Chapter 163 Get out of the way! I need to pee!
Qin Suisui was originally worried that bringing so many "material" stones would arouse Liu Jianye's suspicion, but she didn't expect the old man to come and "help".
Hearing the old man's words, Qin Suisui put her hands on her hips and said, "Grandpa! I've been married to Ayan for so long, and he hasn't given me anything nice! What's wrong with me buying a few stones now? Isn't he making money for me to spend?"
"Besides! If I find a big gem in this stone, he'll be living the high life with me from now on!"
"If you object and are worried that your grandson won't have enough to eat, then you pay for us!"
Her tone was unreasonable and her expression domineering; she was portrayed as an unreasonable shrew.
Upon hearing that she wanted him to pay, the old man was furious: "Unruly! Wasteful! I can't control you anymore! Humph!"
The two were arguing earnestly when Liu Jianye quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Hey, Uncle, this is your grandson. Since he's buying a lot, I'll definitely give him a discount. We've known each other for so many years, would I ever cheat your family?"
Liu Jianye's words were quite flattering to the old man, and his mood immediately improved. He then complained to Liu Jianye, "Jianye, you have no idea how much suffering it is to have a good-for-nothing grandson!"
Liu Jianye smiled honestly and kindly: "No way, your grandsons all look like they're destined for great things."
“It’s 12 yuan in total, just give me 620 yuan. Don’t you have a bag? I’ll bring you a burlap sack to pack it up.” As he spoke, he pulled a burlap sack from under the small tea table and helped pack the stones into it.
Qin Suisui did the math. According to what he had just said, each stone was worth about 50 yuan on average. Some particularly large stones would be more expensive, so 620 yuan would be about right. As for whether it was cheaper, she really didn't know, since she had also taken a few small stones.
However, the old man was very grateful. He looked at the two of them reproachfully, as if they were two ignorant children, and scolded them in a low voice: "Hurry up and thank your Uncle Liu! Do you know how hard it is for your Uncle Liu to run a small business?"
Qin Suisui hurriedly thanked Liu Jianye with a smile, but inwardly she was thinking, "Small business? It's not easy at all! A single deal can bring in tens or hundreds of yuan, which might be the savings of an ordinary family for a year or even several years. It's not easy at all!"
After they finished paying the bill, Chi Donglin and Song Yunlai each came out carrying three stones. Before paying, they looked at Qin Suisui for her opinion, and only after Qin Suisui nodded did they happily pay.
Qin Suisui had checked the stones they were interested in; they were all usable for cutting. As for their specific type, that would be known after they were cut open. But judging from the color, they definitely wouldn't be disappointed!
Before leaving, Grandpa Pei asked Liu Jianye, "Jianye, when will that knife you mentioned, the one that cuts stones like potatoes, arrive? I have so much stone at home, I'm waiting to cut it!"
Liu Jianye smiled憨厚ly: "Uncle, my friend is probably on his way back from Yunnan Province now. He should arrive in the next few days. When he gets back, I'll buy one for you and store it here for you to pick up!"
"Alright! Alright! Then I'll trouble you! Please leave me one no matter what!"
The old man was talking happily on the other end, unaware that Qin Suisui and Pei Jiuyan exchanged a glance, their hearts already filled with turbulent waves.
A knife that cuts rocks like potatoes—couldn't that be the two daggers in her hand? This material is truly rare, and the origin of her knife is related to spies. So, could the friend Liu Jianye mentioned also be connected to spies?
But they didn't say anything; the more they said, the easier it would be to expose their secret. They could just come along next time the old man came.
The way back wasn't the same route they took. Several people, carrying a pile of stones, followed Grandpa Pei through a maze of twists and turns for more than twenty minutes before finally exiting through an exit that resembled a latrine.
When Qin Suisui saw the scene outside, she was dumbfounded. It was a quarry! Had they come to the suburbs?
However, the exit is quite well hidden. There are piles of stones everywhere on the ground, and many people occasionally come here to secretly pick up some flat stones to take home as tabletops or to weigh down sauerkraut jars. In fact, the few stones they are carrying don't seem ostentatious.
Chi Donglin, panting, said, "Grandpa, every time you come to buy stones, it takes you this long to walk back. It must take you an hour or two, right? Aren't you tired?"
Grandpa Pei was in a good mood after getting his "good stuff" and didn't argue with him. He just rolled his eyes dismissively and said, "Young man, you still have a lot to practice!"
After saying that, she hugged her beloved big rock and walked briskly home.
Qin Suisui wanted to laugh but was afraid that Chi Donglin would be unhappy. However, it was true that Grandpa Pei was over sixty years old. He had a tall and straight posture and a light gait. It was obvious that he must have been a handsome man when he was young. No wonder Grandma Pei insisted on marrying him!
This was in the suburbs, and there were no buses. Several people carried stones and walked for more than two hours before finally returning to their residential compound.
Chi Donglin and Song Yunlai were too tired to talk. Pei Jiuyan put the bag he was carrying on the ground, glanced at his watch, and asked, "Should we cut it? Or should we go home for dinner first?"
It's already past five o'clock, so Liu Qianyun has probably already prepared dinner at home.
Chi Donglin waved his hand: "Let's go home and eat first. After we eat, we'll go to our usual spot. I can't take it anymore, I'm starving. I want to go home and eat the braised pork knuckle my mom made for me..."
Qin Suisui was also a little hungry, so the group split up on the spot.
When I got home, Liu Qianyun had already prepared dinner. The aroma of stewed ribbonfish wafted out even before I entered the door. I could tell that Liu Qianyun had added the "crab bricks" she had brought.
However, they didn't see Liu Qianyun even after they had been inside for a while.
