Chapter 48: Who has the loudest voice?
"She went back home." Su's mother said, "Her boyfriend came to pick her up."
"Young couple, you really want to be alone together." Xu's mother said, "I heard that something happened in the development zone. Is your daughter okay?"
"It's okay. If she had something wrong, why would she still be walking around outside?" Su's mother said, "She is a low-class person. These things have nothing to do with her. She doesn't understand them very well."
"I heard that many people died." Xu's mother said, "I don't know if it will stop."
"For such a major matter as the development zone, we need to wait for the decision of the leaders above," said Su's mother.
"If it stops..." Xu's mother said, "How many people will lose their jobs? The development zone can provide many jobs. Your daughter... you don't have to worry, she will always have a job. Her boyfriend runs a company, so she doesn't have to be afraid."
"Is your second son very satisfied with this girl?" Su's mother asked. If he was not satisfied, Xu's mother would not have come to inquire about the girl's information.
"He likes her very much." Mother Xu said, "I think she's okay. She's from South City University, just like your daughter Xueqing."
"..." Su's mother was speechless when she heard this. These people like to say that their daughter-in-law is a college student. Su's mother thought that her family did not look down on these people, so why did they emphasize it so much? However, this is someone else's family's business, and it's fine as long as they are happy.
"This girl should be fine, since she dared to let us go and ask about it." Xu's mother said, "But... I don't know if she is satisfied with my son."
"I don't know." said Su's mother.
"Your daughter's boyfriend runs a company." Xu's mother continued, "I wonder if her classmates will think my son is not good enough when they see how good her boyfriend is."
"For two people to be together, it depends on fate." Su's mother said, "If there is no fate, it is not a pity that they are not together. If fate comes, no matter what their status is, they will continue to be together."
"That's true." Mother Xu nodded.
At night, Xu's mother went to Xu Ruyun's stall and told Xu Ruyun about Yu Li. Xu Ruyun thought that as long as her second brother did not marry his second sister-in-law in his previous life, it would be fine.
"Second brother likes her very much?" Xu Ruyun asked.
“I think he likes it very much.” Xu’s mother said, “A female student from Nancheng University, and she is a classmate of Amelia Su.”
"Have you asked about her situation?" Xu Ruyun knew that Su Xueqing's classmates had done well in their previous lives. Those people participated in the construction of the development zone, and each of them was extraordinary.
"I asked Su Xueqing's mother, but they don't know very clearly." Xu's mother said, "This Yu Li is from a town, or from another province, and she wants to stay in Nancheng."
"From the Department of Architecture?" Xu Ruyun asked, "It's not bad to be in the same major as Su Xueqing."
"Then it's OK." Xu's mother nodded. As for whether Yu Li changed her major, it didn't matter. Xu's mother even thought that Yu Li was not as good as studying architecture. If something happened in the development zone, many people would be implicated and even killed. If Yu Li studied another major and found a way to stay in Nancheng, wouldn't it be fine? As long as she didn't think about those good companies, an ordinary company would still be fine.
If it really doesn't work, let Yu Li find a job in a private enterprise. She doesn't have to work in a government-appointed job. The important thing is that after Yu Li marries Brother Xu, it will be easier for her to obtain a residence permit in Nancheng.
"If you think it's okay, then it's fine." Xu Ruyun said, "It's Second Brother who wants to live with her for the rest of his life, not us. It's not bad for Second Brother to marry her. We can have someone with a high degree in our family, and the child Second Brother and her have will be smarter."
"From your perspective, it seems like it should be possible." Xu's mother said, "It's rare that your second brother likes a girl... If she is willing, it's settled."
"You guys decide for yourselves. It's my second brother who's going to marry her." Xu Ruyun didn't make the decision. Since it wasn't her who was getting married, her decision was useless.
Soon more customers came to buy things, and Xu Ruyun had to do business.
Yu Li has not moved out of the dormitory of the Department of Architecture yet. She will have to wait until the new semester starts before she can move out. During the summer vacation, Yu Li still lives in the same dormitory with Xiang Yutong.
Xiang Yutong already knew that Yu Li was going on a blind date. Someone asked Xiang Yutong to go too, but she refused. Those people were trying to control them. They wanted to stay in South City and take shortcuts. How good could the men introduced by the matchmaker be? They were basically junior high school graduates. Those who graduated from junior high school were considered good, but some did not even graduate from junior high school.
