The Luo brothers exchanged a glance, stammered, and fell silent.

Ah Mian said, “Whoever it is, go back and tell them that I paid the stall fee in the food street, it’s written clearly in black and white. You want two hundred coins a month, that’s too much, I can’t afford it.”

Brother Luo said with a stern face, "Don't be ungrateful!"

He glared at Ah Mian, who glared back at him, saying, "This is just a small stall, and I earn my money through hard work. Actually, I probably already guessed who it is. I'll teach you a trick: go find the person who's causing you trouble. He can come up with such a dirty trick, so his business must be bigger than mine. He's instigating you to extort innocent people in the city. If the authorities find out, he'll be very worried."

She said this to try and trick the brothers.

Ah Mian racked her brains but couldn't figure out who would want to cause her trouble.

The Luo brothers were shocked to hear this. Could it be that A-Mian knew so quickly that the person who sent them was from the bean shop in the city?

That bean curd shop was run by a family and had been established in the city for over ten years. Ever since that shop opened, no other businesses in the city had made tofu; there were only a few scattered farmers selling tofu, but most of them were quickly driven away.

This tofu shop not only sells tofu to ordinary people, but also supplies tofu to restaurants and eateries; this has always been the custom in the city.

But Ah Mian doesn't follow the rules and doesn't buy their tofu. Every day she makes her own tofu and brings it to the city to sell!

"Brother, I... I think the young lady makes sense. If they don't give us five hundred coins, we'll take this to the authorities." Young Luo picked up a spoonful of tofu pudding, dipped it in the spicy sauce, and then put it in his mouth. "Hiss—so spicy! Delicious! Perfect with rice!"

"Hmm...that's true." Brother Luo thought that the bean shop was indeed more profitable, and the storefront was fixed, so he definitely wouldn't want to make a big fuss.

Unlike Ah Mian, who has to pay rent every month and whose location is constantly changing, if you really push her too hard, she might just pack up and quit her stall, which would be a huge surprise.

He took a few bites and thought the food at this stall was indeed quite good. The two brothers didn't particularly like the garlic-flavored dipping sauce, but they both agreed that if they were to eat out in the future, this stall of A-Mian's would be a good choice.

“When it gets busier in the evening, we’ll go to that place again… to reason with them and get our money back.” Brother Luo patted Brother Luo on the shoulder.

When Meng Chijian, who had come to deliver the food, saw the Luo brothers' retreating figures, his expression darkened: "They've come to cause you trouble?"

Those two lazy bums in town are truly a nuisance.

"I've already taken care of it."

Meng Chijian was a little worried, so he asked a few questions before taking the vegetables out of the basket.

Today was very simple. Xiao Jing had homework and didn't have time to bring food. Meng Chijian simply fried some small river fish at the blacksmith shop, and A Mian cooked a vegetable and egg soup at the stall. The rice was just what was available at the shop.

A-Mian wasn't a picky eater, but the Meng family gradually discovered her preferences. A-Mian especially loved eating things from the water. Whenever there were river or seafood, she would hold her bowl and eat half a bowl more than usual.

"There are fewer fish in the village recently."

He secretly went to the back of the village to catch fish at night, but found that it wasn't so easy to catch them anymore.

"They must all be sneaking off to catch fish. These past few years have been blessed with good weather, so the fish in the river probably have nothing to do with whether it rains or not."

"Yes. It turns out that people only said it was because they angered the river god when there was a severe drought, but now nobody in the village mentions it anymore."

These two people are usually not very talkative when they're out together, but for some reason they have endless things to say to each other.

After finishing their meal, Meng Chijian went to wash the dishes, but Aunt Liu quickly put down the bowl containing the leftover rice and said, "I'll do it, you don't need to wash it."

After saying that, he gave Ah Mian a few winks.

Amian was puzzled, but seeing that Aunt Liu was diligent and hardworking, she let her do the washing and told Meng Chijian to go back to the blacksmith shop to rest.

As soon as he left, Aunt Liu muttered to herself, "Boss, your husband brings you meals every day like this, he's a really good man. You should cherish him."

Amian fed Adou some water. There weren't many guests in the afternoon. She yawned and said casually, "Yes, my husband is the head of our household."

Aunt Liu was taken aback by her response and was momentarily speechless. "Then why do you still make him do these fussy, domestic things?"

Amian scratched her head: "But he said these are things for adults to do, and children only need to help with what they can do."

Meng Chijian has always been responsible for the most important things at home: fetching water and buying groceries. (Washing dishes is just something he does by hand and not worth mentioning.)

She did chores like cleaning chicken coops, donkey sheds, and sweeping the floor.

"How old are you? You're married now, you're not a child anymore!"

For some reason, Aunt Liu felt uncomfortable seeing A-Mian like this. "Doesn't your mother-in-law care about you?"

“My mother-in-law also said that I am too young and that my husband should do more work.”

"..."

"You're really lucky," Aunt Liu said sourly, turning around and whispering, "...If this were my daughter-in-law, she'd probably be climbing all over me by now."

She sighed, thinking that Ah Mian would regret it sooner or later.

Anyone with eyes can see that Meng Chijian is a rare find. Who wouldn't like a man like that? If there were a virtuous and considerate woman out there, wouldn't she be able to seduce her husband with just a flick of her finger?

Based on her more than fifty years of life experience, Meng Chijian mainly encountered such a devilish woman, A Mian, right at the beginning, and had not yet had time to experience the gentleness and beauty of other women.

So whenever Meng Chijian came to the stall, Aunt Liu would rush to wash the dishes, pretending to be extremely busy.

Every now and then, a few words would be interspersed:

"Which young lady around doesn't envy Lu Xiaodongjia? Having such a good husband is something you can't find even with a lantern, hahaha."

"There are fewer and fewer good men in this world, you'd better hurry up and find one!"

"Young master, please don't blame this old woman for talking too much. You should be more understanding of your man and never argue with him..."

Liu Xiufang spoke from the bottom of her heart, just like she used to do at home; she was saying all this for the good of these children.

Just like her son, she considers herself very outstanding. He works for a state-owned enterprise and is handsome. She met her daughter-in-law through a marriage alliance between colleagues.

This precious son, who had hardly ever washed his own clothes growing up, suddenly learned to wash dishes and change diapers after getting married and having a baby!

Liu Xiufang couldn't bear to part with him, so she quickly carried large and small bags to his door to help.

But she neither knew how to use washing machines, dishwashers, and robot vacuums, and felt they were a waste of water and electricity.

So she took on most of the housework, and once she almost fainted while washing clothes in the bathroom!

But because of those few extra words, her son and daughter-in-law didn't appreciate her good intentions at all, and they would have a big fight every now and then.

Liu Xiufang lowered her head, glanced at A-Mian and Meng Chijian eating side by side at the table, and calmly began wiping the table.

Who isn't in love during the honeymoon phase?

In the end, it all turned into a complete mess.