Chapter 102: Severely Ill Mushroom Stewed White Goose
Mother Wei really didn't want Wei Yaozu to make a living in the countryside. "I was thinking that if your mother always takes care of the child, your mother, your brother, and your sister-in-law would be unhappy. Since the child is already in school, it's better to let him stay in the city and don't let him go back to the countryside."
Wei's mother came to Nancheng not to take Wei Yaozu back to the countryside.
“Mom, when do you plan to go back?” Amelia Su asked.
"No rush, just wait a few days." Mother Wei said, "Do your family... your relatives and friends have any unwanted clothes?"
Mother Wei thought of Amelia Su. The clothes she was wearing were good. Those people should have some old clothes. Mother Wei came this time to ask Wei Dashan and his wife to give them more money, and then see if they had any old clothes they didn't want, so they could take them back.
Life in the countryside is really hard. Even with the household contract responsibility system, people still can't get enough to eat. Farmers have to hand in grain, and only after they hand it in can they process the remaining grain.
Farming means you depend on the weather. The drought in the second half of this year was severe, so I'm afraid there won't be many bamboo shoots on the bamboo mountain. There are some fruit trees, but the fruits are small and not big. It's almost New Year's Day, and after New Year's Day, it will be the Spring Festival.
Since Mother Wei has come to Nancheng, she cannot go back empty-handed.
“I’ll go ask.” Amelia Su said, “We don’t have many old clothes here, so I’ll just ask my little sister and the others.”
Amelia Su herself doesn't wear Su Xueqing's old clothes. She is much stronger than Su Xueqing and can't wear those clothes. Wei Shanshan is still a little younger. After Su Xueqing's old clothes are modified, Wei Shanshan can still wear them. Amelia Su doesn't like Wei Shanshan to wear Su Xueqing's old clothes, but she will turn a blind eye. As a little girl, if Wei Shanshan doesn't wear old clothes, who will wear old clothes?
Since Amelia Su had to go to work during the day, Amelia Su went to find Su Yanan first on the new day.
"It's good that she has needs. I'm afraid she has no other needs, just to live with you." Su Yanan said, "She has some old clothes, but they are too old. I'm afraid your mother-in-law won't like them."
“She saw my little sister.” Amelia Su said, “She was probably thinking about my little sister’s old clothes.”
"Then ask my younger sister." Su Yanan said, "Send your mother-in-law back early. Give her the old clothes and money she wants, and let her go back early. I'm not saying that Shanshan should move back. My younger sister is married, and it's not convenient for Shanshan to live with her all the time."
The Ning family often went to Su Xueqing's place. Even if Wei Shanshan stayed in her room and didn't go out, everyone knew that Wei Shanshan lived with Su Xueqing. The Ning family might not care about this little thing, but it would be bad to tell others. Wei Shanshan's biological parents were in South City, and Wei Shanshan was still living with Su Xueqing. People outside would talk about it.
"Sister, are you afraid to go ask me?" Su Yanan asked.
"I don't really want to go to her place." Amelia Su said, "I don't get along with her temper."
“……”Su Yanan knew that her elder sister always liked her to be the middleman.
“Go over and ask.” Amelia Su said, “You have a good relationship with my younger sister, and my younger sister will listen to you. My mother-in-law is a person who will never go back if she doesn’t get what she wants.”
"Okay, I'll go ask." Su Yanan said.
In the evening, Su Xueqing and her husband had just finished their meal when Su Yanan came.
After Su Xueqing learned about Su Yanan's purpose, she did have some old clothes at home. There were both adults and children. The clothes that Xiao Wenjun wore were all new clothes, not old clothes worn by other children. After Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing got together, they bought clothes every year. The clothes she wore when she was pregnant were no longer worn.
Su Yanan also wore Su Xueqing's old clothes, and the quality of those clothes was good.
"You don't see the rabbit until you release the eagle." Su Yanan said, "Mom is going to give me an old blanket so that my mother-in-law can take it back."
"Go and pack up." Su Xueqing took Su Yanan to the cloakroom.
Some of the clothes had been worn by Su Xueqing two or three times, and they were still very new without being worn.
Su Xueqing asked someone to find a box and prepared to put all the clothes in it.
"No need to put it in a box. If you have any old sheets, just use them as a bundle." Su Yanan said.
"That's fine." Su Xueqing said, "Second sister, look at this thicker piece of clothing, can you wear it?"
"You don't want to wear it anymore?" Su Yanan said, "It's so new."
