Era: Seven money-losing girls? They're trying to trick me into having a daughter again!

Zhou Li looked at the piece of cloth, her expression changing several times.

Of course she knew that Fang Wei was lying. The two families lived in the same village, so how could Wu Shaoli be so busy that she didn't even have time to come over and deliver something?

Zhou Li sighed silently to herself.

The events of that year actually had nothing to do with Wu Shaoli, but the other party's actions made her feel a little guilty.

"Take this cloth back to her; I don't need it."

Zhou Li shook her head and said slowly, "She's younger than me, so this fabric suits her perfectly."

"Sister-in-law."

Fang Wei's voice was a little hoarse as he said in a low voice, "What happened back then was all my fault, it had nothing to do with Shao Li."

"All these years, she still can't let go of you and your older brother."

"But she doesn't dare to come see you. She feels... she doesn't have the face to do so."

Zhou Li's lips trembled slightly, and Fang Qiang also stopped what he was doing.

"Big brother, sister-in-law."

Fang Wei straightened up, his face full of sincerity, "I still want to ask you to come to the old forest farm and help me with the work."

"I will definitely pay my brother according to the standard for odd jobs in town, and settle accounts daily without delay."

"I know you don't believe me, and I'm not asking you to forgive me now!"

"I just want you to know that I, Fang Wei, truly want to make something of myself!"

"My daughters are all still young. I don't want them to go out in the future and have people point fingers at them and say, 'Your dad is a gambling addict!'"

Fang Wei knew that talking about himself alone wouldn't be enough; mentioning his wife and children would be much more convincing.

"..."

Zhou Li didn't speak. Fang Qiang brushed the dirt off his hands and stared at his younger brother, who was eight years younger than him, for a long time.

Fang Wei felt uneasy under his gaze, but he gritted his teeth and refused to look away from his older brother's eyes.

"You just said that if I go to the old forest farm to work for you, I'll be paid daily?"

Although Fang Qiang's tone was still harsh, Fang Wei immediately understood the meaning behind his words.

"Yes! Settlement is done daily!"

Fang Wei's tone was somewhat excited as he quickly said, "Brother, you can go whenever you want! If you go tomorrow, we'll settle the payment tomorrow; if you go the day after, we'll settle the payment the day after!"

"...I'm not helping you."

Fang Qiang said coldly, "I'm only doing this for my sister-in-law and my nieces."

Although he still harbored some resentment, Wu Shaoli had been taking care of him when his wife was newly pregnant.

"I know! I know!"

Fang Wei nodded repeatedly, his eyes starting to sting, and he struggled to hold back his tears.

"Big brother, thank you! Thank you so much!"

Fang Qiang resumed repairing the hoe, no longer looking at him: "Whenever you want to start working, just come find me."

"Okay! I'll definitely come find my older brother!"

Fang Wei was afraid he would burst into tears on the spot, so he turned around and walked out.

"Hey! Shaoli's cloth?!"

Zhou Li wanted to return the cloth to him, but he disappeared in a few steps. She could only look at her husband helplessly and say, "The pattern of this cloth... it must have been expensive when we bought it."

"He actually said it was given to you by your sister-in-law, so you can keep it."

Fang Qiang also sighed.

Shaoli is such a sensible and good girl, so why did she have to marry her own brother? It's truly a tragedy.

And my little nieces are all very well-behaved and sensible; they always greet me when we meet on the street.

"You and the child need money to nourish your bodies. If Fang Wei can really keep going, it will be convenient for me to work for him, and I won't have to do odd jobs everywhere."

"Anyway, he said he would pay me every day. If he delays payment, I will quit immediately."

"Alright."

Zhou Li picked up the cloth bag, glanced at the contents, and couldn't help but say, "He's only just started earning a little money, and he's already spending it all so lavishly."

"Shao Li is so good at managing the household, yet she didn't even try to persuade him otherwise."

……

Early the next morning, Zhao Laosan and Mei Yan went to town.

Anita Mui dressed up specially today, wearing a slightly worn floral shirt, deliberately messing up her hair, and not wearing any makeup, making her look very haggard.

Even with this outfit, her shirt was still stretched taut at the chest, attracting the stares of several burly men on the street.

After arriving in town, Zhao Laosan took Mei Yan directly to the street office.

After Xu Rui caused a scene at Fang Wei's house last time, he secretly inquired about this person and learned that this pretty boy seemed to hold a high position and even had a private office.

Seeing the man and woman brought in by his colleague, Xu Rui, sitting in the office, asked with some confusion, "Who are you?"

"Officer Xu, I am Zhao Laosan from Laotang Village, and she is Mei Yan from Changtian Village."

As soon as Zhao Laosan arrived, he introduced himself and said respectfully, "We've come to see you today because we have something important to tell you."

After saying that, he winked at Mei Yan.

Mei Yan understood, and stood aside with her head down, making a timid and pitiful appearance.

Laotang Village?

Xu Rui put down the enamel mug in his hand and asked somewhat impatiently, "What is it?"

"Officer Xu, this matter is related to Fang Wei."

Zhao Laosan leaned forward, deliberately lowering his voice and adopting a mysterious air, "Officer Xu, you have no idea, that kid Fang Wei is really arrogant now!"

Xu Rui's expression changed, and he frowned as he asked, "What's wrong with Fang Wei?"

"Officer Xu, listen to me."

Old Zhao cleared his throat before speaking, "You don't know yet, do you? That kid Fang Wei hunted a whole litter of wild boars at the old forest farm, and now he's got a big head on his shoulders! He walks around the village like he owns the place!"

Xu Rui was stunned for a moment.

Fang Wei actually hunted a wild boar in the old forest?! When did that happen?!

"He eats meat at home every day now, and he doesn't even greet us villagers. He's so arrogant!"

"etc!"

Zhao Laosan wanted to continue cursing Fang Wei, but Xu Rui interrupted him, saying coldly, "Explain yourself clearly! How could Fang Wei have shot a wild boar?!"

"Oh dear, look at my brain!"

Zhao Laosan patted his head and said with a forced smile, "Officer Xu is a very busy man, how would he know about such a trivial matter!"

"Fang Wei's pig was caught yesterday morning at the old forest farm, and I heard it sold for 150 yuan!"

"How many?!"

Xu Rui exclaimed, "Fifty yuan is equivalent to five months' salary for me!"

"That's a full one hundred and fifty yuan!"

Zhao Laosan made a gesture, and seeing Xu Rui's expression, he was secretly pleased and continued.

"Actually, it's not a big problem that he doesn't respect the people here."

"But I also overheard someone saying that Fang Wei was spreading rumors throughout the village, saying that now that he's rich, he doesn't even respect the officials from the neighborhood committee!"