Aunt Li stopped and turned to glare at Zhuang Shuhui: "This is my attitude. What can you do about it? I have things you don't. I'm just better than you."
So what if she's Yuan Doudou's stepmother? Yuan Doudou might give food to herself, but that doesn't mean she'll give food to Zhuang Shuhui.
Zhuang Shuhui was speechless. She was so angry that the veins on her forehead bulged, but she couldn't do anything to Li.
Seeing her humiliated expression, Li went home triumphantly.
Zhuang Shuhui stood at the door of Yuan Doudou's house, pressed her face against the door, and saw Yuan Doudou busy in the yard through the crack in the door.
"DouDou, open the door." She knocked on the door.
Yuan Doudou recognized the voice as Zhuang Shuhui and didn't want to talk to her, but she still opened the door out of consideration for An Bihuai.
"What is it?" Yuan Doudou looked away.
Zhuang Shuhui said with a mournful face, "Doudou, your second uncle didn't listen to you, and now all the wheat on our land, covering more than ten acres, is going to mold and sprout. How are we supposed to live from now on?"
It's inexplicable. Figure out how to get through this yourself. What's the point of contacting her?
"Mrs. Zhuang, if you came here hoping I could help you, I'm sorry, I'm helpless. Please leave."
Yuan Doudou's cold attitude left Zhuang Shuhui at a loss.
She's always been arrogant and domineering, but this tactic doesn't work on anyone now. Her family doesn't respect her, and outsiders don't even give her a second glance.
She doesn't know what to do now. Before, she only noticed that Dou Dou was not well, but after going around in circles, she realized that Dou Dou was smart, capable, and responsible, even better than her three sons. You can tell by looking at her attitude towards her sister-in-law.
She lowered her head, wanting to admit her mistake, but then she heard Yuan Doudou say, "Zhuang Shi, don't play the victim with me. I won't give you anything."
"DouDou, how could you say that? I sincerely want to apologize to you. Second Aunt was indeed not kind enough to you before, but I know I was wrong and I will change in the future."
A leopard can't change its spots; you'd be a fool to believe that.
"Mrs. Zhuang, this trick might work on your family, but it won't work on me at all." I'm not buying it.
Zhuang Shuhui wanted to say something, but after a pause, she walked out dejectedly, thinking that since she looked so pitiful, Dou Dou would definitely take the bait.
Even after she had walked outside the door, DouDou still didn't say a word.
As Yuan Doudou watched her leave dejectedly, her back broad and helpless, a feeling of pity arose in her heart. Perhaps if she were given a chance, they could get along harmoniously in the future.
After all, we're family; it's not right to treat each other like enemies forever.
She was just about to have a proper conversation with Zhuang Shuhui when the other woman suddenly turned around and said rudely, "Doudou, what did you just give Aunt Li? Can I have a plate too?"
It turns out it was for food.
Hmph, dream on.
"I'm sorry, I don't have any more for you. You can buy some if you want." Aunt Li was her neighbor and they had a business relationship, so she wasn't giving Aunt Li food for no reason.
Zhuang's attempt to get something for nothing will not be allowed to succeed.
Zhuang Shuhui was furious: "Yuan Doudou, don't go too far. You can give it to an outsider, but not to me? Do you even care about me or your second uncle?"
"I only know that if someone is nice to me, I will be nice to them in return. When have you ever been nice to me?"
There was no sincerity whatsoever, not even pretense.
Zhuang Shuhui was speechless for a moment. She wanted to argue, but it seemed that she really didn't.
"Yuan Doudou, you're siding with outsiders, you'll regret it later," Zhuang Shuhui cursed.
Yuan Doudou said nonchalantly, "If you're so capable, pay back your twenty taels debt first."
"Fine, I won't give it to you then. Who cares?" Zhuang Shuhui thought, trying to slip away as quickly as possible. She left with a vicious remark and turned to leave.
Yuan Doudou sneered. This human nature is really realistic; if you can't get something, you'll hurt it.
"Mother, what are you laughing at?" Anji saw his second grandmother leave and went closer, only to see his mother laughing, a laugh that was somewhat frightening.
Yuan Doudou closed the door, picked up Anji, and said, "Mommy is so happy to have such a cute son like you. Come on, Mommy will tell you the story of the Calabash Brothers."
Upon hearing this, Anji clapped his hands happily, "That's great! I love listening to Mom tell stories the most!"
After hearing the story of Sun Wukong last time, he even dreamed about it once, dreaming that he became Sun Wukong and went to the Heavenly Palace to ask Laozi for the elixir of immortality.
Yuan Doudou's voice was gentle yet melodious as she told the story, which Anji listened to with great interest.
After the story was finished, Angie also fell asleep.
Seeing that Anji was asleep, Yuan Doudou got out of bed and planned to go to the greenhouse to check on the situation.
She plans to go to the mountains to find different types of mushrooms, and then specialize in the mushroom business, striving to expand and strengthen it, move to the town, and live in a big house.
She went into the greenhouse first, but Wang Qiqiang was not there. She looked around and found nothing unusual.
Yuan Doudou left the greenhouse with peace of mind, carrying a basket on her back and heading up the mountain.
This time, she went even further, picking a lot of wild fruits along the way, which she could pickle when she got back, making them even more delicious.
Finally, she found the king oyster mushroom under some grass in the deep mountains.
It's still a small plant, hard to spot without careful observation.
Surprisingly, there was a Ganoderma lucidum next to the king oyster mushroom.
"I'm so incredibly lucky." Yuan Doudou carefully dug out the Ganoderma lucidum, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and put it in a basket.
Today was a fruitful day. On the way back, Yuan Doudou dug up some bamboo shoots to make bamboo shoot soup.
Just as they reached the foot of the mountain, they ran into Wang Qiqiang, who was carrying a pheasant. Seeing Yuan Doudou's excited expression, he knew that she had encountered something good again.
"Brother Wang, you did well today, you caught a pheasant." Yuan Doudou complimented. It was the busy farming season, and he still had the energy to go hunting in the mountains, which was indeed very capable.
Wang Qiqiang was a little embarrassed. He had been hunting for several years but hadn't caught any big animals; they were mostly pheasants or rabbits.
"I was just about to go check on the greenhouse, do you want to come with me?" Wang Qiqiang changed the subject.
Yuan Doudou shook her head; she needed to hurry back, as Anji was about to wake up from her afternoon nap.
"You don't need to go to the greenhouse either. I just went to check, and there's nothing wrong." Right now, everyone in the village is busy with their own fields and doesn't have time to go and cause trouble for her.
Wang Qiqiang didn't insist on going to the greenhouse again. He had gone to see it before lunch and before going up the mountain. In a day, he would make at least four or five trips.
Yuan Doudou gave him the money, so he had to be even more dedicated than before.
The two walked home together. When they ran into acquaintances on the way, Yuan Doudou greeted them generously, leaving no room for gossip.
“Look, the eldest son of the Wang family is following Yuan Doudou again. He doesn’t like Li Xueqing, probably because of Yuan Doudou.”
After they walked away, someone muttered to themselves.
The people around him scoffed, "What do you know? Yuan Doudou is determined to remain a widow. No matter how much Wang Qiqiang likes her, it's useless."
"You know it, I don't think so," the person who spoke up said, clearly unconvinced.
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