Su Yan quickly stuffed the things back into Lin Xiuli's hands and said helplessly, "Auntie, I don't need to socialize right now. These things were specially bought for you and Uncle Lin. If you don't accept them, I don't know what to do."
After saying that, she put on a stern face, as if to say, "If you refuse me again, I'll really be unhappy."
"You child are really..." Lin Xiuli shook her head with a smile and compromised, "Alright, alright, Auntie will accept it, but you must not buy such expensive things again in the future. Your Uncle Lin will definitely be happy for you to spend this money. Also, never tell anyone how much money you have earned. Remember the four words 'don't flaunt your wealth.'"
These days, there are plenty of people with bad hearts and livers. Su Yan's family is living a prosperous life, so it's inevitable that they attract unwanted attention.
Although Lin Xiuli didn't know how much Su Yan had earned in the past month or so, judging from her extravagant spending, it must have been a lot of money. She heard from Li Juan that Su Yan was planning to open a restaurant in Guangzhou, which was really impressive.
Su Yan felt a warmth in her heart. "I understand, Auntie. You can take your things back and put them away first. Come and eat after you're done."
"Okay, then Auntie will go back first."
After saying that, Lin Xiuli clutched the things in her hands tightly and walked away in the opposite direction towards home.
Su Yan smiled and turned her gaze away, heading towards home.
The village cook is still cooking, while the other women are helping with washing and chopping vegetables. It will probably take another hour or so before we can eat.
As Su Yan walked along, she experienced the warmth of people around her after she became rich. Everyone she met would greet her with a bright smile, and her face would almost freeze from smiling.
"Mother, I'm back."
As Su Yan entered the courtyard, she saw Li Juan exchanging pleasantries with someone.
Looking at Li Juan, who was full of confidence in the room, where was the same Li Juan who always looked down a month ago?
As it turns out, money really can be a bridge to self-confidence.
Li Juan immediately stopped chatting and said to her daughter, "You're back just in time! Hurry up and go in to offer incense; your grandma has been talking about it for a long time."
Their custom for moving into a new house is to place a statue of the God of Wealth on the stove, and each family member must offer incense and bow three times.
If there is a living room, a statue of the God of Wealth should be placed there for worship.
No matter how poor a family is, they will never skip this custom. For everyone, it is believed that one cannot become rich without worshipping the God of Wealth.
Su Yan didn't believe in these things, but she wouldn't go against her elders' wishes.
She answered and went inside.
The new house was beautifully built, a two-and-a-half-story building. As Li Juan had requested, the house was tiled inside and out, with five rooms in total. There was a toilet on the first and second floors. The living room was large, and all the furniture had been bought. However, because no one was living there, it still felt a bit empty. The kitchen, which was connected to the house, was built in the yard and had an area of more than 20 square meters. The walls were plastered with white putty and tiled halfway up. The yard was also surrounded by a very high wall, and the top was covered with a dense array of glass. Even if no one was home, those with ulterior motives who wanted to come in and do something would have to give up their plans.
Such a spacious house, anyone with eyes can see that five hundred yuan is definitely not enough to make it.
In Lijiaping, only Su Yan's family lives in an apartment building; the rest are all mud houses. People who have nothing better to do run into the houses to see what's new, and their envy and barely concealed jealousy are particularly evident in their eyes.
Who would have thought that Li Juan's family, so old, young, and poor, without a young man in the family, with their lives seemingly doomed, could actually have such a good life today?!
Many people feel resentful and wish they were the ones living in that house!
Su Yan could tell what they were thinking at a glance. After offering incense, she came out of the house, looked around, and then asked, "Mother, where are my brother and Xiao Lei? I haven't seen them."
Li Juan, who was washing vegetables and chatting, replied without looking up, "I don't know about Su Lei. Your brother went to chat at his old playmate's house. He only went out not long before you came back."
"Oh, okay," Su Yan replied, then, as if remembering something, added, "Mother, save thirty catties of braised meat for me."
The aroma of braised meat wafted from the kitchen; it smelled incredibly delicious, and Weiwu would definitely love it.
Li Juan laughed as soon as she heard this, "I knew you were going. I saved forty catties for you before I put the meat in the pot. It's almost ready now, so you can take it out."
Her daughter wanted so much meat; she must have been offering it as a sacrifice to the mountain god.
In the past, she would have felt sorry for the meat, but now Li Juan believes that the reason her family's life is getting better and better is thanks to the mountain god!
Let alone forty pounds of meat, she wouldn't say a word even if you sent her a whole pig.
Seeing Li Juan's "I understand" expression, Su Yan was both amused and exasperated.
But that's good, at least her mother won't ask her any more questions.
Su Yan entered the kitchen, lifted the lid, and used a large iron ladle to scoop out four large pieces of meat tied together and put them in a basket.
She had just stuffed it in when the woman watching the fire couldn't contain herself any longer. "This meat hasn't been braised long enough, what are you going to do with it?"
Su Yan glanced at her, her expression unchanged, and said, "These four pieces of meat are not for everyone. Yours are still in the pot, and I haven't touched them."
"Not for us to eat? Then who are you feeding it to? The dogs?"
The woman immediately became unhappy when she heard that Su Yan had taken so much meat not for them.
That's forty pounds of meat! There are so many people in their village, they can share it and have a few more pieces!
Su Yan narrowed her eyes, her voice turning cold. "This is my family's meat. I haven't touched any of the meat that was meant for entertaining guests. If it's not for entertaining guests, I can do whatever I want with it without needing anyone's permission. If you're not happy, then leave!"
The woman choked, her face turning a deep purplish-red with anger. In the end, she couldn't withstand Su Yan's cold demeanor, and her momentum gradually weakened.
Su Yan ignored her and carried the basket on her back.
The woman shrank her neck and muttered defiantly, "Now that you've made money, you think you're so great? Your temper has gotten so bad. Who are you going to swagger around in the village to impress everyone?"
The sound wasn't quiet; Su Yan could just hear it, but she didn't turn her head and kept walking up the mountain.
She won't associate with people like that again, and she doesn't want to ruin things at home on such a good day.
There was a small door at the back of the house. After she came out through the small door, she rushed up the mountain without stopping.
Little did she know that no sooner had she left than Su Yu returned from his childhood friend's house.
After coming in and looking around, he asked Li Juan, "Mother, hasn't Ayan come back yet?"
Li Juan had just finished what she was doing when she heard her son's words. She quickly pulled him aside and whispered, "Don't speak too loudly. Your sister took meat up the mountain to worship the mountain god."
"Mountain God?" Su Yu was taken aback for a moment, then his face hardened and he said seriously, "Mother, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, we are not allowed to have spirits. There is no such thing as a mountain god in this world."
Besides, his sister doesn't seem like the kind of person who's superstitious or feudal.
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