Chang Meihua smiled brightly and pretended to ask about Chen Lijuan's personal situation.
Chen Lijuan replied, "My name is Chen Lijuan. I used to work as a full-time employee at the slaughterhouse. Later, my older sister returned from working in the countryside, and my family asked me to give up my job to her. I'm currently unemployed. I have an elementary school education, but I can read newspapers and books. My height is..."
Chang Meihua frowned more and more as she listened; these conditions were no match for Chang Huaying's.
If it weren't for her muddle-headed mother, Chen Zhaodi, Huaying would have married into a good family and become a young mistress long ago.
But since she's not her daughter, she couldn't be bothered to care.
Chang Meihua asked Chen Zhaodi one last time, "Sister-in-law, have you thought this through? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Chen Zhaodi shook her head like a rattle-drum: "No need!"
If she were still working in the factory, earning a few dozen yuan a month, she would be 100% envious of the leader's title. In her opinion, the leader does little work but earns a lot, and finding a leader to be her in-law is already the result of her painstaking efforts for her daughter.
Now...
She followed Zhou Hongyu and had three full meals a day. She earned more and more money. She just wanted to find a suitable partner for Huaying as soon as possible. He should be cultured, considerate, and have a good family background. Ideally, he should be like the eldest son-in-law of Granny Liu in the courtyard across the street!
Enraged, Chang Meihua grabbed Chen Lijuan's arm and pretended to walk out.
"Have you thought this through?"
"I will absolutely not regret it!"
Chang Meihua gritted her teeth, pulled Chen Lijuan away from the Chang family, and waited for her to come back after taking this charcoal-faced girl to see what was going on. Chen Zhaodi would definitely not be able to sit still!
Granny Chang breathed a sigh of relief, but she didn't forget to warn her eldest daughter-in-law, who was always obsessed with money: "This kind of family is the worst. They may look glamorous on the surface, but they're despicable inside. Any girl who marries into such a family will suffer. You must not even think about it!"
Chen Zhaodi patted her chest and assured her, "Mom, it's not like I only want money and not my daughter!"
Hehe, I'm afraid you'll be scared to death if I tell you, but maybe in another year, I'll be a millionaire!
Granny Chang was skeptical. Chen Zhaodi had a long criminal record. Because of her personality, Chang Huaying had rejected several potential suitors at the beginning of her blind dates, and people were afraid of her.
Even though she was very satisfied with Huaying's conditions, the thought of having such a mother made her want to stay as far away as possible.
Chen Lijuan was taken on a blind date, leaving her belongings at the Chang family's house.
After Chen Zhaodi finished cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks that Chen Lijuan had used, she picked up the bundle and weighed it in her hand: "Mom, should we send Lijuan's things to her?"
Granny Chang thought for a moment and felt that her eldest daughter-in-law was a bit silly: "She went on a blind date, it's not like she's staying there and not coming back. Let's talk about it when she comes back later."
In reality, he didn't want Chen Lijuan to come back.
If Chen Lijuan comes back for dinner tonight, then Granny Chang will have to take Old Man Chang's pension to the market and buy a batch of grain to take home.
Chen Zhaodi voiced Granny Chang's thoughts: "It's best if Lijuan doesn't come back for dinner. Since she's going on a blind date, the man should at least treat her to a meal! After dinner, take her for a walk in the park, and in the evening, treat her to a meal at a restaurant before sending her back!"
Now, Granny Chang was a little curious about Chen Lijuan.
She asked, "Lijuan used to have a formal job at the slaughterhouse. That was a great job, so why did she agree to give it to her older sister who had just returned from working in the countryside?"
Chen Zhaodi heard the whole story when she went to Chen Biandan's house.
"Sigh, Lijuan's family has five children. Her older brother is the eldest, she is the third, there is an older sister who is the second eldest, and a pair of younger brothers and sisters-in-law. When they went to the countryside, Lijuan's eldest brother took over her father's job, and Lijuan's fourth brother, even though he was not old enough, quickly took over her mother's job. A family can only have a maximum of two jobs, so it is obvious that only three daughters can go to the countryside!"
"Sister Lijuan went first. Little Sister Lijuan was too young, and by the time it was her turn, she was no longer needed to go. But Lijuan was very lucky and got a job at the slaughterhouse. Because of this, the whole family complained that Lijuan only cared about herself. When Sister Lijuan returned to the city from her time as an educated youth, she became even more unscrupulous. In the end, the elders in the family threatened suicide and forced Lijuan to give up her job to compensate her older sister!"
Granny Chang sighed deeply. As a mother of five children, she knew she had to learn from this experience; one shouldn't be too biased in dealing with others!
"Alas, they are all poor children..."
Granny Chang sighed deeply: "Next time Lijuan comes over for dinner, prepare more food for her!"
Chen Zhaodi was barely able to contain herself; she shouldn't have brought it up!
She was really worried that her in-laws would take pity on Lijuan and keep her at home once they found out about her situation. She couldn't let the whole family go to work just to feed Lijuan!
They waited and waited, but Chen Lijuan still hadn't returned by the time it was almost dinnertime.
Zhou Hongyu closed her shop and came to pick up Chang Meiying to take her back to her new home.
Today she was checking the accounts at the new store. Zhou Yao was there, and Xiang Lan was there to earn some pocket money before starting night school. With enough manpower, she gave Chen Zhaodi, who was busy from morning till night, a paid day off.
Seeing Zhou Hongyu walk into the house, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law felt as if they had found their pillar of support.
"Hongyu, I have a feeling something bad is about to happen!"
"What's wrong?"
Old Man Chang finished their sentence for them: "The Chen family's young lady was taken to a blind date by Meihua, and she hasn't come back so late. They were so worried. I said, what's there to worry about? Meihua is family!"
Chang Meihua? Blind date?
Zhou Hongyu immediately looked at Chen Zhaodi. In her dream, she remembered that Chang Meihua, that bastard, had tricked Hua Ying badly, causing Hua Ying to step into the abyss. Chen Zhaodi was an accomplice in that incident!
Chen Zhaodi sensed her hostility and defended herself, saying, "It was my second aunt who took Lijuan away; it has nothing to do with me!"
Hehe, let's see if I believe you!
Why would Chang Meihua take the Chen family's daughter to a blind date for no reason?
Old Man Chang emphasized again, "You two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, don't worry at all. My daughter will be brought back exactly the way she was brought back. You two won't be left out! I don't know what you're thinking all day long..."
Before he could finish speaking, the door was suddenly pushed open in a flustered manner.
Chang Meihua was completely disheveled, a far cry from her usual dignified self. Chen Lijuan, who had gone out with her, was nowhere to be found, and everyone immediately had bad thoughts.
Old Man Chang grabbed a piece of wood from the pile of firewood and shouted sternly, "Plum Blossom, where are the bad guys? Take me there! We can't let the Chen family's little girl get hurt!"
Chang Meihua clung to Old Man Chang's arm, hysterically crying out, "Dad, the Chen family is great, but I'm going to be ruined by them!"
Everyone's eyes turned to the only member of the Chen family present.
Chen Zhaodi shrugged and said dismissively, "You insisted on taking her there!"
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