"That's definitely not okay. My neighbor's family has only their daughter-in-law working, so the whole family is like their grandson, being bossed around by their daughter-in-law."
"If the woman was unhappy, she would beat and scold them. They had resisted before, but the woman was also ruthless and drove them out directly."
"The three of them slept in the corridor for one night. They had no money at all. His wife had to keep a record of the money she gave him for buying groceries. She would do the math every day, so even if they wanted to save money, they couldn't."
"The next day, they knelt before the shoe lady and apologized to her. Wasn't that excessive? But they depended on her for their livelihood, so there was nothing they could do but endure it."
"The daughter-in-law is nice to her husband, but not to her parents-in-law. They can't even sit at the table to eat and can only eat leftovers. It's so pitiful."
"When they first got married, they were healthy. But not long ago, they were abused by that woman and her family and became emaciated. They don't even treat them like human beings."
The mothers-in-law around him heard what he said:
"Oh my, this girl is too cruel. She's not afraid of anything happening to others when she treats them like this."
"It's also the man's fault for being incompetent and unable to find a job, causing his parents to suffer as a result. How can they be healthy by eating leftovers all day long? There's not even a morsel of oil in it."
"Luckily, my son has a job, and so does my old man, otherwise it would be too scary."
The people around saw Old Lady Xia coming over, and those who had a bad relationship with her immediately said excitedly:
"Hey, who is this? Isn't this the old woman who is about to be kicked out? How come she has time to come out and play today?"
"Oh, now I remember, isn't your daughter-in-law the only one in your Xia family who has a job? Isn't this going to be your fate?"
"Old Liu's family, please stop talking. Just look at the dead look on their face. No matter what, it's their retribution."
"Big sister, I hope that when we meet again, you can still have this physique and not be tortured to death by your daughter-in-law."
"From now on you have to treat me well. Your whole family depends on me for their livelihood, hahahaha."
When Old Lady Xia heard his gloating words, she immediately spat and joined the battlefield:
"What are you guys talking about? I'm telling you, we lost our jobs after marrying an old man, but don't forget that our in-laws are from the Luo family."
"You all know Deputy Director Luo's family, right? With them around, there's no way that little bitch Liu Xiu would be in charge."
"And if she dares to do this to me, I'll have my son beat her to death. She's just a woman from our family, how dare she do this to us."
The Liu family's wife continued, "Oh my, I'm so scared! What are you daydreaming about? Do you think the Luo family will pay any attention to you? It's really funny."
As they were talking, these people started to quarrel. Although Old Lady Xia was very quick in scolding, she couldn't handle the large crowd of people. Everyone was scolding her until she was speechless.
The man sent by Xia Jin to cause trouble took advantage of the chaos to leave the battlefield and found a secluded corner to watch the farce over there. These must be written down and explained to the employer when I return.
Old Lady Xia had an argument with them, but instead of venting her anger, she became even angrier. Thinking of what she had heard, she stormed home and complained to Old Man Xia.
Because the more she thought about it, the more she felt that what those people said made sense, but her family really depended on her for food, so what should she do? She was not nice to Liu Xiu in normal times.
She will definitely be like that person, not giving herself good food and only having leftovers. I don’t want that to happen, so I have to find a way to stop her from becoming like that.
When Xia Jianguo returned home and told Old Man Xia and the others about what his mother had said, he angrily said, "If she dares to do that, I will beat her to death."
"Mom, don't worry. As long as I'm here, she won't dare to do that to you."
Old Man Xia looked at his son and scolded him, "What kind of person are you to be fighting and killing all day? Your mother is right about this matter."
"People's hearts will change. When that happens, he will be the only one earning money in our family. Do you think she will be afraid of us?"
"If you want to control your wife, you can't just rely on fighting and killing. You have to control her in every way and not let her stand above you."
"If your mother hadn't come over to tell me about this today, I wouldn't have thought of it. This is perfect. You don't have a job, so ask your wife to transfer the job to you tonight."
"That way, you can control her at any time. You earn money and let her cook and clean at home. It's just right for us two old people to come to you."
When Old Lady Xia heard this, she said happily, "That's good. Now that she's back, I don't have to work so hard anymore. I can just leave everything to her. A woman's job is to take care of her husband and children."
"I'm just afraid she won't agree. Besides, her job is for female workers. Does the factory allow this? It's fine to transfer it to a woman, but I'm a man."
"What's the big deal? We can just go find someone. The Luo family doesn't want to find us a job, so let's do this first."
"Okay, let's do this. When your wife comes back tonight and doesn't agree, you just have to punish her. Keep punishing her until she agrees. I don't believe it."
Their family was plotting to steal someone else's job, and they were acting so confidently. Liu Xiu would be in trouble if she returned home. No matter what, she would definitely not agree to this.
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Xiajiadianzi Village
They were in a depressed mood all day long, but Grandpa Xia and his team were in a thriving situation.
The house Xia Jinrang had built had been completed thanks to everyone's hard work. Luckily, this was in the countryside, and the previous residential plots had been large, so a large concrete floor had been built in front of the house.
It is a place for people to play and cool off, and it is also much more convenient to dry wheat in the summer without having to go to the wheat field to take pictures.
As soon as the house was built, everyone in the village was envious and wondered why this child was not their own, as he was so capable.
Look at the house that the bride and groom built. They went in to visit it and found it very well built. The Xia family said that many parts of it were their own designs.
It’s much more convenient than theirs. They don’t like the way many things in their house are exposed outside, which not only looks ugly but also easily hides dirt.
Looking at the small Western-style building they built, they were very envious. Now the place for gossiping in the village has changed and is no longer in the same place as before.
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