Xia Juhua didn't care what her two daughters-in-law said. Good or bad, she had heard enough in her previous life. Was she still afraid of them talking about her together? Now she was in a good mood and wrapped the quilt with the old sheets at home to prevent it from getting dirty when she put it on the ox cart later.

Yes, Xia Juhua is in a very good mood now: no matter what she said to Sun Hongmei just now or what she said to Liu Zhiquan and his brother last night, Xia Juhua thought about it before speaking - she always thinks about what she said in her heart - she didn't say anything angry on impulse.

Xia Juhua realized that her two daughters-in-law were not easy to deal with, so she shouldn't expect to win their favors in exchange: they had no intentions at all and each had their own agenda.

If you can't win their heart, then just use pressure to quiet your ears.

In her previous life, Xia Juhua always thought that she could achieve family harmony by working more and talking less, but in the end, she ended up taking medicine out of frustration. This time, she wanted to try to be like other mothers-in-law, making her daughters-in-law afraid to speak loudly in front of her.

Sun Hongmei started clamoring to go back to her parents' home, but in the end she got up early to cook and never dared to mention the matter again. However, Xia Juhua was quite satisfied with the result. How could she be in a bad mood?

"Sister." Xia Long's voice came from the courtyard gate. He came to pick up Xia Juhua to hand over the quilt together.

Before Xia Juhua could say anything, Sun Hongmei had already cordially invited Xia Long into the courtyard, and led him to the front of the main room before saying, "Mom, my uncle is here."

Xia Juhua, who had never enjoyed such treatment in her life, suddenly felt like a landlord's wife. Suppressing this thought, Xia Juhua asked Xia Long to come in and help her move the quilt to the ox cart, and locked the main room before leaving.

"Sister, isn't your daughter-in-law at home? You locked the main room in front of others. Aren't you afraid that your daughter-in-law will feel uncomfortable? I think your little daughter-in-law is okay." Xia Long asked Xia Juhua this question after he drove out of Ping'an Village.

Xia Juhua knew that Xia Long was no longer the brother who came to vent his anger on her because his nephew did not support her in her old age, so she simply told him the truth: "She was clamoring to go back to her parents' home last night. What's wrong with that?"

Xia Long was shocked when he heard this: "What? They're making a fuss about going back to her parents' home just a few days after getting married. What are they thinking?"

"What else can she think of? She wants to control Zhishuang." Xia Juhua felt that without the dog-headed military advisor behind her, Sun Hongmei would be just ordinary: "Since she can't control Zhishuang, she won't mention going back to her parents' home today. If she doesn't say it today, who knows when she will want to go back again. I will be more cautious and tell her clearly that I am on guard against her, so that she knows what is going on." She was still angry.

Xia Long was speechless about his sister's carelessness: "How dare you let her take care of Baoguo?" What if he mistreats the child? His sister treats her grandson as her lifeblood: "How about I hand over the quilt for you, and you go home and take care of him."

"No need." Xia Juhua now thinks that making money is the most important thing: "She just got married and she went back to her parents' home. The spitting can crush her. Wang Caifeng said something to her again. She dare not treat Baoguo badly."

Xia Long was still a little hesitant: "Then aren't you afraid that your two daughters-in-law will..." The word 'deal with' is too harsh. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have to live together for the rest of their lives. It's not easy to say it even if they are brothers.

Didn't they take care of me in my last life? Xia Juhua sneered, "So I have to make money now and keep more for myself. Even if I can't have a son in the future, I can still hire someone."

Xia Long was really scared this time: "Sister, you dare not say that." Are you trying to kill yourself? Only landlords hire people. Do you want to be beaten up by others?

Xia Juhua realized that she had accidentally brought out a concept that had been deeply rooted in people's minds for a lifetime, and shook her head in defeat: "Isn't this something I only said between the two of us sisters?"

That can't be said, what if someone hears and reports it? Xia Long stopped talking, but Xia Juhua asked him, "By the way, you take the things back, but Xia Hu's wife won't get any. She didn't say anything bad about it, did she?"

Xia Juhua only thought of this problem when she was making the quilt herself. Now that she saw Xia Long, of course she had to ask him about it. She didn't want to create a rift between her brothers from her natal family, who had an originally harmonious relationship, just for a few dollars.

Xia Long smiled and said, "Sister, you are still worried about this. These six quilts were made by the two sisters together, and the wages were divided equally when they returned."

"That's good." Xia Juhua smiled relievedly. The two sisters came to the supply and marketing cooperative, chatting and laughing. Xia Long felt that his sister was really different from before. He attributed this change to the fact that his two nephews had married, and his sister had less things to worry about, so she was not so nervous anymore.

That's right, in the past, Xia Juhua made everyone nervous because she was too tense, which unconsciously made people who came into contact with her nervous. Now, Xia Juhua seemed to be relaxed, making people who came into contact with her feel relaxed.

