money." Shi Kaihua said.

That day, Shi Kaihua said in front of Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan that Fan Xiaoxue would be unhappy, but later, he still put up some money to cooperate, not completely rejecting the cooperation. Shi Kaihua also felt that Shi Nan was indeed a college graduate, and that Xie Shaojun was smart and could make so much money so quickly.

Shi Kaihua still felt that his investment was too small. If he invested more, he could make more money. Now that everyone has more money, Shi Kaihua wants to invest more, but it's not easy. Shi Kaihua was originally thinking about whether he should talk to Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan about investing more money again, but before he could find anyone, Fan Xiaoxue grabbed his ear.

"It hurts, stop pulling." Shi Kaihua said.

"It's true." Fan Xiaoxue sneered, "How dare you say that in front of me, saying that they made so much money and it's a pity we didn't invest. You're testing me, right?"

"It's not a test, it's not... wouldn't you be unhappy?" Shi Kaihua said, "I think I didn't spend much, I basically just wait for the dividends..."

"Will others give you money for free?" Fan Xiaoxue asked. "It's good enough if they can give you a little interest, and they also give you dividends. Tell me, what exactly do you do?"

"It's just selling some things." Shi Kaihua said, "Nothing big, watches and things like that. These things can make money."

"If it can make money, why don't others know about it, but you do?" Fan Xiaoxue suddenly thought of something, "Should you just leave..."

Before Fan Xiaoxue could finish her words, Shi Kaihua quickly covered her mouth.

Shi Kaihua pulled Fan Xiaoxue into the house and told them to say those words inside, not in the living room so that others wouldn't hear them.

Fan Xiaoxue used to work at a supply and marketing cooperative, so how could she not know about smuggling? Even during the Special Era, there were still people who could ride long-distance trucks, taking advantage of their time in the fleet to resell goods and make money. Why did so many people want to join the fleet? They just thought there was a lot of money to be made.

"You smuggled it!" Fan Xiaoxue said affirmatively.

"The timid will die of starvation, and the bold will die of gluttony," Shi Kaihua said. "Isn't this reform and opening up? Doing business used to get you arrested, accused of speculation, but now everything is legal. Smuggling, for example, will eventually be legalized. It's okay, it's really okay."

"Sooner or later... do you know when that sooner or later is?" Fan Xiaoxue had never imagined that her husband would actually do such things with Xie Shaojun and his men. "Shi Nan even found him a job instead of just staying in that office."

"Xie Shaojun stays here. If anything really happens, it'll be Xie Shaojun who'll be taken away." Shi Kaihua said, "Don't worry, with Xie Shaojun watching over me, I'll be fine."

"Stop it." Fan Xiaoxue didn't believe Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun.

"You can make a lot of money. Don't you want to buy a new dress?" Shi Kaihua said, "Didn't you say a few days ago that Jiang Moli's new dress was beautiful?"

"They make their money legally, but is ours legal?" Fan Xiaoxue asked. "Don't do this kind of work with them."

"They're only doing this for a while, not forever," Shi Kaihua said. "Now we're accumulating capital. Once we have money, we can do other things. Xiaoxue, it's really okay. Many people are doing these things, and they're not in trouble at all. You don't have to worry, you really don't have to worry."

"You just tell me not to worry." Fan Xiaoxue said, "Shi Kaihua, I'm telling you, if anything happens to you, don't expect me to help you."

Fan Xiaoxue was really angry and she wanted Shi Kaihua to withdraw.

"Okay, I'll go back out." Shi Kaihua said.

"I'm really withdrawing, not just pretending to withdraw." Fan Xiaoxue said.

Fan Xiaoxue and Shi Kaihua went to find Xie Shaojun together and asked Shi Kaihua to withdraw. Xie Shaojun agreed, but Shi Kaihua did not withdraw in the end.

By the end of the year, Shi Kaihua was in trouble. He was arrested and sentenced to prison. It all happened so quickly, while Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun were fine. Shi Kaihua took full responsibility in court, figuring he would only be sentenced to a few years and be out soon. While he was in prison, Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun would give money to Fan Xiaoxue, so she could still live a good life.

This made Fan Xiaoxue very angry. She said that Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun were useless. They didn't have evidence and didn't continue the investigation. Catching a main culprit was a great achievement and the case was closed.

