Ever since the eldest son opened his small shop, the entire Yangshu Village has been anything but peaceful.
Ye Xiaoxiao kept the shop tidy and organized, and played the radio every day so that villagers could listen to the news while shopping, making it quite lively.
Sun Xiuju felt uneasy as she watched the increasingly prosperous convenience store.
She nags about her third son, Li Chenhui, all day long at home:
"Look at that eldest son's family, they run a small shop and make several dollars a day. We're still stuck here, struggling to make ends meet!"
Li Chenhui was extremely annoyed by her:
"What family division? What are you thinking all day? Your sister-in-law's brother sends her money, do you think that money comes from somewhere? Even if we divide the family, what will we eat and drink? Why do you keep bringing this up? Besides, do you think opening a shop is so easy?"
"What's so difficult about it? It's just about stocking up on goods and putting them there."
Sun Xiuju retorted, unconvinced, "Look at Ye Xiaoxiao, sitting there collecting money every day, so carefree."
Seeing her like this, Li Chenhui didn't bother to pay any attention to her and went straight to work in the fields.
That morning, Sun Xiuju was hanging clothes to dry in the yard when she saw the postman riding his bicycle in from the village entrance.
"Comrade, who are you looking for?" Sun Xiuju quickly went to greet him.
The postman rummaged through the bag: "Looking for Ye Xiaoxiao? There's a package. It's from Dongshan."
Sun Xiuju's eyes lit up: "Oh, Ye Xiaoxiao, she lives here. She's my sister-in-law, I'm keeping her here for her."
The postman, without suspecting anything, had Sun Xiuju sign the form and left.
As soon as everyone left, Sun Xiuju quickly hid inside the house and carefully opened the package.
Inside were more than a dozen photos, all of Ye Xiaoxiao's family.
Inside were photos of the eldest son's family, their family portrait, and several individual photos of Ye Xiaoxiao's parents.
"Tch, what are you pretending for?"
Sun Xiuju pursed her lips and carefully put the photos away. She hid them away.
A few days later, Ye Xiaoxiao went to town to call her parents' home. Her older brother asked her on the phone:
"Did you receive the photos? I sent quite a few."
Ye Xiaoxiao was taken aback: "What photo?"
"It's the one we took last time, with photos of my parents too. I sent it out about two weeks ago."
Ye Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat. Why hadn't anyone come to deliver it?
Could it have been sent to the old house? Ye Xiaoxiao even asked Li Chenyang to go home and ask everyone.
When Sun Xiuju heard her older brother mention this, her eyes lit up and she ran straight to find Ye Xiaoxiao.
Sun Xiuju, having heard about it from somewhere, came specifically to say:
"Sister-in-law, I heard you're looking for a package? I think I saw Yaqin receive a package a couple of days ago."
Sun Xiuju thought to herself, "Isn't Li Yaqin your friend? Hehe, I'll make you two turn against each other."
【Task: Retrieve the photos from Sun Xiuju.】 Ye Xiaoxiao looked at Sun Xiuju.
She took the photos, so why is she framing Yaqin?
[Have you forgotten? She took the photos and deliberately claimed Li Yanhong hid them for you. But because you came, and you've already disciplined Li Yanhong a few times, she doesn't like going to her parents' house anymore. So Sun Xiuju wants you and Li Yaqin to have a fight. She's happy to watch the drama unfold.]
But is she out of her mind? The package hasn't been found yet. Wouldn't it be clear if I just went to ask the postman?
Ye Xiaoxiao looked at Sun Xiuju, who was expectantly telling her to hurry up and find Li Yaqin, as if she were an idiot.
If she could figure it out, why would she hide your things? Hehe.
Hearing this, Ye Xiaoxiao glanced at Sun Xiuju:
"Third sister-in-law, you should go back first. I'll go ask Yaqin later if this is true. Maybe she kindly kept it for me."
Sun Xiuju was furious upon hearing this. "If you can't even get into an argument, why should I bother?"
"Sister-in-law, you're such a kind person. Yaqin said back then that she wouldn't give it back to you even if it was burned, and she told me not to tell you. By the way, don't tell her that I told her. I just came to give you a heads-up."
Sun Xiuju's usual tactic is to instigate anyone she's provoked, and then instruct others not to say that she's the one who said it.
"Can I say that about you? Don't worry, go back now, I'm busy here. I'll come and ask when I have time."
Ye Xiaoxiao is currently taking care of the child and running the shop at the same time, mainly because Li Chenyang has been helping out with Sun Hongjun's business next door these days.
"Sister-in-law, my mom asked me to buy a bag of laundry detergent. How much does it cost?"
The young man from the Sun family came over and immediately leaned against the glass cabinet, gazing longingly at the goods inside.
"A bag of laundry detergent costs one yuan."
After Ye Xiaoxiao received the money and delivered the goods, she noticed that Sun Xiuju's eyes were fixed on the laundry detergent.
Ye Xiaoxiao knew what she wanted to say just by looking at her.
"I only make five cents profit on this laundry detergent. You want me to give it to you at cost price!"
It means I can sell it to you at cost, but don't expect to get it for free.
Sun Xiuju's words were cut off before she could finish, and her expression changed:
"I don't want it! I'll go back now."
He turned and left, cursing as he went: "What a cheapskate, charging money for things he uses at home."
After seeing that the person had left, Ye Xiaoxiao started tidying up the shop. Although Li Chenyang was right next door, she didn't want to call him back for such a small matter.
"Xiaoxiao, why are you tidying up?"
As soon as the radio was turned off, the elderly women at the door tidied up the door.
Ye Xiaoxiao even came out of the front door and locked it. She immediately started asking questions.
"Hey, I'm just going out for a bit. My third brother's wife said that the photos my family sent me were taken by my second uncle's wife, Yaqin. I'm going to ask her what she's doing with my photos. Does she have nothing better to do?"
Ye Xiaoxiao deliberately told everyone what Sun Xiuju had said.
The women, who loved watching the excitement, immediately perked up.
“Perfect timing, I need to feed the chickens at home, I’ll go with you.” Wang Ailing put away the shoe soles in her hand and stood up as well.
"Yes, yes, I almost forgot. It's time to feed the pigs." Grandma Wang's house is right next to Second Uncle's. These two are the same.
Ye Xiaoxiao put the child in the stroller and headed towards the old house.
When Sun Xiuju saw Ye Xiaoxiao heading to her second uncle's house, she sat down at the door with great interest to watch the show.
Sure enough, Ye Xiaoxiao and Li Yaqin started arguing shortly afterward.
"Yaqin, are the photos my family sent you with you?" Ye Xiaoxiao asked as soon as she entered the door.
Li Yaqin was completely confused: "What photos? I didn't take them."
Someone said they saw you accept my package.
"She's talking nonsense!" Li Yaqin exclaimed, "I haven't even left the house lately, where would a package come from?"
The two women got increasingly agitated and almost started arguing. Just then, Zhou Amei, who was watching the commotion, said from outside:
"Oh, stop arguing. Third Sister-in-law clearly received that package; I saw it with my own eyes that day."
Ye Xiaoxiao and Li Yaqin were both stunned. Li Yaqin winked at her sister-in-law. What's going on? This script is wrong.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
