Li Hongyan thought the same thing after hearing this. She said angrily, "Who knows what my mother is thinking? I am her daughter, and she treats me as an enemy."
"I think you should go find your mother sometime and tell her everything. How can a mother and daughter hold a grudge overnight?" This is what Zhao Faliang thought. After all, they are biological mother and daughter, and there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome.
Li Hongyan started to think: "Okay, I'll go find her tomorrow."
Li Hongyan is a person who doesn't know what shame is.
At Chen Xiaoying's place, a new store has just opened. As per the old rules, the boss Li Hongwei and his wife Liu Lanxiang came to help two days before the opening.
Because the new store has opened, there is a promotion: buy two buns and get a bowl of soup for free. Buy five buns and get one more for free. The big pot dishes are still the same price, and there are steamed buns, tea eggs, etc.
There aren’t many options to choose from, but we strive to make them all delicious so that customers will want more.
As soon as it opened, a long queue gradually formed.
Liu Lanxiang was so happy that her face was full of smiles, although she was worried at first.
They are all from the village. They are very lucky to have a store in the county town, have a stable business and make a lot of money. How could they dare to think about opening a second one?
But my mother-in-law Chen Xiaoying quietly opened another one.
Business is still good.
The whole family is busy and working.
Liu Lanxiang suddenly saw a familiar figure, her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly pulled Li Hongwei next to her: "Hongwei, look, the elder sister is here."
Li Hongwei was busy serving buns to people. When he turned around, he saw his elder sister Li Hongyan walking into the store with a smile on her face.
"You're so busy, Mom. I'll give you a hand." Li Hongyan said, ignoring Chen Xiaoying's cold eyes, rolled up her sleeves, and began to neatly clean up the leftover dinner dishes from the guests on the table.
Liu Lanxiang was anxious. What did her sister-in-law want to do?
Her mother-in-law Chen Xiaoying comforted her: "It's okay. Now is not the time to talk. If she wants to work, let her work. I won't pay her."
The eldest son Li Hongwei and his wife Liu Lanxiang were relieved when they saw that she had no intention of being soft-hearted towards her eldest daughter Li Hongyan.
Yes, because of what my elder sister-in-law has done in recent years, my mother will never be kind to her again. I don’t know how many times she has said she wants to break off relations with her.
The breakfast shop was busy until 10 o'clock, when it was almost over. The porridge buckets were all empty, leaving only some soy milk. The buns were also sold out, and the rest was eaten by them.
"Okay, let's eat." said Chen Xiaoying.
"Wanping, lock the drawer and come to eat quickly." They still adopted the rules of Chenli Restaurant. When customers eat, they come in and exchange the cards of equal value, then use the cards to exchange for food. The remaining cards can be exchanged for money on the table at the door and taken away.
It is more convenient to have one person manage the accounts, and it avoids confusion when collecting money.
When you settle the bill, just check the sign against the cash in the drawer to make sure you get it right.
Su Wanping was nervous the whole morning, fearing that she had made a mistake in the calculation.
"Aunt, why did my mother invite you here? You are old, and I am not afraid that you will be tired." Li Hongyan smiled attentively and walked forward to support Su Wanping.
Su Wanping is the richest relative of the Li family. She married well and has a house of more than 140 square meters in the residential area where those leaders live. The couple has savings, and she also receives a pension every month.
Li Hongyan has dreamed since she was a child that it would be great if her biological mother was like her aunt.
But she was not destined to do so. Her aunt was infertile and when she wanted to adopt a child, she was already fifteen years old, so there was no way she could even think about it.
But this did not hold her back. She would visit her aunt's house during the holidays. When she went, she would bring some vegetables and eggs, and when she left, she would bring a pile of bread, milk and canned goods. She always made money.
Su Wanping was a little embarrassed: "It's okay, it's okay, I'm idle at home too, I feel good when I come out to do something."
She glanced at Chen Xiaoying. She didn't say it, but she felt that Hongyan seemed to be much more affectionate to her cousin than to her biological mother.
Chen Xiaoying also saw it.
She knew how filial her eldest daughter Li Hongyan was to her cousin Su Wanping. She used to think she was kind-hearted, but later on, when she found out how much she had taken advantage of others, she realized what she was scheming about.
After Ma Hongxiu went abroad, she never came back for nearly ten years. Su Wanping and her husband, two lonely old widows, depended on each other for survival. Later, her husband passed away. Li Hongyan was calculating, hoping to get some benefits from her aunt in the future.
For example, in her previous life, she had asked Su Wanping to borrow 20,000 yuan, and no one in the Li family knew about it.
It was when the cousin died and her adopted daughter Ma Hongxiu returned to China to sell the house and inherit her adoptive parents' estate that she found the IOU in the drawer and came to Li Hongyan to ask her to pay back the money. Only then did they know about this matter.
She said it was over.
Anyway, the person is already dead and there is no evidence. It turns out that Ma Hongxiu is not someone to be trifled with, so I'm going to sue her.
She had just paid back the money, and even then, after Ma Hongxiu left, she started speaking ill of Ma Hongxiu everywhere, saying that she had paid back the money and that Ma Hongxiu had taken advantage of her out of another 20,000 yuan.
"Auntie, I'll serve you what you want to eat." Li Hongyan said, and reached for the spoon in the porridge bucket.
Liu Lanxiang dodged with a spoon in her hand and stopped her from moving: "Sister, you should just sit down. You are a guest, so it is not appropriate to ask you to do any work."
The two of them had fought, so it's not an exaggeration to say they were enemies.
Li Hongyan pouted and wanted to say something sarcastic, but her mother Chen Xiaoying spoke up: "What are you doing here? If you have nothing to do, just leave and don't come here again."
Li Hongyan felt uncomfortable because she had to lose face in front of so many people: "Mom, I just want to help you."
"I don't need it, please go away." Chen Xiaoying didn't even want to look at her.
Li Hongyan refused to leave: "Mom, you know I'm having a hard time, so just let me help out in this store."
This is her purpose.
How dare she say such things? She always felt that she was a daughter. When she asked her mother for something or put forward some conditions, they were all family members. She didn't even need to be roundabout or euphemistic. She could just open her mouth and ask for it.
As a result, her mother Chen Xiaoying said in a stern voice: "Do you want me to chase you away with a stick?"
stick?
Li Hongyan was stunned.
Without saying a word, Chen Xiaoying picked up the rolling pin used to make dumplings and hit Li Hongyan with it. Two decisive hits on her back finally woke her up.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Li Hongyan screamed in pain and quickly hid.
Su Wanping was startled and tried to stop them. Li Hongwei went over to help her: "Aunt, eat your meal. My mom knows what's going on."
When Li Hongwei was a child, his family was so poor that they could barely afford to eat. When he had no food to eat, he could not bear the hunger and would secretly come here to find his cousin Su Wanping, who would secretly pack some food for him and bring it back.
Sometimes, the second and third children would be sent over to live with us for a while to save some food for the family.
He always remembers the kindness of his cousin.
After hearing this, Su Wanping had no choice but to sit down again.
Li Hongyan was kicked out by Chen Xiaoying. She was so angry that she was shaking all over: "Mom, you hit me?"
Chen Xiaoying had a blank expression on her face: "If you come again, I will beat you up. I have said several times that I want to end our relationship. Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me?"