Chapter 117: Hot feet, less talk
"It's not that she's welcome, it's that she no longer has a place in the family." Su Xueqing said.
Xiao Wenjun is now in the first grade of junior high school, and Su Xueqing thinks it's time to talk to Xiao Wenjun. Xiao Wenjun started elementary school earlier, so she also started junior high school earlier.
When Xiao Wenjun learned about Aunt Su and the troubles in the Yu family, she opened her eyes wide and looked at her mother in disbelief.
"Mom, are they trying to commit marriage fraud?" Xiao Wenjun asked.
"The man is also hiding something." Su Xueqing said, "But who made Mr. Yu Xiuxiu give birth to the child?"
In this kind of situation, both parties are at fault, and it depends on whose fault is greater. When the man found out that Yu Xiuxiu had given birth to a child, he ran away. He didn't want to marry Yu Xiuxiu in the first place, and he had someone he loved. After the man's family found out about Yu Xiuxiu, they now think that the country woman is better.
"Your aunt has been paralyzed by Xiuxiu's mother again, and the main reason is still because of Xiuxiu's matter." Su Xueqing said, "Her mother will think about it and blame her in the end."
"Why doesn't my cousin uncle divorce my cousin aunt?" Xiao Wenjun didn't quite understand.
"It's impossible for them to get divorced. Your uncle divorced your aunt when he was an educated youth in the countryside. When he returned to the city, he was helped by your aunt's family." Su Xueqing said, "Your aunt is suffering from hemiplegia, not death. If she really died, they still wouldn't get divorced."
Yu Guochao and his wife are like a pot with a lid, and they are unlikely to care about other people's lives. In their opinion, some things can be put off if they are delayed a little.
"That's terrible." Xiao Wenjun said, "How dare they blame you, mom?"
"So don't be too kind and don't help those people too much. When you help others, they don't know how to be grateful, and they just wonder why you don't keep helping." Su Xueqing said, "You have to remember, don't be silly."
"I won't do that." Xiao Wenjun said, "But mom, you're not that stupid, are you?"
"It doesn't matter to them whether I'm stupid or not. What matters is that I'm cold-blooded and ruthless and don't lend them the money." Su Xueqing said, "I'm related to them, so there's no way they can let me off. They blame the crime on me, and they feel good."
"Let's ignore them." Xiao Wenjun curled her lips, "They treated you like this, mom. I hate them."
"Yeah, that's right, let's ignore them." Su Xueqing nodded. She had never said that Xiao Wenjun should be nice to Brother Su San, nor had she said that Xiao Wenjun should be nice to Su Yanan and Su Yamei.
Su Xueqing didn't want her daughter to be dragged down by family affection. For some people, her daughter could be nice to them, but for others, her daughter still had to be more sensible. Family affection was something that needed to be discussed, and there were certain things to consider when discussing it. Su Xueqing didn't want her daughter to help her family all day long, as her family had their own lives.
Although Su Xueqing did not specifically tell Xiao Wenjun to be nice to someone, Xiao Wenjun herself knew something. When Su Xueqing and her husband taught Xiao Wenjun, they did not want to make Xiao Wenjun a cold and heartless person. They wanted Xiao Wenjun to know the limits and have a scale in her heart. Sometimes you have to pay attention to family affection, and sometimes you have to pay attention to interests. This scale is not easy to grasp.
After Su Xiaogu suffered from hemiplegia, Yu Donghua looked very unhappy when she saw Yu Guochao's family. Yu Guochao and his wife did not help Su Xiaogu and his wife to wash clothes, Yu Donghua went there. Yu Donghua had to go there, if she let Zhu Baoqian do it, Zhu Baoqian's attitude towards Su Xiaogu would be even worse. Su Xiaogu had already become like that, she was in a very bad mood, Yu Donghua wanted to make Su Xiaogu feel better.
Yu Chunhua was in the countryside. She did not come to see Aunt Su, but she asked her son to come and see Aunt Su.
Aunt Su is in a very low mood now. She feels like she has become a waste. Her daughter-in-law rolls her eyes at her and her grandson avoids her. Yu Donghua can only comfort Aunt Su and tell her not to worry about those things.
"Mom, Xiuxiu is married." Yu Donghua said, "That's good. She will soon be old enough to get a marriage certificate. This time, things shouldn't go wrong."
