Chen Jianghe didn't waste any time here. After talking to them for a few words, he quickly rode his bicycle home to tell his wife the news.
Ever since Wang Yan came back, she has been talking about her eldest grandson almost every day. She would be happy if she knew they were coming back.
Before entering the yard, Chen Jianghe called out, "Old woman, come out quickly, there's good news!"
Wang Yan no longer works in the fields, and after the separation, the old couple didn’t have much to eat.
After all, Chen Jianghe was a team leader and had a salary, and with the filial piety of his sons, it was enough for them to have no worries about food.
Moreover, when she came back from Beijing last year, Xu Miaomiao and Chen Chen both gave her some money. When she came back and counted it, there were nearly two hundred yuan.
She was mending shoe soles in the house, and was so frightened by Chen Jianghe's shout that she almost pricked her hand. She walked out with needle and thread in her hand and asked in a bad mood.
"What good news is worth your surprise? You scared me!"
Chen Jianghe ignored her cold expression and said with a smile, "I went to town today and got a letter from the third child. They said they would come back in two days to celebrate the child's birthday!"
When Wang Yan heard the good news, she was so shocked that the sole of her shoe fell off her hand. It took her a long time to react.
He slapped his thigh happily and laughed out loud.
"The child's birthday? Isn't it just a few days away? There's less than a week left!"
After hearing this news, Wang Yan could no longer sit still.
"They have to live in that house when they come back. It's been unoccupied for a year. I have to clean it up quickly."
"When the child's birthday comes, we have to invite the villagers to a feast. We have to prepare more vegetables and meat. We can't be stingy."
"Vegetables are easy to come by, we have them in our own fields, but as for meat...you should hurry up and go to town tomorrow to find someone to order meat from!"
Wang Yan was anxious and kept running around, ordering Chen Jianghe to work with her. Chen Jianghe had no objections and did whatever his wife said.
Wang Yan did what she said. When she thought that her son and daughter-in-law would be back with their eldest grandson soon, she couldn't wait a moment longer.
They immediately took Chen Jianghe to their house. They left the key there when they left, and Wang Yan and the others went to check on it every few days, fearing that something would be lost.
Chen Jianghe was thinking about the work in the fields. There was a lot of work to do in the fields now, and he had to go and take care of it.
"Old woman, how about you go first and I go after work? I have to check the fields!"
Wang Yan glared at him and said unhappily, "Isn't Liu Fu still in the field?"
"Without you, others won't be able to survive. Think carefully, your two eldest grandchildren are very valuable. If they don't feel comfortable living here, they might leave after just two days."
When he mentioned his eldest grandson, he was more excited than anything else. He didn't care about the work in the fields and was more enthusiastic than Wang Yan in cleaning up. He just hoped that they could live comfortably and stay at home for a few more days.
When the eldest and second wives came back from work in the evening, they were a little surprised to see that there was no movement in their parents' room.
Ever since mom stopped working, dad and mom have already had dinner when they come back every day. Why is there nothing happening today?
When it was getting dark, they all sat in the main room to eat, and then the old couple came back from outside with smiles on their faces.
Chen Jin asked curiously, "Dad, Mom, what's the happy news?"
They were working in the afternoon and were not on that field, so they had no idea that Chen Chen and the others were coming back.
Chen Jianghe told them the story again. Chen Jin and the others were very happy to hear it, but Zhou Lanhua lowered her head, looking a little unhappy.
After returning to her room in the evening, Zhou Lanhua complained to Chen Cong who was still soaking his feet.
"They are all grandchildren, so why weren't they so happy when Jiajun celebrated his birthday?"
Chen Cong rubbed his feet and said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? They live far away and only see each other once in a long time!"
Zhou Lanhua was very dissatisfied with his statement and continued to grumble, "We still have to treat the villagers to a meal. How much does that cost? Jiajun only treated his relatives to a meal at that time."
Chen Cong laughed at what she said, "Didn't Dad just say that? The money is paid by the third and fourth elder couple, so you don't have to pay for it."
Zhou Lanhua turned over angrily and said unhappily, "That being said, even if my parents helped to get the money, we wouldn't know about it."
Chen Cong couldn't convince her, so he decided to remain silent. He poured some water and prepared to go to bed, but was kicked down by the furious Zhou Lanhua.
He sat on the ground in a daze, and then became angry after he came to his senses.
Since the family split up, the burden on his shoulders has become heavier and heavier. This year, Chen Jiajun still has to go to school, and he works towards twelve work points every day.
It was only after the family split up that they realized how much their parents and the third son had taken care of their family, but it was too late to regret now.
He was so exhausted from working in the fields during the day that he couldn't even get a good night's sleep when he got home at night. All of a sudden, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
"Even if it was the money taken by my parents, so what? It's my parents' money, not yours!"
Zhou Lanhua climbed up from the kang with disheveled hair. Since the family split up, she had a hard time getting a bite of meat, let alone taking some from her parents' home.
Her father has scolded her several times for this.
"Humph! Isn't it because you're useless? If you were as capable as the third brother, you could let me and the children eat meat and fine grains every meal."
"So that we can wear new clothes, why should I worry about your parents' pension money every day?"
"Isn't it for my son's future?!"
Chen Cong was also furious. "I don't have the ability? If you despise me for not having the ability, why don't you go find someone who does?"
"Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Which capable family would want you? You don't even know how to live your own life every day, but always push everything to your mother's family!"
"Even if I could earn a fortune, I would still make you move back to your parents' home!"
Chen Jianghe, who was so happy about the good news that he couldn't sleep, heard their quarrel and the smile on his face disappeared.
He sighed and said helplessly, "The second brother's family is quarreling again!"
After the separation, they were happy at first, but gradually their lives became unhappy and they started to quarrel more often.
Although Chen Jianghe usually looks scary with a dark face, he is very kind-hearted towards children. In this respect, he is not as good as Wang Yan.
After being hurt by them, Wang Yan said that she would just ignore them. At most, when she cooked meat, she would ask the children to come over and have a bite.
She never gave a single bite of food to the remaining two adults.
So after hearing what Chen Jianghe said, she said indifferently, "Let them quarrel as much as they want. You just go to sleep quickly. We'll go to town to grab some meat tomorrow morning!"
The most important thing in Chen Jianghe's mind was his wife, and the children and other things had to be put aside, so he quickly agreed when he heard it, turned over and went to sleep, and soon he started snoring.
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