Liu Fangfang shook her head; she could bear the pain for a while.
"Uncle, if you help my brother this once, it's not like he won't pay you back."
Chen Xique only wanted Chen Mengqing to earn more money so that when she got married, her dowry would be the largest and best in the village, and she would have a place in her husband's family.
"Third brother, are you still my brother? Your family doesn't even have a son now. Are you expecting Meng Qing to break bowls for you in the future? You should think this through."
"I...I...I..."
Chen Ping'an hesitated. He didn't have a son yet, but he was still young, and he and Liu Fangfang were planning to have another child.
"Third brother, you're making big money with small amounts of money, hurry up and hand over the silver!" Luo Mei urged from the side.
"Chen Ping'an!"
Seeing Chen Ping'an's timid and hesitant demeanor, Liu Fangfang pushed him out directly.
Every time Chen Dazhi brought up family ties, Chen Ping'an would hesitate and eventually lend him the money. Over the years, he had never refused Chen Dazhi's family even once.
"Chen Ping'an, if you lend out the money today, I'll make sure you and Xiaoxiao smash bowls tomorrow. Get out of here..."
Liu Fangfang felt like her heart and lungs were about to explode. She grabbed six-year-old Chen Xiaoxiao and headed out of the house.
"daughter in law……"
He tried to chase after the mother and daughter, but Chen Dazhi and Chen Mengqing stopped him.
"Fangfang, where are you going? You haven't cooked for us yet! Come back..."
Luo Mei shouted towards the gate, but Liu Fangfang had already disappeared.
"Third brother, don't worry about the women. They're just saying things out of anger. Just be straightforward and tell me whether you're going to lend the money to Meng Qing or not."
Liu Fangfang had always disliked Chen Dazhi's family forcing and coercing him to borrow money, and they had just made some harsh remarks. He was really afraid that Liu Fangfang might do something drastic to commit suicide.
"Uncle, please help me!"
Under the extreme strain, Chen Ping'an finally couldn't take it anymore, took a step back and shouted, "That's enough!"
"Brother, let me tell you the truth. Fangfang is in charge of our family's money now. If she doesn't want to lend it to you, she won't lend it to you. You are my elder brother and sister-in-law, my nephews. Do you want to see me separated from my wife and children?"
"What's the point of talking about family ties? Am I still your third brother? If anything happens to Fangfang, I won't live either. You all get out, get out of here..."
When someone who never loses their temper suddenly explodes, it's a roar that sends chills down your spine.
Chen Ping'an's terrifying gaze seemed to carry a murderous aura, and no one knew what he would do next.
"Hey, third brother, you should talk to your wife about this. We're all family."
"Get out..."
Chen Ping'an kicked Chen Dazhi's family out of the house, then slumped down behind the gate, his face full of mockery and sneers.
I don't know whether to laugh at Chen Dazhi's family or at the reason why I'm so desperately trying to maintain this family bond.
Liu Fangfang led Chen Xiaoxiao to the kiln, where she could finally catch her breath.
"Auntie, what's wrong? Did you and Uncle have a fight?"
Su Luo noticed that Liu Fangfang's expression was off and went up to ask her what was wrong.
"Sigh, it's a long story!"
When Yi Huan saw Chen Xiaoxiao, she immediately ran over, grabbed Chen Xiaoxiao's hand, and said, "Aunt Xiaoxiao, haven't you always wanted to see Huahua take a bath? Let's go give Huahua a bath together."
"good!"
Chen Xiaoxiao wore two pigtails. She and Yi Huan were only one year apart in age, and the two always liked to play together.
"Fangfang, what happened?"
Zhao Ruyun sat down next to Liu Fangfang, her eyes filled with worry.
"Su Luo, Second Sister-in-law, just now, my eldest brother's family came to borrow money from us..."
Liu Fangfang told Su Luo and Zhao Ruyun the whole story.
Having been burned by Luo Mei once, she was truly fed up with him.
“Now that I’ve run away, it’s just your uncle dealing with things all by himself. I don’t even know if he’ll be fooled by Chen Dazhi again and end up revealing all our family’s assets.”
Liu Fangfang wiped the tears streaming down her face with her sleeve, her heart filled with grievances.
"Auntie, Uncle is still a family man. He's not someone who lacks sense of propriety. He cares about you and Xiaoxiao's relationship."
Su Luo could tell that although Chen Ping'an was honest, he was not without his own thoughts; he was just very loyal and sentimental.
"Yes, Fangfang, you must believe in Ping An."
Zhao Ruyun patted Liu Fangfang on the back to comfort her.
But Liu Fangfang felt even more upset, tears streaming down her face as she cried.
"If Chen Ping'an dares to ask me for money, I will divorce him and never care about him again."
As soon as Chen Ping'an arrived at the kiln, he heard Liu Fangfang mention divorce, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Xiaoxiao's mother, I don't want a divorce..."
Liu Fangfang turned away, too angry to look at Chen Ping'an.
"Xiaoxiao's mother, Fangfang, I was wrong. I didn't lend money to my older brother. I chased them all away. Believe me, I really won't lend them money again."
"real?"
Liu Fangfang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Chen Ping'an's answer; she had originally been prepared to make the worst possible decision.
"Really, in all these years, when have I ever lied to you?"
As long as he doesn't lend money to Chen Dazhi, the two can reconcile.
"Xiaoxiao's mother, from now on, you'll have complete control over all the money in our family, so please don't be angry anymore."
Liu Fangfang turned around and looked at Chen Ping'an, saying, "I'm still angry."
Chen Ping'an knew from the discrepancy between his words and the slight smile on his lips that his wife had forgiven him.
Seeing that Su Luo and Zhao Ruyun were both looking at him, Chen Ping'an sat down somewhat awkwardly.
"Auntie, I told you Uncle is a man of principle, but you didn't believe me."
Liu Fangfang pouted and glanced at Chen Ping'an, then suddenly realized something.
"Su Luo, I feel that Meng Qing is so persistent in his pursuit of becoming the accountant at Hechunlou. I don't know what he might do next. You have to be careful, as they might come to you to borrow money."
"They dare not."
They would never dare to come looking for Su Luo again, given how Su Luo had treated them last time.
"You still need to be careful."
"Um!"
After sitting for a while, Chen Ping'an picked up Chen Xiaoxiao and took them home together.
It wasn't until the next day that Su Luo realized she had truly underestimated Chen Dazhi's shamelessness.
Looking at the father and son standing beside her, Su Luo was truly amazed.
“Sister-in-law, my father really wants to work for you, so please make an exception for him.”
"Then what?"
Su Luo just wanted to see what these two were up to.
Upon hearing Su Luo's words, Chen Mengqing realized that Su Luo was willing to accept Chen Dazhi as a worker, and quickly replied.
“Sister-in-law, it’s like this. My father works for you and earns a few hundred coins a month. I have something to do right now and I’d like to ask you to pay me ten taels of silver in advance. Then you can deduct it from my father’s wages each month to pay me back, okay?”
Su Luo sneered. They hadn't even started working yet, and they already wanted to take ten taels of silver from her.
Her house will be completed in four or five months at the latest, and Chen Dazhi's wages are not even ten taels of silver.
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