"Yeah." Aunt Su nodded. Her mouth was a little crooked and she drooled sometimes. Aunt Su carried a handkerchief with her so she could wipe the corners of her mouth herself.
Yu Donghua washed and hung out Aunt Su's clothes, and she also helped Aunt Su take a bath. It was a bit troublesome for Aunt Su to take a bath by herself, so Yu Donghua helped a little.
"The clothes are dried. Let Dad collect them." Yu Donghua said, "Mom, if it's inconvenient for you, just sit down."
Aunt Su slept in the room in the yard, which was specially built when Yu Guochao was going back to the city. Although the room was small, it could at least shelter her from the wind and rain. Except for eating with Yu Jiachao and his family, Aunt Su tried to avoid appearing in front of Yu Jiachao and his wife.
"If you want to bask in the sun, just sit on a chair in the yard and bask in the sun," said Yu Donghua.
"Okay." Aunt Su said. She was not very good at talking and seldom spoke long sentences. "You...you...go back."
Aunt Su was afraid that Yu Donghua would stay here for too long and that her in-laws would be unhappy.
"It's okay, it's still early." Yu Donghua said, "I'll help you clean the room and wipe the tables and chairs."
Aunt Su watched Yu Donghua running around and felt that Yu Donghua was much more reliable than Yu Guochao and his wife.
At the end of the year, when Su Xueqing and her husband went to give New Year gifts to Su's father and mother, they happened to meet Yu Jiachao. Yu Jiachao brought a big fish to Su's father, and he also knew to maintain a good relationship with the Su family.
"Cousin." Yu Jiachao greeted Su Xueqing and her husband with a smile, "Cousin-in-law."
"Cousin." Su Xueqing called indifferently.
Yu Jiachao touched his nose. He had known for a long time that Su Xueqing had something against their family, but he still had to say hello when he saw someone. It was not Su Xueqing and her husband's fault that they did not like them. It was mainly because Yu Guochao and his wife were too much. Yu Jiachao and his wife always felt that Yu Guochao and his wife had lost all the face of the Yu family, making relatives afraid to see them.
"Didn't Xiao Wenjun come?" Yu Jiachao asked.
"At her grandparents' house." Su Xueqing said.
"Is that so?" Yu Jiachao said.
Su Xueqing did not answer Yu Jiachao again. They put the things on the table and went to talk to Su Sansao's son.
"Uncle, aunt, I'm going back first." Yu Jiachao wanted to talk more with Ning Yanjing, but Ning Yanjing didn't even look at Yu Jiachao, so Yu Jiachao didn't move forward.
The Yu family had a lot of troubles, and they couldn't handle them themselves, and they had to implicate others. It was strange that Ning Yanjing had a good face towards Yu Jiachao, and it was already very good that he didn't say anything unpleasant.
Father Su nodded to Yu Jiachao, and Yu Jiachao went back first. Father Su did not say that Su Xueqing and her husband had a bad attitude towards Yu Jiachao. Yu Jiachao greeted Su Xueqing and her husband, and they responded and greeted Yu Jiachao as well.
After what happened to Aunt Su, Father Su felt more and more that it would be better for him to mind his own business, and not to take care of so many things every day and make others dislike him.
Su Sansao's child is older than Su Xueqing's child, but Su Sansao's child did not skip a grade and went to school normally. This also led to the fact that Su Sansao's child and Su Xueqing's child were both in junior high school, or in the same grade, but the children did not go to the same school.
Su Sansao's child Su Xudong and Su Yamei's child Wei Yaozu go to the same school. Su Yamei even has the nerve to ask Su Xudong to take care of Wei Yaozu more, because Su Xudong looks more well-behaved and should know how to take care of people.
When Third Sister Su heard what Amelia Su said, she was very unhappy, and said directly: “In our family, Xudong is the younger brother, and if necessary, it is Yaozu, the older brother, who will take care of his younger brother Xudong.”
Mrs. Su didn't want her children to take care of Wei Yaozu all day long. Wei Yaozu was not a person who would study hard. Wei Yaozu was spoiled by Amelia Su and her husband. He only knew how to play at a young age and didn't study hard. He said he wanted to inherit the breakfast shop in the future.
