"Sister Su, it's like this, my family is having a happy occasion in a few days..."

When she was at school, she kept looking around and talking.

"My sister-in-law doesn't have that many tickets at home, so I was wondering if you had any?"

When Qiao's daughter-in-law visited for the first time, she didn't dare to ask to borrow anything directly and wanted to ask around first!

While observing Su Xia, she couldn't see anything amiss. Then, she turned her attention elsewhere and revealed a jealous look in her eyes.

I've never seen a stove before, but it was burning hot. I didn't see anyone wearing anything thin, light, and stylish.

A long row of cabinets, and the table in front of me, though not as tall as a dining table, is a perfect match for the homemade sofa.

Only now did Qiao's daughter-in-law understand why her mother-in-law had disliked the new neighbors from the very beginning.

Su Xia waited and waited, but there was no movement for a while. Instead, the other person's eyes darted around and they didn't say anything more.

I'm so frustrated I want to yell! And Chen Jianguo's coming back soon, I haven't even made dinner yet!

"Cough cough..."

A cough startled Qiao's envious and jealous daughter-in-law, who immediately regretted forgetting the important matter!

"Su Meizi, look at me, I've got too much going on at home, I'm a bit out of sorts..."

Su Xia's lips trembled slightly, and finally she smiled faintly, "That must have been really hard work..."

With a forced smile, Qiao's daughter-in-law was speechless and stunned.

Su Xia didn't urge him, and waited. It didn't take long, probably because he felt it wasn't good to waste time talking to Su Xia, and the main purpose was to get to the next step.

"Sister Su, I heard you brought a lot of meat when you came back last time. Do you think you could sell some for your sister-in-law?"

Although Qiao's daughter-in-law spoke politely, her tone implied, "I'm doing you a favor by coming to buy this!"

Su Xia....

Five minutes later, Su Xia saw off her sullen daughter-in-law, Qiao, and slammed her own iron gate shut.

Startled, Qiao's daughter-in-law trembled, touched her chest, turned around and spat at the closed iron gate.

"Pah... a country bumpkin. If she hadn't found a good man, who knows where she'd be scrambling for food!"

Then, with her face still bruised and swollen, she turned and went home.

Inside the iron gate, Su Xia, after hearing the noise, wasn't angry; instead, she went back gracefully.

"Mother, what's that crazy woman's daughter-in-law doing here?"

As soon as Da Bao saw his mother come in, he immediately went up to her, his big eyes full of gossip.

Su Xia pushed him away impatiently, looked at the child, and didn't hide anything.

"Buy meat!"

"What?"

A loud shout made Su Xia and Niu Niu look at Da Bao.

Da Bao looked into her eyes, scratched his head, and then asked, "Mom, are you going to sell it?"

Su Xia didn't say anything.

Niu Niu slapped Da Bao on the back of the head and said fiercely, "Are you stupid? If Mom agrees, wouldn't that be speculation and profiteering!"

Su Xia nodded, dissatisfied with Niu Niu's first reaction.

Then, looking at Da Bao, who was pouting and full of resentment, I could only sigh helplessly.

Erbao, on the other hand, was completely oblivious to what her mother, older sister, and older brother meant.

Instead of seeing that someone was ignoring him, he ran up to Su Xia and squeezed his chubby little body in.

Su Xia....

Looking down at Erbao, she asked, "What are you doing?"

Erbao pouted, "Mom, shouldn't you be cooking?"

Su Xia....

Niu Niu and Da Bao then realized that dinner must be too late.

The Qiao family next door, including Wang Hehua and Grandma Qiao, waited anxiously.

But when Grandma Qiao saw her daughter-in-law return empty-handed, her eyes darkened, and she immediately understood that Su girl had a problem with their family!

Wang Hehua believed that something was bound to succeed; in her view, no one would turn down money that was offered to them.

But....

"Tell me, did you hide?"

Qiao's daughter-in-law was taken aback, then retorted loudly, "Mother, why would I hide? Don't forget it's Zhenbang's wedding!"

Then, she poured out her grievances to her mother-in-law and grandmother.

"Hmph—I think that Su Xia is out of her mind. She has money to burn but doesn't even think about what will happen to her child when he gets married!"

