Chapter 69 Why was she born the eldest daughter?
Xu Runli's fingers, gripping the basket, were almost embedded in the bamboo strips, and the shepherd's purse in the basket was half wilted by her.
She glanced at Song Yushuang and saw that the particular old lady was drinking porridge with her head down and had no intention of responding. It was obvious that she agreed with Yun Tangyin's statement.
"Okay, then I won't make dumplings." Xu Runli put the basket in the corner and said in a hard voice, "I can make some fried shepherd's purse myself. I don't need refined white flour, so I don't have to charge for it, right?"
Yun Tangyin was about to speak when Jiang Jianhua suddenly said, "You need sesame oil to stir-fry shepherd's purse. We're running out of sesame oil this month, so Mom saved it for mixing with noodles."
She took a mouthful of cornmeal and mumbled, "How about you use rapeseed oil? It has a bit of a fishy smell, but it's more economical than sesame oil."
This reaction surprised Yun Tangyin.
Didn't Jiang Jianhua and Xu Runli have a vested interest from the moment they met?
What is going on?
Xu Runli almost broke the chopsticks in her hand.
She finally realized that Jiang Jianhua was going to side with Yun Tangyin!
Yesterday he was secretly plotting against her, and today he is helping outsiders to shut her up.
"No thanks." Xu Runli slammed her chopsticks on the table. "I'll just eat the corn porridge. It saves money. Okay?"
The meal was unusually quiet. Xu Runli shoveled at the porridge in her bowl, her eyes fixed on Yun Tangyin, who was slowly peeling eggs for Song Yushuang. Her silver bracelet gleamed in the morning light, and her composure was more disconcerting than if someone had directly scolded her.
Xu Runli gnawed the edge of the bowl until it turned white, and didn't even notice the corn paste residue stuck to the corners of her mouth.
She stared at Yun Tangyin. Xu Runli felt that although Yun Tangyin looked soft, every joint of her body was actually very tough. A slight touch would make the palms of her hands numb.
"By the way, Runli," Song Yushuang finally put down the porridge bowl and wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief. "I heard from Jianhua that Zhicheng is now in the tea business. Is business good in the current situation?"
Xu Runli looked up suddenly, a trace of panic flashing in her eyes: "No, it's not easy to do. Times have changed... If you want to try the tea, I'll ask Zhicheng to send some later."
Yun Tangyin was just handing Song Yushuang a piece of soap when she heard him say, "Actually, there's no need to send it specially. The supply and marketing cooperative got a batch of jasmine tea last week. It's fragrant and cheap. My second sister-in-law just bought two taels a while ago, right? I see it's recorded in the account."
Jiang Jianhua nodded immediately, as if afraid that Yun Tangyin would bring the topic back to her: "Yes, yes! I put it on the second shelf of the cupboard."
Xu Runli's face felt like it was splashed with a basin of cold water.
"We sell Longjing tea," Xu Runli added, stiffening her neck. "It's different from jasmine tea."
"Of course." Yun Tangyin wiped her hands and stood up to clear the dishes. "But when it comes to life, value for money is what matters most. Longjing tea is good, but two taels is enough to buy five kilograms of jasmine tea, enough for the Fu family to drink for two months."
Song Yushuang smiled and nodded: "Yinyin is right."
Xu Runli's hands, which were clutching the handkerchief, were shaking.
How could she dare to say anything more? The so-called tea business was made up by Jiang Zhicheng. He was now a second-generation capitalist who was worried about being liquidated every day. He said this to Jiang Jianhua to save face. Who knew that Jiang Jianhua took it seriously...
Jiang Jianhua looked at her pale face, guessed something, and suddenly felt a little bit uncomfortable.
She loosened her grip on the handkerchief, didn't respond, but quietly reached out and wiped the mucus from the corner of Xu Runli's mouth.
After dinner, Yuxia helped wash the dishes. When they were alone in the room, she couldn't help but ask, "Did you do that on purpose? You know she was just bragging about her Longjing tea."
Yun Tangyin added water to the pot, and the steam rising blurred her face. "How should I know? I just casually said the supply and marketing cooperative had jasmine tea."
She wiped the dishes and smiled: "But if she really takes respectability as her life, she will fall down sooner or later."
Yun Tangyin placed the last bowl into the cupboard, and the wooden latch made a soft sound when it was closed. "Just like my second sister-in-law, who was always obsessed with money and ended up losing all her dignity."
Jiang Jianhua happened to be passing by. Upon hearing this, she lowered her head and glanced towards the east wing. "I take it to heart when you criticize me, but Runli is also quite pitiful... Can you..."
Yun Tangyin scooped a ladle of hot water and poured it into the basin: "She may be pitiful, but she has to make her own way. But if you help her to cover up her lies, you will be harming her."
She threw the tablecloth into the basin and said, "That's all I have to say. Go get those two taels of jasmine tea and make a pot for Mom."
Jiang Jianhua was stunned: "Take it now? Isn't that a stab in her heart?"
"It's to give her a way out." Yun Tangyin paused while washing her hands. "Mom didn't respond to her just now because she knew there was something fishy going on. Respect is earned by oneself, but it's also given by others. It depends on whether she responds or not."
Jiang Jianhua looked at Yun Tangyin with a complicated expression, then turned and left.
As soon as she ran to the cupboard, she saw Xu Runli standing at the door of the main room, holding an empty teacup in her hand, obviously having heard what they said.
Jiang Jianhua's hands froze on the cupboard door, and he was so embarrassed that he could dig out a three-bedroom apartment.
Xu Runli spoke first, her voice a little hoarse: "No need to take it, I'll go boil a pot of water."
She walked to the kitchen door and looked at Yun Tangyin, "Do you know everything?"
Yun Tangyin was cleaning the stove and smiled when she heard this: "Know what? Know that you can't drink Longjing tea?"
Xu Runli's face flushed a little, but she didn't get angry like usual: "Thank you for not saying it all."
Jiang Jianhua's eyes widened. "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I even boasted to mom that Zhicheng could make a fortune!"
"It's even more embarrassing to say it out loud." Xu Runli traced circles on the stove rim with her fingers. "His father used to run a textile factory, but it was later nationalized. He's always afraid people will say he's the descendant of a capitalist, so he avoids people he knows."
Yun Tangyin hung the washed handkerchiefs on the line and said, "Nowadays, people pay attention to their background, but they also pay more attention to their duties. Making a living by craftsmanship is much more respectable than bragging about running a tea business."
Xu Runli lowered her head and said nothing.
Yun Tangyin still had no good feelings towards her, and even disliked her, but she just said what she wanted to say and did what she wanted to do. If Xu Runli provoked her, she would talk back. If Xu Runli was honest and decent, she would live in peace with her.
This is Yun Tangyin’s principle.
After all, she has too many handles on Xu Runli. If Xu Runli jumps in front of her without knowing the danger, Yun Tangyin can beat her up in the face in minutes.
Xu Runli didn't know whether she was aware of this fact or not...
Even though I had just had a slight change of heart towards Yun Tangyin, I couldn't help but want to go against her when I heard her say that.
Xu Runli was not convinced.
I am very dissatisfied. Why was Yun Tangyin born as a daughter?
They are both daughters of Yun Zhixiong, so why can Yun Tangyin have everything without any effort, while she has to suffer to live a good life?
Xu Runli felt that she was alive only when she hated Yun Tangyin.
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