Under such circumstances, Xiang Yutong would not waste time on blind dates with those people. It didn't matter if others said she was arrogant or short-sighted. Xiang Yutong knew that their opportunity was in front of them, and the construction of the development zone needed more people with relevant majors. Even if they didn't stay in the end and just did some work in the middle, it was good, and it could be regarded as an accumulation of experience.
Xiang Yutong looked at Yu Li's happy expression and asked, "Have you decided on a dormitory?"
Xiang Yutong did not ask Yu Li about her blind date, but about the dormitory.
"Not yet." Yu Li said, "I'm old enough to get a marriage certificate."
Yu Li is older than Su Xueqing and has reached the age to get married earlier.
"..." Xiang Yutong didn't expect Yu Li to say that, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time, "Are you going to get married?"
"Of course I want to get married." Yu Li said. If everything goes well, she can get the marriage certificate and she won't have to live in the school dormitory.
Yu Li went to Xu's house. The house was not too big, but at least they had a separate room to live in. Another thing was that Xu's second brother could make money by setting up a stall, and he had a formal job with a high income. When Xu's second brother saved some money, they could buy a house and move out, and they wouldn't have to live together with Xu's family. Xu's second brother also said that his sister promised to give him the money to buy a house so that he could have a small family.
Xu Ruyun did make such a promise. What she meant was that if Second Brother Xu didn't marry a second sister-in-law that she hated, she could pay part of the money and he wouldn't have to pay it back. For the other part, Second Brother Xu could write an IOU and pay it back slowly.
"Have you... decided on this?" Xiang Yutong asked.
"Not yet." Yu Li shook her head, "Do you want to go on a blind date?"
"No." Xiang Yutong thought that if there was really someone with great ability, it would never be her turn. For example, Su Xueqing's fiancé, Ning Jiaxuan's brother, fell in love with Su Xueqing himself, not Su Xueqing took the initiative.
It was easy for those rich people to find a partner, as there were many people rushing to meet them. Su Xueqing was lucky, and she didn't need to rush to meet someone, as people fell in love with her on their own.
Xiang Yutong clearly understood that she was not Su Xueqing, and she could not get such good treatment as Su Xueqing. She still had to rely on herself and not rely on men. Xiang Yutong looked at Yu Li, but she did not persuade Yu Li. No one else could persuade her about this kind of thing. They would not have to live in the same dormitory soon, and they would meet less often in the future.
"I'm moving to another dormitory." Xiang Yutong said, "Someone in Tian Jiao's dormitory changed her major, and the bed is vacant. It's just right, I'm moving in. The counselor said that we can choose the dormitory to live in privately. That person moved out in the next two days, so I don't have to wait until school starts to move in."
"So soon?" Yu Li was puzzled. "Shouldn't we wait until school starts?"
"She'll go there first to get acquainted with the people in the new dormitory." Xiang Yutong said, "Everything will be settled by the end of the first semester."
Some dormitories were not fully occupied by four people, but only three people lived there, so the others could move out first. This way, Xiang Yutong could move to Tian Jiao's dormitory first. The dormitory where Xiang Yutong and Yu Li lived had to be occupied by other students when school started.
Xiang Yutong and Yu Li lived in the dormitory for a whole school year, and no one else moved in because there was no enrollment. When school started, there were new students, and Yu Li changed her major, Xiang Yutong could not live in a separate dormitory.
"If we move there so soon, wouldn't it be crowded for four of us to live together?" Yu Li said.
After Su Xueqing and Ning Jiaxuan moved out, Yu Li felt that it was nice for the two of them to live together. There were fewer people, more space, and she could put her things on the empty bed.
"Originally, four people lived here." Xiang Yutong said.
"I mean, it would be much more comfortable for two of us to live together during the summer vacation." Yu Li said, "The weather is still so hot."
"The dormitory is just a place to sleep." Xiang Yutong said, "It doesn't matter."
Xiang Yutong didn't care about the crowded dormitory, she just didn't want to get together with Yu Li. She and Yu Li were not in the same major, and their ideas were different. Xiang Yutong was afraid that she would be led astray by Yu Li.
