In the early 1980s, as the eldest sister returned to the city with her family, Su Xueqing suddenly realized she had transmigrated into a book.
There was no spare room at home, so Su Xueqing s...
Chapter 100 Don't disturb him
"I'm going." Yan Yichen said, "Ning Jiaxuan didn't like me in the first place. She maintained her engagement with me to save face for our family so that our factory could run smoothly. Without the Ning family, we would have to take many more detours. The Ning family has been kind enough to us. They gave us an invitation, which is also a way of giving us face."
If no one from the Yan family goes over, it means that the Yan family does not give face to the Ning family, and the Ning family will not have to give face to the Yan family in the future.
The most important thing is that the Ning family doesn't need to invite the Yan family. If the Ning family invites them, they won't be targeted. Others will think that there is still some friendship between the Ning family and the Yan family.
"Someone of us must go. I must go." Yan Yichen said, "It's not enough for grandma to go."
Old Lady Yan went, but Yan Yichen and his wife did not go. Others thought Yan Yichen and his wife were arguing with the Ning family. It was Yan Yichen who came to break off the engagement, and it was Yan Yichen who was with someone else first.
If others think about it, they will know that Yan Yichen had already known Xu Ruyun when Old Lady Yan went to the Ning family. Regardless of whether Yan Yichen was with Xu Ruyun after breaking off the engagement, some people always think that the two of them had been together for a long time. This cannot be blamed on others. It is because the Yan family did things unkindly that others think they have bad character.
"Okay, let's go. I'll go with you." Xu Ruyun said, "The Ning family has been really good to us."
"The old generation has deep feelings." Yan Yichen said, "Even if grandpa and his family are gone, and Grandpa Ning and his wife are no longer around, the Ning family is still willing to give us face. If grandma is gone... well, that's not necessarily the case."
Yan Yichen sighed. They had to develop quickly and could not always rely on Old Lady Yan to lose face and ask others to give them face. Old Lady Yan had done a lot for this family and had been very concerned. Old Lady Yan had a head full of white hair. Whenever Yan Yichen saw Old Lady Yan, he knew that it was not that the old lady did not want to take care of Yan's mother, but that she was powerless.
"The Ning family is not just a little bit good, they are very good." Xu Ruyun said, "To be honest, I really think that what you and your mother did was not authentic."
Xu Ruyun didn't want to be a saint like in her previous life, and didn't want to help others all the time. She felt that the Ning family was too soft-hearted. If it were her, she would definitely not help the Yan family. Not only would she not help the Yan family, she would also step on them severely. What friendship in the past? Bullshit friendship.
It is obvious that the Yan family wants to take advantage of the Ning family, and the Yan family does not have much affection for the Ning family.
Su Xueqing doesn't need to worry about Ning Jiaxuan's engagement party, as Ning's father and mother, as well as the Lou family, will take care of it.
When Ning Jiaxuan's engagement party was held, Su Xueqing and her husband took Xiao Wenjun there. Xiao Wenjun wanted her mother to hold her, so Su Xueqing had to hold Xiao Wenjun for a while longer.
Su Xueqing found a seat and sat down. Xiao Wenjun felt a little heavy.
"Mom." Xiao Wenjun leaned in Su Xueqing's arms. She rarely saw so many people and was a little shy, afraid that someone would take her away. "Mom, hold me tight."
"Okay, I'll hold you tight." Su Xueqing hugged her daughter tightly.
"Mom, there are so many people here." Xiao Wenjun said again.
"Sister, sister." Ning Yuhao came over.
Ning Yuhao was not accompanied by an adult, he came here by himself. Ning Yuhao saw Xiao Wenjun from a distance, he said goodbye to his parents and ran over. Mrs. Ning had to help greet the guests and had no time to watch Ning Yuhao, she asked Ning Yuhao not to run around, they brought the servants over to let the servants watch the child more.
"Let's sit together." Ning Yuhao sat on the chair next to Su Xueqing, "Sister, do you want to sit?"
"I'm with mom." Xiao Wenjun held her mother's hand tightly, "Mom, hold me tight, don't let me go."
"Okay, don't lose it, don't lose it." Su Xueqing said. She usually saw her daughter being very open at home, but when she came here with so many people, her daughter suddenly couldn't adapt. "Mom, keep an eye on our little Junjun, don't lose him."
