"Sister Luo, shouldn't you discuss this with your family?" Cai Xiaolian was worried that the other members of the Li family wouldn't be willing to divide it this way.
"No need! I'm in charge of the Li family business now! My mother-in-law is my aunt, although we're not blood relatives, she treats me like a daughter. My husband's son doesn't know anything about business, he has no say at all. So, don't worry about it," Madam Li waved her hand dismissively.
"Not related by blood? Is it you who isn't related by blood, or your mother-in-law who isn't related by blood?" Cai Xiaolian asked subconsciously.
Based on her understanding of Madam Li, this was definitely not a blood relative, not even a cousin; there was absolutely no blood relation between them.
"It's not a big secret, and we're such good friends, so I'll tell you! My grandmother found me. She said she'd tell me where she found me when she died. She raised me for years, and the whole family doted on me. When she passed away, she forgot to mention where she found me. I've been doing quite well with the Luo family, and I've never thought about looking for them. They've all abandoned me, what's the point of me looking for me?" Madam Li genuinely seemed to have no intention of searching for her family.
Cai Xiaolian felt that she got along very well with her. Not only could they chat, but they also had similar backgrounds. They were both children from the same family, were taken in, and did not want to find their relatives.
The only difference is that their reasons for not wanting to search for their relatives are different.
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That evening, after Madam Li left with her belongings, the Gu family prepared a nice meal and invited the people from the old house over for dinner.
"Second brother, sister-in-law, you've partnered with the Li family, and the goods have been delivered. It's the end of the month now, so don't you think it's time to settle the wages for the two girls?" Zhang's face beamed with joy.
"Daughter-in-law, what are you saying? You really want to?" Uncle Gu turned his head and looked at Zhang Shi seriously.
"Then is it a lie? Didn't the second son and his wife say they would pay the two girls' wages? I didn't force them to!" Zhang was anxious and wanted to say, "Father, don't be so foolish! This is money! Money!"
"The whole family helped each other, and you're still talking about wages? When you were pregnant, in confinement, and taking care of the baby, your father cooked for you a lot, your mother did a lot of housework for you, and Huihui did a lot of laundry for you, right? Why didn't you give her any money? There was a big basin of clothes, even in the dead of winter, and Xinxin helped Sisi hang them out to dry, but you didn't give Xinxin any money either!" Uncle Gu said.
“How can they be the same? I’m here to give birth to a grandson for the Gu family,” Zhang said, feeling wronged.
"What's wrong with your grandson? Our Gu family's daughters are so capable. Look at your precious grandson Enzi, all he does is eat, he doesn't go to school and just plays around outside. And look at your precious little grandson Renzi, all he does is cry and sleep. In what way are granddaughters inferior to grandsons? I didn't say you wouldn't give me a precious daughter, do you still think your two rascals are something special? Acting like no one has grandsons." Uncle Gu said speechlessly.
Gu En, who was eating a chicken leg: I feel offended.
Gu Ren, who was playing by himself in the cradle next to him, was blowing snot bubbles. He couldn't understand what the adults were saying, but he always felt like they were talking about him.
The four Gu sisters: It wasn't for nothing that we forced ourselves to appear in front of you in order of height because of your OCD! Dad (eldest uncle) was awesome!
"Brother, please stop! Daughters and sons are the same, they're both treasures. We can't let Huihui and Sisi work for nothing. Besides, this is something the sisters discussed and agreed upon themselves," Gu Shouxin said, trying to smooth things over.
"See, see, the second son is right. Scholars are different!" Hearing that Gu Shouxin was going to give, Zhang Shi was too lazy to argue with Gu Dabo anymore. She smiled and looked at Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian, "Second son, sister-in-law, how much do you plan to give?"
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