Era: Life's Big Winner

Chapter 8 Wang Cuilan Treats Her Daughter-in-law Well
"Okay!" Wang Cuilan agreed readily.

"I'll take care of the house for you. Don't let your elder brother and his wife live in it."

She was really afraid that if she rejected Liu Hongchang's request, her youngest son would never come back and would become a son-in-law.

"Don't leave in a hurry, stay for dinner." Wang Cuilan said expectantly.

Liu Hongchang nodded and smiled, "Don't you look down on Wenhui's cooking? Take her with you and teach her well."

"You stupid kid, you're always looking for things to do for me!" Wang Cuilan glared at him.

Then he looked at the very reserved He Wenhui, sighed secretly, and said helplessly: "Come with me!"

Since she has become the de facto daughter-in-law, wouldn't it be embarrassing for her son if she continued to pursue him?

So Liu Hongchang just mentioned it, and she, as a mother, went down the stairs.

"Oh, thanks, Mom." He Wenhui said with a grateful look on her face, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I originally thought that I would have to bite the bullet and have a good meal this time, but I didn't expect it to be so easy.

After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to the kitchen to cook, Liu Hongchang went to his room.

It is spacious and bright, spotlessly clean, and all commonly used furniture is available.

The quilt was spread out and was clean. It seemed that Wang Cuilan had cleaned it regularly since the original owner moved out.

"It's still a little small. Once I have a few children, it won't be big enough to accommodate them." Liu Hongchang thought to himself.

"I still have to find ways to make money and buy a big courtyard house as soon as possible. If I buy it now, I will make a profit."

He also has some ideas about future arrangements.

This year is the 80th year, and many industries have not yet been liberalized, so there is no rush to start a business.

The first self-employed restaurant will open this year, but its scale is limited, so we will be restricted in everything we do in the early stages.

Materials produced in space can also make money, but these days material control is relatively strict, and selling them secretly is too risky.

After all, if you walk by the river often, your feet will get wet.

After all, a person's power is limited, and Liu Hongchang doesn't need to live in fear.

Therefore, it is necessary to take on more private cooking jobs in the future, which can not only earn stable money, but also develop fame and build connections.

Fame and connections are more important to Liu Hongchang than money.

Therefore, with the support of the state-owned canteen, we must first lay a solid foundation. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood, and necessary preparations are indispensable.

In the kitchen.

What Liu Hongchang didn't expect was that He Wenhui didn't learn how to cook from Wang Cuilan first, but learned how to quarrel first.

"Isn't it easy to quarrel? I will teach you twelve mantras! Only if you are my daughter-in-law, otherwise I won't teach you."

Speaking of quarreling, Wang Cuilan became excited and spitted everywhere.

She was very happy to teach this weak daughter-in-law some real skills and to establish her authority as a mother-in-law.

"The first is to interrupt the other person. Keep interrupting him/her when he/she is about to get to the point."

"Don't give the other party a chance to express correct opinions, disrupt their rhythm, and break their mentality."

"The second is to argue over details. You must be good at finding loopholes in the other party's words, seize the weakness, and hold on to it."

"Especially when the other party is right and you are wrong, you should learn to magnify the small things and divert the other party's attention."

"Then big things will become small, small things will become nothing, and vice versa, generalizing from a single case. Ahem, you have to understand it with your heart."

"The third is personal attack, attacking the other person's moral character, appearance, personality, etc. This trick works every time!"

"..."

"But then again, if you can avoid quarreling, then don't quarrel. Harmony is the most important thing. If you are right, give in first..."

Wang Cuilan was very excited when she spoke, and He Wenhui also listened with great interest, gaining a lot of knowledge, and was afraid of missing a word. One of them was willing to teach, and the other was willing to learn, and their relationship improved immediately, and it seemed that they had endless things to talk about.

My goodness! When Liu Hongchang heard laughter coming from the kitchen and went over to take a look, he was stunned, thinking he had come to the wrong place.