This is ridiculous. Is Wei Yaozu someone who can get up early and make breakfast?
Mrs. Su San doesn't believe that Wei Yaozu can endure hardship in the future. Su Yamei and her husband say that the breakfast shop will belong to Wei Yaozu in the future. Wei Yaozu probably wants his parents to work for him and he will be the boss.
"Here, use it to buy food." Su Xueqing gave Su Xudong two dollars.
"Little sister, why did you give him money again?" Mrs. Su San saw it and couldn't help asking.
"I don't come here often." Su Xueqing said, "Sometimes I come here, but I don't see him. I heard Xudong's grades are pretty good."
"It's okay, but compared to Xiao Junjun, it's still far behind." Mrs. Su San has seen Xiao Junjun learn foreign languages, and Xiao Junjun's spoken English is very good.
Xiao Junjun was trained as Ning Yanjing's successor, and the tutor only taught Xiao Junjun. Su Xueqing didn't think of letting Su Xudong study with her, and the two children's progress was different. If Su Xueqing let Su Xudong study with her, Su Yamei would definitely have something to say. Su Yamei would definitely ask why Su Xueqing didn't let Wei Yaozu study with her.
That won’t work. When Wei Yaozu went to study, he didn’t study hard and only disturbed others’ studies.
Su Xueqing didn't say anything, but Third Sister Su knew what would happen. Third Sister Su had never thought of letting her son use Xiao Junjun's tutor. If she had money, she would just find a tutor to teach Su Xudong, or enroll Su Xudong in a class, and she wouldn't bother others.
"No way, Xiao Junjun has been learning from a tutor since he was a child." Su Xueqing said, "It's more than just a tutor."
Children have different starting points. If Su Xudong could learn from a tutor like Xiao Junjun did, Su Xudong would be much more successful.
"Xiao Junjun will have to take on a lot of responsibilities in the future, and we have no choice but to let her study more." Su Xueqing said, "If she studies early and learns more knowledge, she will be able to cope with some situations in the future."
"That's true." Mrs. Su nodded.
Mrs. Su San did not compare her son with Xiao Wenjun, she just simply expressed her feelings.
Su Xueqing and her husband did not have dinner at the Su family, they went back soon.
Xu Ruyun came to give the Xu family a New Year gift, but Yan Yichen didn't come. Yan Yichen came less often, and he seldom accompanied Xu Ruyun. Before the two of them got married, Yan Yichen didn't come with Xu Ruyun very often. After they got married and had children, Yan Yichen still seldom accompanied Xu Ruyun. Yan Yichen was often busy with work and always had no time.
Xu Ruyun did not expect Yan Yichen to always accompany her back to her parents' home, and she did not have to go back to her parents' home with Yan Yichen.
"Is your husband busy again?" asked Xu's mother.
"Busy, very busy." Xu Ruyun nodded, "Our factory has been expanded and we have more employees. We are still in production during the Chinese New Year and have not stopped working. Some employees have to spend the Chinese New Year in the factory. As the boss, Yichen also has to care about the employees and make them feel warm."
"It's better to be busy, which means business is good." said Xu's mother.
"Business is OK," Xu Ruyun said. "It can't be compared with those powerful people, but it's much better than those below. Our factory is also producing earrings and other things, but they are all small things, not high-end earrings."
Yan Yichen's factory originally produced some low-priced items and sold them to the general public, targeting the large market. Mid- to high-end items have high costs and prices. Mid- to high-end items are not that easy to make, especially high-end items, which must be real jewelry. Yan Yichen and his wife did not plan to make high-end items. At most, they would expand upwards and make mid-range items, such as silver earrings, at a moderate price that everyone could accept.
As for gold earrings and the like, they are sold in gold shops and also in jewelry stores.
Xu Ruyun and Yan Yichen have always been clear about the positioning of their own factory and have not expanded their business blindly.
"It's fine as long as I can make money." Xu's mother said, "It's not easy to make money now. There are so many unemployed people."
"The state-owned factories are undergoing changes," Xu Ruyun said. "It's normal for those people to be laid off. They just cheat at their jobs, don't work seriously, and just want to get paid without working. It's not just one person who thinks this way. They don't work hard, but still get paid. The factory is responsible for its own profits and losses, so naturally it can't afford to support these people. Some people left state-owned factories to work in our factory and complained about how they used to be. We just let them go. We opened the factory to make money, not to support them."
