Cheng Maixiang couldn't help but sigh softly. Really? Why couldn't everyone just have a good meal? Why did they have to bring this up at the table?

Lin Jiayu patted her on the back and told her not to worry. Cheng Maixiang had originally wanted him to go to the garment factory with her today. After all, he was a major shareholder. Lin Jiayu was originally very excited. He wanted to see how the garment factory operated and wanted the villagers to recognize him. But when he heard that she was going to pay salaries, he immediately refused.

He didn't want the villagers to think that even he, the future son-in-law, was involved with the garment factory, which would only add to the villagers' gossip about the Cheng family. So he declined and preferred to play games with seven-year-old Qiaomai at Brother Cheng's house.

Mother Cheng rolled her eyes at Second Sister Cheng and handed Lin Jiayu another piece of fish. "Xiao Lin, why don't you want to eat anymore? Is the food to your liking?"

Before Lin Jiayu could thank her, Cheng Ersao's loud voice rang out again, "Mom, why don't you say anything? Everyone else has received their salary, so why not me? Sister-in-law, should you get yours too?"

Seeing that she was stubborn, Cheng's mother was afraid that she would not give up if she didn't answer, so she said, "Your sister-in-law cooked at home all morning today, so how could she have time to collect her salary? As for you, you are nowhere to be seen every day. How many times have you been to the garment factory? How can I notify you to collect your salary?"

"I was wondering how could Mom forget us sisters-in-law? After all, my eldest sister-in-law and I are Mom's daughters-in-law." Sister Cheng finally felt relieved. Suddenly, she remembered Aunt Liu saying she received six yuan, and hurriedly asked, "Mom, how much can I get, and how much can my eldest sister-in-law get?"

Mother Cheng didn't want Lin Jiayu to laugh at her, so she had to say to her tactfully, "Second daughter-in-law, let's talk about this after we finish our meal and our work."

"Mom, why do we have to finish the meal first?" Cheng Ersao asked back dissatisfiedly, and then glanced at Lin Jiayu who was eating with his head down, "Xiao Lin is not an outsider, what's wrong with listening to it?"

"That's right, Mom. Xiaolin is getting married to Maizi next year. He's considered a member of our family, so there's nothing I can't tell him."

Brother Cheng had his mouth full of chicken and was mumbling something.

Cheng Maixiang suddenly realized something. It turned out that her second brother and his wife were not simply here to have a meal with her eldest brother. They wanted to take this opportunity to ask Cheng's mother and her to increase Cheng's wife's salary. After all, her salary was the lowest in the entire garment factory.

Mrs. Cheng put down her chopsticks and said to the people at the table, "Everyone, eat slowly. I'm going to the yard to pick some fruits and wash them. Aiguo, come with Mom."

"Okay." Cheng Aiguo also saw the problem and agreed obediently. He wanted to take Qiaomai away with him, but Qiaomai glanced at him without interest and lowered his head to eat.

Except for Second Brother Cheng and a few children, almost everyone at the table had stopped eating. Cheng Maixiang smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, everyone's salary was determined when they joined the garment factory. The rules and regulations of the garment factory and the employee contracts are clearly written.

My sister-in-law is paid piecework, and based on her performance over the past two weeks, her salary is six yuan, while you're paid a fixed salary of five yuan per month, which makes two yuan and a half for two weeks. Even so, I'm still calculating this based on your perfect attendance. In reality, you know how many days you've worked over the past two weeks. Most of your work was done by Mom, my sister-in-law, and even Qiaomai. We're a family, and as long as those three don't make a fuss, your salary this time will be two yuan and a half."

"What? Only two dollars and a half?" As expected, Second Sister-in-law Cheng immediately shouted in dissatisfaction, "Sister-in-law got six dollars, and I heard that Qingyun's wife got nine dollars. I should be the lowest in the entire garment factory. I'm still the daughter-in-law of the Cheng family. Why should I be bullied?"

"Second sister-in-law, when I first discussed this position with you, I told you the salary standards. Since you complained about the low pay, you shouldn't have agreed to take this job, and even signed a contract with the garment factory. Now, after receiving your salary, you're regretting it. If everyone behaves like you, how can this garment factory continue to operate?"

Cheng Maixiang naturally knew that her second sister-in-law's family just wanted her to have a job in the garment factory so that she could get paid for free without having to do any work.

But Cheng Maixiang was unwilling to do so. In her plan, the garment workshop would not always be a small workshop. It would grow and develop in the future. If she used connections from the beginning and took salaries for free by relying on nepotism, it would only be a small workshop forever.

Cheng Ersao was choked by Cheng Maixiang. She didn't expect Cheng Maixiang to completely ignore her and even bring up the contract to argue with her. However, everything the other party said made sense. She had nothing to say and could only deliberately disgust Cheng Maixiang.

"Humph, educated people are different from us illiterate people. They make contracts clear and set standards for everything. They even calculate the entire family's expenses clearly and transparently. Don't let anyone take advantage of you."

Lin Jiayu's face suddenly darkened and he slammed his chopsticks on the table, startling the whole family.

"What's wrong? Now that you have a boyfriend, you don't care about your family anymore?" Mrs. Cheng was not willing to be outdone. She grabbed Mr. Cheng who was busy eating and said, "You dead man, your wife has been bullied to the doorstep, and all you care about is eating."

Mother Cheng couldn't stand it any longer, and with a dark face, she slammed the table, causing the dishes and chopsticks on the table to jump. Even the three children were frightened and trembling all over, especially Aijun, who put down his dishes and chopsticks and ran away.

"Second son's wife, please tell me clearly who is bullying you in this family. If you tell me, I will be the first one to put up with her."

When Cheng Erge saw his mother getting angry, he was so scared that he lowered his head and pretended to be dead and didn't say anything. Cheng Ersao also looked at Cheng's mother with her mouth open. The momentum she had just had was long gone.

"Second son's wife, from the day you came into my family, I was the one who decided to divide the family. You never had to come to me to make rules, and Maizi never went to your house to complain. I even helped raise your two children, and yet today, they are being bullied by the Cheng family."

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