Chapter 82 The Maid’s Best Friend
"Welcome the new students?" Su Xueqing asked.
"Yes, registration has started now." Tian Jiao said, "I still remember when I first came to college, someone said that I had to volunteer for a certain number of hours in college in order to graduate."
"The school doesn't have such a rule." Su Xueqing said, "The counselor said no."
"No, but the number of hours volunteered is registered." Tian Jiao said, "So that's how the rumor started."
The key is that many students did not ask the teachers, they all took this rule as true. Some people volunteered to graduate on time, doing a few more hours of volunteering so that they would not be stuck in volunteering when they graduate.
"The school doesn't force anyone to be a volunteer." Tian Jiao said, "Will you go?"
"Go." Su Xueqing said, "It's mid-September, it's not hot anymore, you can go."
Su Xueqing would be a senior by then, and she didn't have many courses, so she could spend more time at the Architectural Design Institute, and didn't mind the two or three days of orientation. Orientation was relatively simple, and the school had cars to pick up students at the train station and bus station. After arriving at school, students would go to their respective colleges, and students from the same college would basically stay together.
"I'm just asking you, and I thought it would be okay if you didn't want to go." Tian Jiao said, "I'm not forcing you to go."
"It's okay. I want to see it too." Su Xueqing said, "After I graduate from university, I won't have the chance to go to the orientation meeting again."
"You live in South City. If you want to come to school, you can come over anytime." Tian Jiao said.
"The feeling will be different then." Su Xueqing said.
After the primary school semester ended, the weather became hotter and would stay hot for a while.
When Su Xueqing went to the construction site, there was often boiled herbal tea placed next to the site. In order to prevent people from getting heat stroke, the relevant departments specially boiled herbal tea. There were buckets of herbal tea with a tap on top. When people wanted to drink herbal tea, they could take a cup to fill it.
Han Fang became a full-time employee of the Architectural Design Institute. She had more things to do, but she still had to do some miscellaneous tasks.
"Did you cut your hair?" Su Xueqing noticed that Han Fang's long hair had become shorter.
"I cut it." Han Fang said, "It's troublesome to wash your hair, and long hair is not easy to dry. Sometimes I work overtime until very late, and it's hard to wash my hair, so I just cut it short. Short hair is neater and you don't need to cut it. Your hair is black and shiny, and it looks good. My hair is yellow and split, which is not good-looking. I just cut it shorter. If it looks good, I won't be willing to cut it. It's not easy to grow long hair."
When Han Fang went to the barber shop to get her hair cut, she was a little reluctant, but she still let the barber cut her hair.
"I really didn't think about cutting my hair." Su Xueqing said, "It's not easy to grow long hair. I have a lot of hair, so I asked the barber to cut some of it. My hair is thick and heavy."
When Su Xueqing went to the barbershop, she would usually ask the barber to trim her hair a little, cut it a little shorter, and then thin it out. Su Xueqing didn't take special care of her hair. Her hair was good quality. She thought it was inherited from her family. Her second sister also had good hair, and so did her mother.
"You are so enviable." Han Fang sighed, "How many people wish to have hair like yours."
"Each has its own advantages and disadvantages." Su Xueqing said.
"The teacher asked us to go check the ditch," Han Fang said. "It rained a few days ago, and there was a place where the rain washed out a lot of sand from underneath."
If the soil quality is not good, the building settlement will be greatly affected.
Su Xueqing went out with Han Fang and others. There were five people in total, both men and women.
After Deng Manni gave birth to a daughter, her mother-in-law was very unhappy, and her husband also disliked the child because it was not a son. Deng Manni originally wanted to use the child to tie Liao Jiankai down, but now her mother-in-law and others don't like girls, which makes her very uncomfortable.
"You still have to have one, a son." When Deng Manni came to see her, Liao's mother emphasized, "Don't believe in gender equality, that's all nonsense. Married girls are like spilled water. How many married girls can still provide for their parents in their old age?"
"The child can be married off as a son-in-law." Deng Manni said.
"Marrying a son-in-law? Only men without ability become son-in-laws." Liao's mother said, "A capable man who becomes a son-in-law is thinking of marrying a woman. There are not many good sons-in-law. Not long ago, there was a son-in-law who killed everyone in the woman's family. We cannot have a son-in-law who lives with the woman. We absolutely cannot have a son-in-law who lives with the woman."