"I'm not wearing it anymore. It's too wide." Su Xueqing said, "I wore it when I was pregnant with Wenjun. Now I don't have such a big belly, so I don't need to wear such loose clothes."
Su Xueqing tidied up her closet and took out the clothes she wasn't wearing.
"Do you have any money hidden in your pockets? Do you want to search it?" Su Yanan asked.
"No." Su Xueqing said, "I didn't hide any money in my clothes."
"Your man didn't hide either?" Su Yanan asked.
"Second sister." Su Xueqing said with a smile, "Do you think he would hide money in these clothes?"
"That's right, brother-in-law, there is no need to hide money in these clothes. You have a safe at home." Su Yanan said.
There were a lot of old clothes, and Su Xueqing was going to ask the driver to take Su Yanan back, but Su Yanan said no. Su Yanan's husband came over, and the couple just carried those things and left.
Ning Jiaxuan came back from outside and ran into them. She blinked her eyes and took some clothes. Su Yanan said hello to Ning Jiaxuan and then left with her husband.
"What are they doing..." Ning Jiaxuan was puzzled.
"My eldest sister's mother-in-law came and gave her some old clothes." Su Xueqing said.
"Isn't this your second sister?" Ning Jiaxuan asked.
"Yes, it's my second sister." Su Xueqing said, "My eldest sister doesn't like to come to me, she always likes to let my second sister come over."
"Your second sister is so good to your eldest sister. Your eldest sister doesn't even need to come forward. Just let your second sister come over." Ning Jiaxuan said.
"The second sister grew up with the eldest sister." Su Xueqing said, "After all, the relationship is different."
"Do you want more old clothes?" Ning Jiaxuan asked, "I still have some old clothes, give them all to her."
The next afternoon, Ning Jiaxuan packed up her old clothes and sent them to the Su family. Some of Ning Jiaxuan's old clothes were very new, even newer than Su Xueqing's. Su Xueqing had worn them several times, but some of Ning Jiaxuan's clothes had never been worn.
Su's mother sorted them out a bit and folded them. "These clothes are so new, they can be sold directly at our market." Wei's mother looked through the clothes.
"You can't sell it." Su's mother said, "Take it back and wear it if you can. If you can't wear it, use it as a rag."
"How can such a nice dress be used as a rag?" said Wei's mother. "We have a sewing machine at home. Take it back and make some alterations so it can be worn."
Mother Wei was willing to take her things and leave, and Amelia Su was relieved. The night before Mother Wei left, when Amelia Su was not at home, Wei Dashan secretly gave her mother twenty yuan. Mother Wei hid the money directly, fearing that Amelia Su would know.
Su Yamei didn't ask, she knew that Wei Dashan must have secretly given money to Wei's mother. It was impossible for Wei Dashan not to give money to Wei's mother.
After sending Wei's mother onto the train, Amelia Su mentioned Wei Dashan.
"How much money did you give your mother secretly?" Amelia Su asked, "Do you want me to count how much money is missing?"
"I gave him twenty yuan." Wei Dashan said.
"You are really willing to give." Amelia Su said, "I gave her ten yuan. It's for this year's pension and New Year's money. You are so good. You gave so much money and you have to continue to give it next year. Do you think our family's money comes from the wind? Giving so much!"
“……”Wei Dashan didn’t dare to speak.
"Go, go pick up Shanshan." Amelia Su said, "If you don't pick up Shanshan, Mom will blame me."
During the time when Wei Shanshan lived in Su Xueqing's house, Wei's mother did not ask much about Wei Shanshan's affairs, nor did she think about picking Wei Shanshan up from school for dinner. After cooking, she did not ask the Su family whether Wei Shanshan wanted to come back for dinner. Wei's mother only took care of Wei Yaozu. Before she left, she lamented that Wei Yaozu's cousins stayed in the countryside, saying that they could not go to school in the city like Wei Yaozu.
Mother Wei stayed at Amelia Su's house for more than a week. She followed Wei Yaozu, coaxed Wei Yaozu, and bought some food for Wei Yaozu. When Mother Wei returned, she brought so many things back, and it was worth the money she spent on Wei Yaozu.
“If your mother comes, then we’ll cross the border with the locusts.” Amelia Su said, “The dress she’s wearing is still my mother’s dress, and my mother hasn’t worn it many times. If your mother says okay, my mother will give it to your mother and let your mother wear it back.”
Su's mother said that the weather was cold and asked Wei's mother to put it back on. Wei's mother refused twice and then left wearing it.
