Zhao Xiulian said so too, and they believed her completely.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, he got up, said goodbye, and left.

However, when they left, they quietly took away the two boxes of instant noodles and four packs of biscuits that were left in the yard.

Li Weidong watched the whole thing but said nothing, simply smiling as he escorted them to the alley entrance.

"Auntie, take care. I'm so sorry I couldn't help you this time."

"It's alright, it's alright, you should go back now."

The two waved insincerely and then turned and left.

...

After walking a full mile, Zhao Xiujuan asked, "Second Sister, do you believe what Li Weidong said?"

"Believe it? Believe it my foot! During the banquet, that woman clearly said we'd become rich. Li Weidong definitely got a share of it. That little bastard just doesn't want us to get rich."

"I think so too. This Li Weidong is just as Hu Zi said, an ungrateful wretch."

"We're relatives, and he actually thought he could eat all by himself without including us!" Zhao Xiujuan said angrily, her eyes red.

"Big sister, stop cursing. What do we do now? We can't have come all this way for nothing, can we?" Zhao Xiufen said somewhat unwillingly.

"At least I was quick enough to get the things back, otherwise we would have lost a lot of money on this trip."

"Well, we got the stuff back, but what about the mushrooms? Should we still plant them?"

"Go ahead and grow them! If Zhang the butcher doesn't come, are we going to have to eat pigs with hair on? Come on, let's go to Big Brother's house and find Tiger. Doesn't he know how to grow mushrooms too?"