"It was just an accidental situation." Deng Manni said.
"By chance?" Liao's mother shook her head. "No, no, no. The son-in-law who came to live with the family is a coward and has no ability. Can't the girl's parents say a few more words to him? If they say a few words to him, he will get angry and start fighting. What's the use of such a person? You should take advantage of your youth and have another child. If you have a son, you can rely on your son to support you in your old age. This is more practical."
"Mom, I have a job." Deng Manni said.
"Give birth quietly." Liao's mother said, "After you become pregnant and show your pregnancy, ask for leave, sick leave, and I will help you with the sick leave note. When the time comes, you can hide for a while, give birth to the child, and then come back. After you come back, register the child. By the way, your eldest child does not need to be registered under your name, and he can be registered under someone else's household registration."
Deng Manni and Liao Jiankai’s daughter has not yet been registered. Since she is a girl, the Liao family doesn’t care much about her.
Nowadays, many people do not register their children early, and some people even wait until their children are about to go to school before registering them.
"As long as the child is not registered in your name, you don't have a child." Liao's mother slapped her thigh fiercely. This is a good idea. "If you have another child, it won't be counted as a second child. Others can't embarrass you or leave you without a job."
"I will be discovered and others may report me," said Deng Manni.
"Are you such a bad person?" Liao's mother asked, "Do people report you for such a small matter? If not, you can just sell your job, stop working in the factory, give birth to a child and take care of the child at home, then you don't have to worry about those trivial matters."
"Jiankai is still in the factory." Deng Manni said.
"You don't have a job, isn't that enough?" Liao's mother said, "You don't have to worry about Jiankai's job. He won't lose his job. Just tell me, do you want to have a baby or not?"
"I..." Deng Manni was entangled. If she lost her job, she would stay at home and wait for Liao Jiankai to bring money back. After giving birth to her son, if she went to look for a job, she might not be able to find a suitable job. Her current job was in a state-owned factory, with a good salary and benefits during festivals. It would be difficult for her to find such a good job in the future.
"Are you going to have the baby or not?" Liao's mother asked, "If you don't want to have the baby, that's fine too. Divorce Jiankai, let him remarry, and let his new wife have the baby for him. Don't hold him back, and he won't hold you back either."
Deng Manni opened her eyes wide. She didn't expect Liao's mother to become like this.
In the past, Liao's mother had been very nice to Deng Manni, not so tough. But now, Liao's mother even said that Deng Manni should divorce Liao Jiankai. Deng Manni felt cold all over, as she had never thought about divorcing Liao Jiankai.
"Do we have to give birth?" Deng Manni asked.
"If you don't give birth, someone else will." Liao's mother said, "If you don't want to divorce, that's fine. Let Jiankai find another woman to give birth, and then you can bring the child back and say that you adopted the child."
"Let me think about it." Deng Manni said.
"Then think about it carefully. If you don't agree, then divorce as soon as possible. That's the best thing." Liao's mother said, "Anyway, your marriage to Jiankai was fake, and you didn't intend to really marry Jiankai."
Deng Manni had a heart attack. She told Liao Jiankai that it was a fake marriage, and she also said so in front of Liao's mother and others. Deng Manni wanted others to think that she was helping Liao Jiankai. She was kind and wanted Liao Jiankai to soften his heart and let others stand on her side. She didn't expect that what she said at that time would now be used by Liao's mother to attack her.
"If you divorce, you can take your daughter with you." Liao's mother said, "When the child grows up, you can ask her to marry into your family and wait for her to take care of you in your old age."
"Give birth, I will!" Deng Manni bit her lip. She had no choice but to give birth.
Liao's mother was not discussing with Deng Manni at all. She was forcing Deng Manni to give birth to another son. If she gave birth to a daughter, Liao's mother would let Deng Manni continue to have children. If Deng Manni wanted to be with Liao Jiankai, she had to continue to have children.
When Deng Manni returned home, she told Liao Jiankai about this incident, and Liao Jiankai remained calm.
"Of course it's good to have a son." Liao Jiankai said, "You don't really expect your daughter to take care of you in your old age? Will your daughter make a lot of money in business, or have a stable job that makes a lot of money?"
