"Second sister-in-law!"
Before Wang arrived, her voice preceded her. Li, who was sewing shoe soles inside the house, heard the voice and pricked her hand with a tattoo.
Is my sister-in-law here?
She could probably guess what it was about. That's right, she wanted to keep the money in her hands as long as possible, and she really couldn't bear to hand it over to them herself, so after her back injury healed, she pretended that the matter was over.
I secretly hope they'll forget about it.
So since the Lunar New Year, the whole family has stayed home, hoping they would forget about her.
But now, they've come, and both families have come together.
Seeing his wife's pale face, Zhao Dayong was speechless for a moment. He had tried to persuade her two or three times that since she had already moved in, there was no reason not to give her money. Even if his elder brother and younger brother were willing, his sister-in-law would definitely not agree.
It would be so embarrassing to make people come to your door to ask for it.
If you really don't want to pay, you shouldn't have listened to your eldest son's urging to move in first.
Zhao Dayong reluctantly got up. There was no fire wall in the main room, so he had to go and light it.
He'd let his wife face them in a bit, and he'd hide in the kitchen.
Li reluctantly went to deal with her sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, Xiaoyu is here."
"Oh, sister-in-law, the new house is so comfortable, tsk tsk tsk... Sister-in-law, your life is getting better now, is the new house comfortable?"
"Right now, only our eldest son's family is having the hardest time, while you all are enjoying life. And my third and second sister-in-laws are doing quite well too; I'm so envious!"
Wang's words were barbed and sarcastic, making Li's face turn pale and then red.
She forced a stiff smile. "What are you saying, sister-in-law? Your newly built brick house is quite impressive. Everyone who sees it must have something to say about it. The old man's health is very poor, otherwise he wouldn't have moved to your mother's yard."
The old house is just too cold. It needs repairs every year, every year. If there were other options…
"Oh, that's true. The old house is dilapidated; it can't compare to this bright and warm new courtyard." Wang's eyes swept around the room, and she clicked her tongue twice. "I say, second sister-in-law, this house is comfortable to live in, but haven't you forgotten something?"
Knowing she couldn't avoid it, Li could only pretend to be confused. "W-what is it? What are you saying, sister-in-law?"
Zhao Xiaoyu couldn't help but laugh as she watched from the side; this second aunt was really good at pretending.
Madam Wang was too lazy to beat around the bush anymore and went straight to the point, "What is it? It's about the money! It was agreed that the old lady's courtyard would be valued at a discount, and if your family wants to keep it, you'll have to give the other two families the money they're entitled to."
My second brother's wife said she would personally deliver the money to our house on the seventh day after my mother's death, but what happened? We waited and waited, but no one showed up. What's going on? It's already the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. Has the money grown wings and flown away, or are you trying to swallow it all?
Li's face flushed red, and she stammered, "I didn't mean to refuse to pay. I just hadn't been feeling well before. I injured my back, and then there were the New Year and other things, so I got delayed."
"Sister-in-law, you're too impatient. How could I possibly owe you money? I was planning to send it over in a couple of days after I finished what I was doing, but I didn't expect you to be so anxious, not even waiting a day longer, and coming home right after the New Year to ask for the money."
It's true that she was a few days late, but my sister-in-law was too impatient. How can someone go to someone's house to ask for money on the sixteenth?
So you say her work is bad, but theirs is much better?
No one is better than anyone else, and no one should criticize anyone else.
If it weren't for that scoundrel Sanzhuzi, would they even have a share? Mother originally planned to give everything to their second branch of the family. Silver, land, house, everything—everything—to them!
They don't have a single one!
This is something you can't think about; every time you do, it breaks your heart. She and her husband sighed every time they thought about it.
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