Fortunately, that piece of clothing was not bought by Su Xueqing, because the clothes bought by Su Xueqing were more expensive. Su's mother was reluctant to wear it herself on weekdays, saying that she had to take care of the children and cook, and it was easy to dirty the clothes, so she wore cheaper clothes.
Su's mother thought that as long as Wei's mother was willing to go back, this was more important than anything else. It would not be good for the others to say anything else. If Wei's mother went back by herself, everyone could avoid a lot of embarrassment.
Wei's mother also understood this. She could see some things without anyone telling her. Su Xueqing took Wei Shanshan away. Su Yamei always said how difficult it was to open a store. She always got up early. When Wei's mother was around, she would pick up and drop off Wei Yaozu from school. Wei Yaozu was very hardworking.
Wei Yaozu could see that Wei's mother was good to him, so he wanted this and that, and those things had to be bought with money. Wei's mother was reluctant to spend more money, she only brought so little money, and she couldn't spend it all on Wei Yaozu. If Wei's mother never bought things for Wei Yaozu, what would Wei Yaozu think, and what would Wei Dashan think?
The reason why Wei's mother went back early was also related to Wei Yaozu. Wei's mother valued her grandson, but the relationship between her and Wei Yaozu was not that good. Wei Yaozu didn't care whether the relationship was good or not, whether it was the first time they met, he just knew that he wanted those good things. If Wei's mother didn't give them, Wei Yaozu would cry and make a fuss.
When others saw Wei Yaozu like that, Wei's mother had to buy him something. Others would say that Wei's mother was too cruel as a grandmother, so Wei's mother had to buy him something. When Wei Yaozu bought things, he liked to buy expensive ones, even if he didn't know how much those things cost.
Wei's mother felt sorry for the money, so after thinking about it, she decided to take the things back home early to avoid having to spend money continuously later.
This time, it was Wei Dashan who went to pick up Wei Shanshan, and Amelia Su still didn't go. Wei Dashan went there in the evening, and Wei Shanshan had already eaten.
Wei Shanshan had few things, so Su Xueqing asked someone to help Wei Shanshan pack up her things, and Wei Shanshan went back with Wei Dashan. Wei Shanshan liked her aunt's home very much, but she knew that it was her aunt's home, not her home, and she couldn't stay with her aunt forever.
"Aunt, I'm going home." When Wei Shanshan went back, she specifically said this to Su Xueqing.
"Okay, let's go back." Su Xueqing said.
Wei Dashan helped Wei Shanshan carry her bag, and the two walked back together.
Amelia Su didn't see Su Yamei, she was not surprised, Amelia Su didn't like to come to her side, Amelia Su knew it. Amelia Su always felt that she was outshined by Amelia Su, and didn't want to come to Amelia Su's side, and didn't want to continue to be outshined by Amelia Su.
Wei Shanshan walked beside Wei Dashan. Wei Dashan walked fast, and Wei Shanshan tried hard to keep up with her father.
"Dad, can you slow down?" Wei Shanshan said, "I can't catch up."
"Okay." Wei Dashan then realized that he was walking too fast.
Wei Dashan did not ask Wei Shanshan how she was doing at Su Xueqing's house, nor did he ask Wei Shanshan how her studies were going.
"Your grandma has gone back." Wei Dashan said.
"Oh." Wei Shanshan nodded.
When Wei's mother stayed at Amelia Su's house, Wei Shanshan was picked up by Amelia Su, and Wei Shanshan saw her mother less often. Wei's mother went to the kindergarten to pick up Wei Yaozu, but did not go to the elementary school to pick up Wei Shanshan.
Earlier, Wei's mother had already had dinner with Wei Shanshan and others. Before leaving, Wei's mother did not suggest that everyone get together for a reunion dinner.
Wei Dashan looked at Wei Shanshan, but didn't say anything else. Wei Dashan was afraid that if he said too much, Wei Shanshan would be unhappy. Wei Dashan was a grown man, and he didn't know what to say. After thinking for a while, he took out two dimes from his pocket and handed it to Wei Shanshan.
"Buy yourself some food." Wei Dashan said.
"Thank you, Dad." Wei Shanshan took the money. She had to save money.
When Amelia Su saw Wei Dashan coming back with Wei Shanshan, she glanced at Wei Shanshan and said, "You've been eating well these days. Your face has become rounder."
"There are a lot of dishes at my aunt's house." Wei Shanshan said.
