Chapter 18: New Year Gifts
"You bought so many things just to give to my dad?" After paying the bill, Xia Ruyun was shocked when she heard Xiaotong say that she would let her husband take all these back to her father.
Not only her, but her mother-in-law was also very jealous.
"That's right, isn't that too much?" I don't have any at home.
"The village chief has done my family a favor, so this is just a small gift." Xiaotong is a sweet talker.
Youen's words shut up Ruyun and her mother-in-law.
As a daughter, she cannot make decisions for her father, and as a relative, she cannot make decisions for Village Chief Xia.
"Thank you very much." Xia Ruyun was actually very happy in her heart, as her father had helped the right person.
"And these are sweet treats for the children in Uncle Qingshan's family. Aunt Ruyun, don't forget them." He was still a child and could do things no worse than an adult.
"Okay, will my aunt take credit for your achievements?" Soon they all burst into laughter.
Xia Yutong was a well-behaved person and even took out the candy that was meant for Aunt Ruyun's son.
"This is for my little brother."
Aunt Zhang didn't say anything more about this, no matter how sour she was. She smiled and asked her slow-moving daughter-in-law to take it over: "Thank you, cousin."
After handing over everything, Xia Yutong took Xiaoxuan and left Zhang's grocery store.
Walking on the street, Xiaoxuan looked obviously unhappy.
How could Xia Yutong not see it?
"Xiaoxuan, just tell me what's on your mind. Don't keep it to yourself and make yourself sick." Xia Yutong stopped and turned to look at him.
Xiaoxuan raised his head and looked at his eldest sister. After opening his mouth, he finally said what he was dissatisfied with: "Sister, why does Dad still give money to the old family?"
That’s right, this is the most unbalanced thing in his heart.
No matter how much she wanted to give it, she had to give it for the sake of her family's peace.
Their family finally settled down in the town, which was quite small.
Villagers would come to the market from time to time. Now that my family is starting a business, if I don’t give them enough money, what will happen when their whole family comes to town?
For some things, we cannot just look at the little benefits in front of us.
Xiaoxuan is young and there are some things he doesn’t understand, so she teaches him slowly.
"Xiaoxuan, we should provide pension money to grandma's family. Even if she is not kind, she gave birth to dad after all. If we don't provide this pension money, those people in the village will no longer be the ones to scold us."
Taught step by step, it seems that their family has lost some money now, but in the long run, their father has not let the old man down, nor has he been unfilial.
But the old man is not kind.
Rumors can hurt people, but sometimes they can also help people.
With the guidance of his elder sister, Xiaoxuan gradually figured out some things.
"Sister, I'll listen to you."
Seeing that he finally understood a little, Xia Yutong was very satisfied, "Remember, I will never let others bully our family."
The brother and sister also went shopping and bought a lot of ready-made clothes.
Winter is coming and the whole family needs to change their clothes.
Zhang Daqing was also a courier. Of course, it was only a few days before the Chinese New Year, so he was also in a hurry to send New Year gifts to his father-in-law's house.
We returned to the village with a large ox cart full of things. It was not yet noon. Because it was winter, everyone was not busy with farm work. After a few days of leisure, everyone had already gathered in the threshing ground.
Seeing the arrival of the village chief's son-in-law, everyone in the village greeted him with a smile.
The village chief's house is right next to the threshing ground and is the largest house in the village.
"Oh, isn't this Zhang Dalang? He comes here at this time to give New Year's gifts." Several curious people walked out of the threshing ground nimbly and came to the ox cart.
At a glance, you can see what is placed on the ox cart, including food, clothing and daily necessities.
Everyone is so jealous.
"Hello, auntie, hello, sister-in-law, hello, brother, hello, uncle..." Zhang Daqing was very sweet-mouthed and had no airs at all.
Greeted the villagers one by one.
Soon the village chief walked out from the crowd and said, "What are you all doing gathering here? Go away, go away." Of course, he also saw what his son-in-law brought back, which made him a little confused.
I haven't seen him so generous in previous years.
When they came back, they would just carry a few bags, but now they would use ox carts.
"Daqing, is your family business so good?" The village chief was a smart man.
After receiving the letter from his wife, Zhang Daqing would of course not tell anyone about the Xia family.
"Dad, business is much better than in previous years, thanks to you." What he said was really true. It was really thanks to him, otherwise the Xia family would not buy so many things from them.
He made a lot of money selling spices.
"It's windy outside, drive the ox cart into the house first." The village chief also laughed after hearing what his son-in-law said.
Soon, at the call of the village chief, several of his sons ran out to greet people and pick up the car.
People outside were talking about it, saying that the eldest sister was so lucky and married into a good family.
Inside the house, the village chief watched them unloading the goods, feeling somewhat uneasy.
He walked over to Daqing and patted his shoulder. "Daqing, logically, it's not my turn to say these things, but every father wants the best for his children. You and Damei are both parents, so there are some things you can't do without conscience."
The grocery store's business has a fixed volume, and the amount of money that can be turned over throughout the year is also clear.
With so many things, given his in-laws' personalities, it's impossible for them to bring them all to his mother's house.
Who is Zhang Daqing? How could he not understand what his father-in-law meant? "Dad, it's not what you think. Don't you understand what kind of person I am?"
After saying that, he separated the things on the ground and said, "These are gifts from my elder sister and me, and this..." Zhang Dachuang kept everyone in suspense.
"Dad, guess who gave it to you?" After saying that, Zhang Daqing looked at his father-in-law with a smile.
The village chief frowned, and after a while he said, "You won't accept other people's things, will you?" He is the village chief, but he is an upright man.
"Dad, what are you thinking about? What is there in our Xia Village that anyone should worry about? You are overthinking it." Zhang Daqing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
But he didn't keep it a secret, "These were all sent by Brother Xia's family." If he didn't say anything, he was afraid that his father-in-law would kick him out.
It was because of this that he fell in love with the eldest sister.
A good family tradition produces good talents.
"Xia Feng?" The village chief was stunned for a moment, then looked at the things on the ground and smiled. "This child has suffered a lot."
Alas, every family has its own problems. Even as the village chief, he cannot interfere too much in other people’s family affairs.
Fortunately, he finally stood up. If parents are not kind, do children have to be foolishly filial?
Even though it is his family, they are partial to their younger son, but they are fair and just to their older son.
"Brother Xia's family is doing well now. You may not know this, but Brother Xia is also doing business in town."
Zhang Daqing explained the situation of the Xia family.
However, he also asked his father-in-law not to tell anyone.
Of course the village chief understands.
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