"Now that you've made up your mind, we're relieved. We'll be going now, but please come visit us sometime."
We're both so busy, we haven't had time to get together for a meal. I've missed you a lot since we last saw each other.
Chen Hong couldn't persuade them to stay, so she had to see them out. "Don't forget to visit us when you come to Jinan, but you'll have to call ahead."
I usually go out to earn money, so don't come here only to find no one there!
Sister Xia smiled and said, "We just arrived a little while ago. We knew you'd be home cooking soon, so we didn't call you."
We'll definitely let you know in advance next time we come; we'd love to try your cooking!
After watching her cousin and her husband get on the elevator and leave, Chen Hong turned around and went home.
Chen Hong looked at the gifts her cousin and her husband had brought at the door with disdain.
Despite being so wealthy, they're still so stingy!
Look what you bought!
Potato chips, shrimp crackers, and rice crackers are all puffed snacks sold in bags.
It looks like a big bag, but there's nothing in it, it's worthless, and it's unhealthy for kids to eat it. It's all junk food, and it shows no sincerity when visiting relatives.
Even if the couple is as wicked as demons, they still have to drink the old woman's foot bath water.
Chen Hong had been on guard against them for a long time!
Even if you put all her relatives together, they wouldn't be as cunning as this couple.
Their family is the wealthiest and lives the best life among all their relatives.
Although her cousin-in-law wasn't a member of the underworld, he had inextricable ties with the Jinan underworld.
He and his family colluded with some high-ranking officials in the municipal public security bureau to seize the mountains in a neighboring village and quarry granite.
They monopolized the supply of engineering gravel and stone powder in the province, and made a fortune for more than 20 years.
Chen Hong recalled that it wasn't until more than ten years later, when the province cracked down on organized crime, that her cousin-in-law was arrested and imprisoned for a year.
He was released from prison a year later, and he continued to eat, drink, and earn money as usual, without any problems affecting him.
He was not even fifty years old yet, but he traveled all over the world with his wife and children. In winter, he would stay in Hainan and Yunnan, and in summer, he would stay in Northeast China and Qingdao.
With properties scattered across major cities, he has transformed into a reclusive tycoon.
Knowing him as she did, Chen Hong didn't believe that his money was all earned honestly.
Their village is well-known in the city; they frequently send out a dozen or so trucks, carrying people and pickaxes, to engage in gang fights within a hundred-mile radius.
Their scale and force were far beyond what a small-scale skirmish like those in Yujia Village could match.
They extorted money after the fight, and then distributed the money they extorted to the people who participated in the fight.
The villagers earn a considerable amount of money every time they participate in a fight, making it a shortcut to wealth for them.
When something happens, even the police can't investigate because the whole village is involved; they're united and have a strong sense of community.
Their village's notoriety was so great that even the nearby Hui villages avoided them, and the Hui villages, known for their unity, dared not provoke them.
My cousin's husband, who was the mastermind behind it all, usually looked kind and gentle, but people in our hometown were terrified when they heard his name.
This person is treacherous; a classic smiling tiger!
If he sets his sights on you, you'll be skinned alive sooner or later!
As the saying goes: It's better to offend a gentleman than a petty person!
Chen Hong had no financial dealings with him and didn't want to provoke him. This man was the type to spread rumors and make preparations long in advance; he was a cunning person!
Chen Hong's act of feigning poverty was mainly for his benefit; her cousin-in-law was a ruthless man.
She not only has a son, but also parents and family, and tries her best not to attract his attention.
Her cousin even introduced her to a guy, whom Chen Hong had heard of before. He was a police officer, but also a domestic abuser.
His wife couldn't take the beatings anymore and ran away to the south. In a few years, she'll be detained for prostitution, but she'd rather go to jail than go home, afraid of domestic violence!
My cousin is beautiful, but she's not very kind-hearted. Anyone who listens to her is doomed!
Fortunately, they see you're not profitable and have no interest in you. As long as you don't provoke them, they won't take you seriously.
Chen Hong has young children and just wants to live a quiet life; she doesn't want to be a champion of justice.
They came and went in a hurry this time, probably because they believed she didn't have much money and wasn't worth their time.
Chen Hong was happy to be looked down upon by them!
Chen Hong planned to kill the turtle and stew it that evening. She also kept some eels in her space, so she could stew them all together and have a good meal with her daughter.
Actually, the mother and daughter are in excellent health and have a great appetite. Saying they want to take supplements is a lie; they just really crave good food!
Chen Hong flipped the turtle over so that its belly was facing up. As it stretched its neck and tried to flip back over, she grabbed the turtle's neck and slashed it at the base of its neck.
She severed two blood vessels and a trachea in an instant. Chen Hong took out a bowl and collected the turtle's blood, which she would save to stew in the soup later.
This turtle wasn't a purebred Sanhuang turtle, and its blood didn't have much medicinal effect, so she didn't make blood wine.
After draining the blood, Chen Hong casually flipped the turtle over in boiling water.
After giving the turtle a hot bath, Chen Hong peeled off the turtle's outer membrane five minutes later.
In just a few moves, Chen Hong peeled off the entire skin of the turtle, leaving it completely clean.
She first used scissors to cut off the turtle's four toes, then used a knife to cut along the turtle's shell and pry off the shell cover on its back.
They also took out the turtle's internal organs, intestines, and fat and threw them away, and cut off the turtle's tail and tail as well.
Actually, turtle oil, when properly rendered, can be used as a traditional Chinese medicine, but Chen Hong doesn't need it because it's too high in cholesterol.
In the end, only the good meat, the skirt, and the turtle shells were left. The turtles were chopped into small pieces, leaving only the shells unchopped; after eating the gelatinous substance, they could be kept as toys for my son.
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