Chapter 124 Only You Feel Sorry for Me
Just then, Yang Jinwei, who had been out, came back. He looked around but didn't see his mother-in-law. He looked at Sun Erni in confusion and asked, "Mom, where is my mother-in-law?"
"I'm going home." Sun Erni replied unhappily. They have such a custom here. When a daughter who marries out gives birth and is in confinement after childbirth, the mother has to come to take care of her. Even if she doesn't come, she has to pay for it.
"Go home? Aren't you here to take care of Qiuyan?" Yang Jinwei was really overwhelmed. His mother was alone at home taking care of two children and an adult, and had to get up at night. How could she bear this?
Sun Er sighed, "It is said that Qiuyan's sister-in-law is pregnant and needs someone to take care of her."
"Ah, then," Yang Jinwei was a little embarrassed. He also had to go to work during the day and couldn't help, so his mother had to work hard. Thinking of this, he looked at his mother in embarrassment and whispered, "Mom, I'll give you ten yuan, please help take care of Qiuyan and the child first..."
Sun Erni waved her hand before he could finish his words, "Forget it. I'm not the kind of person who is obsessed with money. But it's really hard for me to take care of two children, and yours is a premature baby, so I can only let Xiaobao suffer for now. I'm going to your younger brother's house, and Xiaobao will have to be taken care of by someone else."
Jiang Xinbai was also considering whether to send her child to a nursery or ask the neighbor next door to take care of her. Although she had met the neighbor several times and he seemed quite friendly, she was still worried about leaving her child with an outsider, so after much thought, she decided that the only option was a nursery.
"Jinsheng, Xinbai, open the door!" Sun Erni stood at the gate of the yard and knocked on the door. At this time, the neighbor next door came out. She glanced at Sun Erni and asked, "Auntie, who are you to this family?"
"Oh, my son and daughter-in-law live in there."
"Really? Then your son and daughter-in-law are really lucky. This yard is bigger than ours. It's so spacious for their family of three." Aunt Sun next door looked at Jiang Xinbai's small yard with envy. Her family was nothing like them, where the whole family lived in one small yard. It was so crowded.
"No way, your yard is yours, but my son's yard is rented, and he has to pay five dollars a month! You who live nearby should know how shabby this yard was before, and we spent a lot of money to repair it." Sun Erni explained with a bitter face. Although she was also very satisfied with her youngest son's yard, she couldn't show it. As people say, don't show off your wealth. She was not stupid, so she naturally knew that this yard was definitely not rented. Although her youngest son didn't say it clearly, she guessed that it was bought, but he just didn't say it out loud.
"Oh, you rent this house? I thought you bought it. You must have invested a lot of money, and you are very brave. This is no different from rebuilding. If the landlord wants to take it back, you won't even have a place to cry."
Aunt Sun looked at Sun Erni with regret, as if Jiang Xinbai's yard would be taken back in the next second.
Sun Erni waved her hand and said with a smile, "Then we must have made preparations. We signed a 20-year rental agreement with the landlord. It is impossible to take it back before the time comes. Otherwise, we will have to pay compensation."
"Well, then you are very thoughtful..."
At this time, Jiang Xinbai opened the door, looked out, and said in surprise: "Mom, it's really you. I just told Jinsheng that I heard your voice."
When Sun Erni saw Jiang Xinbai open the door, she smiled and nodded to Aunt Sun, "My daughter-in-law opened the door. I'll go in first. We can talk later when we have time!"
"Oh, okay, let's talk again when we have time."
Jiang Xinbai led her mother-in-law in and asked as they walked in, "Mom, why are you here?"
Sun Erni glanced at the empty living room and asked, "Where's Xiaobao? Is he asleep?"
"Well, Jinsheng is sleeping with him."
"Then don't wake him up," Sun Erni looked away in disappointment, "Mom came here to tell you something, you see I don't even know how to start. Your second sister-in-law's mother can't take care of her, and your niece is a premature baby, so I have to take care of her first. I really don't have the energy to take care of Xiaobao." After saying this, Sun Erni was afraid that Jiang Xinbai would be unhappy, so she quickly added, "Send Xiaobao to the nursery, and I'll pay for it."
Jiang Xinbai had been mentally prepared. She shook her head gently, took her mother-in-law's hand and said, "Mom, I told Jinsheng before that we would send Xiaobao to a nursery. We both have to work and can't take care of him. I also know about my second sister-in-law's situation. I don't blame you. But we have to pay for it ourselves. You spent a lot of money to buy Xiumin a job last time, so where would the money be? Keep it for yourself! Dad is getting older and older. How many more years can he work? It's not easy for you too."
When Sun Erni heard what Jiang Xinbai said, she was about to cry. She wiped her eyes, patted Jiang Xinbai's hand, and said with emotion: "Xinbai, you are the only one who understands us old couple and thinks about us. Everyone says that I am partial to you and the third brother, but don't you think about why I am partial? Everyone only knows how to talk and ask for things from us. How can they be as considerate as you and the third brother! If I really had no other choice, I would not abandon Xiaobao. He is my sweetheart!"
Sun Erni was not a cruel person. They lived under the same roof, so she couldn't just abandon her premature granddaughter. She could only let her eldest grandson suffer for the time being.
"Yes, yes, Mom, I understand your heart. Well, everyone says it's good to have sons, but look at you, you haven't enjoyed the blessing after giving birth to three sons, and you still have to suffer for us younger generations. I feel uncomfortable when I think about it, and I feel it's not worth it for you and Dad. I don't know if Xiaobao will make Jinsheng and I suffer like this in the future." Jiang Xinbai's words were sincere. Although she was the favored one, it did not prevent her from feeling that her parents-in-law were really hard-working.
When Sun Erni heard Jiang Xinbai mention Xiaobao, she quickly explained, "Xiaobao is different. He is so well behaved, he will definitely not make you work hard."
"Mom, he's so young, how can you tell he's well-behaved?" The mother-in-law is really something. If Xiaobao pooped now, the mother-in-law would definitely think it smells good.
"Be good, why aren't you being good? Oh, it's getting late, and I have to go back to cook for your second sister-in-law. Mom will go back first!" Sun Erni glanced at the clock on the wall and saw that it was half past four, so she stood up immediately and walked out while talking.
Jiang Xinbai also stood up, "Mom, then walk slowly!"
"Did the third brother's wife really say that?" Yang Fugui looked at his wife Sun Erni with disbelief.
Sun Erni patted his hands, "Of course it's true. I said that my love for them is not in vain. Well, they are the only ones who know how to love us two old people. I've made up my mind. I will give the silver bracelet that my mother-in-law left me to Xinbai."
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