Old Mrs. Liu cursed, "What kind of son-in-law is this? My daughter works so hard all day long, she's exhausted, and she hasn't even gotten a penny."

"What's the point? Your Xu family is inhuman. Is this how you treat our Liu family's daughter?"

“My son, it’s such a waste. The Xu family are not human.”

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The nonsensical rant attracted the attention of Old Mrs. Xu and the others. "What's going on? What inhuman things has our Xu family done?"

Fearing her mother-in-law might misunderstand, Liu Fang stepped forward to explain, "Mother, please don't take it to heart, my mother was just talking nonsense."

After saying that, she went to help Old Lady Liu up. "Mother, get up quickly. Can't we talk things out properly?" Her braying voice was really grating.

Old Mrs. Liu clapped her hands rapidly, making it impossible for Liu Fang to get close. "What? Did I say something wrong? If your Xu family were human, my daughter would have suffered so much, only to end up with not a single penny."

These words left Old Mrs. Xu and the others confused. Their Xu family wasn't the type to let their daughter-in-law suffer, not to mention the past.

Now that Xu Genshan and Liu Fang have opened a restaurant, aside from the money given to the public funds, Old Mrs. Xu doesn't care at all whether the remaining money is in Liu Fang's or Xu Genshan's hands.

Liu Fang is a smart, family-oriented, and capable daughter-in-law; she doesn't need Liu Fang to worry about these things.

"Genshan, you take Mother and the others out first. I'll handle things here." Liu Fang now understood the purpose behind Old Lady Liu's outburst.

I've been looking for her since we were little, and I've never thought to say a word for her. Now that I need her help, she actually dares to speak up for me.

"No, you can't leave. Your Xu family are inhuman. You have to explain yourselves to me today." Old Mrs. Liu wouldn't let them leave, but under Xu Genshan's persuasion, they all went out.

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If the Xu family leaves, what's the point of saying this? She just knows Liu Fang is a tightwad, so she wants to put some pressure on the Xu family.

She was determined to force them to hand over some money to her family; she didn't care what method she used as long as she could get the money.

"You worthless hussy, you won't even help your own brother, what are you good for?" After everyone left, Old Lady Liu stopped wailing and raised her hand to hit Liu Fang.

Liu Fang took a few steps back, keeping a distance, and coldly watched the woman sitting brazenly on the ground. Sometimes she wondered why some people thought so simply.

Wu Xiaohua, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, glanced up and saw Liu Fang's expression. Her heart sank. Oh no, things had gone wrong again.

"Mom, get up quickly, let's talk to eldest sister properly." This eldest sister is getting more and more difficult to deal with; she won't listen to either soft or hard approaches now, she's very hard to handle.

Xu Genshan, who was standing at the door, also came in. "Mother-in-law, sister-in-law, it's a good thing that Da Neng wants to borrow money to do business. We can lend him some of it."

Liu Fang suddenly turned around and looked at Xu Genshan, her eyes seeming to say, "Are you crazy?"

Xu Genshan knew his family's situation well; even if he had the money, he shouldn't have lent it out. Not only would he not get it back, but he would also suffer no good outcome.

More importantly, Liu Fang was afraid that if there was a first time, there would be a second and a third. So, this time, no matter if Liu Daneng, Wu Xiaohua, or Old Lady Liu were there, or even Old Man Liu came, she would not lend out the money.

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Xu Genshan patted Liu Fang on the shoulder and smiled reassuringly at her. "It's alright, leave it to me. Didn't you say you were going to make jade bean cakes for the children? They'll all be back soon."

"But..." Liu Fang wanted to say something more, but Xu Genshan pushed her out and had Fu Man'er pull her into the kitchen.

When they turned back to the main room, Xu Genshan's expression was not so good. Wu Xiaohua was too scared to speak, but Old Lady Liu mustered up her courage and said something.

“Son-in-law, you are truly a good son-in-law in our Liu family. Now Da Neng can finally do some small business.”

Xu Genshan couldn't possibly put on a good face with his mother-in-law, Xu Genshan, who was smiling with her eyes squinted. She was the one who started by scolding the Xu family, and she said all the good and bad things by herself.

“Our family restaurant has a lot of expenses every day, and we don’t have much money on us, but if my mother-in-law’s family needs help, we will naturally do our best to help.”

"I borrowed some money from my mother when I went out, but I don't know if it's enough to start a business."

"We can really get the money?" Wu Xiaohua quickly came over and said, "Brother-in-law is such a good person. It's great that he can give us the money."

Grandma Liu glared at Wu Xiaohua with displeasure. She hadn't done anything when she needed to, but now that she heard about the money, she was fawning over like a dog.