The figures of Liao Jiankai and his mother overlapped in front of Deng Manni. Liao's mother said that her daughter could not provide for her parents in their old age, and that they could not rely on their daughter and had to give birth to a son. Liao Jiankai became more and more like his mother, and his words became more and more harsh.
Deng Manni thought that what Liao Jiankai said made sense. If her daughter got married and didn't have a job, her son-in-law wouldn't be able to provide for her parents-in-law in their old age. Deng Manni sighed and decided to wait until she got pregnant. If she got pregnant again, she would give birth to the child.
Deng Manni thought of Xu Ruyun, who co-founded a factory with someone else and was said to get paid. Deng Manni couldn't help wondering if the Liao family regretted it, but it was useless for them to regret it, because it was Xu Ruyun who took the initiative to break up with Liao Jiankai, not Deng Manni who stole his love.
Yu Guochao and his wife moved to a new house, and they wanted to have a housewarming party, which was actually just to get red envelopes from relatives. Yu Guochao and his wife did not think about making more dishes, but just wanted to get by with some simple dishes.
Before that, Yu Guochao and his wife had to notify people and send them invitations.
"We won't go." said Su's father.
Yu Guochao deliberately went to the intersection to block Su's father. He didn't dare to go in front of Su's mother and Old Mrs. Su. He thought Su's father would be more talkative.
Su's father was very disappointed with the Yu family. The Yu family treated the Su family like monkeys.
"You don't have to look for Yamei and the others, they aren't going." said Su's father.
"Uncle..." Yu Guochao didn't expect Su's father to say that.
"As for you, live a good life." Father Su patted Yu Guochao's arm gently. He glanced down at the hand where Yu Guochao's little finger was missing, "Don't think of those crooked ways."
Father Su felt embarrassed to ask his family to help Yu Guochao because Yu Guochao was too ignorant.
"Go back, don't go in front of your aunt and your grandmother." Su's father said. He saw Yu Guochao at the intersection and knew that Yu Guochao stood here on purpose. Yu Guochao did not go to Su's house. Since Yu Guochao did not go to Su's house, then don't go.
Su's father did not take money out of his pocket to give Yu Guochao. Yu Guochao was not his biological son, so he did not need to worry so much about Yu Guochao. Su's uncle hid so much money, and the Su family also borrowed so much money. Su's mother said a lot to Su's father.
In the past, Father Su always felt that Aunt Su was his biological sister, and since his biological sister had asked for money, he had to lend her some money. He couldn't let his sister feel sad in her husband's family, for fear that her brother-in-law would be dissatisfied with her. But now, Father Su has understood what kind of people the Yu family are, and he can't be as foolish as before and give money to Yu Guochao.
Yu Guochao watched Su's father leave, but he did not chase him. Yu Guochao and his wife thought about it and decided to hold a housewarming party, hoping to get red envelopes from the relatives so that they could live on the money and get by for a while.
Having hit a wall with Su's father, Yu Guochao did not go to find Amelia Su and the others. Yu Guochao knew that those people must have listened to Su's father, and they would not go to the housewarming banquet.
Mrs. Yu did not invite the Su family's relatives. She hated the Su family and Su Xueqing. Mrs. Yu thought that the Su family was so rich, but they were unwilling to help them. Su Xueqing could have asked Ning Yanjing to arrange stable jobs for them, but Su Xueqing did not ask.
When Mrs. Yu learned that none of the Su family members would come, she frowned and asked, "Did your aunt say that?"
"It wasn't my aunt who said that, it was my uncle who said that," said Yu Guochao.
"..." Mrs. Yu opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. Yu Guochao and the Su family had really fallen out.
The Su family didn't talk about Yu Guochao like they did Yu Jiachao. They still stayed away from them and didn't go in front of them.
When Father Su returned home, he naturally told Mother Su, so that Mother Su wouldn't know anything. When Father Su told Old Lady Su, he was more cautious, fearing that Old Lady Su would be unhappy.
"Don't go, don't go at all." Old Mrs. Su said, "They borrowed so much money and haven't paid it back yet. It's like throwing meat buns at a dog, and there's no way back."
