"That's not bad. She's young and she's never had a child. Isn't it easy for her to get married?"

"She is very picky. Many people in the surrounding area have proposed marriages to her, but she always complains about this and that. She asked for a dowry of 500 yuan and also wanted three transfers. If she has the conditions, why not marry a virgin girl? Why does she want a slut?"

The others burst into laughter.

"That's right. She really thinks every man is as stupid as Shen Xiangnan, and whatever she says is the truth."

The man was kicked after he finished speaking. He immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly apologized to Jia Yuemei with a smile.

"Yuemei, don't worry. I'm a straightforward person. As the saying goes, fools have good fortune. You two will have good fortune in the future if you follow your capable sister-in-law."

Others echoed.

Shen Baolan's sister-in-law Tian Wenfang secretly looked at Jia Yuemei's clothes and felt so sour as if she had eaten a lemon.

Both Du Juan and Jia Yuemei were sisters-in-law who married into the city. They both lived a good life relying on their sisters-in-law, but she didn't get anything at all.

"How much money can your sister-in-law make in a month from the restaurant she opened for you?"

Before Jia Yuemei could say anything, others started to answer.

Some say three hundred, some say five hundred, and some say seven or eight hundred.

They were all working very enthusiastically, as if they were the ones making the big money.

Contrary to everyone's reaction, the higher the number guessed, the lower Jia Yuemei's mouth corners turned.

"Come on, how can I make any money?"

No one believed it. "Yuemei, stop pretending. Your restaurant is doing so well, how could you not make money?"

"Are you worried that we'll ask you to borrow money? Look how stingy you are."

Jia Yuemei complained angrily, "It's true that the restaurant makes money, but the bulk of it goes into other people's pockets, and Xiangnan and I only get a little hard-earned money."

When everyone heard this, gossip was evident on their faces.

"Didn't you say that the restaurant was opened for your family? How come she took all the money you earned?"

Jia Yuemei hummed, "She talks better than she sings. Before the restaurant opened, she said she was helping us. After the restaurant opened, she jumped out and wanted to be the boss. So we all became her employees!"

"You don't know how evil she is. She sells a small plate of tofu for several yuan. She is evil to outsiders and to her own people."

"My Xiangnan works very hard from dawn to dusk, but she doesn't show up for ten days or half a month. As a result, what my Xiangnan gets is not even a fraction of what she gets."

In Jia Yuemei's description, the image of Shen Mingzhu as an evil capitalist comes to life.

"No wonder he's so good at making money. He's really evil."

"If you ask me, Yuemei, your Xiangnan is just too honest. She didn't say a word even when she was bullied like this. You should go and reason with her. Why does she do so much work but gets so little pay?"

"That's right, we support you, go and make trouble with her!"

Instigated by a few busybodies, Jia Yuemei brought up the matter with Shen Xiangnan when she returned home, and asked Shen Xiangnan to ask Shen Mingzhu for a pay raise.

Shen Xiangnan naturally refused.

It’s not that he doesn’t love money, but he doesn’t dare to do it because he is afraid of being scolded by Shen Mingzhu.

Jia Yuemei called Shen Xiangnan a loser, but she didn't dare to ask for a salary increase in front of Shen Mingzhu.

Not daring to speak out is one thing, but having the evil intention to do so is another.

After much thought, Jia Yuemei decided to target Qin Jinlian.

…

On the fifth day of the New Year, Shen Mingzhu took Guoguo back to the countryside to visit relatives.

She didn't go back to her parents' home last year, and she hasn't been back to her grandmother's home once since her daughter was born, so she has to bring her back to see her.

After dinner, Qin Jinlian gave each of the two children five yuan as New Year's money.

Shen Mingzhu was still wondering why the stingy guy had plucked out her feathers when she heard Qin Jinlian hesitantly say, "Mingzhu, let me tell you something."

Without saying a word, Shen Mingzhu immediately returned the New Year's money to the two children.

Qin Jinlian looked at her, "What are you doing?"

"I'm afraid the money will be too hot to handle."

Qin Jinlian choked and said awkwardly, "I'm talking to you about serious matters. You should give your second brother and his wife a raise. They are the ones who support your restaurant, and you are just a hands-off boss. If you offer them a higher salary, they will work hard for you, right?"

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Shen Mingzhu asked Pei Yang to take the two children outside to play, and asked Qin Jinlian to call Shen Xiangnan and Jia Yuemei over.

"Brother and sister-in-law, if you have any ideas, why don't you come to me directly? Why are you looking for mom? Do you think you can put pressure on me through the elders?"

"What's wrong? Mom, what did you say to my little sister?"

Judging from Shen Xiangnan's reaction, he was obviously unaware of this.

Shen Mingzhu turned her gaze to Jia Yuemei, who avoided her sight in panic.

Shen Mingzhu understood, "Brother, Mom just told me to give you a raise. I'm giving you a unified reply here, and this is the last reply. If anyone comes to me and talks about this again, don't blame me for getting angry."

"The company has clear rules and regulations regarding salary and benefits. If you have worked for more than one year and meet the evaluation requirements, your base salary will be increased proportionally."

Qin Jinlian said, "You are dealing with outsiders. Xiangnan is your second brother. Can't you be flexible? Anyway, your restaurant makes so much money. What's wrong with giving a little more to your second brother?"

"Well, I'm his biological sister, so he should just do me a favor. So what if he takes less money?"

"How can it be the same? You are not short of money, and your second brother relies on that little salary to support his family."

"Who said I don't need money? There are more than ten people working in the restaurant. Don't they eat, drink, or get paid? My second brother supports his family, and I have to feed more than a dozen mouths!"

Qin Jinlian was speechless.

Shen Xiangnan finally found an opportunity to speak: "Mom, please don't make things difficult for my younger sister. I'm already making quite a bit of money now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Yuemei kicked him.

"Little sister, everyone in the village knows that you are a big boss now. You live in a big house in the city, eat well and dress well, but look at our shabby house. Your second brother and I just want to make more money and build a new house as soon as possible so that our parents can enjoy the good life together."

Shen Mingzhu smiled, "You want to build a new house, what does it have to do with me, a married sister-in-law? When you divide the family property in the future, what if you are willing to give me a share?"

"Also, second sister-in-law, I want to ask, if your brothers from your mother's family want to build a new house, do you have to contribute money and effort like me?"

"If so, how much do you plan to give to your family? I will make up the difference for you according to your standards!"

Jia Yuemei was speechless.

She is married and has her own family, so she would not spend money to build a new house for her brother and sister-in-law from her mother's side.

Seeing that both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law had lost their temper, Shen Mingzhu directly threw out an explosive statement: "Mom, I have another important thing to say when I came back today. My eldest sister-in-law gave birth to her second child." (End of this chapter)