Chapter 53: First praise, then talk about the matter

When she married Gu Jianhua, her eldest brother gave her a military coat, so when her eldest brother and sister-in-law got married, she had to show some appreciation too!

You can’t just not be able to take it out.

Su Yue nodded and said, "I will write to you."

The full-month banquet for the two babies was successfully held. Su He has also come out of confinement and can wash her hair and take a bath at will.

I just can’t do that yet.

Gu Jianhua refused, "Wife, your health is important. The doctor said it can only be done after two months."

Su He: I am in great shape.

Really, her physical condition is better now than before pregnancy, but just bear with it.

Su He started working on March 1st, while Gu Jianhua reported to the Public Security Bureau after the Lantern Festival. All staff members of the Public Security Bureau started working on the seventh day of the first lunar month, but Gu Jianhua was injured and discharged from the army, and the leaders of the Public Security Bureau understood this, so they allowed him to report after the Lantern Festival.

Sometimes he came back at noon, and sometimes he went to Su's father and mother's house to have lunch and rest. It took an hour to go back and forth, plus eating, so it took a lot of time.

The stitches on Sister Gu’s forehead were removed a few days ago. The bruise on her eye has disappeared, but the wound on her forehead will probably leave a scar.

Although Third Sister Gu is not as enthusiastic and talkative as Second Sister Gu, she will use practical actions to prove that I will not sit back and relax at my mother's house.

Su He is out of confinement after childbirth, but it’s pretty much the same as during the confinement period. Apart from feeding her and taking care of her washing herself, no one else is responsible for her.

Third sister Gu and her mother help her with changing the baby's diapers and clothes. When the baby wakes up, it is Third sister Gu who helps to coax the baby and watch over her, letting her do her own things.

What else can Su He do? Just read books and earn points every day.

She is the most idle person in the family so far. Even eight-year-old Cher can sweep the floor and wash dishes.

Speaking of Xue'er, Su He remembered that Xue'er was eight years old this year. She went to ask Third Sister Gu whether she could be sent to school.

Sister Gu said, "Let's send it on September 1st this year."

In the past, the Li family did not allow girls to go to school, and they had no plans to send Xueer to school.

After leaving the Li family, Third Sister Gu felt that she was alive and had hope for the future. She no longer had to live in fear every day.

Just like her mother said, she might be a bully in her family. She remembered that when she was a child, the elders in the village praised her for being smart and independent-minded, and said that she would definitely not be bullied by her in-laws when she grew up.

On the contrary, it was her second sister who just cried when she was bullied as a child.

Later, the three sisters got married, but the eldest sister lived a better life. She gave birth to two sons in succession. Her mother-in-law did not dare to say anything, and later on, she directly divided the family.

Although her second sister was bullied by her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, she was able to control her second brother-in-law and make him side with her. In addition, they were from the same village, so their life was not too bad, not to mention that they later separated from the family.

As for her, alas, she doesn't know what happened after marrying into the Li family. She is always bullied unintentionally by her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. After a long time, they got used to it, and she got used to it too.

The main reason is that Li Lai Fu doesn’t support her.

But fortunately I left, escaped from this wolf's den.

Sister Gu is in a particularly good mood every day.

She took care of her sister-in-law's children not for any special reason, but simply out of gratitude to Xiao He.

"Okay, then we'll give it away in September." Su He nodded.

It was good to be able to send them to school. Gu's second sister and her three daughters were also studying, but the eldest and second daughters graduated from primary school and did not continue their studies.

However, the third child, Xiaomei, finished high school and was lucky enough to find a job in the commune. She met her husband in the commune, got married, and had children. In 1977, when the college entrance examination was resumed, she took the entrance examination and the whole family moved to live in the city.

But I just have a bad fate, alas!

Sister Gu asked Su He, "Xiao He, why didn't you get into college?"

If you can be a teacher, your grades must be good.

Su He told her about his misfortune, and Sister Gu said with regret,

"That's a shame."

Su He smiled and said, "It's not a pity. I will not meet my Jianhua anymore if I go to college."

