After everyone in the Shen family was severely warned by Old Man Shen, except Li Xiang, everyone else assumed that Shen Siyue did not exist.
The work that originally belonged to Shen Siyue was naturally assigned to Shen Hongmei by Old Man Shen.
Before Old Lady Wang became paralyzed, the three-acre land in the family was under her management, and Old Man Shen was happy to be a hands-off manager.
Chen Hongmei was sweet-talking and good at coaxing people, which made Old Lady Wang very happy. In addition, Old Lady Wang herself didn't like the second son's wife and her daughter, so she deliberately let them do most of the housework.
Now that Old Mrs. Wang is paralyzed and cannot speak, Old Man Shen naturally took over the baton.
To Old Man Shen, there was no difference between these two granddaughters. In the end, they would all marry into other families. However, because the old woman had previously favored Shen Hongmei, he turned a blind eye.
Now that the old woman can no longer be in charge, Shen Hongmei's previous preferential treatment is naturally gone.
"From today on, Hongmei will go out to collect firewood every day. You are a grown-up girl, but you do nothing at home. Who would be willing to propose marriage to you in the future?" Old man Shen smoked his pipe and glanced at Shen Hongmei who was standing beside him.
Um?
Shen Hongmei looked up at Old Man Shen in confusion. She thought she might have heard it wrong.
In the past, this job was always done by Shen Siyue, right? At worst, there was her second aunt. Why did it fall to her?
It’s so cold, she doesn’t want to go out and be blown by the northwest wind!!!
When she saw Old Man Shen's fierce gaze, Shen Hongmei hurriedly looked at her mother and made a face to Wang Huilian for help.
"Dad, Hongmei is still young. When has she ever done this? Besides, the mountain is snowy and I don't feel safe letting her go out as a girl!"
When Wang Huilian received her daughter's request for help, she had no choice but to plead with her father-in-law.
"If she doesn't go, you will? If the fourth girl can go, why can't she go? What's the matter? Has she grown a precious body?"
"She's still young? Your mother would have married into our family at her age. You're so old now, and you do nothing on weekdays. Are you waiting to become someone else's wife in the future?"
"If you want to be my wife, you have to see if you have the destiny. Born in this family, even if you are a phoenix, you have to stay with me!!!"
Wang Huilian didn't expect that her words would lead to a series of questions from her father-in-law. She immediately blushed with embarrassment and dared not plead for her daughter anymore.
"Then let Limin go with me." When Shen Hongmei saw that her mother was silent, she got anxious and said something without thinking.
"Asshole, do you think you will have to give a brother to you when you get married? Your grandma has spoiled you too much and you are ignorant. Why don't you try to provoke her again?"
When Old Man Shen heard that he actually wanted his grandson to go with him, he immediately became furious.
How did the old lady discipline the child usually, that he turned out to be such a thing?
Shen Hongmei's tears kept rolling in her eyes. She hated Shen Siyue in her heart. If she hadn't caused trouble, why would she be sent to collect firewood in such cold weather?
Now she hopes more than anyone else that Old Lady Wang will get better soon. If her grandmother is in charge of the family, she will be able to let her grandmother delegate the work to others.
But she didn't dare to be petty in front of Old Man Shen. No matter how aggrieved she felt, she had to accept it.
Today, Old Man Shen had planned to give the key to the cabinet containing grain to his eldest daughter-in-law. Otherwise, she would have to ask him for the key every day when cooking. As a grown man, he didn't want to take care of those trivial matters at the stove.
But after seeing the behavior of his eldest daughter-in-law and granddaughter, he gave up the idea.
After sending away the other people who were standing in front of him, Old Man Shen leaned on the head of the kang, holding an eye bag pot in his hand, thinking about how to get the people from Zhaojiawan to come and pay the betrothal gift as soon as possible.
He was afraid that the longer he delayed, the more likely something would happen. As the saying goes, the longer the night, the more dreams you will have!
It was almost noon when Xiao Quezi's son Zhuzi arrived.
He put the half pound of flour that Old Man Shen had given to Xiao Quezi on the kang and said, "My father told me to give it back."
Old man Shen was stunned for a moment when he looked at the silly young man in front of him. He thought that Xiao Quezi had just said it casually yesterday, but he didn't expect that he would really send him back.
Looking at that little bit of flour, I felt a little reluctant to give it up, even though I had vowed yesterday that things that were given away could not be taken back. Now that the things were in front of me, I felt a little reluctant to give them up.
"Did your father tell you why he sent it back?"
Old man Shen felt that Xiao Guizi's behavior was strange, and he always felt that there was something fishy going on.
"My father didn't say anything. I delivered the things, so I'm going back."
Xiao Zhuzi sat for a while and then stood up to say goodbye.
Old man Shen sat on the kang without moving, looking at the back figure that had already left the room, and shouted loudly: "Hey, kid, take the things back quickly, how can you take back the things you gave away?"
Seeing that Xiao Zhuzi didn't stay and left directly, Old Man Shen didn't continue to be polite. He thought to himself that this was the thing they sent back themselves, so it wouldn't be a waste to refuse it.
Anyway, the job is done.
When Xiao Zhuzi came, Wang Huilian had been listening in the outer room. After the person left, she quickly lifted the curtain and walked in.
"Dad, has Mr. Xiao's family sent the things back? Do you want me to put them in the cabinet?"
Old man Shen didn't even raise his eyelids, and took a puff of his pipe: "No need for you, I can light it myself."
Wang Huilian's face turned dark. Seeing Old Man Shen guarding against her as if she were a thief, she was immediately furious.
The mother-in-law was collapsed on the kang. The key to the cabinet in this house should have been given to her, the eldest daughter-in-law, long ago.
But this father-in-law just won't let go of the key and I have to ask him for it every time I cook.
Wang Huilian bit her back teeth and tried to smile to cover up her embarrassment, but ended up pulling out a smile that was uglier than crying. Then she quickly lifted the curtain and went out. She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she would become even more embarrassed.
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