Chapter 19: Yingzi must have separated from her, Li Fengju felt...

"Brother Jianguo, isn't this a bit too little?" Wang Hui whispered to Du Jianguo.

"I don't know either..." The gift was prepared by his mother, so how could he know whether it was a lot or a little? In his opinion, it was not a little.

"Go ask mom!" said Wang Hui.

Du Jianguo, the idiot, came up to Sun Qiaoling and said, "Mom, Huihui asked if the return gift was a little short."

Sun Qiaoling's face immediately fell: "What's missing? This is the rule now. A good gift is enough. Why do you have to give eighteen kinds of gifts? Let's see when it's ready."

Seeing his mother say this, Du Jianguo could only turn back to Wang Hui: "My mother said that this is the rule now, no more, as long as the gift is good."

Wang Hui felt it was too little because she remembered that in her previous life, when she returned from the Zhao family, she must have brought more gifts. Now that Sun Qiaoling had said so, Wang Hui had no choice but to return to her parents' home with the gifts she brought. She thought to herself, it doesn't matter if it's less now. When they become rich in the future, they will definitely give more to their parents!

As if the two families had agreed, Zhao Yunsheng carried Wang Ying, and Du Jianguo carried Wang Hui, and the two families appeared at the entrance of the alley at the same time with gifts.

The neighbors of the Wang family at the entrance of the alley looked at the daughter and son-in-law of the Wang family returning home and greeted them one after another.

"Yingzi, Huihui is coming home!"

"Both sons-in-law are good!"

"The Wang couple are so lucky."

Wang Hui greeted the neighbors she encountered, feeling unhappy. The Zhao family had brought more gifts than the Du family, and they had returned together, all of which had been seen by the neighbors. Although the Zhao family had placed the gifts in a cloth bag, making it impossible to see what was inside, the large bag on the front bumper of the car showed that there was a lot of stuff.

Wang Hui wondered what the neighbors would say about her behind her back. They would definitely say that she didn’t marry as well as her elder sister.

Wang Yongren and Li Fengju were waiting at the door early. When they saw their two sons-in-law coming back with their daughter, Li Fengju began to wipe away her tears.

"Crying again, crying again!" Wang Yongren said unhappily.

Li Fengju ignored him. She just couldn't bear to leave. What could she do? Yesterday she sat in her two daughters' rooms for almost the whole day. The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't bear to leave.

Li Fengju went out to greet them from a distance. Wang Ying and Wang Hui got off the back of the bicycle. Li Fengju held one of them in each hand and walked towards home.

Zhao Yunsheng and Du Jianguo parked the car in the yard, untied the return gifts from the handlebars and handlebars, and went into the main hall with Wang Yongren.

Zhao Yunsheng placed the gifts on the large table where the Wang family sat for dinner, filling almost the entire table. There were two bags of white sugar, two bags of brown sugar, four towels, two packages of cakes, two packets of tea, a rib wider than a palm, and two bottles of white wine...

There was no place to put Du Jianguo's gift, so it could only be placed on a stool nearby. He only brought two bags of sugar, two towels, a small bag of tea, and a piece of rib meat, but compared to the Zhao family's, the Du family's meat was really only "one piece."

Wang Hui saw the gifts from both families. The strong contrast made her feel very uncomfortable. She blamed Wang Ying for not taking care of her at all, and even felt that she was deliberately showing off.

Wang Yongren couldn't hide his smile when he saw Zhao Yunsheng brought such a valuable gift, but he complained, "Why did you bring so much? Just bring the gift here. I'll take it home when I get back."

Li Fengju also said, "Yes, Yunsheng will bring some back later. There's no way a gift like this would be so expensive when it comes back to someone's parents."

Zhao Yunsheng smiled and said, "Mom and Dad are just joking. This is going to make people laugh to death. If you're worried that it might go bad if you can't finish it, I'll come back and eat it later."

Wang Ying glanced at Zhao Yunsheng and said something sweet.

As expected, Wang Yongren and Li Fengju were both very happy. Li Fengju quickly said, "Okay, come and eat every day! Mom will cook braised pork for you."

Li Fengju glanced at Wang Hui's unhappy expression and knew that she must have felt that the gift was too little. The Du family's gift was quite standard, with four gifts, and most families would give it that way. They hadn't expected the Zhao family to send such a generous return gift.

