After dinner, everyone sat together chatting and staying up late. Lin Sanmei looked at Zhou Suisui and said.
"Third sister-in-law, your family is so rich, but you didn't say anything about buying anything for Mom and Dad for the New Year?"
"What did second sister-in-law buy? Didn't you see that I asked eldest sister-in-law to make cotton-padded jackets for my parents a while ago?" Zhou Suisui was not polite at all. He was just looking for trouble after having a good meal and a good drink.
"What you said, Third Sister-in-law? How can our family conditions be compared with yours? Besides, we haven't separated, so how can we be filial to our parents?" Third Sister Lin said with a pout.
The meaning of this statement is very clear, they want to split up.
Gu's father and mother also heard it, but didn't say anything. Gu's mother had told Zhou Suisui about the division of the family before, so she knew about it a long time ago, but she couldn't tolerate Lin Sanmei's sarcasm and aggressiveness.
"As long as Second Sister-in-law knows herself well, it's fine. She should stay out of trouble when it comes to things that have nothing to do with you." Zhou Suisui said slowly.
When Lin Sanmei heard this, she said angrily, "Zhou Sui Sui, what do you mean? Am I wrong?"
"Did you eat less fish and pork elbow tonight? You ate more than anyone else, didn't you? My family is rich, so what? Don't even mention that I can make money. Even if I can't, I still have my man to support me. I was born with a good life, so what? What does my family's wealth have to do with you? Why are you here to make trouble?"
Zhou Suisui swore that he would never have New Year's Eve dinner with the second wife next year. His good mood was ruined. He would rather feed the good things to the pigs than to Lin Sanmei.
"How can you talk like that?" Lin Sanmei shouted angrily.
"Alright! Third Sister Lin, shut up!" Mother Gu stopped her. "If you have nothing to do, get out of here. Stop looking for trouble. I don't see you taking care of your husband and children for a day, but you keep gossiping about other people's affairs."
"Besides, the third wife is already good enough. We know whether she treats us well or not. There's no need for you to talk nonsense here. If you have time, do something serious instead of making the house restless all day. It's New Year's Day, so behave yourself!"
Lin Sanmei looked at Gu's mother's angry face and kept silent, but she looked obviously unconvinced, staring at Zhou Suisui with a pair of angry eyes.
Zhou Suisui didn't bother to look at her. He just stood up and took Da Wa and his brothers home.
Sanwa was indeed sleepy. The child could not hold on any longer and was now drowsy, so he went home as soon as he turned one year old.
Zhou Suisui didn't care what other people thought. It was impossible for her to get angry. So she just said that one should stay away from people like Lin Sanmei for the rest of his life and not get into trouble for no reason.
After returning home, Zhou Suisui and the children washed up and went to bed. After Gu Jingheng left, the three children still slept with him.
It wasn't Sanwa's request, but because she was a little scared to sleep alone in a room, she felt less scared with Sanwa accompanying her.
The third child happily slept with his mother again.
The next morning, Zhou Suisui got up around seven o'clock. There were already crackling sounds outside. Every household was setting off firecrackers. These things were not worth much, so everyone could afford them.
The eldest and second children were also woken up, and the third child was sleeping like a pig and was woken up by a kiss from Zhou Suisui.
"Mom." Sanwa's drowsy little voice immediately touched Zhou Suisui's heart.
"Get up quickly, baby." Zhou Suisui said softly.
Sanwa was sitting on the kang, putting on his clothes in a daze. Today was the first day of the new year, and Zhou Suisui had dressed all three children in new clothes.
"Mom, give me a hug." Sanwa, the little guy, is the best at acting coquettishly. After saying that, he threw himself into Zhou Suisui's arms, burying his fluffy little head in Zhou Suisui's arms.
"Mom, it smells so good."
Zhou Suisui smiled. He felt good holding the soft little body. Zhou Suisui had always been very indulgent towards his eldest son. He patted his little butt and said, "Go wash your face and brush your teeth. Your brothers have already gotten up."
Zhou Suisui cooked dumplings in the morning, but I was too lazy to make them, so I just cooked the frozen dumplings in the space. When the eldest and second children asked me about it, I said I got up early to make them.
After eating, I got dressed and went to the old house to wish my father and mother a happy new year.
"Happy New Year, Grandpa and Grandma!" said the eldest and second child in unison.
The third child also said in a sweet baby voice, "Grandpa and grandma, Happy New Year." Mother Gu loved him so much that she held him in her arms and refused to let go.
Father Gu gave each of his three children a red envelope. There wasn't much money in the envelope, just two cents, but since it was just to please his parents, he didn't care how much it was.
Gu's father and mother were also fair, giving each child two cents when they wished them a happy new year. Lin Sanmei even said something sour, "Third sister-in-law is really taking advantage. Both of our families have two children, and third sister-in-law has three children, so she still earns an extra red envelope."
Zhou Suisui was speechless. Lin Sanmei seemed like an idiot.
"Third sister Lin, will you die if you don't talk too much?" Mother Gu scolded.
Lin Sanmei snorted and said nothing more, but after returning to the house, she snatched the red envelope money from Dahua and Erhua, a total of 40 cents.
Dahua wanted to struggle and was reluctant to give it, but Lin Sanmei glared at her and said, "You silly girl, you've learned to play tricks on me, right? What does a little girl need from you for money?" Then she snatched the money away.
Dahua said angrily: "Why, mother? This is what grandma gave me. Auntie won't take Shitou and Xiaoya's."
Even though Dahua is only eight years old after the Chinese New Year, she is considered a half-grown girl, but she is quite cunning. Once the money falls into her mother's hands, it will definitely be gone forever and will definitely be taken to her grandmother's house. She doesn't like her grandmother at all.
Every time she went to her grandma's house, she was not allowed to sit at the table to eat. If her grandma had any delicious food, she would hide it when she saw them coming. She also said that she was not worthy of eating good food and that she hated her grandma.
Lin Sanmei pointed her finger at Dahua's forehead and said viciously, "You stupid girl, give me back what's yours. I gave you your life, and what's yours is mine. What's wrong with me asking for your money? You're just as heartless as your father. What a sin I've committed to give birth to a thing like you."
Lin Sanmei spoke harshly to Dahua, without caring at all that she was her own daughter. No matter how smart Dahua was, she was still just a child after all. When she heard her mother scolding her like that, tears immediately fell from her eyes.
"Cry, cry, cry, why are you crying? It's New Year's Day and it's really unlucky. Go away and cry."
I turned around, counted the money, and put the forty cents into my trouser pocket, preparing to give it to my mother when I returned home on the second day of the New Year.
Her mother's family was having a hard time, so as a daughter, she had to help out a little. Every time she brought things or money back home, her mother was very nice to her.
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