Normally, she was in good health, but when Ji Xia got married and Lin Haodong came home from vacation, whenever Lin Haodong came home and made out with her at night, Lin's mother would fall ill.
She was always very kind to Lin's mother, giving her all the best things. But when Lin Haodong came back, she was always dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, feeling that she was unfilial.
Later, Ji Xia accidentally discovered that Lin's mother deliberately took cold showers late at night to prevent her son from being with her.
An elderly woman with pre-existing heart disease deliberately stimulated her body with cold water; no wonder her health couldn't improve.
Now that her daughter-in-law has changed to Liu Pianran, Lin's mother has started her usual routine: she gets sick whenever her son and daughter-in-law are together.
Since you're treating your son like your own man, why bother with marriage and having children? You can just do it yourself.
Thinking of the past, Ji Xia's lips curled into a sneer: "Lin Haodong, your mother's old illness has relapsed. You have a son and a daughter-in-law, why are you looking for me?"
"A perfectly capable man who even got into university can't find a couple of friends or relatives willing to help him, and he just lets his ex bully him whenever he needs something? Has he no shame?"
Lin Haodong stared at her cold face with a sinister look in his eyes: "It's just ten yuan, it's not like I'm not going to pay you back, do you have to be so heartless? My mother used to treat you like a daughter."
"Treat your daughter with love? If your mother had a daughter, she would only treat her like livestock. All the benefits would go to her son. Where would she show any love? Not to mention outsiders."
Ji Xia tugged at Chen Jing, signaling the two of them to leave.
That's outrageous! They even asked her for money, while she'd rather ask others for money!
She didn't want to get entangled with Lin Haodong over ten yuan. Was this man the kind of man who would pay back money?
Chen Jing understood and sneered at Lin Haodong a few times: "If you're a man, don't show your face in front of her, brother. Have some shame, okay?"
Lin Haodong stared intently at Ji Xia's hand: "Are you really this heartless and ruthless?"
"When it comes to ruthlessness, is there anyone more ruthless than you?"
He took advantage of her to the fullest in his past life. When they divorced, he even used the excuse that he hadn't taken good care of his mother to force her to leave with nothing. He didn't pay a single penny of child support for their daughter for many years, but he reaped the benefits after their daughter was admitted to university.
Upon hearing the words "ruthless and heartless," Ji Xia gave him only a disdainful sneer, then pulled Chen Jing away.
Lin Haodong stared intently at her retreating figure, his right hand gripping the informant letter in his pocket.
Very well, he was just hesitating about whether to send the letter, but now he's made up his mind. He's determined to teach this woman a lesson.
He turned and strode to the front of the inspection team's yard, where he threw the letter into the mailbox by the gate.
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Ji Xiangjun moved back to the single room assigned by the transportation company. He had just finished packing his things and was about to go to the canteen for lunch when he heard someone calling from the gatehouse.
He walked out of the company and into the reception room, where he found his old comrade-in-arms.
Ji Xiangjun thought his old comrade-in-arms wanted to invite him to a reunion dinner, but his old comrade pulled him aside and said urgently in a low voice, "My cousin received a letter of denunciation saying that your sister is cutting off the petty bourgeoisie's tail. Tell her to deal with it quickly."
Upon hearing this, Ji Xiangjun's expression changed slightly. He patted his old comrade-in-arms on the shoulder forcefully and said, "Thanks. I'll invite your brother out for a drink another day."
The old comrade smiled slightly: "We can drink anytime, go ahead and do your thing! They're getting ready to take people to do an inspection."
Ji Xiangjun thanked him, turned around, and rode his bicycle away.
He hurried back to the courtyard, where Sun Xiaoyu and Old Man Sun were having a meal. Upon seeing Ji Xiangjun, they immediately stood up.
"Want to grab something to eat?"
Just as Old Man Sun was about to invite him, Ji Xiangjun waved his hand with a serious expression: "No need, has my sister returned yet?"
Sun Xiaoyu nodded quickly: "Sister Ji went to work as soon as she got back."
Ji Xiangjun nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly turned back and whispered, "Someone is trying to steal the petty bourgeoisie's tail. You guys pack up your things at home so you don't get caught red-handed. I'll go tell my little sister."
Upon hearing this, the grandfather and grandson trembled with fright, their faces turning pale.
Ji Xiangjun frowned: "Didn't you say you were out of fabric? Is there anything else at home that hasn't been finished?"
Sun Xiaoyu nodded vigorously: "There are still some scraps of fabric left. Sister Ji asked me to make hair accessories for the next few days."
"Find a place to hide."
As Ji Xiangjun spoke, he turned and rode his bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative, while Sun Xiaoyu and Old Man Sun busily gathered up the scraps of cloth at home, trying to find a way to move them.
As soon as Ji Xia returned to the supply and marketing cooperative, Liu Hongju walked up to her and said, "You're back? Lin Daxue came to see you twice today."
"You came twice?"
Ji Xia just scoffed when she heard this. In fact, before the engagement was called off, she had bought a whole bottle of heart-nourishing pills for Lin's mother. Even if she used the same trick again, taking a cold shower at night and taking the medicine a couple more times, it would be enough.
The fact that she deliberately wanted to be hospitalized was just a way to manipulate her son and daughter-in-law. What's ridiculous is that she had already broken off the engagement, so why would she go to Liu Pianran if she needed something?
Ji Xia smiled nonchalantly: "I heard it's because his mother's old illness flared up and she was hospitalized, so he wanted to borrow money."
"Borrow money? If he doesn't have money, why doesn't he find a wife? His wife makes her wedding dress and buys leather shoes; she can easily afford several ten-yuan bills. Why would he need to borrow money from you?"
Liu Hongju curled her lip in disdain, scolded Lin Haodong a few times on his behalf, and then smiled ingratiatingly, "The thirty hair ties you brought back a couple of days ago are all sold out. When are you going to send some more?"
"Is that all? My boyfriend is coming over later, I'll have him go back to the countryside to help me get it."
Ji Xia casually agreed. Although the hair accessories weren't worth much, they were all made from scrap materials, so the profit margin was high.
The wages were only five cents per person, but she was paid two mao (0.2 yuan) and she also made a one-third commission, which meant she made a net profit of 25 mao per person, taking half of the profit.
This isn't a lot of money, maybe thirty or forty yuan a month at most, but it's enough for daily expenses, and I can eat meat every day without any problem.
She smiled and replied, "I've drawn seven or eight more hair clip designs. What do you think? If you'd like, have them make them in this style too."
"Of course, no problem. More styles are always better."
As the two were discussing the styles, Ji Xiangjun strode into the supply and marketing cooperative. Seeing that there was no one around, he leaned closer and whispered a reminder: "Quick, pack your things away. Someone reported you. They're going to 'harvest the petty bourgeoisie's tail."
Ji Xia and Liu Hongju's expressions changed. Ji Xia gently nudged Liu Hongju, signaling her to hurry up and pack up. Ji Xia then said to Ji Xiangjun, "Brother, Chen Jing is at the black market. Tell him to go back to the brigade and clean up the scraps of cloth that Sister-in-law and Chen Qiuyu had. Don't let anyone find them."
Ji Xiangjun agreed and left like a gust of wind. Ji Xia hurriedly asked Liu Hongju and He Qiuying, "Have you packed up yet?"
The two returned to their respective seats and searched through everything. He Qiuying gave a reassuring gesture: "It's all put away properly. All the sample items have been cleared out."
Liu Hongju shook her head at her, indicating that everything was alright, before muttering angrily, "Which bastard framed us? I curse him for not fasting when he has a baby."
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