This is where the disadvantages of two girls going out together come in. However, some things cannot be said in front of the two sisters and can only be said in private.

"You guys sit down first, I'll serve tea." Li Fengju said and winked at Wang Yongren. Wang Yongren understood and put away all the gifts from both families.

When a girl goes out, she is a guest at her parents' home.

Wang Ying and Zhao Yunsheng sat on the east side, and Wang Hui and Du Jianguo sat on the west side.

Li Fengju served tea, peach cakes and cloud cakes.

Zhao Yunsheng took a piece of peach cake and handed it to Wang Ying: "Break it and take half each."

Wang Ying took his hand and broke it, but only broke less than one-fifth of it, which made Zhao Yunsheng smile.

"Bend it a little more." Zhao Yunsheng said.

"No, you eat it." Wang Ying ate the peach cake and drank a sip of tea.

Li Fengju observed Zhao Yunsheng and Wang Ying's actions and felt that the two of them must be getting along well. She then looked at Wang Hui and Du Jianguo. Wang Hui looked unhappy. Li Fengju didn't know whether it was because she hadn't given a small gift or because she hadn't had a good time at the Du family these past two days. Her heart was in her throat. Du Jianguo's face showed nothing, and he still looked silly.

After tea, Li Fengju said, "I'm going to prepare lunch. You two can talk here."

"Mom, let me help you." Wang Hui said as soon as Li Fengju finished speaking.

Li Fengju looked at her and smiled, "It's only been two days since I last saw you, and you miss me so much!"

When Wang Hui heard what Li Fengju said, she almost cried and nodded. In fact, Li Fengju was just joking. Seeing Wang Hui like this, she felt even worse.

Wang Hui followed Li Fengju to the kitchen, and the others stayed in the main room.

Wang Ying actually didn't know what to say, but fortunately Zhao Yunsheng was a good talker.

"How many years has Dad been working in the cotton mill?" Zhao Yunsheng asked Wang Yongren.

"It's been quite a few years!" Wang Yongren recalled, "It's been here since the factory opened. Let me calculate, it was built in 1953, so it's been 21 years!"

"That's also seniority!" Zhao Yunsheng sighed.

Wang Yongren waved his hands: "I'll be an employee my whole life."

Zhao Yunsheng straightened his back and said, "The country needs workers like you! There are only a few leaders. Without veteran workers like you, how can the cotton mill achieve such high output?"

The compliment made Wang Yongren, the master, feel very comfortable, while Du Jianguo beside him could only nod his head.

In the kitchen, Li Fengju didn't even bother to cut meat or wash vegetables. She pulled Wang Hui in front of her and looked her up and down.

"Are you doing okay these past two days?" Li Fengju didn't know how to ask, so she blurted out this question.

Wang Hui had a lot of grievances she wanted to tell him, but thinking about how her mother had opposed her marriage before, saying she wouldn't have a good life in the Du family, she couldn't say a word. She was afraid that after she finished complaining, her mother would say, "Why didn't you listen to me? You insisted on marrying into this family, but didn't you say you could have a good life?"

"It's pretty good!" said Wang Hui.

"Really? I think you look unhappy." Li Fengju said.

"It was my eldest sister and brother-in-law who brought so many gifts. Many people saw them in the alley just now." Wang Hui said, and she was telling the truth.

If you marry into the Zhao family, you'll be the one bringing these people back... Li Fengju thought so in her heart, but she didn't say it out loud. She just said, "Why are you comparing yourself to her? Her father-in-law is the director of the non-staple food factory. He's good at eating. Who can compare to her? It's enough for you to show your affection. Mom knows everything."

"Anyway, I just feel uncomfortable, and my elder sister doesn't care about me at all," said Wang Hui.

"Okay, okay, Huihui, you can't compare your life to others. You can only focus on your own," Li Fengju advised. She was afraid that if Wang Hui kept comparing herself to her older sister, she would only become increasingly disappointed and regretful. Although she had chosen her own path, Li Fengju didn't want her to regret it. She wanted her to truly live a good life.

"I know that Brother Jianguo and my mother-in-law are both very good people," said Wang Hui.

"Well, that's good. Your mother-in-law is quite smart. You should learn from her." Li Fengju said as she started washing and cutting the meat. "By the way, where are the two sisters-in-law? How are they?"