Old Mrs. Su couldn't say Yu Guochao was good against her conscience. Yu Guochao was really very bad, extremely bad. Old Mrs. Su was wondering how Yu Guochao had lived his life to such an extent that even such close relatives didn't want to associate with him anymore.
"Tell Yamei, Xueqing and the others." said Old Mrs. Su.
"They will tell you if they receive the invitation," said Su's mother.
"Don't go." Old Mrs. Su emphasized, "There's nothing good to go there."
The results of the first semester came out soon. Su Xueqing's grades were still as high as ever, and she was still the first in her major. Su Xueqing was in a good mood. She brought some fruits to visit Mrs. Su and her mother.
Father Su was not at home. He was out doing something.
"My aunt said your eldest cousin is not inviting anyone to hold a housewarming party." Su's mother sat in the yard peeling corn. She bought a few corns and planned to make dumplings with them. "No relatives are willing to come, so why hold a housewarming party?"
"They want everyone to give them red envelopes." Su Xueqing suddenly understood why Yu Guochao and his wife wanted to hold a housewarming party.
"It's like this." Su's mother said, "They haven't paid back the money they borrowed, so no one is too lazy to go. They are so shameless that they still have the nerve to talk about holding a housewarming party. They have to make others feel uncomfortable."
"Have they paid back the money they owed to the loan sharks?" Su Xueqing asked.
"There is still a part that has not been paid back." Su's mother said, "Jiachao asked someone to talk to the loan sharks and set an amount so that they don't compound the interest. Guochao has already had one of his fingers chopped off. Guochao will pay it back later. Fortunately, the difference is not that much. It doesn't cost much to eat and drink. It's only a hundred yuan."
"Isn't this a lot?" Su Xueqing said. Many families only spend a hundred yuan to marry a wife, but Yu Guochao still owes a hundred yuan to loan sharks.
"Let Guochao and his wife pay back 10 or 20 yuan a month, and pay it off in a year." Su's mother said, "Jiachao has no other choice. If he doesn't show up, others will go to him to make trouble."
"Cousin, aren't you going to work yet?" Su Xueqing asked.
"Work, how can they not work?" Su's mother said, "Selling roasted sweet potatoes, they can sell as many as they can. They can go out to sell whenever they want."
Su Xueqing heard the sarcasm in Su's mother's words, "This ten or twenty yuan, isn't it my eldest cousin who should pay it back?"
"Your uncle-in-law will pay it back in one year. If Yu Guochao dares to borrow money at high interest rates again, he won't pay it back. Jiachao is also a bit capable. He told those people not to lend money to Guochao anymore. Guochao can't pay it back at all. If those people lend money to Guochao again, they will chop off Guochao's fingers. No one else cares. Loan sharks want to make money, not kill people. Fingers won't kill people, but they're afraid of chopping off too many fingers."
"My uncle-in-law is really good at hiding things." Su Xueqing said.
"Well, after your father found out, he didn't dare to ask for money anymore." Su's mother said, "Do you really think I don't want to be nice to his sister? Look, she has so much money hidden. Your third brother went to your uncle's factory to ask, and he made nearly 60 yuan a month."
"So much money?" Su Xueqing was surprised.
"After deducting household expenses, there is still some money left every month." Su's mother said, "How could there be no money left? He hides all the money and pretends to be poor."
"..." Su Xueqing was really impressed by Su's uncle, "Sixty yuan, even if he spends twenty or thirty yuan a month, he can still save half of the money. When my cousin was younger, he had a lower salary and had to spend more money, but he could still save money to buy a house, not to mention now, he is really good at saving money."
"They said they were saving money for retirement, but now there's nothing they can do, so they just took the money out," said Su's mother.
"My uncle-in-law has a hundred yuan in his hand, right? Why doesn't he pay back the loan shark money in one go? He has to pay it back anyway." Su Xueqing said.
"I guess he was worried that others would know that he had money. He said that he had no money and had already spent all his money to buy a house for Guochao." Su's mother said, "He was afraid that others would know that he had money and ask him to borrow money. Your uncle-in-law didn't want to help pay back the money that Guochao borrowed from his relatives. It was usury, there was no way to deal with it. They had already told the loan sharks not to add interest, so they didn't pay it back all at once."
Su's mother didn't know what the relatives from the Yu family were thinking. What she knew was that her family would never believe what Uncle Su said. Uncle Su had money, not that he didn't have money.
