Chapter 70

Chapter 70

This eldest daughter-in-law, why is she so annoying!

After Bai Xiuxiu spoke, Zhao Cuihua and Chen Fang looked at the elderly couple differently. With their favoritism, it was indeed very likely.

Being stared at by the family like this, Wang Shoucheng had no choice. At this point, he could only try to make up for things in some other way.

He had no choice but to agree now; otherwise, the family would fall apart.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, you're too cunning. We're all family, who would do something like that?" Wang Shoucheng tried to save face.

Bai Xiuxiu sneered. "Good that you wouldn't. Then I won't disturb Fourth Sister-in-law's rest. I'll go back to our room."

"Mom and Dad, I'm going back to our room too." Zhao Cuihua hurriedly followed her out.

"What room are you going back to? It's your turn to cook today," Zhao Guifen thought of how the third daughter-in-law had sided with Bai Xiuxiu against her and the old man. She was angry. Over these years, hadn't she been good to Zhao Cuihua?

She had always treated Zhao Cuihua as a great contributor to the family for giving birth to a grandson. She had never neglected her.

This ungrateful wretch, she really made her furious just looking at her.

"Mom, didn't you get it wrong? It's Fourth Sister-in-law's turn to cook today. Her leg is broken now, so it should be Fifth Sister-in-law's turn to help her. After all, she was the one who caused the injury, not me." Zhao Cuihua ran off after saying that.

She still had to ask her eldest sister-in-law about the ginseng!

When Zhao Cuihua went out, Bai Xiuxiu wasn't far away.

"Eldest sister-in-law." Zhao Cuihua jogged over. "Eldest sister-in-law, our ginseng?"

Bai Xiuxiu looked around to make sure no one was nearby before handing her the money. "Here's your hundred dollars."

"So much!" Zhao Cuihua's eyes lit up.

With so much money, if it weren't for Old Fifth building his house recently and Second Brother expanding theirs, causing everyone to stir up trouble and forcing Mom and Dad to give each person a hundred dollars, she wouldn't have saved up this much over the years.

"Keep your voice down. I'm going back to our room first." Bai Xiuxiu pointed at Fourth Sister-in-law's room to avoid being overheard.

Zhao Cuihua covered her mouth. The more she looked at Bai Xiuxiu, the more she liked what she saw.

Indeed, her decision had been correct. Listening to her eldest sister-in-law meant getting a piece of the pie.

As for whether her eldest sister-in-law would be kicked out by Mom and Dad for being too annoying later on, that wasn't her concern.

Even if her eldest sister-in-law were kicked out, her in-laws wouldn't hold it against her.

The Wang family's fortunes were improving, and they wouldn't leave Third Brother and her behind.

Zhao Cuihua had everything figured out.

Bai Xiuxiu returned to her room.

Inside, Wang Qinghe had already brought the stove into the room and set up the flue.

He was currently trying to light the stove.

Seeing her return, he smiled at her.

"It'll be ready soon." Wang Qinghe put wood into the stove as he spoke.

Zhao Guifen and Wang Shoucheng had just come out of Fourth Sister-in-law's room when they saw smoke coming from here.

Seeing that the stove had been set up, they became even angrier.

Zhao Guifen limped over to their room. "What are you two doing? Do you want us dead? What season is it?"

"Mom, I chopped the firewood for the family." Wang Qinghe didn't say much, but his words hit Zhao Guifen where it hurt.

She glared at the couple in the room, holding back a torrent of curses.

"Mom, is there anything else? If not, you should go rest. You seem to be walking fine. Why don't you go fetch manure early?" Bai Xiuxiu glanced at her.

Zhao Guifen couldn't hold back when she heard 'fetch manure.' "Pah! Don't think you can harm me. I'll go find Chen Jinhua. I don't believe she'd really make me fetch manure."

She stormed out, muttering curses.

Wang Shoucheng had heard most of it outside. He was thinking about how to make Bai Xiuxiu and her family leave with nothing.

He felt uncomfortable even thinking about giving some of the family's money to the eldest son.

In this regard, they were on the same page as Bai Xiuxiu.

She was also thinking about how to make the entire family cough up their money.

Once Wang Qinghe got the stove burning, the whole family knew about it soon enough.

Zhou Jiaojiao sat in the kitchen, staring at the western room outside, feeling uneasy.

Although it wasn't cold enough to need a stove yet, why did Bai Xiuxiu get one and not her?

Wang Qingqi really wasn't a man. Didn't he know to learn from his older brother?

"Wife, Mom said to cook two eggs for us and sneak them back to our room for us to eat." Wang Qingqi entered the kitchen and wrapped his arms around Zhou Jiaojiao, delighted as he spoke of the eggs.

Zhou Jiaojiao looked at him, her expression sour. "Why didn't you stop the fight today? My scalp still hurts. Chen Fang wanted me dead, and you didn't care. Are you even a man? Before we got married, didn't you say you'd never let me suffer any injustice?

Is there any news about working in the city?"

"Uncle said it's a sure thing. We just have to wait. Don't worry, wife. Mom and Dad dote on me the most. I didn't stop the fight today because I was worried Fourth Sister-in-law might act impulsively and cause a complete breakdown. I wouldn't bear to see you get hurt."

Wang Qingqi began to talk his way out with smooth words.

Although Zhou Jiaojiao was unhappy inside, the thought of going to the city improved her mood somewhat: "That's more like it. We absolutely can't live any worse than Bai Xiuxiu."

"Rest assured, ten Big Brothers can't match me. He only has brute strength to offer in the village, but once I go to the city, we won't be the same kind of people as him anymore." Wang Qingqi had endless aspirations for the future.

Zhou Jiaojiao also nodded: "I'm going to the city tomorrow too, you come with me. Someone else from the family can handle selling the ginseng. We can't miss out on our share, though. I have something important to take care of and someone to introduce you to."

Zhou Jiaojiao recounted to Wang Qingqi how someone from the food factory had bumped into Zhao Guifen.

She had originally planned to go with her mother-in-law, but the matter was put on hold. She would visit them tomorrow to report that they were safe and see if she could explore this opportunity.

"Will it work?" Wang Qingqi doubted it.

"With my good luck, how could anything go wrong?" Zhou Jiaojiao was displeased that Wang Qingqi didn't trust her.

"Alright then." Wang Qingqi wasn't keen, but he still agreed. Yunjiu Novels

As usual, their dinner was bland and watery. After the meal, Bai Xiuxiu's family returned to their room.

Inside, Bai Xiuxiu closed the door tightly and brought out the four remaining eggs, along with some brown sugar: "We're having brown sugar eggs tonight."

Wang Qinghe carried the two children onto the bed and took the sugar and eggs from his wife: "I'll do it. You should rest for a bit."

Bai Xiuxiu didn't refuse and joined the kids on the bed, recounting the events at the fourth brother's house to her husband in bits and pieces as he cooked.

By the time the brown sugar eggs were ready, Bai Xiuxiu had finished telling her story.

"Eat first," Wang Qinghe looked at his wife. He enjoyed listening to her speak, no matter what she said.

As he served her the steaming bowl of brown sugar eggs, Bai Xiuxiu revealed what she had been considering for the past few days: "Qinghe, regarding your origins, I want to start by investigating the old couple of the Wang family.

If you weren't abandoned, the Wang family would likely make a move when they suddenly hear about someone coming to the village looking for a child. That would give us a chance to uncover something.

What do you think?"

Bai Xiuxiu looked at her husband, eager to proceed.