"You mean the second and third sons are so infatuated with the city son-in-laws that they're always grinning like idiots?"

Chen Jianguo chuckled and then recounted what had happened at the dinner table.

Upon hearing this, Su Xia gave a thumbs-up to the instigator.

It has to be you!

Chen Jianguo immediately grasped it and held the little hand in his arms.

"You're amazing! I saw my second sister-in-law throw up several times!"

Su Xia proudly raised her head, "Niu Niu deserves a lot of credit, first it's blood type, then genes, and then you compare her to her brother, isn't that what Xia Laidi is all about!"

She wanted to shrug, but one of her hands was being held by the man, so she could only shrug with the other hand.

Chen Jianguo tapped his wife's forehead; her face, flushed from drinking, was red.

Su Xia glared at him. "Go brush your teeth, you smell like alcohol!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianguo grinned mischievously, pulled Su Xia close, and began blowing air into her nose, then tried to kiss her.

Su Xia was so frightened that she kept dodging.

Meanwhile, Niu Niu, Ge Bao, and Er Bao, who were in the living room, watched their parents playfully fighting.

The three children were speechless. In the end, Niu Niu had no choice but to take her two younger brothers back to rest, and also to make sure they didn't corrupt her two silly brothers.

The villagers had a lively New Year celebration; they had money and food in their hands.

In addition, there's more meat than usual, plus chicken.

Although Jiajia's dinner wasn't as elaborate as Chen's, it was still more sumptuous than usual.

The village chief's house, the former village chief, Zhao Lin, with his wife and children.

Zhao Yulin and Gu Zhili also came over.

After the family finished eating.

Zhao Yulin then revealed the purpose of the two parties.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qizhu and Li Xiulian frowned, "Why can't you just live a peaceful life? You can't stop causing trouble!"

Zhao Yulin was scolded by her mother and felt wronged. "What can we do? We can't just let Zhili look after her younger brother and sister and keep doing this. Besides, those two kids have been going to school all this time!"

Zhao Yulin looked at her brother-in-law, Gu Zhili, who kept his head down. Zhao Yulin was initially unhappy about this, but now he had been coaxed by him.

Zhao Genzhu looked at his son and said, "Old man, you're the village chief. Whatever you say, we'll do it."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yulin looked at him and said, "Brother Zhili, you have to help him."

Zhao Lin glared at his useless sister with annoyance.

She then looked at her brother-in-law and said, "The higher-ups have never said anything about not allowing it. Children of those sent down to the countryside or educated youth aren't allowed to go to school!"

"Brother, I know, but...!"

Gu Zhili understood, but felt that with the village chief's word, no one in the village would dare to gossip about her younger siblings going to school.

"We know what you mean, but Gu Zhiqing, let me say it again, you and Yulin are family. Move out, and we won't interfere in how you live!"

"Brother, what are you saying?" Zhao Yulin asked, dissatisfied.

"Shut up! An unmarried daughter shouldn't go back to her parents' home and eat their food!" Zhao Erlin scolded his sister.

Mr. and Mrs. Zhao remained silent, disappointed by their daughter time and time again, and besides, they would have to rely on their two sons in the future.

Zhao Yulin was still aggrieved and was about to complain to her parents when Gu Zhili stopped her.

Zhao Lin wanted to go back as soon as possible, so he said directly, "They can do whatever they want. If they want to study in the village, they just need to pay the tuition. We won't stop them. I don't think the villagers have time to deal with you. But if your younger siblings are bullied by other children, that's your problem!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhili felt as if a thorn had been stuck in his heart. He used to be full of vigor wherever he went, but why did he end up in Zhao Family Village?

Everyone looks down on him, no—they don't even look at him!

However, this trip wasn't entirely fruitless.

Since he had already married Zhao Yulin, if the educated youth office came to investigate, he wouldn't be considered an educated youth, and naturally, his parents wouldn't be involved.

Gu Zhili passed high school, and her brain quickly recovered.

"Father, Mother, Brother Ge, Second Brother, thank you!"

Forehead.....

Father Zhao and Mother Zhao...

Zhao Gelin, Zhao Erlin......"!!!"

When did you take care of me?