Wei Shanshan picked up some food, she couldn't always ask her aunt to pick up food for her. Wei Shanshan felt that even if there weren't so many delicious dishes, she could eat more in front of her aunt. In addition to the food, there were also other pastries to eat. Wei Shanshan liked that kind of life very much. When she grew up, she had to work hard to make money so that she could live a free and easy life.
"Of course your aunt's house has a lot of vegetables, and there are still a lot of meat dishes." Amelia Su said, "Your aunt is rich. If our family had money, we would have moved to a bigger house long ago, instead of such a small house. When someone comes to our house, we have to let you live somewhere else."
“……” Wei Shanshan didn’t say anything. That was not something she could decide.
When Amelia Su saw that Wei Shanshan stopped talking, she rolled her eyes.
This time, Wei's mother returned with a lot of stuff. In addition to the money given by Wei Dashan and his wife, she also had a lot of clothes. Wei's mother was very strong. When the train arrived at the station, she didn't need anyone to help her. She could carry her things off the train by herself.
When the Wei family saw what Wei's mother brought back, they were of course very happy. The clothes were still very new, there were clothes for winter and summer, and they looked very nice. The Wei family divided the clothes, which saved a lot of money.
"My elder brother and his wife have a really good life in the city." Someone said so.
"No matter how good it is, you can only go there occasionally." said Wei's mother.
If Wei's mother went there often, she would have to pay for the trip, and Amelia Su and her people would not be able to prepare these things for them. Wei's mother knew that those people got these things so quickly, and they all wanted her to come back soon. Wei's mother was not an eyesore there, and it was good for her to come back early after seeing her son and grandson.
Ning Jiaxuan and Lou Mian got their marriage certificate after New Year's Day and held their wedding banquet in December. After getting married, Ning Jiaxuan lived next door to Su Xueqing. The couple didn't come to Su Xueqing's place often, except that Ning Jiaxuan visited Su Xueqing a few times.
Xiao Wenjun followed the fence and called out from the other side of the yard, "Auntie, Auntie."
Ning Jiaxuan heard Xiao Wenjun squatting there, so she came over immediately.
"Tangtang, auntie, tangtang." Xiao Wenjun gave the candy to her auntie, "Auntie, eat candy."
"Don't you want to eat?" Ning Jiaxuan asked.
"My teeth are bad." Xiao Wenjun said.
“……” Ning Jiaxuan was speechless. Her niece was afraid that her teeth would decay, but wasn’t she afraid of decaying her own teeth?
"Eat." Xiao Wenjun said, "It's sweet."
When Su Xueqing came out, she happened to see Xiao Wenjun squatting at the fence, and then looked at Ning Jiaxuan next door.
"Are you visiting the prison?" Su Xueqing was speechless. Can't these two people just have fun? They are still squatting here.
"If you didn't say it, I wouldn't think so. Now that you say it, I think they are too similar." Ning Jiaxuan said.
"It's so cold, get up and go inside quickly." Su Xueqing said, "Jiaxuan, do you want to come over?"
"Wait." Ning Jiaxuan said, "I still have to go to the gate."
There is no small door between the two houses. After all, there are two houses, so there is no small door. It is not very far to walk from the main door. You can get there in a few minutes.
Su Xueqing pulled Xiao Wenjun up from the ground, "What are you doing?"
"I gave the candy to my aunt. Xiao Junjun didn't eat it secretly." Xiao Wenjun spread out her hands. As long as she gave the candy to her aunt, her mother wouldn't know that she also ate one.
"..." Su Xueqing knew her daughter's little tricks, but she did not expose her.
A few minutes later, Ning Jiaxuan came to Su Xueqing.
"Chinese New Year is coming in a few days. We will go to my parents' house, that is, my parents-in-law's house, to eat on New Year's Eve." Ning Jiaxuan said, "What about you, will you go to your parents' house to eat, or eat on your own?"
"It's all right." Su Xueqing said, "We should go to my parents' place to eat."
The parents Su Xueqing was talking about were Ning's father and mother. She had already married and did not go back to her parents' home for the New Year's Eve dinner. The living room of her parents' home was so small, Su Yanan and Su Yamei did not go back for the New Year's Eve dinner, so Su Xueqing naturally could not go back to eat.
In some families, a married girl should eat the New Year's Eve dinner at her parents' home instead of at her husband's home.
Su Yanan has been married for so many years, and when Su Xueqing was still in her parents' home, Su's father and mother would ask Su Yanan to go home to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, but they basically never asked Su Yanan to go back to her parents' home for the New Year's Eve dinner.
