The man Liu Hongxia married wasn't very wealthy either; he even gave Liu's family 800 yuan as a bride price to marry her.

The couple often argues about these things; over time, how can this not affect their relationship?

Tang Fengying curled her lip, utterly disapproving of the Liu family's behavior.

"Juan'er, let me tell you something, you'd better keep an eye on your Weiguo from now on."

I've heard Liu's wife say more than once in front of many people that she regrets not marrying Liu Hongxia to Weiguo.

You never know what those people in the Liu family are capable of. You and Weiguo need to be careful, lest you fall into some trap.

Tang Fengying brought it up on purpose today, just to remind Zhao Juan.

"Yes, yes, we should be careful. Not just Juan'er, all of you need to be careful."

Now that we're living a good life, I wonder how many people are secretly envious. Who knows what dirty tricks they might come up with?

They all reminded their husbands not to drink or play cards with people they didn't know well or whose backgrounds they didn't know.

What if they make a knot or something, and you fall in and can't get out? If that happens, our good life will be ruined!

Zhang Shuzhen looked at the young wives in front of her with a solemn expression and earnestly gave them some advice.

Zhao Juan and the others exchanged glances and nodded quickly. "Auntie, we'll remember what you said and we'll definitely keep it in mind in the future."

The young wives weren't stupid; they knew that Zhang Shuzhen wasn't treating them like outsiders.

Who else would be so open and honest about these things? Countless people outside are probably just waiting to see us fail.

"Yes, be careful not to make any mistakes."

Weiguo and Haining are both good kids; they would never do anything underhanded. This is just a reminder to be wary of outsiders.

You two know what's going on, so don't make wild guesses. Men, you have to be gentle with them, don't push them too far.

Zhang Shuzhen was afraid that her words might damage the couple's relationship, so she tried to smooth things over.

"Yes, we know, Auntie," the young wives replied in unison.

In the west room, Zhang Shuzhen gave instructions to the young wives. In the east room, Liu Changde, Sheng Liancheng, and Zheng Xianyong, as elders, also gave a reminder to the young people in the room.

“You guys have made a lot of money these past few years. Once people have money in their pockets and feel confident, they start to overthink and speculate.”

Let me tell you, it's perfectly fine to eat and drink casually and spend money generously; that's not a big problem.

But there's one thing you can't do: gamble and don't go out looking for women. If you get involved in either of those, no matter how wealthy you are, you'll squander it all.

Liu Changde's gaze swept across the faces of the group of young people, and he solemnly reminded them.

"No matter how beautiful other women are, they can't compare to your own wife's sincerity. Those other women are only after your money."

When you have money, everything is wonderful; but when you're broke, they'll kick you to the curb without hesitation.

If that day comes, and you end up with a broken family, no money left, and all your good days will be over.

Sheng Liancheng continued speaking, his gaze fixed on his eldest son as he did so. He was using this opportunity to subtly reprimand Sheng Xiping.

“You adults work hard outside to earn money, but your wives stay at home, taking care of your parents-in-law and the children, which is not easy for them either.”

You can focus on making money outside because someone provides you with a stable home front. Without your wives' contributions, the family would be in chaos long ago.

"You should all get half of what they earn, understand?" Liu Changde continued.

Zheng Xianyong's eldest son is married, but his second son, Zheng Hua, is not yet married, so he sat there without saying a word.

Sheng Liancheng and Liu Changde, working together, delivered a speech that served as a warning and reminder to the young people.

“Dad, we understand all of this. Don’t worry, we definitely won’t make any mistakes,” Sheng Xiping and the Liu brothers said in unison.

"Yes, uncles, don't worry, we would never do anything reckless just because we have money."

"We'll all work hard with Xiping and Brother Liu to make money and give our families a better life." Chen Weiguo and others also expressed their opinions one after another.

"Okay, just remember what we said today. We were just saying it casually, nothing more." Liu Changde nodded to Sheng Liancheng and then raised his wine glass.

"Come on, the three of us, let's raise a glass to you young people. We hope you have a smooth year and make lots of money."

When elders offer a toast, how can anyone dare to accept it?

Those sitting on the kang (heated brick bed) quickly got up and half-squatted, while those sitting on the edge of the kang stood up. Everyone raised their glasses to toast Sheng Liancheng and the others.

The drinking session started around 2 PM and lasted until after 5 PM, with most of the participants becoming unsteady and staggering.

Those who brought their wives were all helped home by their wives.

Those who hadn't taken wives, whether fathers and sons or brothers, supported each other and swayed as they left.

Wu Yucheng was in a good mood today and drank quite a bit. Now he felt unwell from drinking too much, so he ran to the yard and vomited violently.

Sheng Yunfei was just carrying a bucket of dirty water to pour into the ditch when she saw Wu Yucheng squatting motionless by the garden cane. She quickly went over and helped Wu Yucheng into the house.

"If you can't hold your liquor, drink less. Don't you have any self-awareness?"

My brother and his gang are all heavy drinkers; any one of them could easily outdrink you three times over. Now look what happened, you're feeling terrible from drinking too much, aren't you?"

While talking, Sheng Yunfei helped Wu Yucheng to the west room, made him sit against the wall, and then went to the east room to pour him a cup of tea.

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