The speaker was careless, but the listener was intent.
Ma Yulian didn't know that rumors about her were spreading rapidly. When she arrived at her parents' house, she was immediately warmly welcomed by her younger brother Ma Weidong.
"Sis, why did you come today? Have you talked to your husband about that thing I asked you?"
Ma Weidong eagerly brought a stool for Ma Yulian to sit on. He had a friend who owned a scrap recycling factory.
The man was wealthy, and Ma Weidong had boasted to him that his brother-in-law worked at the machinery factory.
The man was interested in some scrap materials from the machinery factory and wanted Ma Weidong to help establish a channel for collecting scrap from the factory!
The materials from the machinery factory, even if they were scrap, were made of iron and copper, which were much more valuable than regular scrap.
Seeing the potential profit and opportunity to make some extra money, the man asked Ma Weidong to get this done and promised to give him a reward!
Ma Weidong had mentioned this to Ma Yulian a few days ago, but she had been planning to help Chen Dazhu scheme against Li Junsheng's job and hadn't had time to think about it.
Since her brother brought it up, Ma Yulian rolled her eyes and decided to go along with it.
"Li Junsheng is just an ordinary worker in the factory. This matter needs to be discussed with the higher-ups. But if you want the leader to approve it, you need to show some sincerity."
"I came here today to ask you for some money to handle this matter!"
Ma Weidong nodded. At his age of over forty, he understood human relations.
Besides, he believed his sister wouldn't betray him!
"Then sis, how much do you think it would cost?"
Ma Yulian thought for a moment and said to Ma Weidong, "Let's start with three hundred dollars. There's no guarantee if it will work out, but if it does, you'll get more benefits than that. Let's give it a try!"
Ma Weidong didn't expect it would cost three hundred dollars, and there was no guarantee it would work out.
For a moment, Ma Weidong fell silent!
Ma Yulian's heart tightened, fearing that Ma Weidong wouldn't be willing to give up three hundred dollars.
She was only asking for three hundred, which was already very little.
Ma Yulian was mentally prepared for her brother to refuse, but unexpectedly, Ma Weidong had a good attitude and agreed to give the three hundred dollars.
"Alright, three hundred dollars it is. But sis, you need to help me feel out your husband. If this matter is really difficult, don't spend the money yet."
Ma Yulian nodded on the surface, but secretly sneered at her brother's naivety.
To actually ask Li Junsheng, that weakling, to handle something. What could he accomplish?
If he had that ability, he would have already helped Elder Brother find a good job!
Ma Yulian didn't realize that her brother was being nice to her entirely because Li Junsheng worked at a large factory.
She was benefiting from his status, yet she didn't understand the implications and was even scheming to give his job to someone else. How foolish could she be?
"That's fine."
Ma Weidong gave Ma Yulian three hundred dollars.
Looking at the three hundred dollars, Ma Yulian felt a pang of regret. She didn't want to share this money with her children.
But things had escalated to this point, and she had to resolve the family division tonight. Otherwise, she couldn't even return home!
She had to get back and see what Li Junsheng was up to.
At this moment, Li Junsheng was at home, personally cooking a sumptuous family banquet.
Wang Xiuhua was helping in the kitchen, but she wasn't satisfied with Li Junsheng's extravagance, buying so much meat and fish!
Li Guojun was pacing in the living room, only thinking about how much money Ma Yulian would bring back.
Bang bang bang!
Someone knocked on the door. Li Guojun rushed over to open it, expecting to see his mother with a large sum of money.
But instead, he saw Li Guohua and Ji Xiaocui standing outside with some items, and Ji Xiaocui was holding Xiaowei!
"Brother, where's Dad?"
The second son spoke coldly to Li Guojun.
Li Guojun just said Dad was in the kitchen, but inwardly he was annoyed that his second brother's family was always trying to take advantage. They even brought their son, as if afraid of missing a single bite!
When the second couple entered, they greeted Li Junsheng in the kitchen.
Ji Xiaocui rolled up her sleeves, wanting to help her father-in-law, but Li Junsheng had already prepared most of the food.
He just needed to serve it!
At this moment, Li Chunya, eight or nine months pregnant, entered the house empty-handed.
Seeing Li Junsheng, Li Chunya greeted him coldly and distantly.
"Father."
"Ah, Chunya, come over and sit down. Is Sun Gui here?"
Li Junsheng stared at his son-in-law Sun Gui, his expression tense. He wasn't particularly welcoming.
Sun Gui and his mother weren't good people, favoring boys over girls. In the previous life, Chunya had three daughters, and was finally driven to depression and suicide by them!
His third daughter wasn't very close to him now. When he was injured at the factory due to improper operation.
She came to visit him, bringing some eggs and two pounds of meat. When she went back, Sun Gui beat her, and his mother-in-law not only didn't stop him, but helped him beat Li Chunya!
Li Junsheng remembered how his daughter had come home feeling wronged and needed support, but Ma Yulian scolded her for not being smart enough and deserved the beating, even complaining that she didn't bring anything good.
Ma Yulian didn't let Li Junsheng stand up for his daughter, so he didn't intervene. Since then, his third daughter had become much more distant from him.
At this moment, Sun Gui said to Li Junsheng, "What kind of talk is that? Can't I come? Chunya is so big with child, I need to take care of her."
Li Junsheng snorted, not believing Sun Gui's lies.
He was clearly following his mother's orders to watch Chunya, making sure she didn't bring anything back to her parents' house!
Li Junsheng knew that if his daughter dared to bring anything back, she would definitely be beaten again when she returned.
Sun Gui and his mother completely ignored that Chunya was carrying their Sun family's child in her belly!
Sun Gui was extremely casual. He said he was taking care of Chunya, but as soon as he came in, he plopped down on the sofa.
He picked up an empty cup from the table and handed it to Li Chunya.
"Get me some water, remember to put some tea leaves in it. I don't like plain water."
"Okay."
Li Chunya looked numb, meekly going to make tea.
She brought back the tea with her large belly, but Sun Gui took one sip and spit it all out.
In front of Li Junsheng, Sun Gui criticized Li Chunya.
"How can you even make tea? You put too many tea leaves, it's too bitter. Go make it again!"
The elder brother pretended not to see, but Li Guohua looked angry and wanted to stand up for his sister. However, before Li Guohua could speak up for his sister, Li Junsheng stepped forward first.
In this life, he would never let his daughter lose hope in life and take her three daughters to die!
He saw Li Junsheng grab the teacup from Sun Gui's hand and pour the whole cup of tea on the ground.
Sun Gui's breath caught in his throat, not expecting his usually weak father-in-law to do such a thing.
"Sun Gui, you're the one who's useless. With your good hands and feet, you make Chunya serve you while she's pregnant? Do you think no one will stand up for Chunya?"