After the sister-in-law finished speaking, everyone understood that the current goal was not to argue with someone like Lu Feng, but to win over Jiang Xiaohong's man and make a big profit after the New Year.
"Sister, give them a call and ask when they'll arrive. We can meet them at the intersection tomorrow, otherwise it'll seem like we're not being polite enough," the sister-in-law said very politely.
"Yes, let's buy some firecrackers tomorrow. When people come, we can set them off by the roadside to make it more lively." Second Sister-in-law said to Jiang Fulu, "Buy firecrackers, be smart, okay?"
Jiang Fulu silently agreed.
After a discussion, Jiang Xiaoyan was clearing away the dishes. Her sister-in-law looked at her with anger in her eyes, but she also felt that the two of them had been so submissive since they came back, and she was afraid that they were holding back some bad intentions.
When it was time to go to bed that night, I had to have a good talk with Jiang Fuqiao. I looked around for my man and found that he had drunk too much and was asleep next to me.
The sister-in-law was furious. How could she have married such a useless man who only knew how to drink all day long?
“It’s getting dark outside, let’s go make a phone call first,” Second Sister-in-law suggested. “Firstly, to confirm the time, and secondly, to have an elder say a few polite words to them, showing that we value them. Fu Lu, let’s go with Little Sister.”
"Let Fulu stay at home, I'll go with you," the sister-in-law said hurriedly as she put on her shoes.
The two men accompanied Jiang Xiaohong, like two eunuchs carrying an emperor emeritus. People on the way home greeted them, but the smiles on their faces had a different meaning.
The afternoon's events have already spread like wildfire; everyone knows that the wives of the ** family are all shrewish women.
The supply and marketing cooperative has a lot of people. Some are relatives of other people, and some come back once a year. This supply and marketing cooperative basically supplies several streets in front and behind, and everyone there is an acquaintance.
"The eldest son's wife is back?"
"I came back this morning. Auntie's supply and marketing cooperative is doing quite well; it's a secure job," the sister-in-law said politely.
"Oh my, Xiaohong's here! What a rare guest! And his second sister-in-law's here too? What are you three doing here?" The aunt looked at the three of them with amusement and joked to the others, "We're just missing Jiang Xiaoyan, otherwise the Jiang family's four beauties would be complete."
The women laughed; everyone knew about the fight Jiang Xiaoyan had with them.
"Does Xiaohong have a boyfriend?"
"I know, they're from out of town and will be visiting tomorrow. I just came here to call and confirm the time." The woman asked, "Where's the phone?"
"Really?" Auntie was a little surprised. She pointed to the phone inside and said, "Where is she? Did she find someone in the city? Xiaohong is so pretty, she can definitely find a worker, a stable job!"
“What you’re talking about is no longer viable. It’s already 1990, and in another ten years it will be the new century.” Second Sister-in-law said with great enthusiasm, “Xiaohong is so successful. She’s rich. She has a car, a mansion, and all sorts of things like mobile phones and pagers. She’s so much better off than Xiaoyan.”
"I saw Xiaoyan's man this afternoon. He seems to be doing quite well now. He drove here and had a pager. He was talking about impressive things on the phone, something about Secretary Li or someone from the county. I overheard a bit. He's really made it big!"
"Don't be fooled by him. What can that good-for-nothing do besides swindling people? He probably picked up the phone but never dialed it," the sister-in-law said disdainfully.
"It's been dialed!" Auntie confirmed.
"That's fake too. You can't believe a single punctuation mark from someone like that," the woman said seriously. "It's probably a lie."
"Absolutely not. The phone rang again, but he had already left, so I answered it." The aunt lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "Guess where the call came from?"
"Where?" Jiang Xiaohong asked curiously.
"Baiyuan City, they said he was some kind of Secretary Li, but I told them he'd left. The guy on the other end of the phone sounds like he's something else!"
"this........"
The three women exchanged glances, finding it somewhat absurd. It was just Lu Feng. The eldest sister-in-law waved her hand and said, "Never mind him. Let him do whatever he wants. Even if he has 100,000 taels of gold, it has nothing to do with us. Xiaohong, make a call."
Jiang Xiaohong nodded, took out a piece of paper, and dialed the number on it. The call connected, and Jiang Xiaohong said, "It's me, Jiang Xiaohong. You're coming to my house tomorrow, right?"
"Yes, it's the address you mentioned before, right?"
"Yes, yes, what time are you planning to arrive?"
"Noon, is there anything else?"
The sister-in-law quickly stepped forward and said, "Brother-in-law, hello, I'm her sister-in-law. I just wanted to say hello to your parents. It's almost Chinese New Year, and next year we'll be family..."
"Alright, alright, I'm hanging up!" The voice on the other end of the phone was very impatient, followed by a dial tone.
The woman, feeling somewhat embarrassed after being snubbed, said, "People like him are busy, especially at the end of the year, with this leader and that person offering condolences. Let's not bother them any longer."
"Auntie, how much is it?" Jiang Xiaohong asked.
"Just give me a dime."
They left a penny and the three of them walked into the night. The aunt smacked her lips and muttered, "One married a poor man, her life is hard; the other married into a wealthy family, looks like she's not having an easy time either. These two sisters..."
Tomorrow is the day the new son-in-law will visit, which is also the 29th day of the Lunar New Year. Song Xuemei checked everything again and prepared an exceptionally lavish feast, including not only meat and vegetables, but also some seafood that she had asked someone to get for her.
It was almost 10 p.m., and after confirming that everything would be fine tomorrow, Song Xuemei finally let Jiang Xiaoyan go to rest. As for the others, they had already gone to bed long ago.
Jiang Xiaohong went to the house that had been cleaned up tonight. If the new son-in-law stays overnight, this is the room. Lu Feng and his family of three will stay in the side room.
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