In the afternoon, Shi Xiaoli was relatively calmer than in the morning.

At this time, even if she wanted to make trouble again, she had to rest for a long time because her physical strength could not keep up with her energy.

During this time, Tian Yuzhu drew three sheets of clothing design draft paper.

In fact, the styles the educated youth wanted were simple, so her drawing of two or three pictures was enough, with only slight changes in some details.

Shi Zhentang stayed by her side quietly, reading a book and pouring warm water for his wife.

Shi Xiaoli didn't make any more trouble until dinner, so Tian Yuzhu suggested locking the door and going home to have dinner with grandma.

After all, they won't stay too long this time, so she wanted to spend more time with her old man before returning to the military area.

So Shi Zhentang went back first to bring Shi Xiaoli's food. After feeding her, the couple locked the door of the old courtyard and went back.

Who would have thought that as soon as I walked into the new courtyard, I saw Shi De standing in the yard and talking towards the door: "Mom, I treated Xiaoli like that this morning because I was impulsive and didn't find the right way.

Now I understand that this is a huge matter and I can't make a decision on my own. I plan to go see Dahua tomorrow and see what she says before making a decision."

Shi De looked very sincere, but unfortunately the old lady in the house was heartbroken and had no intention of paying any attention to him at all.

The old lady rummaged through the sewing basket in her hand as if she had heard nothing.

Ever since Tian Yuzhu told her that she could make money by making clothes, she sorted out the tangled threads.

When Shi Zhentang and Tian Yuzhu entered the yard and saw Shi De like this, they were indifferent and didn't bother to pay attention. They just walked past him and went into the house.

Su Zhen was busy in the kitchen.

Under normal circumstances, she probably wouldn't have the heart to do it, but today her father-in-law was really too much, so she hid in the kitchen and didn't go out.

Shi Weimin was the only one in the family who couldn't bear to watch and went out to persuade him, "Dad, you should go to Uncle Tao. It's wrong to take medicine from him. You should go and apologize to him."

Shi De's face showed a hint of impatience: "The village party secretary has already told me about this matter. There's no point in apologizing again. Boss, you take care of it tomorrow. Tell them to take good care of Xiaoli. We'll talk about it after I return from the city."

"Look at what you said..." Shi Weimin's brows were furrowed. "Zhentang and Yuzhu took good care of me. They are not that kind of people..."

The sounds from the yard faintly came into the house.

The old lady took Tian Yuzhu's hand and asked her to sit beside her. A smile appeared on her originally gloomy face: "Girl, let's not listen to the nonsense people in the courtyard say. That beast can't grow ivory in its mouth."

Then he asked, "Zhentang, did you hear that he is going to look for Yang Dahua tomorrow?"

Shi Zhentang's expression warmed: "Grandma, I heard it. If he wants to go, then go. Didn't you just say to ignore him? Then let's have fun and not care whether he goes or not, okay?"

The old lady nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Tian Yuzhu analyzed rationally: "Actually, it's a good thing for him to go. Maybe after meeting Yang Dahua, he will make up his mind!"

The old lady agreed with this. Although she advocated that Shi Xiaoli give birth to the baby, in the end it was up to the other person's parents to decide.

At this time, Chengcheng and Doudou brought the calligraphy they learned at Uncle Xu's house and asked their second uncle and second aunt to check their learned skills.

I saw that Chengcheng's handwriting was steady and Doudou's handwriting was beautiful.

Even though one is only five and the other three years old, they learn very well.

Chengcheng now knows over a hundred words, so reading short texts is no longer a problem for him.

Tian Yuzhu was delighted to hear about this: "You are awesome, you must study hard. When you go to college in the future, Second Aunt will support you, and all the tuition and other expenses will be on Second Aunt's shoulders."

"University?"

Cheng Cheng widened his eyes. What was college like? To him, it all seemed so far away.

Doudou was quite interested and asked in a baby voice, "Aunt, can I go to college too?"

"Yes, you can. But the prerequisite is that you have to study hard, otherwise you won't be able to pass the exam!" Tian Yuzhu smiled and looked at Shi Zhentang: "Isn't that right, his second uncle?"

Shi Zhentang nodded slightly and asked with a smile: "So what do you want to do after you finish college?"

Cheng Cheng immediately raised his hand: "I know, I know."

"Well, tell me."

"I want to be a soldier like my second uncle. My great-grandfather said our great-great-grandfather was also a soldier. Now my second uncle is a soldier, so I want to be a soldier in the future too."

"Good job." Shi Zhentang looked at his grandmother, whose face was filled with satisfaction. "By the way, grandma, has my uncle called you again recently?"

Mentioning this, the old lady suddenly became energetic: "Yes, he also said that he would come to see me when he had the chance, and he also said that he would be back from abroad soon, and then we brother and sister can finally meet."

"Does my uncle have any descendants? What is he doing abroad?"

"Yes, but he didn't seem to want to talk about it, and I didn't ask about it. Alas, every family has its own problems. We can talk about it when we meet in person!"

"Let's eat!"

Su Zhen came in carrying an old wooden tray.

There was a bowl of cabbage soup, fresh pork liver stir-fried with garlic sprouts, pickled and sour stir-fried pork, and pork belly cooked with vermicelli.

"Wait a minute, there's still a pot of chicken left!"

There was an abundance of meat these days, so she thought about doing her best to make the meals perfect while Tian Yuzhu and her husband were at home.

Although there were not many vegetable ingredients, she tried her best.

The two little ones were naturally happy to have meat to eat, but they were also very sensible.

"Mom, give the chicken leg to Second Aunt."

"Second Aunt has a baby in her belly, so she needs to eat more."

These two little mouths are very good at coaxing people, making everyone, young and old, laugh.

But outside the house, the father and son in the yard started arguing again.

Shi De was neither blind nor deaf, and his nose was very sensitive. Standing in the yard, he naturally smelled the fragrance coming from the kitchen.

Then he saw Su Zhen bring out a tray of delicious dishes, which made his eyes widen.

He directly asked Shi Weimin to go into the kitchen and serve him some food.

Shi Weimin was dumbfounded. Just a second ago, this father was scolding him for being heartless and a bad person, and for not standing on his side when something happened.

The next second he opened his mouth to ask for food and he could even say it.

Shi Weimin was also angry, and his neck stiffened: "These dishes were bought by Zhentang and his men. If you want to eat them, go ask them for them."

"You are such a heartless thing. Back then, your mother brought you up by marrying into the Shi family, and I worked so hard to raise you. Now you can't even serve a bowl of rice. Your conscience has been eaten by dogs."

When Shi De heard his eldest son, who had always been honest, speak like this, his eyes widened.

His scolding was clearly heard in the house, and the old lady was furious: "Boss, why don't you hurry back to the house to eat? You are in such good spirits, who are you talking nonsense with? Hurry up and go back to the house."

"Hey!" Shi Weimin immediately turned around and went into the house.

Shi De, who was standing in the yard, heard that the old lady had no intention of asking him to come in for dinner, so he could only turn around and leave with a lot of anger and cursing.