Fan Xiaoxue was so angry that she went to visit Shi Kaihua in prison and said, "I shouldn't have married you!"

"Take all that money," said Shi Kaihua.

"You've been fined, and you need to pay back the money," Fan Xiaoxue said. "You're almost out of your underwear."

"They will give it to you." Shi Kaihua said, "We have already discussed it."

"..." Fan Xiaoxue was very angry. What did they mean by "it was agreed upon"?

"It won't take many years," Shi Kaihua said. "I'll be out soon. If I behave better, I can even get my sentence reduced."

Fan Xiaoxue felt ashamed to see Jiang Moli. After Jiang Moli knew about this, she came to Fan Xiaoxue's house to see her. Fan Xiaoxue's eyes were red from crying. She had long felt that there was something wrong and that her husband would be led into a trap by those people sooner or later. And it really happened.

"Tell me about him. Is he a blockhead? Is there something wrong with his brain?" Fan Xiaoxue asked. "That time, after we talked, I specifically asked him about it. I even took him to find Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun, just to prevent them from working together. In the end, he still cooperated with them, just pretending to do it for me. They never broke off contact at all, and now that something's happened, Shi Kaihua is the only one taking the blame."

Fan Xiaoxue felt bad for Shi Kaihua because he had a child. Did he think that if he went to jail, would it be good for the child? Did Shi Kaihua think that just giving Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan some money would be enough?

How ridiculous!

"Your child can't take the civil service exam." Jiang Moli remembered this incident.

"What?" Fan Xiaoxue asked.

"It means your child won't be able to work in the system in the future because he failed the political review," Jiang Moli said. "Your husband committed a crime and was sentenced."

"..." Fan Xiaoxue hadn't really thought about this. When she heard Jiang Moli talk about this, she only felt more sad. Shi Kaihua really didn't know how to think more about Fan Xiaoxue and the child. "I told him so many times, and I thought he didn't cooperate with them from the beginning. I thought he cared about me... Haha, in his heart, I'm still not as important as those so-called friends. When something happened, he took the blame. Among the three of them, he was the only one with a child. Why couldn't someone else go to jail? He had to go to jail? He's the easiest to deceive, his brain is the worst, he deserves to be sacrificed!"

Jiang Moli really wanted to nod. Shi Kaihua's brain really wasn't that good. What kind of people were Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan? How could they possibly give Shi Kaihua benefits for nothing? There were more than just a few people who grew up on the same street, so why did Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan think so highly of Shi Kaihua?

Did Shi Kaihua really think that others considered him a good friend? Did others really want to help him make money? Shi Kaihua really thought so, even now he still thought so.

"Don't be too sad, it's already happened." Jiang Moli said, "I was busy on tour a few days ago and didn't know such a big thing happened to you."

"It's not your fault," Fan Xiaoxue said. "I was thinking of looking for you and seeing if you and your wife could help. But my husband admitted it himself. It was his idea, he's the main culprit. How can I go looking for you? I can't. No one can save him, he admitted it himself. He said he calculated the amount, it's not a big amount, he can get out after five years, and he can even get his sentence reduced."

"What do you think?" Jiang Moli asked.

"Looking at him, he seems to be determined to hang out with Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan," Fan Xiaoxue said. "I want to divorce him...but he just went to jail, and the child is still so young...If I don't divorce him, I'll be waiting for him outside, and he'll continue to hang out with them. What if something happens again? How many five years can a woman have in her lifetime?"

Fan Xiaoxue once thought that her husband might be unhappy because she liked Shi Nan, and she never thought that her husband would still cooperate with Shi Nan.

"I thought... I thought he would argue with me, that he would think I still liked Shi Nan, and if it happened too often, we might get divorced." Fan Xiaoxue said, "But... he didn't say I liked Shi Nan, but he did something else. He sided with Shi Nan, and Shi Nan was his friend, but he got himself into this state."

"..." Jiang Moli felt sad, so sad, when she heard Fan Xiaoxue say these words.

"Jasmine, do you think I should get a divorce?" Fan Xiaoxue asked.

"That... depends on you." Jiang Moli said, "This is a lifelong decision. I can't make it for you. If you divorce Shi Kaihua, will you take the child with you? Will Shi Kaihua's parents let you take the child with you? Will your family let you take the child back? These are things you need to think clearly about early on. My mom's ex-husband died, and she became a widow. She was kicked out."

