newbobooks Chapter 107: Kill the donkey after it has done its job and beat the cook
Chapter 107: Kill the donkey after it has done its job and beat the cook
After Wen Wan did her favor, Xu Fengqin, who had nothing to do with her, was not happy about it.
"All of you, stand there and don't leave. My daughter is kind-hearted and won't bother with you. As her sister-in-law, I can't just watch her get bullied like that and let it go."
Xu Yichang lost the politeness he had just shown to Wen Wan and asked impatiently, "So what do you want?"
Xu Fengqin said: "Whatever happens, the town has issued a penalty notice, in addition to sentencing you to three months of labor reform, you are also required to pay for my Wen Wan's medical expenses and losses.
If you pay the money back, nothing will happen to you.”
"Xu Fengqin, don't be so shameless. My second sister-in-law said that there is no need to compensate, who do you think you are?" Xu Yichang said unceremoniously: "Don't tell me that you are my second sister-in-law's family.
There were so many of us that day, and your family was standing behind us watching. Why didn't you say you were a family and come out to defend my second sister-in-law?"
Was the Wen family there that day?
Wen Wan recalled carefully and it seemed that she had seen it out of the corner of her eye. At that time, Guo Yingkun had already arrived and the scene was in chaos. She just glanced at it and didn't pay any more attention to the matter.
Looking back now, although they did not have the excitement of watching the fun, they did not have the slightest concern to help. Instead, they were just indifferent as if it was none of their business.
Wen Wan couldn't help but sneer. What a bullshit family. When they feel they can take advantage of something, they are a family. But when there is no advantage, they are like water spilled after a daughter is married off. Their life or death has nothing to do with the Wen family.
Xu Fengqin is acting like her mother's family here, just to make them pay compensation, and then find a way to put the money into her own pocket.
It is true that people die for money and birds die for food. Xu Fengqin would even give up her reputation for money.
Being accused of sabotage by Xu Yichang, Xu Fengqin felt a little embarrassed, and she stammered and argued:
“When we arrived, you guys had already started fighting, and we couldn’t even squeeze in. Later, Wen Wan followed the two leaders and left.
Stop stirring up trouble here. We went to town to see her. Have you been there?"
Wen Wan felt that this argument was meaningless, so she gave them a look that told them to ignore Xu Fengqin. They understood and rolled their eyes at Xu Fengqin, turned around and left, no longer caring about how she barked at them to go back.
Seeing the person walking away, Xu Fengqin's face fell with regret, as if the talking duck had just flown away.
"Wan Wan, they bullied you so much, you can't just let it go, it's a huge sum of money!
You don’t need money, you can give it to me! Xiaojun is growing up now, his parents are getting old, and they need money everywhere.
We are almost too poor to survive these days.”
Wen Wan ignored her and said impatiently: "What's the matter? If not, go home! I'm very tired and don't want to entertain you."
Xu Fengqin was stunned, with more confusion on her face. She was probably thinking, has Wen Wan really changed?
Is she no longer the shy, easy-going girl who believed whatever her family said?
I have always heard Wen Ya and the villagers say how difficult it is to talk to Wen Wan now. The only time I saw her render someone speechless was last time in the town hospital.
What Xu Fengqin thought at the time was that Wen Wan had a soft personality. Although Xie Changqing was easy to talk to, the two old men in the Xie family were more difficult to talk to than the other. She must be true that she couldn't decide on the money, otherwise she wouldn't have asked them to talk to Xie Changqing.
As for Wen Ya, it was purely her own fault. As the saying goes, even a clay man still has some anger. Wen Ya knew clearly that Wen Wan liked Lu Yiming, yet she still insisted on competing with her for him. Not only that, she also often showed off in front of her. It was reasonable for her not to be willing to plead for her.
Now it seems that things are not what Xu Fengqin has always thought.
Wen Wan's current cold and distant look is nothing like before.
Even though she had already noticed it, Xu Fengqin still decided to bite the bullet and tell the story.
"Mom and Dad heard that you were back, so they asked me to come and see if you needed any help."
After laying the groundwork, Xu Fengqin was about to get down to business, but before she could open her mouth, Wen Wan interrupted her.
"My parents and I are really in tune with each other. I really need my sister-in-law to help me with something. I haven't been home for a few days and the water tank at home is empty.
Please fetch water from the well and fill the water tank. I need to cook and take a bath later, and I will need a lot of water."
Xu Fengqin's expression was sluggish. It took her a long time to react and pointed at Xie Changqing and asked tentatively: "Shouldn't it be... him fetching water?"
"Him!" Wen Wan smiled and glanced at Xie Changqing, then looked at her again and said, "My parents-in-law have something important to talk to him about, so they asked him to go next door. He won't be out for an hour or two. We need to cook soon, and we need water urgently. Sorry to bother you, sister-in-law."
Xie Changqing chuckled and went to the next yard cooperatively.
Xu Fengqin wanted to call him, but she didn't dare. After all, the man had a cold expression on his face, and when he didn't speak actively, he always gave people a feeling of being a demon, and most people would have to stay away from him.
Liu Bei lost Jingzhou because of his carelessness, and Xu Fengqin's brief hesitation put herself in a dilemma.
Xie Changqing is not often at home now. He finally got the chance. If he turns back home now, he doesn't know when he will find another chance to bring up this matter.
Continue to wait here and see what Wen Wan means. Then you must help her get water.
There was nothing wrong with working, as she worked every day at home, but she just didn't want to do any unnecessary work.
She wanted to decline, saying that she had something to do at home and would come over in the evening, but before she could say anything, Wen Wan had already brought the bucket to her feet.
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Wen Wan smiled very obediently.
Even when it came to this, Xu Fengqin still didn't want to do it, but then she changed her mind and felt that she had to do it.
When proposing marriage, Xu Fengqin had dealt with Xie Changqing before. He was the kind of person who would give you back as much as you respected him.
If he was unwilling to help Wen Ya pay back the one thousand yuan, she would say that her family was in financial difficulty and needed money. Considering that she had carried two large jars of water, he should not be able to refuse.
Wen Wan raised an eyebrow and looked at Xu Fengqin's uncharacteristic behavior. She very meekly took the bucket to draw water from the well, then carried the bucket full of water across half the yard and poured the water into the water tank.
That expression seemed to be referring not to water, but to golden water.
Wen Wan knew what she was planning at once, but no matter how much she calculated, she could not predict that all of Xie Changqing's money had been handed over.
Only if you have money can you have the right to speak.
Xu Fengqin’s farm work over the years was not in vain. In less than an hour, the two large water tanks were filled.
He raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead, put his other hand on his waist and straightened his back slowly, looking so tired that he couldn't breathe.
Wen Wan stepped forward with a smile and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. It's getting late and my family is waiting for you to cook. Please go back quickly!"
I will go home to see you in two days."
"..."
Xu Fengqin looked at him in disbelief, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about?" After a long while, she said, "Mom is cooking at home. It's okay when I'm not home."
"We are all family, so I won't be polite to you. I just got back, and there is nothing to eat at home, so I can't invite you to dinner.
You must be hungry after doing so much work, so go home and eat!
What if my parents think you ate at my place and don't leave any food for you? Then my sister-in-law will be hungry, and I will feel so bad about it!"
Xu Fengqin understood everything now. This was a case of beating the cook after he had eaten his fill. She sat down on the stool in anger, "You won't starve to death if you skip a meal. I'll wait for your Xie Changqing to come back. I have something important to discuss with him."