“I, I know…”
"Hey, big brother! You're back so soon? I'm afraid it's not..."
Old Zhou covered her mouth, fearing that she would say something shocking again, which would not only embarrass his second brother and his wife, but also make everyone's attention fall on their table.
Lao Zhou: "Eat, eat."
Qiao Yu glared at Lao Zhou with resentment. Did she look so rude? Lao Zhou didn't believe her. The latter didn't dare to say anything and just kept picking food for his wife.
After dinner, we went to the pier to board the ship.
When we got off the boat, the children were noisy and had been waiting for a long time.
Zhou Wu: "I guessed that Mom would definitely go to the state-owned hotel for a meal before coming back!"
The little goldfish said miserably: "I knew it. She didn't bring me along because she wanted to save money for one person's meal! I'm not her biological child."
After saying that, the little goldfish buried himself in Zhou's mother's arms and pretended to cry.
The others ignored her.
Xiaoyong: "What's my second aunt like?"
Dawei: “I don’t know…”
Zhou Wen: “I’m here.”
As soon as Qiao Yu arrived, the children shut up, and Little Goldfish stopped pretending to cry and secretly looked at her second aunt.
Qiao Yu quickly introduced it to others.
After introducing one, Jian Xinyu put a handful of candy into the children's pockets.
Jian Xinyu knew that these children were well-fed by her sister-in-law, but she didn't expect them to be so well-fed. They were not as skinny as other children of that era, and their clothes were not brand new but also had few patches. The other children had dirty faces and snot had a path through their philtrum, but they were clean and smelled of soap, except for Zhou Wu.
The children did not take her candy right away, but asked their sister-in-law for her opinion. After her sister-in-law nodded, they took it and called her, "Thank you, second aunt!"
Everyone had the same response.
Only the youngest baby looked at her for a long time, and when Qiao Yu waved his hand over, he hurriedly took the candy and said in a baby voice, "Thank you, second aunt!"
Qiao Yu gritted his teeth and quickly explained to his second sister-in-law, so that she wouldn't think too much: "This little girl has been corrupted by her family. Not only is she rebellious, but she also has no manners. Don't take it to heart, second sister-in-law."
Jian Xinyu nodded, "Yes."
"Let's go! I've vacated the room at home for you. If you weren't busy with work, I would definitely keep you here for a few more days..."
Jian Xinyu really likes the comfortable feeling on the island, especially the refreshing sea breeze.
As well as sensible children, enthusiastic sister-in-law, and kind sister-in-law and in-laws.
I was originally feeling anxious on the road, but now I finally feel at ease.
With nothing to do in the afternoon, Zhou Ze'an took Zhang Zhou and the children to practice more.
Qiao Yu took Jian Xinyu back to the room to enhance the relationship between the two sisters-in-law.
Qiao Yu: "My two brothers are not romantic. My eldest brother still has no girlfriend. Fortunately, my second brother is trying to win. Sister-in-law, I like you the moment I see you."
"I...I'm not good-looking either." Jian Xinyu touched her face in confusion, somewhat doubting her sister-in-law's aesthetics.
Qiao Yu: "Why don't you look good? With your body proportions, long legs and thin waist! You're a natural clothes hanger! A clothes hanger means that you look good in anything! And your face, plasticity..."
She flattered for a long time, making Jian Xinyu blush and want to find a hole to hide, and only then did Qiao Yu stop talking about this topic.
"Oh, by the way, sister-in-law, my grandfather is not here, so I have to take care of the dowry for my second brother."
"You, you arranged it?"
"Yes, before Grandpa got into trouble, he gave me all of Grandma's dowry. I thought I'm not the only lesbian in the Zhang family, but this dowry would be too conspicuous to show now, so I can only give you a few inconspicuous ones now."
Qiao Yu took out the things he had prepared long ago from the bedside table.
"You two can't take other big items with you. Lao Zhou and I thought, we can only give you a watch first. An ordinary watch won't do. How can it show our family's generosity? Take care, sister-in-law."
Jian Xinyu wanted to open her mouth, but for a long time, she didn't know what to say.
She just felt that the way this sister-in-law spoke was particularly soothing.
Anyway, she won't be able to learn it even if she is given a lifetime.
"Lao Zhou got a foreign exchange bill and bought you this ladies' watch. Try it on and see if it fits your wrist. If it gets too big, you can take it to the mall to get it adjusted."
Jian Xinyu tried it on and found it fits her well.
Qiao Yu smiled and said, "There's also this."
It is a piece of jade and a small yellow croaker.
"I don't dare take jade that is too fine. People don't care about jade that is not valuable. I just want to take advantage of the situation. The same goes for this little yellow croaker."
Jian Xinyu nodded and took it, "Thank you."
"What are you thanking me for? We are all family!"
Qiao Yu then said, "Oh, by the way, sister-in-law, please stand up and I will measure your size. I have someone to make a few sets of clothes for you, but I am missing the size."
"No, these are enough..."
"How can it be enough? Marrying into our family, marrying my second brother, that blockhead, is an injustice to you."
…
Even though Jian Xinyu has a cold personality and doesn't talk much, she can't resist Qiao Yu's eloquence, who keeps asking about Jian Xinyu's family situation.
Initially, Jian Xinyu wanted to pass on the matter briefly, but Qiao Yu pressed on for details...
Well, I was stripped naked.
When it was time for dinner, Jian Xinyu looked a little tired. She drank some tea brought by Zhou's mother and finally perked up.
Zhang Zhou's pupils shrank slightly when he saw this. "What's wrong? Did my little sister bully you?"
Jian Xinyu smiled bitterly, "Not really, it's just that I talked as much today as I do in a year."
Zhang Zhou was stunned for two seconds, then he held his forehead with his fingertips and smiled helplessly.
Then, I heard her younger sister's roar: "Zhou Chouwu! I've told you so many times! Wash your hands before cooking! Even if you help your grandma, you still have to respect hygiene! It's okay if you eat something that makes your stomach upset and you eat bacteria! Don't implicate innocent people!"
Zhang Zhou turned his head and saw his little sister looking strong, with her hands on her hips and full of energy.
Qiao Yu spat at the little goldfish again: "Zhang Siyun! Your second brother is chopping something! What are you doing here? Don't you know that kitchen knives have no eyes? Are you looking for death? You bastard! I will beat you to death! "
Zhang Zhou: ...
He looked away, facing his shocked daughter-in-law, and smiled, "After a while, you get used to it. My little sister is like this."
Jian Xinyu: “…”
After dinner, Zhang Zhou gave Yue's things to Qiao Yu.
In addition to some local specialties, there was also a dowry of about 600 yuan from Jian Xinyu.
Qiao Yu knew that Jian Xinyu was the only daughter in the family, but in this era, giving her a dowry of 600 yuan...
My sister-in-law's family still loves my second sister-in-law very much.
Qiao Yu glared at Zhang Zhou, "Second sister-in-law's dowry, why are you giving it to me? Keep it yourself, don't force me to beat you. Several of the little ones in the family were against me, and you didn't know the limits, do you want to beat them?"
Zhang Zhou did not insist and just said, "That's fine. When we have the baby, I'll send you the money."
"...Okay, big brother, you have grown some brains."
"Oh, by the way, your second sister-in-law and I have our wedding photos out. You and your eldest brother can each keep one, and the rest can be taken to Grandpa."
Hearing this, Qiao Yu suppressed his smile, and after accepting it, he sighed, "Once you get married, Grandpa will be much happier. This is a great joyous event."