Chapter 114 Flattery

"Sister-in-law, Yongnian and the others haven't returned yet?"

Aunt Zhang Er carried a bamboo basket and walked into the Chen family's courtyard.

Wang glanced back at her, but couldn't muster any enthusiasm. She still managed a smile and went to greet her, "Sister-in-law, you're here?"

“Sister-in-law, we’ve heard about Yongliang and the others. Don’t worry too much. I heard the magistrate gave them compensation, so it’s not a bad deal!” Aunt Zhang said, putting down the basket and smiling. “These are eggs that my mother asked me to bring to nourish my mother.”

Wang's expression changed upon hearing this, but when she heard that her mother had asked her to bring the eggs, she didn't kick her out. She kept smiling and said, "Please sit down, I'll get you a glass of water."

A sly glint flashed in Aunt Zhang's eyes as she chuckled, "Oh, why would you want water? Didn't you say Yongnian's wife made some sweet soup? Why don't you make me a cup to try? We're all family, you wouldn't be so stingy as to not even share a cup of sweet soup, would you?"

Wang had no choice but to comply and prepare a cup of sweet soup for her.

Li Chongniang was already unhappy when she heard about the three brothers being beaten, and now, hearing Aunt Zhang's words, she didn't bother to hold back anymore and retorted directly, "Aunt Zhang, you don't know how to feel sorry for your own sons. If it were Brother Er Gou who was beaten half to death, and you were given a sum of money as compensation, would you still be smiling?"

When Aunt Zhang saw Li Chongniang snatch the sweet soup that Wang Shi had prepared and drink it, her face immediately fell, and she coldly scolded, "Chongniang, how dare you speak to your elders like that?"

Li Chongniang didn't even lift her eyelids as she came out, heavily pregnant, and stood next to Aunt Zhang, tilting her head and saying, "Elder? My family only has my mother as an elder!"

Aunt Zhang noticed that Li Chongniang's mouth was much more vicious than before, and she was even much bolder. She got up and was about to say something to Li Chongniang when she heard the other party suddenly speak again.

"Oh dear, Second Aunt, you must be careful. I'm carrying the Chen family's flesh and blood, and I can't take any bumps!" Li Chongniang said, gently stroking her belly.

Aunt Zhang thought this person was speaking in a sarcastic tone. She hadn't even bumped into her. "Li Chongniang, don't try to extort money from me just because you're pregnant. Where did I bump into you?"

"Second Aunt, you came to our house just because you're after the money the magistrate is going to compensate you with, right?" Li Chongniang directly exposed her purpose and said coldly, "This money belongs to the Chen family, and you can forget about taking a single penny!"

"Where did I say I wanted money?" Aunt Zhang said calmly, rolling her eyes. "The Chen family has helped you a lot in the past, hasn't they? Now that they've made money in business, they haven't given you a hand! Some people are just heartless and ungrateful!"

"Grandma helped us, so of course we'll repay her. But Second Aunt, what have you done now?" Wan Qiqi jumped off the mule cart, strode into the courtyard, and her cold eyes swept over Second Aunt Zhang. She asked in a cold voice, "The help you're talking about, Second Aunt, isn't it the time when my mother came to borrow grain and we beat her out?"

"You... what nonsense are you talking about? When have I ever done such a thing!" Aunt Zhang was surprised that Wan Qiqi would suddenly appear.

When Wang saw Wan Qiqi return, she immediately greeted her with a smile, and then saw Chen Yongxing pulling a mule cart in.

Wan Qiqi gave Li Chongniang and Wang Shi a reassuring look, walked to Zhang Ershen's side, tilted her head and smiled, "Ershen, some things are seen by Heaven."

“Yes, heaven is watching what people do. Don’t you know how many things you’ve done?” Aunt Zhang looked up at Wan Qiqi without any fear.

"So I'm apologizing, but what about Second Aunt?" Wan Qiqi asked coldly, "Second Aunt really has the nerve to come and ask for compensation for the medicine. What if we call all the villagers out here and let them judge for themselves?"

She used to think women's gossip was annoying, but sometimes it had other effects.

She believed that if she let the villagers out, she wouldn't be the only one to be scolded.

Aunt Zhang didn't want to fall out with the Chen family, otherwise she really wouldn't get anything, so she immediately changed her expression and coaxed with a smile, "Qiqi, what are you saying? I only came here today to show my concern."

She smiled and said, "It's because Yongnian and Yongliang are injured. I was thinking that you don't have enough manpower to run your business, so why don't you send Ergou and Yunniang over to help you?"

Wan Qiqi finally realized that this person not only wanted money, but also wanted to get her hands on the recipe for making honey grapefruit jam. Wasn't she afraid of running into another Tang Qiwen?

However, she did want to find someone to help her. "Sure, Second Aunt will arrange for someone to come over tomorrow!"

Aunt Zhang happily pestered Wan Qiqi, chatting about this and that. Finally, seeing that Wan Qiqi didn't want to talk to her, and having achieved half of her goal, she smiled and left.

"Sister-in-law, you know what she's thinking, why did you agree to her?" Li Chongniang said with slight dissatisfaction, glancing in the direction Zhang Ershen had left before looking at the mule cart.

After everyone left, Chen Yongxing began to unload the items from the mule cart, removing the straw.

As he moved the items, he said, "Sister-in-law, it's a good thing you had the foresight to cover them up, otherwise Second Aunt would definitely have tried to snatch them."

"Why should we give her our stuff?" Wan Qiqi's eyes were cold as she walked to the mule cart and unloaded the pork from the bamboo basket. "She sent someone over to help her learn how to cook it, but she has to be able to cook it to that flavor!"

Grapefruit needs to be rubbed with salt first, otherwise the bitterness will be difficult to remove.

People are so reluctant to use salt when cooking, so why would they use it to scrub grapefruit peel?

Besides, most people wouldn't use too much rock sugar and honey.

The resulting honey grapefruit jam will not taste very good; it will be bitter and astringent, and it is not worthy of being called sugar water at all.

The two little ones ran out when they heard Wan Qiqi's voice, and their eyes lit up when they saw the pork in the bamboo basket.

Pingping exclaimed in surprise, "So much meat!"

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