Here at the cowshed, the three families all eat together at the Gu family's house. There's no way around it, since everyone else's family is the best, with their own separate kitchen.

Each family brings their own grain, and each side contributes two vegetables.

Old Man Yi and Xie Chengbo, a married couple, made a dish of pickled cabbage stewed with pork, which contained a full half-pound of meat.

There was also stir-fried cabbage.

The Gu family's meal consisted of cabbage and vermicelli, with a piece of meat and a stir-fried potato.

Each person brought their own steamed buns as their staple food.

"This dinner is worse than eating at home!" Old Man Yi said with disdain.

"Uncle Yi, let's just treat this as a lively meal!" Xie Chengbo advised.

"Okay... Let's go...!"

One person carries a dish, and another person carries a steamed bun.

The Gu family had already set up a table and were waiting for someone.

"Zongwei, can't we just eat by ourselves?" Yan Qing said with heartache as she watched her youngest daughter swallowing water in front of the dining table.

"Wait a little longer. Those people all have connections. Don't you see they're doing better than us?" Gu Zongwei frowned, his face, which looked much older, was full of forbearance.

Yan Qing stopped speaking.

Su Xia had no recollection of the cowshed. After returning from the old house, the family took a nap at noon and didn't wake up until four o'clock in the afternoon.

He was the only one left on the kang (heated brick bed); it seemed Chen Jianguo had gotten up long ago.

I went to the living room and saw that Niu Niu, Ge Bao, and Er Bao were all there. This time, Niu Niu and Ge Bao were playing chess, while Er Bao, that little rascal, kept muttering to himself.

"Where is your father?"

When the three children, Aquinas Suxia, woke up, the second child ran over and hugged Suxia affectionately.

"Mom, my older sister and brother won't play with me!"

Su Xia ignored her and looked at Niu Niu. "Daddy's chopping wood in the backyard!"

Ge Bao explained, "Mom, it's my younger brother. He keeps taking back his moves and he's so unreasonable!"

Erbao wasn't afraid; instead, he let out a hum.

"Hmph, who said you wouldn't let me have my way!"

Su Xia shoved him aside, "Go away! Who would want to play with you like this!"

"If my brother doesn't want to play, I'm going to play with Gouwa!"

Su Xia....

"Niu Niu 꺶 Bao"!!!!

That's suitable, since Gouwa can't do anything.

Su Xia went to the kitchen to heat up some rice. As for dumplings, she could only eat them at night, which was such a hassle.

"Wife, you're awake?"

"Hmm, what are we having for dinner?"

"Just grab something quick, we're having dumplings tonight!"

"That's what I'm thinking. I'll cook some porridge, some pickled eggs, and bake a few sweet potatoes!"

"Okay, I'll roast the sweet potatoes!"

The couple quickly made their arrangements and went about their respective tasks.

We also gave the remaining 5 chickens and 3 geese at home a better meal, which was considered a way to make ends meet.

Su Xia started making dumplings at 8 pm.

One was a sauerkraut and pork filling, and the other was mutton and radish. Chen Jianguo asked where the mutton came from.

Su Xia followed along, "That's where you bumped into it!"

Chen Jianguo -- Well, it seems his wife goes to that place more often than she goes back to her parents' home.

You can only put radishes in mutton, red, white, and green radishes, all three kinds.

Su Xia disdainfully asked Chen Jianguo to do it.

"Honey, if you can't stand the taste, next time we'll have beef!"

Su Xia...

There are still 60 jin (30 catties) left in the space, so it's not that they didn't borrow any.

"If you happen to come across it, then eat beef!"

Chen Jianguo, shut up! He's never been very lucky!

Mr. and Mrs. Chen came over, and Su Xia rolled out the dough. The three of them wrapped the dumplings, and they were evenly matched.

In less than an hour, a whole pot of pork with sauerkraut, mutton, and radish was wrapped up.

"So many dumplings, how long will it take to eat them all?" Chen's mother thought they were too many.

"Freeze it, and you can cook some whenever you want to eat it!"

After saying that, he gave Chen Jianguo a look.

"Then I'll keep the food, and freeze the rest!"

Su Xia nodded, and Mr. and Mrs. Chen were no longer curious.