Chu Yu noticed that Yu Guihua seemed flustered and a bit strange, but she didn't want to pry into other people's business. Next door, Qiao Shanshan came out to do laundry and, seeing Chu Yu staring in Yu Guihua's direction, scoffed.
"She's gone out to sell chili sauce!"
Chu Yu was taken aback. "Selling chili sauce? Sister Yu is a leader's wife, and her husband earns a pretty high salary. Supporting the family shouldn't be a problem for him."
It's not that they can't go out and sell chili sauce, but these days, the family members in the team still have a high opinion of themselves, and very few people are willing to go to the farmers' market to sell chili sauce to supplement their household income.
Qiao Shanshan looked down on Yu Guihua. Yu Guihua came from the countryside and couldn't get rid of her dialect. She also had five children, so she was naturally not considered young and beautiful!
She's not very educated, and sometimes she speaks without thinking. Her jokes often make people uncomfortable. What young man would like a rural woman like that?
"She has many children, her boss's mother is bedridden, and she has a paralyzed younger brother. In short, their family is not doing well. The boss sends part of his salary home, and the rest has to support five children, so it's definitely not enough. Sister Yu knows how to make chili sauce, so she makes some every now and then and sells it! She's really something, if word gets out, it'll be such a disgrace to our team! People will think that our boss's wife is so poor that she has to work as a small vendor to make a living!"
Sister Yu sold chili sauce without telling anyone in the team, afraid that people would laugh at her, look down on her, or that the leaders would lose face. She always sold it secretly.
Qiao Shanshan ran into her once when she went out to run errands. She saw Sister Yu haggling with a group of elderly men and women at the entrance of the market, arguing for a long time over two cents.
Qiao Shanshan felt quite disdainful, thinking that Sister Yu was a bit mercenary and didn't seem like a leader's wife.
Chu Yu didn't see anything wrong with it. Her family was having difficulties, and she didn't want to cause trouble for the team. She made money by making chili sauce with her own hands. What was wrong with that?
Sister Yu has five children. Taking care of the children is hard enough, but she also has to go out to sell things.
That's why they say women are the strongest!
This would be tough enough for any woman, yet Qiao Shanshan said such things.
Chu Yu smiled and said, "Making chili sauce well is a skill in itself. If I had that skill, I would sell chili sauce too! But what can I do? I just don't have the ability!"
Sister Yu only realized she had forgotten her wallet when she went out. Her wallet was a waist bag that she could carry on her body for easy money handling. She went back to get her wallet, only to overhear Qiao Shanshan and Chu Yu's conversation.
Sister Yu felt terrible. It wouldn't sound good if word got out that she was secretly selling chili sauce. All the women in this compound were living a good life, living the life of the elite. Only she was struggling financially and had to secretly become a small-time vendor.
We're all women, what woman doesn't want a good life?
We were forced into this situation and had no choice but to find our own way out.
In previous years, it wasn't allowed to sell things on the street, but in recent years the policies have improved and nobody cares anymore.
Sister Yu swallowed her pride and specifically chose a farmers' market in a courtyard, only to be spotted by Qiao Shanshan.
Qiao Shanshan, this girl, usually looks quiet and kind, and is always obedient and well-behaved in front of her sister-in-law. Who knew she was such a jerk behind her back!
On the contrary, Chu Yu, a girl who had only been married into the family for a few days, seemed like a proud person, but she spoke very kindly. She not only praised Sister Yu, but also gave her a way out, making Sister Yu feel particularly comfortable.
Aunt Yu walked towards them with a cold face, pushing her bicycle. Qiao Shanshan was stunned when she saw her unfriendly expression. Her face suddenly turned red. She opened her mouth and called out to Aunt Yu, but Aunt Yu ignored her and walked away with a cold face.
Qiao Shanshan felt embarrassed; she hadn't expected that Yu's sister-in-law would overhear her badmouthing her.
Actually, the time when Qiao Shanshan bumped into Sister-in-law Yu selling chili sauce was in her past life.
Although Sister-in-law Yu and her boss lived a frugal life in their previous life, their lives gradually improved as their child grew up. Later, with the money they earned from selling chili sauce, and at Chu Yu's urging, they saved up enough to make a down payment on a house.
Qiao Shanshan felt that Chu Yu was being a bit nosy. These days, who doesn't have a house to live in?
Sister-in-law Yu didn't have any money to begin with, yet she still asked her to buy a house in Beijing, all because that house was developed by Chu Yu!
Qiao Shanshan felt that Chu Yu had ulterior motives. This Sister-in-law Yu was really something. She bought a house just because others told her to, and she believed others when they said that house prices were rising. She was like a fool!
Qiao Shanshan felt uncomfortable thinking about the house her sister-in-law bought in her previous life.
Chu Yu raised an eyebrow. Luckily, she hadn't offended Sister-in-law Yu. Don't underestimate Sister-in-law Yu just because she's an older woman. She's a woman with a lot of influence in the team. If Qiao Shanshan offended her, she'd probably have a hard time.
The next morning, Sister Yu came to find Chu Yu. Chu Yu was reading documents, and Sister Yu was very envious when she saw her reading so diligently.
"Sister-in-law, I really envy you, an educated person. I've never been to school. A few years ago, the village held a literacy class, and I learned a few words. But I can't compare to educated people like you."
Chu Yu smiled and pulled her in to sit down. "Sister-in-law, you're really putting yourself through this. Raising five children is already difficult enough. How can you ask for more?"
Hearing her understanding words, Sister Yu felt quite warm inside.
Sister Yu's chili sauce business was exposed, and she didn't sleep well last night. She told her husband about it, and her former boss also felt bad. It wasn't that he was ashamed, but he was worried about what others would say about them.
Men care about their pride, so after thinking it over, Sister-in-law Yu brought a jar of chili sauce and gave it to Chu Yu.
"Sister-in-law, did you make this yourself?"
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