Chapter 8 The Shen Family's Collective Insomnia
Shen Qingyue and her sister stayed at the village chief's house, and everyone in the Shen family's old house suffered from insomnia.
The lights in the Shen family were still on until late at night.
Shen Jiancheng from the second wife paced around the room. "What a foolish old lady! Why is she pushing the maids from the first wife so hard? It's over! Now the honest people are getting angry. The betrothal gift of one thousand yuan has been agreed upon. What should we do now?"
Shen Jiancheng was so anxious!
Zeng Juhua was kicked alive in front of everyone tonight, and she is still angry.
Seeing her man's reasonable look, she sneered and stopped pretending: "What's the point of you saying this now? Didn't you stop our mother and the third room from letting their little girl change rooms?"
When something goes wrong, they only know how to talk after the event.
Shen Jiancheng's expression didn't change: "What should we do now?"
He was thinking about the new house. His two sons were not married yet, so he would definitely get the lion's share of the cost once the new house was built.
Now that Shen Qingyue is gone, she has shouted out all the dirty thoughts in the family, even saying something as outrageous as dividing the family.
Even Shen Jiancheng, the second uncle, was a little overwhelmed.
Speaking of the house, Zeng Juhua fell silent again and said, "I heard that the cause of the quarrel was that idiot Liu Yu. She saw Shen Mei bringing dry food to Shen Qingyue, and she started it."
Although Zeng Juhua and Liu Yu are sisters-in-law, she has always looked down on Liu Yu.
Liu Yu was a fool. She was so desperate to have a son that she got pregnant with her fourth child right after giving birth to her third. Her belly never rested. She was only 38, two years younger than her, but she looked much older.
Shen Jiancheng said: "Didn't you stop it?"
It was customary for the third wife to play the good cop and the second wife to play the bad cop.
Zeng Juhua hadn't expected that the usually honest Shen Qingyue could cause such a big fuss.
At this moment, he felt a little regretful in his heart, but he did not say it out loud. He said, "You don't know what she said, it hurts people's hearts."
Shen Jiancheng said, "The village chief shouldn't have taken those two people away today!" If they stayed, it would be a family matter anyway, but if they were taken away, it would add a lot of variables.
Zeng Juhua sneered when she heard his complaints: "Who are you talking to? You pretend to be a good person in the house, but now you complain about this and that. Come by yourself next time."
Shen Jiancheng was a little overwhelmed by her sarcasm and said, "What's wrong with you today? Can't you speak normally?"
"What's wrong with me? I was kicked by your good niece, and you didn't even say a word of pain or heat."
"That's because you're stupid. Seeing that girl so angry, why did you move forward?"
"Shen Jiancheng, are you speaking human language?"
"Zeng Juhua, don't you think I won't hit you?"
The room was noisy and it didn't stop even at night.
The next morning, the Shen family woke up to find the stove cold. In the past, Shen Mei always cooked breakfast for the whole family.
Now that Shen Mei was gone, there was no one to make breakfast, and the whole family was hungry.
Grandma Xu Xiuzhi said, "Zhaodi, Laidi, you two make breakfast."
Girls have a low status in the Shen family. When Shen Mei and Shen Qingyue were around, the girls from the third room had an easier time.
Now that Shen Mei is gone, the burden of cooking falls on Shen Zhaodi and Shen Laidi.
The two of them hurried in to cook.
Grandma went out to wash her face, and when she came out she saw that the water tank in the yard was empty.
Xu Xiuzhi looked again and saw that the chickens and ducks were hungry, the firewood had not been chopped, and the dirty clothes in the basket from yesterday had not been washed.
After Shen Mei left, the Shen family was no longer used to it.
Xu Xiuzhi said, "Chen Pandi, Shen Yindi, I'll leave the water tank, chopping firewood, feeding the chickens and ducks, and washing clothes to you. Lazy girls, you don't know how to do anything unless you're told to. With such tactlessness, even if you get married in the future, you'll be beaten by the old woman!"
The fifth daughter of the third house saw her four elder sisters being ordered around by their grandmother. She pretended to have a stomachache and stayed in the house, refusing to go out.
She also asked her sixth brother Shen Tianci to go over and take a look. When grandma returned to the house, she ran out to play.
Shen Nvting is twelve years old this year, only two years older than her brother. Perhaps because they are close in age, the two siblings have a good relationship.
Although Liu Yu and Shen Daye didn’t like their daughters, Shen Tianci came not long after the fifth child was born, and they felt that the fifth child brought them blessings.
Therefore, among all the daughters, the fifth daughter Shen Ting was favored. However, this favor was acceptable to her parents. But her grandmother didn't care about that and still treated her like a maid.
After a while, ten-year-old Shen Tianci came back and told his sister Shen Nuting a big secret: "Second uncle, second aunt, father and mother have all gone to grandma's room!"
Shen Nvting was at the age of eleven or twelve, when her curiosity was at its peak. She urged her brother, "Let's go and listen."
To Shen Tianci, these words sounded like her sister taking her out to play, and she immediately agreed.
The two of them went around the backyard and lay in the corner to listen secretly to what was said inside.
Then he heard Second House Master Shen Jiancheng say, "Let's quickly bring those two girls back."
Grandma Xu Xiuzhi refused to accept this: "Those two girls are about to make a scene. I'm still going to pick them up. What a dream! As a junior, you're acting big in front of your elders. You deserve a beating!"
Shen Jiancheng said, "Mom, the whole village knows about this now. Even if you don't think about your own reputation, you should at least think about your grandchildren."
Even though Shen Jiancheng and Zeng Juhua almost had a fight yesterday, they were still united on this matter. Zeng Juhua said, "That's right, Mom. You know how bad the women in our village are. What will they say about me treating my granddaughter badly? Which woman would dare to marry into our family?"
Shen Daye also said: "Yes, what if the news gets out and the Xu family, who are engaged, don't give the 1,000 yuan betrothal gift, what will we do?"
Xu Xiuzhi stopped talking. She knew in her heart that she had been the "ancestor" at home for too long and was bullied by her granddaughter, so she couldn't let go of her pride.
But now it's not just a matter of face. It's also about the betrothal gift, building a house, and whether the grandson can get married.
Xu Xiuzhi had no choice but to say, "Okay. Bring her back." The two sisters had only been gone for one day when they clearly felt the inconveniences everywhere.
The second son, Shen Jiancheng, said, "Mom, bring them back. Don't bother them anymore. At least wait until they're married."
In the mind of his second uncle, Shen Jiancheng, a girl could only eat food from her parents' home for a few years. Once she got married, she would be gone.
Xu Xiuzhi reluctantly agreed. Before they could even set off, they heard the chattering outside getting louder and louder. Shen Tianci and Shen Nu stopped listening at the wall, fearing they would be discovered, and ran away early.
Then the second eldest brother, Shen Chaoxiong, came in and said, "Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, third uncle, third aunt, the Xu family is here."
When Xu Xiuzhi heard this, she thought, "The Xu family must be here to propose marriage to Shen Qingyue." She felt annoyed, wondering why they came at this time instead of earlier or later.
I said before that I would pick up Shen Qingyue, but now I don’t want to do it anymore. I’m afraid that the damn girl will get angry and really reject this marriage.
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