"My eldest sister-in-law is okay, a bit like my eldest sister, not a talkative person. But she's still a little naughty. When she saw me getting married, she thought I'd snatched her second brother away from her, so she's been deliberately going against me." Wang Hui got angry whenever she mentioned Du Wenli, but she was afraid her mother wouldn't overthink it, so she quickly added, "But Jianguo and my mother-in-law are on my side."

Li Fengju put down the meat in her hand and looked at Wang Hui and said, "You also said that she is in her naughty period. You should give in as much as possible, at least in front of your mother-in-law. She is your mother-in-law's biological daughter, and the youngest daughter. How can this newly married daughter-in-law compare with her? Look at your mother-in-law, she knows how to behave. She protects you in front of you. But behind your back, no one knows."

Li Fengju's words reminded Wang Hui of her mother's family. Sometimes she and her eldest sister would have conflicts. Her mother would always scold her in front of her, but secretly she would coax her and give her delicious food...

"I understand, Mom." Wang Hui agreed.

Li Fengju continued to cut the meat and continued to talk about "the way of living" with Wang Hui.

Before Wang Hui got married, she didn't want to hear any of these words, but now, after only two days at the Du family, she can already listen to them.

Wang Hui stayed in the kitchen for a while, and Li Fengju sent her away: "Okay, I don't need your help here, go back to the main room."

"They used to think I was lazy, but now they don't want my help," said Wang Hui.

Li Fengju sighed inwardly. This was a different time. Besides, Wang Ying was still in the main hall. It wouldn't be good for Wang Hui to stay with her all the time, considering the two sisters had returned together. She thought that after Wang Hui returned to the main hall, Wang Ying would be able to talk to her.

"Go quickly and talk to your sister and the others," said Li Fengju.

Wang Hui washed her hands and returned to the main room. As soon as she returned, she saw Zhao Yunsheng coaxing her father into a happy smile, and Du Jianguo seemed to be looking at her elder sister and was also grinning foolishly.

Wang Hui felt suffocated for a moment, and when she sat next to Du Jianguo, she bumped into him hard.

Du Jianguo was bumped by Wang Hui and almost spilled the teacup in front of him.

"Huihui, please be careful when you walk." Du Jianguo pushed the teacup onto the table and said to Wang Hui.

Wang Hui became even angrier. She wanted to sit next to him but didn't. She went straight back to her room.

Although Du Jianguo didn't know why Wang Hui suddenly got angry, he hurried over.

Wang Yongren thought Li Fengju had said something about Wang Hui in the kitchen, so he said to Wang Ying and her husband, "I'll go help your mother. You two sit down."

"Thank you for your hard work, Dad." Zhao Yunsheng said hurriedly.

Wang Ying just nodded and didn't say anything else.

When Li Fengju heard the footsteps, she thought it was Wang Ying. She looked up and saw it was Wang Yongren. She blurted out, "Why are you here?"

"Who do you think it is? Are you talking about Huihui?" Wang Yongren said in a low voice after entering the kitchen.

"I thought it was Yingzi," Li Fengju said. "Huihui is just a grown-up. If I don't talk to her and teach her, how can she live well in someone else's house?"

"You didn't ask her whether she regretted the marriage swap, right?" Wang Yongren said.

Li Fengju stopped her knife and said, "Do you think I'm stupid? I just want to teach her how to get along with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law. That's all."

"Then what is she so angry about?" Wang Yongren muttered, and then said, "How is she doing in the Du family?"

"They say that the sister-in-law is difficult to deal with, but others are okay," said Li Fengju.

"Forget it, it's her own choice anyway. I think Yingzi and Yunsheng are pretty good." Wang Yongren said.

"How could the Zhao family, with Yunsheng's character, be bad?" Li Fengju said, "Our Yingzi is capable and can get along well with anyone."

"Then you should ask Yingzi about your parents-in-law. You can't just look at the surface. After all, Yingzi is only twenty."

"I know."

Wang Yongren stayed in the kitchen for a while and then went back to the main room. After Wang Yongren left, Li Fengju kept waiting for Wang Ying to come, but even after she had cooked lunch, Wang Ying still didn't come.

Yingzi must have separated from her, and Li Fengju felt heavy in her heart.