Chapter 142: Right and Wrong Are More Important Than Another
"No." San Ya was speechless. She had studied a lot and even attended a junior college. "I haven't even graduated yet."
"You can have a relationship in school." Miao Guifeng stared at Sanya, trying to discern something from her. "I'm telling you, your eldest sister is looking for someone from the same neighborhood. They're all thinking about the demolition, and they have the compensation, so it's not so bad."
"We haven't fallen in love yet." San Ya said, "If we were to fall in love, could you give me a house?"
"Don't even think about it." Miao Guifeng glared at San Ya. "Do you want to be like your second sister?"
“…” San Ya didn’t say anything.
"Do you know how much money our family spent on your education?" Miao Guifeng said, "Your college tuition is quite high, and we've paid for it all. Don't worry about the family's money!"
"If you don't want to, then don't." San Ya wanted money, but her parents didn't give it to her, so there was nothing she could do.
Sanya was better off than her older and younger sisters, having completed a junior college education. Sanya didn't fight for those things because it wouldn't look good, and many of them were already in Yang Tianlang's name. When Erya was suing Miao Guifeng and her husband, they quickly transferred the items to Yang Tianlang, fearing that others would dispute them.
San Ya only thought that after graduation, she would be able to work and make money with her own hands and brain.
Miao Guifeng and his wife were forced to move out. Niu Cuihua said this when her husband and wife went to give New Year gifts to Jiang's mother.
"They treated their son so well, holding him in the palm of their hands, but something like this still happened," Niu Cuihua said. "Actually, it's better not to live with my son and daughter-in-law."
Niu Cuihua and the others all knew that Jiang Moli and her husband had bought the house next door, thinking that if Sheng Haoxuan didn't want to live with his parents in the future, he could still live next door. Niu Cuihua thought that she should do the same. Her son was getting married soon, and she thought that she had several houses at home, so it would be better not to live with her son and daughter-in-law to avoid conflicts.
"We plan to renovate a house for Li'an to use as his wedding room," Niu Cuihua said. "The ideas of us older generations are so different from those of the younger generation."
Niu Cuihua thought that she was originally from the countryside, and many of her ideas were different from these people. If she forced herself to live together, there might be problems. It would be better to prepare early to avoid being kicked out like Miao Guifeng and his wife. Niu Cuihua thought that Jiang Moli and his wife were okay. Jiang Moli and his wife were so good at making money. Niu Cuihua thought that if she were Jiang Moli and his wife's daughter-in-law, she would have to live with her parents-in-law.
"There will be a difference." Jiang Moli said.
"Miao Guifeng just likes to say that she looks down on women. Not only does she look down on her own daughter, but she also looks down on her daughter-in-law and bosses her around," Niu Cuihua said. "Her daughter-in-law couldn't help it, so she took this opportunity to ask them to move out. She said she might be pregnant with a girl, and she's worried that Miao Guifeng's constant talk of "losing money" will affect her daughter."
Miao Guifeng's daughter-in-law was out there saying that having a daughter was good, that it didn't matter whether the child was a boy or a girl, and that the child's gender was determined by the man. Miao Guifeng's daughter-in-law is a nurse who studied medicine and was there giving scientific advice.
From this point of view, others will know how dissatisfied Miao Guifeng's daughter-in-law is with Miao Guifeng, but some things are difficult to say in detail, so just talk about these scientific reasons.
"Miao Guifeng's daughter-in-law is a powerful person," Jiang's mother said. "They've only been married for a short time, and she kicked her parents-in-law out so quickly. Miao Guifeng isn't a very good person either. She treats her own daughter so badly, so it's natural that her daughter-in-law doesn't want to live with her."
Sanya didn't say anything. She didn't want to offend her brother and sister-in-law. It was Miao Guifeng who kept talking. Miao Guifeng's daughter-in-law couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to kick her out.
It's not pleasant for a pregnant woman to hear those messy words every day. Miao Guifeng always says she's doing it for their own good. She just has to say those things. Even when others ask her not to, she still says them, without considering other people's feelings at all.
