After lunch, as usual, Pei Guoan took over all the work, let Li Miaomiao rest, and cleaned up with his son.
"Mom and Dad, you guys should go back first. You've been helping out all morning and you're exhausted. I can do all the work."
The old couple of the Pei family wanted to help, but were persuaded by Pei Guoan to go back.
"Yes, Mom and Dad, you should go back soon. You still have work to do tomorrow, so don't get too tired."
After Li Miaomiao said this, the old couple of the Pei family did not insist and went back.
Li Miaomiao got up early in the morning and worked all morning. She was indeed a little tired now. Seeing Pei Guoan and his son busy, she went to take a nap.
Early the next morning, Li Miaomiao and Pei Guoan carried a lot of things to the old couple of the Pei family.
Mrs. Pei saw her second son and daughter-in-law carrying so many things.
"Why do you have so much stuff? I told you to just come and eat."
"Yes, second son's wife, you have to make a living too. You prepared so many delicious foods yesterday, and brought so many more today. How can you make a living? Take them back later." Old man Pei came out and said
"Mom and Dad, this is a New Year's gift for you. There's no reason to take it back. Besides, you worked so hard to raise Guoan, and now it's time to enjoy yourself. It's the end of the year, and you deserve to eat something good."
Li Miaomiao was dragged in as she spoke
When Old Mrs. Pei saw it, she was surprised to find that the sack was so big. There were not only two big hens, but also two large grass carps weighing more than ten pounds, five pounds of meat, two cans of milk powder and a lot of candies and cakes. It was obvious that they were prepared for the old couple to celebrate the New Year.
In addition, there are another twenty kilograms of flour.
Pei Guoan even brought two bottles of wine.
Pei Guosheng brought a lot of things today. Although they were not as expensive as those brought by Pei Guoan and his wife, they were still substantial. He brought two bags of grain and two kilograms of meat.
Not to mention the fourth room. Pei Guoqiang is a filial son, and Liu Lin is not stingy, so naturally they brought back a lot of New Year gifts.
On the other hand, the eldest wife's family came empty-handed. Seeing them bring so many gifts over the years, Pei Guotai felt a little uncomfortable. Zhou Fang was indeed justified: "Now you are all living a good life, but we, the eldest wife, are still living on coarse food. Today, we can be regarded as sharing in everyone's benefits. It is worthwhile for us to be brothers."
From what they said, it seems that they came here empty-handed, and perhaps they want to take some benefits away.
Old Mrs. Pei was furious when she heard this: "We all have hands and feet, and we all live well because we are hardworking. Who owes you anything?"
Zhou Fang curled her lips when she heard that, but didn't say anything in the end, otherwise the old woman would have kicked her out.
This old woman is not only biased but also cruel.
Li Miaomiao was too lazy to pay attention to the eldest family and just helped in the kitchen.
Old man and old lady Pei started preparing when they came back yesterday. The ingredients are basically ready. Thinking that Li Miaomiao’s cooking is delicious, Li Miaomiao will be the chef today.
When it was almost time for lunch, Mrs. Pei saw that everyone had come except Chen Xuexiang.
"Why didn't the third daughter-in-law come? It's already dinner time. It's ok for her, as a daughter-in-law, not to help, but does she have to ask me, as a mother-in-law, to treat her to dinner?"
After having the New Year's Eve dinner at Li Miaomiao's house yesterday, Chen Xuexiang just spread her hands and didn't care about anything else. Old Mrs. Pei was very dissatisfied and hasn't come over yet.
Pei Guosheng also knew that his wife had done something wrong, but it was not intentional that she did not come over at this time today.
"Mom, the roads are slippery due to the snow. The child's mother slipped yesterday evening and is still lying in bed and can't get up, so she didn't come over."
Li Miaomiao was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect Chen Xuexiang to be so unlucky. It was already the end of the year and New Year was approaching, and she still slipped. Tsk.
After hearing what Pei Guosheng said, Mrs. Pei's face looked better. After all, she was concerned about Chen Xuexiang. The old lady was actually a typical person who was hard on the outside but soft on the inside.
"How is your wife doing after the fall? If not, go to the hospital."
Although Mrs. Pei actually despised Chen Xuexiang for not having good fortune, and it was unlucky for her to fall at this time and go to the hospital during the New Year, she couldn't really ignore it.
"It's not that serious. The fall wasn't too severe, it's just that it's difficult for you to walk. You'll be fine after lying down for a few days. You don't need to go to the hospital." Pei Guosheng said quickly.
"That's good. You can see that your wife fell down. This is really..."
"Okay, stop nagging about this. Since the third daughter-in-law is not coming, let's have dinner. Just leave some food for her and bring it over." Old man Pei said this, and old lady Pei responded.
"Okay, let's have dinner. Lao Si, go set off the firecrackers."
This is an old custom during the Chinese New Year. After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, you have to set off a string of firecrackers, which means a prosperous new year.
Smelling the fireworks after the firecrackers, Li Miaomiao felt that the New Year atmosphere was even stronger.
Old Mrs. Pei was not stingy with this New Year's dinner. Not only did she kill a chicken, she also prepared a big bowl of braised pork, and a big pot of stewed radish with a big bone. In addition, there was tofu sent by Li Miaomiao, and she made a big braised fish, and also bought all the local specialties.
Even though Old Mrs. Pei disliked Chen Xuexiang, she still left a large bowl of food for her before dinner.
After the meal, Old Mrs. Pei filled a large bowl of rice, brought it over, and asked Pei Guosheng to quickly send it to Chen Xuexiang.
Pei Guosheng was somewhat touched. He knew that his own mother was just a little harsh in her words and was good to all her daughters-in-law. However, the child's mother was not satisfied and always said behind her back that her mother-in-law was partial.
"Mom, this is too much. The kid can't finish it."
"Bring it over. It's New Year's Eve, how can we not have a good meal? You should be more tired these days, and don't let your wife do any work. Even if the fall is not serious, she can't walk, but it's not light either, so don't be careless."
"Mom, I understand. I will take good care of the child's mother."
"Then you should go back early and clean up the house. Tomorrow is New Year's Day."
As Mrs. Pei spoke, she also asked Da Ya and Er Ya, who were helping in the kitchen, to go back. "Grandma, if you can help here, come over. We don't need you. Your mom slipped and can't work. Please help your dad with more work."
"Grandma, don't worry. We've finished all the housework. My sister and I cleaned the house thoroughly two days ago. We don't need a moment's work."
Daya and Erya were sensible and helped Old Lady Pei with the work before going back. Old Lady Pei felt sad to see the two girls like this. Look at the old lady, who complained about not eating enough when eating, disappeared when working, and left after eating just by touching her butt.
Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Pei went back to her room for the first time and put a few handfuls of candy in her pocket. Then she went to the kitchen and gave each of Da Ya and Er Ya a handful of candy, and also gave them a few pieces of cake.
"Keep it for yourselves and don't let your mother know, or else it won't make it into your mouths."
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