"From now on, if your aunt asks you to borrow money, always say you don't have it." Su's mother said, "Jiachao borrowed money for his wedding, and Jiachao came here yesterday to pay it back."
"Are you willing to pay it back?" Su Xueqing thought that Yu Jiachao had no intention of paying it back either.
"It's paid back." Su's mother said, "Your aunt hasn't paid back the money she borrowed for Guochao. Jiachao only paid back the money he borrowed for his wedding. Things have become like this, and Jiachao doesn't want to have a bad relationship with our family, so he paid it back."
If things hadn’t come to this point, Yu Jiachao would still not have paid back the money.
"It's good that you can pay it back." Su Xueqing said, "The money that my cousin borrowed is probably gone. If my uncle-in-law is willing to pay you back, his relatives will also ask him for money, and he will not be able to pay it back."
"Alas." Su's mother sighed. This was indeed the case. They all knew that Uncle Su would not be able to pay back the money. "Your father and I don't want to think about them paying back the money. Anyway, your father already knows that the Yu family is unreliable."
In the past, Su's mother thought that Su's uncle was a little stingy and thought it was not good for Su's uncle to go out to eat secretly. Now, she doesn't think so. When Su's aunt knew that Su's uncle went out to eat secretly, she explained to the Su family that Su's uncle worked too hard outside and that Su's uncle should eat better.
Since Aunt Su said so, the Su family couldn't say anything.
"Your aunt knows nothing. Your uncle-in-law hid so much money and refused to let her know." Mother Su said, "She still doesn't think her husband did anything wrong. She thinks that if he had taken the money out earlier, the money would have been gone. Your uncle-in-law is doing this for their retirement. You can't blame him entirely."
“…” Su Xueqing didn’t want to say more.
"Your aunt is embarrassed to come over now." Su's mother said, "This is good, very good."
"How is grandma?" Su Xueqing came back and had not seen Old Lady Su yet.
"She's going out for a walk and will be back soon." Su's mother said, "Your grandma is angry too. Your grandma and your father are so good to her, but she is so silly and stupid."
Until now, Aunt Su still spoke for Uncle Su, and Mother Su was unwilling to say more to Aunt Su. To put it bluntly, Mother Su and Aunt Su had no blood relationship, and if Mother Su said too much, it would only make Aunt Su unhappy.
"We won't say much to your aunt. She will tell your uncle later." Mother Su said, "Let's eat dumplings at home tonight."
"I don't want to eat anymore. I'll go back and eat." Su Xueqing said.
"You don't have a big appetite, are you worried about going bankrupt?" Su's mother asked.
"Not really." Su Xueqing shook her head, "Aunt Li is going to make braised pork trotters tonight."
It's not just pig's feet, there's also some lean meat on it. The fat of the pig's feet doesn't have a lot of oil, so the braised pork cut into pieces is particularly fragrant.
"I don't like corn dumplings." Su Xueqing said.
"Didn't you eat it before?" Su's mother said.
"That's because there's nothing else to eat." Su Xueqing said. If she had a choice, she would of course choose to eat what she likes, rather than eat food she doesn't like. "Corn is sweet, and meat is salty. Put the two together, I can eat it, but I don't really like it."
"It's good to have something to eat." said Su's mother.
"Yes, that's right." Su Xueqing nodded, "I'll go back and eat, you guys eat more."
Su Xueqing was not being polite to Su's mother. When she was young, she had no money. Dumplings were more oily, so having dumplings at home was a very happy thing. When the dumplings were not cooked yet, Su San Ge had already set the table for Su Xueqing. Sometimes, Su San Ge would knock on the table and chopsticks and say, "Mom, are you ready?"
Brother Su San had a good appetite and could eat a lot of dumplings. After Su Xueqing ate six or seven, she could hardly eat anymore. If she only ate a few dumplings, she would get hungry later in the evening. Su's mother steamed sweet potatoes for Su Xueqing to fill her stomach.
Ning Yanjing came to pick up Su Xueqing, and Su's mother said to Ning Yanjing, "Stay and eat dumplings."
"It's corn dumplings. Let's go back and eat them." Su Xueqing pushed Ning Yanjing out, afraid that Ning Yanjing would nod.
