allonlinenovel Chapter 98 The Ultimate Thing Comes Knocking!
Chapter 98 The Ultimate Thing Comes Knocking!
Shen Xiaochuan was panting heavily, his face and neck flushed from exhaustion.
He secretly regretted it. He should have known better than to go. With his parents not at home, no one would care about his studies. It would have been so much better if he had just stayed home and relaxed.
It's true what they say, "You have good fortune but don't enjoy it, so you come out here to suffer!"
Even if my good-for-nothing brother Kenlaba's family makes money, it's my parents who do the work, not him. He can go to town to play, but his feet are covered in blisters, what can he do?
Anyone who wants to go to this town can go; he's not going!
"Dad, Mom, I'm exhausted, I'm not going."
Sun was anxious to find a way for her eldest son and his family to make money. Seeing that her youngest son didn't want to go, she immediately said impatiently, "If you want to go back, you can go back by yourself. The rest of us will go!"
The third brother looked at his cunning youngest brother and sneered, "You're already backing down after such a short distance? When we first separated the family, my second brother and I took turns carrying eggs and tofu to town every day. What did we say? What good are you? When we make money in the future, you can't spend it."
Shen Xiaochuan pouted, somewhat unconvinced, "You guys are capable, so how come you lost your business?"
"you……"
Shen Haichuan was furious, but couldn't find the words to refute him.
Mr. Shen was quite annoyed after traveling such a long distance.
Why is it that the eldest son and his wife ride in a mule cart while the rest of the family walks?
"Shut up, everyone!"
"We've come this far with all our might, there's no reason for us to turn back halfway. Go, all of you go! Today I'm going to ask the eldest brother face to face if he still acknowledges me as his father!"
Shen Xiaochuan was a little afraid of his father, so the family continued on their way.
When they arrived in town, they searched all the streets and finally found the roasted sweet potato stall at the entrance of an alley next to the Yunlai Restaurant.
Mrs. Liu was selling roasted sweet potatoes with her youngest daughter. She wrapped up a roasted sweet potato and handed it to a customer with a smile, then turned her head to look.
Her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and several of her brothers-in-law were all staring at her.
Their faces were grim, as if she had done something heinous, like digging up their Shen family's ancestral graves.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she cautiously asked, "Father, Mother, Uncle, you've arrived?"
Old Mr. Shen snorted coldly, "You still remember I'm your father? You moved to town without telling me, don't you even consider me your father anymore?"
Liu had always been afraid of her stern-faced father-in-law and her sharp-tongued mother-in-law. This time, she didn't say a word when they moved, but they surrounded her and questioned her, which made her even more frightened.
"Dad, we didn't mean to, we were just busy..."
"What are you busy with?"
"What's so busy about selling roasted sweet potatoes?"
"Tell me, have you found some other way to make money and are you keeping it from us?"
What?
Other ways to make money?
Do my father-in-law and mother-in-law already know about selling braised pig's trotters?
Liu's face turned deathly pale instantly, and she didn't know how to answer.
If her father-in-law and mother-in-law were reasonable, she and her husband certainly wouldn't have kept it from them. Occasionally, they would braise some pig's trotters and send them a few to eat, which wouldn't be a big deal. But their favoritism is boundless.
Neither of the two sisters-in-law had to work in the fields; they could save money by embroidering and weaving. But she raised pigs and worked in the fields every day and never saw a single copper coin. If they found out about this way of making money, they would definitely insist on following suit.
No!
Tang'er and her husband had finally managed to get the job of supplying braised pig's trotters to Yunlai Restaurant, and they couldn't let their father-in-law and mother-in-law take it away from them.
She immediately said, "Dad, Mom, where did you hear that? It's all nonsense. You must be tired from traveling so far. Let me get you some roasted sweet potatoes."
Upon hearing that there were roasted sweet potatoes to eat, Shen Xiaochuan's eyes lit up. Before his sister-in-law could even open the oven, he took matters into his own hands and started cooking.
In one go, he took all the baked goods out of the oven and gave one to each of his second and third brothers; he had three in his hands.
"Mmm, delicious. Sister-in-law, your roasted sweet potatoes are so good. Mom's roasted ones have a burnt smell."
Sun pinched her youngest son hard and said through gritted teeth, "Eat, eat, all you know is how to eat! Don't you know what's going on here?"
Shen Xiaochuan suddenly realized what was going on and immediately remembered the important matter.
Seeing that his parents didn't say anything, he immediately took the lead.
"Sister-in-law, did you and my brother make the braised pig's trotters that Yunlai Restaurant has started selling recently?"
Liu was somewhat timid, but still gritted her teeth and refused to admit it.
"Uncle, don't joke around. Don't I sell roasted sweet potatoes here?"
The third brother also spoke up, "Sister-in-law, don't keep it a secret. You think you can bring all the roasted sweet potatoes to town? Houses in town aren't cheap. You could probably sell roasted sweet potatoes for several lifetimes and still not afford a house in town."
Buy a house?
They rented Manager Su's house at an incredibly low price!
She immediately shook her head. "No, we didn't buy it. We don't even know how much a house in this town costs. How could we afford it?"
"Sister-in-law, we know everything. Da Niu told Mom and Dad that you've moved to town. If you don't buy a house, where will you live? Are you going to sleep on the streets?"
"We live..." Liu opened her mouth, but stopped herself before she could finish speaking.
We absolutely must not let my father-in-law and mother-in-law know that they are living in Manager Su's house.
Otherwise, once they find that place, there will definitely be more trouble.
What if they see that Manager Su's house is big and nice and force their whole family to move in?
In the past, she would never have thought of her father-in-law and his family like this, but now she and her husband have become more aware of their situation and no longer blindly obey without thinking things through.
The father-in-law might not have the idea of forcing us to move in, but the mother-in-law might, and so might the brothers-in-law!
If the mother-in-law and her brothers-in-law stir things up, the father-in-law will give in to them!
My mother-in-law and her family love to take advantage of others. They always want something better, and if there's a better place to stay, they'll naturally cling to it.
A glint of shrewdness flashed in Sun's eyes, and she immediately put on a smile, her tone becoming much more intimate.
"Fengniang, where are you staying now? We've come all this way, we can't be left without even a sip of water?"
Liu lowered her head and did not answer.
Mr. Shen's anger surged and he could no longer suppress it.
“You two are the eldest, how can you be so selfish? You found a way to make money, but instead of keeping it a secret, you even secretly moved to town. Are you deliberately leaving us behind to make money on your own?”
Liu was so frightened that she shivered and dared not speak.
Xiaoyu, who was hiding behind her, burst into tears.
They were already gathered here, and quite a few people had turned to look, but now they all crowded around.
"What happened? Why are you surrounding someone's roasted sweet potato stall? Roasted sweet potatoes cost one or two coins each, how can there be a dispute?"
Wang, the woman at the next stall, clicked her tongue and said, "It's not a dispute over roasted sweet potatoes. It's the father-in-law and mother-in-law who came to our door, saying they have a way to make money that they're keeping secret."
A passerby asked in confusion, "Did they split up?"
During this period, Wang Sao and Liu Shi had quite a few interactions. When there were no guests and they had nothing to do, they chatted about everyday things, so she knew a little about them.
“We separated a long time ago, before we started doing business. But now that the business is up and running, the whole family is involved.”
The man immediately exclaimed, "They've split up! They have their own ways of making money. Whether they say it or not, they have the right to. It depends on what kind of business it is. If saying it would immediately ruin your business, then you definitely can't say it. But if saying it would allow you to work together without any impact, then you can say it."
Aunt Wang pouted and said, "This town is so small, what kind of business can we all do together?"