When everyone was still surprised by Shen Qiqi's attitude towards Long Fengjiao, they heard Shen Qiqi shouting in the house: "Meeting! The important family meeting starts now!" Everyone looked at each other, what was going on?
Before they could react, Shen Qiqi had already pulled Lu Qing out of the house, followed by a confused Long Fengjiao.
Seeing this, Mrs. Lu rolled her eyes and immediately sat down in the main seat in the main hall. She coughed and announced the official start of the family meeting.
Today’s topic – resource allocation!
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the air seemed to freeze.
Everyone's eyes focused on her, like several spotlights shining on Shen Qiqi, making her feel extremely depressed.
This feeling is more suffocating than the final exam.
Old Mrs. Lu cleared her throat and spoke first: "Ahem, the harvest this year is good, but the eldest and second sons have many children and the burden is heavy, so most of the food and cloth have to be distributed to them." As she spoke, she glanced at Shen Qiqi, and a barely perceptible smug smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
This girl from the third family is new and looks easy to control. Isn't she just letting her do whatever she wants?
The eldest uncle's wife, Mrs. Li, and the second uncle's wife, Mrs. Zhang, immediately nodded their heads and agreed, "Yes, yes, mother is right. We have many children in our family, and it is the time when they grow up. It is only right that they eat more." Their greedy little eyes showed that they wished they could hug all the food and cloth into their arms immediately.
Zhang even added fuel to the fire: "You are from the third family, there are only two of you, it doesn't matter if you get less, you can't let us children starve, right?" She spoke in a gloomy tone, as if Shen Qiqi was an unforgivable sinner.
Lu Qing's face darkened, and just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by Shen Qiqi.
She looked around at everyone with a smile and said slowly, "Grandma, sisters-in-law, what you said makes sense. But..." She deliberately prolonged the ending of the sentence and took out a...
Small notebook?
"What is this?" Old Mrs. Lu narrowed her eyes, looking suspicious.
"Hey, this is a good thing!" Shen Qiqi smiled mysteriously and opened the notebook with a snap. "Labor points record book! It records the labor and contribution of each household..."
Shen Qiqi, however, was not in a hurry. She slowly opened the small notebook and pointed to the densely packed records on it and said, "This month, my uncle's family worked 120 times, my second uncle's family 100 times, and our family... 180 times! Lu Qing alone worked 150 times! These labor points are real!" She looked at Mrs. Lu with a smile, "Grandma, shouldn't the distribution be based on work? The more you work, the more you get, the less you work, the less you get, and if you don't work, you get nothing? You are a highly respected old lady, you will definitely not show favoritism, right?"
Old Mrs. Lu's face turned dark. This little girl actually played this trick on her!
She was about to open her mouth to refute, but Shen Qiqi spoke first and said, "As the saying goes, family ties are more valuable! Grandma, uncle and second uncle are all elders, and it is only right for us younger generations to do more. But the distribution of food can't be too different, right? After all, we have to eat too!" She looked aggrieved, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
When the eldest uncle's wife, Mrs. Li, heard this, she became unhappy and screamed, "Oh my, third sister-in-law, what are you talking about? We have many children in our family and we eat a lot. What's wrong with giving us more food? You are disrespecting your elders!" She put her hands on her hips, like a hen guarding her food.
Second uncle's wife Zhang also joined in the commotion: "That's right, third brother's wife, you just came in and you dare to talk to your elders like that, do you have any manners?" Her eyes rolled around, thinking in her mind how to get more food.
Shen Qiqi was not angry. She looked at them with a smile and said, "Sisters-in-law, you are all right. I really don't know the rules. How about this? I will give you all the work points for this month. How about you help me with the work? I promise to serve you with good food and drink every day!"
When Li and Zhang heard this, they were speechless.
They didn't really want to work, they were just jealous that the third family got less and wanted to take advantage of it.
Seeing this, Mrs. Lu's face became even uglier.
She didn't expect that this new third daughter-in-law would be so sharp-tongued and difficult to deal with.
"Alright, alright," she waved her hand impatiently, "Let's talk about this later. Let's all go!"
Shen Qiqi suddenly said: "Wait, Grandma, I suddenly feel that what you said makes sense..."
Shen Qiqi suddenly changed the subject and said seriously, "Grandma, you are absolutely right! Respecting the elders and loving the young is our traditional virtue! We are young and strong, so it is our duty to share more housework!" Her sudden change of heart stunned everyone present.
Old Mrs. Lu and her two sisters-in-law looked at each other with triumphant smiles on their faces.
Li rubbed her hands, with greed in her eyes: "Third sister-in-law is sensible, unlike some people who only know how to haggle." She glanced at Shen Qiqi with a gloomy look, as if she had already seen the scene of food and cloth piled up in her house.
Zhang also agreed: "Yes, yes, my third sister-in-law is really a good daughter-in-law. She is filial to her elders and friendly to her brothers." She was very happy and was calculating how much more food she could get this time.
Old Madam Lu couldn't stop laughing, as if she had already seen the scene of Shen Qiqi being obedient and letting her do whatever she wanted.
She nodded with satisfaction: "Well, Third Wife, I'm glad you think so. In the future, you should learn more from your eldest and second sisters-in-law, understand?"
Lu Qing looked at Shen Qiqi with a puzzled look on his face.
He didn't know what kind of medicine Shen Qiqi was selling in her gourd, but out of trust in her, he chose to believe her.
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