"It won't be lost." Ning Yuhao said, "Grandpa and grandma are here, and my future uncle-in-law is here too."
"There are still a lot of people, strangers." Xiao Wenjun said, "Mom said we can't go with strangers."
Xiao Wenjun remembered her mother's words firmly: if she followed strangers, she would never see her mother again. She was so small that she could be picked up by strangers in an instant. With so many strangers around, she had to follow her mother and couldn't run around.
"My mother and I." Xiao Wenjun emphasized.
"Follow mom, follow mom." Su Xueqing said.
Ning Yanjing chatted with someone for a while, then came over to Su Xueqing.
"I thought he wasn't afraid of strangers." Ning Yanjing sighed.
"When she's at home, she's not afraid of people she doesn't know coming over." Su Xueqing said, "When she's out in a strange place that's not her territory, of course she's afraid."
Ning Yanjing reached out and hugged Xiao Wenjun, "Mom is tired, Dad will hold you."
Xiao Wenjun didn't want to reach out her hand at first, but when she heard her father say that her mother was tired, she reached out her hand.
"You come here so soon, don't you need to help greet the guests?" Su Xueqing asked.
"No need." Ning Yanjing said, "My parents are here, I came to see you."
"Uncle." Ning Yuhao raised his hand. He was here too.
"Yes, look at my little nephew again." Ning Yanjing said, "We are all sitting here."
This table was a seat next to the main table, not the main table. Su Xueqing had to bring her child with her, so she didn't help to greet the guests, nor did she think about sitting near the main table. It didn't matter if she sat a little further away.
This time, there were more than ten tables of people at the engagement banquet, and quite a few people were invited. The Lou family and the Ning family were both well-known families, and in addition to some relatives, they also invited some close friends.
After the meal started, Su Xueqing planned to hug Xiao Wenjun, but Ning Yanjing still held Xiao Wenjun.
"I'll feed her." Ning Yanjing said, "You eat yours."
"Okay." Su Xueqing nodded. She picked up some dishes for Ning Yuhao and looked at Xiao Wenjun again.
Ning Yanjing fed little Wenjun, who ate in small bites. She looked as well behaved as possible, not making any noise at all. When relatives saw how well behaved little Wenjun was, they said: "She is so well behaved."
Xiao Wenjun didn't know those relatives. When they wanted to touch her, she would hide in her father's arms. When those relatives saw Xiao Wenjun like this, some of them stopped touching her. Second Aunt Ning had a Waterloo in the Ning family's first house. She didn't introduce people to those people successfully. They didn't get together with the people introduced by Second Aunt Ning. Second Aunt Ning calculated first, but didn't do it. Second Aunt Ning thought that if Ning Jiaxuan was not happy, Ning Jiaxuan would know how good the person introduced by Second Aunt Ning was.
"They look quite a good match." Su Xueqing saw Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian standing together.
Lou Mian is slightly taller than Ning Jiaxuan, but not too noticeably so. This height is fine, and is not considered very short in the south.
"It's okay." Ning Yanjing said.
Yan Yichen, Xu Ruyun and Old Lady Yan came to Ning Jiaxuan's engagement party together. Old Lady Yan came in person and praised Ning Jiaxuan's fiancé Hao. Xu Ruyun and Yan Yichen did get married, but many people still ignored Xu Ruyun.
Xu Ruyun was not unhappy. Today was Ning Jiaxuan's engagement party, and many people were relatives of the Ning family. How could the relatives of the Ning family be nice to her? Those people didn't treat other people in the Yan family very well.
When Ning Jiaxuan saw Xu Ruyun, she didn't say anything bad about her, but greeted her normally. Xu Ruyun said a few words of congratulations to Ning Jiaxuan, and Ning Jiaxuan went to meet someone else.
Xu Ruyun saw that those people were very enthusiastic about the Ning family. She thought of her eldest son's full moon banquet, when many people did not attend the banquet. However, many people came to Ning Jiaxuan's engagement banquet. The contrast was too obvious.
Xu Ruyun was not invited to Su Xueqing's child's full-month banquet and first birthday banquet, and Xu Ruyun did not go to watch. When Su Xueqing held her wedding banquet, she invited neighbors, but it was impossible for all the neighbors to come, so Xu Ruyun naturally did not go, but she thought Su Xueqing's wedding banquet must be more lively.