Xu Ruyun doesn't like to keep useless people, those people are not quick and nimble, and they are always complaining about this and that. Private factories are different from state-owned factories. State-owned factories will not fire people easily. They will only fire people when there is a big problem, or when the factory can no longer operate.
"Why do those factories close down so easily? It's because they are bastards." Xu Ruyun said, "If they work hard and make progress, the situation will be much better. Some factories employ a lot of people, but what's the point of having so many people? The cost is high. Those people work slowly and produce little. The cost keeps piling up, and the product can't be cheaper. If the product is not cheap enough and not good enough, who will buy it? Now it's a market economy, and the market will make adjustments."
Xu Ruyun said this more than once. She looked down on some people working in state-owned factories. She always said how well they had lived in state-owned factories before. If they were really capable, they should continue to work in state-owned factories instead of coming to their private factories.
"Keep your voice down." Xu's mother said, "Recently, many people have lost their jobs and have nothing to do at home."
"If there's nothing to do, then just find something to do." Xu Ruyun said, "It's such a simple thing, do they really need others to help them find a job?"
"Maybe he wanted to take a rest first." said Xu's mother.
"Then let them rest. Who can stop them from resting?" Xu Ruyun said.
"..." Mother Xu sighed when she heard Xu Ruyun's words, "Your second brother may also lose his job."
"If you are unemployed, then you are unemployed." Xu Ruyun said, "Second brother and sister-in-law still get dividends from our factory, and second sister-in-law has a job, and second brother can also set up a stall to make some money. If second brother doesn't want to set up a stall, then he can open a store."
"If they all open shops after losing their jobs, how can there be so many people buying things?" Xu's mother asked, "With so many people losing their jobs and having no money, what can they use to buy things?"
"There are always people who have money to buy things." Xu Ruyun said, "Mom, you don't have to worry about no one buying things. It's much better now than before. There are more people on the streets and more people buying things. You only see people losing their jobs, not people making a lot of money. Mom, there are many ways to make money now. Do you know how much those people who sing in bars can make in a day?"
"How much?" asked Xu's mother.
"A few dozen is still a small amount, basically they make hundreds of yuan a day. Although they don't sing every day, they can make a living for a long time by singing for a day." Xu Ruyun said, "There are many new industries, some people sell computers, and some people sell some small games."
"I really don't know." Xu's mother is old. She doesn't go to bars and doesn't pay attention to computers. "Your eldest nephew did buy some games, but I don't understand. He just plays them over there, connected to the TV. I told him not to play, but he won't do it. He's so old, but he doesn't have a stable job. He just goes out with his parents to set up stalls."
"You still have to let him go out and find a stable job." Xu Ruyun said, "Don't stay at home playing games all day. Setting up a stall, the whole family setting up a stall... Don't you know how to find another way out?"
"Since setting up a stall can still make money, let them continue to do so." Xu's mother said, "Your eldest brother and his wife bought him a wedding house, and he will be getting married soon. After the wedding, he seldom comes here."
"Just pamper him." Xu Ruyun said.
When Yu Jiachao returned home, he saw Aunt Su basking in the sun in the yard. Aunt Su sat in the corner and didn't dare to sit in the middle.
"Mom, it's too cold outside. There isn't much sun where you are." Yu Jiachao said, "You should go back to the house and rest early."
Yu Jiachao was worried that Aunt Su sitting there would affect Zhu Baoqian's work. It was the New Year, and Zhu Baoqian had made some cured meat and sausages, so she wanted to take them out to dry. If Zhu Baoqian didn't see where Aunt Su was sitting, she could easily bump into her. When that happened, Zhu Baoqian would definitely scold her.
"I just gave my uncle a fish." Yu Jiachao said, "Brother probably hasn't given it yet."
Yu Guochao and his wife haven't sent New Year gifts to the Su family for many years. When asked, they said they were poor and had no money to send gifts. They said their uncle would definitely understand him. Yu Guochao and his wife worked, but they didn't think about paying back the money they earned. The money they worked so hard for should be spent by themselves.
"They..." Aunt Su was helpless. She had already given up on her eldest son, daughter-in-law and others, and she had no choice but to give up.
