As the eldest aunt, Lu Xiuhe spoke first, "Nian Nian, please don't be annoyed if I, your aunt, say a few more words. Your aunt and I just want to remind you that you should be thrifty in your life and not spend as much money as you have."
"Shi Shen has a dull personality and doesn't value money. Your family can only rely on you to hold on to the money. Don't let him do whatever he wants in the future. You must manage the money where it should be managed and don't let him spend it recklessly."
Lu Xiujuan nodded and said earnestly, "Nian Nian, we have heard about you and Shi Shen from our second brother and his wife. Now that you and Shi Shen have obtained the marriage certificate, we will only recognize you as our niece-in-law."
"I tell you all this because I hope you can have a better life and spend money on your own family. Don't let Shi Shen learn the habit of pretending to be good. Your uncle-in-law has this problem. Others always praise him, but I am the only one who knows how frustrating it is to live with such a person. In order to save face outside, your uncle-in-law can spend all the money at home, even without money to buy salt. He can't make any comments about his own family affairs, but he is more active than anyone else in other people's affairs."
The two aunts were women who lived a down-to-earth life. They felt really bad for their nephew when they saw him spending money like this.
The nephew has been taciturn and untalkative since he was young. They saw that their niece-in-law was quite talkative, so they kindly reminded her to hold on to her money for emergencies, so as not to let her nephew spend all the money, which would make her and her children live a hard life in the future.
Yang Niannian was not an ungrateful person. She knew that her two aunts were doing this for her own good, so she just laughed.
"Aunt and little aunt, I know you are doing this for the good of Shi Shen and me. Don't worry, I will definitely manage the household well and take good care of Shi Shen and I's little family in the future."
After a pause, he explained, "He bought so many vegetables this time because he felt that he had not properly entertained his family members during these years of being away from home. This time, all the people who came were uncles, aunts, and uncles, and there were no outsiders, so he thought of buying more vegetables to bring back so that everyone could eat better. He usually doesn't spend much money, and he gives me his allowance to manage."
Not only did she appreciate the kindness of the two aunts, she also explained that Lu Shishen did this because he valued family affection. After hearing this, the two aunts were not only relieved, but also very pleased, and they loved Yang Niannian even more.
Look at how sweet this little mouth is, and this little face. When she smiles, they can’t take their eyes off her, let alone her nephew.
Lu Xiuhe held Yang Niannian's hand in hers, "Niannian, it is Shi Shen's blessing to marry you. The Lu family didn't even hold a wedding for you. You are really wronged."
Lu Xiujuan nodded. The more she looked at her niece-in-law, the more she liked her. Her nephew had a dull personality, so he needed a lively wife like her.
My nephew is so lucky. Even though he lost his college student wife, he was able to find such a beautiful and lovely one.
"I don't feel wronged. Although Shi Shen is a man of few words, he is very nice to me." Yang Niannian said in a crisp voice.
Lu Xiuhe and Lu Xiujuan thought, is their nephew more than just taciturn? Well, it's not an exaggeration to say that he is half dumb.
I don’t know if his personality has changed in these years since I last saw him.
Lu Xiuhe looked outside and saw that many people had come to the yard. She quickly said, "Okay, let's stop chatting and get ready to cook."
Lu Xiujuan also remembered that there were still many things waiting to be done, so she hurriedly said.
"I'll go help Ailian and Ruoling wash the vegetables. Big sister, please boil some hot water to remove the chicken feathers."
My nephew bought three big roosters, seven or eight kilograms of pork, and three big grass carps. These dishes alone cost at least more than 20 yuan.
Lu Xiuhe responded, picked up the ladle and added water to the big iron pot. Yang Niannian wanted to help, but was stopped by her.
"You are the bride today, so I can't let you do any work. I can boil the water by myself. It's hot in the kitchen, so go outside and rest for a while."
It really doesn't take so many people to make a fire, and Yang Niannian didn't stay in the kitchen. As soon as she walked out, Lu Shishen came to her.
Asked with concern, "What did the elder and younger aunts talk to you about just now?"
Yang Niannian said coquettishly, "They said that if you bully me in the future, they will come to help me vent my anger."
Seeing that she was in a good mood, Lu Shishen guessed that the two aunts probably didn't say anything excessive, so he felt relieved.
At this time, Lu Qingyuan came over and said, "Shi Shen, sister-in-law, our uncle has arrived at the entrance of the village. Let's go and pick him up."
Lu Shishen nodded and whispered to Yang Niannian, "If you don't want to go out, go to the main room and rest first."
Yang Niannian smiled playfully, "The ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her parents-in-law. I'd better go with you, so that my uncle won't say that I'm arrogant."
"Let's go." Lu Shishen led her out.
As soon as I walked out of the yard, I met my eldest uncle and his friends. My eldest uncle and his wife and their son were all there, while only my aunt and her two sons were there from my younger uncle's family.
Except for my elder aunt and younger aunt, none of the other female members of the family came.
"Uncle, aunt, aunt..."
Lu Qingyuan and Lu Shishen called their elders in turn, and Yang Niannian followed suit.
Uncle Ma Guilin and aunt have honest and simple faces. They are very friendly to Yang Niannian. They smile and praise Yang Niannian for her beauty, saying that Lu Shishen has found a good wife.
My aunt Niu and Cao have two sons, but they look so arrogant, with their chins almost raised to the sky.
Judging from their dress, my younger uncle's family seems to be much better off than my older uncle's family.
While Yang Niannian was looking at several people, she found that her uncle's son Ma Hao was also staring at her with a squinty look in his eyes, as if he had X-ray vision, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Out of intuition, she felt that this man had ulterior motives. She glared at Ma Hao and stood behind Lu Shishen.
Ma Hao tilted his head and wanted to continue watching, but Lu Shishen gave him a cold look and he instantly became obedient.
As the eldest son in the family, Lu Qingyuan did not see his uncle and mother coming over. Although he knew why, he still had to ask a few questions.
"Why didn't my mother and uncle come?"
"Don't you know your uncle's temper?" Niu Hecao glanced at Lu Shishen and deliberately said to him, "If you brothers don't come in person to apologize and admit your mistakes, they will definitely not come."
Lu Shishen had a blank expression on his face. "Let's go inside and talk first."
Seeing his attitude, Niu Hecao's eldest son Ma Yuejie became dissatisfied and spoke in an official educational tone.
"Shi Shen, now that you are the company commander, you don't even care about your mother and uncle? Filial piety comes first. You are an officer in the army, don't you even understand this?"
Lu Shishen frowned, "Respect the wishes of the elders, what's the problem?"
“…”
Ma Yuejie choked and looked at Lu Shishen with strange eyes. Is this still the person he knew before?
He actually talked back.
Yang Niannian laughed secretly behind Lu Shishen's back. Lu Shishen's mouth was getting worse and worse.
Ma Guilin was worried that his nephew and niece might have an argument, so he quickly tried to smooth things over, "It's hot outside, let's go inside and talk instead of standing outside."
Ma Yuejie is not as tall as Lu Shishen, nor as imposing as him. He has been afraid of him since he was a child, and now he is even more afraid and dares not really challenge Lu Shishen.
Seeing Ma Guilin trying to smooth things over, he quickly took advantage of the situation and went into the yard with a snort.