"You say!" The mother-in-law had a decent smile on her face.

"My salary is 25 yuan, and I pay 10 yuan a month to help with household expenses. I give Niu Kai 5 yuan for cigarettes. He works hard to pick me up from get off work at night, and I keep 10 yuan for personal items.

If Niu Kai doesn't want to pick me up, I won't do this job. I can't lose my reputation just to make a little money, Mom, don't you agree?"

What's right? Bullshit, you're a grown woman, what's the point of talking about reputation?

The mother-in-law cursed in her heart, but a smile appeared on her face. "Okay, okay, you can consider the family and Xiaokai's hard work. Very good. I'll talk to you at lunch, and Xiaokai will definitely agree."

You have to agree even if you don't agree. It would be great if you could just go out and earn money by keeping a lazy guy at home!

At noon, a family meeting was held at the Niu family’s dinner table.

After hearing this, the old cow and the calf had different ideas.

Lao Niu nodded. "That's right. Tang Min should go out and find some work to lighten the burden on the family and also have some pocket money for himself. That's good."

Xiao Niu shook his head. "Mom, I have to pick her up after work every day. How tiring is that? And we don't have a bicycle at home."

My mother-in-law glared at me. "What's wrong? How tired can it be? It's just a walk after dinner. Besides, it's only 5 yuan a month. Can't you save it? You can buy a bicycle in two years."

Xiao Niu knew he couldn't outsmart his mother, so he said, "How about you buy me a bicycle first, and I'll give you my five dollars every month."

My mother-in-law calculated that with 15 yuan a month, she could earn back the money for the bicycle in a year. If nothing else, at least the family had a big new item.

"What are you buying? Do you have a ticket?" If you don't have a ticket, you will have to pay dozens of dollars more.

Xiao Niu nodded repeatedly when he heard there was a chance. "Yes! My colleague has one. I'll borrow it first and return it to him when I have one."

The mother-in-law put down her bowl and chopsticks and said sternly, "I can pay for the car first, but I've said it beforehand, you must persevere in doing things. Tang Min, you must do your work for a long time. Xiao Kai, you must also persevere in picking people up from get off work."

"Mom, are you picking someone up in the middle of winter?"

Tang Min quickly replied, "No, it's only from April to the end of October, seven months. It's a barbecue stall, so we can only open it when the weather is hot."

My mother-in-law calculated it again and realized it wasn't suitable! It was only 7 months, and it was only 105 yuan a year!

"Tang Min, how about this! You pay 15 yuan a month, plus Xiao Kai's 5 yuan, that's 20 yuan, only 140 yuan a year. I'll buy you two bicycles first."

Tang Min cursed inwardly, "Buy it for us? That's a nice thing to say."

I only have 5 yuan left now. Fortunately, I listened to Zhou Xiang.

"Okay! Listen to Mom, I can't touch these 5 dollars anymore. I need to buy some things, and occasionally buy some candy for the kids."

Lao Niu quickly kicked his wife, reminding her not to push her too far.

The mother-in-law nodded and said, "Okay, it's settled."

Zhou Xiang and his two siblings had lunch at Zuo's house. After lunch, Tang Min came over again.

"Zhou Xiang, thank goodness I listened to your plan. Let me tell you, I only have 5 left."

"What made you back down?"

When Tang Min told Zhou about the family meeting, she sighed. This mother-in-law was really powerful.

"You! The price will be the same next year! If it goes up, don't even think about lowering it."

"There's nothing I can do! If Niu Kai doesn't pick up my words, I won't dare to do anything! Besides, there's that person in the courtyard."

Tang Min pointed in the direction of Old Wei's house.

"You're right. The key is to coax your lover and make sure he's willing to pick you up. If he gets a raise in the future, don't tell him. You should be able to recover some of your losses."

"That's all I can do. When will I go and do something?"

"I'll ask Zuo Heng to tell you. It's already the end of March, so there won't be many days left."

When Zhou Xiang and his two brothers returned home, Wang Qiao also sent his mother back.

Seeing his cheerful face, Zhou Xiang knew that things were going well.

"Wang Qiao, I've already persuaded Tang Min myself. She's ready to go do her job."

Wang Qiao's face was filled with confusion.

Zhou Xiang looked at his mother.

Mother Zhou clapped her hands, "Oh! I forgot, I'm busy today."

Zhou Xiang turned to look at Wang Qiao, "You can set up two more barbecue stalls. Chen Ou and his wife can take Ma Gang, and you and Fei Yan can take Tang Min."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qiao understood that Zhou Xiang was worried that they would miss out on making money, so he nodded and said, "Okay! Let's arrange it this way."

"Have you told Tang Min how much your salary is?"

"Yes."

"This year we plan to increase it by 5 yuan, 45 yuan a month."

Zhou wanted to make Tang Min happy, so he told her about her situation and her mother-in-law's arrangements.

Wang Qiao and Zhou's mother really sympathized with Tang Min. Being controlled to this extent by her in-laws, it was no wonder that she didn't show up today!

Wang Qiao said, "Don't worry. If her husband asks about her salary, I will definitely say 25. Ask Wu Haotian to save the remaining 20 for her."

"Okay! Go back and remind Zhong Xiong and the others not to accidentally let something slip. That would mean good intentions but bad results, and it could lead to a family war."

"Okay, okay! I got it."

Speaking of Zhong Xiong, Zhou's mother couldn't help laughing, "Think about it, Zhong Xiong got his girlfriend by himself."

Wang Qiao couldn't help laughing, "Aunt Jiang, I'm going back first. I still have to make arrangements for Zhong Xiong."

Mother Zhou waved her hand and said, "Okay, go back!"

Zhou Xiang listened to the two people talking in confusion. After Wang Qiao left, Zhou Xiang couldn't help but ask his mother, "What happened to Zhong Xiong?"

Mother Zhou picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, then said with a smile, "It's about Zhong Xiong's engagement."

"What? Didn't you just say he found a girlfriend? Is he engaged now? Does the girl's family know about it? Do they agree?"

Mother Zhou nodded, "I know, and I agree."

"Whose family are they? Their parents are so open-minded, don't they need to pay a formal visit?"

“Fei family, sister Fei Yan, Fei Xue.”

Zhou Xiang was shocked. What on earth had Zhong Xiong done? Was Fisher not even an adult yet?

Zhou's mother began to recount the good things Zhong Xiong had done.

It turned out that the engagement was taking place today, and the gang of six decided to send two people along. Zhong Xiong insisted on going, and to be on the safe side, they asked Wu Haotian to go along.

When the things arrived from Wangqiao, the people in Feijia Village praised the good preparation.

Both parties were satisfied. During the meal, Fei Yan's sister Fei Xue showed up, and the shameless Zhong Xiong immediately opened his mouth to act as a matchmaker for him.

"Uncle Fei, what do you think of me? Wang Qiao and I are brothers, closer than real brothers. We were all the same in the past. Now we're running a barbecue business together. Our conditions are the same as his. If you like him, you should be able to like me too, right? I want to be your son-in-law."

Everyone who was having dinner at the Fei family was confused by his outrageous actions. Wang Qiao was secretly worried, hoping that it would affect him!

Wu Haotian really didn't prepare for his move, and it was too late to stop him.