Aunt Su has become like this, but she can still count on her eldest son and daughter-in-law to be by her side.
"You go back to your room and rest first." Yu Jiachao reminded Aunt Su that he didn't want Aunt Su to offend Zhu Baoqian.
Aunt Su got up tremblingly. She could only go back to her room. It was cold in the room. It was a little warmer outside because of the sun, but it was still cold.
Yu Jiachao arrived in the living room. Seeing him coming back, Zhu Baoqian asked, "Have you delivered it?"
"I've sent it off." Yu Jiachao sighed, "When I met my little cousin and the others, they ignored me."
"It's strange that they care about you." Zhu Baoqian sneered, "With the things your eldest brother and sister-in-law did, how could others care about you. You are separated, but you are brothers, broken bones and tendons. Others treat you as a family. What they did is too bad, so bad that I don't even want to talk about it. If you are not destined to be rich, then work honestly, but they refused and insisted on climbing up the social ladder, which is why things have become like this. And your mother is not moving well now, and it takes her a long time to walk."
"Mom...she really is." Yu Jiachao said.
"Let me talk about her. After all, she is your biological mother. Let me not talk about her. She got into such a big trouble and stayed with us." Zhu Baoqian said, "Isn't this equivalent to us helping your eldest brother and sister-in-law clean up the mess? Your eldest brother and sister-in-law are just too happy. You always help them clean up the mess."
"This... let's not talk about them, let's not talk about them." Yu Jiachao really didn't want to talk about Yu Guochao and his wife. Yu Guochao and his wife were lazy to death. Their children had grown up, and Yu Guochao and his wife were thinking of relying on their children for a living.
"This time, they still took a lot of betrothal gifts." Zhu Baoqian said, "They actually returned the betrothal gifts from the previous family."
No, it has to be returned. They came to your house with a kitchen knife only because something happened to Aunt Su. They gave Yu Guochao and his wife some respite.
"I've never seen anyone want to get married so badly." Zhu Baoqian said, "You're too anxious. But you can't not be anxious. If you can't pay back the money, things will only get worse. Your eldest brother and his wife don't save any money. As soon as they have money, they buy meat and new clothes. When they get old, I don't know what they will do. Don't rely on us when the time comes. I told you, we can't take care of them. They have their own children. If the people from the street office really come to their house, they will look for their children, not us."
Zhu Baoqian was afraid that Yu Jiachao would help Yu Guochao too much. Yu Jiachao always said that he should be clear with Yu Guochao, but if something really happened, Yu Jiachao still had to come forward and could not avoid it at all.
"If I had known that your elder brother and sister-in-law were such people, I would not have married you," said Zhu Baoqian.
"They are old. I don't care about them, I don't care." Yu Jiachao said quickly.
"It's fine if you care about your mother, she's your biological mother, I can't tell you not to care." Zhu Baoqian said, "Don't care about your brother. Even if you care, your eldest brother won't be able to thank you."
Zhu Baoqian felt depressed whenever she thought about the fact that Aunt Su couldn't do anything. Zhu Baoqian had to prepare a meal for Aunt Su to eat. Obviously, if Aunt Su didn't care about those things, she wouldn't become like that.
"Before, I asked your mother not to care about your eldest brother's affairs, but she just wouldn't listen." Zhu Baoqian said, "She always felt that I was too heartless and ignored the brotherhood between you and your eldest brother. Now that your mother has become like this, ask her if she still cares about the mother-son relationship and asks you to care about the brotherhood."
Aunt Su was not deaf, the door was not closed, and Zhu Baoqian was talking loudly in the living room. At such a short distance, Aunt Su naturally heard what Zhu Baoqian said.
So what if she heard it? Aunt Su couldn't rush to Zhu Baoqian and say that she said something wrong. Zhu Baoqian was not wrong. Aunt Su shouldn't care about those things. Aunt Su cared about Yu Guochao's affairs and managed herself like that. Now she was despised.
Zhu Baoqian was furious. She didn't care whether Aunt Su heard what she said. She would say these words even if Aunt Su was in front of her. Yu Donghua came over, and Zhu Baoqian continued to say the same thing. Yu Donghua couldn't stop Zhu Baoqian from speaking. It was better to say a few words than to abuse Aunt Su in action.