Seeing Liu Hongchang coming over, Wang Cuilan instantly stopped smiling and waved with a cold face, "Liu Hongchang, come here!"

"What's wrong?" Liu Hongchang walked into the kitchen in confusion. As soon as he got in front of Wang Cuilan, his ear was grabbed.

"You are really something, Liu Hongchang. As soon as your wife comes home, you treat her to fried pork with bamboo shoots!" Wang Cuilan cursed.

Liu Hongchang cried out twice, looked at He Wenhui, raised his eyebrows and said, "You are so bold, you dare to complain to mom!"

"Hehe, I'm applying what I've learned." He Wenhui couldn't help laughing when she saw him being humiliated, and said proudly:

"Mom said this is called using one person to control another, using one person to defeat another. I don't dare to provoke you, so I ask mom to subdue you. Isn't that awesome!"

Wang Cuilan nodded and said, "I taught her this. I know you are lawless, so I put a tight spell on you!"

He smiled at He Wenhui and said, "Not bad, you can apply what you have learned so well right after you started. You are worthy of being my teacher."

"Mom, you are so careless. Aren't you afraid that teaching your apprentice will starve you to death?" Liu Hongchang immediately tried to sow discord.

He Wenhui quickly said nervously, "No way! Mom eats more salt than I eat rice, how dare I argue with her?"

Today she finally saw how powerful her mother-in-law was, but she didn't dare to provoke her.

"That's right, do you think your mother's life to this age was lived in vain?" Wang Cuilan let go of his ear and said unhappily.

Liu Hongchang chuckled and said, "Okay, I won't care if you guys quarrel in the future! You asked for it!"

"Get out, you have nothing to do here. I still have a few tricks that I haven't taught Wenhui!" Wang Cuilan said with a smile.

He Wenhui walked over, took her arm and said coquettishly: "Mom, you can't keep it secret!"

"If I have an argument with someone and I lose because I lack a trick, wouldn't that be embarrassing for you?"

Wang Cuilan was dizzy after being called "Mom" by her daughter-in-law several times, and she promised without hesitation: "I will teach you everything!"

How free is that! He also summarized the tactics of quarreling. No, this is called emotional negotiation skills!
For lunch we had dumplings stuffed with cabbage.

The last time He Wenhui came over to cook dumplings, Wu Xiaoying interfered and the dumplings turned into a mess.

Wang Cuilan knew it very well, and teaching He Wenhui to cook dumplings was a way for her to prove her innocence and to forgive her in disguise.

Of course, this does not mean that Wang Cuilan likes He Wenhui's family.

Since her son and she were already together, Wang Cuilan could only try her best not to think about those bad things and treat He Wenhui well.

"Mom, let me reiterate again, my eldest brother and his wife are not allowed to live in that house." Liu Hongchang said after eating a dumpling.

Wang Cuilan nodded and said, "As long as I don't give the nod, even if your brother has eight hundred guts, he won't dare to move in, so don't worry."

Liu Yunchang and Wu Xiaoying have been married for many years, but they still don't have a child. She is secretly very worried.

If He Wenhui could really carry on the Liu family's bloodline, she would like it even if it wasn't a paper figure on the wall.

People are like this. When they hate someone, they hate him no matter how you look at him. When they like someone, they like him no matter how you look at him.

Just like now, Wang Cuilan feels happy when she sees He Wenhui's plump body, big butt and round waist, which makes her look like a childbearing woman.

What surprised Wang Cuilan even more was that He Wenhui seemed to be very attached to her son, which made her feel relieved.

With Wang Cuilan's affirmative response, Liu Hongchang never mentioned the house again. An old person in the family is like a treasure.

For many things, don't look at how serious Liu Yunchang's shouting is.

But without Wang Cuilan's consent or nod, the couple could not cause any trouble.

After dinner, Liu Hongchang and He Wenhui stayed for a while, and around two o'clock, they said goodbye and left.

Wang Cuilan did not try to persuade him to stay, knowing that newlyweds needed more private time together, and that was how it was for everyone.

(End of this chapter)