"You can't be like Miao Guifeng," Jiang's mother said. "A long time ago, when food and clothing were scarce, treating your son well was fine. Many families were like that. Miao Guifeng's family wasn't poor, and it was fine in the past. Yet, she treats her daughters so badly. Her eldest daughter is alienated from her, and her second daughter is suing her. I guess her third daughter doesn't have a good impression of them either."
Sanya is studying, so it can be said that Miao Guifeng and his wife spent more money on Sanya. If Miao Guifeng and his wife have any problems in the future, they will definitely look for Sanya.
"Cuihua, you should have less contact with people like Miao Guifeng," said Jiang's mother.
"We haven't had much contact," Niu Cuihua said. "We just live in the same neighborhood and see each other sometimes. She has a bad temper and always says bad things about her daughter-in-law outside, and she's not afraid of others hearing it and telling her daughter-in-law."
Niu Cuihua thought that if she lived in the same neighborhood as her daughter-in-law, she wouldn't have to say those things. Her son and daughter-in-law were already living well, so why should she care so much?
It doesn't matter how people like Miao Guifeng live. Jiang Moli thinks that Miao Guifeng deserves it. Yang Tianlang is the biological son of the heroine Miao Guifeng after all. He has many minor flaws, but he still knows how to take care of his wife and obey her. He is not completely useless and has not become very bad.
Jiang Moli listened to Niu Cuihua telling her mother about Miao Guifeng. She thought that the house next door really needed to be renovated. In the future, those people could plant whatever they wanted in the front and back yards.
Mrs. Jiang was very old. When Jiang Moli came to give her New Year gifts, Mrs. Jiang's hearing was not very good, and it was even more difficult for her to hear the voice. When Mrs. Jiang saw Jiang Moli, she still recognized her quickly.
"Jasmine, Jasmine." Old Mrs. Jiang waved to Jiang Moli.
"Grandma." Jiang Moli walked to the side of Old Lady Jiang and half-knelt down, "Grandma, it's me."
"Have you eaten?" asked Mrs. Jiang.
"Eat it." Jiang Moli said loudly.
"Have you eaten?" Old Mrs. Jiang asked again.
"I ate it." Jiang Moli said.
"The old lady's ears aren't working very well," said Aunt Jiang. "Just nod to her and she'll understand."
Jiang Moli nodded to Old Lady Jiang, and Old Lady Jiang also nodded.
"The things you sent are delicious." When Mrs. Jiang saw some of the things at home, she knew without asking that they were sent by Jiang Moli and her husband. Mrs. Jiang did not have Alzheimer's disease and her condition was relatively good. She still knew some things.
"If it's delicious, I'll give it to you again." Jiang Moli said.
"It's delicious." said Mrs. Jiang.
Mrs. Jiang kept saying the same things over and over again. It was like having bad ears, and even listening to what she said was not pleasant. Fortunately, Mrs. Jiang was not someone who liked to make a fuss. She could sit by herself for a long time, sit in the sun, and get her own food.
Aunt Jiang is also old, and it is not easy for her to take care of Old Mrs. Jiang.
Previously, Jiang Moli suggested hiring a nanny to look after Old Lady Jiang. Aunt Jiang's family said no, saying they were still able to move and cook. Aunt Jiang's daughter-in-law could also cook, so it wouldn't be a big problem. Jiang Moli gave her a little more money, and Aunt Jiang's daughter-in-law was happy too. Aunt Jiang even had a granddaughter-in-law.
Aunt Jiang’s granddaughter-in-law did not live with these people, mainly because there were too many elderly people and there were not enough rooms in the house, so it would be more convenient for them to live somewhere else.
Uncle Jiang's family would sometimes come over to take a look, and theirs was the less. It all depended on each family's ability; if they had less money, they could just contribute a little less, which was fine.
"Where is Xuanxuan?" asked Old Mrs. Jiang.
"Abroad." Jiang Moli gestured. If it didn't sound good, she would gesture anyway. Old Mrs. Jiang's eyesight was still okay.
"He hasn't come back yet." Old Mrs. Jiang said, "It's New Year's Eve, why haven't you come back yet?"
"Reading." Jiang Moli continued to gesture.
Mrs. Jiang nodded and said, "Studying is important, studying is important."
