Chapter 737: Envy Doesn’t Come
Seeing two pieces of asbestos shingles in the Zheng Family’s courtyard, Luo Qiao said to Hao Xiuyue, who had just come out of the house, "Auntie, I see you have two pieces of asbestos shingles lying around. May I borrow them for now? Once they’re done cooking, we can simply take them down."
Hao Xiuyue could not refuse, so in no time, the rain shelter was set up. By then, the Zheng Family members also returned home one after another and saw the newly erected rain shelter at the entrance of the third branch, with a cupboard placed underneath, and on top of it a set of brand-new pots and pans—they were filled with envy.
Now that the Zheng Family had divided the property and each branch was cooking on their own, with a shared kitchen on rotation, seeing the new stove in the third branch definitely made them envious, and they could only covet and be jealous, as someone had a good maternal family’s support to thank for that.
Luo Xunan had gone out and from who-knows-where, found a large iron grid. He erected two poles and mounted the grid between them, securing it with a lock. It was a sight for the other family members to see but not touch.
After arranging everything, the two brothers greeted the old couple of the Zheng Family and left.
As soon as they were gone, the Second Daughter-in-law of the Zheng Family said, "We all live in the same courtyard, and yet they put up that iron grid, who are they guarding against? It sure is amusing."
Although the eldest daughter-in-law was also displeased, she did not voice her opinion. Given the division of the family, speaking up now would be pointless.
Hao Xiuyue looked displeasedly at the second daughter-in-law, "Jialin is coming home from the hospital tomorrow. You’d better behave properly. You know very well why you weren’t sent to the police station to cool your heels. Don’t push them to the point where they lose all semblance of cordiality; dealing with the Luo Family won’t take much effort."