"You kid, you don't eat yourself, and you don't let Yan Jing eat." Su's mother said with a smile.
"It's really not delicious." Su Xueqing said.
"Let's make leek dumplings some other day." said Su's mother.
"..." Su Xueqing looked at her mother. Does it have to be dumplings?
"No, I'll make you some flat meat some other day." Su's mother said.
"Mom, please come to our place for dinner some other day." Ning Yanjing said.
"Okay, I'll go eat at your place some other day." Mother Su said, "If you want to go back to eat, I won't keep you here."
Su's mother was not worried about not having enough dumplings to eat. At most, she could cook some noodles and that would be enough. Su's mother really wanted Su Xueqing and her husband to stay for dinner, but Su Xueqing and her husband did not stay for dinner.
At dinner time, Brother Su San knew that Su Xueqing had been here, and asked, "Why didn't you let my little sister stay at home for dinner?"
"Your little sister doesn't like corn dumplings." said Su's mother.
"Little sister, don't you like it?" Brother Su San didn't understand. When they ate corn dumplings before, little sister always ate them.
"She doesn't like it." Su's mother said, "She has a choice now. She can go eat something better."
Su's mother had a smile on her face and didn't think her daughter was disrespecting her.
"Didn't my younger sister think the portion was too small and that's why she didn't want to stay and eat?" said Brother Su San.
"Tell her to eat. She doesn't have to worry about the small amount." Su's mother said, "There is still some meat in the refrigerator. At worst, we can chop it up and make dumplings. There are also eggs. We can make leek and egg dumplings. Before, I didn't see her being so picky about food. Now that she eats well, she knows how to be picky."
"If it were me, I would choose too." Mrs. Su said, "Why not eat good food if you can eat good food?"
Mrs. Su San always thought that Su Xueqing was pretty good. Su Xueqing was not pretentious. If she liked it, she liked it. If she didn't like it, she didn't like it. When there was no more at home, Su Xueqing would not ask for it. She could endure it. Now that Su Xueqing has the conditions to live a better life, she should live a better life.
"You are good at talking." said Su's mother.
"My little sister is right." Mrs. Su said, "You force yourself to like and eat something you don't like. Isn't this making things difficult for us? My little sister won't eat it, Mom, you can eat a few more."
"I can't eat that much." said Su's mother.
After Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing finished dinner, they did not go out for a walk. The weather was too hot and there were mosquitoes outside. Su Xueqing did not like to go out for a walk. The two walked around the house and the yard, but did not go any further. When they went out, they were greeted by the heat wave.
"It'll take some rain before it gets less hot." Su Xueqing sighed.
"It won't be hot for long." Ning Yanjing said.
"Do you like corn dumplings?" Su Xueqing asked Ning Yanjing. She herself didn't like them, but thinking that Ning Yanjing had a big appetite and that Su's mother didn't make many dumplings, she didn't let Ning Yanjing stay to eat.
"I can eat anything." Ning Yanjing said, "I didn't say whether I like it or not. Compared to eating corn dumplings, I would rather eat with you."
Even if Su Xueqing didn't directly refuse on Ning Yanjing's behalf, Ning Yanjing would have refused directly.
"My mother always likes to put corn, mushrooms, cabbage, and carrots in dumplings when she makes them." Su Xueqing said, "Among all those dumplings, I think the ones with leeks and meat are pretty good. Dumplings with cabbage are not easy to steam. If you steam them, they will easily become rotten because the cabbage has too much water."
Su Xueqing likes to eat steamed dumplings, but not boiled dumplings. She thinks that the flavor of the steamed dumplings filling can be absorbed into the dough, which makes the dough very flavorful and chewy, while the boiled dumplings have too much water in the dough and are not flavorful enough.
"Whatever you like to eat, ask someone to make it for you." Ning Yanjing said, "You don't have to be restrained at home and don't have to worry about not having enough food money."
"I asked Aunt Li to do it." Su Xueqing said, "I don't worry about the food expenses."
Ning Yanjing gave Aunt Li the food expenses directly, so Su Xueqing didn't need to worry about it. Su Xueqing didn't care about these things either, she just focused on eating.
"I've become much lazier when I'm with you." Su Xueqing said, "When I'm at my parents' house, I still do a little bit of work."