On New Year's Eve, Miao Guifeng and her husband went to spend the New Year's Eve dinner with their son, and San Ya went with them. Miao Guifeng prepared the New Year's Eve dinner, and her daughter-in-law glanced at her briefly but didn't pay much attention. Miao Guifeng's daughter-in-law rarely cooked on weekdays, so she let Yang Tianlang do it.
Yang Tianlang was not very good at cooking, but now he can cook quite well. He just searches for how to cook on the Internet and learns from it.
When Miao Guifeng saw Yang Tianlang wearing an apron, her brows furrowed. How could her son do such a thing?
"Stop it, stop it." Miao Guifeng said.
Yang Tianlang ignored Miao Guifeng's words and had to continue doing it.
When Miao Guifeng went to cut vegetables, Yang Tianlang called her.
"You can't use this knife. This knife is for cutting cooked food." Yang Tianlang said, "You need to change a knife."
"Why are we so particular about this?" Miao Guifeng asked, "We've been using it the same way before and it's still usable."
Miao Guifeng frowned and was not very happy. "Only your wife is precious."
"Pregnant women should pay attention." Yang Tianlang said.
"What if the baby in her belly is really a girl?" Miao Guifeng was melancholy.
"My daughter is not bad either." Yang Tianlang said.
"What's so good about having a daughter?" Miao Guifeng rolled her eyes. She was ridiculed in her previous life because she didn't have a son. Miao Guifeng didn't want her son to be ridiculed as well. She had to have a boy.
"Mom, that's my child." Yang Tianlang was very unhappy. "Whether it's a boy or a girl depends on the man. It's not up to the woman to decide. Can you please stop saying things like this? It seems so ignorant."
"I'm ignorant?" Miao Guifeng pointed at herself. "I'm just afraid that you'll be laughed at when you go out. They'll say you don't have a son."
"If you don't have a son, you don't have one, and the same goes for a daughter." Yang Tianlang said, "If you don't want to take care of your granddaughter, we won't force you to. I'm at home, I don't live to work, and my wife said I can be a househusband, which is also possible. She said that I have demolition compensation and a house to collect rent, so I don't have to work so hard."
Yang Tianlang thought his wife was too good. You know, when he went out, people would ask him if he had found a job. They would say it was not good for a grown man like him to stay at home. They would say a lot of things. Yang Tianlang hated what they said and was afraid that his wife would think the same. But his wife said there was nothing wrong with him doing that. People are born to enjoy life, so they should enjoy it. Life is only a few short decades.
His wife works outside, and Yang Tianlang takes care of the children at home. Yang Tianlang plans to buy a car. He has learned how to drive and has passed the driving test. When he gets a car, he can pick up his wife from work and take the children out to play.
Yang Tianlang's idea is very simple. He doesn't care about other people's daughters, but if it is his own daughter, he will feel sorry for her. Yang Tianlang doesn't have much feelings for his three sisters. That's because when he was very young, his mother said that girls are useless and that girls should do housework. This is all for the girls' good.
When he was little, Yang Tianlang didn't know whether these things were right or wrong. But now, Yang Tianlang knows that many of his mother's ideas are wrong, and he can't listen to her. If he listens to her, then he's doomed, and his life will be hopeless.
Yang Tianlang didn't want that. He wanted to live a better life, a more normal life. Yang Tianlang couldn't let his daughter be called a money-loser, and couldn't let others say how bad his daughter was.
"My wife is a very good woman," Yang Tianlang said. "She graduated from a junior college and is a nurse with a regular job. She could have found another man, but she's with me and doesn't despise me..."
"How could she have the nerve to look down on you?" Miao Guifeng asked, "You have demolition compensation, a house, and a lot of stuff. And she's originally from outside the city, not from South City."
"Aren't you still from the countryside?" Yang Tianlang said, "You're not educated yet!"
"I... can I be the same as her?" Miao Guifeng said, "I think you are too stubborn. You just listen to her. Is she really that good?"
"She is better than you!" Yang Tianlang said firmly. He really believed so.
After Yang Tianlang was with him, he found that some of his previous perceptions were wrong. No one told him what to do, but his wife would tell him. Ge Huiqing was very patient with Yang Tianlang. She would tell him privately if he did something wrong. Ge Huiqing did not deliberately embarrass Yang Tianlang, but tried to comfort him as much as possible.
