stingy landlady

Chapter 124 Revisiting the Plants and Trees (4)

Li warmly greeted Qian:

"Third sister-in-law is here! Please have a seat!"

Qian first filed a complaint with Dazhu:

"Sister-in-law! It seems like my brother has a problem with me! He even warned me not to say anything carelessly! Did you and my brother have a fight? I don't think I offended him!"

After thinking for a moment, Li said:

"It's alright! Maybe your older brother is having a bad day at work! Let's ignore him and have a chat, we sisters-in-law!"

Qian glanced at the doorway before whispering:

"Sister-in-law! Didn't you tell me and Lao San to go to the bushes and trees to check on our nieces? Lao San and I went twice, and there were quite a lot of people there!"

Sister-in-law, it's just that it's mostly men coming and going! Our nieces don't look so pretty standing in the middle!

Startled, Li asked anxiously:

"What's wrong with me? Third sister-in-law, with my health, I can't go out anytime soon! Tell me quickly!"

Qian Shi:

"I'm afraid my brother will scold me for gossiping! My sister-in-law is still recovering!"

Li looked anxious and complained:

"Your older brother and the others kept everything from me! They didn't want me to know, and I would have recovered long ago! If it were before, I wouldn't even be allowed to have a postpartum period; I'd be lucky to get a few days of rest!"

Qian didn't expect Li to finish her postpartum confinement early.

"Sister-in-law! You're not the same age as before! It's best to wait until the full month is over! Besides, even after the full month, you can't overwork yourself! You still need to take good care of your health before having a boy, right?"

Don't worry! My third brother and I are in town!

Li insisted on asking:

"Third sister-in-law! What's wrong with your nieces?"

"Sister-in-law! Guixiang is twelve this year, right? I think she's grown so fast this year! She's almost as tall as you, sister-in-law, isn't she?"

Mr. Qian changed the subject and talked about other things.

Li said, "Yes! Mao Sui is already thirteen. She's grown quite a bit from last year to this year! She's about the same height as me now!"

"Sister-in-law! It's time for your engagement in two years! Have you met anyone yet?"

"She's still young! Things aren't like they used to be, where daughters were married off early just to get a meal! I want to keep her for a few more years!"

"We finally raised them to this age, and now that they're old enough to help, I have to help out at home and take care of the younger girls!"

"Sister-in-law! I knew it! At the fast food shop, I saw quite a few men staring at Guixiang! And that mischievous one, saying those things! It made me blush!"

"Sister-in-law! I don't mean to be harsh, but we all know how important a girl's reputation is! If she's always surrounded by men, with matchmakers constantly talking her way out of things, it'll be hard for our daughter to get married!"

Sister-in-law! I'm thinking of everyone, but you have four girls in your family, while I only have one. We live far away, so it doesn't have much of an impact!

Sister-in-law! You'd better think this through!

Li was extremely concerned about her reputation, and when she heard that it would affect Guixiang's future engagement and marriage, she couldn't sit still!

"No way! I'll go talk to your older brother! I'll go to Caomujian tomorrow; I can't let my daughter's reputation be ruined!"

Qian held her down.

"Sister-in-law! You're in such a hurry! My brother will blame me for not letting you take good care of yourself! What kind of person would I be then! Sister-in-law! If you trust me, I don't have anything else to do anyway, I'll go and watch the shop for you! Let Guixiang come back, and in a few years, when no one pays attention to her anymore, it won't interfere with anything!"

Li slowly sat up straight! Hearing Qian say this, she opened her mouth and said:

"You're my third brother's wife, we're family! Why wouldn't I trust you? You went to help me out of kindness!"

At this point, Li suddenly remembered Dazhu saying that Qian was thinking about Caomujian. She looked at Qian suspiciously, but ultimately dared not make any promises in private.

"Third sister-in-law! That area over there, near the grass and trees, was built by your eldest brother and the children! I... I didn't get involved! We'll have to ask your eldest brother's opinion!"

But Gui Xiang is so old now, I can't let her go anymore! She's still young now, and in a couple of years people will forget about her. I'll find her a husband later!

Mr. Qian felt like he had punched cotton; all his efforts were in vain!

They secretly cursed the Li family for being cowardly and unwilling to make decisions!

Wang Yifei and Dazhu are also exchanging veiled insults!

"Big brother! You've been living a really good life since you separated from the family! You built a big house and have people to take care of you! Your brother here is getting worse and worse!"

"Who knows, one day I might have to work for my older brother to earn money!"

The large pillar doesn't connect.

"Third brother, there's no one else here! Stop giving me that nonsense! Just say what you have to say. I've watched you grow up since you were a child, I know you're very capable!"

Besides my fifth brother who's still in school, you're the only one in our family who goes to work in town and even married a local woman! So many people envy your abilities!

Wang Yifei also felt that he was really good, but still humbly said:

"Hehe! I can't compare to my eldest brother! I think he's the most capable and promising one!"

"Alright! Stop flattering your older brother! Just tell me what's wrong! After you're done, go see Mom at the old house and help Dad finish planting the land!"

Every year you take a lot of grain from town!

"Big brother! We weren't separated! I came back to work every year for those years! That's why Dad didn't tell me anything this year!"

Dazhu realized he might have let something slip, and quickly said:

"What brings you back? Dad didn't send you a message, probably because he was worried you'd be busy! He wanted you to earn more money!"

"Hehe! Big brother, my sister-in-law asked your sister-in-law to keep an eye on the Caomujian fast food shop. We went to check it out. Business is alright! It's just that the shop is idle in the mornings and evenings, which I think is a waste!"

"Of course, it's inconvenient for my older brother to cook breakfast and dinner since he lives far away! Why don't you just rent the place to me, or we could partner up? We live in town, so we can earn a little money to pay for your nephew's tuition!"

Dazhu considered it seriously:

"Third brother! That place is remote. The students at the academy all go home for meals in the morning and evening. Some even stay at the academy and don't come out!"

Besides, the grass and trees were only built so the children could see the world, without suffering too much!

"You should work diligently at the carriage and horse stable; you won't earn much here anyway! Don't even think about it, Third Brother. Please forgive me, but I cannot agree!"

Wang Yifei didn't insist. It was something he had discussed with Dazhu anyway, and besides, he wasn't particularly keen on opening a shop! He was already quite skilled at the carriage and horse trading business, and sometimes he could even receive bonuses from wealthy families, sometimes even higher than his wages.

If we were to open a shop, I would need my in-laws' help, but I couldn't give up my job. It didn't really matter whether my in-laws or my elder brother's family opened the shop.

But because of Qian's fuss, I decided to ask her on a whim.

"Fine, fine! If my brother doesn't agree, then forget it!"

"Hey! Brother, your new house has so many rooms, why don't we stay here tonight? I want to experience how comfortable your new house is!"