"I've been holding back, because it's not right to go to someone's house to ask for money during the Lunar New Year. But I've been waiting and waiting, and I still haven't seen them by today, the sixteenth."
Some people are truly shameless. You treat them like human beings and try to be considerate, but they don't even consider themselves human.
They said they'd bring it to our house, and we believed them. But what happened? The next day they said they were going to have a serious injury. Even if their back is broken, it should be healed by now, right? But we still haven't seen them. Isn't that absurd?
Looking at my second sister-in-law's back, I'm afraid it won't heal for at least three or four years, or perhaps it will never heal.
Wang hadn't been this angry in a long time; the last time she was this angry was when Zhao Dawen stole the silver and gave it to that little slut.
She can do without men, and disown her relatives, but she'll fight anyone who tries to take her money!
Outrageous, absolutely outrageous!
Zhao Xiaoyu always remembered this incident. Although it wasn't a lot of money, it was a matter of a person's integrity.
The foundation of being a good person is also the foundation of doing business or establishing oneself. A person cannot stand without integrity. What my second aunt did was truly disgraceful.
Her father had already lost enough; it was only a small amount of money. She couldn't pretend to be rich and say she didn't want it. She planned to save the money separately after she got it.
I heard that my second uncle's family has already moved in, but they haven't mentioned a word about the money. Their behavior is truly disgusting.
My father said a few days ago that no matter how difficult things are for my second uncle's family, they should not be shortchanged by a single penny.
This is the milk's inheritance, and all the sons should have a share. Why does he have the right to try and take it all without saying a word?
Just because he's poor?
Come on, he's poor because he's supporting his son, it has nothing to do with them.
Most importantly, they moved in without even saying hello. Did you buy the house?
There are countless shameless people in the world, and the Zhao family has almost all of them.
"What are your plans, Auntie?" As the eldest daughter-in-law, it's perfectly normal for her to be the first to step forward in any matter.
"Of course we have to get it back. Your family may not care about a dozen taels of silver, but we don't. How much does your uncle earn in a month copying books?"
Our family is poor; we'd rather stretch every penny than spend it. We're even reluctant to buy an extra ounce of meat. We absolutely must come back!"
“What are you saying, Auntie? Our family is also struggling financially. We have so many people to support, and expenses are everywhere, whether we’re awake or not. It’s all just a facade of success.”
Wang ignored Zhao Xiaoyu. The brat was complaining to her about being poor. Should she take a look at what she was wearing?
Although it's a plain color, don't think she can't tell that it's not ordinary silk. And the fur trim on the cotton-padded jacket is definitely not rabbit fur.
It's probably not a valuable item.
"But how can we accept it?"
Madam Song glanced at her daughter and thought, "Oh well, she's trying to trick her sister-in-law again, making her the first to do it."
"Let's go to their house and ask for it. They're living in an old lady's house and they won't pay. Let's go see if their skin is thicker than a city wall."
Well, if the debtor doesn't come to the door, the creditor naturally has to come in person to collect the debt. Otherwise, Auntie might think that they are important people and have forgotten about it.
"Together?"
"Of course we'll go together." Wang came over to pull Song along, but her third sister-in-law was a useless piece of cotton; bringing her daughter along would be more effective than bringing her.
Xiaoyu has a sharp tongue; even her father-in-law couldn't out-argue her back in the day. She's perfect for dealing with her second brother's wife.
Evil people need to be tormented by other evil people.
"Come on, let's go to the second brother's house now. Xiaoyu, you come too. Your mother is like a dough ball, I'm afraid she'll get bullied later."
Zhao Xiaoyu suppressed a laugh, but her aunt simply called her shrewish.
She wanted her to take the lead, and she wanted her to take the lead as well; they were on the same page.
“Okay, Aunt, let’s go together and see if Uncle’s family has any unspeakable difficulties.”
"An unspeakable secret?" Wang sneered. What unspeakable secret could there be? She just wants to renege on her debt.
The second son's family has long since lost all sense of shame.
It was freezing cold, and Zhao Xiaoyu really didn't want to force herself to walk. She glanced at Wang Shi and said, "Aunt, let's take the carriage."
Wang naturally agreed; whoever wants to leave can leave on their own. When she came, the north wind was howling, and she kept her neck hunched, her hands in her sleeves, and her legs shaking the whole way.
She would never have gone out at this time if she wasn't really worried about her second son defaulting on his debts.
The three of them boarded the carriage and headed straight for Zhao Dayong's house—or rather, the old lady's new house.
"Little Yu, what should we do if your second aunt says she has no money or wants to wait a while?"
If we wait a bit, it might be gone.
Zhao Xiaoyu didn't even blink. "What did you say back then? Didn't you say you'd give me the money right away? I remember my second uncle came to our house and said he wanted to keep the house. Dad also told him that many people in the village wanted Grandma's house, and it was in high demand. We don't do credit. If my second uncle doesn't have the money, we'll just sell it."
These words struck a chord with Wang. Selling it was a good thing; it would save everyone a lot of trouble. She shouldn't have left it to her second son in the first place; he's always causing all sorts of useless trouble.
"Yes, that's what we'll say in a bit. If you don't have the money, we won't buy on credit. We'll just sell it directly. If you can't afford it, then don't buy it. Isn't it nice to live in the old house?"
Thinking of the old house, Madam Wang's brow furrowed. "Little Yu, now that the second son's family has moved into my courtyard, will the old house be empty?"
“Yes,” Zhao Xiaoyu nodded. Isn’t it obvious? There are only a few people in her second uncle’s family, and they all live in the new house left by her grandmother.
She turned to look at Wang Shi, so her aunt had her eye on the old house again.
To be honest, the old house had nothing to do with their family. Grandpa was biased and didn't give their family anything back then, but the old house actually belonged to their eldest uncle in half.
Later, it seems that their family was forced to leave because Sanzhuzi was dishonest. In recent years, the old house has become the property of the second uncle's family, including the eldest uncle's original house, which they also occupied.
If the old house is uninhabited, it is indeed possible to redistribute it or sell it.
It's true that the house itself isn't valuable, but the land it sits on is. Their yard is in a pretty good location.
What to do is her aunt's business; she won't offer any advice, lest she end up pleasing neither side and getting herself into trouble.
She just wants to get back the portion of the money that belongs to the family.
Seeing that Zhao Xiaoyu didn't speak, Wang Shi didn't continue. The old house wasn't part of the third son's family's property, so she couldn't argue with them. She'd go talk to the old man when she got home.
Either the second son buys the old house, or they sell it directly.
The second son will probably buy it, no matter what. He's reluctant to sell the old house, after all, Da Zhuzi and San Zhuzi will eventually separate the family.
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