Chapter 299 The Zhu family became the laughing stock of the whole village
Seven days ago.
After An Nuan finished her phone call with Aunt Li.
Old Zhu family.
"Daqing wife, are you eating smashed cucumbers again today?"
After Zhu Xiu Lian left, the Zhu family was in chaos. Although they held two family meetings, no one was a fool. Once the collected money was divided, the Zhu family's life became even more chaotic.
Today it is Zhu Daqing's wife's turn to cook.
Father Zhu looked at the table full of stir-fried cucumbers, mixed cucumbers, boiled cucumbers, and smashed cucumbers.
Father Zhu felt that if he ate it, he would turn into a cucumber.
Zhu Daqing's wife is a little more capable than the second and third sons' wives, but only a little. Especially after two family meetings, the two old Zhus refused to share the money and were unwilling to serve.
"Father-in-law, if you think I'm not doing it well, you can do it yourself."
In the past, whenever the Zhu family had a reunion at mealtime, Zhu Xiu Lian would be beaten and scolded. Now, Zhu's father really misses the days when Zhu Xiu Lian was around.
He really didn't worry about anything. He would go home at mealtime and eat with his bowl. After eating, he would go to the village entrance with his hands behind his back to digest the food. If his clothes were dirty, he would throw them into the basin. If he wanted to eat something the next day, he would just tell Zhu Xiu Lian.
Now, the living expenses have been paid, and everyone is craving for food, but no one can make a decent meal for them.
Zhu's father also ordered Zhu's mother around, but Zhu's mother said, "I have served your ancestors for several generations, and you still want me to serve you? Don't you have a daughter-in-law? Don't you want a son the most? Let them do it for you."
Zhu's father now gets a headache just thinking about it, so he becomes even more determined to have Zhu Xiu Lian's boyfriend come to his house.
There are more than a dozen people in the Zhu family, so they need someone to take care of things.
"I won't eat it anymore. If you want to eat it, eat it by yourselves."
He threw down his chopsticks, put his hands behind his back and went out to the town to eat beef noodles.
Seeing this, Zhu's mother also said, "I won't eat either. Tomorrow I'll go to the second son's wife's house and make some braised pork and crucian carp soup. The children are growing up, so they need to keep up with nutrition."
The second son's wife quickly said, "Mother-in-law, you're really putting me in a difficult position. My eldest sister-in-law can at least cook cucumbers, but the third son and I can't do anything. We want braised pork and crucian carp soup, but isn't there something for sale at the village entrance?"
"Grandma, give me the money and I'll bring it back after get off work tomorrow."
Mother Zhu was furious. "None of them are reliable. They are all cowards."
The third daughter-in-law didn't like to hear this, "Mother-in-law, you are not a loser. When I married you, your braised pork and crucian carp soup made me drool every time I think of them. Mother-in-law, you are free anyway, so you should cook the dishes."
Mother Zhu's eyes widened. "I cooked it, and you dare to eat it? Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"
"How could there be lightning? Mother-in-law, you're exaggerating. Look at Aunt Zhang's house at the west gate. When her daughter-in-law comes home from get off work, doesn't she also eat ready-made food? She wasn't struck by lightning, so I won't be struck either. Anyway, on the days when it's my turn to cook, I just eat steamed buns with pickles."
"Second sister-in-law, how about you have soy milk with fried dough sticks tomorrow, and we can take turns. Sister-in-law can just make the cucumber." The third daughter-in-law said shrewdly.
Zhu's mother left angrily.
As soon as she left, the three daughters-in-law sat down to eat at the table. "They wanted us to serve them without paying them, and they thought we were Zhu Xiulian."
"Bah! Don't think about blessings too early. Divide the money now so that we can be filial to our parents when we are old. Otherwise..." None of the three daughters-in-law of the Zhu family are easy to deal with.
Zhu's mother caught up with Zhu's father and asked him if he was going to the town to beat up his kid. Zhu's father didn't say anything and told Zhu's mother not to follow him. Zhu's mother followed him, but Zhu's father was annoyed by her and walked around him.
At this time, several villagers came back from working in the fields. Before Zhu's father and mother could greet them, they turned around and ran away when they saw them.
Zhu's father and mother were shocked. "What's going on? Do you think we're a plague?"
Old Wang, who had the best relationship with Zhu's mother, also ran away when he saw her, but failed.
Zhu's mother called out to her, "Auntie Wang, what's going on in the village? Why do they run away when they see us two old people?"
Zhu's father interrupted, "Yes, but what did my Zhu family do wrong?"
Aunt Wang was in her sixties and slightly plump. When she was caught by Zhu's mother, she stammered, "I don't know anything. Don't ask me. My wife is waiting for me to come home for dinner. Aunt Zhu, I'm leaving first."
Mother Zhu tried to pull her back, but she was no match for Aunt Wang's strength. Mother Zhu sighed, "What the hell is going on?"
Father Zhu frowned and said, "Let's go and take a look inside the village dam."
The village dam is the most lively place in Jinxiu Village. Villagers who are not working in the fields like to gather here.
Some were playing cards, others gossiping about the neighbors. Zhu's parents, who had come over, listened to them cracking sunflower seeds and said, "Did you hear? The Zhu family has embarrassed themselves again."
"I heard about it, and it really shocked the entire Jinxiu Village. Back then, Xiulian's in-laws sent her back because she was infertile, and the Zhu family was kind of supportive. But who would have thought that it was all just exaggeration."
"Yeah, yesterday when I passed by Old Zhu's house, I was thinking of returning the hoe to him, but guess what I heard? Old Zhu's shameless family actually let Xiulian's boyfriend, who finally found a partner, come and be their son-in-law!"
"Oh my god, they originally said they didn't want any betrothal gifts, but rather a dowry. As long as anyone was willing to marry Xiulian, that was bullshit. But now, seeing that Xiulian's partner has some money, they're just being aggressive and demanding either a 300,000 yuan betrothal gift or someone else to become her son-in-law. Furthermore, the dowry for Xiulian is the tax levied on her household registration."
"That's amazing! I never thought the Zhu family would be like this."
"That's right. They're targeting Xiulian alone. If you don't know, you'd think everyone in the Zhu family is missing limbs."
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