Indeed, what Li Chenyang didn't tell you was that Li Yanhong gave him a cold shoulder the moment he walked in, seeing that he hadn't brought anything. She showed absolutely no respect for him as an older brother, only complaining that Li Chenyang hadn't brought anything. Not only that, she kept saying your family is stingy, and that you deliberately taught him not to bring anything.
Ye Xiaoxiao did indeed stop Li Chenyang from taking anything. However, a normal person, knowing that they had been impolite first, would not have cared about such things. But Li Yanhong was different; she only regretted not having moved all her family's belongings back home.
I've calculated that I have around five thousand yuan in my pocket, which is enough to build a new house anytime. However, the current building technology isn't very advanced yet, so I'll wait a bit longer. Anyway, I have money in hand, so I'm not worried.
This year's task is to get the convenience store up and running. Then, I need to focus on my three younger siblings' studies; if any one of them can go to university, that's a million dollars!
After eating dumplings in the kitchen, Li Chenyang sighed, "Home-cooked meals are the best." But shortly after he finished eating, his parents, siblings, and other family members returned.
Li Chenyang certainly didn't see his parents. The whole family had only brought two bicycles; the third brother was definitely bringing his wife back. They'd only been married a few days, so they were obviously getting special treatment. The other siblings all walked back.
The three younger ones, Lao Liu, Lao Qi, and Li Yanhong, were quick and returned early in the morning.
"Sister-in-law, I haven't eaten enough," the sixth brother said pitifully as soon as he came over.
"My older sister is so stingy. I don't want to go there again. When she comes to our house, she always offers us meat and vegetables, but she only gives us cabbage and radishes. There's not a single piece of meat."
The seventh brother even started cursing at his eldest sister.
Ye Xiaoxiao laughed as she listened, because Lao Qi was the most straightforward one. Even after he became a grandfather, the total amount of things Li Yanhong took when she came to visit never exceeded 30 yuan. As soon as she left, he would follow her and take the things out and throw them into the ditch.
Li Yanhong and her son and daughter-in-law had walked less than 100 meters when Ye Xiaoxiao thought about that scene and felt incredibly embarrassed.
"You guys watch over Hao Hao first, I'll go make dumplings for you."
Ye Xiaoxiao is happy now, but her in-laws are probably not. Li Yanhong has really offended her family this time.
When Li Yanni heard that her sister-in-law was going to make dumplings for them, she quickly ran to the kitchen to start a fire.
"Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law is angry too." Li Yanni said, bringing up the fact that her eldest brother had returned.
"Dinner was served right after my eldest brother left. My parents were a little angry because they couldn't stop him. When dinner was served, there were only four dishes on the table: cabbage and radish, pickled vegetables and bean sprouts. Then there were some steamed buns. My third sister-in-law's face turned black."
"How could your third sister-in-law not be ashamed? She's only been married into the family for a year, and the first family she visited was your eldest sister's, and this is what happened. By the way, are your eldest sister's uncle and aunt home?"
Ye Xiaoxiao thought that if Aunt Liu and Uncle Chen were at home, things wouldn't be like this.
"I heard he went to his daughter's house, just like us. That's why he wasn't home."
"No wonder. If those two were at home, they would let Li Yanhong do this."
Li Jianguo and Liu Juan forced smiles the whole way, with their younger brother's family following behind them.
When others asked if they had returned from their daughter's house, they cheerfully replied. But their faces fell completely once they got home.
"From now on, Yan Hong can just send anyone to her house for a while, they don't even need to eat. I can't stand this nonsense."
Li Jianguo sat down in the courtyard in anger and started smoking his pipe.
Liu Juan didn't eat much either. When she returned to the kitchen, she saw that her third son's wife was already cooking.
"I'll listen to you. From now on, anyone can go."
Liu Juan quickly went into the kitchen and spoke kindly to the third son's wife, even taking out five yuan and stuffing it into her hand.
The main problem is that she's a new bride, and during her first year visiting any family, she's expected to receive a small gift. But her own daughter...
"I think our sister-in-law is the most shrewd. She probably knew this would happen from the start, so she stayed home and didn't go anywhere."
Sun Xiuju also regretted going to her sister-in-law's house with Li Chenhui.
With that older sister-in-law's brains, she could be a good tool to be used in the future, but it's best not to get close to her.
The New Year holiday is basically over now.
The next day, Li Chenyang also went to find Sun Hongjun, telling him to hurry up and go find the village chief to relocate the village.
At noon, Ye Xiaoxiao saw the village chief being pulled by Sun Hongjun and his father to measure land in the open space next to his house.
Ah Ying also came to her place early in the morning.
"Sister-in-law, now our two families can be neighbors, and we can be together every day from now on."
"That would be great! Now we're just waiting for your family to finish building the house."
"Once the kids are all in school, I'll have more time."
Ah Ying was in a good mood. Her family was also dealing with a lot of problems, and she had two younger brothers.
After the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the year will be completely over, and Ye Xiaoxiao will need to start working on the convenience store.
First, she took some time to have Li Chenyang take her to the town government to inquire about individual business licenses.
Li Chenyang didn't know what his wife was planning, so he could only listen from the side and ask her when they came out.
What do you need this self-employed business license for?
"Open a small shop!"
Ye Xiaoxiao then had him ride the bike, and she hopped on. The two went home first.
"Open a convenience store? Are you kidding me? When did you get that idea?"
Li Chenyang had a blank expression, but unfortunately his wife was sitting in the back of the car and couldn't see it.
“It won’t work for me to open a small shop. There aren’t any small shops in our village right now. If I open one, it will be inconvenient for everyone. I can make some money myself, and you’ll be more comfortable in the future.”
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