"Auntie, I didn't expect the people in our Jianshan Brigade to be so health-conscious. Life is so hard, yet they still use work points to exchange for corn silk to keep themselves healthy."
The person in front of her was her boyfriend's mother, and she was helping her with chores, so Ruan Miaomiao was naturally happy to praise her.
After all, saying nice things doesn't cost any money.
Unexpectedly, after hearing Ruan Miaomiao's words, Zhao Cuihong straightened up, holding the wooden ladle, and looked at her with a loving and doting expression:
"Oh dear, Ruan Zhiqing, I always said you were too naive and thought things through too simply."
We country folk are lucky if we can even fill our stomachs, let alone have the luxury of being picky and trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle like others.
That corn silk isn't for health purposes; it's for the women in the family to use as a wiping cloth after using the toilet.
"Huh? Use corn silk to wipe your butt?"
Ruan Miaomiao's face showed a shocked expression. She had only heard of people using bamboo strips to solve the problem before, and this was the first time she had heard of using corn silk.
However, Zhao Cuihong seemed to feel that she had finally found something to show off in front of her future daughter-in-law, so she puffed out her chest, held her head high, and said with a proud look:
“Ruan Zhiqing, let me tell you, corn silk is something that only families that value women can exchange for with work points.”
Otherwise, most people in the village would just take some grass, rub it a few times, and use it to relieve themselves…
Ruan Zhiqing understood the boasting in Zhao Cuihong's words and immediately flattered her, "Auntie, my uncle and the others really value you and Taohua and the others..."
"Of course!"
Hearing Ruan Miaomiao praise her man for doting on her, Zhao Cuihong's smugness intensified, and she began to impart her experience in managing her husband:
“Ruan Zhiqing, let me tell you, men are the simplest. Just say a few nice things to him and he'll be completely carried away, wanting to give you the best of everything in the world…”
The more Ruan Miaomiao listened, the more she felt that Zhou Jingyun's father was a henpecked husband.
She felt even more satisfied with Zhou Jingyun's family.
Before, during the apocalypse, someone had told her that when looking for a partner, she should pay attention to the way the man's parents interact, as that often indicates how they would interact after marriage.
You should also observe a man's attitude towards his parents, because that often reflects his attitude towards you!
From what Ruan Miaomiao has observed, although Zhou Jingyun's parents were also arranged to marry without their consent, their relationship is quite good, and they don't bicker as often as other couples in the village.
As for Zhou Jingyun's attitude towards his parents, it wasn't bad.
However, it certainly can't compare to what I do for myself.
Therefore, I can observe for a while longer...
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In Haicheng, at the Shen family home, Shen Zesheng, the father, frowned and asked his wife, Qin Xiang'e, who was standing beside him:
"That beast still hasn't written back?"
Upon hearing the man's voice, Qin Xiang'e shrank back, her eyes darkening, and replied in a low voice, somewhat unsure of herself, "No, I asked the boss to go to the post office several times, but they didn't have it."
After saying that, she looked at Shen Qingming tentatively and asked cautiously, "Honey, do you think it's possible that the letter we wrote didn't reach the place where our second son went to the countryside?"
"Oh!"
Upon hearing his wife's words, Shen Zesheng coldly shouted, his brows furrowed in anger as he cursed:
"Didn't it arrive? I bet that beast is too scared to reply!"
He swindled me out of such a huge sum of money and made me lose face so badly, and he still dares to reply?
"It's just that he's far away. If he were closer, I would have gone and killed him!"
Seeing her enraged husband, Qin Xiang'e shrank back in fear, as if afraid he would vent his anger on her, and quickly joined in the cursing of Shen Qingming:
"Hmph, if I had known that my second son would grow up to be like this, I should have drowned him."
He wouldn't be the debt collector he is now, causing our whole family to lose face. My eldest son's fiancé, whom he was about to marry, broke up with him, and my third son's blind date also asked the matchmaker to say there was no need to meet...
It even caused my mom and the others to have complaints about me…
Upon hearing Qin Xiang'e's words, Shen Zesheng's anger was indeed focused on his son, Shen Qingming, as he muttered curses: "You dog, you were born to collect debts."
Born with a lowly fate, destined to never have a good life.
"I've planned out a good life for him, even arranged for him to hook up with the division commander's daughter, but he's gone and doesn't want wealth and luxury, he wants to live a poor life with Old Zhao's daughter..."
"That daughter of the Zhao family is shameless. She knows that the second son has a girlfriend, but she still clings to him."
It's said that for a man to pursue a woman is like climbing a mountain, while for a woman to pursue a man is like piercing a thin veil.
Women are shamelessly chasing after you, how many men can resist?
"It's all that slut's fault for being so horny and ruining our good life!"
...
The couple, their faces full of sorrow, finished scolding Shen Qingming and then scolded Zhao Xiuyun.
The two looked so hateful; how could they possibly be the loving father-in-law Zhao Xiuyun they portrayed in the story?
It's no wonder they hate Zhao Xiuyun so much; her family has been severely harmed by her.
Last time, the Ruan family sent a communications soldier to collect the debt. They had no money, so they borrowed money in the name of the Ruan family while their parents were still unaware of the matter, and then returned the money to the Ruan family.
However, this matter could not be kept secret for long.
Soon, both the Qin and Shen families learned that the teacher's daughter had long since separated from Shen Qingming. Previously, the two had borrowed money to repay the Shen family. The two families felt cheated and gathered at Shen Zesheng's house, pressuring and making a scene to demand that Shen Zesheng and his wife repay the money.
However, since Ruan Miaomiao had just emptied their house and they had to raise money from all over the place to repay the Ruan family, where would Shen Zesheng and his wife find the money?
Unable to get the money, the relatives of the Qin and Shen families were furious. They smashed up the simple Shen family home, forcing Shen Zesheng and his wife to agree to use half of their monthly salary to pay off the debt!
That's how the two families were appeased.
However, from then on, the family could no longer live as freely as before in order to repay their debts.
The eldest son of the Shen family had been dating for over a year and was planning to get engaged and married by the end of the year. Upon hearing about the Shen family's situation, the woman immediately urged the eldest son to get married.
Originally, Shen Zesheng and his wife had planned to use the money from their daughter's wedding to help support their family.
Unexpectedly, after the matter escalated, the family that had agreed to the matchmaking hurriedly asked the matchmaker to cancel the meeting.
All that aside, Shen Zesheng used to flaunt his son's relationship with the daughter of a division commander, and he used this connection to get the position of group leader. A few days ago, when he heard that the office director was going to retire, he even pulled some strings.
At that time, his superiors had already given him a guarantee that he would definitely get the position of director.
Little did he know, a few days ago, his deputy was promoted to director.
He went to question the person who had given him that guarantee, but the person only looked him up and down with a mocking expression and ridiculed him:
"Was that a guarantee for you? It was a guarantee for Commander Ruan."
"You're not even related to Commander Ruan by marriage anymore, so why do you expect to benefit from the Ruan family's influence?"
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