"That's strange, where's Mom?"
Pei Jiuyan put the stone on the ground and poured Qin Suisui a glass of water: "You rest first, I'll go take a look."
Before he could even leave, he heard Liu Qianyun return, cursing and swearing.
Qin Suisui hurriedly went out to greet her: "What's wrong, Mom?"
Liu Qianyun's anger hadn't subsided: "It's that shameless Bai Shu again!" Seeing that Qin Suisui didn't understand, she added, "It's Hao Ke's mother!"
The image of the revolutionary-looking, triangular-eyed middle-aged woman from that morning immediately came to Qin Suisui's mind.
"Mom, what happened to her? Did she bully you?" Qin Suisui pretended to rush out and fight.
Liu Qianyun quickly pulled the person back: "No need, Mom has already scolded her terribly!"
"She inexplicably blocked the courtyard, stopping a group of children, insisting on knowing who had urinated on her door. The children were all terrified and cried, including our Zanzan."
"My grandson finally came home, how could I let that old hag bully him? I rushed over and gave her a good scolding, and now she's being yelled at by the other women at the door!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Jiuyan and Qin Suisui exchanged a glance, unsure of what to say.
Finally, Qin Suisui recounted what had happened that morning. Upon hearing that it really was Zan Zan who had peed, Liu Qianyun was stunned. However, after understanding why Zan Zan had peed on her door, Liu Qianyun immediately slammed her hand on the table, took off her apron, and rushed out.
"That zebra! That shameless old vixen! We've already been lenient with her by not pursuing her schemes against my daughter-in-law, but she's still pushing her luck. Today, I'm going to beat her to a pulp!"
Liu Qianyun is a typical Jiangcheng girl with a fiery temper. If someone bullies her, she has no reason to tolerate it.
This time, she was truly angry.
Qin Suisui and Pei Jiuyan hurriedly followed, but they couldn't stop her. She rushed into the crowd like a cannonball, rolling up her sleeves and moving as if she were on fire. She grabbed Bai Shu, who was being scolded in the crowd, by the hair and slammed him down.
Bai Shu was arguing with the other women when he was suddenly pulled down by the head and fell to the ground.
Before she could react, Liu Qianyun was already straddling her, slapping her repeatedly while cursing:
"You zebra! Shameless slut! You failed to scheme against your mother, son, and daughter-in-law, so now you're trying to bully your father and daughter-in-law?"
"Who do you think you are? Your skin is thicker than a city wall! You want to marry your shameless daughter to my son? Don't you know how to pee without a mirror? Don't you even know if you're worthy?"
"You dare roll your eyes at my daughter-in-law? Believe me or not, I'll slap you to death!"
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As she hit and cursed, she also revealed that Bai Shu and Grandma Pei had conspired to marry Pei Jiuyan. She unleashed a torrent of abuse, and for a moment no one dared to intervene.
Qin Suisui couldn't help but laugh, suddenly remembering that not long ago, she had hit Hao Ke in the same way outside the family compound on Qiongtan Island.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are truly both incredibly dashing!
Liu Qianyun slapped Bai Shu more than a dozen times, leaving his face swollen and powerless to resist. He lay on the ground wailing, "I'm going to report you! I'm going to report you!"
Liu Qianyun, tired from hitting her, sat on her stomach and rubbed her wrists. Hearing what she said, she rolled her eyes contemptuously: "Go! Go! You go and I'll go too! I'm going to go and have a good talk with the leaders about how you and your daughter schemed against my son and daughter-in-law! Whoever doesn't go is a coward!"
Her words struck a nerve with Bai Shu, who immediately cowered there like a sick, diseased chicken, refusing to speak.
Liu Qianyun even tugged at her hair: "Don't you dare act tough here! Come on! Go report me! Don't let me look down on you!"
Just as the "battle" was about to end, the women finally came to break it up.
"Alright, Qianyun, don't be angry anymore. I think she's learned her lesson. We all live in the same compound, so let's not let this ruin our relationship."
Upon hearing someone come to offer advice, Liu Qianyun's anger immediately turned into grief: "Oh, sister-in-law, you don't know! My son waited for my daughter-in-law for so many years, and it wasn't easy for him to finally marry her. But she and her daughter schemed against him, trying to use those despicable means to force my daughter-in-law to leave so that her daughter could take her place!"
"At least this didn't happen, so I won't say anything. But her daughter even followed me to Qiongtan Island, trying to ruin my son and daughter-in-law's relationship!"
“Today, my daughter-in-law was walking peacefully on the street when this woman rolled her eyes at her, slammed the door, and even scared my grandson to tears. Tell me, isn't this too much of a bully? She's really pushing her luck! How can I tolerate this? If I let it go, wouldn't she just come to my house tomorrow and try to steal my things and my daughter?”
As she spoke, she began to wipe away her tears again: "Old Pei and I only have one child, Ayan, and we don't have any in-laws to help us. We're counting on that young couple for the future! You know, their commotion is affecting my son and daughter-in-law's relationship. Aren't they just trying to make our family miserable? What are we going to do in the future? We've lost all hope!"
After his heartfelt outpouring, all the women present sighed and began to criticize Bai Shu, who was still lying on the ground like a sick chicken.
Bai Shu was furious, but she couldn't beat them in a fight or in a verbal battle, and public opinion wasn't on her side. She was so angry that she lay down on the ground and screamed like a screaming chicken.
Everyone was stunned, and someone whispered, "Has he lost his mind?"
"Is it possessed by an evil spirit?"
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Just as everyone was getting anxious and unsure of what to do, a clear, bright female voice suddenly rang out from outside the crowd:
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! I have fresh virgin urine here! It's the best cure for her illness!"
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