Jiang Moli couldn't make the decision for Fan Xiaoxue; she only knew it was hard raising a child alone. Jiang's mother remarried to raise Zhao Guodong, and Jiang's father and mother were still wary of each other. Now, Jiang's father was still wary of Jiang's mother, saving some things for himself, fearing that Jiang's mother would give them all to Zhao Guodong. Jiang's mother wasn't as wary of him as before, after all, she was his father's only daughter.

"Divorce is not a simple matter." Jiang Moli said, "You have to think it through. It's not that I don't want to stop you from getting a divorce, and it's not that I want you to stay with Shi Kaihua, but you have to think it through. If you can go on with determination, then divorce. If you can't go on with determination..."

If she doesn't persevere, her children will suffer, and so will Fan Xiaoxue herself. Many women remarry for their children, but their lives don't always improve; some even make them worse, leaving their biological children poorly treated. Not all stepfathers value their stepchildren. While it's said that having a stepmother often leads to having a stepfather, and the biological father becomes a stepfather, there are also cases where the biological mother becomes a stepmother.

"One thing is certain, children should not become an obstacle to your pursuit of happiness." Jiang Moli said that parents do not have to sacrifice for their children.

"Alas, I just don't know how to choose." Fan Xiaoxue said, "Five years. It will take five years to wait for him to get out. In these years, I haven't divorced him... I can't guarantee that I won't think about being with another man. In fact, I have also thought about divorce. I might as well not get married again and just take care of the child. But you know, my job is just like that. I can't make a lot of money..."

Therefore, when Fan Xiaoxue said she wanted a divorce, it was mainly just talk, and she had not yet thought about putting it into action.

When Jiang Moli heard Fan Xiaoxue's words, she quickly understood what she meant. It was no wonder Fan Xiaoxue hesitated. Her salary was indeed low, and no one could guarantee that she would not be unemployed in the future. In recent years, many people have lost their jobs, and many have not found a job since then.

A job doesn't just appear when you want it. Fan Xiaoxue doesn't have much ability. Jiang Moli can help Fan Xiaoxue find a job, but the salary of this job is not that high.

"I've thought about it. If Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun are willing to give money, then I'll ask them for money to raise the child." Fan Xiaoxue said, "This is the money they should pay."

"Just think it over yourself." Jiang Moli comforted Fan Xiaoxue.

When Jiang Moli returned home and told her family about this incident, she sighed and lamented.

"Xiaoxue doesn't plan to delve deeper into this matter." Jiang Moli said.

"Other people are willing to pay more, so how can she investigate further? If she does, she'll lose everything." Jiang's mother said, "At least they can still get some money now. The case is closed, and those police can't keep watching them. Even if someone gives them money, they can still say it's money from friends."

In other words, this result is a relatively good one for Fan Xiaoxue. If Fan Xiaoxue wants to continue to investigate and Shi Kaihua doesn't cooperate, then Fan Xiaoxue's efforts will be in vain.

Others don’t know what exactly happened. Others say that Xie Shaojun, Shi Nan and Shi Kaihua get along very well, but this cannot be used as evidence.

Shi Kaihua admitted the case, and the various departments considered it closed. Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan had also successfully escaped. Who would continue to investigate those matters? Smuggling can be stopped at any time; it's not something that can continue forever.

"Alas." Jiang Moli sighed again. She looked at Sheng Jiahao, "Don't be like Shi Kaihua."

"I'm doing legal and compliant business," Sheng Jiahao emphasized, "and I pay taxes legally."

"Paying taxes legally and complying with regulations is good enough," Jiang Moli said.

Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun successfully exited the business, making a good profit. Shi Nan continued working at the company, while Xie Shaojun opened a store selling videotapes and watches, a formally registered shop with all the legal procedures in place.

When they were in the living room, Jiang Moli didn't say much. After returning to the room, Jiang Moli said more.

"The friendship between you men is truly magical," Jiang Moli said. "What brotherhood? You're always taking the blame."

This kind of plot often happens in TV dramas and movies, and it also happens in real life. Do these people think they are so awesome that they can take on all the responsibilities and just go through the trouble themselves without having to involve their friends?

