Zhou Yuzhu chatted happily with Su Nanxi. They hadn't seen each other for a while and missed each other very much. Once they started talking, they couldn't stop.
"Third cousin-in-law, you told us to stock up on rice, grains, and dried goods, and we did just that. We used all of our wages to go shopping! It's good that we bought early; prices are getting higher and higher these days. If we had waited until now, we definitely wouldn't have bought nearly as much! My parents both said they were so glad they listened to you, otherwise they would have suffered a huge loss! They told me to thank you if I see you!"
Su Nanxi smiled and waved her hand, "There's nothing to thank me for. If anyone should be thanked, it's you yourselves. You decided to spend the money to buy it! I just heard a rumor and mentioned it to you casually. Whether you believe it or not, whether you do it or not, is entirely up to you!"
Zhou Yuzhu felt that this approach was inappropriate. "If you hadn't spoken up, none of this would have happened! We wouldn't have known anything, so how could we have made a decision? Everything has a cause and effect, and we should be thanking you! Please don't refuse, just accept it! Sigh! Right now, we can only express our gratitude verbally, which is the least sincere way. If you still refuse, we'll feel incredibly guilty!"
Su Nanxi raised an eyebrow. "Alright then, I'll accept it. It's no big deal!"
However, to be fair, her words are not the most crucial point. She has said them to many people, but few truly believe them!
Ultimately, it all comes down to fate!
If you don't believe me, no amount of explanation will help!
But those who trust her will take her words to heart, remember them, and carry them out once they agree with them.
People who don't take it seriously are still the same as before, they don't stockpile any goods, and they always think that this year will be the same as previous years, and that it will be fine after this hot period, so they are very Zen.
Those who believed it tried every means to stockpile goods, and now they all have a certain amount of stockpiled goods. It's not certain that they can survive the famine, but at least they can last for a while.
In the end, it all comes down to fate!
Why are you making that face?
Su Nanxi noticed that Zhou Yuzhu looked irritable as they talked, so something unpleasant must have happened.
Sure enough, Zhou Yuzhu pouted and said with annoyance, "Third cousin-in-law, you don't know, our family works really hard, like crazy, to live a better life! We just want to earn more money so we won't have to face the choice of going back to our hometown again. We can continue renting, or we can save enough money to buy a house in town and live there from now on! But, there are just some people who aren't on our side!"
When Zhou Yuzhu mentioned this, her tone became less friendly, and even a little resentful.
Su Nanxi didn't interrupt, just listened quietly. Every family has its own troubles, it's normal!
Moreover, she probably guessed who was behind this trouble!
Who else could it be but Zhou Yuzhu's two sisters-in-law?
The others are all members of the Zhou family. If they don't think about the Zhou family, do they think they should think more about others?
Those two sisters-in-law were married into the family, and they have their maternal families backing them up. They have a whole string of relatives, and those relatives are impossible to shake off!
Every married woman will consider her family to some extent; this is unavoidable and perfectly normal, so most people can understand it, as long as it's not excessive.
If she is sensible and knows her place, her in-laws will turn a blind eye, and everyone will get along harmoniously.
But if it's the other way around, things might be very different, and there could be a lot of contradictions. It's not impossible!
Su Nanxi didn't like Madam He very much, but Madam He didn't spend much time with her and wasn't someone she was close to, so she couldn't be bothered to pay her any attention.
She could listen to the Zhou family's affairs, but she didn't want to get involved; it would be a thankless task!
Seeing Zhou Yuzhu's angry expression, she could guess how disliked that He Shi was, to the point of being hated!
They must have done something outrageous.
Sure enough, Zhou Yuzhu spoke through gritted teeth.
It turns out that He really did something self-righteous and selfish.
Ever since the Zhou family's main branch moved to the town, He's mentality has slowly begun to undergo even more outrageous changes.
Ms. He currently has only one child, which was born many years after her marriage, so she dotes on him very much and gives him almost everything she can. Moreover, she doesn't like others to take care of her child; she wants to raise him herself!
The idea that whoever's child it is should take care of them doesn't sound wrong!
But when she takes care of the children, that's all she does. She won't do anything else on her own initiative, and if she's asked to do something, she does it unwillingly.
Once in town, she took advantage of the fact that she had to take care of her son and refused to go out to work and earn money. When they tried to persuade her to go out, she brought up Zheng Shi, saying that Zheng Shi was also taking care of children, so why could Zheng Shi stay at home to take care of children while she had to go out to earn money!
Zheng had three children, unlike He.
But Mrs. He just wouldn't let go, holding her son tightly and refusing to go out to work!
In the end, fearing it would hurt the child, they had no choice but to give up.
Anyway, there are several people making money, so one more won't make a difference. If you're willing to take care of the child, then take good care of the child!
Wang had no objection, but she felt that whether He took care of one child or several, it was all the same. In any case, He's child was not young anymore, and it was time to consider having another one. Since she was just sitting at home doing nothing anyway, she urged He to get pregnant as soon as possible.
But no one knows what Mrs. He was thinking. She was very unwilling and refused to agree no matter what, always saying that she would consider it when her son was older.
Wang tried to persuade her several times to no avail, and she was very angry. She was only trying to do what was best for He Shi. He Shi was not young anymore and now had the means, so why was she unwilling?
Wang felt that He was deliberately going against her, challenging her mother-in-law's authority, and trying to blackmail her!
Zhou Yuzhu felt sorry for her mother and comforted her for a long time, saying that children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and that if He Shi didn't give birth, she would definitely regret it in the future, since her mother couldn't stay with her for hundreds of years!
In the end, Wang came to her senses, but He couldn't. She felt that the Zhou family was forcing her to do things!
Even her own husband sided with his mother, urging her to have another child!
She was completely isolated; no one was helping her!
She then developed a deep hatred for everyone in the Zhou family, including Zheng Shi!
Who could blame Zheng for being so fertile? She had three children in just five years!
This comparison highlights her incompetence!
It hurt her so much!
If Zheng had only given birth to one child, the outcome would have been different!
He Shi started to treat the Zhou family coldly, and her only concern was her son!
The Zhou family members have to work during the day and come home exhausted. They don't want to argue when they get home. If they have time to rest, why not take a good rest?
Therefore, we don't pay much attention to Madam He. As long as it doesn't have a big impact, we'll let Madam He be. Anyway, we don't have to live by her whims!
But ever since Mrs. He started going out to buy groceries and go shopping more often, everything has slowly changed.
"What did they do?"
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