Last time around, when Zhou Sui was taken back to the city by her wealthy parents at the age of eighteen, she thought her life was about to change.
But her timid, submissive nature and consta...
Originally, we were thinking of bringing the old lady over to the town where the family business is now located, but she refused.
This village is where she has lived for decades. She knows every path and every field here very well, and she is reluctant to leave this place.
Even when she moved out of the old house, it took a lot of persuasion. In the end, they only let her move into the new house by asking the old lady to help look after the house.
The old lady often said: "I can walk and move around now, so I don't want my children to worry about me or cause them any trouble. I'll only ask my son and daughter-in-law to take care of me when I can no longer move and there's nothing I can do."
When the family was not well-off, neither of Zhou's sons had this idea. Now that the family is better off, it's time for the old lady to enjoy her retirement.
But living in a big house, wearing gold and silver, and having no worries about food and drink didn't seem to make the old lady happy for long.
She had worked hard for half her life, and it seemed a little hard to adjust to taking a break all at once. She didn't dare to cultivate too much land, for fear of worrying her children. She could only move between the two houses every day, and she kept those big houses sparkling clean.
No matter who comes home, there's always a hot meal waiting for them, and the old lady is always happy to help.
Zhou Sui noticed this and then discussed with Zhou Peng the idea of finding something for the old lady to do.
But deciding what to do is difficult; we need to consider whether the old lady can do it and whether she can accept it.
After much thought, I still think opening a small shop is a viable option.
Anyway, they will take care of arranging the goods; the old lady just needs to open the door and sit inside every day.
"I...I can't." The old lady waved her hands repeatedly. "I'm old, my eyesight isn't good, I can't remember. That's something young people do."
The few small shops in the village are run by young couples. Old Mrs. Zhou felt in her heart that she was not as good as them. She was worried that if she misremembered the prices, she would not know whether she would make a profit or a loss, and her reputation would be ruined.
"Don't worry, we've written down all the prices. Just sell them at those prices."
After being persuaded by Zhou Sui and Zhou Peng, the old lady agreed, "Grandma will give it a try, and save all the money from selling the goods."
"When you get married and have children, the money will be used by my great-grandchildren."
Knowing that she had something to do and was no longer idle, the old lady seemed much happier.