"If it were you, would you do this?" Jiang Moli asked.

"I wouldn't have done those things in the first place," Sheng Jiahao said. "If I really had been scammed and knew nothing about it, I wouldn't have been able to take the blame. Everyone has to take responsibility for their own mistakes and can't expect others to take the blame for them."

"Sister Xiaoxue's child is still so young," Jiang Moli said. "If the child's father is in jail, the child will also be discriminated against. Even if they are all neighbors and everyone is familiar with each other, others will still talk about it."

Jiang Moli felt it was a pity for Shi Kaihua. He was one way in front of Fan Xiaoxue and another in front of Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan. If Shi Kaihua had been consistent in his words and deeds, Fan Xiaoxue would not have been so angry.

"For the sake of my brother, I didn't tell the truth to my wife." Jiang Moli said.

"I won't." Sheng Jiahao said, "You are the one who will live with me for the rest of my life."

"I'm not talking about you," Jiang Moli said. "It's just that seeing Sister Xiaoxue like that...she asked me today whether she should get a divorce, and of course I can't make the decision for her. Sometimes, I feel like my words are really...when someone asks me how to make a choice, I can't just tell them to do this or that. If I were a kid, I would definitely say just do this, don't do that."

When she grew up, Jiang Moli didn't like making choices herself, nor did she want to help others make choices. She was also afraid of being responsible for other people's lives. Jiang Moli really didn't want to be responsible for other people's lives, she only wanted to be responsible for her own.

"Sister Xiaoxue's eyes are all red and swollen from crying," Jiang Moli said. "Her mother-in-law said she's not a widow, so she shouldn't cry so much. Sister Xiaoxue is not a widow, but she has to raise her child as a widow. Her husband is in prison, and she lives with her in-laws. But her mother-in-law might think she didn't manage her husband well, which is why he went to jail."

Some mothers-in-law don’t think about whether their sons are mentally ill, but just blame their daughters-in-law, saying that it is all the daughter-in-law’s problem and that the daughter-in-law is totally wrong.

Jiang Moli thought that if Fan Xiaoxue's mother-in-law was really like that, then Fan Xiaoxue's life would only become more miserable.

"I can only visit Sister Xiaoxue once or twice, but it's impossible for me to visit her often." Jiang Moli said, "Not to mention me, even her family can't help her all the time. It would be fine if Xie Shaojun and Shi Nan really pay her on time, but I'm afraid they will only pay for a period of time and then stop. But if they don't pay, Sister Xiaoxue can go to Shi Kaihua and ask him to change his statement. I don't know if they will be afraid."

"If it's a little money, I'll still give it to you." Sheng Jiahao said, "They've already made a lot of money."

Sheng Jiahao knew that some companies and individuals were not clean, but he didn't name them. That's how business works: just make sure you're clean and don't break the law; you can't control others.

For example, this time, Sheng Jiahao heard Jiang Moli say this, and Jiang Moli heard Fan Xiaoxue say that. Sheng Jiahao and Jiang Moli only heard what others said. Without evidence, they couldn't send Shi Nan and Xie Shaojun to jail. It doesn't mean that Sheng Jiahao's going to find someone will be of any use. Some relevant departments also want to close the case early.

"Just wait until he gets out of jail." Sheng Jiahao said.

"So don't trust your good brothers too much, and take care of your family more." Jiang Moli said. As expected, she still didn't have such a good impression of this so-called brotherhood. It was fun for those people to be good brothers, but their wives and children would suffer if they were good brothers.

During the Spring Festival of 1987, Fan Xiaoxue and her child were staying at her husband's house. After this incident, she was hesitant to take her child to her parents' home to celebrate the New Year. It was only when her sister-in-law called her that Fan Xiaoxue finally returned with her child.

Fan Xiaoxue was in a very bad mood, not just a little bit. For a long time, Fan Xiaoxue was still thinking about Shi Kaihua in the cell. Fan Xiaoxue had originally thought that she could live a peaceful life, but who could have imagined that her husband would be like this? Fan Xiaoxue had told her husband a long time ago that they should live according to their income and not always think about soaring to the sky and making a lot of money all at once, but her husband didn't listen to her.

