Liu Juan was now furious. This was outrageous! Ye Xiaoxiao had truly gone mad!
Even though life is chaotic, I still dared to spend 150 yuan on a broken stove.
Liu Juan immediately got off the kang (a heated brick bed); she was furious. She had to teach Ye Xiaoxiao a lesson today.
Liu Juan rushed out the door, bumping into Li Jianguo who had just returned home. "What's wrong now?"
Ye Xiaoxiao's room was quite warm right now, and a newly bought aluminum kettle was sitting on the stove, the water inside already boiled. She was just about to soak her feet in the hot water.
"Hey, when we have more money in the future, we'll dig a well in our yard. That way, it will be convenient to get water, and we won't have to run so far to fetch water every day."
Ye Xiaoxiao thought that it was inconvenient to use water. If water were readily available, she would definitely be able to take a shower every day.
"Just shut up already. If Mom finds out about this stove, she'll definitely make a scene."
Li Chenyang didn't dare to mention Ye Xiaoxiao now, but his mother would find out sooner or later.
With those younger brothers' mouths, how could you expect them to keep a secret?
I had just washed my feet, crawled into bed, and was playing with my child when there was a loud knocking on the door.
"It's already dark, who could it be visiting so late?" Ye Xiaoxiao thought it was the person in front of her.
Li Chenyang, however, was listening to the commotion outside and thought to himself, "Oh no, we've stirred up a hornet's nest."
Sure enough, a short while later, I heard my mother's strong voice coming from outside the yard:
"You little brat! Get out here!"
Ye Xiaoxiao was speechless; that voice was unmistakably her mother-in-law, Liu Juan.
Could it be...? She glanced at the large iron stove in the room, and the news spread so quickly.
Li Chenyang had already rushed out in a panic and opened the door:
"Mom, what brings you here? It's already dark, what brings you here?"
"You have the nerve to ask me why I'm here?"
Liu Juan was holding a stick, and she looked like she was about to rob someone.
"A furnace that costs 150 yuan? Are you guys crazy?"
When Li Chenyang saw that his mother was still holding a stick, he realized she was truly furious. He immediately started stammering:
"Mom... wasn't that... a gift from the master...?"
"You're kidding me!"
Liu Juan slapped Li Chenyang on the back of the head.
"Your Aunt Wang told me that you're a spendthrift, and your wife has corrupted you!"
You're kidding me. Your master has a son too, but he wouldn't give something worth 150 yuan to you. Your face is worth way too much.
Ye Xiaoxiao was thinking of hurrying down to have a good talk with the old woman. It wasn't that she was afraid of her, but why were these people so nosy?
"Mom, what are you doing? Your voice is hoarse from shouting in this freezing weather."
"you!"
Liu Juan looked at her daughter-in-law coming out of the house.
Looking at Ye Xiaoxiao now, she seems like a vixen, bewitching her son so much that he dares to do anything.
"You're really something! A stove that costs 150 yuan! How could you dare to buy this thing? Are you trying to ruin your family's life? How did our Li family end up marrying such a spendthrift?"
"Mom, what are you saying?"
Ye Xiaoxiao said with a smile,
"It's just a stove, what's there to be afraid of buying? If you buy it today, you can make money tomorrow. It's just a little money spent. Money is worthless, we can earn it back if we lose it."
Is this even worth getting so angry about? They'd come over and yell at us even after dark.
Liu Juan was speechless for a moment, and Li Chenyang next to her couldn't help but laugh out loud, which resulted in him getting another slap on the forehead from his mother.
"You're still laughing!" Liu Juan stomped her feet in anger.
"Such an expensive stove, are you burning gold in your house?"
"Mom, is that what you mean?"
Ye Xiaoxiao stroked her chin and said in a serious tone,
"This stove has a table on top, provides warmth underneath, and can also boil water and cook food. It's much better than three broken stoves. All things considered, one stove does the work of three, which saves money!"
Ignoring her mother-in-law's red face and thick neck from anger, Ye Xiaoxiao reached out and pulled Liu Juan into the house.
Let her feel the temperature in their room now.
"You...you..." Liu Juan was so angry at Ye Xiaoxiao's twisted logic that she couldn't speak.
[Task: Get the mother-in-law to accept the existence of this stove. Completion: 0%]
Looking at the system notification, Ye Xiaoxiao thought to herself that this task was actually quite difficult, just like the main quest. Even the task of modifying Li Chenyang was only at 9% so far. But whatever, this task would give a reward for every point completed.
"Mom, don't be angry, come inside and have a cup of hot water." Ye Xiaoxiao reached out to help Liu Juan.
"I'm not going in!"
Liu Juan shook off Ye Xiaoxiao's hand.
"What kind of stove is this? Can you give me a refund? It cost 150 yuan! I might not even earn 150 yuan a year! How dare you do this? With such wasteful spending, how will you ever face anyone again!"
Ye Xiaoxiao blinked:
"You're just meddling in other people's business. It's my family buying my own stove, what business is it of anyone else's?"
Did I spend a penny of their money, or eat a bite of their food? I can't stand seeing others doing well.
Mom, don't listen to Aunt Wang. She's a big mouth, always trying to make a big fuss. She loves to start fires and stir up trouble.
If you really mess with me, she'll be the happiest person behind my back.
Mom, think about it, if we've done well since we separated from the family, will it be difficult for our younger brothers to get married later?
When people see that our family is doing so well right after we separated from the family, they'll surely praise you and Dad for providing such a wonderful environment for us. Right?
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