Xu Pingrong got married early and was always burdened by life, so she never wore any pretty clothes. After being imprisoned for so many years, she couldn't even remember the last time she wore a skirt.
Xu Wan said many nice things to get her to wear the dress.
But now that Jiang Tingzhou has returned, Xu Pingrong seems very awkward and says embarrassedly, "At my age, who am I dressing up so nicely for?"
“Of course it’s for myself!” Xu Wan pulled her mother back to her bedroom. “From now on, you can live for yourself every day. You can wear whatever clothes you want, eat whatever you want, or learn to paint or dance.”
Jiang Tingzhou changed his shoes and came into the house, saying, "Mom, this dress suits you very well. I noticed that your wardrobe is mostly empty. In a few days, when Wanwan and I are both free, we'll take you shopping again and try to fill it up as soon as possible."
"No need, I have enough to wear, I don't need that many clothes."
"Mom, if it weren't for you back then, Wanwan might not have been able to go to school. Wanwan and I are very grateful to you. We can only feel at ease if you accept our kindness."
Jiang Tingzhou spoke with great seriousness.
He walked over to Xu Wan, looked at the phone in her hand, and said, "Shall I take a picture of you and your daughter together?"
"good."
Xu Wan handed the phone to Jiang Tingzhou.
The mother and daughter sat on the sofa, while Jiang Tingzhou stood a little over a meter away, holding up his phone to take a photo of them together.
When he returned the phone to Xu Wan, Xu Wan took his hand and said, "Shall the three of us take a picture?"
"Can."
Jiang Tingzhou sat down next to Xu Wan.
He was still holding his phone, and switched to the front-facing camera.
Three people are crammed into the small phone screen.
Xu Wan held onto one man on each arm, smiling very happily.
With the press of the shutter button, this photo will remain forever on Xu Wan's phone.
After taking the photos, it was almost time for dinner, so Xu Wan quickly packed her things and prepared to leave.
Xu Pingrong returned to his room and came out carrying a plastic bag.
Xu Wan recognized it at a glance; it was the plastic bag she had given her mother that afternoon.
Yesterday morning, she and Xu Pingrong went shopping together. Xu Pingrong suggested that since it was getting cold, they should buy some yarn to knit clothes.
Xu Pingrong was very good at knitting sweaters and woolen pants. When Xu Wan was a child, she knitted many of her autumn and winter clothes for her. The styles were quite rare at the time.
Xu Wan was initially unwilling to buy it, as she didn't want her mother to live like before. Later, Xu Pingrong said he had nothing better to do, and Xu Wan finally bought the yarn.
When she returned in the afternoon, Xu Pingrong again said she wanted a bag to store the yarn.
"Mom, what is this...?" Xu Wan asked, somewhat puzzled.
"This, this, this is..." Xu Pingrong looked down at the bag in his hand, and stammered for a long time before saying, "I thought I couldn't go to see your mother-in-law empty-handed, and I don't have any money, so I knitted her a scarf."
After she finished speaking, she handed the bag to Xu Wan again, "Why don't you take a look? If you don't think it's suitable, then we won't send it."
Xu Wan's eyes were a little red. "Mom, didn't we just buy this yarn yesterday morning? We went to Aunt's house for dinner last night. When did you knit it?"
She already knew the answer when she asked the question.
Xu Pingrong replied, "I knitted it last night. I didn't know how to tell you, I was afraid you'd feel embarrassed, but I felt it wouldn't be right to do it empty-handed..."
Xu Wan walked to Xu Pingrong's side and took her arm, saying very earnestly, "I'm sorry, I was careless and forgot about this. Thank you for remembering it for me."
Jiang Tingzhou also said, "Mom is so thoughtful."
Even though her daughter and son-in-law said so, Xu Pingrong was not at ease. Instead, she was even more worried that she had done something unnecessary.
In her view, Jiang Tingzhou's mother was a wealthy woman who had seen the world; what good things hadn't she seen? Why would she care about such a scarf?
Xu Pingrong wasn't worried about his in-laws looking down on him, but rather that they would look down on Xu Wan as well.
She was filled with anxiety the whole way.
Forty minutes later, the car arrived at Lingya's building.
When getting out of the car, Xu Pingrong put the bag containing the scarf on the back seat, saying, "Otherwise, I won't take it up."
"Then we'll be empty-handed?" Xu Wan picked up the bag for Xu Pingrong. "Trust me, my mother-in-law is truly the best mother-in-law in the world. She'll definitely love the gift you gave her!"
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