Chapter 19 A Son-in-Law, Half a Son
Su Zhongguo looked at his mother-in-law, "Mom, can we go back to Lijia Village?" with anticipation in his eyes.
Mother Li was amused by his look. "Okay, of course it's fine. Guixiang can finally recuperate during her confinement. Let's go now. Zhongguo, go get the tractor. We'll go back now."
"Okay, but wait a little longer. I'll help you clean up the house. Otherwise, how long will it take you to clean up by yourself?"
Although the house is broken, it is still worth a lot of money.
Although there are not many things, it is not easy to clean them up.
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While people were happily cleaning up the dilapidated house, the atmosphere in the main house next door was not so good.
Xu Qiuniang was cursing and talking dirty.
It was as if the person she was cursing was not her son.
"Okay, stop talking. Since he wants to leave, don't let him go. My Su family doesn't lack sons." Su's father was also unhappy. A father can drive his son away, but his son cannot disobey him as a father.
The family property was divided, and although he didn't take anything, he still felt unhappy.
"I raised him up, how can I really get rid of him completely? I don't care. If I can't pay for his retirement, just wait and see how I'll deal with him."
No matter how much she disliked it, he was still her own flesh and blood. How could Xu Qiuniang feel at ease when he left without any warning?
The second brother doesn't think so. Without his eldest brother, he can get a bigger share of his father's things, and he doesn't mind his younger brother leaving home.
"Don't be angry, Mom. I'm your son. We have a bicycle now. I'll take you for a ride in town when I'm free."
Su Zhongfu is a sweet-talker, and now he starts to coax people.
"I knew you were a filial son. Okay, when there's a big fair, I'll let you take me there."
Xu Qiuniang's emotions came and went quickly. With the playfulness of her second son, the unhappiness caused by her eldest son was also dispelled by her.
Only Su Zhongnian, who was standing in the corner, had a strange light in his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.
When they were not paying attention, Su Zhongnian sneaked out of the main house.
After leaving the house, he turned and went to his eldest brother's house.
Instead of pushing the door open, he knocked on it from outside.
He is the only one like this in the whole family.
"Go open the door, it should be Xiaonian coming." Li Guixiang felt a little uncomfortable with her brother-in-law.
As soon as she stopped moving her hands, Li Guixiang asked Su Zhongguo to open the door, and she got on the bed and wrapped herself with the quilt. After all, her brother-in-law was also a foreign man.
"Okay, go slowly and don't twist your body."
He waited until his wife lay down before opening the door.
As soon as the door opened, Su Zhongnian was seen standing outside with a hint of nervousness on his face.
"Big brother."
"Well, come on. Your sister-in-law is still in confinement after giving birth, so I didn't invite you in. Just tell me if you have anything to say." He used to think that this younger brother was better than his second brother.
But after that incident, he discovered that his two younger brothers had their own thoughts.
Not what he usually saw.
"Big brother."
Su Zhongnian felt very uncomfortable when he heard his elder brother talking to him like that.
I know that my brother is angry with me.
So he took out a piece of old cloth and said, "Brother, this is for you." Then he put the thing in his brother's hand, turned around and walked out.
Su Zhongguo weighed the old cloth bag in his hand and looked at his younger brother's back for a while longer, but he said nothing and went into the house.
After closing the door, he opened the things and took a look.
When I saw it was a small gold nugget, I felt mixed emotions.
He didn't know whether he should be glad that his younger brother was more conscientious than his second brother, or whether he should be glad that he had some weight in his younger brother's heart.
"Did my younger brother give this to you?" Everyone in the room naturally saw the things in the old cloth, and Li Guixiang asked in confusion.
"Well, he ran away after giving me the thing. Oh, just keep it." He felt at ease to accept the thing.
After saying that, he handed the things to Li Guixiang and asked her to put them away.
After packing up almost everything, Su Zhongguo went out.
Not long after, the sound of a tractor was heard in front of the yard.
Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Xiaobin each carried a cloth bag and walked out, with a happy smile on each of their faces.
This scene directly stimulated Xu Qiuniang and others who were secretly watching them move.
"Look at them, their mouths are cracked from smiling, you can tell they are all ungrateful people who can never be tamed." He cursed as if it was all someone else's fault.
Father Su listened, his face as dark as ink, and said nothing.
I don’t know what I’m thinking.
After the three kids got on the truck, Su Zhongguo and another man went into the house to get the big package.
It took several trips to move all the things, and finally Su Zhongguo came in to hug his wife.
