After talking for a long time, Qiu Yuling realized that her father was not there. "Hey~ I thought Dad went to the toilet. How come he hasn't come back in such a long time?"
Li Qingmei covered the kneaded dough in a basin and looked at the watch. "I guess it's almost time. He said he went somewhere to get a board.
Your room is small, so you should get some boards. When anyone of us comes, we can sleep on the floor, so we don’t have to spend money living outside.
After the people leave, you can put the board under the bed and put some things on it."
Qiu Yuling didn't listen to much, but stared at the watch on Li Qingmei's wrist, "Oh, you're wearing a watch?" It was a Plum brand.
Li Qingmei touched the watch strap and handed it to Qiu Yuling. "Your second sister-in-law bought it for me. I said no, no, but she insisted that I wear it..."
Seeing that her daughter liked it, she took off the watch and said, "You keep it. I'm a poor worker, and it would be a waste for me to wear it. You guys are at work, so it would be more useful for you to wear it."
Qiu Yuling pushed it over and said, "You wear it well. This is a gift from your daughter-in-law. Why would you give it to me? Besides, I have it myself. Even if I don't have it, my third brother promised to buy it for me.
There's no need to steal the gifts your daughter-in-law gave you." The latter part was said jokingly with a smile.
Li Qingmei put it back on after hearing this. "Mom gave it to you, and your second sister-in-law didn't say anything. She's not that kind of person."
Qiu Yuling realized that her parents were very satisfied with their visit to her second brother's house. They hadn't noticed that during this short period of time, everyone from her in-laws to her daughter-in-law showed their satisfaction without saying it explicitly.
You know, her mother has always had some backbone. Whether it was her attitude towards her own in-laws over the years, or when she first learned that her second sister-in-law had an outstanding family background, she didn't feel any joy at all.
This behavior at this time only shows that both the second sister-in-law and her family are unreasonable people.
"Mom, do you have a ranking in mind for your three daughters-in-law?" Qiu Yuling said with a mischievous look on her face.
Li Qingmei disagreed with her. "They are all the same. Why should they be ranked? Besides, the focus is not on me. As long as their family is happy, then they should not bother to mess things up. Why should I care so much?"
This is because she is afraid of complaining about her daughter-in-law in front of her daughter. Her daughter is young and doesn't hide things. If others find out, it will cause chaos in the family. So even if she is dissatisfied, she will deal with it herself.
"Tsk, you're really not open at all, right, grandma?~"
Grandma studied her granddaughter's knuckles and smiled, "Your mother is right."
Qiu Yuling also likes Qiu's mother's personality.
She has a temper, but can tell right from wrong. She is better than most mothers-in-law and even mothers. However, over the years, contradicting her has become a habit.
Seeing that her grandmother didn't support her, she started to make trouble with her head sticking out, and her hair became a mess. Her grandmother loved her even more, saying, "Lingling is getting smaller as she grows up. She wasn't this naughty when she was a child."
Li Qingmei finished all the preparations before dinner. Qiu Jianshe hadn't come back yet. Qiu Yuling wanted to go look for him, but she stopped him and said, "Why are you looking for him? He's an adult, not a kid.
You guys are so young and can make it in the outside world, but he's causing us worries?
Come and see what I brought you."
The mother and her two daughters were on the bed inside. They took out the things in the bag and spread them out one by one. "This military uniform was prepared for you by your second sister-in-law's mother.
This blue suspender skirt was prepared by your second sister-in-law, and this pair of leather shoes was bought for you by your fourth aunt.
I heard your fourth uncle said you could play the erhu when he went back that year. This banhu was given to you by your fourth uncle. What did he say? Yes, you can master everything by learning it..."
There are also a bunch of miscellaneous food, including various snacks and dried fruits that are grown in abundance there.
Qiu Yuling put away the letter addressed to her by name.
One of them was a plaid handkerchief given to Li Qingmei by her cousin Li Qinglian, whom she hadn't seen for many years. She wanted to give it to herself, but Qiu Yuling pushed it away and said, "You can wear it. If you have something nice, just give it to me."
I have one myself, but yours has not only turned white, it has also become like a net bag..."
The things on this end hadn't been packed back yet when Qiu Jianshe finally arrived. "Yuling, I made two partition boards according to the size of the land in front of you. When you use them, put them together. It's no problem for two or three people to sleep on them."
Qiu Yuling saw that it was almost as big as two doors. The tables, chairs, and benches on the ground all had to be moved away. She stopped Qiu's father from assembling them, saying, "Dad, it's only March and it's still cold. Sleeping on the floor will make you freeze."
Grandma and I will live here, and I've already registered for a room in the guesthouse at our bureau when I get off work. There's no need to bother you and your mother.
Qiu Jianshe was helpless. His daughter had always been opinionated. "Look at you. Why would you spend this money? Your mother and I will just spend one night and then go back. We haven't worked this winter. There are so many things to spend money along the way. I just want to spend as little as possible."
Qiu Yuling pointed at the bed board and asked, "You didn't spend any money on this?"
Qiu Jianshe immediately became interested. "This is free, Uncle Wu. Oh, your uncle's youngest son works at the lumber mill. I went to look for him. I found two broken door panels and he polished them up a bit..."
Qiu Yuling decided not to let them sleep on the floor, so she coaxed him to put it directly on the floor under the bunk bed. "Hey, it fits perfectly. If the space wasn't so cramped, it would look like a bunk bed."
Hearing his daughter's joke, Qiu Jianshe examined it carefully and said, "That's fine. We can just convert your place into a bunk bed. You don't have to sleep on the floor. But we need to build a new bed frame. I'll go ask your uncle from your fifth uncle's family..."
Qiu Yuling quickly stopped the man and said, "Dad, stop messing around. Who could possibly come here? Someone is here. I'm going to the guesthouse to register for a room. Besides, I've been used to living alone since I was a child and don't like to mess with others.
Don't even think about getting me a place to take in people. Otherwise, all the neighbors in the team will be assigned to me, and I won't be in a good mood to serve them."
Li Qingmei overheard most of what was going on outside. While stretching noodles, she came in to help out, "Listen to your daughter. Don't promise those unreliable nephews and nieces in your family to take advantage of my daughter.
Aren't you all so self-serving? You used to look down on our family, but in the past two years, I called you uncle a few more times, and you got so angry, didn't you?
Why so many sleeping places? I'm the only one here, how many chances can we get to go out like this? His brothers have all started families and it's impossible for them to live here. If they can stay for a day or two while passing through, it's a big deal.
Just ask them to register themselves at the guesthouse."
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