They quickly finished walking along a winding mountain road. When they were almost at Ning's house, Sun Aiju and Zhou Yin came up to them from a distance and helped carry their things.
Sun Aiju came closer and saw Chen Lie carrying a lot of bags. She smiled so much that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes burst open. "Oh, why did you buy so many things? What did you buy?"
Ning Tang continued, "I bought my clothes and shoes, my dad's favorite cakes, my mom's favorite fruits, and so many more things."
Sun Aiju was very satisfied in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She just asked in surprise, "It cost a lot of money, didn't it?"
Ning Tang patted Chen Lie's tall figure and said with a smile, "It's okay, your uncle has money."
Shen Lie: ...
At the same time, Zhou Yin also walked to Ning Xue and Su Junyan, ready to help carry things.
But when she looked around, she saw no one who needed her help.
Ning Xue and Su Junyan bought few things, and they were all light items like clothes and cigarettes, which were not heavy at all to carry.
Zhou Yin withdrew his hand awkwardly, and while Su Junyan walked to the front, he quickly pulled Ning Xue aside to chat, "Why are you so stupid? Why did you only buy so little? After all, it's Su Junyan who paid for it, so why not spend it? Look how smart Ning Tang is, dragging Chen Lie to buy all those old things."
Ning Xue hated to hear people say that Ning Tang was smarter than her. After all, Ning Tang only graduated from junior high school, while she graduated from high school, especially when these words came from her own mother.
The difference between graduating from junior high school and graduating from high school is not just three more years of study. In their entire Shangang Village, the number of people who can be admitted to the municipal high school can be counted on one hand. Ning Xue is one of them, and she has always been proud of this.
So she frowned and said, "How could I be stupid? Ning Tang is stupid. Marriage means we are a family. Junyan's money is my money. If I spend his money, I am also spending mine."
Zhou Yin thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. His expression couldn't help but relax a little.
Ning Xue continued, "Besides, these things are bought for Junyan and my two step-sons. Junyan will definitely be grateful for my kindness. Only when I treat him well will he treat me well."
Ning Xue glanced smugly at Ning Tang, who was still foolishly showing off to Sun Aiju how much she had bought. "Ning Tang doesn't understand this principle. Now she only buys for herself, her uncle, and her aunt. Just think about what Chen Lie must be thinking of her."
Zhou Yin was still a little confused. "What can I think? Your uncle and aunt are Chen Lie's father-in-law and mother-in-law. Isn't it natural to buy things for them?"
Seeing Zhou Yin's lack of understanding, Ning Xue couldn't help but ask, "Mom, why don't you understand this? Didn't you always teach me that once a woman gets married, she belongs to someone else's family? Similarly, Ning Tang is married to Chen Lie, so they are a family. Ning Tang is still wasting his money on buying things for her uncle and aunt. What does that look like to Shen Lie?"
Zhou Yin asked, "Like what?"
"It's like turning your elbow outward. What man can bear to see his woman using money to support her family?" Ning Xue said with a hint of gloating. "Just wait and see. You can't tell how much Chen Lie hates Ning Tang right now."
Zhou Yin also felt that Ning Xue's theory was strange. She wanted to refute it, but when she thought that Ning Xue was the only female high school student in their Shangang Village who was admitted to high school, she gave up.
After all, high school students these days are so educated.
Anyway, it’s definitely not Ning Xue’s fault. It’s her fault and Ning Tang’s fault.
Zhou Yin and Ning Xue whispered for a while, and their pace naturally slowed down.
Su Junyan was walking in front, and seeing that the two people behind him hadn't caught up, he turned back and asked, "Mother-in-law, Ning Xue, why aren't you leaving?"
Ning Xue quickly pulled Zhou Yin and smiled, "My shoelaces came loose just now."
"Oh, so that's it." Su Junyan said.
Zhou Yin was brainwashed by Ning Xue's theory, and suddenly felt that she should be nice to her son-in-law, so that her son-in-law would be nice to her daughter.
Even though Su Junyan didn't have much in his hands, Zhou Yin still stepped forward to offer his courtesy, "Sir, let me help you carry some."
Su Junyan avoided Zhou Yin's hand and said with a smile, "No need, mother-in-law, I can carry it myself."
Zhou Yin frowned and said, "That won't work." She pointed at Sun Aiju, who was helping Chen Lie share the load and said, "My sister-in-law is already helping her brother-in-law carry the stuff."
Su Junyan said, "That's because Shen Lie is ignorant. I'm a man, how can I let a woman carry things?"
In fact, all the things Su Junyan bought could not be filled into two bags, so carrying one in each hand was more than enough.
And Shen Lie did buy a lot of things. Sun Aiju and Ning Tang helped to carry some, but the heavy things were still in Shen Lie's hands.
But Zhou Yin and Ning Xue were obviously fooled by Su Junyan's words.
Zhou Yin couldn't help but pull Ning Xue aside and chat, "My dear, you have good taste. No, it's us who have good taste and are smart. We picked such a good son-in-law."
