This incident directly tied Zhou Huaian down. At first, Song Shuyao from the Song family came to fawn on him herself, and then things got out of hand.
First came Song's sister - in - law, and then Song's parents.
Fortunately, Zhou Huaian still stuck to the same line, "Even if it were a small animal that fell into the water, I would surely save it."
Although he had the upper hand in this situation, he was completely hated by the Song family, especially Song Xuejun, who felt as if he was offering his daughter for free and Zhou Huaian didn't even want her.
He was so angry that he had to lie in bed for several days.
Zhou Huaian didn't care about all this. If it weren't for Lin Wanning, he would rather be a bachelor for the rest of his life than marry someone like Song Shuyao.
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On the other side, Lin Wanning had no idea about all these things. In her eyes, if Zhou Huaian wanted to come, he would; if not, she wouldn't force him.
However, she believed that Zhou Huaian must have his own things to do. Otherwise, he wouldn't not look forward to seeing her.
She could clearly sense the deep love in his heart.
Now, love wasn't the only thing on her mind. She also had to make money and transform her penniless family so that her parents and all other relatives could live a good life.
As for those shameless relatives, Lin Wanning didn't give them any face at all.
At noon today, Lin Wanning stewed an old hen and put some mushrooms picked from the mountain in it. The chicken soup was incredibly fragrant.
This time, there were no craftsmen around, only family members. Lin Wanning not only made the chicken soup but also steamed some of the sausages that Zhao Xianyong had given to Zhou Huaian before.
The whole family was drinking the fragrant chicken soup and eating the oily sausages. Everyone's face showed contentment.
Only the second sister - in - law, Liu Xiaohui, looked as if her eyes were about to spit fire. Everyone in the family had a bowl of soup, and Lin Wanning even served it to them.
There was also a whole plate of sausages. Lin Wanning didn't put them on a plate but steamed them with the rice. When serving the rice, each person got a share.
But everyone had something, only Liu Xiaohui didn't.
"Little sister, what do you mean by this? Everyone in the family has something, but you don't give me any. Aren't you just trying to embarrass me?"
"Embarrass? What right do you have to talk to me about embarrassment? I said yesterday that if you can't contribute to this family, it's impossible for you to keep sucking our blood."
After experiencing so many things in her previous life, Lin Wanning hated most those who sucked the blood of their relatives.
Everyone in the family was busy. Why should Liu Xiaohui be able to lie around after eating her fill? If her character were a little better, Lin Wanning wouldn't have so many thoughts.
But now, her father was seriously ill in bed, and repairing the kang was extremely urgent. Even if she couldn't help repair the kang, she could at least pour a glass of water for her father, couldn't she?
She didn't even give her parents a cold look and took her parents' care for granted. Now she even deluded herself into thinking that she could enjoy Lin Wanning's care.
How could that be possible?
"I made myself very clear yesterday. If you don't understand, I can't help it. And second brother, if you're reluctant to let your wife suffer, and you're willing to give your share to your wife, then don't eat from now on. No one in this family can be a parasite."
If it had been before, Lin Guoan and Chen Shufen might have said something like "Harmony in the family leads to prosperity".
But after experiencing so many things, they really couldn't stand Liu Xiaohui's behavior. She was so disrespectful.
So when Lin Wanning did this, they didn't say a word. After all, everyone was very poor, and self - reliance was very important.
They were old now. What if they left one day?
They couldn't put all the burdens on the eldest son, could they?
Liu Xiaohui was so angry at Lin Wanning's words that she directly threw her chopsticks on the table, then left with a sour look on her face. When she entered the room, she slammed the door so hard that it made a loud noise.
For several consecutive days, Liu Xiaohui didn't talk to the Lin family. She had a cold look on her face from beginning to end.
She didn't even take an extra look at Lin Bingwen.
Lin Wanning didn't care. If you wanted to enjoy, you had to pay. It didn't matter who you were. Besides, seeing her parents age so much in such a short time, she only felt reluctant.
Under such circumstances, even if she didn't expect her second sister - in - law, Liu Xiaohui, to perform outstandingly, she should at least understand the basic principles, right?
Thinking about her previous life, her parents didn't even survive that winter. Her eldest brother had an accident in the early spring of the next year, and her second brother a little later. Only she returned to the city intact.
She even received the subsidies of the whole family and finally remarried.
Wasn't this just like she was still sucking the blood of the whole family even after they were dead?
Lin Wanning herself wouldn't just rely on the old capital. Early in the morning, after breakfast, she said to Lin Zhiyuan, "Big brother, I'm going to go into the mountains later. Can you show me the way?"
The family was so poor. And now that the policy was a little looser, the money Lin Wanning had, including her dowry, would surely be used up if she didn't earn money by herself.
So when Lin Wanning found that the little squirrel she had saved could understand her mind, she had already come up with an idea about how to do business.
That was to make use of local resources and rely on the mountains for a living. She would go into the mountains to look for valuable things.
But as the saying goes, the ideal is full, but the reality is skinny. Before she could finish her words.
Lin Zhiyuan put down his chopsticks and suddenly said, "The mountains have almost been stripped bare by the local villagers. What are you going up there for?"
"It's already good enough if you can pick some wild vegetables and mushrooms. And there are wolf packs behind the mountains. Although it's a protected area, what if those wolves cross the wire fence? What are you going to do then?"
After listening to her eldest son's analysis, Chen Shufen nodded repeatedly in agreement. "Yes, let's just dig some wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain. As for going into the mountains, we're not locals. We surely won't find anything there."
"And what if there are wolves in the mountains? If something happens to you, how can I live?"
Chen Shufen looked at Lin Wanning lovingly. However, there was also endless sadness in her loving eyes. If there hadn't been such things in the family, her child wouldn't have had to try so hard to make money.
"Come on, it's okay. I've already asked the team leader. He said we can go into the mountains to pick things. Even if we can't find a lot, we can surely pick up some chestnuts and hazelnuts at least."
"Humph! You think it's so easy. Aren't you just trying to show how hard - working you are and to set off my laziness?"
"You're so determined to go into the mountains. What can you find? It's okay for you to pretend to be hard - working, but don't forget that the villagers are much more hard - working and persevering than you."
Liu Xiaohui didn't even get an egg for breakfast. She was in a bad mood everywhere now. Especially when she heard Lin Wanning deliberately acting so hard - working, she surely had to fight back.
She wanted to take revenge for these days.
"I won't share the things I find in the mountains with you either." Lin Wanning didn't give in to her at all.