The Ning family all knew what happened in the development zone. They were not worried about Su Xueqing. They did not use any backdoor for Su Xueqing. It was Su Xueqing who got there on her own ability.
This time, the Architectural Design Institute will remove a group of incompetent people, some of whom are people with connections who have no real power. The people behind the people with connections dare not say "no". The province intends to create political chaos, so everyone can only cooperate.
Ning's mother deliberately chose to go to see Su Xueqing when Su Xueqing was at home. Ning's mother thought that Su Xueqing was a young girl who had not experienced any storms, and as elders, they still had to comfort Su Xueqing and not let a little girl worry or be afraid.
"I'm not afraid." Su Xueqing didn't expect Ning's mother to come to see her. "I didn't make any mistakes, don't be afraid. There are seniors over there. Our school is the best school in the province, and the Department of Architecture is a top major."
Su Xueqing was not worried about her future at all. If someone had a powerful relative, she would be eliminated. Wouldn't that be cheating?
"You're right to think so." Ning's mother said, "I was wondering if you would be scared, so I came to see you. Your uncle has been very busy recently, and everyone doesn't have time to sit together for dinner. I guess you're at work, so he doesn't have time to talk to you."
"He is very busy, with many things to do." Su Xueqing understood, "Auntie, don't worry, I'm not afraid."
Su Xueqing found that each of these people cared about her very much. Some of them might be a day or two late, but they still cared about her very much in essence.
"Yan Jing went to work?" Ning's mother asked, "Didn't he accompany you?"
"I'm not a three-year-old child. I don't need him to accompany me all the time." Su Xueqing said, "He has to work and make money."
"If he treats you badly, tell your auntie and she will definitely talk to him." Mother Ning patted Su Xueqing's hand gently, "I won't protect him."
"Yan Jing is very good." Su Xueqing said, "He spends a lot of time with me and comforts me. I'm not a frightened little rabbit, you don't all have to accompany me. I feel at ease, really."
Mother Ning listened to Su Xueqing's words. She thought the little girl might be a little scared, but she didn't show it on her face. Mother Ning took out a jewelry box from her bag and handed it to Su Xueqing, "Take a look, do you like it?"
Su Xueqing opened the jewelry box and found a pearl necklace inside.
"It looks good." Su Xueqing said. Anyone who saw these big pearls would say they looked good. Mother Ning was very generous, so this pearl necklace must have cost a lot of money.
"As long as you like it." Ning's mother said, she didn't know how to comfort her future daughter-in-law, so she thought she should give her jewelry. Women all like jewelry and like to dress up. Ning's mother looked at Su Xueqing's pretty face. Su Xueqing dressed up for Ning Yanjing to see, which was a good deal. "If there is something you like, you can buy it. If you don't have enough money, tell your aunt. If you are embarrassed to tell your aunt, tell your fiancé and ask him to buy it for you."
"There are a lot of things." Su Xueqing was a little embarrassed. She and Ning Yanjing hadn't married yet, but she had already received a lot of things from the Ning family. Not to mention the jewelry, just the clothes in the closet, most of the clothes were bought by Ning's mother and Ning Yanjing, and some were bought by Su Xueqing and Ning Jiaxuan when they went shopping together.
Of course, Ning Jiaxuan didn't pay. She meant that Su Xueqing was Ning Yanjing's fiancée, and her financial lifeline as a younger sister was in the hands of her younger brother. It was good enough that she didn't ask her future sister-in-law to pay her. Ning Jiaxuan and Su Xueqing had a good relationship, and the two of them went shopping and played together from time to time.
Ning Jiaxuan is very sensible. When Ning Yanjing has time to accompany Su Xueqing, she doesn't come over often. Ning Jiaxuan said that she doesn't want to have her pocket money deducted, so she should be more sensible.
When Ning Yanjing returned to his residence, his mother had already gone home. Su Xueqing reached out and poked Ning Yanjing's arm, and sighed, "I have received a lot of things. If you don't want me anymore in the future, don't ask me to return these things. I can't afford it."
"Give me back your whole life." Ning Yanjing said, "If this life is not enough, I will pay you back in the next life."
"Hmm?" Su Xueqing looked at Ning Yanjing, "Are you thinking that I won't be able to repay you in my next life and the next life, and you will give me something more in every life?"
Ning Yanjing held Su Xueqing's hand, "What do you think?"