"You want to do something?" Ning Yanjing raised his eyebrows.
“No…” Su Xueqing said, “Who likes to do those things.”
"You can do something you love." Ning Yanjing said.
"..." Su Xueqing glared at Ning Yanjing and looked at the TV.
During the summer vacation, Wei Shanshan really did some things at home within her ability. She swept the floor with a broom and coaxed her two younger brothers when they woke up.
When Mrs. Su San was resting at home during her rare holiday, she saw Wei Shanshan sweeping the floor and washing clothes. She also tried to comfort her younger brother...
"Shanshan, come here." Mrs. Su waved at Wei Shanshan, "Who asked you to do those things?"
"I can do it." Wei Shanshan clutched her sleeves tightly, fearing that she would upset Mrs. Su San.
"You are still young, you don't need to do so many things." Mrs. Su said, "It's ok for you to sweep the floor, but can you wash clothes cleanly?"
"Yes, yes." Wei Shanshan said, "I can wash it."
"If you want to wash, just wash your own clothes, not other people's clothes." said Mrs. Su.
"Aunt." Wei Shanshan's eyes were slightly red. She was afraid that Mrs. Su would be dissatisfied.
"It's not that Auntie thinks you can't wash clean, it's that you are still young." Mrs. Su said, "Children don't need to do so many things."
Mrs. Su took out two dimes from her pocket and handed them to Wei Shanshan, "Buy some food. The children need to be happy. Do you understand?"
When Mrs. Su San saw Wei Shanshan doing such things, she couldn't stand it, but she was not a vicious aunt and didn't want her niece to do so many things.
"Mom said to do it." Wei Shanshan said.
"Your mother..." Mrs. Su was speechless. "You are still young. Children need to play and study. You need to do some housework, but not too much. As for your brother, you can play with him and coax him, but you are also a child, don't you know? If your aunt saw it, she would say the same thing."
"Would my aunt say the same thing?" Wei Shanshan tilted her head.
"If you don't believe me, ask your grandmother, ask your great-grandmother." Mrs. Su said, "Children who do too many things won't grow tall. Children don't need to think about those things. You are a child yourself, so don't always take care of other children."
Mrs. Su didn't use Wei Shanshan as a maid, and the family didn't lack Wei Shanshan's food. Besides, Amelia Su was willing to pay Wei Shanshan's tuition. Mrs. Su thought Wei Shanshan was also a poor little girl, and she didn't need to make things too difficult for her.
Afterwards, Mrs. Su San talked to Su's mother and Old Lady Su, and told them that Wei Shanshan didn't have to do so many things.
"We let her live with us because she is our niece, mom's granddaughter, and grandma's great-granddaughter," said Mrs. Su. "We didn't let her live here because we saw she could work. She is so skinny and small that she doesn't dare to eat too much meat when she eats. If she doesn't work, she might not grow tall. That would be a problem."
Su's mother did not stop Wei Shanshan from doing those things because she thought that she had no job after all and would have to rely on Su Sansao and his wife in the future. Su's mother was somewhat afraid that Su Sansao would not be satisfied with Wei Shanshan staying at home, so she thought that if Wei Shanshan was willing to do those things, then let Wei Shanshan do some of it. It was not that they took the initiative to ask Wei Shanshan to do it, but Wei Shanshan volunteered.
Su's mother didn't expect that Su San's wife would say such a thing. This daughter-in-law is really good.
"Mom, I don't care what my elder sister said to Shanshan. She is still a child. She should play when she needs to." Mrs. Su said, "Why does such a young child have so many demands?"
"Yes, okay." Su's mother nodded.
"I won't be unhappy." Mrs. Su said, "She's not a naughty child, and we don't need to worry about her all the time. Her being here is just a matter of food."
Mrs. Su said these words specifically to let Mrs. Su and Mrs. Su know that she didn't mind Wei Shanshan not working, and she couldn't possibly tell such a young child not to work. If the two elders in the family were afraid that she would be unhappy, then there was no need to worry, Mrs. Su was not unhappy.
It was a new day and Su Xueqing did not go out. When she heard the bell, she was wondering who was coming. When she went to the door, she found Ning Jiaxuan and Ning Yuhao coming. Ning Yuhao was carrying a small schoolbag and Ning Jiaxuan was holding a bag in her hand.
