She found her sisters-in-law and told them what Zhong Xiaoxiao had said. Everyone found it unbelievable.
"Does Zhong Chengyi think he's some precious person? He's looking for a pretty girl with a job in the city. He doesn't even consider his own worth!"
"Isn't it? I used to think he had been separated. Even if Aunt Zhang really married Clerk Song, what benefits would he get?"
"He's really putting on airs, not even considering whether he's worthy or not!"
"What a toad wanting to eat swan flesh!"
Because of this incident, Zhong Chengyi encountered many cold stares from girls and sisters-in-law in the village in the following days.
But he didn't care.
After all, he really didn't care about these people in the village.
As for Zhong Chengfa, he rushed to Lijia Village and went straight to his father-in-law's house.
"Hongjuan! I'm here to take you home!"
Li Hongjuan's life at her parents' home was miserable. She had endless work to do every day, and all she had to eat was coarse grain steamed bread, which still didn't fill her up.
That's fine, but she also has to endure the insults from her brother and sister-in-law every day, and her parents don't stand by her...
Li Hongjuan felt a little overwhelmed. Moreover, because she worked all day and did not have enough to eat, she lost weight rapidly. She no longer looked as proud and smug as when she was still at Zhang Chunxue's house.
When she heard Zhong Chengfa's voice, she was immediately delighted and felt that all her hard work had paid off. She wanted to run out immediately.
Unexpectedly, he was stopped by his sister-in-law after running just two steps.
"Where are you going? The laundry isn't done yet!"
Li Hongjuan stopped and looked at her hesitantly: "Sister-in-law, Cheng-Cheng sent him to pick me up!"
"Even if he comes to pick you up, you have to finish your work first!" Mrs. Li said confidently, "Otherwise, if you just leave without saying goodbye, who will do all the work?"
Before Li Hongjuan could say anything, Zhong Chengfa ran in.
Seeing that Li Hongjuan was still going to wash clothes, he reached out and pulled her: "What are you still washing? Hurry up and pack your things and come home with me!"
Li Hongjuan spoke weakly. "I haven't finished washing my clothes yet! You have to wait until I finish..."
Zhong Chengfa was a little unhappy: "Whose clothes are these? Why do I need you to wash them?"
He immediately saw that there were some men's clothes inside, and snorted coldly: "Is there no one else home? Hurry up and pack up and come back with me!"
He thought to himself that he still had a pile of clothes that no one had washed!
Li Hongjuan immediately looked at Mrs. Li subconsciously.
Mrs. Li's eyes rolled, and she immediately said, "Chengfa, since you're here, let's calculate the food expenses for Hongjuan's food, drink, and toileting at home during this period. Please pay it."
Zhong Chengfa's eyes widened when he heard this. "My wife has returned to her parents' home, and you guys are treating her like a donkey every day. And you still have the nerve to ask me for food money?"
Mrs. Li was very confident: "Look at what she does when she comes back? Usually she just sweeps the yard and washes clothes... You know your wife is a greedy person! She eats the most in the whole family! What's wrong with asking you for some food money?"
"Besides, Zhong Hongqing ate quite a bit at home before, and I haven't asked you for his food expenses yet!"
Zhong Chengfa was so angry that he laughed: "How much can a little kid like Hongqing eat? Besides, didn't I take Hongqing away a long time ago?"
He pointed at Li Hongjuan again, his face full of anger: "Look at how hungry my wife is. How dare you say that she eats the most in your family? I can see that she has never had enough!"
Mrs. Li put her hands on her hips and said, "We don't give much, but Hongjuan will steal some!"
"Have you forgotten why your mother wanted you to divorce? Wasn't it because she stole food from home and ate her? That's just the kind of person she is!"
Zhong Cheng choked and immediately looked at Li Hongjuan: "Tell me yourself, is this going to be used to pay for your mother's food?"
Mrs. Li spoke first: "Hongjuan, you have to think it over carefully! Otherwise, if you and Chengfa have a conflict again and want to run back to your parents' home again, I won't allow it."
Li Hongjuan shrank back, looking at Zhong Chengfa with a flickering look in her eyes: "How about, how about giving it to me?"
Zhong Chengfa's face immediately turned pale, and his fists clenched until they cracked. "I came to you as soon as I split up the family business, and you still want me to pay for your mother's food? This is your parents' home, not some guesthouse out there!"
When Mrs. Li heard him say this, her eyes lit up and her voice rose a few notches: "You split up the family business? Then you must have gotten a lot of money, right?"
Her eyes were full of greed.
Li Hongjuan was also shocked: "Divided the family?"
Does this mean that she can make all the decisions at home from now on? No longer controlled by that old witch Zhang Chunxue?
Thinking of this, Li Hongjuan was so excited that she was shaking all over.
The people in the house came out when they heard the noise.
When they heard that Zhong Chengfa had split up the family business, they showed the same greedy expressions as Mrs. Li.
Li Hongjuan's father, Li Dazhuang, rubbed his hands and said, "Oh, why is Chengfa here? He didn't even bring anything for Dad to show his filial piety... Which son-in-law comes to his father-in-law's house empty-handed?"
His eyes kept looking at Zhong Chengfa's purse.
Zhong Cheng was furious. Upon hearing this, he immediately said angrily, "I'm not here to visit my father-in-law today. I'm here to take Hongjuan home!"
Mrs. Li immediately retorted, "You have to pay Hongjuan's food expenses for the past few days, and I will let you take her back immediately."
"He eats plain rice at home every day and cries all the time. He's annoying and unlucky."
Zhong Chengfa chuckled. "Since Hongjuan has been staying here for a few days, you've already asked her for food expenses. And shouldn't you also calculate how much you owe me for the things she brought back from my house?"
He thought he could control the Li family this way, but he didn't expect Li Dazhuang to be so confident and righteous: "Chengfa, what you said is wrong. That's what you used to show filial piety to your father-in-law and mother-in-law. How can you count it as money? Right?"
"That's too shameless."
Zhong Cheng sneered coldly: "You are shameless to ask your daughter who has returned to her parents' home to pay for food?"
Mrs. Li smiled and said, "You can't say that. It would be fine if Hongjuan came back for a day or two, but she's been staying at her parents' house for ten days and half a month. She hasn't contributed anything and has only been eating... Can't we ask for some living expenses? No one is rich these days!"
Zhong Chengfa didn't give up and looked at Li Hongjuan again: "Li Hongjuan, what do you think? What do you think?"
Li Hongjuan doesn't want to stay at her parents' home any longer.
She thought that as long as she could leave with Zhong Chengfa immediately, she would do anything, so she nodded hurriedly: "Chengfa, give it to them!"
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