Zhou Suisui and his family stayed until the afternoon and then went home.
When it was time to go to bed at night, Wang Shulan told Brother Zhou about it.
"Boss, I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Brother Zhou was very sleepy after working all day.
"Our Xiuxiu is ten years old this year. It's time for her to meet someone new in two years."
"Then what."
"I'm... I'm thinking about it. Sui Sui will be joining the army after the New Year. I was wondering if Xiu Xiu could be taken with me. It would be great if I could find an officer in the army." Wang Shulan said tentatively.
"What did you say?" Brother Zhou sat up suddenly.
"Didn't you hear everything I just said?"
Wang Shulan didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said. Xiuxiu is a grown-up girl now, and as a mother she has to consider her.
Besides, isn’t it already available?
"Look at my younger sister. She's married to an officer and is living such a good life now. Don't you want your daughter to live a better life?" Wang Shulan said.
But Brother Zhou disagreed: "Xiuxiu is our responsibility as parents, not my younger sister's. Why should she take care of Xiuxiu when she has to make her own living?"
Before the younger sister got married, she had a very good relationship with her two brothers. He and his second brother have loved their only sister since she was a child.
Even though his younger sister is living the best life now, as her brother he has never thought of taking advantage of her.
"What are you talking about?" Wang Shulan said unconvinced.
"Then Xiuxiu should also call my younger sister auntie. We're all relatives, so what's wrong with helping each other?"
She said this with confidence.
Brother Zhou was really angry when he saw her like this.
"Don't you understand what I'm saying? Help each other? Then what can you do for me? What do you have? Besides, I have three children. I don't know what it's like to be in the army. I don't know anyone there. Why should I take care of your children? Besides, the old Gu family has a daughter too. Do you think it's okay for me to take care of one and not the other?"
Wang Shulan pondered what her man said and remained silent for a while.
She was so blinded that she was always thinking about finding a good husband for Xiuxiu and forgot about her younger sister's situation.
Brother Zhou continued, "Besides, who do you think you are? You asked someone to take care of your daughter, and they did. Why? My parents don't want to burden my younger sister, so why did you say that?"
"Okay, let's not talk about Xiuxiu's matter for now, what about my brother's matter? If I were to say, your mother is biased. You, as the eldest brother, don't take it seriously at all. I said I'd lend you some money, but it doesn't mean I won't pay it back. We can even write an IOU.
Your mother refused to lend me money. My brother is two years older than me and is finally finding a wife. Is it easy for him?"
Wang Shulan felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke.
Over the years, she felt that she had been able to live an honest life in the Zhou family.
You should also show respect to your parents-in-law.
But now something has happened to my parents' family, and my mother-in-law is just watching and doing nothing.
Who is being unfair here?
Brother Zhou narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Shulan: "Wang Shulan, your brother is already in his thirties, and he has to ask his married sister for a wife. Does he have the nerve to do that?
Your brother is not my mother's son, so why should my mother pay for his marriage?
Don't even mention that my mother doesn't want to do this. Even if she does, I don't want to do it!"
"Also, Wang Shulan, have you ever thought about this? Mumu is about to go to school, and you've lent all the money in the family to your brother. What will he do about his education? Wasn't he born from your belly?
Do you only care about your mother's family and your brother, and not our family and your children?"
Brother Zhou was almost mad. He didn't know what was wrong with his wife recently. It seemed like her brain was covered with lard.
I am increasingly speaking and doing things without thinking.
"Why don't I have you guys anymore? How can I wash clothes and cook for you guys every day? Is that wrong?
Isn’t Mumu going to school next year? Isn’t my brother getting married in the near future?
Besides, I've told you countless times that he has to pay it back later. It's not like he won't give it to me. Zhou Ping, why are you so fussy about it?"
"Enough of that. I don't want to talk to you. Go to sleep quickly. I have to go to the fields tomorrow." Brother Zhou said impatiently, then lay down to sleep.
Wang Shulan was angry but didn't say anything.
The two brothers Zhou Ping and Zhou An live next door. The house is made of mud and is not very soundproof.
Whenever the couple in the first house quarreled, the people next door could hear it clearly.
Zhao Yun sighed and said to Zhou Erge, "What do you think sister-in-law is doing? She's just acting like a demon during a good day."
"Who knows...the couple's affairs have nothing to do with us." Brother Zhou Er replied.
"That's true, but boss, I'm thinking about weaning Baoer recently, and the price can't go up this much." Zhao Yun said with a frown.
Brother Zhou Er’s hand went up.
"What are you doing?" Zhao Yun clapped his hands.
"Didn't you say you felt uncomfortable? Let me rub it for you."
Zhao Yun: "...Get lost."
"Wife... let's give Baoer a little sister?" Zhou Erge invited.
The couple started to get busy.
The next morning, Wang Shulan and Zhao Yun formed a sharp contrast.
One has dark circles under his eyes and his face is as rosy as a peach.
Or as they say, loving someone is like raising flowers; people can tell whether you are doing well or not just by looking at your expression.
Zhou Suisui didn't know what her sister-in-law was planning, and even if she knew, she wouldn't agree.
Fortunately, Wang Shulan was sensible and didn't make her unhappy.
After returning home, the two brothers, the eldest and the second, started doing their homework. School starts tomorrow, and they played all day and didn’t do their homework.
Zhou Suisui watched them and wrote some articles at the same time.
When it was time for dinner, Zhou Suisui planned to make stewed potatoes and green beans with some meat, and have rice as the staple food.
One dish is definitely not enough for the whole family, so Zhou Suisui made stir-fried celery and pork.
Gu Jingheng helped her light the fire in the kitchen.
"It's time for dinner." Zhou Sui Sui shouted outside when the meal was ready, and the three children immediately ran out of the house.
"Mom, my brother and I have finished our homework. Do you want to check it?" Erwa said.
"I'll check after dinner. Let's eat first." Zhou Suisui said.
"It's obvious that this is my mother's cooking." Sanwa was murderous.
"What's wrong with what I did? It's good enough that there's something to eat. You're still picky about food." Gu Jingheng said with a straight face.
These sons are good in every way except that they are more picky than girls when it comes to eating.
However, although our family’s living conditions are better than others, that shouldn’t lead to them developing the habit of causing trouble.
Today's quotations are hard-earned, every stitch and thread. Who dares to waste food?
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