Yu Donghua didn't come to take care of Aunt Su every day, and she still had to rely on Zhu Baoqian and his wife to take care of Aunt Su. Yu Donghua could turn a blind eye, so she turned a blind eye. As a married girl, if she meddled too much, it would only make her family unhappy.
"So many people have tried to persuade your mother. Your grandmother also said this when she was alive, but it's useless." Zhu Baoqian said, "Your mother thinks too highly of herself. She thinks that if she comes forward, her nephews and nieces will give her all their money. Her eldest son worked hard to earn money, but others didn't work hard to earn money. Their money was blown by the wind, so they can just give it to her at will."
Zhu Baoqian became more and more angry as she spoke. "It was when we got married that we thought about asking for more gifts. After that, we didn't let your mother worry about money. As for your mother, she only knew how to help your eldest brother all day long. She helped him all the time, but she didn't get any benefits. Instead, we had to take care of her. She must be happy now. She doesn't have to do anything and just sit and wait for food."
When Aunt Su heard what Zhu Baoqian said, she felt very sad, but Yu Jiachao did not stop Zhu Baoqian from speaking. Yu Jiachao and Yu Donghua had the same idea, so that Zhu Baoqian could speak out, so that she would not feel more uncomfortable if she kept the words in her heart.
It would be a lie to say that the Su family didn't know about Zhu Baoqian's actions. But the Su family really couldn't do anything else. It still depended on Yu Jiachao and the others. Aunt Su had both sons and daughters.
When Yu Donghua came to see Aunt Su, Aunt Su said some bad things about Zhu Baoqian.
"Mom, please keep your voice down. Please stop talking." Yu Donghua quickly covered Aunt Su's mouth. Although they were talking in the room, it was very close to the living room. Zhu Baoqian might have heard it. "Mom, listen to me. You still need to rely on your younger brothers and sisters. Please don't say these things. No matter what she says, as long as they give you a bite of food, you should eat it and talk less."
After a while, Yu Donghua let go of her hand.
"Talk...talk less." Aunt Su said. These people asked her to talk less, and she felt depressed.
"Mom, I know you're upset." Yu Donghua whispered, "But this... your sister-in-law still cooks for you, that's enough. Look at your sister-in-law, she has harmed you to this point and she doesn't care about you anymore."
Yu Donghua didn't want Zhu Baoqian to say too much about Aunt Su, but she had no other choice. If Yu Donghua said too much, Zhu Baoqian would dare to ignore Aunt Su. Yu Donghua couldn't take Aunt Su back to take care of her, so she could only bear it.
"Mom, let's not talk about that." Yu Donghua said, "Tell me what you want to eat, and I'll make it and bring it to you some other day."
"Oh." Aunt Su sighed.
"We should eat when we are supposed to eat and drink when we are supposed to drink, and don't worry about anything else." Yu Donghua said, "No matter what they say, we should just pretend we didn't hear it."
When Aunt Su was in good health, she could go out and play more. But now, Aunt Su's health is much worse, and it is not easy for her to go out and play. She has a cane and it is troublesome to get on and off the bus. Zhu Baoqian and others asked her to stay at home and not run around. If Aunt Su falls outside again, it will be difficult to deal with.
If Aunt Su was lying on the bed unable to move and needed someone to take care of her, Zhu Baoqian would definitely throw Aunt Su directly at the doorstep of Yu Donghua's house.
During the Chinese New Year, Wei Shanshan did not go to Amelia Su's house to celebrate the New Year, and she and Amelia Su had a falling out. Amelia Su always said bad things about Wei Shanshan outside, saying that Wei Shanshan was unfilial, so Wei Shanshan simply did what Amelia Su said and became an unfilial daughter.
Wei Shanshan remembered that Wei Dashan had secretly given her some pocket money and that Wei Dashan had helped her get her household registration book, so she bought some food for him. She handed the food to Wei Dashan at the intersection and did not go into the house.
"Go back and sit down." Wei Dashan took the things.
"I'm not going." Wei Shanshan said, "If I go, my mother will scold me."
Wei Shanshan didn't plan to hand over her salary to Amelia Su, nor did she want to be scolded. The best way was to stay away from Amelia Su. Wei Shanshan could celebrate the New Year by herself, without having to celebrate the New Year with others.