"Eating New Year's Eve dinner... I hope nothing will happen." Ning Jiaxuan said, "My parents-in-law will cook it themselves, and my eldest sister-in-law will help. I have learned a little bit of cooking skills, but it's a bit difficult for me to cook New Year's Eve dinner."
"Do whatever you can." Su Xueqing said.
"I said we should get a chef over there, but they said no." Ning Jiaxuan said, "They want to do it themselves, so we can only let them do it."
"It's just a New Year's Eve dinner, don't be afraid." Su Xueqing said, "They won't make it too difficult for you."
"Yeah, I think that's the way it should be." Ning Jiaxuan said, "They should all know whether I can cook or not. I can make some simple ones, which is enough."
"Yes." Su Xueqing said, "Look at me, I'm not good at cooking either. My parents didn't say anything to me, and my sister-in-law didn't say anything to me either. It's rare for everyone to have a meal together. If you don't want to cook, just ask someone else to do it. If you want to cook, just do more yourself."
"That's right." Ning Jiaxuan said, "I don't force myself."
"Yes, just don't force yourself." Su Xueqing said, "If you force yourself, you will be unhappy and they will be uncomfortable too, so why bother?"
Su Xueqing doesn't like to force herself, as that will only make things worse.
"It's my first time to spend New Year's Eve at my parents-in-law's house." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Fortunately, I'm not spending New Year's Eve at the Yan family. The Yan family, those people are not very good, they will only make things more difficult for me."
Xu Ruyun and Yan Yichen got their marriage certificate, but Xu Ruyun has not yet had the New Year's Eve dinner at Yan's house. Yan's mother doesn't want Xu Ruyun to have the New Year's Eve dinner at home, as she thinks Xu Ruyun is an eyesore.
This time, when Xu Ruyun asked Yan Yichen how he spent New Year's Eve, Yan Yichen still replied that he would spend the day at Yan's house with his mother and old lady Yan at noon, and would come back in the evening.
"Your mother really doesn't plan to see her granddaughter?" Xu Ruyun asked.
"Grandma asked us to go back home to celebrate New Year's Eve." Yan Yichen said, "I think... since mom is like that, it would be better for us to celebrate New Year's Eve at home."
"It's just a meal." Xu Ruyun said, "Mom doesn't want us to go there. Where's grandma? She's so old. As her granddaughter-in-law, I haven't been able to spend much time with her. You... forget it. If you take your daughter with you, I'm afraid you won't have time to take care of her."
Xu Ruyun was worried that Yan's mother would pinch the child when Yan Yichen wasn't paying attention. In her previous life, Liao's mother pinched her daughter so many times when Xu Ruyun wasn't paying attention. Liao's mother really didn't like her granddaughter. Xu Ruyun always had time to neglect her daughter.
With the lessons learned from her previous life, Xu Ruyun did not plan to let her daughter go to the Yan family alone. It would be useless if Yan Yichen was there.
"You should accompany mom and grandma to have a good meal." Xu Ruyun said, "My daughter and I will be waiting for you at home."
"Yeah." Yan Yichen nodded. He had no choice.
If Yan Yichen took Xu Ruyun with him, Yan's mother would have something to say, and things would only get worse. If Yan Yichen didn't take Xu Ruyun with him, Yan's mother would have less to say.
On New Year's Eve, Yan Yichen did not bring Xu Ruyun back home, nor did he bring Xu Ruyun's daughter back home.
"Why didn't your daughter come?" Yan's mother asked, "Did Xu Ruyun not let you bring her here?"
"She's still too young." Yan Yichen said, "Wait until she grows up a little, then bring her here."
"When she grows up, that will be when?" Yan's mother said, "I think you did it on purpose, deliberately not bringing her here."
"..." Yan Yichen had a headache. Whether he brought his daughter here or not, Yan's mother would have something to say.
If Yan Yichen brought his daughter here, would Yan's mother definitely say Xu Ruyun didn't know how to take care of a child? Does Yan Yichen have to take care of the child?
Old Lady Yan didn't say much. She knew the situation at home better than anyone else. It didn't matter how much Mother Yan said, as long as she didn't embarrass herself in public.
Su Xueqing and her husband took Xiao Wenjun to Ning's house, and Ning Yuhao played with Xiao Wenjun.
"Someone is setting off firecrackers outside. They are very loud. Let's stand further away." Ning Yuhao said, "Firecrackers are not fun."
