"Mom, you must be exhausted from the journey."
As she spoke, Jiang Si reached out to take the things from her hands, but Huo's mother didn't allow it.
"It's okay, it's not heavy at all."
"Mom wasn't tired at all. She ate and drank well along the way, and only took two naps before we arrived."
It was her fault for showing up without prior notice this time, so as soon as she entered, Mrs. Huo explained with a smile.
“I called Xiaozhou a few days ago and that’s when I found out he was away on a mission.”
"I just finished my performance tour and have ten days off, so I thought I'd stop by and see you."
Of course, this was only one of her purposes for this trip; she didn't know how to bring up the other matter, Mother Huo, for the time being.
"Mom, have some water first."
Jiang Si poured her a glass of warm water and secretly added a few drops of spiritual spring water.
Mrs. Huo had been in the car for three or four hours, and she was indeed thirsty.
He took the cup and gulped down more than half of it.
You know what, the water poured by the daughter-in-law here is really different; it tastes sweet.
After she had calmed down enough, Mrs. Huo finally took a look around at the young couple's home.
Actually, when she entered the courtyard, she noticed that the entire courtyard was very tidy.
Especially that vegetable garden, you can tell it's been carefully tended, otherwise the seedlings wouldn't be growing so well.
Looking at the furniture and furnishings in the room again, Mrs. Huo felt a little relieved.
But as reassured as they were, parents couldn't just leave without showing any concern.
During her half-day stay in Guangzhou, Mrs. Huo made a special trip to the Friendship Store.
Because their performing arts troupe has performance duties all year round, they receive some internal tickets every month.
After taking out the skincare products and fabrics she had bought, Huo's mother took out two bankbooks from a hidden compartment in the suitcase and handed them to Jiang Si.
"Mom, what's this?"
Mrs. Huo smiled and said, "This passbook is for you."
“The four brothers haven’t separated their households yet, and the bride price is the same for all of them. There is 888 yuan in betrothal gifts, and the remaining 2,000 yuan is a settling-in allowance.”
"The other expense is for the 'three turns and one sound' (refurbished radio, watch, and bicycle) and 72-legged furniture. I've already factored the receipt amount into that amount for you."
"The remaining passbook was given to you by your grandparents."
Fearing her daughter-in-law wouldn't accept it, Huo's mother said directly, "You have to accept this, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to them when we get back."
As for the return gifts from the eldest, second, and fourth sons, Mother Huo brought them along as well.
Speaking of this, Huo's mother was still a little angry.
When the other families returned the gifts, they knew to be polite and added more money.
The eldest son's family, on the other hand, acted as if returning a gift was a matter of life and death.
She just couldn't understand it. They were all children of the Huo family, so how could there be such a big difference between them?
Is it really true, as the old saying goes, that good bamboo produces bad shoots?
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