"Lunar New Year's eve……"
"I have to be on duty on New Year's Eve." Wei Shanshan said, "I'm not married yet, I'm still single, I took the initiative to apply for the New Year's Eve duty."
"Okay..." Wei Dashan understood that Wei Shanshan didn't want to go home.
Wei Shanshan didn't think that was her home. It was clearly Wei Yaozu's home, not her home.
Wei Dashan looked at Wei Shanshan's leaving figure, and he felt that Wei Shanshan was really alienated from them. Wei Dashan went back with the things, and Amelia Su asked, "Why did you buy these things?"
"Shanshan bought it." Wei Dashan said.
"Shanshan?" Amelia Su was stunned, "She will buy it?"
"She bought it." Wei Dashan said.
"Where is she? Is she outside?" Amelia Su walked out the door, but did not see Wei Shanshan.
"She didn't come back." Wei Dashan said, "She left."
"Gone?" Amelia Su frowned, "Is the floor at home hot? She doesn't dare to come back?"
"She has to go to work and be on duty on New Year's Eve." Wei Dashan said.
"She...she's just making excuses." Amelia Su said, "She came out of my belly, how can I not understand her? She just resents me as her biological mother and doesn't want to come. You, you are stupid, she asked for the household registration book, and you gave it to her, now it's good, she has grown wings and won't come back."
“……”Wei Dashan didn’t say anything. When Wei Shanshan returned home, she had no place to live.
On New Year's Eve, Su Xueqing and her husband took Xiao Wenjun to the Ning family to celebrate the New Year. This has been the case for all these years. When Ning's father and mother were still alive, Su Xueqing and her husband went to the Ning family to celebrate the New Year. It's not that Su Xueqing didn't want to go back to her parents' home for the New Year. The key is that at this time, the Su family didn't have the habit of letting married girls go home for the New Year. They all defaulted to married girls celebrating the New Year at their husband's home, unless they were like Su Yamei, whose husband's home was in the countryside.
Ning Yuhao will be in high school in the second half of the year. His grades are OK, not particularly good, but he is in the top tier. Mrs. Ning is quite satisfied with Ning Yuhao's grades. Ning Yuhao did not skip a grade, but studied in order. Ning Yurong is about to take the college entrance examination. He has good grades and is preparing to apply to Nancheng University.
Ning Yurong can definitely get into a university in the capital, but he is still a little short of the top schools. Ning Dasao and his wife think it is better for Ning Yurong to go to Nancheng University. Many people from the province go to Nancheng University to study. If Ning Yurong goes to Nancheng University, he will be able to meet many people working in Nancheng in the future. Ning Yurong plans to study law. It doesn't matter whether he becomes a lawyer or works in the procuratorate in the future.
Xiao Wenjun was lamenting how time flies by, as her two brothers are either preparing for the junior high school entrance exam or the college entrance exam.
"As for me, I'm still in the first grade of junior high school." Xiao Wenjun said.
"That's because you're the youngest." Mrs. Ning said with a smile, "You've already skipped a grade. If you hadn't, you wouldn't even be in junior high school now."
"If my grades are good enough, I can skip a grade." Xiao Wenjun said. She often ranked first or second in her grade and had very good grades.
Xiao Wenjun is smart. She studies on her own and also listens to the teacher's lectures. Xiao Wenjun always hears her parents say that studying is very important, the college entrance examination is also very important, and she must go to a good school. Xiao Wenjun works hard. Some people in her class plan to study abroad in high school and then go to college abroad. Xiao Wenjun is not in a hurry to go abroad in high school. She can wait a little longer.
"You are excellent." Mrs. Ning said, "Wait until you pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar."
"Sister-in-law, please stop praising her." Su Xueqing said, "She is just waiting for you to praise her."
"Mom." Xiao Wenjun said, "My aunt praises me, she is happy, and I am happy too."
"Sister Junjun is awesome." Ning Yuhao gave a thumbs up.
"When you are at home, we don't always criticize you, we also praise you." Su Xueqing said. She and her husband seldom criticize their daughter. They only criticize her when she does something wrong.
"Who would dislike too much compliments?" Xiao Wenjun laughed.
"If you continue like this, you'll be happy when others flatter you, and it'll be easy for you to make mistakes," Su Xueqing said.
