Everyone lost their temper after hearing his words.
Because Chen Li Shu said they had to rush the project, it was natural to choose young and strong men between twenty and thirty years old to draw lots.
Those who drew were naturally excited, and those who didn't could only curse their bad luck.
With this method, Zhang Chang He quickly selected five strong young men, and the next morning they went to the acquisition station site with Chen Li Shu.
...
"They say girls turn outwards. Earning thirty yuan in half a month, if there's such good news, that little slut wouldn't even think of our Bao Zhu. She forgot she's still surnamed Chen. If you say a useless daughter is a useless daughter, at the critical moment, she doesn't care about the family at all."
Every time Old Mrs. Chen thought of such a great opportunity being wasted, she hated Chen Li Shu to the bone.
"Mom, if you ask me, this matter can't be unrelated to sister-in-law. As a mother, she doesn't know how to educate her children to be close to us. I think your second brother's children are no different from Li Shu's eldest." Zhang Chun Hua couldn't help but chime in.
"Giving birth to seven useless daughters, I was blind back then. They say cheap things are no good. Back then, the Wu family sent her over with half a bag of grain, and look, Man Dun is indeed childless."
Zhang Chun Hua's eyes flickered when she heard this. Others didn't know, but she had a good relationship with Widow Liu, who had told her that the second branch had a lot of money.
Thinking of her sister who was divorced and driven back to her maiden home, Zhang Chun Hua said, "Mom, have you thought about finding a new wife for second brother?"
Old Mrs. Chen was stunned when she heard this. It was something she had never considered before, but then she began to think about it seriously.
...
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Chen Li Shu and Zhou Bin successfully completed the project as required and received the final payment from the acquisition station as promised.
A total of five thousand yuan. After deducting costs of over three thousand yuan, they each earned nearly a thousand yuan this time.
Chen Li Shu and Zhou Bin first treated Zhou Bin's friends to a meal at Liu Yong's restaurant, and then Chen Li Shu returned to the village with the wages to settle with everyone.
Before returning to the village, she went to the hospital to get some Chinese medicine for Wu Chun Mei. The last time she returned to the village, she bought some and found they were effective, so she got a few more this time.
When she returned home, Li Xiu Lan and the others were still at work. Chen Li Shu checked the time and saw it was still early. She took the medicine and went back to her maiden home.
In the Chen family courtyard, Chen Li Wan was confronting a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old.
"So what if I move your comic books? My mom said, when my mom marries your dad, this house will be ours. Your second sister will have to be my wife. My mom said this way we can even save the betrothal money." Wang Gou Dan shook his leg, his face showing an attitude that was meant to infuriate people.
Chen Li Wan was furious, "You're talking nonsense! My dad will never marry your mom. You family of beggars, annoying pests, shameless thieves, get out of my house immediately!"
"Bitch! How dare you say we are beggars? Watch how I teach you a lesson today." Wang Gou Dan said, suddenly reaching out and pushing Chen Li Yuan, making her fall to the ground.
"Slap!" Chen Li Shu, seeing this scene, quickened her steps and slapped Wang Gou Dan without hesitation.
"Whose brat are you to dare to be so wild in my house?" Chen Li Shu looked coldly at Wang Gou Dan, then bent down to help Chen Li Wan up from the ground.
"Big Sister, you're back." The tears Chen Li Wan had been holding back since she saw her fell.
"Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you have help. I'll tell my mom how to deal with you!" Wang Gou Dan said hatefully, covering his face, and then ran out of the yard.
"What's going on?" She had also heard Wang Gou Dan's words just now. Chen Li Shu couldn't help but ask worriedly.
Chen Li Wan could no longer hold back and poured out everything that had happened at home recently.
It turned out that a few days ago, Old Mrs. Chen and Zhang Chun Hua suddenly brought Zhang Chun Hua's sister and her two sons, saying they couldn't fit in their own home and wanted to stay with them for a while. Chen Man Dun and Wu Chun Mei, not wanting to refuse, agreed.
As a result, that woman and the two children she brought quickly took over the house. Moreover, when Chen Man Dun was not at home, they insulted Wu Chun Mei and bullied the younger ones.
"Grandma said she wants Dad and Mom to divorce, and then let that woman have a son for Dad."
After hearing her words, Chen Li Shu's pretty face was already covered in frost, and a flash of fierceness appeared in her clear eyes.
Just as she was about to ask a few more questions, her sister's crying suddenly came from inside the room. The two hurried back into the room and saw a boy of eight or nine years old fighting with Chen Li Ru, while Chen Li Zi and Chen Li Juan were lying on the ground, wailing.
Chen Li Shu's expression darkened. She picked up her two younger sisters from the ground and then grabbed the half-grown boy by the collar, throwing him out of the door.
"Get out quickly, don't wait for me to deal with you, you child." Chen Li Shu said coldly, and then closed the door.
When she entered the room again, she saw Wu Chun Mei lying on the kang, wiping tears. In just a few days, her face, which had regained some color, had become sallow again, and she had lost a lot of weight.
Chen Li Shu sighed silently, swallowing all the complaints she wanted to voice.
"Mom, I got you a few more doses of medicine. People who don't matter will only say things that don't matter. Don't take it to heart."
"Li Shu, your grandma is determined to make your dad divorce me this time. She's even found a stepmother for you. That woman has given birth to two sons, so she'll definitely be able to give your dad a son." Wu Chun Mei said, covering her face and crying bitterly.
"Mom, what era is this? As long as you and Dad don't agree to divorce, no one can interfere with this matter."
"Big Sister, I don't want a stepmother, nor do I want Wang Gou Dan and Wang Yang Dan to be my brothers. They have lice on them, they scold us, and they steal money from home." Chen Li Juan hugged Chen Li Shu, pouting and looking very wronged.
"Mom and Dad won't chase them away, Big Sister, can you chase them all away?"
Chen Li Shu gently patted her soft yellow hair and said in a soft voice, "Okay, Big Sister will chase them all away and make sure they never enter our house again."
"Niece, who do you want to chase away?" Zhang Chun Hua entered from outside with a half-smile, followed by Old Mrs. Chen, her sister Zhang Chun Yan, and at the very back were Zhang Chun Yan's two sons.
"Naturally, I want to chase away your shameless sister who wants to usurp the nest and her two brats."
"What are you talking about, child? I'm a guest here. Why are you cursing? Don't you have any manners?" Zhang Chun Yan shouted in a sharp voice.
Chen Li Shu sneered, "I don't have manners? I think you are the one with the worst manners."