Grandpa Zhou paused, feeling that there was nothing he could do now, and asked his grandson helplessly, "What are you doing back home, Cunxin?"
Zhou Chengning said as a matter of course, "Aunt is here to see you, Grandpa. Aunt is your child. 21GGD 21"
"You are doing well outside. What's so great about me as an old man? Living a good life is the most important thing...Grandpa is not abused living here and he is making money."
Zhou Chengning took down his grandfather's old mattress and quilt and replaced them with new ones. "Grandpa, you make money to live a good life. You have to sleep comfortably, don't you think?"
Grandpa said he was making money, but he knew that he couldn't do much with that little money, even though he only had 2 yuan pocket money last month.
After smoothing out the wrinkles on the sheets, Zhou Chengning began to put the blanket in. The blanket was neither thick nor thin, and was very soft. The weather was not particularly cold now, so the blanket was used for covering, and the quilt did not need to be too soft. If it was too soft, it might be uncomfortable to lie on.
Cover the inside with a blanket, and then put a thin quilt on the bed. Zhou Chengning: "Grandpa, this quilt is not heavy and keeps you warm. When you sleep, put the blanket inside and the quilt outside to keep warm. When it gets colder, you can change to the big quilt I put in the woven bag, so that the cold air can't get in. I also gave you a thermos and a kettle. You can boil a pot of hot water with the kettle. Don't just make do with porridge soup all day..."
Zhou Chengning didn't finish his words and continued to talk, asking grandpa to try on the cotton-padded clothes to see if they fit him well.
Grandpa Zhou tried on a few pieces and couldn't help but say, "Why buy so many clothes? I can't wear them."
Zhou Chengning saw that the clothes fit him well. His wife was indeed very attentive. He didn't even know the difference between the sizes of the clothes. "Why can't I wear them? The weather is getting cold. Grandpa, you should wear more clothes."
"Does your wife have any objections? Don't let Grandpa cause unrest at home."
What Grandpa Zhou is most worried about is that little Cheng Ning is not having a good life at home.
Moreover, little Cheng Ning didn’t come back here in the past few years... He also felt that he shouldn’t have come back. Da Cun was really too unreasonable and it chilled the child’s heart.
Zhou Chengning: "No problem, it was Juan's idea to buy these. Grandpa, don't think too much about it. I am living a comfortable life now."
Seeing that his grandson didn't seem to be lying, Grandpa Zhou asked something else, "Little Cheng Ning, did you borrow that tricycle from your father-in-law?"
Zhou Chengning: "I didn't borrow it, I bought it myself. I wanted to buy a tricycle, and Juan bought it for me, saying that riding a bike is more convenient than walking."
Three-wheelers are so nice. Spouses and children can sit comfortably on them.
"It's good to have a car." Whether it's a three-wheeled or two-wheeled car, Grandpa Zhou feels that life will be better if he has a car.
Zhou Chengning: "Grandpa, don't think badly of Juan. She doesn't want Aunt's money. It's because I miss you, but I... Anyway, you know that I still have a knot in my heart towards my parents."
Grandpa Zhou: "You are almost 30 years old, don't act like a child... It's normal to have a knot in your heart. Grandpa doesn't know what to say to them. Your wife is more capable than you and speaks more confidently."
Zhou Chengning loves to hear words praising his lover, "Grandpa, I think the happiest thing in my life is that I married a good wife and live a prosperous life."
Grandpa Zhou didn't want noise at home the most. When Dacun just got married, he still lived in the yard. It was because Dacun's wife was weird and he could feel that she didn't want him, the father-in-law, to stay in the yard.
Cunxin simply left home and moved out. It is indeed quieter to live alone outside, and there is something to do every day. Now that I am old and can't work in the fields, I can do small manual work. If I can't do small work anymore, I can read books.
If you have something to do, you won't have any random thoughts and you will have something to focus on. In fact, when Grandpa Zhou saw his grandson's wife, he felt that she was a righteous person, but it's hard to say.
Seeing that his grandson looked carefree, he felt relieved. "As long as you live a prosperous life, your wife next door won't make a scene, right?"
"Juan won't lose in an argument, don't worry, Grandpa."
Grandpa Zhou: "Am I worried about this? Why did your aunt...come back? Oh, by then I..."
Zhou Chengning felt that he might understand a little bit what his grandfather was worried about. "Grandpa, are you afraid that aunt will know that you live in a thatched hut instead of at home?"
"Yeah, your aunt is a straight-talker. She's going to have a fight with your mom when she gets back."