Ning Xue was also very pleased, "That's right, see? If you treat him well, he will treat you well. Auntie has to help Chen Lie carry things, so you don't have to."
When we got back to the Ning family, it was just time for dinner.
Ning Xue walked into the kitchen as usual and started cooking, and Zhou Yin went to help her.
Sun Aiju brought all the things that Chen Lie bought back to the house and planned to divide them up. For example, the clothes and shoes she bought for Ning Tang could be packed and taken with her when she went to Hailang Island. As for the cakes and fruits, they could be eaten directly. The journey was so long that they would spoil if they were taken there.
Ning Tang followed Sun Aiju into the house. Sun Aiju gathered her things, opened a bag of apples, and stuffed two into Ning Tang's hands. "Wash them and eat them."
Ning Tang was not hungry yet, so he took two apples and tossed them around for fun.
Sun Aiju packed up her things and thought she had gone to wash the apples, but she saw her playing with the apples. She couldn't help but scold her, "You're already married and a young wife, but you're still so playful."
Ning Tang chuckled, "So what if I'm married? I'm still your daughter."
Sun Aiju sat on the kang, took the apple from her hand and peeled it with a knife, "Silly girl, things will be different after you get married."
She put the peeled apple into Ning Tang's hand, looked outside, and whispered, "Hey, you bought all these things today, and they are all for you. Your dad and I like to eat them. Did Chen Lie tell you?"
Ning Tang thought carefully while eating an apple and shook his head, "No."
When the two of them went shopping in a department store, Ning Tang would basically pick out whatever she liked and Chen Lie would pay for it.
Hearing that her son-in-law didn't say a word, Sun Aiju's heart did not fall, but instead it was raised high, "Will the son-in-law have any opinions about you?"
"Isn't it possible?" Ning Tang said, "What can I say?"
"That's a big deal." Sun Aiju slapped her thigh. "Take me and your dad for example. Last time, I was greedy for pretty girls and used my money to buy two handkerchiefs. Your dad, who is so old, didn't say anything, but he kept it in his mind. A few days ago, when we had a fight, he brought it up and scolded me."
Ning Tang was quite surprised. "No way, my dad holds such a grudge?"
Sun Aiju rolled her eyes at her and said, "What do you think? Sometimes men have their own secrets. They may not say it on the surface, but they remember it in their hearts."
Ning Tang still felt that Chen Lie was not the kind of person who was stingy and secretly held grudges. After all, he was quite generous and straightforward when paying.
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Sun Aiju simply said, "How about this, you can ask your son-in-law about it, so that you can be more careful about how to spend money in the future."
Ning Tang thinks, is this necessary?
But what Sun Aiju said actually made sense. It wouldn't hurt to just ask, it wouldn't cost you anything.
As the saying goes, listen to advice and you will have a full meal.
Sun Aiju is her biological mother, how could she harm her?
Besides, Ning Tang felt it was okay to use this matter to judge Chen Lie.
After making up his mind, Ning Tang left the house and went to look for Chen Lie.
Chen Lie was chopping wood in the yard. He rolled up his sleeves, took a horse stance, raised the axe high, and with a "whoosh" sound, a piece of wood as thick as a bowl was split into two halves.
Ning Tang stood aside and watched, raised an eyebrow, and thought to himself, Chen Lie is still quite strong.
Chen Lie stood up and stretched his muscles. He caught a glimpse of Ning Tang's figure from the corner of his eye. "Stay away. Be careful of the flying wood chips that might hit you."
Ning Tang nodded, walked four or five steps away from Chen Lie, and sat down on the firewood pile. "Hey, let me ask you something."
Chen Lie's hands kept moving, "Ask."
Ning Tang placed his hands on his knees, supporting his chin with both hands, and watched Chen Lie work. "All the things I bought today are for me. I didn't buy anything for you. Are you angry?"
Sun Aiju was hiding behind the door curtain and eavesdropping. When she heard her daughter's straightforward question, she almost got furious.
Silly girl! I asked you to play the supporting role, but you actually hit the drum right in someone's ear!
Chen Lie was also taken aback by Ning Tang's question. He paused for a moment, but only for a moment before he continued working. "What's wrong with buying all yours? Are you going to buy all Su Junyan's like your cousin? I should buy yours. I wish you could dress up beautifully so I can look more impressive when I go out."
Chen Lie stopped what he was doing and looked at Ning Tang seriously. "If a man dresses himself up nicely while his wife wears rags, is he still a man?"
Ning Tang looked at Chen Lie with curiosity. This guy seemed to be quite conscious.
Not to mention this era, even in her previous life, there were few men with such high awareness.
With this kind of awareness, let alone raising three children as a widower, even if you are a widower raising the Calabash Brothers, as long as you love your wife and treat her well, the situation will definitely not be too bad.
Anyway, after hearing what Chen Lie said, Ning Tang looked at Chen Lie with a little more favor.
Sun Aiju, who was eavesdropping behind the door curtain, was extremely satisfied with Shen Lie.
Ning Tang curled the corners of his mouth and patted Chen Lie's shoulder, "Very good, keep it up."
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