Zhao Guiying joined Wang Mazi in saying:

"Old Li, my old Wang was kind-hearted. If he didn't appreciate it, why did he say such harsh words?"

Old Lady Zhao said, "You know whether it's good intentions or bad intentions."

"Of course he has good intentions. How could he have bad intentions after living in the same village for so many years?"

"Look at what you're saying, Auntie. Why didn't Xiuhong and Xiuhua come back to see you? I heard they didn't come back during the last Mid-Autumn Festival either. What's wrong with you as a mother?"

Yang Daya said with a worried look on her face.

Her expression changed immediately when she heard this.

"It's none of your business."

"How can it not matter? Having a child in your old age is something worth celebrating. The Xiuhong sisters are really ignorant."

"Brother Li, I told you to clean up your family's traditions. Look at your wife, she's so rude."

Old Man Li retorted to Wang Mazi, "You should just take care of your own business."

Wang Mazi and Zhao Guiying saw that their attempts to sow discord were useless and angrily returned to the next field, saying as they walked:

"The old couple of the Wu family loved their daughter-in-law so much before, but they were still kicked out of the house. The Wu family's today is the Li family's tomorrow."

Old Mrs. Li doesn't think so.

Her four daughters-in-law are good and think they have raised their son well.

Sun Jiaxue squatted there picking up fallen peanuts.

"Jiaxue, if you're tired, go take a rest nearby."

"Mom, I'm not tired."

"When Si Niu and I were about the same age, we were rolling around in the fields. We can be said to have grown up in the fields," said Yang Daya.

"Third sister-in-law, they are all about the same."

"That's really worse than that. Your parents are so good to you. They always look after you even when they're in the fields. But I'm not like that. I'm eating dirt and no one cares about me. They left me in the fields and forgot about me, only coming to look for me in the middle of the night."

Sun Jiaxue felt the same way after hearing this, as she had also experienced it.

When Li Mingqing went to the supply and marketing cooperative, he saw Zheng Chenggong sitting on the curb opposite.

"Brother Zheng, why are you here so early?"

"I'd better come early to settle the bill with you."

The checkout process was quite fussy, with two large bags of stuff. Even visiting relatives during the Chinese New Year wasn't such a big deal.

"These are various tickets, national tickets specially redeemed for you."

"You've arrived just in time. I was thinking of going to the provincial capital in a couple of days."

"I'm in a hurry to leave for the south. Let's talk when I get back."

He pushed two large bags in front of her and rode away on his bike.

While Zhao Xiaoling hasn't arrived yet, Li Mingqing threw all of them into the space for storage.

After opening the door of the supply and marketing cooperative and counting the items, I saw Zhao Xiaoling coming over.

"Sister Zhao, good morning."

"I just ran into Yingzi. She came back to visit someone."

"Yeah, it's good."

"She just got divorced not long ago. Even if she doesn't have children, it wouldn't be good for others to know."

"It's okay, she can make it up."

No one can control her, she has become accustomed to it. It is best not to get married and find whoever she wants.

Less than an hour later, Zhou Yingzi came over with a man.

You can tell a man’s family is not wealthy by looking at his clothes.

She had never looked down on such people before, so why did she suddenly change her mind?

"Sister Zhao, give me a pound of egg cake."

When she took out the money, the man immediately stepped forward to pay.

Zhou Yingzi looked at Li Mingqing and said, "We've worked together for such a long time, are you just pretending not to see me?"

"You don't work here, what can you say?"

"After all, we've known each other for so long, why don't you have anything to say?"

Li Mingqing rolled his eyes. He must be crazy.

Zhao Xiaoling quickly changed the subject and said, "Yingzi, I heard that the pastry chef has changed. Try it and see if it's better than before."

Zhou Yingzi broke it in half and tasted it.

The man stood aside without saying a word, looking at the half piece of cake.

He handed the egg cake to Zhou Yingzi and said, "It's the autumn harvest season now, so I'm going back first."

"Okay."

Zhou Yingzi had no intention of leaving.

"Sister Zhao, it's indeed a lot more delicious. I've taken a day off, so let's go to the next door for lunch."

Zhao Xiaoling looked at Li Mingqing's sour face and said, "Okay, let's chat as sisters."

"Ah, Ming Qing isn't going with us?"

"You know, he has to go home for lunch every day."

"No matter how delicious the food at home is, you'll never get enough of it if you eat it all day long. It's great to have a change of taste."

"Yingzi, you..."

Before Zhao Xiaoling could finish her words, she heard Li Mingqing say, "It's working hours, Comrade Zhou, please leave as soon as possible so as not to delay us from working."

"No one came, what's wrong with the conversation?"

"You're getting in my way. I'm not familiar with you. Don't be so arrogant. It's not only making life difficult for yourself, but also for others."

Zhou Yingzi said with a sullen face, "If you hadn't instigated Yuan Jingshan, how could he have separated from me? It was you who started it!"

"You're crazy! You were so shameless that you were hugging someone and got caught by Yuan Jingshan, and now you want to blame him. The Yuan family has done their best by not sending you to the commune.

Don't you feel guilty yourself?

Otherwise, why don't you keep pestering me? It's you who are in the wrong.

Now you come to me for business."

"Isn't it you who insisted that I move out of the Yuan family after Yuan Jingshan came to town?"

"You idiot, why don't you look for the reason within yourself?"

No man wants to be cuckolded.

Zhao Xiaoling said, "Yingzi, why don't you go sit in the restaurant next door for a while."

"I'm not going. I'm staying here."

"Whatever you say, you really think you're worth a damn, you're shameless. If you keep doing this, it's only a matter of time before you're fired by the county supply and marketing cooperative."

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