Is all that laundry detergent in the washing machine just for nothing? If laundry detergent were useless, why would anyone spend so much money to buy it? It's much more expensive than laundry powder and soap.

She rested for a while after finishing the laundry. Looking at all the clothes on the balcony that she had washed, she felt quite accomplished. She is very capable.

The old man keeps beating her, saying she's useless, without ever considering who raised his two children.

No matter how capable he is, there's no woman in his family, no one to look after the children, watch the house, or help with cooking.

The old man was thin and short, with hardly any flesh on his body; he looked like a dried-up lamp.

When she was young, she had double eyelids, a high nose, and two long, black braids. Young men from all around would stop and glance at her sideways when they saw her.

If it weren't for the fact that we were working on a construction site together, the old man would be buying her food and clothes, trying to appease her.

She wouldn't give up her urban residency to marry into their small, run-down village and become a farmer repairing the earth.

Now that she's old and a grandmother, people still complain that she can't speak well or handle things properly. Why didn't they criticize her earlier?

If she had known he would turn out like this with his age, she would have preferred to marry an old man in the city rather than go back to the countryside with him to farm.

She marries an old man in the city, outlives him, and then has both a house and money.

He's only in his fifties, and all he does every day is eat and play. Nobody takes care of him, and he lives a very comfortable life!

The old man regrets going to her, and she regrets it a long time ago, but has nowhere to complain!

The three brothers all looked like sweet potatoes, and the family was so poor that they didn't have a single decent set of clothes.

If it weren't for his bricklaying skills, willingness to work hard, ability to earn money, and sweet talk, he'd probably all be bachelors.

The three brothers married wives, one from Yunnan and the other from Sichuan. It's unclear whether she was chosen through free choice or was tricked into marriage.

How dare you look down on her! Believe me, even if she gets divorced now, she can still find a good old man. That old geezer will be lonely forever without her.

Liu Lan's mother was admiring herself on the balcony for a while when she checked the time and exclaimed, "Oh dear, it's nine o'clock!"

No, we can't let Old Man Yu just sit idle at home. He hasn't even finished his work this morning!

"Old Yu, while the child is asleep, I'll watch him. You hurry up and go buy groceries and diapers."

There was one more thing... Liu Lan reminded you, did you remember? Don't forget to buy it, or the child won't be able to use it."

Old Yu didn't say anything, went to the kitchen to get a shopping bag and went to the market.

He couldn't ride a bike either. Yu Hai had a bicycle in the storage room, and he was asked to learn to ride it, but he didn't dare to ask.

With so many people on the road, hitting someone or being hit yourself is a troublesome situation.

It's less than three miles round trip; he can stroll there in no time. It's not only safe, but it also gives him some exercise.

Sigh! Last time Yu Yang called, he said that he and Xiao Hao and Wang Xin ran every day, morning and evening, to exercise.

He also told him to go out more often, because his grandson, who grew up by his side since he was a child, is the closest to him!

Only Yu Yang was worried about him. After the New Year, he saw the news about the storm surge in Weihai and was extremely worried that Chen Hong would go out to sea at that time.

That kid is really capable. My cousin told me that Chen Hong's villa has underfloor heating, so even in the worst snowstorm, you can walk around barefoot inside without feeling cold.

Yujia Village is nestled between two mountains, so there was no danger, and it weathered the snowstorm peacefully, just like in previous years.

He was relieved; his eldest grandson and his mother were safe, and his old house was unaffected. Even if he stayed in Jinan for two or three years, he could still live there when he returned.

Thinking of his hometown, Old Man Yu craved seafood. Seafood in Jinan wasn't expensive, but he couldn't find it anywhere.

The market has both ribbonfish and mackerel, but they've all been frozen for several months and aren't fresh at all.

I heard that the restaurant can get fresh fish, so I asked Yu Hai to buy a few for his family. He was worried about what people would say.

He mistakenly believed that his family was taking advantage of the store, which affected his work, so he dared not bring anything home.

Actually, he was homesick, craving seafood and fish, and longing for life in his rural hometown.

Judging from the situation, he will have to stay in Jinan until his grandson starts school before he can return to his hometown. It's unclear how many more years he has left in good health.

Right now, his son is going through a very difficult time, and when they need him to take care of the child, he has no choice but to do it, even if it's just a little bit.

I went home at noon to cook for my daughter-in-law, but this time I only managed to buy two "fresh" crucian carp.

This thing is covered in thorns, so it's really not worth eating. The only thing you can do is stew it with tofu and fish soup.

Fortunately, I heard that this stuff can help with lactation when stewed in soup, so I made it for my daughter-in-law so that my grandson could have more breast milk.

Old Yu had never cooked freshwater fish before, so he specifically asked the fishmonger, who told him in detail how to cook it.

This thing isn't much different from sea fish, except it has a stronger fishy smell, so you need to add some cooking wine. Ideally, you should add some ginger, scallions, and Sichuan peppercorns, but Liu Lan's mother said to use milk instead of seasoning.

He still listened to his mother's advice; it's better to avoid trouble. If he accidentally caused a milk leak, he would be in real trouble.

"Old Yu, the crucian carp you bought today are really big! One of the two weighs as much as the other. You really know how to buy things!"

Old Yu: The fish you bought cost more than ten yuan per pound, but after removing the internal organs and the head, there's nothing edible left. It only cost a few yuan per pound.