For a moment, the small kitchen was so crowded that there was no room to move around. According to the customs in his hometown, Sanduzi was already five years old. After a brief time with his grandparents, he had already formed an impression of them.
Yundou can walk now. At first, he was a little attached to his parents, but now he follows his brothers and calls for grandma in a baby voice.
"Oh, our beans are hungry, aren't they? It's cold in this room. You guys go to the main room first, and grandma will be here later."
In winter, we cook in the main room. Today, because we used the kitchen the day before to do something, and it’s cold here, so it’s a good place to store things, I put the leftover steamed buns and leftover vegetables in this room.
Huang Duoer wanted to help, so Li Qingmei pointed at the bamboo dustpan and told her to pick up a few steamed buns and bring them over. Wang Xiaotao also wanted to help, "Mom, is there anything else you need? Let me do it."
Li Qingmei smiled and said, "There's nothing else to take. Go to the main room. What are you doing here? It's cold. Go quickly."
Qiu Yuling lifted the door curtain, waiting for them to come out. "Hurry up, my fingers are almost frozen off."
When Wang Xiaotao heard this, she was shocked. She rushed over and lifted the door curtain. "I can do this job better than you." She was also three fingers taller than Qiu Yuling. Her slender and tall figure made it easier to lift the door curtain.
Huang Duo'er followed behind, still with that gentle smile on her face, as if she didn't feel anything at all.
Actually, Wang Xiaotao, who had just married into the family, shouldn't have been asked to eat leftovers for her second meal. Firstly, they had bought enough yesterday, and secondly, she herself wasn't very particular. She said, "It's good enough to have something to eat. We're in the army, and we can't be picky. It's okay, I'll eat the same as everyone else."
Mother Qiu was finding the second son's wife increasingly pleasing to her. After cleaning up the kitchen, she and Qiu Jianshe took their belongings and went to thank the neighbors. "The second son's family is well-off, and what's rare is that they have a good temperament, too. They're tough on the outside, but flexible on the inside. It's a blessing for the second son to have such a father-in-law."
Qiu Jianshe agreed with this. "You should find a time to give it to the second child's family. What they have is theirs, and what we give is ours. We agreed to treat all the children equally, so we won't give them any reason to complain."
Li Qingmei raised her eyebrows, "Is that what you are asking of me?"
"Look at you, old woman, you won't let me speak. You find fault with everything I say, good or bad."
Li Qingmei was filled with anger, and now was the perfect time to vent. "Hmph, you think I'm being argumentative? Well, I do have my reasons. Look at how my family treats us. And look at your family too.
The second son had such a big event, but they came with the neighbors who were having the banquet, and just wiped their mouths and left after eating, without even mentioning that they were all family. Should they help clean up, or express their gratitude to the new daughter-in-law?
He immediately told Dahe that he was successful now, and that the Yue family was also very powerful, so he asked him to help his brothers...
Where do they get the nerve to do this? They don't burn incense on weekdays, but when they encounter trouble, they call on the Buddha? And your mother has also mixed in with this, taking advantage of her seniority. I don't even dare to ask the second son's wife and her father to look after the second son more.
She was so nice that she made a wish and asked Dabao Dayou to come over to help...”
Li Qingmei became angrier and angrier as she spoke, her voice getting louder and louder. Qiu Jianshe panicked and told her to lower her voice, "Be careful not to make fun of others by hearing you. Besides, you just keep talking about your own business. Why do you keep criticizing my mother? She's so old, what does she know..."
"Humph, what doesn't she understand? She understands more than anyone else. She knows that if she goes all out, it will only bring shame to Dahe in the Yue family. It's true that they are taking advantage of her. If it weren't for your mother, I wouldn't be angry about this. I've been married into your family for half my life and have endured the humiliation of half my life.
I'm telling you this, don't go out and drink some horse urine and then make random promises. You won't be able to do anything.
Although my four children have not reached where they are today entirely on their own, 90% of the effort is due to them themselves, and the remaining 10% is due to help from outsiders.
I have nothing to do with them, so why would they try to make friends with me now?
I won’t agree!”
Qiu Jianshe said it quietly.
He was happy yesterday and maybe he was drunk and said something random. He didn't dare to talk back at all when his wife scolded him.
The two of them came back from outside and put on smiles when they reached the door.
As soon as they entered the house, they saw a few little ones having fun in the yard on a cold day. Li Qingmei called out to them, "Douzi, come in with grandma. Your great-grandma brought back some sugar cakes. It's time to wash your hands and eat them."
Yundou was stumbling as he walked, and Qiu Jianshe grabbed him from behind. "Yundou looks a lot like my aunt when she was this age."
Li Qingmei also agreed with this.
They do look a bit alike, but actually, she looks more like her father.
The triplets can already take care of themselves, but little Yundou can't yet and needs the care of her grandparents.
Each person stuffed one into their hand, and Li Qingmei sent Chidou away, "Go call your aunt and the others."
Qiu Yuling and Wang Xiaotao were both in Huang Duoer's room, watching her cutting and sewing clothes.
Chidou rushed in from outside, "Mom, aunt, auntie, my grandma is calling you to eat delicious food." Before she finished speaking, she was blown away like a small whirlwind.
Huang Duoer put away her clothes and said, "Let's go over there, don't make mother wait anxiously."
Qiu Yuling smiled as soon as she saw them. "I thought there were more, but it turns out there's only one for each person? Then why didn't you call us over so eagerly? Why not let the little ones eat instead?"
Li Qingmei glared at her daughter. It was because she was greedy that she had to leave a bite of everything for her. "You can each try one first. Your team leader's aunt asked her to bring it back. It's not a small amount, a whole plate. We have too many people.
I've boiled some more, and we'll fry some fried cakes later. Your Aunt Hua also gave me a small bag of sesame, which I've soaked too. While you're all here, I'll give you everything you've been thinking about."
Qiu Yuling has been back for three or four days and has to be back early tomorrow morning. It's a good opportunity to take this opportunity to explain her affairs to her.
Li Qingmei paused while kneading the oil cake. "What did you say? You were transferred? Where were you transferred to? Is it far away?"
Wang Xiaotao and Huang Duoer didn't know either, so they listened carefully.
"It's not far, in Wu City, only about two hours longer. There's a bus service, so it's very convenient. My salary level will be different this time when I go back, and I'll get 49.5 yuan, which is good, right?"
Li Qingmei was really happy now. "That's really good news. Nothing can be more substantial than a salary increase."
Considering that his two daughters-in-law were outsiders, he was afraid that his words would sound offensive. "Well, what I mean is that if you earn more, you should work harder. We should continue to shine wherever we go."
Qiu Yuling giggled. Her mother was so cute. She knew the difference between right and wrong now.
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