Old Mrs. Zhao cursed, "You shameless woman, from today onwards, you are not allowed to go to the city to work anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng immediately stopped crying.

“Mother, this won’t do. Our family is already poor, and we rely on my monthly wages to make ends meet.”

"How dare you say that? You've completely disgraced the Zhao family! We can be poor, but we can't steal!" Old Mrs. Zhao said firmly.

She hates thieves more than anything in her life, and now she has a dishonest daughter-in-law in her family. How is she supposed to face people in the village like this?

Seeing that Old Lady Zhao was speaking so loudly, Cheng felt guilty and lowered her voice.

"Mom, can you please not shout like that? No one found out what I did. If you say it like that, the whole village will hear it. I'll just not do it again."

Before the end of the month was even over, Zhao Xiangnan called her back overnight. She thought the old woman had something important to discuss, like dividing up her meager inheritance.

Cheng had high hopes, never expecting that the old woman had called her back just to get beaten.

This is so frustrating and upsetting! I missed a whole day of work today, so I'll have to pay at least three or four cents off!

The thought of having her pay docked made Cheng feel even more upset.

Old Mrs. Zhao always knew what kind of person Cheng was. If her eldest daughter-in-law hadn't been so cowardly, how could such a good job have fallen into her lap?

"Making money, making money, you're obsessed with money! Look at how old Fatty Zhao is, and he still hasn't found a wife? Is this how you act as a mother?"

When it came to Zhao Pang's marriage, Cheng was almost in tears.

She desperately wanted to find a wife for her son, but there weren't any suitable girls available.

There was a girl I thought was alright, but her dowry was too expensive. She wanted five taels of silver!

She wasn't good-looking, her family was so poor, and yet she was making such an outrageous demand. Mrs. Cheng decisively refused.

Seeing that Cheng remained silent, Old Lady Zhao assumed she was guilty. She continued her tirade: "Ever since the family divided, look how much better off your elder brother's family is. But your family is a mess!"

These words were like stepping on Cheng's tail, and she immediately shrieked, "Mother, you're absolutely right! I'm nowhere near as cunning as my sister-in-law and her family. My sister-in-law and brother usually seem so quiet, but they've hooked up with that rich guy from the second son's family!"

"The money she earns in a month is enough for me and Xiang Nan to work for several months! Speaking of which, it was your fault, Mother. If you hadn't kicked the second son's wife out back then, would she be making money without me now?"

Cheng spoke arrogantly, throwing all the blame onto Old Lady Zhao.

He made no mention of how he had treated He Tiantian in the past, and even without the incident with Granny Zhao, He Tiantian would not have helped the Cheng family.

Old Mrs. Zhao glared fiercely at Madam Cheng, raising her cane to strike her again.

Fatty Zhao and Skinny Zhao quickly stepped forward to stop his grandmother. Fatty Zhao pleaded in a trembling voice, "Grandma, please spare my mother. If she doesn't go to work at the restaurant in the city, we won't have the money to get me a wife!"

“Yes, yes, Grandma, think about it yourself. Big brother needs to spend money on many things to get married.” Zhao Shou chimed in.

The two grandsons spoke perfectly, not a single word was wrong, and Old Lady Zhao thought about it and agreed.

She had also heard from the old women in the village that these days, it costs much more to get married!

Thinking about this, Old Zhao's wife felt a little more reassured.

She looked at Madam Cheng, and half of the anger she had felt earlier dissipated.

"Then find another job! In short, you're not allowed to go to restaurants anymore!"

Cheng looked at her mother-in-law in disbelief, "Mother, do you know how hard it is to find a job in the city these days? Do you think it's like farming in the fields!"

Having worked in the city for so long, Cheng has seen and learned a great deal.

In short, she had absolutely no desire to return to this village. She wanted to earn more money, buy a house in the city, and never come back, no matter what!

Of course, the Cheng family didn't tell anyone this secret.

If Old Lady Zhao knew what she was thinking, she would skin her alive on the spot.

Cheng looked at the people outside the gate of the courtyard and suddenly saw a familiar figure in the crowd.

"It's Madam He! She came to our house to laugh at us!" Madam Cheng said angrily.

In other words, this Ms. He saw everything when Old Lady Zhao hit her?

What a shameless person! Cheng gritted her teeth in anger.

She immediately shifted Old Lady Zhao's attention to He Tiantian, "Mother, this He woman isn't even one of our family anymore, yet she's still here to make a fool of herself. Don't you think she's doing this on purpose!"

Wan Cunhua glanced at He Tiantian in the crowd outside. Although she was very jealous of her second aunt's family, her in-laws had only made money because of her second aunt's help.

And I heard that Da Niu and Tie Zhu will be helping out at their second aunt's chicken farm.

That way, her son Da Niu will have work and wages. Therefore, Wan Cunhua has no objection to He Tiantian now, nor does she dare to have any.

Old Mrs. Zhao looked up, remained silent for a moment, and then walked outside with her cane.

When Er Mao's mother saw Old Lady Zhao come out, she was so frightened that she took another step back.

"My goodness, I hope this old woman won't come and beat me up."

Upon hearing this, everyone shrank back, nervously watching Old Lady Zhao, fearing she might go berserk and attack someone.

Old Mrs. Zhao walked to a distance of three steps from He Tiantian and stared at her for a moment with her shrewd eyes.

"Back when you were living in our Zhao family, you were just a spineless coward like your sister-in-law. I never expected that now that you've made it big, you'd disown your husband and family."

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