When Ge Huiqing was in the hospital, she had to face all kinds of people, and sometimes she had to coax patients and their families. Ge Huiqing was kind to Yang Tianlang, and knew that if there was something delicious, they should eat together, so Yang Tianlang naturally thought Ge Huiqing was good.
"You..." Miao Guifeng was angry.
Sanya heard the noise in the kitchen and poked her head in, but didn't go over. She knew she was the lowest and most useless person in the family. If she went over, her mother would scold her. Sanya didn't want to be scolded by her mother, so it was better for her to stay here.
Facing her own son, Miao Guifeng still didn't dare to say too much. She took two deep breaths and told herself that it was all her fault for not realizing her son had been sold by her mother-in-law in her past life. She owed her son a debt in her past life. She couldn't blame her son entirely for his current situation. She had to blame Ge Huiqing, who knew how to control a man.
Ge Huiqing didn't care what Miao Guifeng was doing. If Miao Guifeng had the guts, she could have started a quarrel with her on that day. Ge Huiqing wasn't afraid. Ge Huiqing thought Miao Guifeng would never make a big deal out of it. She would definitely endure it. She was afraid that Yang Tianlang would be unhappy.
After the dishes were ready, Miao Guifeng and the others sat down, and Ge Huiqing picked up her chopsticks. Yang Tianlang picked up some food for Ge Huiqing, and he poured some hot and sour fish soup for his wife to drink, and even checked it for fish bones.
When Miao Guifeng saw this scene, she felt even more upset. Her son had never been so nice to her. He only knew how to be nice to Ge Huiqing.
Ge Huiqing glanced at Miao Guifeng and saw that she was in a bad mood. So what?
Ge Huiqing doesn't like Miao Guifeng. The reason why she agreed to marry Yang Tianlang was that after meeting Yang Tianlang, Ge Huiqing found that Yang Tianlang was relatively simple and could still talk, so Ge Huiqing was with Yang Tianlang.
"Cough cough." Miao Guifeng coughed twice deliberately.
"Mom, if you cough, don't cough towards the table." Yang Tianlang said, "It can cause bacteria or viruses. Pregnant women are weak and it will affect the baby in my wife's belly."
"..." Miao Guifeng didn't expect Yang Tianlang to say that. She originally thought that Yang Tianlang would care about her health. She was just about to say that there was no big problem with her health.
"Mom, you need to be more careful." Yang Tianlang said, "Don't always talk about the children in the countryside and the children in the past. There were more children who died young in the past. Mom, you need to be more careful."
Ge Huiqing smiled slightly when she heard what Yang Tianlang said. She hadn't wasted her time explaining things to him. She was worried that Yang Tianlang would be led around by Miao Guifeng. Miao Guifeng wasn't a very capable person at all. Miao Guifeng had only bought a house. If she hadn't had a house earlier and hadn't encountered demolition, she wouldn't have become so wealthy all of a sudden.
"I'll pay attention." Miao Guifeng had no choice but to say this.
"We need to buy some disinfectant for the family later." Yang Tianlang looked at Ge Huiqing, "Wife, I read some books that say it's better to disinfect when you come back from going out. If there are children at home, it will be safer this way."
"We used to..."
"Mom." Before Miao Guifeng finished speaking, Yang Tianlang frowned.
"Disinfect, disinfect." Miao Guifeng said.
Yang Bingrong did not speak. He did not want to talk about those things, fearing that things would get worse and difficult to handle. Yang Bingrong's status in this family was not high, only slightly higher than that of his three daughters.
Miao Guifeng looked at Ge Huiqing. This daughter-in-law was too troublesome. Miao Guifeng thought that if it weren't for the face of the child in Ge Huiqing's belly, she would have to say more. Unfortunately, under the current circumstances, Miao Guifeng couldn't say much.
After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, Miao Guifeng went back home. When she got home, she started complaining.
"They really pay attention to a lot of things." Miao Guifeng said, "This is not allowed, and that is not allowed."
"Let them do whatever they want." Yang Bingrong said.
"What do you mean by letting them do whatever they want?" Miao Guifeng said, "They just blame us and think we're not doing well enough."
