Chen Xiaoying didn't know what to say about Xu Xiaodong.

He is not tall, only half a head taller than Li Hongli, about 1.7 meters. He is three years older than Li Hongli. He follows his uncle to do decoration work near Li Hongli's school.

These are things she knew in her previous life.

At that time, she also felt that Li Hongli was marrying up by marrying into Xu Xiaodong's family, because Xu Xiaodong's family was from the county town and was a city dweller.

Now, she felt only anger.

"Mom, don't tell her, I'm the one telling you." Li Hongxia is an honest person. She and Li Hongli are twins, but no matter what happens, Li Hongli has the final say.

Li Hongli is a strong-willed person with a bad temper. They go to the same technical school, and Li Hongxia always listens to Li Hongli.

"I know." Chen Xiaoying's face was cold and expressionless. She stood up and left.

What a sin she had committed, giving birth to seven children, and except for the eldest, Li Hongwei, who was present, there was no one who did not cause her worry.

Early the next morning, New Year's Day.

Chen Xiaoying habitually gets up early and prepares breakfast for the whole family before everyone gets up to eat.

It’s New Year’s Day, and Chen Xiaoying doesn’t want to be angry with anyone.

After breakfast, Li Yutong brought Li Yuhan over to wish them a happy new year, but Li Pingwang had no intention of giving them any New Year's money.

Li Yutong didn't care, and Chen Xiaoying immediately took out ten yuan each.

"You have money, why give them so much at once? Don't you worry that they will lose it on the way?" Li Pingwang didn't give any money himself, but when he saw his old lady giving out New Year's money, ten yuan at a time, he immediately started yelling.

"Xiaoyu, Hanhan, could it be lost?" Chen Xiaoying gave him a cold look, then asked Li Yutong and Li Yuhan with a smile.

Naturally, the two said in unison: "Grandma, no."

Ten yuan! That's so much! Li Yuhan happily stuffed it into her pocket. Now a pack of Beijing instant noodles is only fifty cents, so ten yuan can buy a lot.

She will cry if she loses it.

Li Yutong smiled and said nothing.

Li Hongli had just woken up and was combing her hair in a corner of the yard. She asked Li Yutong, "Xiao Yu, how much does your grandma make in a day at the hot pot restaurant?"

She had already asked her third sister-in-law Zhao Xueyan to find out clearly. Since Li Yutong started studying at the No. 1 Middle School in the county, she no longer lived on campus and lived in the store every day. She must know how much money her grandmother earned.

She's already in junior high school and will be fourteen years old next year. What could she not know?

When Chen Xiaoying heard this, she wanted to get angry. She knew without thinking that someone was trying to take her money.

Li Yutong signaled her not to be angry, and said, "Second Aunt, why are you asking this?"

"What's wrong with asking? Can't I ask?" Li Hongli looked at Li Yutong in surprise.

Li Yutong shook her head: "I don't know if you can ask."

Li Yutong was so slippery that Li Hongli was surprised. This little girl had never been so shrewd before. She was stumped by the question: "We are a family, so I can't ask you?"

"We have many family members. You can ask, Third Aunt, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, and so on. Then, what should we do after we ask?" Li Yutong pretended to be ignorant and thought for a while: "Second Aunt, what do you mean by asking for the money? Do you want it?"

Li Hongli really wanted it, but she was smart and knew that if she wanted it, others would definitely want it too.

She found out clearly that it must have been done privately - secretly.

"What can I say, kid? I'm just asking casually." Li Hongli smiled coaxingly, "Second Aunt knows that it's not easy for your grandma to make money. Only those black-hearted, conscienceless people who want to get something for nothing would think of this."

As he said this, he looked at Zhao Xueyan who was listening quietly with her ears perked up beside him.

Zhao Xueyan said hurriedly: "As for the money, mom has the final say."

Chen Xiaoying was angry and ignored Li Hongli.

Li Hongli knew that she couldn't find out anything about the hot pot restaurant from Li Yutong, so she asked Li Yuhan. Li Yuhan never touched money, so she didn't know how many kilograms of vegetables were sold in a day.

Li Yuhan didn't know either. Since she knew nothing about anything, Li Hongli gave up.

The next day, the second day of the New Year, the daughter-in-law returned to her parents' home.

