Lin Meiyu silently helped Tian Tian pack her luggage, and put the freshly made pork and mushroom sauce into Tian Tian's bag. They didn't keep a single bottle.
Although Lin Meiyu had been prepared for a long time, she still felt very uncomfortable when the day came when Tian Tian was about to leave.
After sending Tian Tian away, Lin Meiyu felt even worse when she saw the deserted house with only four people left.
Fortunately, not long after, Chen Guihua and Tian Mu came to find them. They were both noisy and soon diluted the silence in the room.
There was so much chatter in the room that Lin Meiyu had no time to think about Tian Yuan and Tian Tian. She had to chat with Chen Guihua.
Not long after Tian Tian left, the weather gradually became warmer, and the snow on the road that had not melted before gradually melted away.
People in the brigade also started to get busy, preparing for spring planting.
The work at home gradually increased. We had to go up the mountain to collect firewood and cultivate the land in the yard. The whole family was very busy.
At this time, a group of uninvited guests came to Tian Tian's house.
It was Grandma Lin, the relative-in-law that Old Lady Hetian hadn’t seen for more than 20 years.
On this day, Tian Lisong was busy with the spring planting in the brigade headquarters. Lin Meiyu also made an appointment with Zhang Lanru next door to go up the mountain to collect firewood, so only Old Lady Tian was at home.
Old Mrs. Tian didn't recognize Grandma Lin at first sight. It wasn't her fault. After all, they hadn't seen each other for almost thirty years. Even Tian Yuan was already twenty-five years old. They were all old and had long since changed from when they were young.
It was only when Grandma Lin called her "old relative" that Grandma Tian recognized who this person was.
"Yes, my in-law. You are a rare guest. Why did you think of coming here? Come in and sit down!" Old Mrs. Tian had no opinion about Grandma Lin. Anyway, what she did was not rude at all, and she was not worried about her beauty. As for whether what Grandma Lin did was decent or not, it had nothing to do with her.
Lin Meixia supported Grandma Lin and followed Old Lady Tian into the house. She felt a little embarrassed when she heard what Old Lady Tian said. For so many years, they had never mentioned coming to see the in-laws, but her sister had cut off ties with her natal family, and her mother was thinking about coming to see the in-laws instead.
Lin Meixia felt a little helpless when she thought about how she had to talk her lips so hard at home to persuade Grandma Lin to come over and give in to her second sister.
She thinks that some things should not be taken too seriously, as half of one's life has already passed and one should just live life in a muddle.
Her second sister had always lived like this before, but this year, for some reason, she suddenly exploded.
Lin Meixia also felt a little resentful towards her second sister in her heart.
"Auntie, are Tian Tian and Tian Yuan gone?" Even though she had many complaints in her heart, looking at Grandma Lin who had a stern face and didn't say anything, Lin Meixia still had to speak up to smooth things over.
"They all went to school!" It is already April, and Tian Tian and the others have been gone for more than a month, but Old Mrs. Tian still smiled calmly.
Lin Meixia smiled and said, "If you ask me, Tian Yuan and Tian Tian are the most promising of our two families. They are both college students and are valuable. It's all thanks to Auntie's good education. When they graduate from college, Auntie can just wait and enjoy the good life."
"What kind of happiness should I enjoy? I've worked all my life, and I'm not used to being idle all of a sudden. Besides, since I can move around, there's no need for me to wait for the children to support me. I earn less, so I can eat less. I spend my own money, and I feel at ease. I won't cause trouble to the children if I can."
"We mothers all have the same thought in mind. We definitely hope that our children are well. Even if our lives are a little hard, we would not let our children suffer," said Old Mrs. Tian.
Lin Meixia nodded in agreement. They lived their whole lives and worked hard, didn’t they just hope that their children could live a better life?
But her mother just couldn't get over it. It was obvious that among the three sisters, the second sister was the one doing the best. Those children looked promising. A normal person would definitely make plans for them and have a good relationship with her second sister. If anything happened in the future, they could ask her second sister for help or something.
If he and his children can spend more time with Tian Tian and Tian Yuan from his second sister's family, would it be able to give them face in the future?
But her mother didn't think so. She thought that her second sister didn't let her win face in front of the old lady. She had disliked her second sister since she was a child. Even now, she still looked down on her. After a few quarrels, she felt that she had lost face and didn't want to come over no matter what.
Don't you think that there is no overnight hatred between mother and daughter? If there is just a few quarrels, they can just bow their heads and let it go. Why make things so complicated?
Thinking about all the time she had spent trying to persuade her mother when she was at home, Lin Meixia felt a headache.
Seeing that Grandma Lin finally agreed to come here to apologize and make amends, after seeing Grandma Tian, I don’t know why she got stubborn again. After she got here, except for the first sentence she said, her mouth seemed to be stuck with cowhide.
Lin Meixia was left with no choice but to take on the responsibility of communication alone. She told Lin Meiyu everything about the home environment, the vegetables grown in the vegetable garden, and how to educate children, but Lin Meiyu still didn't come back.
"My in-laws haven't come to visit for a long time. What's the matter with you coming to my house today?" Old Mrs. Tian really didn't want to chat with them about this and other trivial things, so she asked straight to the point.
Lin Meixia felt a little embarrassed when she heard this. Grandma Lin snorted coldly and said, "I came to see my daughter. I wanted to ask her why she has become more and more courageous after getting married. She even contradicted her parents. I didn't teach her that before."
This was directed at Old Lady Tian, so she could naturally hear it. “I think Meiyu is a very good daughter-in-law, a very good daughter-in-law. She was brought up in my family, and these children all know that Tian Yuan and Tian Tian are both promising, and Tian Zhuo’s grades are also very good. I don’t know if he can get into college in the future, but if he wants to, it’s easy for him to go to a technical school.
Tian Zhuo is a really good student. Even Tian Tian often sighs that some people are born to study. They are smart, have self-control, and can concentrate on studying. Everyone who sees this will praise this child for his promising future.
Although Tian Mu is smart, he likes to play more. After sitting on a chair for three minutes, he feels like the chair is covered with nails and he wants to go out and have fun all day long.
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