Jiang Yuqin's daughter was too young, and she had originally wanted to buy her new clothes. After all, it was Chinese New Year, and her daughter couldn't possibly be without new clothes. But Ding Chao said the child grew fast and that Ding's mother had sent her new clothes that fit the child. So Jiang Yuqin didn't buy new clothes for her daughter, and she didn't have any new clothes herself.

Ding Hongwang was the only one in the family of four who had new clothes. Ding Chao meant that children his age had memories and would be unhappy if they saw others wearing new clothes while he didn't. So Ding Chao and his wife bought new clothes for Ding Hongwang, and the others didn't need new clothes.

Niu Cuihua's family all bought new clothes, including her mother. Niu's mother stayed at Zhao Guodong's house during the Lunar New Year holiday, but she returned to her hometown last July. People back home knew that Niu's mother helped Niu Cuihua earn money, and that she also got a share of the money, so they naturally wanted her to stay in the city.

Niu Cuihua's eldest brother and his wife also wanted to go to the city, but they certainly couldn't sell tofu on the same street as Niu Cuihua and her husband. They had to go to another street to sell tofu. Niu's wife could make tofu and grass jelly, which many women in the countryside could do. They also made fried meatballs.

After the Lantern Festival, Niu Cuihua's elder brother and sister-in-law came. They did not live in Niu Cuihua's house. They rented a shop elsewhere and opened a breakfast shop. They sold fried cakes, buns, steamed buns and the like, as well as rice noodle rolls.

Niu's father had taken out all the family's savings, taking a gamble and giving it a try. If it didn't work, Niu Cuihua's older brother and sister-in-law would return. Niu's father would stay home to pick up and drop off the children while Niu Cuihua's older brother and sister-in-law came to the city. Niu's mother stayed with Niu Cuihua, so she didn't need to go there to do anything.

Niu's mother thought that Niu Cuihua's business was more stable and profitable, so she could also make some money here. If Niu's mother went to Niu Cuihua's brother and sister-in-law's shop and didn't make any money, it would be a waste of time. Breakfast shops are originally run by husband and wife, and having more people would be bad.

There are three or four small tables in this shop, which is not a very big place. This shop was sold by someone else at a low price. It’s not because of the bad location, but because the food made by the previous owner was not good, so no one came here.

"Niu Cuihua's elder brother and sister-in-law are in the city." Miao Guifeng looked at her man.

Miao Guifeng looked at her son in the room, then at her husband. Her husband was useless, and there was no way to get the Miao family to come to the city to see Zhao Guodong still supporting the Yue family.

In reality, Zhao Guodong didn't lend money to the Niu couple; he still owed Jiang Moli money. Niu's mother was embarrassed to ask Zhao Guodong to lend money to Niu's brother and his wife, and Niu Cuihua didn't ask Zhao Guodong to lend money to her family. It was good that Zhao Guodong could help find a store location.

To save money, Niu Dasao and his wife slept in the shop at night. They put away the table and lay on the floor. This was all to save money. Once they made more money, they would talk about renting a house.

Jiang Moli and the others knew about it long before Big Brother Niu and his wife came to the city. Jiang Moli and the others did not think that Big Brother Niu and his wife could not come to the city. They had the right to come to the city. Jiang Moli and his wife did not help Big Brother Niu and his wife, and Niu's mother and Niu Cuihua did not ask Jiang Moli and the others to help Big Brother Niu and his wife.

Niu's mother and Niu Cuihua are both sensible people. If you ask for too much, you may not want to be relatives anymore.

Others didn't know the real situation and thought that Niu Cuihua and her husband asked Jiang Moli and her husband to help the Niu family, and they also thought that Jiang Moli and her husband were easy to talk to.

"Jiang Moli, for her brother's sake, really isn't afraid of her in-laws being unhappy," Miao Guifeng said. "Her husband is also willing to help. As for you, we sent our daughter to live with my mother, and she raised the child. We can't do anything else, and there's no way to get them to come to the city. Until now, we still don't have a house that truly belongs to us."

Miao Guifeng had some money in her hand. She planned to buy a house in a year or two. If she didn't buy now, the price would go up. If she waited any longer, some houses in some areas would be demolished. Miao Guifeng couldn't wait too long. She was either out selling roasted sweet potatoes or talking about her man. Her son was her treasure, and she didn't talk about him much.