Li Yutong followed her mother Liu Lanxiang to visit her grandmother's home to wish her a happy new year.

Chen Xiaoying had to entertain her eldest daughter Li Hongyan who was married. The mother and daughter had quarreled several times, and even had a few ugly scenes. However, they were mother and daughter, and Li Hongyan was thick-skinned. No matter how vicious the quarrel was, she didn't think it was a big deal and still ran here.

Chen Xiaoying is soft-hearted and cannot do anything to sever the mother-daughter relationship. If she tells others about it, she will still be laughed at.

Li Hongyan spent a lot of money this time and brought a lot of bags, big and small.

Li Pingwang looked at it with a smile: "Why do you take so much? Your mother and I can't eat it all."

Li Hongyan often tells her father Li Pingwang in words and deeds, "I give you things as a gift to show my filial piety. You should eat them yourselves and don't let those shameless people take advantage of you."

Who is this shameless thing?

They are talking about daughters-in-law like Liu Lanxiang, Zhao Xueyan, and Wang Xiaoqin. Even when Li Pingwang occasionally gave some food to his granddaughters, Li Hongyan felt that they were eating her.

"Don't be afraid if you can't eat. Just eat slowly." Li Hongyan smiled.

Zhao Faliang also laughed dryly and sat down aside. Li Pingwang asked him to have some tea.

The third brother, Li Hongqiang, went out to play cards. When he heard that his eldest sister and brother-in-law had come with a few nephews, he came back immediately.

There is not much entertainment in the countryside now, and there are only a few channels for TV dramas. Last night, the whole family watched the Spring Festival Gala.

Feng Gong and Niu Qun’s crosstalk is really great.

As soon as Li Hongqiang came back, he poured tea for Zhao Faliang and asked about some of Zhao Pengbo and Zhao Pengle's studies.

After a few words, they talked about Zhao Pengfei's marriage.

Li Hongyan looked at Chen Xiaoying in the kitchen, and lowered her voice to Li Hongqiang, "Pengfei's girlfriend wants 20,000 yuan as a dowry, and there is no place to live in the house. I want to buy two south-facing rooms for Pengfei."

Her father Li Pingwang said, "Yes, we need two rooms."

Li Hongqiang also said: "That's fine, how much money do you need?"

Li Hongyan said, "I still need at least 30,000 yuan. I have more than 10,000 yuan in savings. I need more than 20,000 yuan for building a house and 20,000 yuan for the betrothal gift. The remaining 10,000 yuan is for the banquet, hiring a car, and hiring people from the photo studio to take the video. Everything costs money."

"Qiang, give me some of the money you made outside."

"Pengfei is grown up now. After getting married, he should find a proper job. Then he will be paid. Then ask him to pay you back."

"Why haven't you paid back anything?" Li Hongqiang was embarrassed to ask for money. As his nephew was getting married, the uncle just wanted to show his appreciation.

"Cough cough." Zhao Xueyan coughed anxiously. She said that she had to ask him to go back to her parents' home with her early in the morning, but he refused to go. It turned out that he was waiting for his elder sister Li Hongyan at home.

Li Hongqiang immediately glared at her: "Are you sick? Go away and cough."

Li Hongqiang has little ability but a bad temper.

All the men in the village are like this now. They are chauvinistic and treat their wives like their personal property. They scold and beat them whenever they want. Men have the final say in all matters at home and outside.

Zhao Xueyan was afraid of being beaten, so she didn't dare to go to the kitchen to find Chen Xiaoying to report the news in front of her elder sister-in-law. She went back to her room angrily.

Zhao Pengfei just drank tea and said nothing.

"Twenty thousand is too much for the betrothal gift." Li Hongqiang said to Zhao Pengfei, "Talk to your wife about whether you can get a lower price."

Zhao Pengfei said nonchalantly, "Her mother is as powerful as a tigress. At worst, I can keep her daughter and not marry her."

Li Hongyan was anxious: "What nonsense are you talking about? It's so difficult to find a wife nowadays. Can you just not marry her?"

Li Hongqiang also said: "That's right, don't worry, we will think of a solution."

Zhao Pengfei hummed twice, without even raising his eyelids, and continued to crack melon seeds, spitting the shells onto the ground.

He looked relaxed, as if what he was talking about was not his own business.