"That's all." Yang Bingrong said, "Tianlang didn't gamble, nor did he mess around outside."
Yang Bingrong thought Yang Tianlang was quite good, much better than his brother Yang Bingliang. It was just that it was difficult for them to be with Yang Tianlang and his wife, and that was because Miao Guifeng liked to gossip. If Miao Guifeng hadn't lied, they could still live under the same roof with Yang Tianlang and his wife, and the house could be rented out.
"Of course," Miao Guifeng said, "I told him a long time ago that he shouldn't gamble, shouldn't mess around outside, and shouldn't be like his uncle. Your brother hasn't divorced yet, but he's been separated from his wife and children. Lu Dongxiang was working overtime at her employer's house during the New Year holiday, and she didn't even go home to spend the New Year with her husband, nor did she care about her parents-in-law."
Miao Guifeng knew a lot about Lu Dongxiang. She often kept an eye on those people, just to see them live a worse life. Miao Guifeng still hated Lu Dongxiang and her people, but she couldn't do anything more. When those people had no money, some worked as laborers, some picked up rags, and Miao Guifeng felt much better.
Although Ge Huiqing did not let Miao Guifeng and his wife live together, her attitude towards them was not too bad. If Miao Guifeng did less bad things, Ge Huiqing would say less.
"Aside from his low academic credentials, Tianlang is not bad at all," Miao Guifeng said. "That Ge Huiqing, she's not a good person."
"..." Yang Bingrong remained silent. He was under his wife's strict control and always had to listen to her. When his wife said something, Yang Bingrong could not refute it.
Therefore, Yang Bingrong felt that there was no big problem if Yang Tianlang listened to his wife.
"Don't give birth to a girl, will you?" Miao Guifeng said, "If you give birth to a girl, you still have to keep having more children. If you have more children, you will eventually give birth to a son."
This is what Miao Guifeng thought. Ge Huiqing didn’t know, but she could guess it.
Others thought that Miao Guifeng's three daughters were a sign of something wrong, that she must have been expecting a son, and that was why she gave birth to those three daughters. However, Miao Guifeng's luck wasn't so good, and she ended up giving birth to three daughters.
"Stop talking, my son is already unhappy." Yang Bingrong said.
"He...we took such good care of him, but now he's siding with an outsider." Miao Guifeng said.
Miao Guifeng wanted Yang Tianlang to listen to her, and she wanted Yang Tianlang not to listen to Ge Huiqing. Ge Huiqing was not that good, and she, as their biological mother, was the best. Yang Tianlang could not think according to Miao Guifeng's ideas. He only knew that his wife was very smart and knew a lot of scientific knowledge. He had to listen to his wife, not his biological mother. That was all.
His biological mother is not someone who understands scientific knowledge. If he listens to his mother, something bad will happen sooner or later.
Miao Guifeng also said that outside, that Ge Huiqing didn't do the housework and waited for Yang Tianlang to do it. She said that Ge Huiqing was not virtuous at all and didn't look like a woman. A woman like Ge Huiqing shouldn't get married. Miao Guifeng said that she didn't know Ge Huiqing was like this. If she had known earlier, there would be no follow-up.
"My son is already married." Yang Bingrong said. He didn't want to get involved in so many things and didn't want to make his son unhappy.
After what happened with Erya, Yang Bingrong knew that Miao Guifeng's behavior was a bit problematic, but since it had already happened, there was nothing he could do. Yang Bingrong had no way of traveling back in time to ask Miao Guifeng to treat his daughter better. As a father, Yang Bingrong had not done a good job either, so he could not always criticize Miao Guifeng.
"Married, of course I know he's married." Miao Guifeng said, "Even if he's married, he's still my biological son."
"The daughter-in-law is the one who will live with him for the rest of his life," said Yang Bingrong.
"you……"
"Didn't you say that before?" Yang Bingrong said.
In the past, Miao Guifeng had told Yang Bingrong not to side with his parents, saying that she was the one who would live with Yang Bingrong for the rest of her life and asked him to mind his own business. Yang Bingrong listened to Miao Guifeng and stayed out of the Yang family's affairs. Even when Yang Bingrong gave his mother a hundred yuan, Miao Guifeng would run over to get it back.
