Chapter 23 Are You Jealous?
As the saying goes, good news never travels far, but bad news travels a thousand miles.
The fact that Su He did not get up in the morning and slept until eight or nine o'clock was spread by Zhang Xiufang, Wu Sanfeng, Sun Guihua and others, and almost everyone in the village knew about it.
Gu's mother felt that she needed to go out and clear her daughter-in-law's name. What kind of things had these women spread about her daughter-in-law?
Her daughter-in-law is lazy
Where is Xiaohe lazy?
You are pregnant but still go to work. You have a hard time attending classes during normal times. You must rest more during the holidays.
What kind of activities are there in that house?
It's just cooking and cleaning the house, she can do these tasks by herself, why would she need Xiaohe?
Furthermore, she still said that the main source of income in the family is her son and daughter-in-law, and she and the old man are auxiliary. They usually cook, take care of the children and clean the house, so that the children can go to work and earn money with peace of mind.
Isn't that good.
After all, these women were just jealous of her, jealous that she had a promising son, and that her son married a promising daughter-in-law.
Out of jealousy, she kept talking about the fact that her daughter-in-law got up at eight o'clock.
Gu's mother understood their little thoughts, but she still wanted to clear Xiaohe's name.
There was no need for Gu's mother to say it specifically. Everyone on the street had been talking about this these past two days. They said that Gu Daniu's daughter-in-law from the city was so lazy that she didn't get up until eight o'clock when the sun was shining on her butt.
So before Gu's mother had dug up two weeds in the field, a young wife in her group asked her about it.
"Hey, Aunt Zhao, does your daughter-in-law really sleep until eight o'clock? She doesn't do any housework."
Mother Gu snorted and raised her eyes, "Why, are you jealous?"
The young daughter-in-law thought that Mother Gu would agree with her. After all, the other aunts in the village all complained about their daughters-in-law, saying this and that were not good.
Who knew that Gu's mother would say this.
The young wife smiled awkwardly and said, "Who wouldn't be jealous of what you said, Aunt Zhao? But if you sleep until eight o'clock every day, then you won't be able to live your life. It's all wasted!"
Mother Gu snorted, "Well, if you were a teacher in the county and got paid every month, then you could sleep until eight o'clock every day during the holidays. I believe no one in your family would dare to say anything to you."
Everyone could hear what Mrs. Gu said, and the young wife was very embarrassed. What was Aunt Zhao pointing at her? Pointing at her for not being able to sleep in!
What a joke! If she was a teacher in the county town, she wouldn't be so stupid as to marry a farmer and live in the countryside.
Su He: It means I’m stupid!
Not to mention that the young wife really thinks Su He is a bit stupid. She gave up a good life just to marry into the countryside. Gu Jianhua is a soldier and he is not at home all year round. She has to live in an empty house with his parents. It is not clear whether they get along well or not, but it is still a problem.
The young wife thought that any random guy in the county would be better than this one.
She said stubbornly, "Then I won't sleep until eight o'clock every day."
Mother Gu said, "It's up to you. You're not a teacher anyway."
"Besides, Xiao He is pregnant. What's wrong with her taking a few more hours of rest?"
"I'm not that evil mother-in-law, but I wouldn't do anything like abusing my daughter-in-law."
After saying this, Mother Gu shook her head.
People around me: You are the one who said all the bad things, right? How can not letting my daughter-in-law take a nap be considered abuse?
However, everyone was still attracted by what Gu's mother said about Xiao He being pregnant, and they changed the topic directly, "Oh! Pregnant? How many months?"
"You must be asking from the month Jianhua left. Jianhua left in March, so it's been more than three months, almost four months now?"
Mother Gu smiled and nodded, "Yes, and let me tell you, Xiao He and her third brother are twins, born together."
"Xiao He told me a few days ago that she dreamed of two babies, a boy and a girl, playing with her and calling her mom. Maybe my daughter-in-law is pregnant with two babies. After all, my mother-in-law also gave birth to twins, so it's genetic!"
"Oh, congratulations!"
"It's okay to sleep a little longer in the morning when you're pregnant."
"Yes, it's easy to feel sleepy when you have a baby!"
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Not all people have bad intentions. There are also aunties like Gu Mu who suffered at the hands of their mothers-in-law when they were young. When they become mothers-in-law themselves, they will be more considerate and take care of their daughters-in-law.
But there are a few people who feel unbalanced.
For example, the young daughter-in-law who spoke to Gu's mother before, the treatment of young daughters-in-law in the village was similar in the past, and it can’t be said to be bad or good.
It's not very good.
When they came to Suho, everything changed. Gu's mother was so nice to them. They also almost understood why Gu's mother was nice to her daughter-in-law. It was just that she thought her daughter-in-law was a city dweller and had a job, so they just wanted to curry favor with her.
But I feel like this kind of flattery is a bit too much. If they also had a job in the city, their mother-in-law would also flatter them in the same way.
uncertain!
Even when Su He was pregnant, they had been pregnant before, so they still went to work in the fields. They stopped working in the fields only after their bellies got bigger, but they still did housework, such as cleaning the house, cooking, washing dishes, etc., until they gave birth.
Well, after all, they are not as lucky as Su He.
Gu's mother did not tell Su He about this matter when she came back, as she felt it was unnecessary. Those women in the village just loved to gossip and would spread such a small matter everywhere.
Gu's mother also knew who the source was. It was no one else except Wu Sanfeng and Zhang Xiuying, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law from the second wife's house.
Even though she has no evidence!
However, Gu's mother guessed correctly. A few days ago, Wu Sanfeng came to see Su He at around eight o'clock, and he met Su He just getting up. Wu Sanfeng started to grumble in his heart.
Gu's mother didn't tell Su He this, but Gu's second sister told Su He when she came to visit.
She personally thought that there was no problem. Her sister-in-law was pregnant, so she could just sleep. What's wrong with sleeping a few more hours? Besides, there was no work that Su He could do in their family.
You won't even let me sleep, what a shame.
Su He didn't care about that. Let them talk as they please. She would still sleep with him even if she wasn't pregnant.
She snorted, "Second sister, those people are jealous of me and our family."
Sister Gu said, "That's right."
Those people always keep saying the same few words and can't come up with anything new.
Su He touched Second Sister Gu's belly and asked, "Second Sister, you are almost pregnant, right?"
Sister Gu nodded, "It should be in these few days."
Alas, the closer the due date got, the more nervous she became. She was afraid of giving birth to another daughter-in-law. She didn't want to have a daughter-in-law anymore. She already had three. She wanted a son.
"I hope it's a boy." said Sister Gu.
Su He, "Don't worry, second sister, you are carrying a boy. I dreamed a few days ago that you gave birth to a boy."
Hearing this, Second Sister Gu exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, dreams are the opposite of what they actually are."
Su He lied, "My dreams never come true. Before I met Jianhua at the beginning of the year, I had met him in my dreams several times."
"Guess what happened next, I really ran into him at the gate of the supply and marketing cooperative!"