A few days later, news came from Yuelai Restaurant that the person selling the spicy cabbage had been found. They had made people sick, so they were summoned to the government office!
These past few days, Xiaoxiao had been quite leisurely, not going out. She had been copying books at home. She hadn’t finished copying the books she had taken from the Bookstore, and with her constant running about, she would never finish this copying work.
There were two sisters-in-law in charge of making spicy cabbage. Since Yang Dong was responsible for buying the ingredients, she could afford to relax for a few days.
Almost a month had passed since her arrival here, and Xiaoxiao felt weary from exposing herself so often for money. She really found it tiring and thought that staying at home suited her better.
"Wife of Yang Ming, wife of Yang Ming, you must help your third aunt!"
Xiaoxiao was copying books at home when she heard the commotion from the third aunt outside!
What could have happened to the third aunt? She thought, being such an insignificant figure, how could she possibly be of any help? Xiaoxiao hurried outside to assess the situation!
"Third Aunt, what’s the matter? Why are you looking for me?"
"Wife of Yang Ming, I’ll be direct with you. The person selling the spicy cabbage is my maternal brother, and now he is locked up in a large cell," she said.
"..." Xiaoxiao had never imagined that this counterfeit spicy cabbage issue originated from her own third aunt. The source of the trouble was actually one of her own, and Xiaoxiao felt a chill in her heart!
"I’m truly out of options now. Third Aunt knows you’re acquainted with Yuelai Restaurant. Do you think you could speak on his behalf and get my maternal brother released?"
She was so anxious she could barely stand it. She hadn’t expected that selling some food would result in making people sick with diarrhea. She had only wanted to help her maternal brother make some money, but now she had brought trouble upon herself!
"Third Aunt, I just want to ask you. Was it your idea for your maternal brother to sell the spicy cabbage?"
It was evident that Xiaoxiao was angry. Her second sister-in-law had said that the third aunt was shrewd, but how could she come up with such a foolish plan?
"Mmm, the third aunt wanted her maternal brother to have a better life... I never anticipated this," the third aunt replied hesitantly, clearly embarrassed.
"Third Aunt, let me be frank; I can’t help with this. They’ve made people sick with diarrhea. What if someone had died from it? Moreover, I’m not really familiar with Yuelai Restaurant; I’m just an employee of theirs."
Xiaoxiao truly didn’t want to help. How could she have time to manage everything, especially when she was still bearing a child?
"Wife of Yang Ming, you can’t just ignore this! Your third aunt is truly desperate," she pleaded.
In the end, Xiaoxiao still refused to help. During dinner, her mother-in-law came to persuade her:
"Third daughter-in-law, really, it’s partly mother’s fault. A few days ago, your third aunt kept inquiring about what we were doing with the cabbages. Mother mentioned that we were making spicy cabbage, but I didn’t give her the recipe!"
"Why don’t you help your third aunt this time?"
Sigh, it seemed she would have to get involved whether she liked it or not. Xiaoxiao felt genuinely tired, but considering the third aunt’s behavior, she decided to let her stew for a few days—that would serve her right and prevent future mischief!
Why did her cheap husband have so many relatives, none of which were easy to deal with!
After a few days, the third aunt came asking for help again.
"Third Aunt, I will go and try to intercede, but I want to make it clear that this can’t happen again in the future," Xiaoxiao said.
"We’re family, and we should be united. You can’t take advantage of your nephew’s wife!"
"Do you realize that it is Yuelai Restaurant who hired our family to make the spicy cabbage? By letting your brother sell spicy cabbage under Yuelai Restaurant’s name, you’re actually sabotaging our family’s source of income."