During the holidays, Miao Guifeng would not allow Yang Bingrong to send gifts. Yang's parents were now picking up scraps to make some money, and others said Yang Bingrong was unfilial. Yang Bingrong had no choice but to know that Miao Guifeng would go and snatch the money back. Yang Bingrong did not dare to give money to Yang's parents privately.
"I..." Miao Guifeng had indeed said that before, "How can it be the same?"
Miao Guifeng felt that it was different. It was Yang's mother who had let her down and let Yang Tianlang down, so she treated Yang's mother so badly. But she was okay with Ge Huiqing, at least that's what she thought. She believed that Ge Huiqing should listen to her more and be filial to her.
"They're all about the same." Yang Bingrong said, "We live here anyway, so we don't go over there often."
Yang Bingrong was worried that his son would be unhappy, as he was their only son. He didn't want to live with his son forever. Given his wife's attitude, even if they moved in, problems would arise sooner or later.
"It's really useless." Miao Guifeng said, "Why don't you talk about Ge Huiqing, you..."
"There's nothing much to say." Yang Bingrong said, "People nowadays are different from the people we used to have."
“…” Miao Guifeng felt upset because that was how her husband spoke.
Yang Tianlang didn't care what his parents thought. He only knew that the child in Ge Huiqing's belly was his. Yang Tianlang couldn't help but treat his child badly. When he chatted with people online, they all said that girls were good, that girls were their parents' little cotton-padded jackets, that girls were adorable, and that he should be nicer to his daughter. Boys and girls are both his own children, so he shouldn't always treat girls badly.
Chatting with those who like girls, Yang Tianlang felt that they were right, his daughter was also his own child.
The year was 2008. Jiang Moli and her colleagues had performed a new play before the New Year, and it was a hit. Actors of Jiang Moli's generation had helped younger actors, who weren't as well-known, become more widely known.
The leaders of the unit were particularly happy. This was how it should be. Jiang Moli was still so capable of leading people.
Jiang Moli didn't feel much. She didn't think she was particularly powerful, nor did she feel superior. Jiang Moli got along well with her colleagues, and she tried to behave better.
During the provincial opera Spring Festival Gala, Jiang Moli also took the stage and sang excerpts with her group. Both generations of opera performers are important, each with their own unique characteristics.
The people who write scripts are great, and the people who sing operas are also great.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the company held a meeting, and the company leader was still praising Jiang Moli for doing a good job and not stealing the limelight.
"..." Jiang Moli had heard her leader praise her many times. Her leader was really good at praising people, using all kinds of different words.
Jiang Moli is self-aware of her age and can't always outdo the younger actors. She needs to be more harmonious and make the whole play more cohesive. If Jiang Moli performs too well, it will seem like she's trying too hard, and others will think she's ignoring the others in the group.
When Jiang Moli returned home from work, she saw Sheng Haoxuan, who had just returned from abroad.
"Are you back?" Jiang Moli asked.
"I've only been back for two days, but I still have to go." Sheng Haoxuan said, "I'm going to visit my great-grandmother, and my grandparents tomorrow."
"Okay." Jiang Moli nodded.
In about two months, Sheng Haoxuan will be eighteen years old.
Jiang Moli was in a good mood as she looked at her son who was taller than herself.
"Hurry up and eat." Jiang's mother said.
The whole family sat together to have dinner. Although today is not New Year's Eve, it is a very happy thing to be together as a family.
Jiang's mother asked Sheng Haoxuan a few questions. She didn't know what life was like abroad. When she went out to travel, she couldn't understand what the foreigners said. They would just stay for a few days and then go to the next place. Jiang's mother was worried that Sheng Haoxuan was not having a good time abroad, so she asked a few more questions.
"Grandma, don't worry about me. I'm doing fine." Sheng Haoxuan said, "Someone cooks for me. I can eat well and I haven't lost weight."
"You're still a little thinner." Jiang's mother looked at Sheng Haoxuan.
"Let him weigh himself, and we'll know, right?" Jiang Moli said.
"No need to weigh yourself, as long as you're healthy," Jiang's mother said. "You don't have to be so precise. But it's good to weigh yourself."