Ning Yanjing is a male, so those people must pay more attention to Ning Yanjing.
Those people basically waited until the engagement party was over before leaving, and very few people left halfway and never came back.
Xu Ruyun saw many people she didn't know, but she knew those people. Xu Ruyun did her homework. It didn't matter if others didn't know her, and it didn't matter if she hadn't met anyone yet. She had to remember who those people were, what they did, and which family they were from.
After the banquet, Su Xueqing and her husband took the sleepy little Wenjun back home first, and also took the brothers Ning Yuhao and Ning Yurong with them.
Mrs. Ning and her husband were still dealing with some other things, so they left a little later.
"Go to sleep." Su Xueqing looked at her daughter who was nodding sleepily in her arms, "Go to sleep."
Su Xueqing didn't stop her daughter from sleeping, and her daughter even nodded her head from time to time.
While in the car, Xiao Wenjun closed her eyes for a while, and when she returned home, she was energetic again.
"..." Su Xueqing originally thought that her daughter would go to bed when she returned home, but her daughter did not go to bed, but went out to play instead.
Su Xueqing had no choice but to let her daughter go play. Su Xueqing herself was a little sleepy, so Ning Yanjing asked her to rest while he looked after the child.
Xiao Wenjun didn't stare at the TV, but let her two brothers play games with her while holding dolls. Ning Yurong and his brother played with her, and Ning Yuhao was still saying to his brother: This is it, this is it, that is it, that is it...
Ning Yuhao knew how to command his brother and ask him to cooperate with his sister.
"Brother, why are you acting like an adult? Do you know how to play?" Ning Yuhao said.
"Play." Ning Yurong said. He didn't believe that he didn't know how to play.
"This is the little rabbit. The little rabbit wants to eat carrots. Where are the carrots?" Xiao Wenjun asked.
"Here, here." Ning Yurong quickly picked up the carrot in front of him.
"Radishes grow in the ground and need to be dug." Xiao Wenjun looked at her older cousin, wondering why he wasn't digging the radishes yet.
"Brother, hurry up and dig the radishes." Ning Yuhao was worried about his brother. Was his brother stupid? Why didn't his brother know what to do? "The radishes grow in the ground. We have to dig them."
"If you pull a carrot, you'll fall down." Xiao Wenjun said seriously, "Plop, your butt will break in two."
"Yes, my butt was broken into two pieces." Ning Yuhao said.
"It will hurt." Xiao Wenjun said, "It will also hurt if you rub it."
Before, Xiao Wenjun wanted to pluck the flowers in the yard, but she failed and sat on the ground. She felt pain and pouted, wanting to cry but not wanting to. Su Xueqing wanted to laugh at her little look, but of course, she didn't dare to laugh. She had to check if her daughter was injured. Only when she knew her daughter was not seriously injured did she feel relieved.
"Dig with your hands?" Ning Yurong asked.
"A small shovel." Xiao Wenjun said.
"..." Ning Yurong was thinking about where to find a small shovel.
"Brother, behind you." Ning Yuhao reminded his brother that there was a fat toy shovel behind him.
Ning Yurong turned around and saw a fat little shovel. Could such a small shovel really dig things? Ning Yurong found that there were many small dolls of various kinds in this room. They were all soft, big and small, and of various types.
Su Xueqing lay on the bed and rested for more than half an hour, then she woke up to see the child.
Ning Yurong rarely played these games with Xiao Wenjun, he didn't understand them very well, and often needed his brother to remind him. Ning Yurong didn't know what was here, so he observed more.
After playing for a while, Xiao Wenjun and Ning Yuhao fell asleep, but Ning Yurong did not fall asleep. Ning Yurong looked at the dolls and then at his brothers and sisters who were sleeping on them.
"Are you sleepy? Do you want to go to your room to rest?" Su Xueqing asked Ning Yurong.
"Not sleepy." Ning Yurong said.
"You can also lie down here and rest." Su Xueqing said, "There is something on the ground, and Xiao Junjun often falls asleep while playing."
Children don’t just fall asleep while playing, they also fall asleep while eating. After a few bites, they nod their heads in drowsiness. Children’s sleepiness comes and goes, and adults cannot control it at all.
When I let the child rest, he suddenly wakes up and wants to play again.
