When her secrets were exposed, Da Gen's wife turned ashen-faced and stared at the other person with the look of someone looking at a dead person.
"You bitch, when did I say I was going to abandon the child in the mountains? I just saw that she wasn't well and wanted to take her to see a doctor."
Da Gen's wife was a little afraid of the village chief's wife, because this woman was really ruthless and vicious when she got into a fight.
Although she felt that whether or not she lost her child was her own business, if that woman got involved, then it wouldn't be up to her to decide what to do.
The wealthy woman glanced at her fearfully without saying a word. She knew she was soft-hearted, but not truly stupid; she wouldn't believe such nonsense.
"You just said you'd take him out for a walk, and now it's turned into taking him to the doctor. You really are all talk and no action."
Da Gen's wife was afraid of the village chief's family but not Gu An'an. Just as she was about to continue cursing, Aunt Qiu Ju's murderous gaze shot over, as if to say, "Try cursing me once."
Helpless, she had no choice but to swallow back the foul language that was swirling in her mind.
Gu An'an just helped the village generate revenue, and they might still be considered an advanced brigade and village this year. But then Da Gen's wife came out to cause trouble. It would be a miracle if the village chief let her off the hook.
“Dagen’s wife, everyone knows what you’re thinking, but I’m telling you this: you have to raise this granddaughter whether you want to or not, or all the village’s benefits will be canceled for your family.”
Da Gen's wife shouted in disbelief, "Why?!"
The village's welfare benefits may seem insignificant at times, but they can be lifesavers in critical moments. For example, they can provide grain on credit, share the meat after hunting wild boars, or sell agricultural products to other areas. These are all forms of welfare for the villagers.
To put it bluntly, it's possible to manipulate the allocation of tasks, so villagers don't want to strain their relationship with the village officials.
Upon hearing this, the wealthy woman's eyes lit up, and she looked at the village chief's family with gratitude in her eyes. She knew that this was the key to Xiaoya's survival.
Dagen's wife didn't say anything, but her tightly clenched fists expressed her anger.
She knew she couldn't refuse. Having lost her husband early and raised her son alone, her life was much harder than that of ordinary families. If she were to be blacklisted by the village, she really didn't know what the future would hold.
Fine, she'll raise that wretched girl, but how she raises her is her business.
but……
Da Gen's wife looked at the village chief and asked, "I'll raise the child, but what about this injury on my face? I'm a resident of Xiao Wang Village, after all. I can't just stand by and watch myself be bullied by a sent-down youth, can I?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Gu Zhiqing is doing this for your own good."
Some villagers, thinking about the orders Gu An'an had brought to the village, were afraid that Gu An'an would get angry and cancel the business, leaving them with nothing. So they quickly spoke up to stop her.
But Dagen's wife wasn't buying it at all; she just wanted to vent her anger. "For my own good? Then why don't you give her a beating?"
"You want compensation?"
Da Gen's wife nodded, "You're the one who caused this injury to my face, so you have to take responsibility."
Gu An'an nodded, "Okay, what kind of compensation do you want?"
Da Gen's wife didn't expect her to be so straightforward, but considering her reputation for being wealthy, she wasn't too surprised and directly asked for an exorbitant amount: "Ten yuan."
The words had barely left his mouth when the village chief's wife snapped at him, "Ten yuan? Go rob someone! If it weren't for the filthy things you've done, do you think An'an would even bother with you?"
After some haggling, they finally settled on two yuan, but even that made the village chief's wife unhappy. It was Gu An'an who agreed.
"I can give you the money right now."
Da Gen's wife was satisfied that she could get money for being slapped a few times. If money was so easy to earn, she would rather be slapped a few times every day than toil in the fields for a living.
Before she could even be happy for two seconds, Gu An'an spoke again, "You can take the money, but the matter of purchasing agricultural products has nothing to do with your family."
"Why should I?! The village chief said that as long as I'm willing to raise this money-losing animal, my family will receive all the village's benefits. It's not up to you to decide."
"Just because I got the order and my uncle is the buyer, not only this time, but in the future, your family is not allowed to participate in any orders that I get. Otherwise, I will go to other villages to make the purchases. Anyway, there are plenty of villages around here."
Now it wasn't just Dagen's wife who was anxious; the onlookers immediately surrounded her upon hearing this.
"What's wrong with you? You've done such a scumbag thing, and you want to drag the whole village down with you?"
"That's right. We've finally managed to make a living, and if you ruin it, believe me, I'll kick you out of the village."
Someone with sharp ears overheard a crucial sentence and immediately asked, "Gu Zhiqing, what did you mean by that just now? Will there be such good things in the future?"
Gu An'an certainly wouldn't make a guarantee. "Whether there will be such a good thing again depends on what you uncles, aunts, grandpas, and grandmas do. If the product is easy to sell and has a good reputation, who knows if there will be such a thing again? Don't you think so?"
Everyone thought about it and realized that this made sense. Regardless of whether it would happen in the future, it was a source of hope for them.
Since it represents hope, we must not let Dagen's wife ruin it.
“Dagen’s wife, you can’t be foolish! Two yuan may be a lot, but it’s not worth cutting off your own future because of it.”
“Dagen’s wife, you should treat those two children at home well from now on. Xiaoya is still young now, but if you raise her well, she can help you when she grows up.”
...
Da Gen's wife suddenly became the target of everyone's criticism, and she then realized that she was no match for Gu An'an.
"As long as I don't make you lose money, my family will get a share of the future deliveries?"
Gu An'an nodded, "As long as the goods are good, everyone should be treated equally."
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