Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill-Chapter 10 - Stall Taken

Regarding Susu's cousin's plight, Susu could only console her distraught mother-in-law.

"Mom, times have changed. Women can hold up half the sky, so once cousin gets over this hurdle, things will definitely get better. Anything is better than being beaten and scolded every day."

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Mrs. Lu thought about it and cursed loudly, "That damn Wang family, they bullied such a good child into this state. Xian Yue used to be such a good child, look at her now."

Father Lu, after hearing his wife's words, fell silent for a while and nodded in agreement that the divorce was a good decision.

"Ah, how will a woman who has divorced ever get by?" Mrs. Lu sighed.

Father Lu patted his wife's arm, "It's still better than not divorcing. If worst comes to worst, I'll keep an eye out for job openings at the factory, even if it's just temporary work for now."

As she watched her in-laws sigh and frown, Susu didn't dare to crush their hopes, knowing that state-owned enterprises were declining and layoffs would soon follow.

But by that time, her father-in-law would have retired.

Hugging the soft, warm bundle, she had a good night's sleep.

Susu got up early in the morning and fed the chickens wandering in the yard before starting to prepare breakfast.

After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finished breakfast and got busy, Mrs. Lu stopped sighing.

Following the usual schedule, the three headed to the textile factory right before it closed.

However, upon arriving at the textile factory gate, they noticed that their usual vending spot was occupied.

Susu frowned and approached politely, "Mam, we usually use this spot; could you perhaps move a bit?"

The young woman appeared somewhat embarrassed and was about to speak when she was shoved behind by an old lady beside her.

The old lady glared, yelling, "What? Is this your house? If you say it's yours, is it yours?"

"What? You think you can bully an old woman because she's old? I'm telling you no way. I've marked this spot as ours today. What can you do about it? Whoever comes first gets it. Pfft—don't block the way, move aside."

The good-tempered Mrs. Lu retorted angrily, "You still know it's first come, first served? We were here on day one. Don't be unreasonable, old lady."

"Pfft—I don't care when you came here; I'm telling you not today, let's see what you can do to me."

Seeing that everyone was watching, Susu, holding back her upset mother-in-law, whispered, "Mom, the factory workers are about to get off work; let's set up our stall first and sell the braised food before we argue."

Though angry, Mrs. Lu still suppressed her anger and moved to another spot with her daughter-in-law.

"Braised food for sale, delicious braised food~"

The factory workers went toward the old lady who had taken their spot.

"Eh? Why is there someone else today?"

The crowd was puzzled.

The old lady pinched her still-stunned daughter-in-law, smiling and changing the subject, "Come, what would you young man like?"

"Susu, I thought that old woman looked familiar; I remember now, she has bought braised food from our house a few times."

Mrs. Lu, hands on her hips and getting angrier by the minute, exclaimed, "So she took our spot and is pretending to sell our braised food."

"Mom, don't worry. That old lady can't copy our family recipe even if she sells the same braised food," Susu comforted her angry mother-in-law and Xiao Yu.

"Su's braised food, come take a look, delicious Su's braised food, don't miss out while passing by."

"It's a loss if you don't buy it, and deceit if you miss it!"

Hearing the familiar cries, the workers' attention shifted, and they realized the previous vendor was over there and not the same as this one.

"I was wondering why people looked different, turns out they're not from the same family."

"I'd rather buy from Su's; their braised food is always so fragrant."

Seeing the situation, the old lady who had seized the stall called out anxiously, "Don't go, our stuff here is cheaper and just as tasty!"

Hearing that it was cheaper, some people decided to try some.

The rest headed straight to Susu and her companions to buy braised food.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were busy packing and weighing for the customers, completely oblivious to the malicious stare from the old lady who had seized the stall earlier.

Xiao Yu noticed and pulled a face at the old lady bullying his family.

This infuriated the old lady, who stumbled and cursed.

Because of the previous scene of stall-grabbing masquerading as stealing business, the prepared braised food didn't sell out as it used to, and some was left.

"It's okay, Mom, what's left is just enough for us to have for lunch."

Watching the mother-in-law and the old lady glare at each other fiercely, Susu secured the money and comforted her mother-in-law.

Mrs. Lu, increasingly angry, decided to send her daughter-in-law home first with Xiao Yu on the bike, while she stormed off to the textile factory.

"Okay, Mom, come back early for lunch."

Susu, seeing her mother-in-law head to the textile factory, then rode home with Xiao Yu.

Father Lu watched his wife, furious to the point of chest heaving, and his expression gradually turned serious, eyebrows furrowed.

"I understand. I'll speak to the factory this afternoon; we can't go on like this."

"Okay, then I'll head back now, Susu and Xiao Yu are waiting at home."

After venting to her husband, Mrs. Lu left the textile factory contentedly.

Textile Factory

The leaders at the factory listened to Father Lu's words and fell into deep thought.

"Old Lu makes sense; we need to protect our workers' food safety. If we don't intervene early, there might be more fights in the future."

The factory manager nodded, looking at Father Lu, "Old Lu, do you have any suggestions?"

Father Lu nodded and handed over his planned proposal to the factory manager, "Manager, here's what I think. First, our factory should manage the stalls outside, anyone who wants to set up a stall at the entrance should pay a stall fee. Second, we should assign the stall positions..."

After discussing in the meeting, the leaders of the textile factory unanimously agreed with Father Lu's proposal and put him in charge of the matter.

Afternoon

When the vendors arrived, they found themselves surrounded by people from the textile factory.

The crowd looked at the towering men, puzzled.

Father Lu pointed to the notice posted at the gate and kindly explained to everyone.

"What does it mean? It means if we want to set up stalls here, we have to report to your factory and also pay money?"

Upon hearing about the fee, many people started grumbling unhappily at Father Lu.

Father Lu signaled for everyone to be quiet, then slowly said, "First, this is for the protection of our factory workers. Second, it's only three yuan per month for a stall fee, and we will assign places to everyone to prevent disputes over stall locations. Third, our factory will have patrols, so everyone can feel secure conducting their business. Think it over, and if you're interested, come find me to apply."

With that, many people glanced at the old lady who had seized someone else's stall at noon and began discussing.

The observed old lady, angry and helpless against the tall and stout textile factory workers, cursed under her breath.