"You're nothing but a shrew."

Zhao Qiaoyan's face turned pale with anger.

Just then, He Zhenhua came out of the room.

It seemed that Zhao Qiaoyan became much more assertive upon seeing him.

She raised her chin high, glared at Lin Jingyu with her eyes wide open, and accused her with righteous indignation, "Am I wrong? If you were really injured, how could you not rest properly? You're just making excuses to be lazy and not go to work."

"You're so young and you're already lying to people. It's a waste that everyone's been so good to you. You're not even human."

"You, surnamed Zhao, your jealous face is absolutely hideous!"

Lin Jingyu scoffed, "Give me back the eggs right now, or I'll teach you a lesson and make sure you can't leave the house today!"

Zhao Qiaoyan was shocked and furious: "You, how could you be so vicious?"

Lin Jingyu remained calm as ever, "I'll count to three. If you don't go get it... one, two..."

"Just wait for me!"

Zhao Qiaoyan stomped her foot angrily.

She knew that Lin Jingyu, that crazy woman, would definitely dare to make a move.

Knowing she couldn't delay any longer, she had no choice but to turn around and go into her and Shen Susu's room.

Reluctantly, he handed her the egg, saying, "You might as well eat it all up!"

"You're smart!"

Lin Jingyu accepted the eggs offered to her without any hesitation.

Without saying a word, he went straight into his room.

"What a bandit."

Tears welled up in Zhao Qiaoyan's eyes; she looked extremely aggrieved.

Unable to resist looking at He Zhenhua, she choked up and asked, "He Zhiqing, do you think she's bullying people too much?"

"The village chief said you should compensate her for the eggs."

He Zhenhua picked up the straw hat lying next to him and put it on his head. "She didn't steal your things."

Without glancing at the other person again, he went straight out to work.

Zhao Qiaoyan's face revealed resentment and bitterness.

She gazed longingly at his retreating figure.

"Jingyu, my little girl~"

Lin Jingyu, who was tidying up the yard, heard the shouts.

So he quickly came out.

At a glance, I saw the village chief's wife and Uncle Quanzhu's wife coming together.

"Aunt Hongmei, Aunt Yucui, what brings you here?"

Lin Jingyu greeted them with a smile, "It's a bit messy here, so please be careful not to trip."

Aunt Yu Cui responded nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? Everyone builds houses like this."

"Great, it's all done."

Aunt Hongmei looked around and said with satisfaction, "You're a smart girl. You thought of making your own courtyard to live in. It's much better to have your own courtyard than to be crammed into the educated youth compound with all of you."

These past few days, Lin Jingyu has become very familiar with them.

The two women in front of her no longer called her Lin Zhiqing, but called her by her name directly.

"Having a yard to live in is certainly a good thing, but it costs a lot of money."

Lin Jingyu looked distressed and pained, saying, "All the money my family gave me as a subsidy has been used up."

Aunt Yu Cui laughed and said, "What are you afraid of? You'll get work points when you go to work. As long as you work hard, you'll always be able to fill your stomach."

"Hehe~"

Lin Jingyu responded with a silly laugh, "Don't worry, don't worry, my parents will definitely send me subsidies. They can't bear to let me starve to death."

"No wonder you're willing to spend money to build a small courtyard for yourself."

Aunt Hongmei smiled and shook her head, "This is good too, at least there won't be so many troubles."

"It's a bit conspicuous for a girl like you to have your own yard."

Aunt Yu Cui looked at the carefree person laughing and had to remind her, "Jing Yu, people's hearts are unpredictable. Some people just can't stand to see others do well. You need to be more careful."

The youth settlement often caused a lot of problems, as everyone knew.

Aunt Hongmei added, "You're too straightforward, girl. People have been talking about you behind your back. You need to be more careful."

"There was only one person in the educated youth compound who didn't like me."

Lin Jingyu nodded and said to the two women, "Don't worry, aunties, I remember everything."

She better not cause me any trouble, or I'll teach her a lesson about why flowers are so red.

Besides, I'm not someone to be trifled with. If she pisses me off, I'll keep beating her up. If she doesn't submit after one beating, I'll beat her up a few more times. One day I'll beat her into submission.

"You girl~"

Aunt Yu Cui chuckled, "It's good that you know what's going on."

"That's right, remember to contact us if you need anything."

Aunt Hongmei smiled and said, "We'll definitely help you with any small things we can."

"Okay, thank you both, aunties."

The two of them took a walk around her new yard.

They focused on studying her flush toilet, finding it cleaner and more convenient than the toilets used in their village.

The two aunts decided that their own family should get one.

This day.

Lin Jingyu's courtyard has been renovated.

No.

The reconstruction should be complete.

Although she only has two rooms and a large courtyard, it is not much worse than the villagers' courtyards.

"Grandpa Red Army, Uncle Wei Jun, Uncle Hongqi, Uncle Leizi..."

Lin Jingyu greeted everyone.

She handed them a bag of things and said with a smile, "This is a token of my appreciation. Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

"Of course, of course!"

"Lin Zhiqing is so thoughtful!"

"We won't be polite!"

According to the local custom, after a house is built, it is customary to host a feast to thank the craftsman.

Lin Jingyu was unable to host a banquet, so she could only send a generous gift to express her gratitude.

Moreover, the gift she presented was quite generous.

One pound of pork, one pound of brown sugar, and ten eggs.

After receiving the gifts, the craftsmen packed up their tools and left.

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