Chapter 33: Having a brother like Zhou Dongmeng to protect her

Chen Xiang pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and said, "I'm not sure how many kilograms it is, but I know that you packed about 150 to 160 sweet potatoes for me yesterday."

Zhou's mother nodded: "I pretended..."

But she didn't count.

I thought two bags were enough, but I didn’t expect my daughter-in-law to sell them all in just one morning!

Seeing that her mother-in-law was still in a daze, Chen Xiang secretly smiled.

I wanted to give her another surprise!

She turned her head and looked around. Finding no one around, she took out a wallet from the corner of the car, held it in front of Zhou's mother, and shook it vigorously: "Mom, listen..."

Hundreds of coins in the bag flew up and down and collided with each other.

It makes a distinctive metallic sound.

After hearing this, Zhou's mother was even more stunned and asked stupidly, "What is this?"

Chen Xiang took small steps to her side and whispered, "Silly mother, didn't you hear me? There's money here!"

"ah?"

Mother Zhou was just shocked: "Let me see..."

As she spoke, she took Chen Xiang's hand, opened the wallet and took a look. Then she turned to look at her daughter-in-law with wide eyes and asked in a snorting voice, "Is this all the money you made from roasting sweet potatoes?"

Chen Xiang smiled: "Of course!"

"That's all you get for ordering sweet potatoes?"

Chen Xiang put away the money bag and hid it again, jokingly saying, "Mom, you just said there were so many sweet potatoes, why do you think it's not enough now?"

Zhou's mother patted her daughter-in-law on the arm and said, "That's not what I meant!"

"I mean, those two bags of sweet potatoes only cost one or two cents per pound at the market. My family grows sweet potatoes every year, but I've never seen two bags of sweet potatoes sell for so much money."

She was afraid her daughter-in-law wouldn't believe her, so she emphasized again: "I've never seen it once!"

Chen Xiang: "I've seen it this time! Mom, just tell me, is your daughter-in-law amazing?"

Zhou's mother nodded firmly: "Amazing!"

"Praise me~"

Looking at her daughter-in-law's delicate appearance, she was speechless and couldn't think of any words to praise her.

Finally, she could only pull her son into the water: "My daughter-in-law is awesome! Much better than Mengzi! If she dares to bully you in the future, mom will take care of her for you!"

The smile on Chen Xiang's face was bright and charming, and her round, dark eyes were narrowed into a slit.

She handed the water bottle back to him: "Mom, drink some water."

"Um."

Mother Zhou took the water bottle and took a few sips.

Chen Xiang looked at her and suddenly said, "It would be great if my mother-in-law was my biological mother. Then I would be very happy."

If she was born in the Zhou family, her father and mother would be kind and good-tempered, and she would have a brother like Zhou Dongmeng to protect her.

Then she would be the happiest child in the village.

After Chen Xiang finished speaking, she smiled again, a dimple appeared on her cheek: "But now all the hardships have paid off. It feels great to be a family with my parents and Mengzi."

After hearing this, Zhou's mother felt a little sad.

She knew that Xiaoxiang had suffered a lot in the past, and she felt sorry for her, but she was not good at speaking, and the more this happened, the more she didn't know what to say.

Mother Zhou squeezed her daughter-in-law's palm and said softly, "Silly child, you are my daughter now, closer to me than my own daughter."

My son went to the south to serve as a soldier and stayed there for eight years.

Those in the village who are about her age have all become mothers-in-law, and some are expected to become grandmothers next year, but she and her husband are still the only ones at home.

Over the years, I have heard them say many times that daughters-in-law need to be disciplined!

Otherwise, sooner or later they will bring their sons to rebel against them as mothers. Only by teaching them a lesson can the betrothal gifts not be wasted.

Now Mengzi is married to Xiaoxiang.

She is also a mother-in-law, but she still doesn't understand why they do that!

Especially Wang Ping, who treated her daughter-in-law so badly that she looked neither human nor ghost. She was only in her twenties, but she looked very old.

He never greets people and never smiles.

Unlike Xiaoxiang, who smiles every day, acts coquettishly, blushes, pouts, and has mischievous little expressions all the time.

Isn't it good to have a daughter-in-law like this?

It is a good life when a family lives happily together. If it is like Wang Ping and her mother-in-law, they are no longer a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law, but a pair of resentful people!

Besides, it takes many years for a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law. They all started out as daughters-in-law.

Who hasn't been tortured by the mother-in-law when they were young? You should have experienced that kind of bitterness and sadness yourself. Why bother to torture your daughter-in-law in various ways?

Anyway, Li Qiuju would never do such a psychologically twisted thing!

She thought Xiaoxiang was pretty good, with big eyes, fair skin and a chubby face, like a doll in a New Year picture. Most importantly, Xiaoxiang had a good personality and was a kind person.

Having them in my heart and their happy marriage with my son is more important than anything else...

Mother Zhou had a thousand thoughts in her mind, but they were all resolved in a flash.

She asked concernedly, "Did you eat anything this morning?"

Chen Xiang shook her head and told the truth: "No, it was already past six when I arrived at the county high school. I didn't have time to eat yet, and some students came to buy sweet potatoes. I was busy the whole time."

After hearing this, Zhou's mother hurriedly said, "Why didn't you tell me? You haven't eaten for almost a day, and you're still standing on the side of the road chatting. Let's go home and have dinner."

As she spoke, she took out a small butt pad and placed it on the back seat.

Then he patted his hands and tilted his head to signal his daughter-in-law to come over and sit down. Chen Xiang did not hesitate and sat down obediently.

She watched Zhou's mother get on the bike and take her home.

Chen Xiang reached out her hands, put her arms around her mother-in-law's waist, and rested her head on Zhou's mother's back. The smile on the corners of her lips was more or less a little embarrassed.

After all, she weighs more than 200 pounds now, and she lets her mother-in-law, who weighs less than 100 pounds, carry her...

It's a bit too much.

But she likes it this way.

She likes to be loved, to be carried on a bicycle by others, and to sit in the front to shield her from the wind.

What's wrong with her weight?

The mother-in-law will never dislike her!

The two rode for a long time and passed through the market in the commune. It was noon now and there were more people on the road than in the morning, but they did not stop and turned directly into the small road.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted happily along the way. Chen Xiang told her about the new things she saw in the county town in the morning.

For example, the clothes worn by people in county towns are brightly colored, fashionable and stylish. There are also people selling jeans on the streets, and many people rush to buy them.

As we chatted, she brought up school again.

Chen Xiang: "I didn't know before that the school bell was so loud and they even played songs during breaks."

"The song played today is called "Treading the Waves."

Zhou's mother turned her head slightly and asked curiously, "How do you sing it? Does it start with 'La La La La La La'? Is that how it's sung?"

"Uh-huh, yes."

Chen Xiang held Zhou's mother's waist and sang loudly: "A small cloud is walking towards us slowly. Please take a break and stop for a while..."

Zhou's mother, who was riding a bicycle in front, was so happy to hear this that she couldn't help but hum along.