"In the next life, you won't remember anything about this life, and you won't be alone anymore." Su Xueqing said, "I read in novels that lovers make an appointment to be together in this life, and in the next life, one person is waiting to be with the other, but the other falls in love with someone else. Although the two people are still together in the end, there is no deep love, but more of a promise from the previous life. This is unfair to both people, and it will be painful. I don't want that."
Su Xueqing has traveled through time, which makes her wonder whether people really have past lives and present lives. If people really have a next life, she must not wait foolishly for another person and must not give unilaterally.
"If that's the case, that person isn't me." Ning Yanjing said, "I can't possibly make you sad."
"So don't follow me in the next life." Su Xueqing sniffed, a little sad, "No one knows what the next life will be like."
"Okay, okay, I won't tell you, I won't tell you." Ning Yanjing said, "If there is a next life, don't wait for me. I will go find you. If I don't find you, it's my fault."
"Humph." Su Xueqing snorted, "I won't wait."
Waiting is painful and long, and Su Xueqing doesn't want to do such a thing.
"Not to mention the next life, even in this life, if you let me wait, I can wait for you for one or two years. But if you let me wait for three or five years, do you think I am in mourning for you? I won't wait." Su Xueqing said.
For those who wait for their lover for decades, some find that the person they are waiting for has already married, some find that the person they are waiting for has already died, and very few wait for another person who is pure and unmarried all his life...
"I can't let you wait that long." Ning Yanjing said, "I'm not missing, and I don't have amnesia."
Unless he lost his memory and disappeared, he didn't know the way back, and no one would look for him. Ning Yanjing couldn't let this happen. "I will protect myself, so that I can stay with you for a long time and not let you cry."
"Who would cry for you? Not me." Su Xueqing pouted.
Ning Yanjing kissed Su Xueqing on the corner of her mouth, and Su Xueqing leaned in Ning Yanjing's arms.
On a new day, Brother Xu went to the gate of Nancheng University to wait for Yu Li. He didn't dare to wait for her under Yu Li's dormitory. Yu Li didn't tell him which dormitory building she lived in. Before the two of them officially settled their relationship, Yu Li didn't let Brother Xu go to Nancheng University. She didn't want others to see her meeting Brother Xu.
It would be bad if Yu Li told people where she lived every time she went on a blind date. Her classmates would think that Yu Li was with a different man every time, and it would affect her reputation.
"Have you inquired?" Yu Li asked.
"I've asked around, and the Su family said you're good." Brother Xu said, "I think you're good too."
"They think I'm good?" Yu Li was surprised. She thought the Su family would think she was bad.
"Anyone who can pass the college entrance examination and be admitted to Nancheng University will not be bad." said Brother Xu.
"..." Yu Li didn't know what the Su family said. Since the Su family didn't say anything bad about her and Brother Xu was willing to be with her, it wasn't impossible. "Can you really make that much money every month?"
"Really, really." Brother Xu said, "You can come with me to set up a stall, and you can collect the money."
Brother Xu wanted Yu Li to marry him as soon as possible. He wanted to show Yu Li his wealth. "I have saved several hundred yuan, which can be used as a betrothal gift to you."
"Several hundred?" Yu Li said.
"Su Xueqing is a college student at Nancheng University, and her betrothal gift is 888." Brother Xu said, "I can also give you this money."
Brother Xu has saved this money since he started his stall last year.
"If you can give me this money, I will be with you." Yu Li said, "I have one request."
"What's the request?" asked Brother Xu.
"Buy a house." Yu Li said, "Your elder brother and sister-in-law live over there, and your nephews and nieces live there too. It's not convenient for you. If you can buy a house, even if it's only a dozen or twenty square meters, it's fine. If possible, it would be best if it has two rooms, a living room, and a kitchen. Didn't you say that your family makes money by setting up a stall? You can give less betrothal money. Get the house settled first, then I'll believe that you can really make that much money."
Yu Li thought about it. Xu Erge didn't have a high degree. If she married Xu Erge, it would be like a flower stuck in cow dung. Yu Li had to protect her own interests and not let others think she was easy to fool. If Xu Erge could do these things, it showed that the Xu family was still capable.