Su Xueqing remembered that Ning Yuhao played with firecrackers at the beginning of the year. Now, Ning Yuhao told Xiao Wenjun that firecrackers were not fun...
"It will hurt people." Ning Yuhao said, "It makes a crackling sound, which is not pleasant to hear. Let's stay away from it. We are all good kids, we don't want to play."
"No need to play." Xiao Wenjun nodded.
"We don't play with childish things," Ning Yuhao emphasized.
"..." Su Xueqing listened to Ning Yuhao and Xiao Wenjun talking about things to pay attention to during the New Year. He listened to their childish talk.
"There will be New Year's money later." Ning Yuhao said, "There will be a lot of New Year's money."
"Give it to mom." Xiao Wenjun didn't quite understand, but she just said give it to mom.
"Give it to mom...you give it to little aunt." Ning Yuhao said. He wanted to say that he shouldn't give it to mom, and he shouldn't give all the New Year's money to mom. Just give a little bit will be fine. But little aunt was still beside him, and little aunt was so kind. Ning Yuhao said firmly, "Yes, give it to mom."
Mrs. Ning heard what Ning Yuhao said, and she deliberately said, "Yuhao, but you said you would give the New Year's money to mom, so don't cry when the time comes."
"Crying?" Xiao Wenjun tilted her head, "What are you crying for?"
"Don't cry. I won't cry." Ning Yuhao said, "I am a strong child. I won't cry. I want to be a role model for my sister. I won't cry."
Xiao Wenjun didn't quite understand, "Brother, don't cry."
These children are talking about New Year’s money one moment and then they decide whether to cry or not.
After listening to this, Su Xueqing sometimes really envied these children. They were carefree and didn't have to worry about work or other troubles.
While eating, Xiao Wenjun saw the big chicken drumstick in her bowl, and then looked at the ones in her two brothers' bowls. Oh, the two brothers also had big chicken drumsticks.
"Mom." Xiao Wenjun looked at her mother.
Su Xueqing understood what her daughter meant. She tore the chicken legs into small pieces, removed the bones, and just took a pair of scissors to cut the chicken meat shorter. Children are teething, so everything cannot be made too small. Too small a piece will not be conducive to the child's future loss of milk teeth.
"You eat first." Ning Yanjing said, "I'll pick up some food for her."
Xiao Wenjun likes to call her mom, and sometimes dad. Xiao Wenjun didn't ask Ning's father and mother to pick up food for her, Ning's mother would pick up food for Xiao Wenjun herself.
After eating, Xiao Wenjun watched the Spring Festival Gala with the Ning family. Xiao Wenjun didn't understand much of the content, but she still watched it with great interest.
Xiao Wenjun also imitated those people to sing, but she didn’t sing very well, “Ah, ah ah ah.”
Su Xueqing looked at her daughter. She was not afraid that she would affect everyone's watching of the Spring Festival Gala. Father and mother Ning were not unhappy. They even thought that little Wenjun was very cute.
"Is Xiaojunjun singing?" asked Mrs. Ning.
"Sing, sing!" said Xiao Wenjun.
"Little Junjun is amazing." Mrs. Ning said.
"My sister is very good. She can sing." Ning Yuhao said.
The people from the Ning family praised Xiao Wenjun, and Xiao Wenjun was particularly pleased. Su Xueqing looked at her daughter's happy appearance, thinking that these people were really good at coaxing her daughter. Su Xueqing thought that she would have to teach her daughter more in the future and not let her daughter grow up in a wrong way.
Year after year passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for Wei Shanshan to go to junior high school. Su Yamei signed up for Wei Shanshan and prepared bed sheets and other things for her so that she could live in the school dormitory.
Wei Shanshan had just successfully registered, and on the same day, Amelia Su tidied up Wei Shanshan's room and let her son live in that room. Her son was a little older and more sensible, so Amelia Su thought that she could let her son sleep in a room by himself.
Fortunately, Wei Shanshan had known that she would have to move out of that room a long time ago and knew that she couldn't live there forever, so she was not too sad.
Amelia Su tidied the room happily. When she went to Su's house, she smiled and said to her mother, "Mom, from now on, Yaozu will live with us. He will also go to elementary school, so it's better for him to live with us and have a separate room."
"Okay, he will live with you." Su's mother said. She didn't want to always bring Wei Yaozu with her. "Remember to give Shanshan living expenses every week. Don't deny it. Food costs money, and stationery also costs money. You can't expect Wei Shanshan to live on the little money she saves."
