When Gao Guihua saw Xu Ying leaving, she let out a long sigh. Look, even after meeting her mother-in-law, her mother still didn't give up.

She just waited for her mother to suffer and then stopped thinking about it.

The eldest aunt of the Xu family married and moved to the county town. Both husband and wife had jobs, but Aunt Xu was a temporary worker with a low salary, and she had two children at home.

Life is also very tight.

Xu's mother took Xu Ying and turned left and right, and stopped in front of the gate of a courtyard.

Of course, it is not just Aunt Xu and her family who live in such a large yard. All the people living here are factory staff.

Everyone was crowded into one yard, housing was tight, and many families had several people crammed into one room.

Aunt Xu's family was no exception. The two children lived in one room, and she and her husband lived in another room.

Her mother-in-law lived with her eldest son, one room away from Aunt Xu and very close to her.

After entering the yard, a foul smell came into Xu Ying's nose. She frowned and followed Xu's mother pushing the cart to the door of Xu's aunt's house.

"Rulan, are you home? I am your sister-in-law."

As soon as Xu's mother called out, the door was opened. It was opened by Aunt Xu's youngest son, Zheng Hongxing. He saw that Xu's mother was full of surprise, because he knew that when his aunt came, she must have brought food to the family: "Aunt, why are you here?"

Soon Aunt Xu also came out and saw Mother Xu's excited face: "Sister-in-law, Yingying, come in and sit down quickly.

Have you eaten yet? Have something to eat at home!"

Xu's mother waved her hands and said, "Even though her sister-in-law is from the city and it sounds good to others, it means nothing if she can't even get enough to eat."

She was not one of those poor relatives in the countryside who loved to beg for money, so she shook her head and refused, saying, "My daughter and I have already had dinner.

These are given to you by your parents, just like before, take a look at them."

Aunt Xu didn't need to look, she quickly returned to the house, took out a stack of money and gave it to Xu's mother: "Sister-in-law, please give it to my parents and say thank you for me."

If it weren't for her parents, she wouldn't know how she would have gotten through the day.

Both of my children are in school and are in the growth period, so they eat and use a lot.

She and her husband only earn so little, and if their parents didn't help them after they ran out of food, they would have to go to the black market to buy more food, which would cost a lot of money.

"I'm here this time to tell you good news. My daughter works in a restaurant now. When you have time, take Hongxing to the restaurant for dinner. She will serve you more food then." Mother Xu said this very directly.

First, my daughter goes to work in a restaurant, so you can take some advantage of her, but if you want to eat and drink for free, that’s impossible.

Aunt Xu understood what Mother Xu said, nodded in surprise and said, "Okay, I'll look for Yingying when I go there, so I can take advantage of her."

As for eating and drinking for free, she didn't dare to think about it, and she wasn't so shameless.

However, she knew the temperament of her eldest sister-in-law's daughter. She had been spoiled at home since she was a child, so why did she suddenly go to work in a state-owned restaurant?

That place is not easy to enter.

"Then you should try it when the time comes. My daughter's cooking is delicious. Now when people go to restaurants in the county, they line up to eat my daughter's cooking." Xu's mother was very proud.

This time Aunt Xu was even more shocked.

She thought Yingying would at most be a waitress, but she didn't expect that she would be a cook in the kitchen: "Sister-in-law, can Yingying cook?"

"Why can't you cook? If my daughter's cooking is not delicious, she can go to work in a state-owned restaurant." Xu's mother was immediately unhappy. Who is she looking down on?

"And I get the salary of a head chef." I heard that the monthly salary is 38 yuan, and this is for the new job. As I get older, my salary will increase.

"A regular worker?" Aunt Xu was upset. She had worked very hard in the textile factory for five or six years, but she was still a temporary worker.

Don't underestimate the difference between temporary workers and regular workers. They can get paid very differently for the same work.

The official employee is much higher than her. Thinking of this, Aunt Xu felt jealous: "Yingying is really amazing."

Anyway, she said she didn't believe that her niece's cooking was delicious. She had never heard that her niece could cook.

“It’s OK. My second son is also working in the commune school now, and he is teaching the children to read.

It's just that the salary is a little bit lower than my daughter's." Xu's mother said without even raising her eyelids.

When she saw Aunt Xu's extremely shocked face, she was overjoyed in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face and looked extremely calm.

"Is Shengcai also a formal employee?" Aunt Xu asked in a loud voice.

Mother Xu nodded.

Now Aunt Xu felt that she had lived in vain and was not even as good as her nephews and nieces.

She suppressed the sourness in her heart and entertained Xu's mother with a smile: "Sister-in-law, eat more. You ate at home and came here again. You must be hungry again."

Mother Xu waved her hands, looking at the pickles and dry buns on the table with disdain: "No need, Yingying and I are not hungry yet.

The food has been delivered to you. You should eat quickly. You have to go to work in the afternoon. My daughter and I will go back first.

It’s Dad’s birthday soon, so don’t not go back again, or Dad will be upset.”

Aunt Xu nodded with a bitter look on her face. It was not that she didn't want to go back, but she simply didn't have the time and couldn't take a leave.

But this time she was determined to go: "Okay, sister-in-law, I will definitely go back this time."

Mother Xu and her daughter left the yard and said earnestly, "When you marry into a family, I want to find out more about the character of your in-laws.

Have you seen your eldest aunt? If it weren’t for her troublesome mother-in-law, she wouldn’t have lived such a miserable life.”

Xu Ying nodded quickly and accepted it humbly.

Her mother has said this countless times, and she says it every time.

But her eldest aunt was really pitiful. She married her eldest uncle, which was considered a high-class marriage by everyone.

City people have jobs and houses.

But after getting married, I found out that my mother-in-law was biased and especially partial to her eldest son.

They took advantage of the younger son. Uncle Xu only earned 30 or 40 yuan a month, but his mother only earned 10 yuan a month.

They need some food every month, and they have to ask their family for money during the festivals. Who can bear this?

"Mom, I know, with you and my dad around, I can't be bullied."

When Xu's mother heard this, she thought it was true: "If you are bullied, your father and I will take your brothers to their house and beat them to death."

Xu Ying rode her bike with a smile on her face: "Yes, yes, you and my dad love me the most."

After the two of them arrived home, Xu's mother sent the money to the old house.

Grandma Xu took the money and felt sad. Her two daughters were both miserable. One had a bad mother-in-law, and the other had no mother-in-law but her family was poor.

"Mom, I've given the food to Rulan, and the money is for you." After saying this, Xu's mother was about to go back.

Grandma Xu stopped her and said, "I heard Shengcai and Qiuye are dating? Did Qiuye's father agree?"

"I agreed. Otherwise, how can the two children be together?"

Grandma Xu nodded, and the worry in her eyes disappeared: "That's fine. Qiuye's father said before that his daughter must marry in the city, and I was afraid that he would not agree."

(End of this chapter)