Li Guixiang was wrapped in a quilt by her mother to prevent the child from being exposed to the wind. She held the child in her arms and wrapped the child in a thick quilt.
After everyone got on the tractor, the tractor driver shouted, released the brakes, and left the Su family yard with a clang.
When leaving, Su Zhongguo and others didn't say a word to the people in the room, and just left.
As soon as the people left, Xu Qiuniang chased them out and shouted curses at their receding backs.
After cursing for a long time, Su Zhongnian finally pulled the man back home.
The neighbors around here wouldn't be so foolish as to bring bad luck upon themselves at this time, so they can just watch the show.
They didn't want to argue with Xu Qiuniang.
When they arrived at Lijia Village, the sun was setting. Li's father heard the noise and came out of the house.
As soon as he came out, he saw the familiar face of his wife and hurried forward.
"What's going on?" Didn't the old woman go to take care of Guixiang during her confinement? Why did she come back at this time?
Not only that, but my daughter's whole family also came here.
Su Zhongguo jumped out of the car and said, "Dad, Guixiang and I have come to live with you and mom." He said with a grin.
Although Father Li didn't know what had happened, his daughter was still in confinement and couldn't be exposed to the wind outside.
"Carry Guixiang into the house first, and make sure she doesn't get caught in the wind." Father Li saw people gathering around, and it was inappropriate for him to stand outside and talk, so he could only let someone in first.
"Okay, Dad. I'll take Guixiang back to the house right away."
The Li family has many houses. The house where Li Guixiang lived before she got married is still there. Li's mother has been cleaning it up, so people can move in directly after entering the house.
Li Guixiang saw that her father's eyes were red. She just opened her mouth to call him "Dad" but before she could say anything else, her father told her to go back to the house first.
I have to say, biological parents are different from parents-in-law, which makes Li Guixiang want to cry.
The mother and daughter were carried into the house, and Lin Qiujuan came in with hot water.
"Sister, drink some hot water. I hope you didn't catch a cold on the way here." I'm still in confinement, and it would be terrible if I caught a cold.
We are all women, so we naturally understand the pain.
"Thank you, sister-in-law." Li Guixiang saw that her sister-in-law was busy inside and outside, and there was no unhappiness on her face, so she felt relieved.
After all, it is not good for my brothers to go back to my parents' home to recuperate after childbirth.
There are still some feudal ideas these days.
"We are a family. What are you thanking me for? Sister, please let me see my niece. I haven't even seen her yet." Originally, she, as the aunt, should have come to visit, but she didn't expect that her niece came home before she even went.
"Here he is. He fell asleep all the way and just woke up a while ago. This child sleeps a lot." Li Guixiang smiled and pulled back the quilt, revealing the little face inside.
A small face with a rosy complexion appeared in Lin Qiujuan's eyes.
"The little girl is so pretty. The family finally has a girl. This child is blessed." Seeing such a pretty child, the mother Lin Qiujuan was full of envy.
There's nothing we can do about it. She gave birth to two boys, and the family has no shortage of boys. Having a girl would be precious.
"What's the big deal? I just hope she's safe and healthy."
While drinking hot water, Li Guixiang looked at her daughter beside her lovingly.
"Don't worry, big sister. Your niece will definitely do as you wish. Has the little one been named?" Looking at the little girl sleeping soundly, she wanted to reach out and pinch her.
Li Guixiang nodded, "Yes, Zhongguo gave her the name Jiani."
There aren’t many reasons for naming in rural areas, so just choose whatever sounds nice.
Both husband and wife love their daughter very much, so naturally they would not give her a name like grass or flowers.
There is no shortage of sons in the family, so we won’t marry someone like Zhaodi.
"Jiani, Jiani, that sounds nice. My brother-in-law is really cultured." Lin Qiujuan called her twice, then praised her with a smile.
The aunt and daughter-in-law were chatting in the house, and they were moving their belongings outside. It was very lively.
Some people from the village came to watch the fun. Seeing that it was Li's son-in-law who had returned, they stepped forward to help, and soon all the things were moved into the main room.
Everyone was curious, so they asked, "Zhongguo, are you sending Guixiang back to stay for a while? Guixiang is about to give birth, right? Why are you coming back at this time?"
Su Zhongguo was not afraid of being embarrassed, so he directly told her about the division of the family and said that he would live in his mother's house from now on.
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
"Why are you going back to your parents' home to recuperate after childbirth? As a brother-in-law, don't you think twice about your brother-in-law? If something happens in the future, you will regret it."
