Hearing the sarcastic remarks from Xiu Lian next door, Shen Qiang's mom immediately got upset and said coldly, "Oh, Aunt Xiu Lian, you really have a wide range of concerns. But I'll take your good intentions to heart; no need for you to worry about finding a match for my Qiangzi. Besides, my Qiangzi not only has a girlfriend now, but he's also a boss. Hehe, finding a partner requires careful selection; you can't just grab any two-legged creature and let them into the Shen Family."

Next door Aunt Xiu Lian laughed, "Dear, don't be too sure on that. Your Shen Qiang is almost thirty, right? Didn't he have some college girlfriend before who ran off with someone else?"

Hearing this, Shen Qiang's mom's face fell, "Our Shen Qiang is twenty-three!"

"Oh! Then he sure looks mature, probably looks ten years older than our Da Zhu." Xiu Lian smiled, squinting, and said, "It's clear he's read too much, prematurely aged. So you'd better hurry. Our Zhuzi is getting married on the eighth day of the new year. At that time, bring him and his uncle to drink wedding wine. Don't worry, I won't laugh at him for being single."

Shen Qiang's mom grew angry and sneered, "Alright, we'll be there for sure."

Seeing Zhuzi and his round-faced girlfriend snickering with arrogance nearby, Shen Qiang's mom couldn't help but say, "Anyway, speaking of this, such a beautiful girl marrying your Zhuzi is really a big deal, a once-in-a-lifetime event. Your two-story house might have looked okay ten years ago, but nowadays, not so much. Even if you don't rebuild, you should at least buy another one in the county, right?"

Instantly, Xiu Lian stopped smiling and then replied coldly, "Oh, our two-story building was there when you were still living in a mud-brick house. Our family lacks nothing; we have plenty of money."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiang's mom chuckled, "Oh, then as the mother-in-law, you should give more for the betrothal gift. If it's too little, it won't look good."

Xiu Lian raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Am I short of money? Is my family short of money?" With a cocky smile, she turned around and said proudly, "Let's go, Zhuzi, mom's going to get you a car! Hehe, we aren't like some people, putting on airs, borrowing money to build a house. Hehe, thinking a house means getting a wife? Joke, if a person isn't good, who would stay with you? But our Zhuzi is different, right, Xiao Mei?"

The round-faced girl nodded.

With that, Xiu Lian led her Zhuzi and his round-faced, short-legged girlfriend off.

Smugly, she said, "Hm, we aren't building a new house because we lack money. Let's go buy a car and show them the strength of our family."

Just then, Shen Qiang's dad, who had just unloaded the tricycle, parked it aside and frowned at the steaming Shen Qiang's mom, "Why do you bother with her?"

Unable to hold back her anger, Shen Qiang's mom was agitated.

"I don't want to bother with her, but didn't you see? She deliberately came to make trouble when we were at the door."

Shen Qiang's dad frowned, "Alright, what's all the fuss? It's no big deal."

Shen Qiang's mom was very angry.

"No big deal? It's easy for you to say. Back then, we had no money, and when they built a two-story house, they insisted on exchanging for our vegetable garden. I disagreed at the time, but what did you say? Xiu Lian's husband is your childhood buddy, and we're not lacking food, so whatever, let them have it."

"In the end, they built a two-story house and kept talking trash, saying it's a different era and who lives in a small house anymore. She's been saying this for years, haven't you heard? Just this spring, she stood on her balcony using our house for her videos, posting it online saying it was shabby. Didn't you see that?"

Shen Qiang's dad frowned, "I think you're never going to get over menopause, are you?"

"I'm not done!" Shen Qiang's mom was angry, complaining: "Then when we built a house on our own land, what did she do? Forced us to move the foundation half a meter south, saying she's afraid the eaves' water will fall on the road."

"Fine, we moved it. Our place is big; we don't mind that half meter. When we got to the second floor, she came over complaining that our house blocked her sunlight, refused to let you build, and your childhood buddy made the decision, sending you back."

"When the Village Chief came to mediate, you didn't say a word and secretly agreed to pay them a yearly 300 yuan for blocking the light for fifty years, giving them 15,000 yuan so we could finish building."

"Are they even human? The way you treated them and how they treat us. Our house is 60 meters from theirs; even if our main house has three floors, even five wouldn't block her sunlight."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang's dad frowned, "What are you complaining about? We just want peace. 15,000 yuan is nothing to her or us. Solve the problem, and it's over. If you keep fighting, delay three to five days, the construction team's delay wage would be about this amount too."

"I'm just pissed off! I'm just angry!" Shen Qiang's mom fumed, "Seeing their Zhuzi about to get married, getting arrogant, coming here to talk nonsense, she's clearly provoking me and looks down on our son. This jerk of a husband doesn't help me but criticizes me!"

Shen Qiang's dad sighed, frowning, "Alright, didn't Qiang already say he's bringing his girlfriend home today? We need more groceries, and when she arrives, she'll cook. No need to lift a finger, but at least, the meat, fish, chicken, ducks, and ingredients should be ready, right?"

"I don't care! You're so capable, you do it yourself!" Shen Qiang's mom was angry.

Shen Qiang's dad, helpless, then said, "Be rational, keep calm, our Qiang is now a big boss. Why do you always see their level? And let me tell you this, Qiang bringing his girlfriend home for the New Year is a happy occasion. You absolutely can't mention that trouble with Aunt Xiu Lian."

"Why not mention it?" Shen Qiang's mom fumed, "Where'd you get the money? Isn't it Qiang's? Oh, so you know, you fed his money to the ingrates and feel embarrassed about it, huh? I'm telling him anyway. The money is his, the house is his, he has the right to know."

"Shut up! You'd better behave!" Shen Qiang's dad snapped, "Stop dragging on about this nonsense! Qiang seldom comes home once a year and brings his girlfriend. Is it to watch you fight and argue? Besides, Qiang has a temper. Telling him isn't just fueling the fire for a fight, is it? If something really happens, how are you going to celebrate New Year? What would Qiang's girlfriend think of his parents?"

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