“Son-in-law, as you know, it’s not easy to do business in town. You can’t do it without at least ten or twenty taels of silver.”

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In fact, Liu Daneng only asked for ten taels of silver, but Old Lady Liu would not let go of any opportunity to ask for money. She had already asked for ten taels, and she might be able to get twenty taels as well.

Unexpectedly, Xu Genshan did not refuse. "Okay, let's do as my mother-in-law says. I'll borrow twenty taels of silver and talk to my mother."

Grandma Liu and Wu Xiaohua were overjoyed, but at the same time, they regretted asking for more; twenty taels was still too little.

Xu Genshan had already stood up, but then suddenly sat down, just in time to meet the happy mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Although she was happy, Wu Xiaohua was still a little embarrassed to have been caught like this, so she turned her face away.

Old Mrs. Liu was used to being shameless. As soon as she saw Xu Genshan sit down, she asked, "Son-in-law, what's wrong?" Shouldn't he hurry up and go to Old Mrs. Xu to get the money?

Xu Genshan suddenly smiled and said, "Oh right, I just remembered that there's something I forgot to tell my mother-in-law."

"What is it?" For some reason, Old Lady Liu felt that Xu Genshan's smile was very strange.

“My mother agrees to lend you this money, but it has to be done according to normal lending rules. We need to write an IOU and sign it properly.”

"I don't know whether my mother-in-law or my sister-in-law will sign the document later, so I can write the IOU."

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As soon as he finished speaking, Old Lady Liu stood up abruptly. "Xu Genshan, what did you say? You want us to write an IOU?"

Even sitting down, Xu Genshan's imposing manner was no less than that of Old Lady Liu. "Was I speaking too softly just now? Did my mother-in-law not hear me clearly?"

"That's true. My mother-in-law is getting old, so it's normal that she can't hear clearly. Sister-in-law, did you hear me clearly?"

The criticism was directed at Wu Xiaohua, but she didn't know how to respond and could only force a smile without saying a word.

"You bastard Xu Genshan, are you playing me for a fool?" Old Mrs. Liu looked at him scrutinizingly.

"No, Mother-in-law, that's how it is when people borrow money. Besides, many families charge interest on loans these days. Since we're in-laws, we won't charge you interest."

The more reasonable and well-founded Xu Genshan's words were, the angrier Old Lady Liu became. Just then, Old Lady Xu came in with her money bag.

"Here, twenty taels of silver." With a clatter, twenty gleaming silver coins were laid out on the table.

Wu Xiaohua wanted to reach for the money, which was within easy reach, but Old Mrs. Xu coughed and said, "If you want to take the money, write an IOU."

“Mom.” Wu Xiaohua looked at Old Lady Liu, and suddenly an idea came to her mind. “Let’s write an IOU, then we can take the money back and start a business.”

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Old Mrs. Liu's eyes were glued to the gleaming silver, but she refused, saying, "Why write anything? You're lending it to us, why would we not pay it back?" The answer was obvious to everyone.

Wu Xiaohua panicked and pulled Liu Laotai aside, "Mom, we just need to write it down, and then we won't pay it back. What can our eldest sister do to us?"

Old Mrs. Liu thought about it and realized that it made sense. She wouldn't pay back the money. What could Liu Fang do? She wouldn't give her any money, but she could take her life. Let's see what the Xu family would do then.

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law returned, Xu Genshan had already written the IOU, as if he already knew they would agree.

"Brother-in-law, we'll write a sick note and lend us these twenty taels." Wu Xiaohua really wanted the money she had taken out to be in her own pocket.

Xu Genshan placed the prepared IOU, pen, and red ink on the table. "Who will sign and affix their fingerprint, mother-in-law or sister-in-law?"

Grandma Liu hesitated for a moment, and Wu Xiaohua quickly said, "Of course! Our mother manages the household, so only she can make the decision on this matter, right, Mother?"

“Yes, yes, I’ll take care of the money.” Old Mrs. Liu didn’t feel anything was wrong at first. Xu Genshan wrote her name down, and Old Mrs. Liu picked up the pen and drew her name on it, then pressed her red seal on it.

Seeing that Grandma Liu had taken her hand off the paper, Wu Xiaohua finally felt at ease. But, had she forgotten something?

Wu Xiaohua's attention was immediately drawn to the silver coin as she couldn't quite recall it at first, and with Old Lady Liu happily holding it.

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All the money went into Old Lady Liu's pocket. Although Wu Xiaohua was itching to get her share, she wasn't in a hurry. She would wait until she got back and have Liu Daneng bring the money over.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were satisfied and ready to leave when Liu Fu's crying came over.