"Don't be afraid, I'm just listening. No one says you have to be nice to people after hearing compliments." Xiao Wenjun winked at Su Xueqing.
"……" Well, this cunning little fox. Su Xueqing thought that she was the most naive in the family. Her daughter was more like Ning Yanjing.
"Mom, the dumplings you make are not as good-looking as mine." Xiao Wenjun took a look at the dumplings made by Su Xueqing.
"You make more," said Su Xueqing. Her daughter even disliked the dumplings she made.
"But the dumplings my mother made have the taste of my mother, warm and cozy." Xiao Wenjun said, "I like eating the dumplings my mother made."
Su Xueqing chuckled. Xiao Wenjun was really good at coaxing people. This reminded Su Xueqing of when she was still at her mother's house. When she was a child, she acted like a spoiled child with Su's mother and others. She didn't like to do things, and Su's mother wanted her to learn. Su Xueqing refused to learn, so she acted like a spoiled child and called her mom, saying that mom was the best...
At that time, before Su's mother said anything, Grandpa Su told Su Xueqing not to do housework anymore. The old man took Su Xueqing out and bought her food. Su's mother had no choice. Every time she said she wanted to teach her daughter, someone in the family would take Su Xueqing out to play. Su's mother simply stopped teaching Su Xueqing to do housework. If she didn't want to do housework, she didn't have to do it. Anyway, her daughter was still at home, not outside.
Su Xueqing had a pretty good childhood because she was the youngest, pretty, and sweet-mouthed, so Grandpa Su and his wife loved her very much. Third brother Su was also coaxed by Su Xueqing's call of "brother", and he would share his delicious food with Su Xueqing.
At this moment, Su Xueqing watched Xiao Wenjun playing with Ning Yuhao. Although she did not give birth to a younger brother for Xiao Wenjun, Xiao Wenjun had a cousin who cared about her.
Maybe it was out of kindness from Yan's mother, or maybe it was because she was afraid that Yan Yichen would not care about Yan Mingde in the future, so Yan's mother asked Xu Ruyun to take the two children home for the New Year. This was the first time Xu Ruyun officially spent the New Year at the Yan family. Yan's mother said that Xu Ruyun could come, but Xu Ruyun was embarrassed not to come. Old Madam Yan was still alive, and Xu Ruyun had to give face to Old Madam Yan even if she didn't give face to Yan's mother.
If Xu Ruyun didn't come to the Yan family, Old Lady Yan would be unhappy, and Yan Yichen would also be unhappy. They would think that Yan's mother had given Xu Ruyun face, and Xu Ruyun should take the initiative to step down instead of being so high and mighty.
"Did I tell you to sit down? Just sit down." Yan Mingde didn't look kindly to his younger brothers and sisters.
"Mingde." Old Lady Yan looked at Yan Mingde, "Those are your brother and sister."
"That's too grandma." Yan Mingde curled his lips, "I don't like them."
"You don't like us, and we don't like you either." Yan Yanran said.
When Xu Ruyun saw that scene, she was not surprised. Yan Mingde was spoiled.
"Don't say that during the New Year." said Old Lady Yan.
"Xu Ruyun, how did you teach your children?" Yan's mother challenged Xu Ruyun, "Didn't you teach them manners?"
"I thought this was their grandmother's or great-grandmother's house. Can't they sit down?" Xu Ruyun asked, "Do they have to kneel down and greet you? Only when you let them sit down can they sit down?"
When Xu Ruyun was alone in front of Yan's mother, she could tolerate Yan's mother. But Xu Ruyun's two children were also here, and Xu Ruyun couldn't let the children feel that she didn't care about them, she only cared about herself.
"Mom, you are their grandma. If you think you are not their grandma, fine, I will ask them not to call you grandma." Xu Ruyun said, "Whatever you want them to call you, that's fine."
"If you don't want to call me grandma, what should I call you?" Yan's mother gritted her teeth, "Do you think your child is a bastard?"
"You also know that Yan Mingde's brothers and sisters are not bastards." Xu Ruyun sneered, "I thought you regarded them as bastards. They are not Yan Mingde's brothers and sisters, not your grandchildren. Do you really regard them as your relatives when you treat them like this?"
No matter how much Yan's mother favors Yan Mingde, Xu Ruyun wants the two younger children to know that she is always on their side.
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