"There is a huge gap in our educational level," Yu Li said. "If I didn't have these, my family would think it was unpleasant if I married you. Others would think that I was irresponsible for marrying someone just to stay in South City. If you had your own house, it would be different. Others would say you are great."
"I'll go home and ask." said Brother Xu.
"Didn't you say you wanted to buy a house? You have to buy it sooner or later, so why not buy it earlier so you can move in sooner?" Yu Li said, "I'm not picky. I can buy a house on your street or somewhere else in South City. I want to have a little home of my own, a little home that belongs to us."
"Okay." Brother Xu nodded. He liked Yu Li very much. Whatever Yu Li said was right. Brother Xu was willing to go back and discuss it with his family.
"You bought a house, and your elder brother and sister-in-law can live with your parents, and they can live better." Yu Li said. She didn't talk about providing for her parents-in-law at the moment. She and Brother Xu weren't together yet, so it was not easy to talk about it. Yu Li said something nice, so as not to let others think she was too selfish.
Yu Li wanted to leave the house of Xu's parents to Xu's eldest brother and his wife. If the house bought by Xu's second brother was too small, then Xu's eldest brother and his wife should take care of Xu's parents in their old age. If the Xu family bought a house of the same size for Xu's second brother and did not ask him to pay for it, then they could take care of Xu's parents in their old age. If Xu's second brother paid a lot of money himself, the situation would be different.
Her mother used to nag her about caring for her grandparents in their old age, saying that her family had paid too much and was at a disadvantage, and that her father was a fool.
Yu Li didn't want to be a fool. She didn't want to just talk like her mother did. She had to show filial piety to her grandparents through actual actions.
"Well, my nephews and nieces are all grown up." said Brother Xu.
"Go back and discuss this with your family," Yu Li said. "If you make money, you have to let people know that you've made money and give an explanation. Don't try to fool me by borrowing the house. It has to be the house you really bought."
Yu Li had been on a blind date before and someone had lied to her. He said he had great conditions even though he didn't have such good conditions. Fortunately, Yu Li found something unusual and told the matchmaker Mei. Mei said that the man did that because he liked her. Yu Li didn't nod and wanted to continue the blind date.
Yu Li said these words to Brother Xu, and she did not go out with Brother Xu, but asked Brother Xu to go home first. Brother Xu had no choice but to go back first. After thinking about it, he decided to go find Xu Ruyun first.
Xu Ruyun hasn't gone out to set up her stall yet. She is making some jewelry at home and will have to wait until the afternoon before going out to set up her stall.
"Buy a house?" Xu Ruyun rubbed her ears.
"Yes, she asked me to buy a house." Brother Xu said, "I said I could give her 888 yuan as a betrothal gift, and she said she would take less money, but the house had to be ready."
"That's right. After all, she is a student at Nancheng University, the same university as Su Xueqing." Xu Ruyun said, "Second brother, I'm not looking down on you. You are not well educated. My parents' house only has three rooms, and my eldest brother and his wife's children can only sleep on the floor. She asked you to have a house, and there is nothing wrong with that. It's better to have your own house than to squeeze in with others."
If Yu Li did not make any requests, Xu Ruyun would suspect that Yu Li was hiding something from them, such as whether Yu Li was pregnant. It was not uncommon for female college students to get pregnant while studying.
"Do you agree to buy the house?" Brother Xu asked, "Does what you said before count?"
Xu Ruyun thought of what she had said before, "Let's do it, let's do it. If we can settle it, I'll give you part of the money, and then ask my parents to pay part of the money, and you pay part of the money yourself. Where should we buy a house?"
"Buy a house that's closer to my parents' house." Brother Xu said, "If something happens, it will be convenient for us to go to my parents' place. I haven't told my parents yet, so I came to ask you first."
Since Xu Ruyun made a lot of money from setting up stalls, Xu Ruyun also asked her elder brother and sister-in-law to set up stalls elsewhere in South City. Her elder brother and sister-in-law also made some money. When she talked at home, her parents would listen. Xu's mother didn't say that Xu Ruyun's stalls were bad now. She was still waiting for Xu Ruyun to make more money to be filial to her.
"Are you afraid to tell your parents?" Xu Ruyun asked, "Are you afraid that your parents will disagree?"
"I want to buy a two-bedroom apartment." Brother Xu said, "When I have children, they will have a house to live in."
