"Nianxue, come sit here and let's talk." She pulled Su Nianxue to a stool next to her.
With Zhou Mingjie taking care of her, she could finally slack off a bit.
Su Nianxue held Yang Hongxing's wrist and examined it closely. The veins on her slender wrist were clearly visible.
She asked, "Have you not had much of an appetite lately?"
"Yes, that's true. Right now, I don't have an appetite for anything."
Su Nianxue had experience with this, so she suggested, "Eat more sour and spicy foods to whet your appetite, and you'll get through this period."
"Look at me now, I've gained so much weight." She pinched the flesh on her arm and smiled to comfort her.
Yang Hongxing laughed and said, "You're not fat, you just need to gain a little weight to look good."
"Look how beautiful you are now! Your complexion is rosy, your skin is fair, and you're slightly plump. I think you look much better than when you were at the Su family's."
The two women's families lived in villages not far apart, so they would occasionally run into each other.
She used to be so thin, almost unrecognizable, and her clothes would hang loosely on her.
She felt that Su Nianxue looked much better now than before.
"There's no other way. When I was at the Su family's house, there were so many chores to do, both inside and outside the house. How could I not do them?"
Apart from Su Jianguo, no one in that family is hardworking. If she didn't help tidy up, the house would probably be unbearable to look at.
Speaking of the Su family, Yang Hongxing remembered something and whispered to Su Nianxue, "Your stepsister, Su Jiaojiao, has been sent to work at a brick factory by her in-laws."
"No way?"
She was pregnant, and if you count the days, her pregnancy was about the same month as mine.
The Wang family has lived in town for so many years, they have a sense of shame, how could they let a pregnant woman go out to work?" Su Nianxue could hardly believe her ears.
Moreover, Wang Lanhua and her daughter used to boast a lot about the Wang family's wealth, and Su Jiaojiao even said that she married into the town to enjoy a life of luxury.
"It's true, it was said by that old woman from the Wang family herself."
They said that although their daughter-in-law came from the village, she was very hardworking.
So, upon hearing that there were jobs at the brick factory, she insisted on going to work and earn money, despite being heavily pregnant.
They were initially worried, but Su Jiaojiao insisted, and they couldn't stop her, so they had no choice but to go along with her.
They even said their family was lucky to have married such a capable daughter-in-law.
Yang Hongxing had been living in the town for some time, partly due to her business dealings.
As a result, I became familiar with some of the older women in the town and overheard all sorts of things.
Su Nianxue clicked her tongue twice. With Su Jiaojiao's lazy and greedy nature, she was far from being diligent.
It seems that the Wang family is having a tough time lately.
They're probably having trouble even making a living; that's why they've even sent their pregnant daughter-in-law out to work.
Sure enough, Yang Hongxing's words confirmed her guess: "Ever since two new clothing stores opened in our town, the Wang family's shop has been getting worse day by day."
It was clear that there was no income coming in.
His wife inquired around for work and found out that the brick factory needed a cook.
She was too embarrassed to go herself, so she sent Su Jiaojiao instead.
Sure enough, whenever someone asked, she would push the blame onto Su Jiaojiao.
It's said that Su Jiaojiao was used to working in the village and found the life in town too leisurely, so she wanted to find some work to do.
As she said this, she carefully glanced around, as if afraid that someone might overhear.
Su Nianxue nodded knowingly, "The Wang family is really too cunning."
This old woman is really good at scheming and calculating. I just don't know who's better, her or Wang Lanhua.
When the tailor shop lost business, they sent their pregnant daughter-in-law out to earn money.
But given Su Jiaojiao's personality, would she let someone scheme against her like this for nothing?
"Who can argue with that? Everyone says the Wang family doesn't act ethically."
There are no fools in this world; anyone with eyes can see the truth in this.
"The Wang family is short of money and is counting on their daughter-in-law to support them." Yang Hongxing told her all the aunts' private gossip.
"Just you wait and see, the Wang family will definitely have a good time in the future."
I know Su Jiaojiao's personality; she's not one to suffer a loss.
"Having suffered such a huge loss, there's no way she can swallow this insult," Su Nianxue said with certainty.
"Everyone's saying that, just waiting to see what happens to the Wang family," Yang Hongxing chimed in.
Zhou Mingjie noticed that the two of them had been whispering to each other ever since they sat down, and they were both smiling broadly.
He didn't quite understand; these were other people's business, what was so funny about them?
No wonder the two of them have nothing to say to each other when they're together. Does he, a grown man, have to be like them, gossiping about others behind their backs?
He'll have to ask Gu Yanbai another day what the two of them talk about when they're together.
Does he also gossip about these things to his wife?
However, he felt that it would be strange if the two of them were actually talking about these things together.
The two were chatting happily, completely unaware that Zhou Mingjie had already finished his work.
After he sold the last basket of buns, he took off his apron and said, "You two chat, I'll go out for a bit."
Upon hearing that he was going out, Yang Hongxing's smile faded slightly, but she didn't say anything, only nodding slightly.
Su Nianxue keenly noticed the change in her emotions and asked, "Hongxing, what's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing." Yang Hongxing looked somewhat uneasy; she didn't want anyone to see her inner turmoil.
As for Zhou Mingjie, just as he stepped out of the steamed bun shop, a figure wearing a floral shirt suddenly appeared under a large tree not far away.
The moment the man saw him, his face lit up with a smile, and he affectionately called him "brother-in-law."
Zhou Mingjie frowned. "It's Yang Tianbao. What are you doing hiding here?"
"Are you looking for your sister? Then go ahead, she's still at the shop."
Yang Tianbao quickly waved his hand, "I, I'm not looking for my sister, I came here specifically to find you."
"What do you want?" He was really fed up with this kid.
The first time I drank with him, he unwittingly became my brother-in-law.
Well, the second time he drank with him, his newlywed wife started threatening to divorce him the very next day.
It seems he came here specifically to antagonize him.
"Brother-in-law, I just wanted to ask you, do you have any work to do?" Yang Tianbao ignored his cold look and continued to smile shamelessly.
"Oh, you want to find work?" He paused, glancing at him sideways.
"Yes, I'm not getting any younger. I've been thinking about it, and I think I need to find some work to do."
"Brother-in-law, please help me find a job!" He used to be so carefree, since he only had himself to feed and no one else was hungry.
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