How could Old Li be unwilling? Not to mention that he also admired Liu Chunhua's attitude towards work. He had worked in this store for so long that he had already developed deep feelings for it. No one wanted this store to continue more than he did, even if it had a new owner.

"Okay, tell me how you want me to help you."

Old Li agreed immediately, and Liu Chunhua immediately stated her bottom price, "There's nothing else to worry about, except the price. I can only offer 1,800. I may need to trouble you to negotiate with him."

This was also the result of her discussion with Jiang Ruyi. Since the other party was in a hurry to sell, the price could definitely be negotiated, and the more money they could save, the better, so that they wouldn't be penniless and hesitant to do things later.

"1800." Old Li hesitated for a moment after hearing the price, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go and negotiate. He hasn't made a move at 2000 for so long, so I think he'll be willing to make it at 1800."

"Thank you very much, Brother Li." Liu Chunhua thanked him sincerely, and after thinking for a while, she gave him instructions, "Before the deal is concluded, please keep it a secret, Brother Li, and don't let anyone know that I want this shop."

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

The two of them talked about some details, including how to run the store after taking it over. The more Old Li listened, the more he admired Liu Chunhua. He even couldn't wait to see the day when she could become her own boss.

After chatting for more than half an hour, Liu Chunhua stood up to say goodbye. As soon as she walked out of the yard, she bumped into the woman who was coming back from a stroll.

Jiang Ruyi noticed that she was empty-handed and there were no meat buns at all.

"Uh, are we leaving now?" The woman didn't seem to expect them to still be there. A trace of embarrassment flashed across her face, and she tried to make excuses for herself, "I went to the steamed bun shop just now, and they were all sold out. I was afraid your daughter would be hungry, so I went to several more shops, but couldn't find any."

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if I didn't buy it." Liu Chunhua knew that the other party was lying with her eyes open, but she didn't want to make a fuss about it. However, since this woman bullied Old Li so much, she still had to give her a lesson.

Thinking of this, Liu Chunhua turned to Old Li and said, "Brother Li, let's do as we agreed just now. You can come back to work after you have dealt with your family affairs. But we also want to make it clear in advance that you can't delay your work because of the people or things in your family."

"Okay. Okay." Old Li knew that she was talking to his daughter-in-law, so he nodded in agreement.

Liu Chunhua carried Jiang Ruyi away. Even from a distance away, she could still hear the voice of Old Li's daughter-in-law, "What do you mean, do you have work to do again?"

Old Li glanced at her and followed Liu Chunhua's play, "Keep your voice down. It's true that people like my craftsmanship, but they also dislike the troubles in our family. Didn't you hear what they said just now? If you really want me to go to work in peace, then be more restrained."

The woman rolled her eyes. She didn't believe that any boss could control another's daughter-in-law. However, as long as the old man could get his salary every month, she didn't mind being nice to him.

"Dad is right. Are you tired? Go inside and have a rest. I'll ask Li Xiao to come back and get the firewood. I'll go cook for you right away."

Liu Chunhua listened silently with a smile on her lips.

Jiang Ruyi, however, poured cold water on her. [This method only treats the symptoms but not the root cause. If Old Li can no longer work in the future, his fate will be even worse than it is now.]

"I know, but for now we can only take one step at a time." Liu Chunhua lives here and can understand Old Li's thoughts better. Even though his son and daughter-in-law are unfilial, he is still devoted to this family. It is impossible for him to break up with his son and daughter-in-law, and it is also impossible for him not to help them.

[Perhaps, this is the simplicity of the older generation of Chinese people. ]

Jiang Ruyi thought of the touching stories she had seen on the Internet before. In fact, no matter what era it is, there are always people who are willing to silently pay or even devote their life's energy to persist in doing one thing.

When the two returned home, they noticed from a distance that the atmosphere was not right.

The gate to the Jiang family's courtyard was wide open, and there was faint noisy voices.

As soon as they entered the door, they saw that the main room was full of people, many of whom were relatives of the Jiang family. They all had serious faces and looked at the mother and daughter with unfriendly eyes.

[What's going on?] Jiang Ruyi was confused. Why did this look like a struggle session?

Liu Chunhua felt the same way and looked directly at Jiang Chao in the middle of the room, "What are you doing? Why did you call all the uncles and aunts here?"

"What do you think?" Jiang Chao looked at me unkindly and threw a ledger on the table. "Liu Chunhua, tell me what you did. How long do you want to keep it a secret from me?"

Jiang Ruyi recognized it at a glance. This was the account book in Widow Zhao's hand. Both of them kept records of every transaction.

"If someone hadn't told me that you were sneaking around outside, I wouldn't have thought that you kept it a secret from me so hard! Didn't you say you were learning how to make hairy tofu from someone? How come you were buying it now? Where did all the things you bought go?" Jiang Chao was furious. When he learned the latest news brought back by Wang Ermaizi, he took his men directly to Widow Zhao's house and asked about the whole thing clearly.

Seeing that he knew everything, Liu Chunhua had nothing to hide. "Yes, I went to her to buy the goods and then sold them. Otherwise, what do you think me and the kids eat? Do you think we can live a life of luxury outside?"

"You still dare to be stubborn!" Jiang Chao rushed over and was about to attack, but was stopped by a member of the Jiang family. Jiang Chao felt extremely aggrieved and shouted at the top of his voice, "Uncle! I don't mean to hit her, but listen to what she said, is it human? Which woman is as unfaithful as her? Not only does she do evil things outside without telling her husband, but she doesn't even take a penny of the money! There are also rumors that she has an affair with a strange man all day long! How can I bear it!"

"Yes, Chunhua, you were indeed wrong in this matter. Why did you do all this mess outside?" The Jiang family members around talked about it at once, and in summary, it was Liu Chunhua who was wrong.

She took a deep breath and looked at every accusing face. "Uncles, aunts, I don't understand how running a business is a mess? No matter what time it is, there is not a single meal in this family that I don't cook, and there is not a single piece of clothing that I don't wash. How can I be a mess? You think I am unfaithful and that I am not at home, but I sleep with the children in the house every night. But what about Jiang Chao? What does he do every night? I'm afraid he's in that vixen's house!"

"this...."

Liu Chunhua didn't need them to answer, she just stood there and said, "Why should I go out to do business? Others don't know, so don't you know? Jiang Chao hasn't brought a penny home in all these years. If I, Liu Chunhua, don't think of a solution, I and my three children will starve to death without even a coffin to collect our bodies!"

"That's not the way to say it."