"Okay, tell my parents." Xu Ruyun said, "I'll tell my parents with you. We have to buy a house sooner or later, so it's better to buy a house sooner rather than later."
Xu Ruyun wanted her second brother to stand by her side in the future. Her eldest brother had been in the countryside for many years and was even less reliable than her second brother. Her eldest brother would not stand by her side. A woman working hard outside without her family as a backer is very likely to be bullied and even be cheated when she takes money to a mansion. There may be something wrong with her family in the previous life, but they were all ordinary people. Xu Ruyun wanted to change them little by little.
It’s good to be a female college student. Their thoughts are not so rigid and feudal.
"Will my parents pay?" asked Brother Xu.
"Yes, they will definitely pay for it." Xu Ruyun said, "We can make a lot of money every day now, there is no reason for my parents to disagree. You are marrying a female college student, my parents will definitely agree."
Xu's father and mother did agree. Their request was not excessive. College students are worth a lot these days. They just want a house, so of course they have to agree. The Xu family was looking at houses outside. They did not hide it from others. People in the alley were talking about the Xu family's plan to buy a house. Even Su Xueqing knew about it.
The Su family didn't have time to pay attention to whether others bought a house or not. Amelia Su and her husband bought a store. Su's mother ate the steamed buns made by Wei Dashan, and they tasted good. If they wanted to make more money, they should buy a store. Amelia Su and Wei Dashan and his wife could be their own bosses, and they could make more steamed buns. If they didn't have a store, they would have to push the cart out to sell, and the quantity they sold would be less.
A few days ago, Wei Dashan tried to push the cart out to sell, and those things were sold out very quickly. There were fewer people who came to buy for the first time, but more people came on the second and third days, and there were many repeat customers. The buns made by Wei Dashan and his wife have thin skin and lots of meat, and the steamed buns are fluffy and chewy. Everyone has a mouth that can taste whether those things are delicious.
Su's mother took out a sum of money to give Su Yamei to run the store. She did not give the job to Su Yamei. Su Yamei had to have a job. The money for running the store was considered as a loan from the Su family to Su Yamei and her husband. When Su Yamei and her husband made money, they had to pay it back. Su Yamei wrote an IOU to avoid others saying that she didn't pay back the money.
Su Xueqing came to the shop. She saw Su's mother helping to clean up the shop. Amelia Su and her husband were also decorating the shop and had to repaint it. There was no need to put tables and chairs in the bun shop. The space was small, but the rent was cheap.
"Stand further away." Mother Su said to Su Xueqing, "Don't get your clothes and hair dirty."
"Are you going to do it by yourselves?" Su Xueqing asked, "Not asking someone to do it?"
"Do we need to find someone to do this?" Amelia Su asked, "Do you think you have too much money?"
Amelia Su gave birth to a son, and she was a little nervous. She thought Amelia Su's betrothal gift was 888. Amelia Su asked other girls in the alley about the betrothal gifts. Some girls asked for more than 100 yuan, and some asked for 500 or 600 yuan. They also asked for other items, such as refrigerators, televisions, radios...all kinds of electrical appliances, and those electrical appliances cost a lot of money.
Amelia Su and her husband didn't have a house, and the room they rented was empty, so what could they use to marry their son? While the child was still young, they had to work hard.
"Is this kind of work more tiring than farm work in the countryside?" Amelia Su said, "Your brother-in-law helped people build houses when he was in the countryside."
"Oh." Su Xueqing said, "Then you can do it yourself."
“We don’t expect you to help us either.” Amelia Su said.
When Amelia Su and her husband were selling their store, they did not ask Su Xueqing for money, they asked Su's father and mother directly. Su's father and mother had money to lend to the Yu family, but they couldn't have no money to lend to their own family to sell their store. Amelia Su wanted to save face, so she asked Su Yanan for money and other people for money, but never asked Su Xueqing. Wei Dashan always listened to Amelia Su, and did whatever Amelia Su said.
"Is grandma taking care of the children at home alone?" Su Xueqing asked.
"Yanan is here too." Su's mother said, "Eldest sister will be busy for a few days, so Yanan asked her mother-in-law to help take care of the child. Her child is older, and her in-laws are nearby. I'm here to help your eldest sister paint the walls, and try to finish it as soon as possible. This shop needs rent, so we need to finish it as soon as possible so that we can open the shop earlier."
