Reborn not to be a simp, the school beauty's whole family goes crazy

"We can't be the only ones who are so poor that we can't even afford a decent meal."

"She's made a fortune, so we should get a share! You've always treated her well."

Xu Maocai frowned and said somewhat guiltily, "But isn't this too unfair? After all, it's money that my third sister-in-law worked so hard to earn."

Upon hearing this, Li Dongdong immediately became displeased. She put down the vegetables in her hand and shouted in a shrill voice, "Kindness? Our family is starving to death, what kind of kindness are you talking about?"

“If you don’t persuade her to give you some money soon, we’ll have nowhere to live when the creditors come knocking on our door.”

"Besides, we're all from the Xu family. It's her fault for being so rich and not helping her brothers."

Xu Maocai thought about it and felt that what Li Dongdong said made some sense.

He gritted his teeth, stood up, and slammed his fist on the table.

As if making a decision for himself, he said, "Okay, then we'll go to the chicken farm tomorrow to ask her for the money."

The next morning, a cold wind howled.

The wind was like a sharp knife, mercilessly scraping across people's exposed skin.

Xu Maocai and Li Dongdong rode onto the dilapidated bicycle, the chain making a creaking sound.

It was as if they were protesting against this journey of sleeping outdoors in the open.

The two men sat close together in the back seat, braving the biting wind as they bumped along the road toward the chicken farm.

The cold wind stung their faces, and their hair danced wildly in the wind.

But the two were so focused on money that they had long forgotten about the cold and inconvenience.

Upon arriving at the chicken farm, the chickens in the coop squawked happily, seemingly welcoming their owner.

Xu Maocai and Li Dongdong didn't care about any of that. They went straight to the chicken farm's office area and found Chen Meiju, who was busy working.

Chen Meiju arrived at the chicken farm early this morning to arrange the workers' daily tasks.

She was dressed in simple work clothes, her face revealing simplicity and determination.

When she saw Xu Maocai and his wife walk in, she felt a little strange, but still greeted them politely.

Xu Maocai was taken aback at first, then quickly forced a smile onto his face.

With a forced smile, he said, "Third sister-in-law, I heard your chicken farm is making a lot of money."

"I'm really short on money lately, and I'm even having trouble eating."

"Do you think you can lend him a hand and give me a few tens of thousands of yuan to spend?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Meiju's already sparse smile vanished instantly.

She frowned, a hint of worry and anger in her eyes, and coldly replied, "Every penny I earn from this chicken farm is hard-earned."

“I have taken good care of these chickens since they were hatched. I get up before dawn every day to feed them and clean the chicken coop, and I also have to watch over them at night.”

“I have devoted almost all of my energy to this.”

"And selling eggs isn't easy either; you have to find sales channels and deal with all sorts of people."

“This money was earned by my own hands, bit by bit. How can I just give it away like that?”

"If you're short of money, why don't you go and earn it yourselves? Why are you coming to me asking for money?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dongdong immediately became unhappy, her eyes widening like copper bells.

She shouted in a shrill voice, "What are you saying? We're all family. Now that you have money, you should help each other out."

"If your brother were beaten to death or arrested because he couldn't pay his debts, would you be able to live with yourself?"

"Do you want to watch us be driven to our deaths by our creditors?"

Chen Meiju did not back down and raised her voice, saying, "Even among family members, there must be reason and principles."

"I will use this money to continue developing the chicken farm and expand production."

"What if you use it to pay off your gambling debts, and then gamble again and lose again?"

"If I really agree to give you the money, my chicken farm will be ruined by you sooner or later!"

The two sides argued back and forth, neither willing to give in, and soon things escalated into a commotion.

Upon seeing this, the women at the chicken farm stopped what they were doing and gathered around.

Aunt Zhang frowned and said, "What are you all doing? Talk it out, don't make a scene here."

Another aunt, Aunt Wang, chimed in, "That's right. There's no hurdle that a family can't overcome. Just discuss things calmly and rationally."

But the two of them just wouldn't stop their antics, no matter how much the aunties tried to persuade them.

They continued arguing and blaming each other, completely refusing to listen to anyone else.

At this moment, Chen Dong was at home, engrossed in reading in his room, preparing his study and growth plan after the Spring Festival.

Suddenly, he received a call from the auntie at the chicken farm.

The aunt's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone: "Dongzi, your second aunt has been bullied at the chicken farm!"

"Xu Maocai and Li Dongdong came here, asking your second aunt to give them money to pay off their gambling debts."

"The two of them had a huge argument about this, and now they're almost fighting."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dong was immediately filled with rage and hurriedly put down the book in his hand.

Without saying a word, he quickly ran into the yard and found his bicycle.

I hopped on my bicycle and sped off towards the chicken farm.

The cold wind howled across his face, but he was only thinking about getting to the chicken farm as soon as possible to protect his second aunt.

Upon arriving at the chicken farm, they found Second Aunt Chen Meiju wrestling with Li Dongdong.

The scene was chaotic, and the chickens were so frightened that they scattered and fled.

Li Dongdong's hair was disheveled, her eyes were wide open like copper bells, and she was grabbing Chen Meiju's hair with her claws outstretched.

He was cursing under his breath: "You heartless woman, if you don't hand over the money today, I'm not done with you!"

Xu Maocai appeared to be mediating the fight, but in reality, he was secretly shoving Chen Meiju from behind.

He shoved Chen Meiju forcefully, causing her to lose her balance.

While pretending to be helpful, they shouted, "Stop fighting! Stop fighting! We're all family, let's talk things out."

Meanwhile, Chen Meiju's husband, Xu Xiucai, also appeared at the chicken farm at some point and was watching over it.

This man, who was usually somewhat timid, simply held onto Chen Meiju's arm.

He muttered to himself, "Stop fighting. We're all family. Let's talk things out. This kind of arguing is hurting our relationship."

But he showed no intention of stopping Li Dongdong from bullying Chen Meiju.

Instead, they stood by, pulling at each other slowly and deliberately, like bystanders.

The women at the chicken farm were even more eager than him to stop the farce, constantly shouting, "Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

Upon seeing this, Chen Dong was instantly enraged.

He shouted, "Stop! What are you doing!"

Then he rushed forward and slapped Li Dongdong several times across the face.

The popping sounds were particularly jarring in the chicken farm, like firecrackers.

"Li Dongdong, you shrew, how dare you bully my second aunt!"