Li Mingqing said, "Aunts, you really think highly of me. If I had this ability, why would my brothers still be at home?"

"Ming Qing, don't underestimate yourself. You are the only one in our village who eats commercial grain."

"Yeah yeah."

From the voices coming one after another, it sounded like Li Mingqing would be breaking the law if he didn't find them jobs.

Old Lady Li was furious. She put her hands on her hips and shouted, "Stop nagging me. You think your son is incompetent and you think he's right? There's no such thing in the world. Get out of my house right now."

Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect her to speak so bluntly.

There was complete silence, and everyone stared at Old Lady Li.

"If you don't leave yet, don't blame me for being rude."

The villagers then left one by one, of course cursing Old Lady Li in their hearts.

Li Mingqing didn't expect that his adoptive mother had such a fierce side.

"Mom, it's so majestic."

Old Lady Li said with a smile, "They're clearly trying to curry favor with us, but we don't owe them anything. We can't let them keep pushing us around."

Sun Jiaxue scooped half a bowl of water from a ceramic jar and handed it to her.

"Mom, drink some water to moisten your throat."

You know what, I was really thirsty after shouting a few times.

"Brother Mingqing, you should drink some water too. You've worked hard."

Li Mingqing immediately took the bowl and took a sip. It was so sweet that it touched his heart.

"Son, don't pay attention to those people in the village. They are just sour grapes."

"Mom, I, the Prime Minister, will definitely not take it to heart as I have a stomach big enough to hold a boat."

Yang Daya, who had been silent the whole time, said sarcastically, "You're so tight-lipped. How come you're hiding this from us? We're all family, so how can I take your place?"

"Haha, that's hard to say." Li Mingqing retorted.

Yang Daya was speechless for a moment.

Li Mingfang said in an ambiguous tone, "Shouldn't Fourth Brother treat me to a meal?"

"Third brother is really good at joking. We're all family, why are you treating us to a meal? It's so formal."

Li Mingli said, "We brothers haven't had a drink for a long time."

Zhang Lihua smiled and said, "In that case, I'll go back and make some snacks."

"Sister-in-law, don't bother. I can't drink. Let's do it another day."

Li Mingqing refused and closed the door.

It's really uncomfortable to be surrounded by a bunch of people who are hypocritical and flattering each other. It's better to have some peace and quiet.

Originally, they didn't think much of Li Mingli and the others, but as Li Mingqing's life became better and better, their mentality became unbalanced and they became more and more disgusted with him.

Mrs. Li and Old Man Li did not interfere in the affairs between the brothers.

Zhang Lihua looked at Li Mingli and said, "Mingqing has such a bad temper."

"Don't worry about him. He will beg us for help later."

Not everyone can hold the position of a supply and marketing cooperative, it is just a temporary glory.

Yang Daya crossed her arms and said, "Just because they're rich, they look down on us peasants. Look, they've got glass on the windows. Why bother trying to please someone who doesn't like us? They don't even like us."

Only then did everyone notice the window in Li Mingqing's room.

Li Mingqing, who was in the room, pretended not to hear and calmly sat down to drink water.

Sun Jiaxue standing aside was obviously very nervous and looked like she didn't know what to say.

"What's the matter? Just say whatever you want to say."

"Brother Mingqing, my sister-in-law and the others may not have any ill intentions. Will they hurt the relationship between you brothers?"

"No, they were unkind first, and I didn't say anything."

Li Mingqing has always been used to being at ease and doesn't want to say anything against his will.

Of course, Li Mingli and the others may not have bad intentions, they are just feeling unbalanced, but the two sisters-in-law Zhang Cuihua and Yang Daya are not easy to deal with.

You never know what will happen if you persuade someone with pillow talk.

Ever since we split up the family, he's been finding fault with me all the time, and it's endless.

Li Mingfang looked at Yang Daya, who was furious, and said, "Wife, don't be angry. Mingqing may be tired from work."

"Oh, they are really brothers. How come they don't know how to side with their own wives?"

She pursed her lips and said nothing, then took the cornmeal to the kitchen to make corn tortillas.

Li Mingfang didn't know why he felt even more uneasy after the family split up.

He felt that Li Mingqing was largely responsible. Why were they so estranged from each other as they were all family members?

In the entire Li family, only Li Mingyuan and Li Lizhu were having dinner harmoniously in their room.

"Mingyuan, I didn't expect Mingqing to be so capable and work in the supply and marketing cooperative."

"That's right. Mingqing has been the smartest among us brothers since he was young. Don't worry, wife. I will definitely earn work points and make you three fat and plump."

Li Erniu and Li Sanniu were slurping the porridge.

The porridge was made with the sweet potatoes that Li Mingqing gave them. It was sweet and delicious.

"Dad, Mom, try it quickly, it's really delicious."

Li Sanniu licked the paste at the corner of her mouth and said with a smile.

"Even if it tastes good, you can't eat too much, or your stomach will feel uncomfortable."

The two little girls nodded obediently after hearing this.

Li Mingqing and Sun Jiaxue chatted while eating, and Li Mingqing told her about the interesting things that happened at work.

"Brother Mingqing, I have renovated my private plot and will plant vegetables tomorrow."

"Don't tire yourself out. There's no rush anyway."

Sun Jiaxue smiled and said, "It's just two mu of land, how could you be tired? You'd be tired if you went to work. Otherwise, I'll bring you food in the future."

"No, it's so tiring to walk back and forth by yourself."

"It's okay, at least you can have a hot meal. The food I brought in the morning was cold by noon."

Sun Jiaxue was serious, and she always felt anxious when she was alone at home.

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