“No…” Amelia Su really didn’t want to give Wei Shanshan a lot of money. “She needs money to eat at school, and we will give her money. Mom, don’t worry, we won’t let her go hungry.”
"That's not necessarily true." Su's mother said, "You have to give it every week. Don't just forget and not give it."
"We are so busy that we are bound to be negligent." Amelia Su said, "We forgot that Wei Shanshan has no mouth, doesn't she speak? If she doesn't speak, don't blame us for not giving it to her."
"How can you be a parent like this?" Su's mother said, "You can even forget this."
"It's normal to forget once or twice occasionally." Amelia Su said, "You know how busy we are. If you are worried that she will be hungry, let her go to her aunt's house to eat. Isn't it said that her aunt treats her well? It's impossible for her aunt not to let her have this meal."
Amelia Su wanted to let Wei Shanshan live at Su Xueqing's house, so that no one would have to worry about those things. Amelia Su just liked to talk. In fact, if Wei Shanshan really lived at Su Xueqing's place, Amelia Su would feel uncomfortable. She thought it would be best for Wei Shanshan to live at school to avoid troubling others.
After Wei Shanshan moved to the school, she made her own bed. Some children lived at home instead of in the school. There were relatively few people living in the school. Wei Shanshan looked at her roommates and found that many of them lived in the school because they lived far from the school. Wei Shanshan was driven out by her mother.
In another year it would be 1990, and Su Xueqing got a promotion.
Han Fang gave birth to a son. After having a son, Han Fang and her husband worked harder. Children need a lot of money, and they need to go to school. Han Fang and her husband both want their children to go to a better school. The school provided by the company is really good, but if they want their children to be better, they have to hire a tutor for them and let them learn more knowledge.
In order to get more commission, Han Fang took on more menial tasks.
"Are you working so hard?" Su Xueqing said.
"We have to fight." Han Fang said.
Su Xueqing saw piles of materials on Han Fang's desk. Su Xueqing took fewer projects than Han Fang, but they were all important projects. Although Han Fang was a graduate student, she was not as capable as Su Xueqing. Su Xueqing was capable and earned more money than Han Fang.
Han Fang couldn't say that the leader was unfair, because Su Xueqing's abilities were clearly displayed.
"My husband's family can't help much, and neither can my parents." Han Fang said, "We can only work harder and earn more money."
"Well, then make money." Su Xueqing said, "Also remember to rest and don't get too tired."
"There is a break." Han Fang said.
People in their line of work have to be responsible for the projects they have in hand.
Han Fang was very careful in her work and didn't dare to make any mistakes. If she made any mistakes, she would not only lose her job, but she might also go to jail. Han Fang couldn't make any big mistakes, and her man was under a lot of pressure.
Su Xueqing thought that after a few years, they would not feel so much pressure. By the 1990s, prices would soar and wages would also increase.
On the weekend, Su Xueqing took Xiao Wenjun to see old lady Su. Old lady Su's health was not good, so the Su family took her to the hospital. The doctor told the Su family to give old lady Su some delicious food and drink, and let her eat whatever she wanted, meaning that old lady Su would not live long.
"Don't bring Xiao Junjun here." Old Mrs. Su saw Xiao Wenjun, "I don't have much to do here."
Old Mrs. Su knew that her body could not hold on any longer. She had eaten a lot in the past few years, including lychees, bayberries and other fruits. She had no food to eat when she was young, but now that she was old, she ate a lot. Old Mrs. Su was not afraid of death, because her children and grandchildren were already that old, and she was very relieved.
"Junjun is still young." Old Madam Su said, "Let her stay at home. If I really die, she will still have time to come over."
Old Mrs. Su was dying and had a bad body odor, and she was afraid that the children would be scared.
"I'll take her back later." Su Xueqing said, "Grandma, didn't you say before that you wanted to eat roast duck? I brought it to you. I asked them to cut the roast duck into smaller pieces."
This roast duck was specially made by Su Xueqing, and the meat is relatively soft and tender. Old Mrs. Su's teeth are not very good, and she has few good teeth left.
"Okay." said Mrs. Su.
Su Xueqing helped Old Madam Su to sit down, and she brought the roast duck to Old Madam Su.
"Put it on the coffee table in the living room. I'll go sit in the living room." Mrs. Su said, "Let it bask in the sun later."
"I'll help you." Su Xueqing said.
After Mrs. Su had eaten the roast duck, Su Xueqing helped her out to bask in the sun. Xiao Wenjun told Mrs. Su that she could write and recite ancient poems.