For example, when the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, who was about to carefully check the quilt, praised the fine workmanship of the quilt Xia Juhua sent, Xia Juhua did not remain silent as usual, but said: "If the director thinks my needlework is acceptable, remember to notify me next time there is such a job."

After saying that, he took out a small bag, checked around to see if anyone was paying attention, and quietly handed it to the director: "I picked some peanuts and fried them myself. Director, please taste my cooking skills."

Xia Juhua divided the fried peanuts into two parts, giving one to the director and keeping one to thank Wang Caixia. The director of the supply and marketing cooperative did not refuse and opened the bag directly. He found that it was not the fried peanuts he thought but the icing peanuts. He looked at Xia Juhua and picked up a few and put them into his mouth.

"Not bad, the heat is neither too high nor too low, and the icing is evenly applied. Your cooking skills are good." After eating, the director gave a comment. His comment was not a compliment. Stir-frying peanuts is a test of the heat. If the heat is too low, the water vapor cannot be fried out, and if the heat is too high, it will easily burn and taste bitter.

Xia Juhua fried the peanuts to the right temperature, leaving a charred aroma in your mouth. The thin layer of sugar added to the sweetness, making you want to eat more. The director knew that peanuts could still be found in the countryside, but sugar was very expensive, so Xia Juhua had put a lot of thought into the small bag she gave him.

Everyone wants to be valued by others. Even if the director gave Xia Juhua the task because of Wang the salesperson, the praise now is sincere.

Xia Juhua smiled, and seeing that the director was still going to check other people's quilts, she took the deposit and wages, said goodbye to him, and brought Xia Long to find Wang Caixia. Before they handed in the quilts, they had already met Wang Caixia. Wang Caixia thought they had left after handing in the work, but she didn't expect them to come to see her and bring her a thank-you gift.

Wang Caixia declined and said, "Look at you, why are you so polite? I didn't help much. Besides, don't you still have my sister? We are really relatives."

Xia Juhua laughed so hard that Xia Long was stunned. How many years had it been since his sister laughed so happily? Just as he was stunned, Xia Juhua said something that stunned him even more: "To be honest, it is true that we are relatives. You are not only a relative of my brother and his wife, but we are even closer than them."

Seeing Wang Caixia's puzzled expression, Xia Juhua said with a smile, "On the way home that day, my brother told me about it, and I just found out that you and my eldest daughter-in-law are cousins. It's all my fault that I didn't like to go out before, and I rarely even left Ping'an Village. Otherwise, how could I not recognize such a close relative when I met him?"

Wang Caixia was also very surprised. Hearing Wang Caifeng's name reminded her of her cousin who was almost 20 years younger than her. She smiled more sincerely, "It's not all your fault. My cousin and I are quite different in age. Plus, I have to go to work every day. When she got married, I didn't take a day off, so we didn't meet. Otherwise, how could relatives not recognize each other?"

The two women became closer and closer as they talked, and finally agreed that only age would matter, not seniority - the relatives on both sides were determined by in-laws, and whether it was Xia Long's wife or Wang Caifeng's side, one side would suffer.

They were talking so excitedly that they didn't notice the director of the supply and marketing cooperative coming over. Xia Long saw it, though, and pulled Xia Juhua's sleeve, thinking that Wang Caixia was still in the class, and it would be bad if the director saw her chatting with Xia Juhua and criticized her.

Xia Juhua was pulled by Xia Long and looked up, meeting the director's gaze. She smiled at the director a little embarrassedly and said, "Director, we won't delay Salesman Wang for too long. We'll leave after we finish talking."

The director had seen them talking and laughing all the time, and if he wanted to criticize Wang Caixia, he would have done so long ago. He had something to ask Xia Juhua. Because he wanted Xia Juhua to help, his attitude was very gentle: "It's okay. Everyone has relatives. It's normal to talk to each other. Comrade Xia, I have something to ask if you can do it."

What did the director of the supply and marketing cooperative want me to do? Xia Juhua felt that if it was something she couldn't do, the director wouldn't come to her on purpose, so she responded very happily: "Okay, director, what do you want to do? Do you need to dismantle and wash the roof at home? Director, where do you live? I have time now."

Such an enthusiastic attitude made the director, who was already gentle, laugh: "No, you misunderstood. It's not my personal matter."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the director didn't keep the secret and said directly: "I just tasted the sugar-coated peanuts you fried, and they tasted very good. It just so happens that we are preparing goods for the New Year and want to add a few varieties. If you have time, can you help our supply and marketing cooperative fry some?"

This is a pleasant surprise.

However, Xia Juhua had experienced this situation before in her previous life, and she said anxiously: "Director, no matter what you ask me to do, I should agree. But I still have to go to work. If I don't go to work, the production team will have opinions..."