Su Xueqing has already gotten used to her child's capriciousness. As long as the child doesn't make too much noise, it's fine. Su Xueqing can only think that her child is well behaved, and she always comforts herself like this.
Xu Ruyun and his wife had already returned home. Their daughter was spitting up a little, so Xu Ruyun had to look after her more.
"If that doesn't work, take her to the hospital later." Yan Yichen said.
"Yeah." Xu Ruyun nodded, "I have to go see the boss tomorrow. I haven't been there for many days."
Whether they could see their eldest son or not, they had to go there.
"The eldest is fine." Yan Yichen said, "Mom takes good care of him."
Yan Yichen had arranged for someone at the Yan family, so if anything happened to the child, someone would tell Yan Yichen. No one told him, which meant the child was fine.
"I didn't say that mom didn't take good care of him, but he is our child, and we as parents still have to take care of him." Xu Ruyun said, "If we don't go to see him, when the child grows up, he will think that we don't care about him and we don't go to see him."
"I'll go there tomorrow." Yan Yichen said. When he went to Yan's mother's place, Yan's mother asked Yan Yichen to look after the child. If Xu Ruyun went there, Yan's mother might not let Xu Ruyun look after the child.
On a new day, Xu Ruyun and her husband took their daughter to the Yan family, and asked Old Lady Yan and Yan's mother to see their daughter. Old Lady Yan did look at her great-granddaughter, but Yan's mother didn't even look at her granddaughter.
In the eyes of Yan's mother, granddaughter is not an important existence, only grandson is the most important.
"Mom, where's Mingde?" Yan Mingde was the name Yan Yichen and Xu Ruyun gave their child. They didn't let Yan's mother name the child. Xu Ruyun didn't see her son, so she asked.
Yan Yichen and Xu Ruyun both hope that their child can remember the word "Mingde", that is, to understand the kindness of others to their family, not to repay kindness with hatred, to understand benevolence, and to know how to be a good person. Xu Ruyun and her husband were worried that Yan's mother did not teach her child well, so they gave her this name.
Yan's mother was not satisfied with the name and wanted to change the child's name. Old Mrs. Yan said that the name was very good, so Yan's mother did not give the child a name.
"The child is asleep." Yan's mother said, "Don't go and check on him. Don't disturb his rest."
"..."Xu Ruyun knew it was like this. Sometimes, she could hear the child's voice. Yan's mother also said that the child was resting and asked Xu Ruyun not to disturb the child's rest.
"Mom, let's see the child." Yan Yichen said.
"I told you the child was sleeping. Why were you looking at him?" Yan's mother asked, "Don't you know to come earlier? If you had come earlier, the child wouldn't have been sleeping."
"The child is sleeping. Let's watch it another day." Xu Ruyun signaled Yan Yichen not to make Yan's mother angry.
Xu Ruyun had already given up on her eldest son. She knew that he would never be close to her, but she still had to put in some superficial effort. She couldn't wait until the child said that she, as a mother, didn't care about him at all. That would be bad.
"Let him sleep." Xu Ruyun said, "Mom, do you want to see your granddaughter?"
"What's so good about a girl?" Yan's mother asked, "She's so young, and you're carrying her around. Are you trying to take advantage of her?"
"..."Xu Ruyun looked embarrassed. Her mother-in-law really dared to say anything.
Xu Ruyun had no intention of taking advantage of her daughter. She brought the child over and asked Old Lady Yan and Yan's mother to see the child. What could be wrong with that?
That’s right, there must be nothing wrong with it. The one who is wrong is Yan’s mother.
Xu Ruyun thought that it was okay that Yan's mother didn't like girls. Xu Ruyun didn't have to worry that her daughter would side with Yan's mother in the future.
"You guys have lunch here." said Old Mrs. Yan.
"Mom, aren't they very busy? How can they have time to eat here? Especially Xu Ruyun, didn't she say she would take the child to work?" Yan's mother said, "It's only been a short time since she gave birth, and she took the child to the factory. She's not worried about the child getting into trouble. Is this the attitude a mother should have?"
"I……"
"Xu Ruyun, you are married to my son, that's right." Yan's mother said, "Then you should know what you are doing? Isn't the money my son earns enough for you to spend?"
