Jiang Mengxue didn't know that her hesitation made Li Cuiying's heart jump to her throat outside the door.
"I heard you say before that Second Mother will retire in a few years, and if she wants, she can live with me then. But I'm thinking that Second Uncle hasn't retired yet, and it wouldn't be a good idea to let Second Mother go alone. Besides, when you can join the army, you can let Second Uncle and Second Mother retire and come with us, so that we can take care of them when the time comes."
Gu Qingbei was quite surprised: "You are like having another pair of parents-in-law. Aren't you afraid that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will have trouble getting along?"
Jiang Mengxue was speechless: "Do you want me to agree? Besides, I get along well with Er Niang. If you have any unhappiness, just say it directly. The more you hide it, the harder it will be to get along with each other."
Gu Qingbei nodded: "Don't worry, my second mother was also a heroine when she was young, with a straightforward personality, so we will definitely get along well. I'm also worried that if you get pregnant, no one will take care of you. If my second mother can be with you, she can help you."
Jiang Mengxue glared at him: "Don't give me that, there's nothing to worry about."
Gu Qingbei threw everything aside and directly took Jiang Mengxue's hand. Jiang Mengxue didn't stand firmly and lay down on the kang: "Wife, I will work harder."
"Oh." Jiang Mengxue was so angry that she slapped him.
Li Cuiying blushed when she heard the noise in the house. Not wanting to disturb them, she turned around and went back.
"Aren't you going to ask Xiaobei to fetch some water? Did you tell him?" Gu Zhenjiang saw that his wife was very happy and wondered what happy news was going on.
"Oh, no need to shout. The young couple is busy. Let's not disturb them. Just go to bed and don't worry about them."
No matter how crazy they were on their wedding night, they still got up early the next day. Today was the day to return to their parents' home. In the past, they would return home three days later, but now sometimes they are in a hurry and return the next day.
"You guys eat first, everything is packed up, you can just take it later."
Li Cuiying got up early in the morning to pack her things, for she was afraid that the young couple would get up late. Plus, they didn't know anything and might not be polite enough, so she got up early to get ready.
Jiang Mengxue had made it clear with Gu Qingbei the day before, and since she would treat Jiang Erbo and Jiang Erniang like her parents-in-law from now on, she didn't bother to be too polite.
The two of them set off at eight o'clock, each riding a bicycle. In fact, Jiang Mengxue didn't know what to do with the bicycle. It was definitely not possible to give it to the Jiang family for free. It was not that she was reluctant to do so, but there was really no such thing. A bicycle was not a small amount of money. If you add the ticket, it would be at least close to three hundred yuan. The bicycle ticket alone would cost less than one hundred yuan in the underworld. This price was not something that ordinary people could afford.
When Jiang Mengxue first learned about the price, she thought it was too exaggerated. Later, Gu Qingbei told her that large bills like this are usually about one-third of the real thing on the black market, and sometimes even higher, because these bills are really hard to get. A large factory can get at most three large bills a year, and a small factory can get one every one or two years.
It sounds okay, but a factory has at least a few thousand people and at most tens of thousands. Where can ordinary people get this ticket?
Now the two of them have the two bicycles and a sewing machine. Gu's mother and Gu Qingbei's military leader have also sent back tickets, and these tickets are time-limited.
They really don't need it in the short term, but they are reluctant to sell it on the black market. If they sell it to relatives, it will also be difficult.
Gu Qingbei would probably have to return to the army in half a month, and Jiang Mengxue couldn't ride two bikes by herself. But seeing Jiang's mother's attitude, she was unwilling to stay, so Jiang Mengxue didn't plan to give her any money.
After all, her parents are living with these brothers now, and she doesn't want these two cars to cause discord among the brothers in the future. If she just gave it to her parents out of filial piety, she would have given it. But after thinking about it carefully these two days, she realized that it was indeed inappropriate.
The two brigades are not far from each other, and it only takes half an hour to ride a bike. My sister and brother-in-law are here today. They went back to the Chen family yesterday afternoon to divide the family property, and the couple came back after the trip. They plan to go back this afternoon to pack up their things, leave Xiaowei at his grandmother's house to play for a few days, and then pick him up after he settles down.
"You guys, what can I say? Why are you carrying so many things? This is not how you live." When Jiang's mother came out, she saw her son-in-law carrying things out of the car again. Thinking about the couple's expenses this month, she estimated that her son-in-law's allowance for one or two years would not be enough.
"Mother, these are all prepared by my second uncle and second aunt. Qingbei and I will go to my second uncle and third uncle's house, as well as my aunt Meifeng's house. Qingbei's aunt is our matchmaker."
Jiang's mother nodded. This was the right thing to do. "Then you two should go now. You don't have to stay too long to deliver the things. I'm busy and don't have time to accompany you. Come back early."
The two nodded and picked up the things they wanted to send. There was no need for Jiang's mother to take them with her. Since they were close relatives, Jiang Mengxue would not be unable to find them.
Today, knowing that Jiang Mengxue would come over to visit her parents, her second and third uncles were all at home finding something to do and had not yet gone to work. Jiang Mengxue was afraid of delaying their work, so she just put down her things and chatted for a few minutes before leaving.
Er Niang prepared a pound of meat and a pound of glutinous rice cake for each family. She originally thought about whether to bring cigarettes and alcohol, but after thinking it over, she decided not to. Gu Qingbei was the only child in their family, and they wanted to give him everything well, but this would also put pressure on others. So Uncle Gu and his wife discussed it for a long time and decided to give the same gifts as in the city, either wine or meat, and they could only choose one. Li Cuiying thought that the whole family could eat the meat, so she didn't choose to send wine, and all the families were very happy.
The two finally came to Gu Meifeng's house. Because she was Gu Qingbei's aunt and also the matchmaker between the two, the gifts she prepared were a bit heavier, including a pound of meat, two bottles of wine, and two pounds of cakes.
"Why do you bring so many things with you? You two just got married and need to save some for your daily life." Although she said that, she was so happy that one of them was her nephew from her mother's side and the other was her niece from her husband's side who came to see her.
"Aunt, even if you're not the matchmaker between Xiaoxue and me, you're my real aunt. It's only natural for me to bring something to see you. You're still being polite to me."
"Hahaha, okay, in the future, when you and Xiaoxue have a child, I will still have to eat your red eggs."
Jiang Mengxue really experienced this. Before getting married, they urged her to get married. After getting married, they urged her to have children. After having one, they probably urged her to have a second child. This is a topic that all elders must talk about when they meet.
"Aunt, where are Brother Jianmin and the others? And Xiaocao is not at home? The children are still at work." Gu Qingbei was said to be numb recently, and he changed the subject skillfully.
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