Lao Zhou handed the warm water to Qiao Yu to moisten his throat.

Seeing this, the little goldfish cried even louder.

Milk——

You can't leave!

After you left, the house became Mom's world! There was no place for the little goldfish!

Zhou Ze'an felt a headache after hearing this. The family was indeed full of children, five little ones and one big one.

The older child, Qiao Yu, is not yet the kind of parent who is used to having children.

Zhou Ze'an said in the gap: "Mom, you...go early and come back early."

Mother Zhou looked at her little granddaughter, then looked at Qiao Yu who was drinking warm water to moisten his throat as if it had nothing to do with her, and she felt that her son was right.

Go early and come back early.

Otherwise this family will break up without her!

…

Zhou's mother originally wanted to take fewer things with her, but Qiao Yu stuffed everything into the suitcase and bag.

"Your clothes are left here, and no one wears them. There is no shortage of vanishing cream, maltose, candy, etc. at home, so you don't need to save them. Take care of yourself when you go back."

"Okay, okay." Zhou's mother also gave Qiao Yu a few instructions about the little goldfish.

Before getting on the train, I still looked at Qiao Yu and his wife out of concern.

The only ones who came to see them off were Qiao Yu and Zhou Ze'an. The city had been very noisy recently, so the children only sent them to the island pier and then went back.

Zhou's mother sat by the window and waved to the couple. When the green train started moving slowly, she felt as if something was pressing heavily on her chest. She couldn't breathe out, and couldn't sleep well.

She remembered what Qiao Yu had said.

The older generation does indeed live in the main house for their retirement.

The boss didn’t say no.

Zhou Zeguo is a very honest and filial person. Except for his eldest daughter-in-law who likes to make trouble, most of the elderly people in the production team would choose to let Zhou Zeguo take care of them when they are old. But people cannot make comparisons.

The eldest is good, but the second is more competitive!

Moreover, when comparing the two daughters-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law is more troublesome and always wants to get something from her, even targeting the second daughter-in-law's salary. On the contrary, the second daughter-in-law is more generous, but she is the one who benefits! How long has she lived on the island? She feels that she has become several decades younger! It is no exaggeration!

Although it is said that the responsibility of taking care of the elderly lies with the son, in fact, it mainly depends on the daughter-in-law.

The son is busy with his farm and career, how can he care about his biological parents? Isn't it the daughter-in-law who is doing the hard work?

Many old ladies in the production team don't understand, and they are miserable in their old age. Even those who are good to their daughters-in-law in their youth, or even those who are neither good nor bad, live a good life in their old age.

This is the experience that Zhou's mother gained after seeing a lot.

So when Qiao Yu asked her to take care of her in her old age, she immediately wanted to accept the offer!

But the eldest brother still had to give a message and divide the family up before returning to the island.

After sorting out her thoughts, Zhou's mother slept exceptionally soundly on the last night.

When she arrived at the station, she was full of energy.

It was the busy farming season and everyone was busy in the fields. No one came to pick her up, so Zhou's mother packed her bags and returned to the county town, then took a tractor back to the production team.

The golden rice fields that curve in an arc are a joy to look at.

Different from the sea breeze, the fragrance of the fields is everywhere here.

The people in the field thought a stranger had come to the production team. Someone straightened up and asked, "Sister-in-law! Where are you from?"

Zhou's mother noticed the person who asked the question, and after thinking about it in her mind, she remembered that it was someone of the same generation as her eldest daughter-in-law...

Shouldn't you call me auntie? Why do you call me sister-in-law?

Her head was dizzy, and the belated joy swept through her body, and her blood began to boil.

"I am Zhou Zeguo's mother! You should call me aunt, Cuihua! Don't you remember me? I've only been away for a few years!"

Click.

The sickle in his hand fell to the ground.

Fortunately, my feet were not injured, otherwise it would have cost a lot of money to go to the production team clinic.

It was not until Zhou's mother left that the surroundings became quiet.

"The one just now was... from Old Zhou's family?"

"Zhou Zeguo's mother?!"

"Isn't she taking care of the kids? Why does she seem to be getting younger the more she does?!"

"I've grown a lot whiter..."

"There are fewer wrinkles on my face, and my hair is much darker..."

Everyone was stunned, it was unbelievable.

Mrs. Zhou stopped working in the fields one month before she gave birth. This was a good family rule that she followed throughout the years she had been married to the Zhou family, even though it was harvest time.

I felt relieved, but when I thought about the harvest period being the time when I could earn the most work points, I couldn't sleep, so I started to think about my mother-in-law.

In name, she wanted her mother-in-law to come back and help her with her confinement, but in reality, she wanted her mother-in-law to earn work points.

She wrote this behind her husband's back, and specifically noted that her mother-in-law's household registration was still in the production team. Wouldn't it be a bother to her second brother and his family if she went to his house to eat and drink?

Sure enough, the mother-in-law agreed to come back and help her with her confinement.

But when I saw my mother-in-law’s face, she was almost as young as me.

Mrs. Zhou asked hesitantly, "Mother?"

"Is the baby coming soon?" Zhou's mother asked back.

Mrs. Zhou's pupils shone: "You are really a mother?!"

Mother Zhou rolled her eyes. "What's the matter? I've only been out for a short time, and you don't even recognize me?"

"No, you're taking care of yourself too well, aren't you?!" People who don't know you would think you're taking care of yourself like rich people, but people who know you can't tell at all that you're someone else's babysitter!

Mother Zhou touched her face and puffed out her chest, saying, "The children that the second son adopted weren't adopted in vain. It's not my turn to do housework. Xiaoyu... is the second son's wife. She buys me vanishing cream every month and eats and dresses generously. She doesn't eat well, doesn't do much, but she looks young."

"But you also..." Too exaggerated, too exaggerated!

Mrs. Zhou then realized that when her mother left, her clothes were covered with dozens of patches, but when she came back, she was wearing brand new clothes without a single patch...

"New clothes, cold cream..." Mrs. Zhou's eyes fell greedily on Mother Zhou's luggage.

Zhou's mother hid the things behind her and said, "What are you looking at? These are all given to me by my second son's wife. If you want them, ask your daughter-in-law for them in the future!"

She walked into her room carrying her things, muttering, "It's good enough that I didn't ask you to be filial, but you still want to take things from me? You're dreaming..."

When she returned to her room, she found that everything was intact and clean, and her mother felt less depressed.

She said that the eldest son’s wife was not good, but at least the eldest son was a good man.

After putting away everything, Zhou's mother rolled up her sleeves to make dinner.

She was used to being lavish with Qiao Yu, and just as she scooped out the food that was bulging out of the bowl, Zhou's wife shouted, "Mom! Are you going to finish a week's worth of food on the first day you come back? Our house can't stand that!"

Mother Zhou: ...

Mother Zhou poured out most of the food.

Well, under the watchful eyes of Mrs. Zhou, most of it was poured back.

Zhou's mother pouted. It's just this little, not even enough to fill the gaps between her teeth.

Mrs. Zhou was lighting the fire for her in the kitchen, and asked curiously, "Mom, you scared me with what you did just now. Why? Is it so good to eat at my second brother's house?"

I glanced at Zhou's mother again and thought...it was true.

This mother-in-law has gained a lot of weight.

She looks like a kind and wealthy old lady.