The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Aunt Hong sneered, ”Besides wanting to squeeze some money from me, what else could you possibly need?”

After speaking, she went directly into the house, ignoring Ms. Yu.

Ms. Yu was furious, raising her foot to chase after her, ”Mother, don’t leave! I have to ask you, did you introduce that Chen guy to such a good job?”

At first, she didn’t think much of it, but the more she pondered, the more suspicious it seemed.

Lu’s is a store opened by Wen’an County Lord, and the job Chen Kangtai found recently was at Lu’s.

It could certainly be considered a coincidence.

But just a few days ago, Chen Kangtai brought fish and pastries to visit her mother-in-law, speaking very respectfully, and she even heard him say he would take care of her mother-in-law in her old age.

Take care in her old age??

She felt something was off at that moment, and now thinking back, how could it be so coincidental for Chen Kangtai to become the staff at Lu’s, while the boss of Lu’s happens to be closely connected to her mother-in-law? If there’s no connection in this, she’d willingly have her head twisted off for her mother-in-law to use as a stool.

Aunt Hong didn’t expect her to figure it out; she truly hadn’t known Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng’s identities earlier.

After Chen Kangtai started working at the shop, he had come to visit her. But Chen Kangtai assumed Aunt Hong was familiar with Shu Yu, certainly aware of her identity.

Moreover, outside, he always referred to Shu Yu as boss, and to Meng Yunzheng as son-in-law, unaware that Aunt Hong knew nothing.

However, today’s fluke guess by Ms. Yu just uncovered it, leading her to guess the source of Chen Kangtai’s job.

At this point, Aunt Hong found no reason to hide, so she nodded, ”Yes, I introduced him.”

Ms. Yu nearly jumped, grinding her teeth as she said, ”Mother, isn’t this too unreasonable? Is there no one in our family? Such a great job, you introduced it to an outsider who has nothing to do with us. Your son is still doing hard labor and barely gets enough wages to support the whole family; are you just going to sit there and watch us die?”

As she spoke, she started to cry.

Aunt Hong frowned, ”Are you done? They want smart and knowledgeable staff. I’d like to find you an easy job, but do you know how to read? Can you converse with educated people? Express thoughts and understand customers clearly? People like you are everywhere on the streets; Lady Lu wants someone like Kangtai who has seen the world.”

Ms. Yu was choked; she couldn’t really refute this. Chen Kangtai indeed had studied for many years and knew how to behave.

But she wasn’t satisfied, ”Even if we lack knowledge compared to Chen Kangtai, surely they don’t only need educated people in her shop, right? Don’t they need someone for odd jobs? My husband may not excel at other things, but he can do odd jobs, can’t he?”

”Lady Lu runs a business, not a charity. You think she’d take in anyone I introduce? Am I her mother or her savior? Why should she listen to me? Back then, I didn’t care about anything, just threw Lele into their house, and they forgave what happened; I should be grateful for that. With our relationship, it’s me who should repay their kindness, how thick-skinned would I be to ask them to care for our family?”

Ms. Yu was left speechless, sure the logic was sound, but letting an outsider benefit just didn’t sit well with her.

Before she could resolve her frustration, she suddenly heard Aunt Hong mention leaving with Shu Yu to Dongan Province tomorrow.

She instantly forgot everything else and turned pale in shock, ”You, you’re leaving the capital? Are you abandoning this family?”