Zhou Chengning: "Grandpa, don't be afraid."
Now my room in the yard next door has been converted into my younger sister's room. There is no place for her to stay when she returns home for the New Year. I am afraid that Dacun's family will not be happy if I pretend to do so. "How can I not be afraid? Your aunt's temper has probably not changed much in the past 20 or 30 years."
"You really don't have to be afraid. Auntie knows. I told her in the letter that you were not living well in a thatched cottage."
Grandpa Zhou: ...
The silly grandson is really going to piss off his grandfather to death.
Grandpa Zhou now doesn't know whether he should worry about his granddaughter-in-law fighting with the Dacun family next door or worry about his daughter coming back for the New Year.
...
When Xu Xiangjuan went to the next door, the adults were all there. Her parents-in-law were drying the rice and meat in the yard, her younger brother's wife was sweeping the floor, her younger brother was eating melon seeds, and her younger sister was probably sleeping.
"What are you doing here? You are not welcome in my home!" The younger brother, holding a handful of melon seeds in his hand, was the first to jump out when he saw Xu Xiangjuan.
"What am I doing here? I'm here to have some tea. Don't interrupt me, you little kid. Grandpa and grandma, let's go inside and talk for a while."
Even though she is not much older than her younger brother, Xu Xiangjuan still thinks that her younger brother is an immature child.
Zhou Cunjiang was silent, and Zhao Xia's face immediately fell. She was really afraid of this daughter-in-law.
Little brother Zhou started yelling again, "I have something to say here, who can't listen?"
"Are you sure you want me to say this here, grandparents?" She wanted to talk to the two adults.
"Come in, little brother, you continue eating melon seeds." Zhao Xia spoke and went to the main room first, and Zhou Cunjiang followed behind.
Xu Xiangjuan ignored Zhou Xiaodi who was jumping up and down, and went to the main room with Niu Niu and Gua Gua in her arms.
After sitting down, she asked a few questions to get to know her parents-in-law and knew that her aunt would be back during the Chinese New Year.
Now it seems like nothing happened. Either the things my aunt sent were normal and nothing was missing, or there was something else said in the letter, but her family was not mentioned at all.
Zhao Xia naturally knew that her younger sister-in-law was coming back for the New Year. As for her father-in-law, she planned to let him come and stay for a few days during the New Year. Since her younger sister could sleep in her original room anyway, she would just put up with it for a few days. Once her younger sister-in-law left, she could go back to her room.
Hearing her daughter-in-law talking about her sister-in-law, Zhao Xia frowned immediately, "What do you want? Don't come to my house to ask for money. My son has come to your house as a son-in-law. Just like a married daughter, once married, it's like spilled water. He can't come back and try to take advantage of it. I made it clear at the beginning."
Xu Xiangjuan couldn't help but sneer in her heart. Her Aning had such a mother, which was really pitiful. "I didn't think much of it, mother-in-law. My family is not well off. My children need to go to school when they grow up, which is another expense. Bring grandpa to live with me, and send aunt's things to my house, so that my family can be better off."
"You're dreaming! Who do you think you are? Call my son over here and let him take a good look at you, the troublemaker." Upon hearing what Xu Xiangjuan said, Zhao Xia immediately started cursing.
Xu Xiangjuan looked at Niu Niu, who was about to cry because of his grandmother's sudden loud voice, and picked him up and walked a few steps. Niu Niu barely managed to stop crying, and then Xu Xiangjuan slowly spoke, "Auntie is sending the things to Grandpa, not to you to support the whole family. Grandpa is Auntie's biological father. Let me put it bluntly. Apart from father-in-law, who are you and your younger brother and sister? Why do you need Auntie to support you? Auntie has been away for 20 or 30 years, and the reason she didn't run out of things is because Grandpa is here. To put it bluntly, if Grandpa passes away one day, you will still be able to receive shit...
It's okay if I don't pick up Grandpa. Grandma and Dad, please be nice to him, reinforce the house and buy him some clothes. If Grandpa really gets sick and passes away, my family will be the first to notify Aunt."
I think my grandfather is a quiet person. He usually sits in front of the thatched hut and rarely talks to other old men and women.
She felt that in her previous life, her parents-in-law must have been able to hide the fact that her grandfather had passed away from her aunt, and then continue to accept the packages sent by her aunt with peace of mind. Maybe if their family didn't tell her this time, her aunt would never find out that her grandfather had passed away a long time ago.
If she were a grandfather, she really wouldn't want to live in the same yard with this group of people.
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