The two had been betrothed since childhood, but they hadn't gotten married yet. Lin's mother was very anxious, and with all the gossip going around, she tried every means to put pressure on Shen Huaichuan.
“I heard it clearly. Aunt Lin said that if things go well, she would give Sister Qiu two hundred yuan as a reward for her hard work!”
Zhou Qiqi suddenly realized.
Goodness, so that's how it is.
Qiu Chunfang's family has so many children, and they live a very frugal life.
Her arrival directly cut off her source of income; no wonder she resents her!
However, Lin's mother probably didn't know that she had completely wasted her money.
The reason the two haven't gotten married isn't that Shen Huaichuan is unwilling to marry Lin Yao, but rather that Lin Yao has found another "ideal husband".
Several days have passed, and I guess those two "cheating couple" are now openly together.
The two returned to the courtyard. She was lost in thought, while Qin Lei was still thinking about building a toilet.
“Sister-in-law, if you’re having trouble, I’ll speak to her for you. Sister-in-law Qiu has always been nice to me, so I should be able to put in a good word for her.”
Zhou Qiqi shrugged and replied, "If you want to go, then go ahead."
However, she estimated that Qiu Chunfang would not agree, and this trip would definitely be in vain.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, Qin Lei returned with a long face.
"Sister Qiu said that digging pipes behind her house is considered encroaching on her land and has a significant impact on her family's life. It's absolutely unacceptable unless..."
Zhou Qiqi couldn't stand people stammering, so she frowned and said, "Unless... just say it!"
Qin Lei scratched his head. "Unless you pay for the land for her..."
How much money does she want?
Zhou Qiqi raised an eyebrow, thinking that as long as it wasn't too excessive, she would give it to him.
Qin Lei held up two fingers, and she immediately guessed.
"Two pieces?"
"twenty?"
Twenty is already a lot, but unexpectedly, Qin Lei denied them all, saying.
"two hundred!"
"Sister-in-law Qiu said that you need to go there in person and talk to her nicely. As long as you have a good attitude, there's still room for negotiation..."
Qiu Chunfang wants her to go and beg her in person, right?
Giving two hundred? Isn't that just deliberately trying to disgust people?
Forget two hundred, she wouldn't even give twenty!
No, she got a good deal on both!
She thought to herself that she shouldn't have let Qin Lei go on this trip and suffer for nothing.
Unexpectedly, something even more infuriating happened next.
After busying herself at home for a while, she couldn't hold it in any longer and went to the outhouse.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard a murmur of conversation coming from inside.
"Really? She's going to build a latrine at home?"
"Why are you so precious? You country bumpkin, acting like a princess?"
"That's right, she had Commander Shen's orderly and Qin Shitou come to me to ask for a pipe to be installed through my house!"
"That must be a lot of money, right? How could Commander Shen agree to that? Has he been bewitched by a vixen?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, if you built a separate toilet in this residential compound, you could probably marry two rural wives!"
"So pretentious! Never one to stay put..."
......
The first few sentences sounded like Qiu Chunfang embellishing the story, interspersed with occasional snickers from two or three unfamiliar military wives.
Zhou Qiqi knew that if she told Qiu Chunfang about building the toilet, Qiu Chunfang would immediately spread the word and deliberately smear her reputation.
I just didn't expect that she would overhear me.
She glanced around, cleared her throat, and called out a couple of times into the room.
"Whose sisters-in-law are these, always gossiping about other people's business?"
"Are you so bored that you want to grab a spoon and taste the septic tank when you pass by a septic tank truck?"
"Oh dear, I forgot! We don't need to find a latrine truck, there's plenty of warm ground right here! Let's take advantage of the heat and go back to add some food to our meal! Thick stuff for a main dish, thin stuff for soup! If you don't have any, look around and help each other out!"
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