"Although I married into the same village, my husband, Da Niu, runs a small business in a neighboring town. I rarely come back to the village. So, please give me some face and let the Chen family treat you to a meal today as an apology. We're family, and you don't want my second brother to be sad in the afterlife, do you? Seeing you two arguing like this, he won't be able to rest in peace. From now on, I won't go to the neighboring county. I'll go back to the village with Da Niu and help ease the tension between you and Mom. As long as you're doing well, what does it matter if I have to quit my job, live a poorer life, or suffer some losses?"
When Chen Shouzhu got emotional, he tried to grab Yan Xia's wrist.
Yan Xia dodged it.
I really don't know how the original owner's sister-in-law had the nerve to say such a thing.
Was Chen Jinshou trying to make her lose weight?
That's because the Chen family wouldn't feed him! The brat doesn't hold a grudge against the Chen family but hates her instead, pretending to be a good rabbit, but he's actually a venomous snake.
Furthermore, Chen Shouzhu had bullied her quite a bit ever since the original owner married into the family.
Because she was the youngest, she was very much loved. Every time she returned home to visit her family on the first day of the lunar new year, that was when the original owner was scolded by her. She was told that she had upset Chen Li Shi, that her husband was dead, and that she was still not working hard to please the Chen family, and that she should be careful not to be divorced and sent home.
Therefore, the original owner became even more timid because of her, and dared not cry out even when she was beaten and scolded.
So when Chen Li saw that she didn't cry or make a fuss, she thought she had gone too far and started beating her even harder, which eventually led to the original owner's death.
It's fair to say that there isn't a single good person in the Chen family.
Chen Shouzhu is either openly malicious or secretly malicious; he is that kind of treacherous and cunning person.
"Are you done talking? Get lost."
Yan Xia took a step back, preparing to close the door.
"What do you mean by this? I'm your sister-in-law, and you're telling me to get lost? Who did I come all this way for? For you! You can scold me all you want, but you don't even acknowledge your own son? What, what's wrong with Jin Shou? Is he not even as good as Jin Fu or Jin Lu? Why do you have to treat him like this? Even though both are flesh and blood, you can't keep pricking the back of your hand with needles. Once you really hurt this child's heart, it will be too late for you to regret it."
“You’ve found wives for Jin Fu and Jin Lu, and even handed over the pastry shop to them. But what about Jin Shou? He hasn’t even gotten married yet. Fine, we can’t do anything about it if his mother doesn’t care. It just hurts me, sister-in-law. You have to have a conscience. Since my second brother passed away, when have I ever mistreated you? I’ve never hit you, have I? Although Mother often beats and scolds you, she hasn’t let you or the children go hungry. She’s just stubborn but soft-hearted. If you hadn’t caused my second brother’s death, my mother wouldn’t have treated you like this. In the end, you’re also at fault. Calm down, sister-in-law, okay?”
Yan Xia was so angry she almost laughed.
This Chen Shouzhu not only knows how to pretend, but she's also quite adept at using PUA tactics, and now it's become her fault as the victim?
Did she bring death to her brother?
If someone can truly say that they were cursed to death by someone with whom they have no blood relation, it means that person's life was short and they deserved to die.
If the original owner hadn't married him, he might have died before the wedding.
Yan Xia remained silent.
She went back into the house as if she were looking for something.
Seeing this, Chen Shouzhu breathed a sigh of relief. Her efforts hadn't been in vain; it seemed her sister-in-law had softened.
That's right, Jin Shou is her own son, she should be able to let go of any anger she might have.
When Jin Shou returned to the Yan family, he whispered in Yan's ear that he would go to help out at the pastry shop in town, just like his two older brothers.
If I steal the secret recipes for flower cakes and peach shortbread and give them to her, she can open a similar pastry shop in a neighboring town and make a fortune.
Chen Shouzhu returned to the pastry shop because of her husband, Zhao Daniu, who sold baked cakes in a neighboring town. However, the cakes there didn't taste as good as those from a pastry stall in Shuangqiao Town, so she went to the neighboring town.
Although I haven't earned much money over the years, I'm not short of food and drink.
I can save three or four ounces every year, which is better than farming.
Unfortunately, since baked cakes are simple to make, many people in the town have started selling them one after another, forcing her family to keep lowering the price.
With no profit to be made, they returned to Baihua Village without celebrating holidays or festivals.
Of course, a large part of it is because of Yan Xia.
She had heard from a neighboring town that the flower cakes and peach crisps from Yan's Pastry Shop were exceptionally delicious, and that a bag of them sold for half a tael of silver, with delivery to the door. The surname Yan was not common, and when she heard that the owner of Yan's Pastry Shop was a woman, Chen Shouzhu realized something was amiss. She quickly made a trip and saw Jin Fu selling pastries in the shop with her own eyes, realizing that the shop was owned by Yan Xia. The next day, she took her husband and children back to the village.
Unfortunately, she was furious when she learned that her mother had driven Yan Xia away.
Instead of properly worshipping the God of Wealth, they kick him out the door. What kind of fool is that?
Fortunately, Jin Shou stayed with the Chen family, and Chen Shouzhu quickly came up with a plan.
She first sowed discord between Jin Shouyan and his mother, letting Jin Shou know that his mother didn't love him and was extremely biased, and that he could only rely on the Chen family. Then, by mentioning that his biological father was her twin, she narrowed the distance between the two and coaxed Jin Shou into agreeing that if she returned to the Yan family, she would steal the pastry shop's secret recipe for her.
“Jin Shou, remember what your aunt told you. Be patient and don’t argue with your mother. The first thing you need to do when you get home is to appease her, understand? Be sweet-talking. Once you get into the shop and help out, you can stay if you want, or come to your aunt’s shop if you don’t. Your aunt will make you the manager and help you marry a girl even prettier than Xiao He in the neighboring town.”
Chen Shouzhu whispered to Jin Shou.
The sound was extremely soft, only the two of them could hear it.
Just as Jin Shou was about to respond, Yan Xia came out.
"Sister-in-law, what are you holding in your hand? Is it a gift for me? Then thank you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Yan Xia took the spittoon in her hand and splashed it directly onto the two people outside the door.
There was no feces in the spittoon, only urine.
It's been sitting out all night and it's still pungent.
Water droplets streamed down their heads and into their nostrils.
Yan Xia's spittoon was homemade, round and not plump, looking like a ball from a distance.
It's no wonder Chen Shouzhu didn't recognize her.
"ah--"
"Are you crazy, Yan Xia? You shameless woman! I kindly came to your door to help you mend your relationship with your son, and you do this to me? You deserve to have your son reject you! You shameless woman, you shameless woman—"
Chen Shouzhu stopped pretending.
She was so angry that her face turned red. She tried to wipe the urine off her face with her sleeve, but unfortunately, her clothes were also wet in some places and dry in others.
"Let me tell you, if you come to my house again, you won't be served a spittoon anymore. I'll go straight to the toilet. Don't complain about the sticky poop in my house. If you dare to come and disgust me again, I'll disgust you to death! And Chen Shouzhu, I know your temperament very well. Don't pretend with me. Don't you know I'm still the same Yan Xia from before? As for Jin Shou, I'll pretend I never had this son. Remember your choice back then. From now on, treat your mother as if she's dead and be filial to the Chen family. Remember that!"
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