Chapter 176 Is this because she is afraid that she won’t be able to get married?
Zhou Yong's move made Li Baotian and Zhang Guifang smile faintly.
Li Caiyun smiled and put the pig's trotter back into Zhou Yong's bowl: "You eat it, I'll eat other dishes."
There are more than eight pieces when the two pig's trotters are broken apart. However, when the trotters came out of the pot, Zhang Jingping was so greedy that Zhang Guifang let her eat one piece. Unexpectedly, she ate one piece after another, so there were not enough pieces to share.
Zhou Yong was about to speak, but Zhang Jingping, chewing on a pig's trotter, said incoherently, "Sister, brother-in-law, if you don't want to eat pig's trotters, then give them to me! I especially like to eat pig's trotters..."
As soon as she said this, Zhang Guifang tightened her grip on the chopsticks, and Li Baotian looked at Zhang Jingping.
Zhou Yong smiled and raised his eyebrows slightly. He picked up the pig's trotter in the bowl and said, "Okay!"
Zhang Jingping smiled happily and brought the bowl to Zhou Yong, which made Li Caiyun speechless.
She was gnawing on the pig's trotter, enjoying the food so much. Zhang Guifang looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Seeing this, Li Baotian made small talk: "Eat, eat. After dinner, grandpa will take you out to play..."
The three children responded happily, and Li Caiyun and Zhou Yong smiled.
Zhang Jingping finished eating the two pig's trotters. She stared at the stewed beef and started eating it in big mouthfuls, which made Zhou Yong lose his appetite.
Zhang Guifang couldn't bear to watch it any longer: "Xiao Ping, please eat something else."
Zhang Jingping chewed the beef in her mouth: "Auntie, this beef is really delicious, I have never eaten it before..."
Zhang Guifang froze. Zhou Yong ate his meal slowly and glanced at Zhang Jingping, who had no manners when eating.
When Zhang Jingping first came to the Li family, she behaved very well. However, as she lived in the Li family for a long time, her true nature gradually revealed itself.
Zhou Yong ate his meal in silence, thinking secretly: Just be patient, our home will be peaceful once she finds a husband.
Not only Zhou Yong had this idea, but Li Baotian, Zhang Guifang and Li Caiyun also had the same feeling.
No one else took much of the plate of stewed beef, and most of it went into Zhang Jingping's stomach.
The remaining dishes include braised spare ribs, steamed pork elbow, home-cooked cold dishes and dried tofu with hot peppers.
Zhang Jingping refused to eat any vegetarian dishes but kept eating meat dishes. Zhou Kexin couldn't bear to watch it.
"Aunt, my dad always says that eating a combination of meat and vegetables will provide a balanced diet."
Zhang Jingping paused while chewing the pork ribs. She looked around at everyone, a slightly unnatural expression on her face.
Li Baotian smiled and said, "If you like meat, eat more. It doesn't matter if you don't eat enough. Ask your aunt to make more meat dishes in the evening..."
Zhang Jingping was very happy when she heard this: "Uncle, you are still good to me."
Li Baotian smiled and said nothing more. Zhang Guifang was so angry at her niece that her heart was pounding.
After the meal, Zhang Jingping was so full that she kept burping. Then she drank a lot of cold water (raw water).
In the afternoon, Zhang Jingping's stomach started to feel uncomfortable, and she kept making rumbling sounds. Soon she started having diarrhea...
Zhou family.
Cui Shufen had an apron tied around her waist and a knot on the back of her head. She walked briskly to the edge of the kang, glared at Zhou Ling, and spoke in a foul language as soon as she opened her mouth.
"You silly girl, you are already 20 years old, can you help with some housework? You are so conceited all day long, do you want to piss me off to death..."
Today is Chinese New Year. The brothers Zhou Gang and Zhou Qiang are celebrating the New Year in their own homes. There are only four of them at home. Zhou Tao disappeared after dinner. Cui Shufen is upset and is looking for trouble in disguise.
"Mom, don't I have a cold?"
Zhou Ling knew very well how tough Cui Shufen was, but she didn't dare to go against her, so she hurriedly said some nice words.
