Chapter 28: Foolish Filial Piety Is Terrible
Grandma Xu Xiuzhi immediately jumped up and said, "She just can't stand seeing us living well. You must not let her instigate us!"
Shen Zhaodi nodded obediently. Xu Xiuzhi, who hated her granddaughter so much, saw that she was so obedient and praised her for the first time: "That's right."
Liu Yu said, "The man you're marrying is offering a betrothal gift of 500 yuan. How could someone without money come up with that much? Just marry him and expect to enjoy a good life."
When she was looking for her, she wanted to surpass Shen Qingyue, but Shen Qingyue looked much better than her daughter.
Those who could come up with 500 were already considered good. Others were even worse, unable to come up with even 500.
Shen Zhaodi said, "I heard that he is old and has a limp."
Liu Yu said, "Men tend to be more caring when they get older. What's the big deal about being lame? It's not a big deal."
Shen Zhaodi hesitated to speak.
Grandma Xu Xiuzhi narrowed her eyes and said, "Are you being manipulated by Shen Qingyue? Let me tell you, she is not like you."
Shen Zhaodi was weak and afraid of conflict. When she saw her grandmother's voice become higher, she became a little scared and apologized repeatedly.
Grandma Xu Xiuzhi said, "Alright. Go cook."
The two sisters then went out.
Xu Xiuzhi said, "How did Shen Qingyue get wind of this? We've only just settled down. Fortunately, Zhaodi is sensible, otherwise she would have led us astray."
The more Xu Xiuzhi thought about it, the angrier she became. "Shen Qingyue seems to be my unlucky person."
Liu Yu said, "Of course. Fortunately, it was divided. Otherwise, I don't know what would become of our home."
Liu Yu thought maliciously: "He must be trying to come back because his small business didn't make any money."
Xu Xiuzhi said, "Even if she wants to come back, I won't let her." Then she said, "Tell Li Quezi to go and meet her tomorrow."
Her eyelids kept twitching, and she was afraid that the night would be long and she would have more dreams.
The previous one thousand yuan had already gone to waste. She had to hold on to the five hundred yuan gift tightly.
"Tomorrow? That's too hasty." Liu Yu was reluctant. It wasn't that she loved Zhaodi so much. Zhaodi was the most hardworking of her five daughters, and she wanted to keep her for a while longer.
Xu Xiuzhi said, "A daughter will belong to someone else's family even if she stays. A son is a family member. Hurry up and go, you silly woman."
For some reason, Xu Xiuzhi had fought with Shen Qingyue several times but didn't gain any advantage, so she was a little afraid of Shen Qingyue, afraid that she would mess up her plans again.
When Liu Yu heard what her mother-in-law said, she stopped worrying and directly notified Li Quezi to pick up the bride.
Anyway, there is no sense of ceremony in the village, so just report it to the village chief. If both of you are willing, ask the village to issue a certificate, and the matter will be settled.
When Liu Yu came out, he saw his third daughter, Shen Pandi, standing at the door. He immediately said with a fierce face, "What are you doing standing there? Go to work, lazy girl. I'm like you, when you were fifteen, I cut grass for pigs and dug wild vegetables every day..."
Shen Pandi ran away quickly.
In the past, when Liu Yu saw her like this, he would go up to her and scold her, but today she had something else to do, so she didn't scold her this time.
Shen Pandi went into the kitchen, where Shen Zhaodi and Shen Yindi were.
Although Chen Pandi is only fifteen years old this year, she already understands a lot of things. She said, "I just overheard our grandma say that she will marry off our eldest sister tomorrow."
Shen Zhaodi didn't expect it to happen so soon, but she accepted her fate of getting married.
Anyway, since she was a child, her mother has instilled in her that her mother's home is not her home, and she is a little worried and expectant about her future life.
Chen Pandi was almost mad: "Are you stupid? Shen Qingyue told you what that man is like with good intentions, and you turned around and told grandma and mom. Second sister is obviously doing this for your own good. How could you know such news when you never leave the house all day long?"
This was the first time Shen Zhaodi heard such outrageous words from her third sister. She said, "What are you talking about? Obeying one's parents' orders when getting married is only natural!"
Chen Pandi said, "Your parents told you to die, so why would you go? I just heard everything. His first wife was beaten away. It was a hell of a pit."
Shen Zhaodi said: "It's not certain who told you."
Shen Yindi said, "Third sister, if grandma heard you say this, she would definitely expose your skin." There was a hint of sarcasm in the fourth sister's words!
Chen Pandi was convinced: "Are you going to complain too? Go ahead, I'm not afraid. Big sister, think about it carefully. The eldest house has been divided out now, and life is very enjoyable. Why do you have to risk offending others by saying this? It's all for your own good..."
The fourth sister, Shen Yindi, said, "I think the third sister treats the people from the first house as her sisters."
Chen Pandi was furious: "Shut up, Chen Yindi. If you open your mouth and say another word, I'll tear your front teeth out."
Shen Pandi was raised by her eldest sister since she was a child.
In her heart, her relationship with her elder sister is deeper than that with her mother. She usually keeps quiet and is the type to protect herself. But this time, seeing her elder sister jumping into the fire pit, she couldn't control herself and took the initiative to expose herself, but was ridiculed.
Even the eldest sister said, "I've already taken the money from my grandmother. What can I do? Besides, her ex-wife got beaten, but I might not get beaten too."
Chen Pandi: ...
Seeing that her elder sister looked like she was waiting to get married, she left the kitchen reluctantly. Why didn't she realize that her elder sister was like this before?
If she could choose, she would rather Shen Qingyue was her biological sister, so that she could make a big fuss and leave the Shen family completely. Otherwise, she would be used as a betrothal gift to buy a new house for her parents.
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Shen Qingyue returned home and told her elder sister what had happened.
Chen Mei was silent for a while and said, "Chen Zhaodi is too obedient." She used to be the obedient type, so she knew very well what obedient people were thinking, and always wanted to use obedience to gain other people's sympathy.
But only after moving out will you realize how good it is to be apart.
Shen Qingyue said: "Anyway, I have told her both the good and bad things. Let her take control of her own life." She washed the pig intestines and braised the offal, which took a lot of effort.
The sunken plums are also ripe.
The chicken skeleton is deep-fried twice and the pig intestines are braised.
The pig intestines were washed clean by Shen Qingyue, and there was no strange smell at all. Instead, they were very fragrant. Even the soup from the braised pig intestines was good, and it was delicious when mixed with rice.
Shen Qingyue deliberately left some soup.
In the evening, I cut some pig intestines and stir-fried some dishes to eat with the village chief and Aunt Dahua.
The village chief added more rice four times until he couldn't eat any more. Eating too much late at night was indigestion, but he couldn't help it. This pig intestine was even better than what the state-owned restaurant could make.
Aunt Dahua also said, "Yueyue's cooking skills are getting better and better." She was gaining weight right before her eyes. Thanks to the Shen sisters, she ate well and slept well, so how could she not gain weight!
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