"Geese, geese, geese, they sing with their necks raised to the sky." Little Wenjun said, "Grandma, the big white goose must taste delicious. It exercises every day."
"..." Su Xueqing thought her daughter knew how to interpret poetry.
"Grandma, my aunt said that goose stewed with delicious mushrooms is delicious." Xiao Wenjun said, "My aunt gave us a lot of delicious mushrooms. I will stew goose for you, okay?"
"Okay." Old Mrs. Su nodded with a smile.
Su Xueqing suspected that her daughter wanted to eat it, so her daughter said she wanted to stew it for her grandmother.
On the way back, Xiao Wenjun talked about the stewed white goose with mushrooms again, "Mom, mom, I've told grandma, she must have it."
"Okay, I'll make you some stewed white goose with mushrooms, and then give it to your grandma." Su Xueqing said.
"The bigger ones." Xiao Wenjun said, "The smaller ones haven't grown up yet, they are still children."
"Stew it in a bigger size." Su Xueqing said.
When he got home, Ning Yanjing asked, "How is grandma?"
"Not very good." Su Xueqing said, "Your daughter said she wanted to make mushroom stewed white goose for grandma. Let someone cook it tomorrow and I'll send it to grandma. Grandma told Xiao Junjun not to go over and go over later."
"I'll go see you off." Ning Yanjing said, "You stay with little Junjun."
"It doesn't matter who of us goes to deliver it." Su Xueqing said.
Second Aunt Su came, but Second Uncle Su and others did not come. They had to wait until Old Lady Su died before they came. They had work to do, and coming early would delay their work, and food and accommodation were also problems. After Second Aunt Su came, she slept on the floor in Old Lady Su's room. If Old Lady Su had something to do at night, Second Aunt Su would know.
At night, Aunt Su wiped Old Lady Su's body and let her lie down to rest. Old Lady Su was really old. Aunt Su looked at her elderly mother and felt very emotional. If their biological mother was gone, they would no longer be children.
"If Mom is hungry later, there are some egg cakes on the table." Su's mother said, "We didn't dare to put it in the refrigerator for fear that Mom's stomach couldn't take it."
"Leave it there. When Mom is hungry, I'll give it to her." Aunt Su said.
"Okay." Su's mother said.
"Thank you for your hard work these days." Aunt Su Er said.
"That's nothing. She's our mother," said Su's mother.
"Has my little sister been here?" asked Aunt Su Er.
"Come here." Su's mother said.
At the Yu family, Su's uncle was wondering if Old Madam Su had any money. Old Madam Su also had some valuable jewelry. Who did they give it to and who had it in their hands? Su's uncle hinted to Aunt Su, but Aunt Su didn't quite understand, so Su's uncle simply made it clear.
"The old lady has some gold jewelry." Uncle Su said, "I don't know how much money she has saved. Don't burn it along with her clothes."
"The gold finger in mom's hand was bought by Xueqing." Aunt Su said, "Mom said that those jewelry should be left to sister-in-law. Xueqing doesn't want those things, so I won't give them to Xueqing."
"To my sister-in-law?" Uncle Su frowned.
"Yes, Xueqing gave it to me. My sister-in-law is Xueqing's biological mother." Aunt Su said, "Mom, there is nothing wrong with that arrangement. This is the right allocation."
"It's appropriate, is it appropriate?" Uncle Su asked, "Didn't he say he would give you and your sister something?"
"No." said Aunt Su.
"You didn't ask?" Uncle Su asked again.
"Mom only has my brother as her son. If I don't leave him to my brother and sister-in-law, who should I leave him to?" Aunt Su thought that there was no need to ask these questions as they were obvious.
Uncle Su looked at Aunt Su and said, "What era is this now... Mom is sick, and it's been these days. You should go over and spend more time with her."
What if Old Mrs. Su is willing to give Little Aunt Su something? If Little Aunt Su doesn’t go, then she will really get nothing.
"My sister-in-law said it's troublesome for us to go there, as we have to take the bus back and forth." Aunt Su said, "We don't have to go there every day."
"You have to stay by your side for a few days." Uncle Su said, "Then I'll take you there early tomorrow morning."
It was not just Uncle Su who was thinking about how much stuff Old Lady Su had, Yu Guochao and his wife were also thinking about how much stuff Old Lady Su had. But Yu Guochao was Old Lady Su's grandson, and since Old Lady Su had her own grandson, how could she possibly think about Yu Guochao?
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