Seeing her good attitude, Cui Shufen softened her tone. Even if her biological daughter was in such a bad condition, she was still her own flesh and blood.
"What's a cold? Don't be so proud and make people laugh at you..."
Zhou Ling nodded repeatedly. Cui Shufen looked at her daughter and saw her flattering smile, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Cui Shufen turned around and sat on the edge of the kang: "You are not a child anymore, you should think about your marriage, don't be so stubborn..."
Zhou Ling sighed in her heart, and her thoughts gradually drifted away.
"mom?"
Cui Shufen slapped her on the arm, bringing Zhou Ling's wandering thoughts back to reality.
"I'm talking to you, what are you thinking about?"
Zhou Ling rubbed the arm that was hurt by Cui Shufen: "What can I think about? Of course I'm thinking about getting married."
Although she was only twenty years old, she was already of marriageable age in the seventies.
Cui Shufen glanced at Zhou Ling. She was almost losing her temper.
"Give up your thoughts of marrying Zhao Min, do you hear me?"
Zhou Ling uttered an "oh", which immediately made Cui Shufen's eyes widen.
"What did you say?"
Cui Shufen couldn't believe what she had just heard. She was afraid that she had heard it wrong, so she couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Ling stared at her mother with an innocent face: "Mom, I mean I know."
For a moment, Cui Shufen showed a shocked expression and she couldn't close her mouth.
Is this something her daughter could say?
Zhou Ling's frankness made Cui Shufen feel uneasy.
She looked at her daughter and said tentatively: "Girl, Mom has always thought that Lu Xiangdong is good. Although he is ten years older than you, he is a soldier and has an allowance. When he retires in the future, he will definitely have a good job..."
Lu Xiangdong's grandmother and Cui Shufen are distant cousins. Old lady Lu had met Zhou Ling several times and she fell in love with her at first sight. She wanted Zhou Ling to be her grandson's wife.
Unfortunately, Zhou Ling already has someone she loves, Zhao Min from their village. However, the Zhao family is poor, so Cui Shufen is unwilling to marry her daughter into the Zhao family.
"Mom, I'm marrying Lu Xiangdong."
Zhou Ling's decisive words completely stunned Cui Shufen.
She raised her hand and scratched her ears with her little fingers, her mouth opened wide in surprise.
"Is everything you say true?"
Cui Shufen found it difficult to suppress her excitement, and her tone trembled slightly.
Zhou Ling smiled brightly and smoothed down the two braids that hung down to her chest: "Mom, of course what I said is true."
Cui Shufen's face flushed with excitement, and she stood on the ground excitedly: "Okay, wait, Mom will go find your dad now..."
Zhou Ling finally gave in. The man she was going to marry was the son-in-law Cui Shufen liked. She was afraid that something might happen if she delayed, so she wanted to send her daughter to the Lu family immediately.
Cui Shufen ran out of the house happily, and the smile on Zhou Ling's face gradually disappeared.
She thought to herself: Is she afraid that she won’t be able to get married?
Cui Shufen came outside with a smile and walked towards Zhou Jiefang who was chopping firewood.
"What's the matter with you?"
Cui Shufen smiled and said, "Old Zhou, the girl finally agreed to marry Lu Xiangdong."
Zhou Jiefang was too confused to react: "What did you say?"
Zhou Ling's marriage made Cui Shufen and Zhou Jiefang very worried.
Cui Shufen recounted the entire incident in detail, and Zhou Jiefang stood there in shock.
"Old Zhou?"
Zhou Jiefang glanced at Cui Shufen and asked, "Are you sure these words were said by the girl?"
"Of course I am sure."
Zhou Jiefang nodded repeatedly, put down the axe in his hand, stood up and paced happily on the spot. A smile appeared on his serious face.
"That's great! This way, Gangzi and Qiangzi can both have jobs..."
Although Lu Xiangdong had good conditions in all aspects, he was ten years younger than Zhou Ling. Therefore, Mrs. Lu took the initiative to propose that if the marriage was successful, she would arrange a job for each of the brothers Zhou Gang and Zhou Qiang in Hongqi Commune.
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