"You good-for-nothing. She won't die. Whether she lives or dies after the divorce is her family's business, and it has nothing to do with you."
She pointed at the two children with smoke coming out of her nostrils: "I must have done something terrible in my past life to have given birth to such good-for-nothings."
Seeing her leave with a belly full of anger, Jiang Xue couldn't help but sneer: "Your mother really has a temper."
Ji Chen narrowed his eyes, sized up Jiang Xue, and said coldly, "Why didn't you two argue today?"
Jiang Xue laughed awkwardly, "I'd rather fight than talk. If that old woman says another word, I'll beat her up."
Ji Chen glanced at Jiang Xue in astonishment, but didn't bother to ask any further questions.
"I'm going to work now, I'm leaving the two kids with you." His tone was also rather cold.
"Could you ask my coworkers where there are any cheap apartments for rent?" Jiang Xue instructed without even looking up.
"I never said I was irresponsible."
Jiang Xue stretched lazily. "Don't worry, I won't make a scene or threaten suicide. I don't need you to take any responsibility."
Ji Chen, who had taken a step, suddenly stopped.
For two years, he dreamed that she would let go of her obsession, but he never expected that once she changed her mind, she would really not entrust her life to him anymore.
"You won't...?" His voice trembled.
For the past two years, he has never mentioned divorce because he doesn't want a vibrant life to be lost.
"No, don't worry, let's go, let's go, hurry up and help me find a place to live." Jiang Xue kept urging him to hurry up.
As Ji Chen walked out of the courtyard, he felt a mix of emotions. He was the one who had been hoping for a divorce.
He feels like it's her who wants a divorce sooner rather than later.
Jiang Xue, who was squatting by the well washing dishes, watched the two little ones playing and frolicking in the yard, and she quickened her pace.
Because she plans to make money next.
She has nothing at all; she is currently very poor, utterly poor.
Jiang Xue has always been a woman of action, and she finished cleaning the house.
She then found a pile of white paper at home, because Ji Chen was a carpenter who made all kinds of furniture for the surrounding villages.
She looked at the sketches of wardrobes, beds, and various furniture drawn by Ji Chen, and was amazed that this man was indeed quite talented.
His father fell seriously ill the year he took the college entrance exam, and in the end, he lost both his father and his son, and he didn't even get to take the exam.
Jiang Xue felt a little sorry for Ji Chen, but sympathy aside, she still had to make money.
Seeing her two children obediently squatting at the door playing in the mud, she took a stack of blueprints and a pen, then moved the sewing machine onto the table and sat down under the big tree at the village entrance.
She picked up a few old dresses that belonged to the original owner, which were neither particularly old-fashioned nor very stylish.
He quickly sketched a few drafts, then went back inside to find a large wooden board.
The sign on the wooden board read, "Old clothes altered into new clothes, two yuan a piece."
Others earn seven yuan a day, and it takes them several days to make a single garment. She works by the piece, which is highly efficient. She not only earns money herself, but also makes customers feel like they're getting a good deal.
After setting up the billboard, she took apart her clothes and turned her old dresses into short-sleeved shirts and skirts for her two children.
Just then, her mother-in-law Liu Aiyue and Xie Xiaotian came out of the east room and saw Jiang Xue playing tricks again.
She walked up to them with disdain, "Tsk tsk..."
"Pretending to be diligent for others, at least have some sense of it. In the surrounding villages, only Master Leng knows how to use a sewing machine. It's really embarrassing."
At this moment, several village women passing by, who loved watching the excitement, gathered around and burst into laughter.
"When did your lazy wife get sick? She's crazy, isn't she? Hahaha..."
"Hahaha... Not only lazy, but also not very bright."
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The disdain from the crowd ignited Jiang Xue's competitive spirit.
She coldly raised her eyes and said, "Then let's make a bet."
Several women gathered under the big tree, cracking sunflower seeds.
"What are you betting on? Are you betting that if you don't know how to do it, you'll strip naked and go to the reservoir to bathe, or catch your husband?" Aunt Wang from next door teased without any restraint.
The other women burst into laughter upon hearing this.
Liu Aiyue gritted her teeth in anger, "Shameless bastard! My son is only temporarily not divorcing you because he's afraid you'll do something rash, but one day you'll have to go back to where you came from."
Liu Aiyue felt that her son was a complete fool to have such a woman.
Xie Xiaotian took Liu Aiyue's arm and said softly, "Oh dear, that's how my cousin is at her parents' house, she likes to show off."
Aunt Wang nudged Jiang Xue from behind, "Stop messing around here, go back quickly, or you might really end up getting a divorce."
Jiang Xue saw that Aunt Wang was a person with a sharp tongue but a kind heart, so she smiled and continued to take apart the clothes.
"Aunt Wang, your eldest grandson is so cute. Bring me an old piece of clothing, and I'll alter it for you for free, without charging you a penny."
Jiang Xue is not a pushover; she is simply a businesswoman through and through.
Aunt Wang forced a smile and said awkwardly, "I think we should forget it. You wouldn't know how anyway, so I won't make things difficult for you."
"It's alright, Auntie. Please rest under the tree for a while and chat. I'll alter this one first, and if you like it, you can take it." Jiang Xue's sales pitch was very steady.
Seeing that Jiang Xue was serious, Xie Xiaotian took off her blue polyester blouse and said, "Then you can turn it into a skirt for me. If you ruin it, you have to pay for the blouse. Do you dare to bet?"
Jiang Xue didn't even raise her head, and said coldly, "Altering adult clothes costs three yuan. Give me the money, and I'll alter them. If I mess them up, I'll compensate you."
Xie Xiaotian knew Jiang Xue inside and out; the fact that Jiang Xue was a seamstress was laughable.
She pulled out ten yuan from her pocket and threw it to Jiang Xue, saying, "Ten yuan, it's my first time doing business, so please take care of me, cousin."
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