Chapter 143 A big loss for a small gain
Chapter 143 A big loss for a small gain
The couple was talking through the courtyard door, and the neighbors could hear it clearly.
Gu Rao planned to dry it out and went back to the house to do some sewing. There was no business today, and her own set of clothes was almost ready.
Bieye just stood at the door.
"No boss, why are you standing at the door?" A soft female voice came from beside him.
Bieye turned his head and looked.
He saw a petite woman with her hair not yet tied up, and recognized her as the daughter of the neighbor's Wu family, but she didn't know whether she was the third or fourth child.
He just nodded to her as a greeting.
Wu Nian'er took the initiative to talk.
"I just heard the conversation between you and your wife at home. Did you have a quarrel?"
Bieye said, "No."
Wu Nian'er's soft face showed a joking expression.
"If it really wasn't, why would Boss Gu shut you out? I don't know when she will open the door. It's okay to stand all the time. Let's go to my house and sit for a while."
Bieye took a look at her house.
"Is your mother at home?"
Wu Nian'er thought that he was concerned about the protection between men and women. If there were no elders in the family, it would be difficult to enter her home, so she felt a good impression of him in her heart.
Originally, she didn't care much about this neighbor, who was a married man.
But as a neighbor, we met him quite often. In addition, he was tall and handsome, so we couldn't help but pay more attention to him.
Every time I see Bieye's tenderness and consideration for his wife, I can't help but be envious and have a good impression of this man. What's more, he is so capable and does business so well.
Looking at the yard that is packed every day, I must be making a lot of money.
There are rich men all over the town, and she has met many of them, but men who are both capable of making money and gentle and considerate to their wives are really rare.
If other men had been shut out by their wives, they would have lost their temper and had their self-esteem frustrated, and would have relied on beating and scolding their wives to regain their self-esteem.
But Bieye was treated like this, but there was no trace of anger or complaint on his face.
Wu Nian'er originally didn't plan to interact too much with people from other families, but when he saw the scene just now, he couldn't help but stepped forward to say hello. This was the first time they spoke.
"Mom is at home."
Bieye said, "Your mother borrowed a food box from me before, but she hasn't returned it to me yet. Can you help me ask her when she will return the food box to me?"
Wu Nian'er's expression froze.
"What food box?"
Bieye described the appearance of the food box to her, and then said, "My wife likes that food box very much. She even got angry with me because I lent it to you. If the food box is still at your house, please return it." give it to me."
Wu Nian'er was so ashamed.
"I will go back and look for it now. If it is still at home, I will bring it back to you. If it is gone, I will pay for it or buy a new one and return it to you."
Feeling annoyed.
Why doesn't her mother change her habit of taking advantage of others? It has caused her such a big embarrassment. How can she and her sister talk about being married after word spreads?
Bieye didn't expect that Bai Yunju was as unreasonable as she was, but the daughter she gave birth to was a sensible one, and she looked better towards her and looked more grateful.
"Then trouble you."
Wu Nian'er smiled coquettishly.
"It should."
"I'll go back and look for her right now. If you don't want to come in and sit at home, just wait at the door for a while." Now that she knew her mother was taking advantage of others, she couldn't continue to invite people to come in and sit down.
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After Wu Nian'er went back, he found the food box Bieye said after a few rummagings. When he was about to take it out, he met Bai Yunju head-on.
Bai Yunju looked at the food box she was carrying and asked, "It's this hour, where are you going with the food box?" Her eyes became wary, "Are you falling in love with someone?"
Wu Nian'er looked ugly.
"Mom, this food box was borrowed from someone else. Since it's still at home, why don't you return it to them? Why can't you change your habit of being petty and cheap?"
Bai Yunju stretched out her hand to grab the food box, but Wu Nian'er, who had been prepared, dodged it and rolled her eyes to the sky.
"Your father never came back as soon as he left. If I hadn't taken advantage of people everywhere and brought you girls to such an age, I would be able to make you seventeen years old and still stay at home comfortably without getting married?"
"Which other family doesn't have a daughter who can't wait to marry her off when she's fourteen or five years old?"
"I'll let you stay at this age and let you slowly choose a husband. It's fine if you don't obey me. Why are you still turning your elbows outward?"
Wu Nian'er's attitude softened a little, and she said with emotion and reason, "Now with the help of the eldest sister and the second sister, the family's life has become much better, and there is not enough money to buy a food box."
"We are neighbors with them. We can't see each other even if we look up. If you ruin our relationship, life will not be easy in the future."
"Pan'er and I haven't even gotten married yet, can't you think more about us?"
"If you keep taking advantage of others and make our Wu family's reputation notorious far and near, don't even think about us finding a good family in the future!"
"Mom, Nian'er, please, don't make our family's reputation too bad for the sake of a food box."
"Now is the critical moment for me to get married. Haven't you always wanted me to marry a rich man? How can I not choose a rich family? If our family's reputation becomes bad, we will have to find a poor man to marry in the future. .”
"By then it will be too late for you to regret it."
"When I marry a rich man in the future, I will always support my family and prevent you from suffering any more. I will be filial to you for the rest of my life, just like my son."
Bai Yunju was moved.
Her previous thought was that daughters were losers, and the daughters who got married were the losers. But with the example of the eldest and the second eldest daughter, they could still subsidize the family from time to time after they got married, which made her realize that as long as her daughter gets married, If you do well, you can also honor your parents.
Besides, her husband has never come back. He may have died outside a long time ago, or he may have made money. He doesn't want her as a yellow-faced woman, and he doesn't care about these daughters, so he has no intention of coming back.
It is impossible for her to have a son in this life, and she can only rely on these daughters to survive.
Fortunately, she was well brought up. All four of her daughters were filial and good-looking. If they could all marry into good families, would she still have to worry about food, drink, and clothing in her later years?
For this reason, it would be hard for her to offend her daughter.
"That's all, I'll listen to you this time!"
Wu Nian'er held Bai Yunju's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Mom, you are so good to me!"
Bai Yunju's mean face also showed a smile.
"Then go and pay it back quickly."
I was afraid that I would be late, so I couldn't help but regret it. The food box was so exquisitely made, and I didn't know what kind of wood it was made of. It smelled weird.
She was so rare that she didn't even bother to use it when she got it back.
If I had known that I would have to return it sooner or later, I might as well have used it more, used it a bit older, and after it had worn out its freshness, I would not be so reluctant to part with it.
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