Xu Ruyun looked at Yan Yichen, who did not speak. Xu Ruyun understood that Yan Yichen did not want to offend Yan's mother too much for her, fearing that Yan's mother would continue to talk.
"I just want the factory to develop better." Xu Ruyun said, "Mom, don't you want your precious grandson to get more in the future?"
Xu Ruyun said that on purpose. She did that for the Yan family and for the descendants of the Yan family. If Yan's mother had known better, she shouldn't have said that.
"What can you do as a woman?" Yan's mother asked, "Do you really think the factory can't run without you?"
"Okay, stop talking." Old Lady Yan said, "Let me see my great-granddaughter."
After hearing this, Yan's mother didn't dare to continue. Yan's mother glared at Xu Ruyun, but Xu Ruyun didn't say anything back. After all, Yan's mother was an elder, so in front of Old Lady Yan and Yan Yichen, Xu Ruyun had to give Yan's mother some face.
"This child looks like her father," said Old Lady Yan, "and a bit like her grandfather too."
Yan's mother didn't believe what Old Lady Yan said, she was just a granddaughter.
That day, Sister Ning came to pick up Ning Yuhao and his brother. Ning Yuhao and his brother slept at Su Xueqing's place last night and they did not go back.
Ning Jiaxuan is getting engaged, and there are many things to do. Ning Jiaxuan's wedding banquet is scheduled for the end of the year. She and Lou Mian are not young anymore, and the two families want them to get married earlier. The Lou family originally wanted Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian to get married directly, but the Ning family disagreed and said that they should get engaged first.
After the engagement, Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian spent more time together. Marriage is a lifelong thing, and the Ning family is not sure how good the relationship between Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian is. The Ning family hopes that Ning Jiaxuan will not regret it. If she regrets after getting married, it will be too late.
Ning Jiaxuan is an adult. She understands what she is doing and also understands her family’s concern for her.
When Mrs. Ning came to pick up the child, she also told him about Lou Mian's situation.
"Their family means they won't apply for a house allocated by the school," said Mrs. Ning. "My future father-in-law will live in the school dormitory, and Lou Mian will not live in the school house, but buy another one."
This is to avoid others saying that the Lou family is monopolizing school resources. The Ning family and the Lou family are not people who do not have money to buy a house.
"Not applying for the allocated housing?" Su Xueqing initially thought that Lou Mian was going to apply for a school house.
"Yes, I won't apply." Mrs. Ning said, "I said that when we were discussing the engagement."
When the Ning family discussed the engagement of Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian with the Lou family, Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing were not at the Ning family. Ning's father, Ning's mother, and Ning's sister-in-law were all there. Ning's elder brother went to work and was not at home. After Ning's elder brother returned home, Ning's sister-in-law told him about it.
Ning Jiaxuan and Su Xueqing are indeed close, but Ning Jiaxuan has been busy recently and she doesn't visit Su Xueqing often, so Su Xueqing doesn't know about it.
"Jiaxuan is busy now. She will probably tell you when she's done." Mrs. Ning said.
Mrs. Ning took her two sons back home, and when they went back, they brought back some small cakes. Mrs. Ning said that it was not that there was no food at home, and Ning Yuhao said that the food at his aunt's house was better, which made Mrs. Ning smile helplessly.
Just as Mrs. Ning said, two days later, Ning Jiaxuan came to find Su Xueqing.
Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian decided to buy a house. Nancheng University of Technology is some distance away from Nancheng University, and it is not particularly close to the room where Su Xueqing lives.
"I was thinking of buying a house near you, but if we buy a house here, it will be inconvenient for him to go to work." Ning Jiaxuan said, "He can live with his parents, but I don't want to live with them. His older brother and his wife also bought a house and live outside. The house allocated by the school to his parents is not big, and we will be restricted if we live there. If he works there, it's okay for him to live with his parents."
"You should discuss your wedding house with him." Su Xueqing said.
"He said it's okay to buy this place. His classes are basically in the morning or afternoon, rarely in the evening." Ning Jiaxuan said, "He can take the bus back and forth."
"So what do you think?" Su Xueqing asked.
"It's not too far to take the bus here, about 20 to 30 minutes." Ning Jiaxuan said, "It's still relatively close."
The current South City has not expanded much, and there are not many cars, so the roads are not that congested. Twenty to thirty minutes is not too far, and that's by bus. If you have your own car, it will be even faster.