"This guy said he wanted to come over to your place and play for a few days." Ning Jiaxuan said.
"Does sister-in-law know?" Su Xueqing asked.
"Sister-in-law knows." Ning Jiaxuan said, "Sister-in-law asked him to come and ask you himself. If you agree, let him stay. If you don't agree, let him go back with me later."
"Pretty little aunt." Ning Yuhao held his face with both hands, "Do you want to pinch my face? My face is very pinchable."
"I pinched your face and you dodged, saying that you can't pinch a boy's face. But when it comes to your aunt, you can pinch her face," Ning Jiaxuan teased.
"My aunt is beautiful. She pinched my face. I hope I can be as beautiful as her in the future." Ning Yuhao said.
"Very clever." Ning Jiaxuan said.
"Yes, of course you can play here." Su Xueqing said, "Where's your brother?"
"My brother didn't come. He had to go to class." Ning Yuhao said.
Sister-in-law Ning hired a tutor for Ning Yurong, but Ning Yuhao was still young, so he didn't study with the tutor. Without his brother to play with him, Ning Yuhao wanted to come to his aunt's place.
There was nothing important these days, so Su Xueqing did not go to the Architectural Design Institute. Some trivial and simple things were handled by others, so Su Xueqing did not need to go there. Su Xueqing felt a little bitter in the summer, so she just stayed at home.
"Do you want to sleep with your uncle and aunt at night?" Su Xueqing asked.
"No, no, no, I want to sleep by myself." Ning Yuhao's eyes rolled around, "As long as Auntie gives me a few more cute dolls, I can sleep with them. Mom said that I have to sleep by myself now that I'm old enough. I can't always sleep with adults, or I won't grow up."
Mrs. Ning was thinking that Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing were newly married, and it was not good to always let Ning Yuhao sleep between Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing. Su Xueqing could tolerate Ning Yuhao, but Ning Yanjing could not tolerate it. So Mrs. Ning told Ning Yuhao that she slept alone. Ning Yuhao slept with Ning Yurong before, and sometimes slept with his parents.
"Aunt, mom said that our house is big and I can have my own room. I don't have to share a room with my brother." Ning Yuhao said, "As long as I don't cry at night and sleep well, I can have my own room."
"Huh?" Su Xueqing was puzzled. She looked at Ning Jiaxuan, "Yuhao doesn't have his own room yet?"
"They just came back this year." Ning Jiaxuan explained, "Yuhao is still young, and my sister-in-law was worried, so she didn't let him sleep alone. Now that he has adapted to the new environment, I think it's time for him to sleep alone."
"..." Su Xueqing looked at Ning Yuhao again, "When we go back, it's okay to sleep alone."
"No, no, no." Ning Yuhao shook his head, "I can't let my uncle look down on me."
Ning Yuhao liked Su Xueqing's dolls, and he suggested, "Aunt, can you put a few more dolls in my room?"
"Yes, of course." Su Xueqing nodded. The dolls she bought were not made of shoddy cotton. They were all very good dolls that even children could touch.
"Let's go, let's go, let's go and see the room." Ning Yuhao stretched out his hand towards Su Xueqing.
Su Xueqing took Ning Yuhao's hand and took him to the room where Ning Yurong had slept last time. That room was next to Su Xueqing and Ning Yanjing's room. The windows and other things had protective nets, so there was no need to worry about children running up.
The house originally did not have a protective net. Su Xueqing said that she wanted to install a protective net, so Ning Yanjing comforted her and did it.
Children don't know the danger, they may just climb up. Family members don't watch the children all the time, so it's always good to take a little more precautions.
Ning Jiaxuan looked at her empty hands, then she looked at Ning Yuhao who was happily holding Su Xueqing's hand.
"Ning Yuhao, have you forgotten who brought you here?" Ning Jiaxuan walked over. She didn't hold Ning Yuhao's hand, but brought the things she brought from home. She couldn't expect Ning Yuhao to take those things, and it was even more impossible for Su Xueqing to take them. She could only do it herself. "Now that you have a little aunt, you forget about your aunt. Be careful, I'll ask your aunt not to play with you. Your little aunt and I are best friends."
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