Amelia Su was reluctant to hire someone to paint the walls, so she and her husband could save some money by doing it themselves.
Su Xueqing stood at the door for a while, and then she went to Su's house. Su Yanan was indeed at Su's house, and she walked around the living room holding Su Sansao's child, coaxing the child.
“Second sister.” Amelia Su looked at her little nephew. Amelia Su’s child was also here.
Mrs. Su was old, and she had to take care of two children, no, three children, by herself. Wei Shanshan was also young, and Mrs. Su's body could not stand the hardship. Fortunately, Wei Shanshan was relatively quiet and well-behaved, so Mrs. Su did not have to spend too much time on her.
"If you had come a moment earlier, these two kids would have been crying," Su Yanan said, "trying to see whose voice was the loudest."
"Are you hungry?" Su Xueqing asked.
"They can cry even if they are not hungry or wet." Su Yanan said, "They probably know their biological mother is not around. Do you want to hug them?"
"No, no, no." Su Xueqing quickly refused.
"Are you so afraid of holding a baby?" Su Yanan laughed, "I held you when you were a child."
Su Yanan is thirteen or fourteen years older than Su Xueqing. It is normal for her to hug Su Xueqing.
"You were indeed a bit more obedient when you were a child." Su Yanan said. She used to think her younger sister was very noisy, but when she had her own child, she thought her younger sister was too obedient. "When you have a child in the future, see if your child is obedient. I guess your child will be this noisy, too."
"It's still early." Su Xueqing was a little shy. Why did her second sister bring up this?
"It's not too early." Su Yanan said, "You will be old enough to get married next year, so you and your future brother-in-law can get the marriage certificate. You are in your junior or senior year, and if you don't have many classes, you can get pregnant and have a baby first. When you graduate from college, you can bring the baby to the graduation ceremony."
"Uh... Second sister, there's no rush." Su Xueqing was stunned by Su Yanan's plan. She didn't think so.
"I'm serious." Su Yanan said, "I heard that there are fewer courses in the senior year, and there is no job. It would be great to have a baby at this time. When you graduate and start working, you can let your mother-in-law help take care of the child, and you don't have to worry about it. You can focus more on your work."
"It's not such a coincidence." Su Xueqing said. It's not like she can get pregnant just because she wants to.
"Don't be shy, there's nothing to be shy about." Su Yanan said, "When a man and a woman get married, they will have children sooner or later. The sooner you have them, the sooner you can recover. The Ning family is rich and can find someone to take care of the children, so you don't have to take care of the children by yourself. It's not like me. If I come here, I have to ask my mother-in-law to help take care of the children."
Su Yanan knew that Su Yamei and her husband were going to renovate the store. Without Su Yamei telling the Su family, Su Yanan arranged the family affairs by herself and took the initiative to come and help take care of the children for a few days. Su Yanan's mother-in-law had no objection. It was humane for relatives to help each other.
"Really not wanting to hug him?" Su Yanan raised her eyebrows. "When you have a child, you have to hug the child yourself."
"No." Su Xueqing quickly shook her head. The baby was so small and looked so tender. Su Xueqing was worried that she couldn't hold the baby well. She was afraid that the baby would cry or pee on her.
"Okay, I won't hold him now." Su Yanan said with a smile, "Don't think the child is heavy. Hold him for a while longer and he won't feel heavy anymore."
Su Xueqing leaned over to take a look and decided to forget about holding the child. She would wait until she had her own child. It was impossible not to hold her own child. If she didn't hold her child all of a sudden, when the child grew up, the child would think that there was something wrong with the mother.
"Take a look, the child won't be scared, look." Su Yanan said, "Do you always look like this when you come to see your nephew?"
"Open your eyes and look." Su Xueqing said.
"The Xu family next door is planning to buy a house and marry your classmate." Su Yanan said.
"Marry her. How can I ask them not to?" Su Xueqing said. She didn't expect that Yu Li would become Xu Ruyun's second sister-in-law.
Sometimes, for convenience, the author will use "X Dasao" or "X Ersao", which can save the trouble of naming and allow readers to see who the character is more directly. There are many characters in a novel, and readers may not remember every character. Sometimes the form of "X Dasao" is easier for people to understand.
