Chapter 332

Chapter 332

Wang Laosan had already been persuaded by his wife, and what she said later hit even closer to his heart.

Seeing his wife come over to take the bag from him, how could Wang Laosan let her carry it?

"Wife, I can handle this bag myself. You're still holding the baby. Don't worry, from now on, I'll follow what you said and work hard in the factory. Actually... these past few days, I’ve been secretly buying grain. I've been working from early morning until late at night, exhausted and scared.

After a while, the fear lessened, but the exhaustion was unavoidable.

What you said makes sense. From now on, I’ll take care of you and our child.

We don’t need to be rich or anything."

Zhao Cuihua finally smiled in satisfaction. "That's more like it. Come on, let's go to Sister Xu's place first. We'll stay there for the night. I have no intention of going back to Old Wang’s house. Even if nothing had happened, they’ve already offended the eldest brother and sister-in-law.

I don't want to get dragged into their mess one day."

The two of them continued talking as they walked towards Sister Xu's house.

In Old Wang’s house, the atmosphere became somewhat gloomy because of the departure of Wang Laosan's family.

Wang Shoucheng's expression was the worst. He felt extremely sad inside.

What was all this trouble for? Wasn’t it to keep the family together and to have their sons be filial to them when they grew old?

And now, in no time at all, the third brother and his wife had moved out.

They left so quickly.

"Actually, it’s probably for the best that Third Brother and his wife moved out. Although Third Brother usually helped with the work, Third Brother’s wife was the laziest in the family, similar to the previous elder sister-in-law. We still had to look after her. Now that they’ve separated, it’s quieter for us."

Zhou Jiaojiao sat back down to eat. She had heard Hu Tian say before that the more chaotic the situation, the more one should appear calm.

Otherwise, everyone else would panic too.

"That's true, but now that Third Brother has separated, my husband will have to go buy grain by himself?" Chen Fang asked Zhou Jiaojiao discontentedly. Pretending to be calm?

She couldn’t stand Zhou Jiaojiao’s attitude.

Zhou Jiaojiao also felt embarrassed and looked at Wang Qingfu. "Second Brother, how about..."

"No way, Fifth Brother's Wife, I'm not cut out for hard labor. My physique is even worse than Old Fifth's. I think it's better to let Old Fifth go. After we all separate, your family will definitely get the larger share.

There's no reason for me to help you all so much."

Wang Qingfu rejected her outright.

He wasn’t willing at all. Why should I freeze my butt off at night and then split everything equally?

Not a chance!

Zhou Jiaojiao's face immediately darkened. "Second Brother, everyone else has to work to earn money. How can you expect to get paid for doing nothing?"

"My wife is helping you with the work, isn't she? What? Does our family need both of us to work? What about your Old Fifth? Dad will handle the grain business from now on. Both Old Fifth and I won’t need to go to the black market anymore.

Fifth Brother’s Wife, if you want to boss someone around, start with your own family. You can’t treat people like this."

Wang Qingfu maintained his stance.

Zhou Jiaojiao was certainly not happy about her husband going. She was relying on him to pull his weight.

If he could do well at the factory, that would be even better.

"Dad, about this matter..." Zhou Jiaojiao wanted Wang Shoucheng to say something. He always had a soft spot for Qingqi.

This time, he should stand up for Qingqi as well.

Wang Shoucheng was sulking, and he had no good expression for Fifth Brother and his wife.

When he heard Fifth Brother's Wife ask for his help, he put on a fake frown. "Oh dear, this job should be done by Old Fifth. Fifth Brother's Wife, Old Fifth is the strongest in the family, and over the years, your mother and I have doted on him the most.

Now that there's work to be done at home, he should be the one to do it.

After all, hasn't everything good in the family gone to him first this year?"

Realizing no one was going to speak up for him, Wang Qingqi saw that if he didn't go, Old Fourth would have to handle it alone...

"Even though I trust Old Fourth, it's safer if two people go," Wang Qingfu continued to apply pressure.

Fifth Brother and his wife absolutely did not trust Old Fourth to collect the grain alone!

They were afraid Old Fourth would secretly pocket the money.

And they weren't wrong to think so.

Zhou Jiaojiao was not pleased.

Feeling annoyed, she cursed the third brother and his wife in her mind for leaving suddenly. She also realized that there was no way she could let Old Fourth go alone to collect the grain.

If he secretly took the money, they wouldn't know.

This job was originally about her and Qingqi getting more money, and she would also end up offending Hu Tian.

The pressure was immense. There was no way she could let anyone take her money.

"Qingqi, this matter can only be done by you and Old Fourth. Even though I trust Old Fourth, it's safer if two people go. I can't just let Old Fourth go out every night in danger, Qingqi. You can do it, right?"

Zhou Jiaojiao justified her decision and then turned to her husband.

Wang Qingqi didn't want to go at all.

But since his wife had said so, he had to agree.

"Alright, I'll do as you say."

Seeing him agree, Zhou Jiaojiao finally looked a little happier.

"That's settled then, I'll go raise the money."

Early in the morning.

At Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe's house, He Ming showed up early in the morning.

After knocking several times, Wei Pozi inside heard it and quickly came out, "Stop knocking, the children in the house are still sleeping."

She quickly opened the door.

Seeing that it was He Ming, she looked puzzled. "Aren't you the son of our in-laws? Come in quickly. What brings you here so early?"

Wei Pozi brought He Ming inside and knocked on her daughter and son-in-law’s door while she was at it. "The young man from the He family is here, Bai Xiuxiu, Wang Qinghe, get up quickly," she called out. "Breakfast will be ready soon, so get up quickly."

Bai Xiuxiu had already woken up and was waiting for her husband to pour her some hot water.

Hearing the noise outside, she also got up.

When they opened the door, they found He Ming sitting on a stool, looking around. His face lit up with envy when he saw Wang Qinghe and Bai Xiuxiu.

"You two have it easy," he said. "You don’t have to deal with the chaos at home or worry about food."

"Haven't you eaten yet?" Wang Qinghe poured hot water for his wife so she could wash her face.

Bai Xiuxiu went to freshen up, while Wang Qinghe tidied up the household clutter first.

"That's right. Before dawn, Mom went to the He family's house and hasn't come back. She left a note saying she went straight to work and won’t be back. She told us to fend for ourselves for breakfast. Dad went straight to work.

She asked Second Brother to make breakfast for Grandpa and us.

But... Second Brother is still asleep. Grandpa has already gone out to eat, and everyone else has left too.

Now it’s just me who hasn’t eaten. So now I’m the only one who hasn’t eaten. Can I stay and eat here, big brother?"