The village head was in a very bad mood after leaving Chen Ping's house. He thought that going back to the mountain with Cheng Yue and Chen An to see the house being built would make him feel a little better.
But then I realized it was almost noon, lunchtime, so I felt embarrassed to go.
As soon as he arrived at his doorstep, he waved to Cheng Yue and the others and went straight into the yard.
Seeing that Madam Feng was preparing vegetables in the courtyard, Cheng Yue knew she was about to cook, so she didn't call the two of them up to eat together.
She knew the village head and Madam Feng's personalities; they wouldn't go up if she called them.
Not to mention the elderly couple, even Qian Yulan and Wang Chunmei, the sisters-in-law, did the same. Yesterday, they gave away all the leftover dishes to others and didn't keep a single bowl for themselves.
Because of his position as village head, he became even stricter with himself in terms of conduct and behavior, for fear that the villagers would say he was taking advantage of his position.
It's true that people are different. Some people are strict with themselves because of their status, while others become more unscrupulous because of their status.
So Cheng Yue and Chen An had no choice but to go home.
Qian Yulan and Wang Chunmei had just finished preparing the meal, but since Cheng Yue and the others hadn't returned, they hadn't called for dinner.
The food was simmering in the pot, and the two sisters-in-law, along with Chen Tong and Chen Ning, kept looking towards the intersection.
As soon as Cheng Yue peeked out, Qian Yulan and Wang Chunmei wanted to ask what had happened. They could have stayed away, but they couldn't be unaware of the situation!
However, the two of them didn't forget their job. They called everyone over to eat first, and would talk about it in detail after they had eaten.
Today, because of Erlaizi's commotion, the construction of the house was delayed a bit, so the dozens of people on the construction team didn't talk much during their meal. They finished their food quickly and went back to work.
Chen An couldn't stay idle, so he went to help out at the house. Anyway, the group of children hadn't come up yet, so they would wait until they all came up before continuing the woodwork.
As soon as the others left, Qian Yulan and Wang Chunmei crowded around, their eyes gleaming with a thirst for gossip.
"Cheng Yue, tell me quickly, what happened?"
Cheng Yue understood this hobby.
The Chen family, in particular, is always causing trouble; it's almost like a long-running TV drama that everyone in the village loves to watch!
She watches TV series too!
Cheng Yue gave a brief summary: "Zeng Youcai exposed Chen Ping for stealing jewelry from the shop and selling it, and then Chen Ping lost his job."
Now Zeng Youcai has come to demand money back. Chen Ping's new wife doesn't want to pay it back, so she tries to seduce Zeng Youcai. He pushes her down, and she loses the child. Then the family gets into a fight.
Yes, nothing was missed, and the facts were as they were, without any embellishment.
The amount of information was overwhelming. Qian Yulan and Wang Chunmei took a moment to process it before they grasped the key information and shook their heads, "Good heavens, Chen Ping can do something like this!"
Zhao always looks down on us, praising Chen Ping as the manager and Chen Xianghua for marrying well. Now look at her! I really want to ask her if she feels any shame!
That's a jewelry shop, with countless gold and silver pieces. No wonder Li Manying said he would take out ten taels and then just took out ten taels. That's how it came about.
Zhao must know perfectly well what's going on, yet she can still spend money so freely and constantly boast about Chen Ping's abilities.
Who would envy such a skill? Only a mother like her, with her corrupt upbringing, would feel proud of it!
Two taels of silver a month was not enough. Now look what happened! He lost a good job. This is what happens when you are greedy!
And then there's Chen Xianghua, who did indeed marry into a wealthy family, but now she's ended up like this; it's hard to say if it's not retribution.
After all, Chen Xianghua herself said that anyone who doesn't behave like a human being and who picks up beggars will kidnap someone else's child.
As for what they did to deserve this retribution, they have no idea, but they certainly didn't do anything good.
In the end, the family that Zhao disliked the most and treated the most harshly was Chen An and Cheng Yue's family, but they were the most promising and their lives got better and better.
Zhao was slapped in the face so hard that they could hear the slapping sound from far away!
After thinking it over, the two clicked their tongues a few more times. Wang Chunmei blinked and said, "Chen Ping wouldn't really be trying to seduce Zeng Youcai, would he? This is too... messy!"
What kind of relationship is this? How can someone with a big belly still seduce others?
Before Cheng Yue could speak, Qian Yulan said, "Didn't you see how beautiful that woman is? She probably only got together with Chen Ping because he's rich. Otherwise, why would she be willing to be kept outside?"
Now that Chen Ping is no longer a good match, isn't she thinking of finding someone else? I bet she'll run away anytime soon. A woman like that will run off with whoever has money…”
Cheng Yue couldn't help but sigh, when it comes to gossip, there's no distinction between ancient and modern people; look at Qian Yulan, she's even predicting the future plot developments...
