Opening a shop wasn't as easy as it might have seemed, and Boyi considered the potential drawbacks. If competition with competitors kept him from selling grain, he'd be left with nothing, not only to shoulder the heavy burden of rent but also to shoulder the heavy burden of paying it. Alternatively, excessive price fluctuations could lead to a shortage of grain and a shortage of working capital.
No matter what, he must have enough funds to solve these problems, so he has to work hard to save money now.
The Jiang family was in turmoil, and Zhang Xiaoqin didn't bother to go back to her parents' home to get involved. Without Zhang Xiaoqin, and with Boyi acting as a peacemaker, the relationship between Shumei and Wu Ju eased a lot.
Boyi took care of all the work in Shumei's fields, and Wu Ju was even more impressed by this hardworking "son-in-law".
As a result, Shumei became addicted to going home, and asked Boyi to accompany her every few days.
As time went on, the truth about Shumei's fake pregnancy finally became known. One day, when she returned home, Wu Ju casually asked, "Shumei, you've been pregnant for quite some time, right? Why is your belly still flat?"
This was just a white lie told by Shumei. If she told Wu Ju now that she had deliberately made up the lie just to turn down the blind date she had arranged for her, then the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, which had been finally eased, would probably be restored to its original state.
Shumei hesitated for a long time, trying to change the subject by mentioning Xiao Shuangning. She picked up Xiao Shuangning and said, "Mother, Xiao Shuangning has gained a lot of weight recently. You've worked so hard. Come here, Ningning, and say thank you to grandma."
In her childish voice, Xiao Shuangning said thank you to Wu Ju. After Xiao Shuangning finished speaking, Shumei kept praising Xiao Shuangning and wanted to hug Xiao Shuangning and walk away. But as soon as she turned around and took a step, she was stopped by Wu Ju again.
"Shumei, didn't you hear what I just asked you?"
Shumei had no choice but to stop. Fortunately, Boyi came out of the house at this time and broke the awkward situation.
"Auntie, Shumei, the meal is ready, come in and eat!"
"It's time to eat! Ningning, let's go back and eat!"
Shumei hurriedly carried Xiao Shuangning into the house, feeling proud that Boyi was her lucky star and had saved her from disaster.
But this was only temporary. Wu Ju's memory was really good, and she asked the question again at the dinner table.
"Shumei, what's wrong with you today? I have to ask you three times for just one sentence."
Wu Ju's face showed an expression of annoyance, and she was obviously very dissatisfied with Shu Mei's inaction.
Seeing Shumei's embarrassed expression, Boyi asked, "Aunt, what's going on? The atmosphere is quite tense."
"What are you talking about? About the baby? What's wrong with Shumei's pregnancy? Are you two colluding to deceive me?"
Boyi immediately understood Shumei's dilemma and quickly explained, "Auntie, you see, life is so stressful these days. Don't we already have Xiao Shuangning and Xiao Youchen? In order to better take care of these two little ones, we don't plan to have any more children for the time being. Besides, Shumei and I haven't even registered yet, right?"
"You mean, the baby was taken away?"
"Yes, it's not that we intentionally hid this from you. We just had too much to do and didn't have time to tell you."
Wu Ju felt relieved when she heard this. This was the result she had wanted. Even if she didn't like the girl, after all, Xiao Shuangning was also the blood of the Zhang family. She didn't want another unrelated child to share what Xiao Shuangning deserved.
The Jiang family spent all their money and went into debt to cure Jiang Ling, but the result was not what they had hoped for. Jiang Ling's condition showed no improvement, and they could no longer afford the medical expenses, so they were forced to discharge her from the hospital.
When Zhang Xiaoqin brought the crazy Jiang Ling home, she looked at her with hatred.
In order to pay for Jiang Ling's medical treatment, the Jiang family sold all the egg-laying hens in their home, leaving the family worried about their next meal. How could Zhang Xiaoqin be willing to suffer like this for her?
In order to prevent Jiang Ling from running around, they locked her up in the room and went to do other things. Zhang Xiaoqin took advantage of their inattention and slipped into Jiang Ling's room, pointing at her head and cursing at her.
"Really? What are you doing? You're asking for trouble. If you had married Wang Changxing properly, would you have ended up like this? Now you're probably kneeling down to beg others, and they'll think you're taking up space. Not only did you suffer this alone, but now you've dragged your whole family down with you. They can't eat or sleep well, and they're heavily in debt. You're such a jerk. Why don't you just die and stop hurting others?"
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