Sister Juan led Liu Cuifang into a room and said many polite things to her.
"Thank you, cousin. By the way, my parents asked me to bring some food; it's already been troublesome enough at your house."
Liu Cuifang took out the small bag of rice.
"Oh dear, you're being too formal, Auntie."
I'll have to give her a good talking to next time I see her. Okay, you rest now, I'm going to buy groceries.
Sister Juan was originally worried that Xiao Fei would be stingy with the grain, but now it's all good, Xiao Fei definitely won't have any objections.
"Oh my, it's Cuifang! In the blink of an eye, the little girl has grown into a young woman, and she's becoming more and more beautiful."
When Xiao Fei returned home that evening, he was stunned to see Liu Cuifang. She looked different than before; she was much prettier.
"My brother-in-law just loves to joke around. No matter how pretty I am, I can't outshine my cousin."
Liu Cuifang helped bring the food to the table.
The meal went smoothly, with Xiao Fei urging Liu Cuifang to eat and not to be shy.
"Honey, Cuifang also brought several kilograms of rice today."
After finishing her meal, Juan immediately told Xiao Fei the news.
"Oh, your aunt is quite polite. Anyway,..."
Even if they don't bring any food, we won't mistreat her, after all, she's your family.
Hearing this, Xiao Fei felt relieved and sweetly coaxed Juan Jie'er to be happy.
"Your words are enough. My uncle is the village chief; how could he not know about these social customs?"
Okay, go and get some rest. I'll get some water for you to soak your feet in a bit.
Over the years, the couple's relationship has been good, and Juan has always taken good care of them.
The next day, Wei Yuyan and her sister-in-law Xiuhua took the children to the market early again to sell steamed buns.
"Cuifang, come with me to go grocery shopping."
Sister Juan intended to take her cousin out and introduce her to the neighbors, so that she wouldn't have to make any arrangements herself, and people would come to ask about her.
"Okay, cousin."
Cuifang neatly arranged the clean bowls.
"I'm thinking of buying a fish to eat today; your brother-in-law and your two nephews like to eat it."
Sister Juan and Liu Cuifang chatted as they walked.
"Eating fish makes you smart; no wonder my two little nephews are so clever."
Here, Liu Cuifang took flattery to the extreme.
"Hey, look at that steamed bun vendor. Every time he comes to the market, the place is packed with people."
Next time I go to the market, I'll come earlier and buy some for my brother-in-law. If it weren't good, there wouldn't be so many people queuing up.
Sister Juan pointed to the steamed bun shop by the roadside, which was packed with people. Liu Cuifang smelled the aroma of the steamed buns and swallowed hard.
"Everyone, please don't rush or push. There are plenty of buns available today."
A voice reached Liu Cuifang's ears, and she immediately recognized it as Wei Yuyan's voice. She turned around and looked.
It really is that bitch Wei Yuyan. How could she be selling steamed buns? Liu Cuifang was filled with doubt.
"Cuifang, what's wrong?"
After walking a distance, Juan found that Liu Cuifang was still standing in the same spot.
"It's okay, cousin. I'll buy you steamed buns next time we go to the market. I get up early."
Liu Cuifang took her cousin's arm.
"Cuifang has really grown up and become sensible."
Sister Juan sincerely hopes that her cousin can marry someone from the town, so that she won't be lonely and will have someone to accompany her when she goes grocery shopping.
Wei Yuyan's steamed buns sold out again within an hour.
"Looks like I really need to increase the number of steamed buns next time. How about 230?"
As usual, Wei Yuyan and Sister-in-law Xiuhua put the basket at Brother Zhang's place.
"Yes, that should be about right."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua nodded.
Wei Yuyan bought some snacks, pig's trotters, pork fat, and oil paper for making steamed buns.
Now that I've earned money, I can't skimp on my food anymore; I can eat whatever I want.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, when does Brother Zhang take a break? I want to buy a kimchi jar."
It seems inconvenient without oxcarts; I need to buy several.
Wei Yuyan admired Brother Zhang for working so many days without rest.
"Oh, he said this place will be finished in a few days, and then he'll definitely take us to sell steamed buns and buy jars together."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law responded.
"Yes, I'll really need to buy a lot of things then."
Wei Yuyan really wanted to save money as soon as possible to buy an oxcart.
The next afternoon, the carpenter delivered two wooden buckets, which were also round.
Wei Yuyan thought that if they sold all the steamed buns this way, it would be much more convenient to carry the buckets home, or even to where Brother Zhang was working.
"It's pretty good, and the lid is very tight."
Wei Yuyan was quite satisfied. The workmanship was very solid, and the bucket was quite spacious; it should be able to hold 150 buns.
"Then I'll head back now."
Seeing that there were no problems, the carpenter quickly took his leave, as a lone man and woman should avoid suspicion.
On their next market day, Wei Yuyan and her sister-in-law Xiuhua got up earlier than usual because there were more steamed buns available.
Wei Yuyan was still a little apprehensive this time. She had added fifty more buns, and she wasn't sure if they would sell out.
"Oh my, isn't this Sister Zhang and Sister Wu? What are you doing selling steamed buns? Did you make these?"
Liu Cuifang actually came. Juan'er gave her money early in the morning and asked her to help buy steamed buns for breakfast.
“Oh dear, it is…”.
"It's none of your business."
When Sister-in-law Xiuhua saw that it was Cuifang, she was about to greet her with a smile, but Wei Yuyan beat her to it.
"Oh, I want to buy steamed buns, do you sell them?"
Liu Cuifang proudly raised her head; she refused to believe that anyone would turn down money.
"I'd sell to anyone, but not you. Please don't block my business."
After Wei Yuyan finished speaking, she ignored her and started making steamed buns for the customers behind her.
"Why are you joining the fun if you're not buying steamed buns? Go away."
Just as Liu Cuifang was about to curse, she was pushed out by the aunt behind her, and almost fell over.
Now Liu Cuifang was also anxious, because Sister Juan was still waiting for her steamed buns.
In the end, I had to buy it from another steamed bun shop.
"Cousin~, that steamed bun shop you mentioned that's crowded, people told me it's not good, but I still bought from this old brand."
Liu Cuifang had no choice but to come up with this excuse.
"Oh, I see. Well then, I was actually looking forward to it. Never mind, let's have breakfast."
Sister Juan still had a lingering doubt in her mind: how could the buns not taste good with so many people? Could it be that her cousin didn't want to wait in line?
"Sister-in-law, what's going on between you and Cuifang? Why did you treat her like that?"
She was too busy selling steamed buns, and Sister-in-law Xiuhua kept her question to herself.
It wasn't until they were on their way to find Brother Zhang that Sister-in-law Xiuhua finally voiced her doubts.
"A few days ago, she cursed Xiao Lei, saying he was born of a mother but not raised by one."
Do you think I could give her a nice look? I don't need her money; our steamed buns still sold out.
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