"Daughter!"
"Little sister!"
As the three were talking, Wu Shi and Cheng Yang's voices came from outside the door.
Cheng Yue turned around and exclaimed in surprise, "Mother, eldest brother, what brings you here?"
Cheng Yang strode into the yard with his long legs, carrying two pieces of meat in his hand. He chuckled and said, "It's because Mom thought the house construction had already started, so she insisted on coming to see it."
When Qian Yulan and Wang Chunmei saw that Cheng Yue's family had arrived, they decided it was inappropriate to stay and chat. Since they had already packed their things, they said goodbye and went down the mountain.
Cheng Yue saw that there were still two bowls of vegetables and three or five flatbreads in the pot. Just as she was about to tell the two to take them away, she changed her mind and asked Wu Shi and Cheng Yang, "Mother, elder brother, please come in and sit down. Have you had lunch yet?"
Pointing in another direction, Mrs. Wu said with a beaming smile, "Daughter, that house must be yours, right? Look how many people are working there, it's so lively! Take me to take a look later!"
Cheng Yue smiled helplessly. It was true that she was talking about her own things and her mother was talking about her own things; they were not on the same wavelength at all.
"Mom, the house is there, it's not going anywhere. You can see it whenever you want. You haven't had lunch yet, have you? Eat something to fill your stomachs. This is what we ate at noon, it's still warm!"
Judging from their hurried manner, they clearly hadn't eaten.
Cheng Yang handed the pork to Cheng Yue, jokingly saying, "Mom's been nagging about it for days. She even abandoned the pork stall, dumped it on Dad, and called me over. She's only thinking about looking at the house; she wouldn't even think about whether I'm hungry or not!"
Actually, what he wanted to say was that his father also wanted to come, but he was forced to stay at the pork stall due to his mother's tyranny.
Of course, my wife and kids wanted to come too, but they had to stay home to make the sauce and couldn't leave at all.
Cheng Yue chuckled, "Mom, didn't we agree to bring you over to live here once the house was finished? Why are you so impatient? You can't stay here even if you come so early!"
Wu straightened her back and glared at the two of them. "You brats, if you can't stay here, can't you at least come and take a look? Do you think you can fly away after just one look?"
And you brat, you're strong and healthy, you won't die from missing a meal. You used to eat two meals a day and you never complained of being hungry!
"My mother's proud and arrogant side is back," Cheng Yue laughed. "Yes, yes, yes, you're my mother. You can watch as long as you want, whenever you want!"
"Hmph! That's more like it!"
Cheng Yang muttered under his breath, "That wasn't the case before, and yelling about being hungry didn't help..."
Wu slapped her across the face: "You're not as sensible as your little sister! I think it's because we've been feeding you too well lately. You can't stand missing a meal. You've spoiled yourself!"
Cheng Yang rubbed his arms, thinking, "When is my mother going to get rid of this habit?! I'm really suffering. If only my father were here, he could take some of the slaps away from me..."
Cheng Yue shook her head inwardly, tsk tsk, thankfully the slap didn't land on her.
He quickly took the bowls and ladled out the food, saying, "Mom, brother, eat quickly, it'll get cold soon!"
Wu and Cheng Yang hadn't felt hungry while hurrying on their way, but now that they saw the two bowls of stew in front of them, their stomachs started rumbling.
Cheng Yang was a big guy with high energy expenditure. He was already starving after walking all the way, so he started eating like crazy with his bowl in hand.
Mrs. Wu tapped his chopsticks: "Eat slowly!"
Cheng Yang chuckled foolishly, and Cheng Yue said, "Mom, you should eat too. I'll go into the kitchen and get a few more steamed buns."
Judging by his older brother's eating speed and appetite, three or five flatbreads would probably only be enough to fill a tooth gap.
Ms. Wu was so focused on looking at the house that she didn't even chew her food properly. She ate a bite of steamed bun and a bite of vegetables in a few bites.
"Let's go! Let's look at the house first. I'll wash the dishes later!"
There were men building houses over there, and she didn't recognize any of them. Even if she was Cheng Yue's mother, she couldn't just rush over to take a look.
If Cheng Yue hadn't brought her along, she and Cheng Yang wouldn't have been able to go. After all, they were her family, and people would gossip.
She's a mother who doesn't know her place; people will definitely say her daughter is immature.
After Wu finished eating, Cheng Yang quickly stuffed the last bite of the pancake into his mouth and mumbled, "Little sister, let's go!"
Cheng Yue was both amused and exasperated. "Then let's go!"
Ms. Wu never lets dirty dishes stay for even a moment longer; she is the kind of person who can't stand leaving dishes unwashed after a meal. But now, she's been defeated by her desire to buy a house.
With that, Cheng Yue got up and took Wu Shi and Cheng Yang over.
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