"You can buy a car." Su Xueqing said.
"He can't drive, and I can't drive him to work." Ning Jiaxuan said, "It's not really necessary to hire a driver."
"Uh..." Su Xueqing looked at Ning Jiaxuan twice. Does this sound like something Ning Jiaxuan would say?
"I'm telling the truth, it's just me and him." Ning Jiaxuan said, "If I buy a bigger house, I'll need a servant to cook for me, but if I can save some money, I'll save it. After all, he's a university teacher, from a family of scholars, so he shouldn't be too extravagant."
"..." Su Xueqing still felt that this was not what Ning Jiaxuan would say.
"Okay, I was thinking of buying a house next to yours, and then I can take your car when I go shopping or something like that." Ning Jiaxuan said, "But don't worry, I can drive, and I can drive myself."
"Then ask your brother to buy you a car." Su Xueqing said.
"How can I do that?" Ning Jiaxuan said, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"Buy." Su Xueqing said, "What else do you need?"
"Both families paid for the house together." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Mom said that I could stand up straight in my husband's family. We also paid some money to buy a bigger and better house."
"Okay." Su Xueqing said.
"Aren't you afraid that I will always come to you?" Ning Jiaxuan asked, "If I have any trouble in the future, I will come to you, to find you, little brother."
"You can come over." Su Xueqing said, "Even if I'm not your sister-in-law, we are very good friends. If you come to me when you encounter problems, can I still ignore you?"
"That's true. You can't just ignore me." Ning Jiaxuan nodded.
At night, Ning Yanjing and Su Xueqing stayed in the room. Su Xueqing asked Ning Yanjing to buy a car for Ning Jiaxuan. Ning Yanjing had the money and could afford it. With a car, Ning Jiaxuan could drive herself, which was convenient for Ning Jiaxuan. As for Lou Mian, he could learn to drive now. If he didn't learn, it wouldn't matter much. Having a car was always good.
"Jiaxuan wants to buy a house here. Has she told you?" Su Xueqing asked.
"No." Ning Yanjing said, "If she told you, it means she told me."
"She asked me for my opinion, and of course I said there was no problem." Su Xueqing said, "Her fiancé's parents have a house next to the school, and that house was allocated by the school. They don't plan to live with their elders, so they want to buy a house."
"You don't have any problems, so what problems can I have?" Ning Yanjing said, "If she lived next door, she would come to see you every few days."
"It's impossible for her to come to see me so often." Su Xueqing said, "I have a job, and I don't stay at home all the time. She also has to go out and play. But it's better to live nearby. If there is anything, I can contact her at any time. It's very convenient and I can get there in a few steps."
"Mom and Dad have prepared money for them to buy a house." Ning Yanjing said, "Since you said you would buy her a car, then we will buy her a car as a wedding gift. As for the house, let her make the decision herself."
Ning Yanjing did not plan to help Ning Jiaxuan look for a house. The house was Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian's wedding house, and it was up to Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian to make the decision. Ning Yanjing did not reject Ning Jiaxuan's idea of living next to them. Ning Jiaxuan had the freedom to do so.
When Ning Jiaxuan told Lou Mian about buying a house, Lou Mian had no objection. The two of them went to see the house and quickly decided on the house, asking the two elders to pay for it. This house was next to Su Xueqing and her husband. Something happened in that family and they wanted to sell the house. When Ning Jiaxuan heard about it, she quickly took Lou Mian to take a look.
When Ning's mother saw that Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian had decided to live in a house next to Ning Yanjing and his wife, she was not unhappy. Ning's mother was impressed by the good relationship between Ning Jiaxuan and Su Xueqing. Yes, she was not impressed by the good relationship between her daughter and son, but the good relationship between her daughter and daughter-in-law.
"This house needs to be renovated." Ning's mother stood in the living room.
This house is slightly smaller than Su Xueqing and her husband's house, mainly because it is not that long, and the width and height are about the same. There are several rooms in this house, and if servants are hired, they also have places to live, so there is no need to worry about not having rooms for servants.
"We have to buy furniture and electrical appliances." said Ning's mother.
The Ning family paid for the interior decoration, and they also paid nearly half of the money for the house. The Lou family wanted the Ning family to pay less, but Ning's mother said it was all for her daughter. Ning's mother thought that if she paid more, Ning Jiaxuan would have a better life in her husband's family.