Gu's mother particularly liked to hear this. Her daughter-in-law always looked at her son with love in her eyes. How did she say it? When the daughter-in-law saw her son, her eyes lit up immediately.

There is light in the eyes, sparkling.

Every day when Jianhua came home from get off work, Xiaohe would run over and hug him.

It seemed as if they hadn't seen each other for months.

What parents want to see most is a loving relationship between son and daughter-in-law, a happy mother, a harmonious relationship between children and their spouses, and a happy family.

Third Sister Gu also laughed and said, "I have to say it, sister-in-law, you are really a brave and enthusiastic girl."

Su He chuckled, "You have to be bold. If you like someone, just ask them. If they don't have anyone, I'll take action. Haha."

These words made Gu's mother and the third sister laugh out loud.

Third Sister Gu got back to the point, "Xiao He, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Third Sister has thought about it. As long as Xue'er is willing to study, I will support her until she graduates from high school. If she has good grades and can get into college, that would be great..."

She wanted her daughter to leave here, leave the countryside, live in the city, read more books, and broaden her horizons.

The only way out is to study.

Su He thought about it. It was at that time that Xue'er graduated from high school. There was no college entrance examination, only the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. I heard that one could only go there through recommendation.

But most people can’t get on this list.

But you can wait a few years and take the college entrance examination in 1977, just like Gu's second sister and third daughter.

She said, "Of course, Third Sister, it's good to let children read more books. It won't go wrong."

Mother Gu also said, "Xiao He is right. If our family was not so poor, I would have sent all four of you to school. After you graduated from high school, you would have gone to college."

Look at Xiao He's third brother who is studying at university. He looks different. You can tell at first glance that he is a highly educated, amazing person.

As a few people were chatting, they heard the sound of a door opening.

Gu's mother went to see that it was Aunt Li who came, and she was driving Master Li's old wife.

"I heard people talking outside the house. What were they talking about?"

Auntie Li is a nice person, kind and gets along well with everyone, so Mother Gu smiled and asked, "Why did you have time to come over?"

Auntie Li warmed her hands on the stove and said, "I have nothing to do, so I came out for a walk."

Gu's mother didn't quite believe it. The Li family wasn't close to their home, and Aunt Li wasn't a nosy person. It was impossible for her to go around in a long way to come to their house just for a stroll.

Their relationship is not that good.

"It's warm today," Aunt Li continued.

Gu's mother said, "The weather has been good these past two days."

At this moment, the two babies were awake, being held by their third aunt for a stroll. Aunt Li praised them when she saw them, "Jinzhi, I am not the only one saying this, these two kids are so pretty, their eyes are as black as grapes, their eyelashes are long, their eyebrows are black, and their hair is also jet black, thick and thick."

"Their faces are so fair. These two children look like the dolls in New Year pictures."

"I've lived for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen such a fair and beautiful child."

Nice words came out of her like they were free. When someone praised her two grandsons, Gu's mother felt very happy.

Mother Gu felt that Aunt Li was not exaggerating. Her two grandsons were just that good-looking. She had never seen a baby who was just one month old look so good-looking.

She only has two grandchildren.

She felt that within a hundred miles, no, in the entire county, there were no children prettier than her two grandsons.

Mother Gu was not modest either. "I said that too. Forget about anything else. How can a newly born baby have such black hair or so much hair? My two children have thick and black hair."

Aunt Li echoed, "That's right. The little Ma daughter-in-law gave birth to her second child, who is about the same age as your daughter-in-law. I went to see her."

At this point, he shook his head and said, "You can't say that the child is ugly, but he has very few hairs and his face is not white. He really can't be compared with your two grandchildren."

After saying this, he even clicked his tongue twice.

Gu's mother was very proud and said, "Whether the child is good-looking or not depends on what the child's parents look like."

Auntie Li nodded, "That's true. I remember Jianhua also had black hair and big eyes when he was a child. His eyebrows and eyes were particularly beautiful."

"He married a beautiful wife, and the children they will have together will be very pretty."

Mother Gu smiled and agreed with Auntie Li, and at the same time wondered in her heart why Auntie Li came here today, and why she came all the way here without telling me what she was talking about.