"Auntie, how embarrassing it is for me to be praised like this!" Zhou Chenyu said with a smile. "Auntie, no one has ever praised me like this before. You are the first person to praise me like this. I like you the most, Auntie."
Chen Cuiping looked at Zhou Chenyu's smile and nodded happily. No wonder they came from the same family, they were both equally stupid.
“Since Auntie says so, then Chenyu should perform even better. I’ll do whatever you ask me to do in the future.” Zhou Chenyu’s eyes narrowed, concealing her scheming: “Even if it’s something I can do right now, I’ll do it.”
"This." This was exactly what Chen Cuiping had been waiting for. Upon hearing it, her expression changed, and she said hesitantly, "Sister-in-law, Chen Yu, I do have a request."
Just as I expected.
Li Xiuju looked over and gave a cold laugh.
"Really?" Zhou Chenyu looked at her, lifted the basket, took a bun, broke it in half, and stuffed it into Chen Cuiping's hand. "Auntie, have a bun first. If there's anything, let's sit down and talk slowly."
Chen Cuiping smelled the fragrant steamed buns, and knowing that her own family didn't have enough to eat, she felt so sorry for them.
She swallowed it in large gulps, then pretended to be generous, saying, "You should eat too, it's delicious."
Seeing her eat the bun, Zhou Chenyu confidently handed the rest to the others, saying, "Eat it while it's hot. Don't waste your aunt's kindness."
Li Xiuju didn't touch the steamed buns, staring straight at Chen Cuiping, wanting to know what she was up to!
Although Zhou Baoyu didn't know what his sister was up to, he knew that his uncle and aunt had taken advantage of their family by far more than just a few steamed buns.
What's wrong with eating one of their steamed buns?!
snort!
Eat it!
"Auntie, tell me, what do you want us to do?" Zhou Chenyu sat down in front of Chen Cuiping, handed her a bowl of water, and was as considerate as possible.
Chen Cuiping wolfed down the steamed bun, nearly choking. She grabbed the bowl, gulped it down, wiped her mouth clean, and eagerly said, "Sister-in-law, Chen Yu, you know we have two sons and a daughter. It wouldn't have been so bad before, but now that our two older sons are married and have children, there are suddenly a few more mouths to feed. With so many people, our meager vegetables aren't enough. I see you're turning the back plot into a vegetable garden; could you share some with us?"
Zhou Chenyu slowly raised the corners of her mouth, finally revealing her true colors.
They didn't ask earlier or later, but after they had worked hard all day to clear away all the weeds, they suddenly showed up.
This woman really knows how to pick her timing.
He's not only greedy, but also lazy.
"You!" Li Xiuju gripped the steamed bun tightly, a surge of anger welling up inside her. "The land in the back room that's been excavated is only a few acres. It's not even enough for us to grow sweet potatoes and vegetables, let alone have any left over for you!"
Zhou Baoyu sat down next to Li Xiuju and gently comforted her, "Mother, don't worry, sister will definitely have a way."
"Sister-in-law, your family has three mouths to feed, which is more than enough." Knowing that she couldn't fool Li Xiuju, Chen Cuiping placed all her hopes on Zhou Chenyu and shamelessly asked, "Chenyu, I know you have a hard time. You gave us the land to farm, so if you need any help in the future, just let us know."
That's a really good pie in the sky.
Zhou Chenyu tore off a small piece of bread and ate it. After thinking carefully for a moment, he replied, "Auntie, of course I have the land you want."
Chen Cuiping's eyes widened in surprise. "I knew you were a sensible girl. Then it's settled."
"Auntie, don't rush, let me finish." Zhou Chenyu raised an eyebrow, slowly walked to Chen Cuiping's side, and said with a wry smile, "Auntie, your family has its difficulties, and so does ours. Don't you think so?"
Why are you still rambling on?
Chen Cuiping smiled with concern, "Who says otherwise? As the old saying goes, every family has its own problems."
“Yes.” Zhou Chenyu took her hand, two lines of tears falling. “Auntie, you know my father just passed away, and the medical treatment has exhausted all our money. Life at home is very tight, it’s been terrible.”
Chen Cuiping was too lazy to listen and laughed even more wearily, "Yes, yes, you're right."
"Auntie, that's secondary. You've heard about how Qian Rushan swindled our family out of money, haven't you?"
Is Qian Rushan a swindler?
The woman's smile faded slightly. "What do you mean by that?"
Zhou Chenyu stared straight at her, her smile laced with malice. "Wasn't it some bastard who gave Qian Rushan the idea to take advantage of my mother's illiteracy, making her sign a loan agreement for two hundred taels of silver without her knowledge? That's ten times the actual loan amount, leaving us not only penniless but also without our land. They're truly hateful!"
It's all because you guys are stupid.
Chen Cuiping sneered inwardly, and said indifferently, "That's true, who wouldn't hate it?"
“Auntie, you agree, right? But I believe that Qian Rushan and those who advised him will not have a good end. One day they will be ruined and their descendants will be cut off!” Zhou Chenyu smiled wildly, her eyes filled with malice.
To cut off... to cut off one's lineage.
"No, no, no, you're just a young girl. Such a strong sense of violence will only ruin you sooner or later." Chen Cuiping guiltily withdrew her hand, not daring to look Zhou Chenyu in the eye.
Seeing her stubborn refusal to admit it, Li Xiuju was so angry that her chest heaved.
"I will keep your words in mind, Auntie." Zhou Chenyu smiled gently and tidied her hair. "Oh, right, I almost forgot about the land."
Finally, we're talking about this.
Chen Cuiping smiled kindly again, "I don't need much, just give us a third of it."
Want another third?
Don't even think about it.
Zhou Chenyu concealed her sharpness, rubbed her sore cheeks from laughing, and pretended to be pitiful. "Auntie, let me tell you the truth. Your family just doesn't have any vegetables to eat. Our family doesn't even have vegetables, let alone fields. We can't even get enough water for porridge. Compared to us, you are all doing very well."
If you're going to play the victim, then let's see who's more miserable.
“Auntie, didn’t you say we’re family? If you need land to grow vegetables, of course we’ll give it to you. We can even share half with you.”
"Half is even better!" Chen Cuiping exclaimed, as if she had gotten a great deal. She slapped her thigh and cheered, "That's right!"
Zhou Chenyu lowered his eyes and smiled embarrassedly, "Our family doesn't have any land to grow, Auntie, could you lend us some seeds? I'll pay you back with interest after a few years when we have a harvest. And I don't need much, just five mu of land."
What!
"Five mu of land?!" Chen Cuiping jumped up in a rage, and Zhou Baoyu burst out laughing when he heard this.
For an ordinary family, two acres of land can produce enough rice to feed a family of four for the whole year.
Taking away my uncle's five acres of land is worse than taking their lives.
Li Xiuju caught a glimpse of Chen Cuiping's furious expression, just like she herself had when she found out she had been cheated out of money.
So she knew it was absurd!
Zhou Chenyu blinked innocently, like a child who had done something wrong, and hurriedly explained, "Auntie, don't be angry. I'm young and don't understand these things. Did I ask for too much? Then how about we change it? There are three people in our family, three mu of land should be enough. If it's not enough, I'll borrow some more from you, okay?"
Not enough to repay the loan?
How dare you!
The more absurd the claims were, the more breathless Chen Cuiping almost couldn't catch her breath.
Chen Cuiping caught a glimpse of Zhou Baoyu's sly smile. After piecing together the whole story, she realized that they had no intention of giving her the land; they just wanted to tease her.
She'd been tricked.
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