"Okay, then weigh it." Sheng Haoxuan said.
Sheng Haoxuan weighed himself before going abroad. After dinner, he weighed himself again and found that he had not lost weight, but had gained a few pounds.
"It's the weight of the clothes, and I just had dinner, so it's a little heavier." Jiang's mother said.
"Yes." Jiang Moli nodded. "Mom, you're right. When Xuanxuan comes back, you should let him eat more and eat more."
"I've eaten too much. If I eat any more, I won't be able to eat anymore and will vomit." Sheng Haoxuan said quickly, "No matter how delicious the food at home is, my stomach is only so big."
Sheng Haoxuan was afraid that his grandmother would really let him eat more, because he really couldn't eat it. Sheng Haoxuan felt that the food in China was still more delicious, and the food abroad was much worse. It might be due to psychological effects. The Chinese chef who cooked for Sheng Haoxuan was a very good cook, and the food he made tasted good.
"Mom, grandma, let's take a walk." Sheng Haoxuan said, "And dad, grandpa."
"I bought the house next door." Jiang Moli said, "Let's see when you want to renovate it and what style you like."
Sheng Haoxuan used to go there often, with Jiang's mother, to visit Old Lady Wen. When Sheng Haoxuan learned that Old Lady Wen had passed away, he had to attend classes and hadn't returned. With so many members of the Wen family present, it wouldn't have been appropriate for Sheng Haoxuan to go. The rest of the Sheng family was there, and they could attend Old Lady Wen's funeral, so there was no need for Sheng Haoxuan to rush back from abroad.
"Either is fine." Sheng Haoxuan said.
"Take a look at it yourself," Jiang Moli said, "but it's really hard to decide in such a short time."
"It's a hard decision," Jiang's mother said. "It's still not too late to make a decision when Xuanxuan graduates and comes back."
"You can also send messages online." Jiang Moli said, "Whatever is more convenient."
"Don't worry." Sheng Haoxuan said, "We can wait a little longer. Mom, you don't want to live with me anymore, do you?"
"That's not the case." Jiang Moli said.
"Then I want to live with you, Mom and Dad." Sheng Haoxuan said, "I'm still young. I don't have a girlfriend, I'm not engaged, let alone married."
"Okay, if you still want to live with us then, of course we'll let you stay. There's no way we'll not let you stay." Jiang Moli chuckled, "Do you think we'll kick you out?"
"No, you won't be willing to do so." Sheng Haoxuan laughed.
On a new day, Jiang Moli and others went to visit Old Lady Jiang. In order not to let Aunt Jiang and others be busy, Jiang Moli and others brought the dishes directly over. The dishes were cooked by the chef, so that they could eat them directly. The dishes were still hot and good.
"You are well prepared." said Aunt Jiang.
"If we prepare properly, you can relax a little more." Jiang Moli said, "If we come over, you will have to cook for us, and you will be too tired. With so many people, we will need a lot of food. It would be better to just bring it over, which is simpler."
Jiang Moli sometimes asked some hotels to send food over for Old Lady Jiang to taste. Jiang Moli always remembered how good Old Lady Jiang was to her. Although Old Lady Jiang was better to her grandchildren, she didn't treat Jiang Moli badly. You know, some other old ladies were really bad to their granddaughters. They only cared about their grandchildren and didn't know how to be nice to their granddaughters.
"The dishes you brought are delicious." Aunt Jiang said with a smile.
"It's all the same. If you make it at home, it tastes like home-cooked food and it's very good," Jiang Moli said.
Jiang Moli and her husband brought three tables of dishes, which were delivered by special people. Uncle Jiang and his people also came, and everyone gathered together to have a lively time.
Mrs. Jiang reached out and touched Sheng Haoxuan's hand, and took out two hundred yuan from her pocket to give to Sheng Haoxuan, but Sheng Haoxuan didn't take it. Sheng Haoxuan didn't need the money, so he didn't take it. The other people in the Jiang family saw Mrs. Jiang's actions, but they were not unhappy. Jiang Moli and her husband usually gave a lot of money for gifts, so these two hundred yuan was really too little for the Sheng family.
"Grandma, please use this to buy some delicious food." Sheng Haoxuan said, "My parents have money, they will give it to me."