Lou Mian was not as rich as his brother. He had company shares, but not much. As an older brother, he had to support his younger brother so that he could earn more money to support the family. But that would require a lot, and he didn't have that. That money was enough for Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian to hire servants. The Ning family also gave Ning Jiaxuan several houses, and Ning Jiaxuan could rent those houses out, which was also an income.
Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian don't have to worry about their lives, as the elders of both families have already made all the arrangements for them.
"It has to be done." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Fortunately I came here earlier. If I hadn't, this house would have become someone else's. There are also other people who come here to see this house."
"If you like living here, that's good." Ning's mother said, "Why don't you think of buying a house next to us?"
"You are all elders..." Ning Jiaxuan said. Brother Ning and Sister-in-law Ning also looked like elders. Ning Jiaxuan still liked to live with good friends. Living closer, they could see each other more often.
"When you have a child..."
"I can just hire someone to take care of the child, and I don't need my sister-in-law to help me take care of the child." Ning Jiaxuan said quickly, "I live here, not to enslave my best friend."
"Who said you enslaved her?" Ning's mother said with a smile.
"Mom, Jiaxuan, go back and eat." Ning Yanjing came over and called Ning Jiaxuan and Ning's mother to come over for dinner.
When Ning's mother looked back, she thought it was Su Xueqing coming over.
"Isn't Xueqing coming here?" Ning Jiaxuan asked.
"Your niece insisted on having her mother." Ning Yanjing said, "Xueqing was going to come over and ask you to come over for dinner, but Junjun wouldn't let her come. She insisted on holding her legs and asking her mother to hug her."
"I have to go over and take a look." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Is Xiaojunjun crying?"
"She didn't shed tears. She just howled for a few times. Then her mother hugged her and she stopped." Ning Yanjing said.
Xiao Wenjun likes her mother so much that she would look at her more often whenever her mother is at home. If her mother takes a nap and sleeps for a long time, Xiao Wenjun would go to find her mother, fearing that she would not wake up.
When Ning Jiaxuan and her mother went over, Xiao Wenjun had stopped howling. Su Xueqing was holding Xiao Wenjun on the sofa, and Xiao Wenjun was leaning in her mother's arms.
"Xiao Junjun, you haven't been weaned yet and can't leave your mother?" Ning Jiaxuan joked.
"Aunt, follow your mother." Xiao Wenjun said. Didn't your aunt wean herself either?
"..." Ning Jiaxuan raised her eyebrows. Her little niece was really good at talking.
"Mom, it's time for dinner." Xiao Wenjun said.
"Okay, let's eat." Su Xueqing said, "She just kept talking about wanting to eat. I said grandma and aunt will be here soon, and she asked me when you will come over?"
Xiao Wenjun didn't let her mother go over to call her grandmother and aunt, and asked her mother when her aunt and grandmother would come over. Fortunately, Ning Yanjing went over to call them over, so Xiao Wenjun didn't have to ask Su Xueqing all the time.
"Eat, eat." said Ning's mother.
"I need to keep an eye on it recently. Ask them to paint the walls and get the furniture ready." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Brother, sister-in-law, I will stay at your place for a few days."
"Okay, you can stay as many days as you want." Su Xueqing said.
"That won't do. I'm getting married, and I'll have to live in my own home." Ning Jiaxuan said, "I don't want to live under someone else's roof every day."
"You, are still living under someone else's roof?" Ning Yanjing didn't notice that Ning Jiaxuan was living under someone else's roof.
"Xiao Junjun, eat more." Ning Jiaxuan looked at Xiao Wenjun, "If you don't eat, auntie will eat it all."
"Don't tease her." Ning's mother said, "The child is still young. If she eats too fast, she will choke."
"Don't tease her, don't tease her. Mom, now that you have a granddaughter, you don't need your little daughter anymore." Ning Jiaxuan sighed.
"Eat." Ning's mother smiled.
"Mom." Xiao Wenjun looked at Su Xueqing, "Mom, I'll eat by myself. I'll eat until I'm full."
"Eat by yourself. Eat until you are full. That's great." Su Xueqing said, "What do you want to eat? Shrimp?"
"Daddy peels it for me." said Xiao Wenjun.
