My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Although she didn't abandon her granddaughter in a cemetery like her mother-in-law had done back then, she still didn't treat her well.

Although Madam He didn't allow her daughter to work in the fields, it was all for the sake of raising her well so that she could marry into a good family in the future. She also didn't usually make nice clothes for Wang Xuemei to wear.

Therefore, all the clothes brought this time were those of the eldest and youngest He families.

The Wang family used to be managed by Old Mrs. Wang, who was a woman who would split every penny in half and would never normally spend money on clothes for her two daughters-in-law.

Even if her two sons secretly bought her a few outfits, she would still throw a tantrum and make a huge scene.

Among the clothes that Madam He and Madam He brought, several of the better ones were purchased when the two got married.

Although good materials were used when they got married, so many years have passed and the style is now outdated.

In addition, the clothes were not tailored to Wang Xuemei's figure, so they did not fit her well.

Madam Da He looked around, then took Old Lady Wang's hand and said, "Mother, how about we make Xue Mei a new outfit?"

Grandma Wang was reluctant to let her go. "I think it's fine as it is. Besides, Lu Sanlang is looking at her face, not the clothes she's wearing. Just let her go like this."

Madam He wanted to say something more, but she added, "Now that the shops are all rented, there are many places where we need to spend money, so we have to plan for the future. This red dress also complements Xue Mei's white dress, so it's just fine like this."

Wang Dazhi, considering the limited money he had after renting the shop, nodded in agreement and told Wang Xuemei to go find Lu Sanlang.

Seeing that her husband said this, Da He had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​making clothes for her daughter. She called her daughter aside and carefully explained things to her.

After giving a long explanation, Wang Xuemei took a few copper coins and headed towards the Lu family's braised food shop.

It was already noon, and the braised food stall had even more customers.

A long queue had formed in front of the shop.

Thinking about what she had to say, Wang Xuemei avoided the group and went to find a waiter in the shop, saying, "Waiter, could you please take me to see Brother Sanlang?"

These days, ever since the braised food shop became an instant hit in the city, many people have been asking about the owner of the shop.

When they learned that the owner of the braised food shop was a talented young man, many families considered marrying their daughters to Lu Xumu.

Every two or three days, people would take the opportunity of buying food to ask the shop assistants about their boss.

Tugen was already used to it.

Usually, it's older women who come to him, asking about his daughters. This is the first time a young woman like Wang Xuemei has come in person.

Furthermore, since Wang Xuemei affectionately called Lu Xumu "Brother Sanlang," Tugen was unsure and didn't immediately refuse.

Wang Xuemei was initially very nervous, but seeing that he didn't immediately refuse, she felt that she had a chance and said, "I'm Sanlang's neighbor's little sister. I have a small thing I want to ask him. Can you help me?"

Seeing that she seemed to know her employer very well, Tugen hesitated for a moment and said, "What's your surname? I'll ask her for you after I finish what I'm doing."

Wang Xuemei bit her lip slightly and said, "My surname is Wang."

Tu Gen took a break and went to the backyard to look for Lu Xu Mu.

The Lu brothers, Xu Mu and Xu Mu, manage three shops on a regular basis and have many things to do, so they don't stay at any one shop all the time.

Both of them took turns visiting the store and checking the accounts.

Today, Lu Xumu happened to come to the shop in the west of the city. Upon hearing Tugen's report, he frowned slightly and said, "Send the person away. I don't have any neighbor girls."

Upon hearing this, Tugen secretly rejoiced, thankful that he had been careful not to bring the person directly to his employer.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't only fail to get praise from my employer, but I might even be punished.

When he saw Wang Xuemei again, he couldn't help but give her a cold look and said, "Our boss isn't in the shop, please go back, young lady!"

Looking at his expression, Wang Xuemei understood everything. The shop assistant must have reported to Lu Sanlang, but Lu Sanlang didn't want to see her.

Perhaps this guy even thought she was using the guise of being the girl next door to get close to his shameless boss.

But in reality... it seems pretty much the same.

Wang Xuemei blushed with embarrassment and ran headlong towards the newly rented shop of the Wang family.

Upon seeing Wang Xuemei return, Madam He quickly went to greet her, asking expectantly, "How did it go?"

Wang Xuemei lowered her head and said, "I didn't see him."

Old Mrs. Wang immediately asked, "I didn't see him? Why did you take so long?"

“I asked a shop assistant to take me to see Lu Sanlang. He said he had to finish what he was doing first, so I waited there. After a long time, he came back and said that their boss was not in the shop.”

Thinking about the way those people were looking at her, Wang Xuemei lowered her head even further. "It must be that Lu Sanlang doesn't want to see me, that's why he said that."

Old Mrs. Wang angrily poked her head and said irritably, "Useless thing, why did you ask the waiter to lead the way? Can't you use your brain a little and sneak off to find that Lu Sanlang?"

Madam He also said, "What are you doing back here? You should have gone to the back door to wait for Lu Sanlang to come out, and then shamelessly pester him."

At this point, you shouldn't care about saving face. Will caring about face guarantee you a good life after marrying into the Lu family?

"Go quickly, go and guard the back door of the Lu family's shop." Wang Dazhi fiercely pushed Wang Xuemei out and cursed, "Don't come back if you haven't done your job well."

Wang Xuemei was pushed out the door, completely at a loss.

Dahe followed, and Wang Xuemei felt a warmth in her heart. Just as she was about to ask for help, she heard her mother say, "Go quickly, I'm doing this for your own good."

Wang Xuemei was confused. Was this really for her own good?

As someone who had been through it all, Da He shared her experience with her, saying, "If you want to have a good life in the future, you need to be more clever."

If he doesn't like you, cry, act pitiful, and say your family is pressuring you and you have no choice... Men can't stand seeing women cry, and he'll soften and agree to your request.

Seeing her dazed look, Dahe sighed and said, "All the girls in the village have to go to farm. I never let you go, you know?"

I want you to marry into a good family, but a family like ours might be considered good in the village, but it's not good enough in the city. It won't be easy for you to marry into a good family.

Moreover, in these chaotic times... if you can't marry into the Lu family, if you want a good life, you'll only be able to become a concubine for an older man decades your senior, or marry into an ordinary family, where you'll not only have to work in the fields, but you might not even have enough to eat.

Wang Xuemei certainly didn't want to marry an old man as a concubine, nor did she want to marry a poor man to work in the fields.

She said, "Mother, don't worry, I will do my best."

Mrs. He said with satisfaction, "That's right! You should know that you're doing this all for yourself."