At this time, Brother Jing, whom Su Tiantian mentioned, was also receiving a red envelope. His grandmother, Granny Lu, handed the red envelope to him and said as she handed it to him, "You are 29 years old now. Hurry up and bring your granddaughter-in-law back to see me. Grandma is old. When can I drink tea with her?"
Liu Jingze was a little helpless: "Grandma, I haven't celebrated my birthday yet. I'm still 28 years old, not as old as 29."
Liu Jingze's father Liu Liangjie also gave Liu Jingze a red envelope: "The problem is that you were born in the first month of the lunar calendar, and your birthday is coming soon, so you are really 29 years old."
Grandma Lu said, "After your birthday, you will be 30 years old." Old people have different ways of calculating their age. They like to use the lunar age.
Liu Jingze put the red envelope into his coat pocket and said, "A man is in his prime at 30, what are you afraid of? It's not that I don't want a girlfriend, it's just that I haven't found the right one yet."
Liu Liangjie took a sip of tea and said, "I mentioned this to your Uncle Su last time, asking him to let his daughter get along with you, but he didn't confirm his response. What do you think about this? What do you think of Tiantian?"
Before Liu Jingze could reply, Granny Lu got excited after hearing this: "Tiantian, what about that Y-headed girl from the Su family? She's quite good. She's good at studying and doing housework. She looks good too, her age is suitable, and she knows her family inside and out."
Liu Jingze said: "I didn't expect grandma to think so highly of her."
Grandma Lu said, "I've watched her grow up since she was little. She's really nice. I met her a few days ago and she was very polite."
Liu Jingze said, "I'll think about it again."
Liu Liangjie said, "It's not just you who's thinking about it. She has to think about it too. Your Uncle Su arranges blind dates with her every day. If you don't hurry up, she might get snatched away by someone else."
Liu Jingze said: "I know Tiantian is popular, and of course I know how good she is." Liu Jingze's eyes were full of tenderness.
Su Tiantian, who wasn't at the scene, certainly didn't know that the Liu family thought highly of her. She had just returned home and was now facing someone she didn't want to see: her father's cousin, her aunt. Su Tiantian should call her Fifth Aunt. Su Tiantian blamed herself for coming home so early and not staying at her aunt's house for a while. Su Zhihao was smart and called out "Auntie" and went upstairs, saying he was going to his girlfriend's house.
As soon as Fifth Aunt saw Su Tiantian, she took her hand and said, "Tiantian, women shouldn't just focus on dressing up, they should also do housework. Look at you dressed like this, don't you want to do housework?" Before Su Tiantian could say anything, Fifth Aunt said, "You're so old and still unmarried, aren't you embarrassed to accept red envelopes?"
Su Jinyuan has always loved his daughter, and he immediately said, "Tiantian has been studying for a long time, and we all want to keep her for another year or two. There's no need to rush into marriage."
Fifth Aunt said these sarcastic words more than once. When she saw someone defending Su Tiantian, she said unconvincedly: "So much money was spent on her education, and she dresses up all day long. She doesn't even know to save some money for the family." Is it necessary for you to know about the money given to the family, Su Tiantian thought to herself. The cell phone rang, and Su Tiantian saw that it was her brother calling. Su Zhihao said on the other end of the phone: "Say you have something to do and go upstairs immediately." Su Tiantian hung up the phone and said with a smile: "Sorry, aunt, I have something to do. I'll go upstairs first. You can take your seat." No matter what Fifth Aunt said, she went upstairs immediately. Su Jinyuan called Fifth Aunt: "Don't pay attention to those young people. Come over for tea and something to eat."
Returning to her room, Su Tiantian found Sang Yimei in her room, as was Su Zhihao, and quickly closed the door. Sang Yimei said, "When I was in the living room, I heard the voice of the Fifth Aunt coming from the front door. I quickly went upstairs to hide and leave it to your father to receive him."
Su Zhihao said, "Aren't you afraid she'll be too lazy to leave? How long will we have to hide?"
Su Tiantian said, "She will sit for a while, but will leave if no one is there to chat with her. She is the type of person who specifies the type of rice she wants for her meals. She won't stay at my house for dinner."
Sang Yimei said, "Your uncle's family wouldn't buy that kind of rice either, so she still goes to his house for dinner."
Su Tiantian took off her boots, changed into slippers, and sat on the bed. "The type of rice isn't the problem. The problem is that no matter what dish I cook, she doesn't like it. My eldest cousin's wife is probably on her way back to her parents' home now, so she just doesn't want to cook for her."
Sang Yimei said, "Every time she comes, she talks about how capable her son and daughter-in-law are, and how well-educated her grandson is. But her son and daughter-in-law never accompany her back to her parents' home. They always say they're busy. Do you believe it? It's not far away, only a 10-minute drive. That's fine, but every time she goes to a relative's house, she complains about how bad the relatives' children are and how they can't compare to her son and daughter-in-law. It's really annoying."
Su Zhihao said: "She came to me last time and advised me not to spoil my girlfriend. She told me to be manly and let my girlfriend do more housework and hand over her salary."
Su Tiantian said: "The last time she came, she said our house was dirty and that my mother didn't keep it clean well."
Sang Yimei said, "I don't want to greet her anyway. Besides, her son and daughter-in-law are older than you. They are your cousins and have never given you red envelopes. Your aunt's cousins are different. One year, you had something to do and didn't go to their house for New Year's greetings, but they still specially sent red envelopes."
Su Tiantian understood what her mother meant. The amount of money given in the red envelopes by Zong Xiaoshi was generally not large. Ordinary relatives would only need 10 or 20 yuan. However, the cousins from the fifth aunt's family saved even this little money. Instead, the fifth aunt came every year to collect red envelopes on behalf of her grandson. The grandson did not bring any red envelopes to pay New Year's greetings, saying that he was going to his grandmother's house. Then, what did the fifth aunt bring to pay New Year's greetings? Each family only gave one bag of mushrooms, half a pound, saying that they were very precious. One bag, only one bag. It was okay to give this to Su Jinyuan. After all, the gift for his cousin did not need to be too expensive. But she did the same for her own brother from her mother's family. A bag of mushrooms, in the words of the eldest cousin's wife, was not even as good as two apples. The fifth aunt's family was well off, but she was stingy. Each family would give her gifts in return. She came quietly and took away big bags.
The custom of receiving red envelopes on the same day regardless of whether one is married or unmarried does not exist in the eyes of Fifth Aunt. Since the year Su Tiantian went to college, she has not received any red envelopes from Fifth Aunt.
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