Chapter 552: Sister Zhu Leads the Team to Attack the Door 1
The factory received a new urgent order that day, so Pan Yuexiang and her fellow workers worked overtime.
When she got home, she saw that Zhuang's mother was still sitting there and hadn't cooked. She felt a little unhappy:
"Mom, if I come back any later, it won't be good for you and Ganmei to be hungry!"
Zhuang's mother smiled awkwardly:
"Ganmei hasn't woken up from her nap yet, and I don't know if Xiaoxiang will be back, and I don't know how many people to cook for, so I'll wait until you come back!"
As she spoke, she stood up and pretended to prepare to cook.
"Xiao Xiang and the others provide dinner at night, so of course we eat there. It would be a waste not to eat. I told you, but you forgot!" Pan Yuexiang pointed out directly.
Li Xiaoxiang seldom goes home for dinner. He usually eats a bite at the factory and then goes out to play with a group of young people. He doesn't come back until eight or nine o'clock.
So Pan Yuexiang knew that Zhuang's mother did it on purpose.
"Oh, I forgot about that. Let's have dinner together, the three of us. Or, how about some noodles tonight? The hand-rolled noodles you make are delicious."
As she said this, Zhuang's mother sat back down.
As soon as she made the suggestion, Pan Yuexiang knew she had to do it herself, so she replied:
"Hand-rolled noodles need to be kneaded and then allowed to rest, which takes a lot of time! I'm afraid Ganmei will be hungry, and she should be awake by now."
"Oh, yes, that's right. Dried noodles will do, and you can cook two green vegetables in there."
Zhuang's mother nodded, her voice gentle, but her butt didn't move at all. It didn't matter what to eat, as long as she didn't make it.
Pan Yuexiang put down her bag and called out:
"Ganmei, wake up! You've been sleeping until it's almost dark, and you can't fall asleep again. If you don't get up soon, the dinner won't taste good. Hurry up and get up!"
Zhuang Ganmei responded lazily and opened the door.
He didn't fall asleep either, he just lay in bed and didn't want to move. When he was really bored, he would find a movie magazine to kill time.
"I think if you're bored, you should find something to do! My coworker's husband was also fired. He's now working as a loader at Yuesheng Department Store. If he does a good job, he can earn a lot of money every month. They also provide him with a meal, so the food is pretty good.
He said he was just unloading the cargo, but they do have regulations. For everyone's health, they don't have to work themselves to death. I think it's okay to just do it for the sake of beauty."
When Zhuang's mother and Zhuang Ganmei heard the words "Yue Sheng Department Store", their faces changed.
But Pan Yuexiang didn't know what was going on. She walked to the window sill, picked up the uneaten rapeseed she had bought earlier and started picking it, while saying to the room:
"Oh my, I just heard from my coworkers that this Yuesheng Department Store is actually privately owned, and the owner is a woman, her last name is... Huang. That's incredible! How much money does she make in a day?
I heard that the imported goods are all loaded onto large trucks. Oh, does the money also have to be loaded onto trucks? I’ve never seen that.
I used to be afraid to go in when I passed by because it was too high-end. But after hearing that things were cheaper than in state-owned stores, I started shopping there.
Hey, hurry up, do you want me to ask my coworker’s husband to ask for you if they still need someone?”
Zhuang Ganmei roared, "Alright! Stop it! I'd rather rot at home than work for her!"
Pan Yuexiang was stunned by the shouting and immediately retorted:
"What are you yelling about? If you have the ability, go make some money! I gave you fifteen hundred dollars, and you haven't even seen a penny in profit. Seriously, if you're angry, don't take it out on me!"
What kind of man lies at home all day? I was wrong! I don't know how your previous wife coaxed you, but I won't accept it!
If you don't bring the money back, you won't be able to eat meat! Humph!"
Pan Yuexiang and Li Xiaoxiang had already completed the settlement procedures. Except for the house, she had already achieved half of her goal, so she didn't want to indulge Zhuang Ganmei.
Zhuang Ganmei was so embarrassed by Pan Yuexiang's words that she scolded her:
"How dare you talk like that! Don't you know that I am the head of the family? It's not your turn to point fingers at this family."
"We farmers have a different view from you city people. If you have money to support the family, you are the head of the family. If you don't have money to support the family, you are a freeloader!" Pan Yuexiang was not intimidated. She had a son, two against two, and she was not afraid at all.
"You! Who are you calling a freeloader?" Zhuang Ganmei was so angry that she rushed to Pan Yuexiang and stretched out her hand.
But Pan Yuexiang was holding a knife for peeling vegetables in her hand. At this moment, she glared and raised the knife, scaring Zhuang Ganmei so much that she shrank back again.
"Okay, okay, stop arguing, Yuexiang. You can't talk about your husband like that! This is okay at home, but if people outside hear it, how will they look at Ganmei? He has suffered a lot for the business in Guangdong!" Of course, Zhuang's mother stood on Zhuang Ganmei's side.
Pan Yuexiang had accumulated a lot of resentment during her time living in this family. Now that she was at loggerheads, she simply let it go and said:
"Mom, I didn't say he didn't suffer. I also felt bad for going to Guangdong and suffering, but since the business there hasn't taken off yet, I can't just wait! I still have to find a way to make a living, right?
"If you do anything, you can get a few bucks to buy a meal, right? You can't just lie around at home and drink every meal! That's not like a man who stands up for himself!"
"Ah, yes, yes, the one you married before was a man! Then why didn't he care about you? Then why did you marry me? You should marry a man who is upright and self-reliant! Why haven't you been able to get married for so many years? Look at yourself!"
Zhuang Ganmei glanced at him with disdain.
When Pan Yuexiang heard him start to say these unpleasant words, she immediately became anxious:
"You're a prisoner, and you're picking on me! Do you have the nerve to do that? I'm from a good family, a decent person!"
Zhuang's mother came to help her son again, but Pan Yuexiang was also good at talking, and the three of them quarreled more and more fiercely, and they didn't even hear the knock on the door.
It was not until the people outside started banging on the door, forcing all the neighbors to come out to see, and someone outside the door was shouting the names of Zhuang's mother and Zhuang Ganmei, that the three of them realized that someone was knocking on their own door.
The three of them shut up and listened carefully. Someone was really banging on the door, and quite fiercely.
Pan Yuexiang was surprised:
"Is this a debt collection? Do you need to pay back the money you borrowed from outside?"
Zhuang Ganmei shook her head. "That's impossible! Three months! It's not even time yet! Mom, go check. I'll hide in the house. If they really are here to collect the debt, just tell them I've been to Guangdong and ask them to come back when the time comes."
Zhuang's mother nodded quickly: "Okay, go quickly and close the door."
After saying that, Zhuang's mother went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, before Zhuang's mother could see clearly, many people rushed in, including men, women, old and young.
Pan Yuexiang recognized one Zhuang Chaoying. Next to Zhuang Chaoying stood a middle-aged woman wearing high-end clothes. She thought this must be her sister-in-law whom she had never met.
She put down the food in her hand, walked into the house and stood behind Zhuang's mother.
Zhuang's mother looked at the people in the room in some disbelief.
Except for Zhuang Chaoying and his wife, and Zhuang Hualin and his wife, the rest of the people in the house were relatives of the Zhuang family.
The elders include Zhuang Chaoying’s uncle and cousin, and there are several cousins of the same generation, all of whom are now respected people in the Zhuang family.
Among them, this uncle is the most senior among the elders.
"What... is going on?" Zhuang's mother asked in confusion.
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