Arriving at the educated youth point, An Hongdou rushed into the house as if no one was around, but did not see Shen Xiangzhi.

As I walked out, Zhang Jianjun came towards me.

The two of them could be considered to have a life-and-death friendship, at least they knew each other, so An Hongdou asked him directly, "Where is Chen Xiangzhi? Do you know where he went?"

"Someone came to see him at noon and said he had something to ask him, so he left with that person and hasn't come back since," said Zhang Jianjun.

"Do you know what that person does?" An Hongdou asked again.

Zhang Jianjun shook his head honestly, "I don't know. Why are you asking this? Did something happen to Old Shen?"

"No, just asking casually." An Hongdou replied and then left.

After leaving the educated youth center, she thought for a moment, then turned back to Zhang Jianjun and said, "If he comes back, please tell him that I have something to talk to him about."

"Okay." Zhang Jianjun nodded.

At the An family, several women looked at the cart full of things and were jealous. The other two were okay and still wanted to save some face. Wang Dahua had always been thick-skinned, so he immediately took over and started to rummage around.

Old Lady An slapped her claws away with one hand, "What are you touching? Didn't your little sister tell her that her son-in-law asked her to buy these for their future use? Stop worrying about them."

"Look at what you said, mom. I just touched it." Wang Dahua curled her lips and said enviously, "My little sister is so lucky. When we got married, even the bedding was Dou Miao's father's old one. We still haven't got a new one."

This brand new cotton quilt feels soft to the touch. I don’t know what it feels like to cover myself with it.

When talking about this, Mrs. An was still angry. "You blame me for not having a new bed? Did I not give you a betrothal gift or what? Not only did your parents keep the betrothal gift, they were reluctant to buy you a new bed and new clothes. When you, Wang Dahua, came to our house, you only brought a small bundle with two rags in it, and you still have the nerve to say that."

Wang Dahua looked embarrassed, "Mom, that happened a long time ago, why are you still talking about it? I'm just envious of my little sister and think she's lucky, so I'm sighing!"

Wang Dahua also knew that her parents were unreasonable, so there was nothing she could do.

At that time, her brother from her natal family also wanted to marry a wife, so her betrothal gift was given to her brother. Because of this, she always felt that her natal family owed her, and she felt very uncomfortable.

Wang Dahua’s lesson successfully made Lin Cuihua and Li Xiaomi shut up, and they dared not say another word.

Come to think of it, their wedding wasn't that good, especially for Lin Cuihua. It was a year of famine, and the money given by her husband's family was already very little, and her own family didn't give her anything at all. She came alone without even a bundle of luggage.

Li Xiaomi was fine, but most of the betrothal gifts were taken away by her parents.

The one who had the worst situation was Wang Dahua. In good years, she was given more money, but she didn't get a penny.

Mrs. An didn't even ask them for help. She just pushed the cart to the door and carried the things into the house one by one.

Before Mrs. An came out, Wang Dahua dared to refute, "What I said is not without reason. Other families raise daughters to support their brothers from their natal families. But our family is different. We raised a daughter for nothing and not only did we not get a penny from her, but we also found someone to support us."

Lin Cuihua made a look at Wang Dahahua, indicating her to look back.

Wang Dahua turned around and saw An Hongdou standing behind her. She was so scared that her heart skipped a beat and she almost fell to the ground.

"Little sister, when did you come back?" Wang Dahua found herself a little unlucky today. No matter what she said, it was inappropriate. Now, she was caught speaking inappropriately. It was so embarrassing.

An Hongdou didn't have the mood to yell at her at the moment, and she also understood the bad habits of these sisters-in-law.

It's just greed, no matter how many times I tell you, you can't change it.

With a sneer, An Hongdou said, "Third sister-in-law doesn't seem to understand one thing. It's true that I'm the daughter of the An family, but not yours. It was my parents who raised me, not you, Wang Dahua. It's my duty to be filial to my biological mother. I've never heard of a sister-in-law being filial to her brother and sister-in-law."

Brother An San came back and asked his family to boil some water and send it over. He just heard this when he entered the door. He immediately looked at Wang Dahua with a cold face and said, "Wang Dahua, what are you talking about with your stinky mouth again?"

Otherwise, why would my younger sister say such a thing?

Wang Dahua's face turned red with anger. "You started talking about me as soon as you came in. Why didn't you talk about your sister? Everything about the relationship is my fault. You blame me without even asking!"

Wang Dahua turned around and went back to the house, realizing that she would be ignored if she continued talking.

In response to An San Ge's question, An Hongdou didn't say much, she lifted the curtain and went into the house.

The bed in the room was piled full of things. Contrary to her previous happiness, Mrs. An looked a little sad as she sat on the edge of the bed.

An Hongdou sighed and sat next to her, "Mom, don't be sad."

Old Mrs. An said stubbornly, "I'm not sad. What's there to be sad about? As long as my son and daughter are filial, that's all. My daughter-in-law is not my biological daughter anyway. Since they are narrow-minded, you can't blame me as a mother-in-law for not considering them. Now I'm just waiting for your house to be built, and then I'll take care of your fourth brother's affairs. We won't be together for long."

Mrs. An sniffed and pulled An Hongdou and said, "You are such a bad girl. It's a good thing that your son-in-law gives you money, but you can't spend it all lavishly. How can you live a good life in the future?"

An Hongdou chuckled, "Mom, don't worry about it. I know what's going on." Then An Hongdou leaned close to Old Lady An's ear and said, "Besides, some of the things on this bed were bought by me for you. We can add the rest slowly when we start to live on our own."

Mrs. An's heart skipped a beat and she quickly grabbed An Hongdou's hand, "Hongdou, tell me the truth, did your son-in-law really give you the money to buy these things?"

An Hongdou smiled silently, "What did mom say?"

"You damn girl!" Old Mrs. An was both touched and angry. She was touched that her daughter still cared about her, but she was angry that this damn girl went to the black market again, not afraid of being caught. What would happen then?

An Hongdou didn't care about all that. She rolled up all the old bedding on the bed and put them in the big cabinet beside the bed despite the objection of Mrs. An.

That was Mrs. An's dowry. It has been used for decades. Both legs of the cabinet are broken, and she is reluctant to replace them even though she has put two bricks underneath.

He put the new bedding on the bed and put away all the other things, including a piece of clothing for Mrs. An.

As for the food, I originally wanted to share it with the children at home, but now I think forget it.