Cheng Yue knew who it was without even looking. Her wicked mother-in-law, who had severed ties with her, was truly incessant.
"Then... shall we do as Granny Zhao says and not accept it?"
Everyone is now hoping that their children will be taken in by Chen An so they can get paid in the future. For Zhao to say something like this at this time is really brainless. Doesn't she fear being torn apart by the whole village?
Then she'll add fuel to the fire!
The village head was furious, his head throbbing. "What are you doing here again! Who gave you permission to come up the mountain? You should use this time to thresh the wheat at home instead of gossiping!"
Zhao shrank back and retorted softly, "Everyone can come, so why can't I? I didn't even pick up a single piece of firewood from this mountain..."
Besides, I'm doing this for everyone's benefit, aren't I? You all know how skilled his father is; he's so good, yet he didn't take on any apprentices. How could the second son be as good as his father? Taking on apprentices? I'm just worried you'll be scammed!
Don't you guys think about it? The second son's wife runs a business in the county town. Who knows what kind of people she knows? Who would dare sign any contracts? Who knows, she might just sell the child!
She was just unwilling to accept it. Ever since the family split up, the better Chen An's family was than hers, the more miserable she felt. Why?
It's all Chen An and Cheng Yue's fault for being so cunning. They had to use their abilities after the family split up. Otherwise, all this wealth would have been hers.
Now look what's happened! Chen An's leg is healed, and she's become successful. Everyone in the village laughs at her for being blind and ignorant.
Since Chen Ping left after the wheat harvest, saying he would find a way to help her vent her anger, she has been waiting for days without a word. The more she thinks about it, the more frustrated she becomes.
She's deliberately trying to make things difficult for them. Since she can't get the money, she's coming to annoy them! Anyway, she hasn't done anything wrong, so what can they do to her?
"I don't think Aunt Zhao would lie to the villagers. Why don't you find a job for everyone? Help the children find a way out!"
Chen An could tell what Zhao was thinking just by looking at her expression, so he simply went along with Cheng Yue's words.
Ah Yue said that when the other party launches an attack, don't try to prove yourself; instead, throw the question back at them!
Sure enough, Zhao's expression changed. What ability did she have to find a job for the villagers? If she had that ability, she would have been living a life of luxury long ago!
"Speak your business, why are you talking about me? Where am I supposed to find a living? This is their parents' business, what does it have to do with me!"
She was furious! That little beast Chen An was an ungrateful wretch who could never be tamed. He kept digging traps for her. She should have drowned him back then!
Aunt Li glared at her and scolded, "You old hag, are you having another episode? Is your mouth itching again? Go find a tree branch to rub against when you have nothing better to do, and stop spewing nonsense in front of us!"
You know this has nothing to do with you! How can you be so shameless, such a troublemaker, you're everywhere!
"If you're not capable of leading everyone to make money, then shut your stinking mouth! If you ruin everything, we'll teach you a lesson!"
She was anxious, wondering if her own grandson would be selected. Zhao Shi was so insistent on interfering, it was incredibly annoying!
If you keep nagging, don't blame her for getting itchy fingers!
After Aunt Li launched into her tirade, Zhao's mind went blank for a moment, and the other villagers were even more furious.
"Old Zhao, why are you haunting me? This is our business, what does it have to do with you?"
"We know Chen An and his wife better than you do. Only someone like you, who's always thinking about selling his granddaughter, would talk about a contract of servitude!"
"What, you can't even sell your granddaughter, so you're resorting to cricket hunting us?"
"Exactly! It's because they can't stand seeing others do well when they're not doing well themselves!"
A contract of servitude? Are they blind or brainless? Can't they tell who Chen An and his group are?
That Zhao woman is truly detestable! She's everywhere!
"I can't stand to see you doing well? That's laughable! What's so great about you? You're just crammed here selling your children!"
My son and grandson are more capable than your entire family combined, and you still can't stand to see you doing well?
With her hands on her hips, Zhao raised her voice and launched into an indiscriminate attack.
"I don't know who's laughing their heads off. If you're so capable, why don't you pay us to harvest the wheat?"
So, Chen Ping left right after the wheat harvest, huh? That's quite something! He didn't even bother to find someone to help his mother. The wheat at home probably isn't even finished being threshed yet!
I heard Chen Ping's wife has also quit? And your precious grandson, his butt's been healed for ages, why doesn't he get out of bed to do any work, leaving you, his old woman, to serve him! Tsk tsk, your family is really something!
Unlike us, our sons, daughters-in-law, and children are all good-for-nothings, just filial sons! We don't work hard at all, Granny Zhao, I wonder if your back aches in the middle of the night after threshing wheat all day! Hahaha!
If we're talking about who's the best at cursing, it has to be Aunt Li. Every word she utters is succinct and yet strikes right at Zhao's heart.
The other villagers who heard this were also excited. No wonder Aunt Li always had a loud voice and spread her family's affairs everywhere.
The woman next to her deliberately advised, "Sister Li, why do you have to speak such blunt truths? Look how upset Sister Zhao is."
"She deserves to be so angry! She was destined for this, but she ruined it herself because she was blind to her own good fortune."
Now that she sees Chen An's family doing well, she's unhappy and is constantly looking for trouble. Just wait and see, her worst days are yet to come!
Aunt Li spat, she had never seen a mother act like this before. If she didn't know that Chen An was Zhao's biological son, she would have suspected that he was adopted from another family.
Her heart is so biased. Everyone can see that Chen Ping's family is not good, but she can't. Well, she'll just have to suffer in silence!
When Chen An was not doing well, Zhao scolded him for being useless; when he was doing well, she complained that he hadn't benefited from the separation of the family and severing of ties. She never thought about how she treated her children.
Zhao was struck where it hurt, and she felt a wave of dizziness wash over her, her head throbbed with thunder, and her chest heaved, but she couldn't utter a single word.
No, her eldest son didn't return to the county town to shirk his responsibilities, but to find a way to deal with Chen An. It was Chen An's fault for being unfilial and making her angry. It was the eldest son who was filial and knew how to stand up for her!
Zhao tried to reassure herself, but Aunt Li's words kept echoing in her head. Would her life become even more miserable in the future?
Cheng Yue clicked her tongue in amazement, while Zhao Shi's face darkened, yet she still forced herself to remain composed.
She even admired her a little. Despite always getting the short end of the stick and being defeated by others, she still stubbornly kept charging in, offering her face to be slapped repeatedly.
If it were anyone else, they would have given up long ago. But Zhao Shi, on the contrary, became more and more courageous after each setback. The word "weird" is not enough to describe her.
Wait a minute! This is definitely masochistic! She suddenly realized!
Thinking of this, Cheng Yue cast an indescribable glance at Zhao Shi, tsk tsk, so stylish!
Zhao felt a lump in her throat. "Just you wait! You've been scammed and you're still helping them count the money! You idiots!"
No sooner had he uttered a harsh remark than he saw Aunt Li rolling up her sleeves. Suddenly, the corners of his mouth and eyes began to ache again, and he scurried down the mountain as if his feet were greased.
The villagers were so disgusted they wanted to roll their eyes to the heavens. They were speechless. He was more foul-mouthed than anyone else, but he was also faster at running away than anyone else. If he was so capable, then he shouldn't have run away!
After giving them a look of disdain, they all took their things and went down the mountain. They repeatedly reminded the children along the way to remember Chen An's words and to make the benches properly.
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