Ning Yanjing quickly peeled two shrimps for his daughter. The child was still too young to be allowed to peel shrimps. Ning Yanjing peeled shrimps for his daughter and peeled a few more for Su Xueqing.
"When I get married, I will let my man peel shrimp for me too." Ning Jiaxuan said that she didn't have to eat dog food all the time. "Eat." Ning's mother peeled two shrimps for Ning Jiaxuan.
"Mom, you eat it." Ning Jiaxuan gave one to her mother. She held one and shook it towards Xiao Wenjun.
"Aunt." Xiao Wenjun thought for a moment, "Childish!"
Su Xueqing sometimes said that Xiao Wenjun was childish, and Xiao Wenjun would say Ning Jiaxuan was childish. The child's voice was childish, and it sounded cute, which made Ning Jiaxuan want to pinch Xiao Wenjun's face, but she had just pinched the shrimp tail, so it was not appropriate to pinch her niece's face. It's okay, after eating and washing your hands, you can still pinch.
After dinner, Ning Jiaxuan did pinch Xiao Wenjun's face twice.
"Eat more. It's soft and sweet." Ning Jiaxuan said, "It also has a milky aroma."
"Milk, drink milk." Xiao Wenjun said, "Auntie, drink it, Auntie smells good."
Xiao Wenjun wanted her aunt to be sweet and milky, so that she wouldn't have to pinch her little face. Xiao Wenjun said that she really couldn't do anything about her aunt, because her aunt was always so childish and liked her so much.
Ning's mother went back with Ning Jiaxuan. Ning Jiaxuan went back to pack her clothes and come back tomorrow.
There are several empty rooms in Su Xueqing's house, where Ning Jiaxuan can live at any time. Even if Ning Yuhao and his brother come over, they can still find space to stay.
Ning Jiaxuan was serious about her new home and wanted to decorate the wedding room properly. Ning Jiaxuan asked Lou Mian, who said he would listen to her, so she decided on her own and asked Lou Mian less questions.
At night, Su Yamei was very angry. Wei Dashan's mother was not in good health. Wei Dashan's brothers wanted Wei Dashan to send some money back every month. He didn't have to give much, one or two yuan would be fine. Other brothers also gave money, so that Wei's mother could eat better and wear better.
"They are so shameless to ask." Amelia Su said, "Your mother has done so many things for your brother. Now your mother can't do more things, so she wants us to give her money. If we don't give her money, what will happen? Will they let your mother come to us?"
"That's what I mean. They said if we don't give them money, then let Mom come and live with us." Wei Dashan said.
“I don’t think your mother is sick at all. They just saw that we made money and wanted to share it with us.” Amelia Su said.
"We haven't been back for several years." Wei Dashan said, "I'll go back for a while."
"You're going back? Should we still open our breakfast shop?" Amelia Su asked.
"Then let's invite mom to stay here for a few days?" Wei Dashan said.
“Doesn’t your mother need travel expenses to come here? She needs money to go back and forth.” Amelia Su said, “What if your mother comes here and she refuses to go back? What should I do?”
Amelia Su was worried that her mother-in-law would stay with her. If she refused to leave, she would probably not be able to drive her away.
"Then give the money?" Wei Dashan said.
"One dollar a month, that's one dollar." Amelia Su gritted her teeth, "Don't say that I don't let you be filial to your mother. One dollar a month is not a small amount. If your other brothers also give one dollar a month, then you can have several dollars. Your mother rarely goes to the market, so she doesn't spend much money."
Amelia Su felt sick just thinking about it. She didn't get much benefit, but she still had to support her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law didn't do anything for them, but she always asked them to pay.
"Then my mother...won't you let her come over and stay for a few days?" Wei Dashan really wanted his mother to come and stay for a few days, "She...she will go back."
Wei Dashan knew what Amelia Su meant, but that was his biological mother after all. Wei Dashan didn't dare to look at Amelia Su, for fear that Amelia Su would be unhappy.
"Your mom...your mom...it's better for her to live in the countryside." Amelia Su said, "You can see that we start selling breakfast before dawn every morning, and Yaozu is getting older. And Shanshan, Shanshan will go to junior high school in two years. Yaozu is a little older, and I let my parents take care of him a little bit, isn't it because we often have to go out, am I afraid that Yaozu will get into trouble?"