Su Xueqing knew that Xu Ruyun in the original novel did not like the original second sister-in-law and wanted Xu Erge to marry another woman. Xu Erge did marry someone else according to Xu Ruyun's idea. But Xu Erge married another woman, and there would still be conflicts between the other woman and Xu Ruyun. It is impossible that there would be no conflicts at all.
The original novel's plot is really pervasive. Su Xueqing was surprised to learn that Xu Erge and Yu Li were going to be together, but she also felt that this was in line with the original novel's plot. The cannon fodders are all in the series together. No, the Su family is the cannon fodder, Ning Jiaxuan and Yu Li are the supporting roles, and they have more scenes in the original novel.
"You and that classmate..." Su Yanan looked in the direction of the next door, then looked at Su Xueqing, "How is your relationship?"
"I don't want to be her sister-in-law. It doesn't matter if we have a good relationship or not." Su Xueqing said, "We are just ordinary classmates."
"They came to ask my mom, and she said that college students at South City University wouldn't be bad." Su Yanan said.
"That's right." Su Xueqing nodded, "How can someone who passed the college entrance examination be weak?"
As for Yu Li failing the exam, that was normal. If Yu Li was in a more ordinary college, she might have easily passed the exam. The final exam of the Department of Architecture at Nancheng University was quite difficult, and Yu Li was not the only one who failed. Students from ordinary schools had simple exams, and they could get higher scores.
"I've never seen them so keen on having college students as their daughters-in-law before." Su Yanan said, "I guess it's because they see you're a college student, and they want to have a college student in their family. Since they can't get into college themselves, they can only count on their daughters-in-law and sons-in-law."
"They are not wrong to think so." Su Xueqing said, "Everyone likes better people."
"Our baby will get into a good university in the future." Su Yanan said to her nephew.
The next moment, the nephew burst into tears.
"Are you afraid that studying will be hard? Are you scared and crying?" Su Yanan asked. She looked to see if the baby had wet his pants.
Sure enough, the child urinated and his diaper needed to be changed.
Su Yanan looked at Su Xueqing again, “Do you want to try it?”
"No, no, no." Su Xueqing refused again. She would not hold her nephew or change his diaper. Don't make things difficult for her.
"Children are all breastfed," Su Yanan said. "They are very clean and don't smell. When they start eating complementary foods and other things, their poop will have a bit of smell."
"Yeah." Su Xueqing nodded.
"I'm kind of looking forward to the time when you have a child." Su Yanan changed the baby's diaper skillfully.
Amelia Su’s child also cried, he had just woken up from his sleep. Maybe he heard his cousin crying, so he started crying too.
"When we cry, we like to cry together." Su Yanan said, "Two brothers, with company, our voices can be even louder."
"Is there enough milk powder? Do you want me to buy two cans?" Su Xueqing saw Old Lady Su coming out with the baby in her arms, and she was still making milk powder for the child.
Su Xueqing didn't dare to say that she was going to make milk powder. There are some rules for making milk powder. Children cannot drink things that are too hot. When making milk powder, the water must be boiled.
"No need to buy." Mrs. Su said, "They will buy it."
Su Xueqing felt that she was useless standing here, unable to coax the two little ones, so she simply looked at Wei Shanshan, "Auntie will take you to buy food?"
Wei Shanshan was a little flattered. She looked at the hand Su Xueqing extended and she held her aunt's hand.
When people are panicked, they always like to find something to do. Su Xueqing took Wei Shanshan to buy food. She thought it would be better for her to look after older children.
Su Yanan saw Su Xueqing taking Wei Shanshan out, she looked at Old Lady Su, "Grandma, look at my little sister, did she run away?"
"It would be good if she could take care of Shanshan." Old Mrs. Su said, "Shanshan wouldn't have to sit there stupidly."
There were no dolls at home, but Wei Shanshan still liked to sit on a small stool beside them, as if waiting for the adults to assign her tasks. Mrs. Su would occasionally buy some food for Wei Shanshan, and also give her peach cakes and other things given to her by the younger generations.
At the Grain Bureau Lin family, Lin's mother learned that Second Brother Xu and Yu Li were on a blind date and that they were attracted to each other. She was a little surprised and asked the matchmaker, "Does the Xu family know that Su Xueqing has a bad relationship with that woman? The Xu family and the Su family are neighbors!"
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