Sheng Haoxuan said those words loudly in Mrs. Jiang's ear, and then he gestured to her. Mrs. Jiang nodded and put the money away.
The dishes were placed on the table and everyone sat down to eat.
There are quite a lot of people coming.
The three large tables were full of people, and everyone was very happy.
Uncle Jiang's son was still driving a shuttle bus. At that time, there were also private shuttle buses, so the family still made some money.
Uncle Jiang's house has a large courtyard, and it hasn't been demolished yet. Uncle Jiang thinks it's best to leave it alone for the next few years, even if it's later. Given Old Lady Jiang's age, no one knows how many more years she can endure. If she can't endure for so many years, moving again might make her uncomfortable and affect her health.
Not all of Uncle Jiang's and Uncle Jiang's daughters and sons-in-law came over. Some lived far away, some had jobs, and some felt their families weren't that wealthy and shouldn't come around all the time, saying they'd be looked down upon. If those people didn't come, Old Lady Jiang and the others wouldn't force them.
If all those people come, three tables of food will not be enough.
When Old Mrs. Jiang looked at the people at home, she was particularly happy.
After He Jingxian and Wu Yicheng divorced, Wu Yicheng quickly bought another house. He Jingxian was upset when she found out about Wu Yicheng's situation, but it didn't matter how upset she was. They didn't have any biological children together, and they had always put some of their earnings into a joint account each month, not all of it. Wu Yicheng wanted a divorce, and He Jingxian had no way of getting him to give her all his money.
At this moment, He Jingxian looked at Wu You, and He Jingxian took Wu You to a restaurant for dinner.
"You're about to graduate," He Jingxian said. "You need to try to get into the South City Drama Troupe."
"Okay!" Wu You didn't think that with so many people, they might not be able to get in. But in front of his adoptive mother, Wu You couldn't say no.
The adoption relationship between Wu You and Wu Yicheng has been terminated. Wu Yicheng was worried that Wu You would compete with his biological children for the family property in the future, so he deliberately terminated the adoption relationship when he divorced He Jingxian, so that his own children would inherit his property.
The relationship between Wu Yicheng and Wu You was ordinary in itself, and Wu You was not disappointed, as she already had memories when she was adopted.
"If you can't get into the South City Drama Troupe, will you act in TV dramas like me?" He Jingxian asked, "Look at your face, it's very ordinary and not good-looking enough. If you're not good-looking, you can only play supporting roles. If you have lines, it's okay, but if you don't, you'll just be an extra."
"I worked hard to pass the exam." Wu You said.
"I don't expect you to get into the Provincial Little Hundred Flowers School. Just join the South City Drama Troupe." He Jingxian picked up some food for Wu You. "It's not that I have to ask you to do this, but only in this way can you have a better future and live a better life. If you don't get into the South City Drama Troupe, you won't do as well as the South City Drama Troupe if you go to other local drama troupes. You have a Nancheng household registration, so it will be easier to get in."
"Yeah." Wu You nodded vigorously.
"You have to work hard, okay?" He Jingxian said.
He Jingxian thought of Jiang Moli. She had thought that Jiang Moli only had a Nancheng hukou, and that Jiang Moli had been there since she was born, so she could join the Nancheng Drama Troupe so early. When Wu You came to her, Wu You also had a Nancheng hukou. After she was adopted by He Jingxian, He Jingxian quickly let Wu You study opera, but Wu You did not join the Nancheng Drama Troupe as early as Jiang Moli.
Times have changed. He Jingxian could only tell herself this, thinking that Wu You could join the South City Drama Troupe later. But He Jingxian knew in her heart that there were very few people as outstanding as Jiang Moli. The fact that Jiang Moli was able to join the South City Drama Troupe early on was the result of her hard work.
"I know." Wu You said.
"Do you know Jiang Moli?" He Jingxian asked, "She and I graduated from the Nancheng Art College together, and you're about to graduate from the same college. I didn't have a Nancheng hukou back then, so it was quite difficult for me to join the Nancheng Drama Troupe. Now that you have a Nancheng hukou, it will be much easier. I don't ask you to be like Jiang Moli, but you can't be worse than Zhou Yiran."
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