BXBX NOVEL Chapter 498 - 498: Arrival of Relatives
Chapter 498 - 498: Arrival of Relatives
Fan Limei, the sister-in-law, looked at Li Qingyu enviously, “Third sister-in-law, I heard this food festival is organized by your family?”
Li Qingyu proudly admitted, “Yes, it was organized by Qingzhi. We are just participating.”
“You’re lucky to have such an accomplished daughter. Unlike ours, who can only do some household chores.”
“Everyone has their own strengths.”
Cao Zhilan, the second sister-in-law, complained, “I heard you’ve hired quite a few people to help. Why didn’t you notify us? We’re family; shouldn’t we help each other?”
Li Qingyu’s smile faded. After hearing this, she did not want to talk to them anymore. “Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law, I’m very busy here. Please feel free to look around the garden.”
“No need. We’ll stay and help you.” As she spoke, Fan Limei rolled up her sleeves and came over to help greet the customers.
Li Qingyu quickly stopped her. “Sister-in-law, I can handle it here. There’s no need.”
“Don’t stand on ceremony. We’re family.” Fan Limei avoided Li Qingyu and walked to the side to greet the customers.
There were too many customers. Li Qingyu could not stop her sister-in-laws at all.
Cao Zhilan joined in as well, greeting a customer, “What would you like to buy?”
Li Qingyu stood on the spot and watched helplessly. There were so many customers, so it was not good to make things too ugly. She could only let the two of them do whatever they wanted. However, she was very annoyed.
Along with Fan Limei and Cao Zhilan, came ten-year-old Li Hongfeng and nineteen-year-old Li Fengzhi, who was taking care of a three-year-old boy.
The boy, seeing the food, excitedly broke free from Li Fengzhi’s hold and grabbed an apple pie, biting into it voraciously.
Him taking the apple pie, costing two taels each, made Li Qingyu even more annoyed. “Li Fengzhi, keep an eye on him.”
Li Fengzhi was extremely embarrassed by Li Qingyu’s words. “Third Aunt, he’s just a child. He doesn’t know anything. Please don’t mind him.”
Cao Zhilan said disapprovingly, “Yes, Third Sister-in-law, you don’t have to be so petty, right? It’s just a pastry.”
“That pastry costs two taels each,” Li Qingyu retorted, upset that they were eating without asking and acting so entitled.
When they heard this, they couldn’t help but click their tongues. Two taels each was too expensive. At the same time, they were even more jealous. Li Qingyu’s family must be earning a lot of money, right?
Trying to ease the situation, Cao Zhilan laughed it off, “The child has already eaten it, so let’s not make a fuss. We won’t do it again.” As she spoke, she gave Li Fengzhi a look.
Li Fengzhi quickly took the boy away.
Seeing Li Qingyu’s continued displeasure, Fan Limei offered, “We’ll work for you for a day to make up for it, okay?”
Li Qingyu, fed up, said bluntly, “No need, please leave.”
Their actions froze awkwardly, and Fan Limei, feeling slighted, said, “Third sister-in-law, there’s no need to be like this.”
Chu Rong walked over. He was tall and strong. Standing there, he had a very oppressive presence. “Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law, we don’t need anyone’s help here.”
No matter how shameless the two of them were, they could not stay any longer. “Fine, fine, we’re leaving. Who cares anyway.”
They walked away, complaining loudly.
Li Hongfeng tugged at Fan Limei’s sleeve, “Mom, 1 want to eat that layered thing,” referring to a sandwich.
Fan Limei, irritated, slapped her hand away and scolded, “All you think about is eating. Didn’t you see we were asked to leave?”
Li Hongfeng looked back longingly at the stall and suddenly dashed towards it, grabbing a sandwich and running off.
“Hey…” Li Qingyu watched Li Hongfeng’s figure with annoyance, thinking, ‘If she had just asked, I would have given it to her. Why steal?’
Li Qingyu, frustrated and with a headache, thought, ‘What kind of relatives are they?’
Chu Rong and the others also glared angrily.
Seeing Li Hongfeng eating a sandwich and then looking back at the stall, Fan Limei quickly walked away as she noticed Li Qingyu and the others glaring in their direction.
Fan Limei complained, “Really, Li Qingyu is getting more stingy. It’s just a pastry, and she looked at us like she wanted to hit us.”
Cao Zhilan agreed, “Exactly. They’re so rich, what’s wrong with eating a little of their things? They’ve become snobby since they got wealthy.”
Fan Limei sarcastically added, “Maybe they think they’re too good for us poor relatives now!”
Cao Zhilan snorted, “What goes around comes around. Can they guarantee they’ll be wealthy forever? They look down on us now, but they’ve forgotten how poor they were before!”
The two continued their sour comments as they walked away.
When Li Qingyin arrived with her two children, Li Qingyu and the others had already calmed down and were busy selling their goods.
“Third sister, brother-in-law, uncle, auntie,” Li Qingyin greeted everyone cheerfully.
The two children also greeted the elders obediently. Their voices were sweet and likable.
Li Qingyin handed each child a sandwich, “Here, you can eat these.”
Li Qingyu stopped her, “Qingyin, your goods are for sale. Don’t give them to the children. They’re not hungry.”
The children shyly hid behind Li Qingyin, shaking their heads, refusing to take the sandwiches.
Li Qingyu insisted, “Take it and eat, be good.”
Finally, Xu Songnian and Xu Wenlin accepted the sandwiches, thanking her, “Thank you, Auntie.”
Li Qingyu directed them to some chairs, “There are seats over there if you want to sit.”
Xu Songnian politely declined, “You’re busy, auntie. Don’t worry about us.”
Li Qingyu nodded and then turned to Li Qingyin, “I see you brought a basket. Is it empty?”
Li Qingyin put down her basket, uncovering it, “These are mushrooms, fungus, and tea shoots the children picked at the foot of the mountain. I’m hoping to sell them.”
“You’ll surely find buyers. Let’s set them up for sale,” Li Qingyu said, finding a small table, covering it with cloth, and helping Li Qingyin arrange the items.
As soon as they were displayed, a customer approached to inquire.
Many people enjoyed wild mountain products, and a customer asked about the tea shoots, “These look fresh. How much are they?”
Li Qingyin shyly responded, “It’s my first time selling, so please feel free to offer a price.”
The customer, finding Li Qingyin honest and straightforward, asked about the quantity, “How many catties of tea shoots do you have?”
“About five catties,” Li Qingyin replied.
“How about two taels of silver for the five catties?” the customer offered.
“Okay, okay.” Li Qingyin took the opportunity to say, “Aunt, do you need anything else? These mushrooms and fungus have just been picked. They’re very fresh.”
The auntie took a look and saw that they were indeed not bad. “How about this? I’ll give you five taels of silver. Can you sell them all to me?”
Li Qingyin said happily, “Thank you, Auntie. Where is your house? I’ll send it to you.”
There were a lot of things, so it was not easy to take them home. The auntie felt that Li Qingyin was sensible, so she agreed with a smile. “Alright, let’s go.”
Li Qingyin packed her things back into the basket. “Third Sister, I’ll send the goods. I’ll come and look for you later.”
Li Qingyu nodded. “Be careful. Let the children play here.”
“Sure.”
Li Qingyin left with the auntie..