Some of the old women in the village started to gossip.
Li's mother and father were both there. When they heard this, they couldn't bear it.
"What could possibly happen? Once my daughter gets married, this place is no longer her home, right?" Li's mother immediately objected.
"My daughter just got married, she wasn't sold off, so why can't she come back? This is her home, she can come back whenever she wants."
"That's right. They say a son-in-law is half a son, so why can't he live here?" Father Li also stood up to support his son-in-law.
"It would be better for them to live at home. Baojun is going to work in town. Once his family leaves, it will be just the two of us at home. Now our daughter can come back to accompany us, isn't that perfect?" Father Li explained to everyone with a smile.
Seeing this, several families friendly with the Li family immediately stepped forward to agree, "Of course, it's a new era now. The teacher said we should believe in science. We can't spread rumors."
"That's right. Old Li is really lucky. His children are all by his side. I don't think he has that much."
One by one, those who had been gossiping were silenced.
Seeing this, Mr. Li smiled even more happily.
"It just so happens that Guixiang and her family have separated, and they haven't been allocated a base over there. We'll ask them to move their household here when the time comes. I'll have to trouble everyone to take care of them then."
Father Li bowed to everyone and said, "After the baby is one month old, please come and have a bowl of sweet wine to bring more blessings to the child."
"Sure, I'll definitely come then. Brother Li, you have to prepare some more sweet wine. That stuff isn't intoxicating."
"Haha, yes, I can drink three big bowls."
Everyone congratulated him, and gradually no one gossiped anymore.
Seeing that it was getting late and there was nothing exciting to see, everyone dispersed.
When he got home, Li's father started asking about Su Zhongguo.
Su Zhongguo expressed his intention and said that he wanted to settle down in Lijia Village.
Before, it was just Mr. Li's words to comfort everyone, but Su Zhongguo took it to heart.
He felt it would be better to leave Sujia Village so that his children would not have the opportunity to get along with the second son's children.
No matter whether the child is innocent or not, he will not let his child get hurt.
Since God has allowed his daughter to bring about a turning point, how could he miss it?
"Have you thought about this?" Father Li was somewhat shocked after hearing this. He had just said this and that before, but he didn't really want his son-in-law to move his household registration.
"If you move your household registration, it will be difficult to return later."
He still wanted his son-in-law to think it over carefully before doing anything.
"Dad, don't worry. I think this is okay. I didn't want to go back in the first place. Even if I didn't come here, I would take Guixiang and the others away from Sujia Village."
There are some things he can't say, but that's what he intends to do.
"Oh, your parents." Father Li was not worried about them, but Father Su.
"He asked me to leave the house and pay a hundred yuan for my retirement every year. He dared to put forward such harsh conditions. Why should I care so much? I can't starve to death in the village."
At this time, Su Zhongguo was completely disappointed with his parents.
Father Li didn't want to persuade him any further, and just said, "Just know what's going on in your mind."
He naturally knew what was going on in his mind, and it was precisely because he knew it so well that he felt that transferring his household registration was feasible.
"Dad, take me to visit the village chief's house in a couple of days. The village has to accept us anyway."
"Well, don't worry, the village chief is your cousin. He's very happy and won't stop you."
After settling down at the Li family's house, Su Zhongguo spent four days moving his household registration there.
Not only that, seeing the smiles on his wife and children's faces, he also felt that this decision was worth it.
However, he had not let them know about the relocation of his registered residence because he did not want to have a good confinement period in Guixiang.
"Look, our little baby is awake." Lin Qiujuan was serving her elder sister in the house with her youngest son. When she saw the child wake up, she immediately went over and picked him up.
"Come, let your aunt feel it for you to see if you have peed." She reached her hand into the quilt and felt around, then closed the quilt after finding it dry.
"It seems you are hungry. Wait a minute, your aunt will call your mother to get up." Lin Qiujuan said to the child with a smile.
The tone was full of tenderness.
It's completely different from how I usually deal with my two little brats.
Fortunately, Li Jin was still asleep, otherwise he would be jealous again.
At first, Li Jin was so happy to know that he had a new sister at home that he kept clamoring to sleep with her at night.
But when he saw that his mother put all her attention on his younger sister, he regretted it and even when his mother held his younger sister, he also wanted to hold her too.
When his mother was washing his sister's butt, he also took off his pants to wash it.
Anyway, they are all vying for favor.
"Sister, sister." Lin Qiujuan patted her elder sister gently, "Jiani is awake, she's hungry."
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