Chapter 475 A Sudden Change of Temperament

As she said this, Old Lady Li's heart was bleeding: she had just lost twenty yuan!

Because they said they wanted an educated girl, the promised price was high, a full one hundred dollars!

She originally planned to pocket fifty yuan and deduct ten yuan from her little girl's hard-earned money, thus getting sixty yuan for nothing!

Unexpectedly, this brat was so timid that she was completely controlled by that old woman Ma Xiulian, and she didn't even dare to sell her own daughter easily.

You're so useless!

But if the little girl doesn't agree, she won't have a single penny left!

It's fine if it's twenty yuan less; she'll deduct it back later anyway.

Upon hearing that she could get seventy yuan, Li Chunhua gritted her teeth and resolutely agreed, "Okay, I'll sell it for another twenty yuan!"

That's a full seventy yuan. Even if Sanni continues her studies, she might not be able to get such a high dowry in the future.

Moreover, this ungrateful wretch will definitely not be filial to her when he grows up.

Grandma Li's face immediately lit up with joy, and she said, "That's more like my daughter! Then I'll take Sanni with me to the market next week."

The people in the mountain valley will only come down the mountain next week to buy New Year's goods; otherwise, they might not come down the mountain even once a month.

At this moment, several men also came back from the field.

When Chen Jianye saw Old Lady Li, his face immediately fell.

Ever since we separated our households, my mother-in-law has been coming over every now and then to beg for money. If we don't give her anything, she throws a tantrum at our doorstep, which is incredibly embarrassing!

Grandma Li, however, was all smiles and called out affectionately, "Son-in-law, you're back after finishing your work! Dinner is all ready, just waiting for you."

As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face, and Chen Jianye, being proud, couldn't bring himself to ask him to leave. He simply mumbled an "uh-huh."

At least this time I didn't bring my bunch of nephews to freeload.

During the meal, Li Chunhua unusually served Sanni a generous amount of vegetable porridge, and the old lady Li did not mind that it was not oily, which surprised both Sanni and Chen Jianye.

What's wrong with this mother and daughter today?

Is he going to suddenly change his personality or something?

Just as she was wondering about this, Old Lady Li started grumbling about Ma Xiulian and Chen Dazhu's favoritism: "You know, they're all born of the same parents, they're all sons! How come the fourth son lives in a brick house and works as a laborer, and the fifth son is a carpenter who earns a lot of money, while Jianye, you're toiling in the fields, working yourself to the bone and still not getting enough to eat? My poor two little grandsons~"

If the couple earned more money, wouldn't they be able to help out the Li family more?

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianye did not respond, but felt somewhat uncomfortable.

The fourth brother was selected for the army because he earned it through his own hard work; he was never envious at all.

The fifth son was too frail to even think about getting married, let alone supporting himself. His parents sent him to learn a trade, which Chen Jianye understood.

Knowing something in your heart is one thing, but living those different days is another.

Especially when she thought of her two sons who had suffered alongside her, her heart felt heavy.

If only his mother had sent him to learn carpentry back then!

He never imagined that Chen Jianguo and Chen Jiandang were just like him.

They never imagined that if the old carpenter hadn't taken a liking to Chen Jianmin, he might not have accepted Lao Wu, let alone him.

Grandma Li, however, slurped down her vegetable porridge and ate her steamed bun.

After finishing his meal, he wiped his mouth and stood up: "Chunhua, I'm leaving. It's settled then!"

After saying that, he really left, taking nothing with him, which was unprecedented.

(End of this chapter)