Grandma Qiao frowned and didn't say anything. As for her granddaughter-in-law, if it weren't for her job, she would really be just like Wang Hehua in temperament.

No wonder we're from the same family; we're all from the same big family.

After hearing this, Wang Hehua also cursed, "Pah—you little slut, it's just a little bit of meat, and you're already showing off!"

Still furious, he yelled at his daughter-in-law, "Didn't you intend to give me money?"

Qiao's daughter-in-law was taken aback, but quickly covered up her embarrassment, "Why didn't you say so? I'm not stupid, that's meat!"

After saying that, he looked away, mainly because his grandmother was difficult to deal with.

Wang Hehua didn't notice, and after hearing the curse, she started swearing even more profanities.

Grandma Qiao glanced at her granddaughter-in-law but didn't look at her, and then turned her head away absently, letting out a sigh.

His eyes sharpened, and he interrupted his cursing daughter-in-law, turning to his granddaughter-in-law and asking, "How much money did you tell Su girl you were going to give her?"

Wang Hehua was taken aback, then looked at her daughter-in-law.

The pretty daughter-in-law, listening to Grandma Qiao's words, chewed her finger in fear.

Snap---

A sharp pain shot through her face. Qiao's daughter-in-law looked up at her mother-in-law.

Wang Hehua also realized that she had been deceived by her daughter-in-law, and immediately slapped her.

"Tell me! If you don't tell me now, I'll come to your door and ask you myself!"

Qiao's daughter-in-law touched her cheek, trembling with fear.

Then he whispered, "6 mao..."

"What....?"

A loud shout startled the Qiao Zhenbang brothers, who were inside the room, and they rushed out.

Then I saw the mother covering her cheeks and the grandmother about to kill someone.

The brothers immediately stepped forward to block her, saying, "Grandma, let's talk this out. Why are you hitting my mother?"

Qiao Zhenbang's tone was somewhat accusatory.

When Qiao's daughter-in-law saw her two sons protecting her, she was quite pleased, but fearing that her mother-in-law would say something, she quickly pulled her eldest son back.

When Grandma Qiao heard the price "6 mao," she had only one thought in her mind: this family would be ruined by her two daughters-in-law sooner or later.

Wang Hehua's eldest grandson defended his foolish daughter-in-law, ignoring her pleading eyes.

"You're still worried about your mother? Do you even know what she's done?"

After glaring at his daughter-in-law, Qiao Zhenbang realized what was happening and then turned to look at his mother behind him.

Qiao Zhenliang and Zhenmu also discovered that it must have been their mother who did something.

"Mom, what did you do? Why is Grandma so angry?"

Qiao's daughter-in-law didn't dare to look her son in the eye and kept her head down. She didn't think there was anything wrong with giving Su Xia 6 mao.

On the contrary, I think that as long as someone comes from the countryside and has some money, that's enough!

Wang Hehua scoffed, then said irritably, "Your good mother, your great-grandmother and I told her to go next door and exchange some pork, and what did she do? She only gave them 60 cents a pound!"

Qiao Zhenbang and his brother were stunned, then looked at their mother in disbelief.

Qiao's daughter-in-law, though feigning ignorance, didn't want her son to misunderstand and retorted, "Who knows where her meat came from? In rural areas these days, there are rations; giving her even a little is already generous!"

You, you, you see her stubborn and unyielding, she closes her eyes in exhaustion.

Qiao Zhenbang was disappointed. Without waiting for his grandmother, he shouted helplessly, "Mother, go out and ask around! A person only gets 8 liang (approximately 400 grams) of meat ration coupons a month. Even then, it's only 9 mao (0.9 yuan) per jin (approximately 0.5 kg). On the black market, meat without coupons is a dollar! What were you thinking, giving them 6 mao?"

Then he squatted down to one side, covering his head with both hands. He was really tired at home. From the beginning, no one thought of finding him a job. If it weren't for his tricks, he would have been the first one sent to the countryside when he turned 80.

Qiao Zhenliang and Zhenmu, who are not young either, also looked disapproving of their mother's actions.

Wang Hehua snorted, "Pah...Serves you right!"