The child has long reached kindergarten age. Miao Guifeng sent her child to kindergarten. Her son is fair and chubby, and it is obvious that he is well raised by his parents.

Miao Guifeng and her husband rarely visited their daughter in the countryside, and now that Miao Guifeng was pregnant, it was even less likely she would visit. Miao Guifeng was very fertile and didn't think about contraception. She only thought about the child she had given birth to in her previous life, so she decided to give birth to it.

"Can't you be a little more patient?" Miao Guifeng said.

Yang Bingrong was unhappy about what he said. "Aren't many people around me the same as me?"

There are not so many people who can help the relatives in the countryside. Many people are too busy to take care of themselves.

Niu Cuihua's sister-in-law is very capable, and Niu's mother was impressed by her ability. In the eyes of rural people, a woman must be hardworking and capable, and must be able to cook many things. Such a woman is considered a good woman. Niu's cooking skills are not top-notch, but she often helped others prepare banquets when she was in the countryside.

The countryside was too poor, and the Niu family struggled to make money there, so they thought they had to find a way out. Niu Cuihua was making a lot of money selling tofu in the city, so the Niu family decided they had to try their luck out there. If they succeeded, they'd stay; if they didn't, they'd go back. Spending their own money, rather than Niu Cuihua's in-laws', was a much better option.

The Niu family was worried that Niu Cuihua would have a hard time in her husband's family, so they really didn't dare ask her for extra money. Niu Cuihua herself was already living a tight life, and if they waited a few more years, they might be able to save some money, but now they really didn't have any.

Jiang's mother originally wanted to invite Niu's wife and her husband to dinner at home, but Niu's mother said that Niu's wife and her husband were busy and asked Jiang's mother not to invite them. After hearing this, Jiang's mother did not invite Niu's wife and her husband to dinner at home.

"Mom, when are they coming?" When Jiang Moli was sitting in the living room watching TV, she thought that Mrs. Niu and her husband were coming.

"I'm not coming here," Jiang's mother said. "Your brother's mother-in-law said to let those people mess around on their own and not to bother with them."

"Is that so?" Jiang Moli said, "It's just a meal, nothing to worry about."

"Since she said they don't need to come, then there's no need to invite them." Jiang's mother said, "You can't just invite your sister-in-law's relatives when they come over."

"He is my sister-in-law's brother, so he is different after all." Jiang Moli looked at Jiang's mother. She wanted to see what Jiang's mother thought.

"Your sister-in-law's brother is a relative of your brother and sister-in-law," Jiang's mother said. "To put it bluntly, your brother's mother-in-law should be entertained by your brother and his family, not by us."

Jiang's mother didn't mean to dislike Niu's mother, nor did she mean to oppose the other members of the Niu family coming to Nancheng. She just wanted Jiang Moli to understand that those relatives were Zhao Guodong's relatives, not Jiang Moli's relatives. Jiang Moli didn't need to do so much for them, nor did she need to worry about whether Jiang's mother would entertain them.

"As for you, if you meet them and you know them, just say hello. If you don't know them, just forget it." Jiang's mother said.

"Oh." Jiang Moli said, "Mom, what you said is very insightful."

"It's not that they're good, but that everyone is like this," Jiang's mother said. "If it weren't for the fact that your brother's wife's family has been supporting him so much, I wouldn't have invited his mother-in-law to dinner and let your brother entertain them himself."

Jiang's mother thought that she had done everything she could for Zhao Guodong and there was nothing more she could do.

"You're already old enough, you should understand a little bit about these things." Jiang's mother said, "Don't act like you can do whatever we want."

"This is your home too." Jiang Moli said. She didn't want her parents to be too restrained.

"Yes, I didn't say no." Jiang's mother smiled, "You are just too considerate."

When Mr. Lu and his family learned that Niu Cuihua's elder brother and sister-in-law had come, they didn't think much of it. Nancheng wasn't theirs, so anyone else could come.

"Dream of Red Mansions" was broadcast, but it was just a trial broadcast. In the first six episodes, Jiang Moli did not appear.

"When did you appear?" Zhou Yiran asked Jiang Moli when she went shopping with her. "I didn't see you. They didn't cut your scene, did they?"