country bumpkin

Chapter 308 Gao Qinglian is causing trouble again.

Around 7 p.m., as expected, all of Kong Xiufen's daughters arrived. Kong Xiufen brought some meat dishes, and Kong Xiufang brought some nutritional supplements.

The four sisters gathered around their mother for a reunion dinner. The lively atmosphere at the table helped to lift the daughters' spirits.

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With economic development, building roads is the first rule for getting rich.

The old house where Sun Zitao got married seized this opportunity. The authorities said they were going to widen the road, building a paved road from the bus station all the way east to the reservoir east of Yicheng.

The road that needs to be widened now is the road in front of their old house.

Fortunately, Kong Xiujuan got married in the old house, and luckily she left this room when she moved. Otherwise, the money for the road expansion would not have gone to her family at all.

At the time, her mother-in-law, Gao Qinglian, even caused a scene, trying to seize her room and give it to her second brother's family. In the end, however, she managed to keep it firmly in her grasp.

That old house also had a courtyard, but now the entire courtyard has been occupied by the government, and they paid a sum of money in compensation.

Of course, the courtyard belonged to both Sun Zitao and Sun Zihao, so the money was split equally.

The area where Gao Qinglian set up her stall was public land, and her family's storefront was behind it, so they didn't pay her for occupying the front space.

After occupying the land in front, their house immediately became the best storefront on the roadside.

Kong Xiujuan was more cunning than Sun Zitao, so she became more resourceful.

Just then, the second son, Sun Zihao, who was also quick-witted and had over 800 ideas, spotted a business opportunity.

The village committee has received notice to repair and widen the roads to prevent people with ulterior motives from rebuilding houses into commercial properties. Therefore, they are strictly enforcing the rules and not allowing any unauthorized construction.

Sun Zihao happened to have a classmate with connections, so he immediately gave gifts and asked someone to apply for the renovation of the old house. After the application was approved, construction on the house began immediately.

Sun Zitao and Kong Xiujuan came to Sun Zihao's house at night with gifts, saying they wanted to rebuild the house together.

They paid for the house themselves, even if it meant borrowing money.

After all, Sun Zitao was honest and didn't know anyone in higher positions, so he could only rely on his younger brother's connections to build the house together.

Sun Zihao was quite good this time; he was willing to help his older brother out and agreed to build a house together.

But when Gao Qinglian found out about this, she started crying and making a scene to stop the eldest son's family from building a house.

Gao Qinglian arrived at the construction site and cried out to the workers who were obstructing their work.

Kong Xiujuan just couldn't understand what this old woman was thinking. What good would it do you to stop your eldest son from building a house?

Is it the neighborhood committee that can give you a reward, or someone higher up who can give you this old house?

It was already agreed when the family property was divided that this house belonged to Sun Zitao. Could it be that Gao Qinglian wants to take it back?

The workers stopped demolishing half of the old house because the old woman was squatting in the middle of the old house, not moving at all.

If they continue demolishing the house, it will definitely hit her, so the workers dare not continue.

When Kong Xiujuan heard that her mother-in-law had caused trouble again, she angrily ran to the construction site.

When Gao Qinglian saw her eldest daughter-in-law arrive, she quickly got up and rushed to Kong Xiujuan's side.

He bent down and rammed his head into Kong Xiujuan's stomach. Kong Xiujuan was shocked; she couldn't dodge, but she couldn't leave either.

At this critical moment, Sun Zitao pushed Kong Xiujuan aside. He then stood in Kong Xiujuan's original spot and took a solid hit from Gao Qinglian.

Upon seeing this, Gao Qinglian sat on the ground and wailed, slapping her thigh and cursing Kong Xiujuan. Her cursing and crying attracted many passersby to come and watch.

Of course, the children knew nothing about these things. They were all at work or school, and none of them were home.

Neighbors Granny Lin and Granny Huang also came to see what was going on. They both hated Gao Qinglian the most for being such a biased and unreasonable old woman.

Granny Lin muttered, "They're all my own flesh and blood, how can you be so biased? Anyone who didn't know better would think the eldest son was adopted!"

Old Mrs. Huang agreed with these words.

"Yes, that's what we're talking about. Every child goes through a labor pains during birth. These are children who are brought to us with their lives, so why don't we cherish them?"

The onlookers, having heard the whole story, understood what had happened and shook their heads in dismay. They all criticized the old woman for being foolish.

Gao Qinglian made a big fuss, and even invited the director of the Women's Federation and staff members of the neighborhood committee.

The staff helped Gao Qinglian up, and the director of the Women's Federation persuaded her, explaining a lot of reasons to her.

Gao Qinglian couldn't refuse the Women's Federation director's request, so she toned it down considerably. She dusted herself off, got up, and stopped crying.

She just sobbed and pretended to be pitiful, continuing to berate her eldest son and daughter-in-law for not listening to her, going against her, disrespecting her, and not being filial to her.

The staff of the neighborhood committee usually deal with minor conflicts and frictions involving neighbors.

How could I not know the specifics of their family situation? It's just that the old lady is making trouble for no reason.

Gao Qinglian was still ranting about her eldest son's family with spittle flying everywhere when she heard two discordant voices.

"Oh dear! I'm not trying to be mean, but don't you know what you've done? You're so biased, you're practically favoring your own family. How dare you criticize the eldest son's whole family?" That was Granny Huang's voice.

"Exactly, exactly. Playing the victim, ugh! Anyone with eyes and a brain can see what she's up to. Women's Federation Director, don't be fooled by this old woman's pitiful act. Everyone in the village knows what kind of person she is. Don't just listen to her side of the story."

That's Granny Lin's voice.

The head of the Women's Federation wasn't stupid; she knew exactly what kind of person Gao Qinglian was. But since it was their family matter, she could only try to mediate.

It won't escalate too much, otherwise their village will become a laughing stock among other villages.

The director of the Women's Federation said, "Sister Gao, let me be honest. As parents, we all hope our children will have a better life, right?"

So now that they've already completed the paperwork and received approval, it's a good thing they can rebuild their houses.

As their mother, if you can't help them, don't cause them any trouble, right?

Also, our village is currently competing to become a model civilized village, so you can't hold our village back.

"You know what? If you tarnish the village's reputation and don't get elected, I won't let you off easily."

These words carried a hint of threat. Gao Qinglian dared not refute them and could only reluctantly express her opinion.

"Okay, Director, I'll listen to you. I'll go home now and stop making a fuss."

And so the farce came to an end. The onlookers gradually dispersed.

Kong Xiujuan helped her grandson Zitao sit on a stone in front of their house and asked him, "Zitao, how are you? Does your stomach hurt? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?"

Sun Zitao waved his hand, "No need, it's not that serious. Mother's strength is nothing."

Kong Xiujuan raised her fist and punched Sun Zitao in the chest, angrily saying, "Mother, mother, mother, I knew it was your mother."

"Does your mother ever treat you like a son? If she even shows a little bit of a motherly demeanor, I won't say anything."

Sun Zitao ignored him and could only lower his head and remain silent. After a long while, he raised his head and said, "She may not be a mother anymore, but she still gave birth to me and raised me."

Kong Xiujuan was shocked by her husband's words. Even in this situation, he was still thinking about how good his mother was. He was such a blockhead and extremely blindly filial.