Chapter 303: I haven't seen my grandmother's house for a few years
In the afternoon, Lu's mother was not idle either. The kitchen here never stopped, frying meatballs, frying yellow croaker, making pig's trotter jelly, etc.
The yard was filled with fragrance.
The next day was New Year's Eve, and Lu's father and Lu Jianguo's family also came back.
As soon as Lu's sister-in-law came back, she helped to get busy.
Lu Zhen played with Li Jian for a long time.
Lu Zhen was very happy about the sudden appearance of his younger brother, but this younger brother was a little too young to be taken out to play.
Otherwise, he would definitely be the object of envy.
Whose younger brother can have such a good look as Shen Shen, that little face is so white and tender, it looks delicious.
The family hasn't seen each other for a long time, but after chatting for a while, the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.
In the past few years, there were no holidays during the Chinese New Year, but now it is more relaxed.
Since last year, the annual holiday has been extended to the fifth day of
the first lunar month. So on the second day of the first lunar month this year, married women also started to visit their parents' home.
It's not like before, when they would take advantage of the time before the New Year to go to their parents' home to give some holiday gifts. On the first day of
the new year, the family packed up and went to pay New Year's greetings.
The last time he came, Shi Tingyu received a lot of New Year's money, but this time the person who received the New Year's money became Shen Shen.
After paying New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year, Shi Tingyu put together the red envelopes that Shen Shen received, and it was really a lot .
Shen Shen now has no concept of money, and gave the red envelope to his mother with a smile.
Lu Zhen looked at his brother's silly look and sighed in his heart, Shen Shen, you will cry when you grow up.
As soon as this thought came to mind, Lu's wife reached out to Lu Zhen for a red envelope.
"Xiao Zhen, where is your New Year's money? Mom saved it for you."
Lu Zhen: ...
"Mom, you've been saying this since I can remember, and I haven't seen any money back until now."
Lu's wife was embarrassed when Lu Zhen said this in front of his sister-in-law, but she still didn't change her mind, "You are young, this money is saved for your schooling, look at your brother who knows to give the red envelope to your aunt at such a young age, how old are you, even worse than your brother?"
Lu Zhen glanced at his brother, and finally handed over the money. He
just muttered, "That wasn't asked for by aunt, it was given by my brother himself..."
Shi Tingyu knew that this was a common problem for many parents at this time, so she just took a look. On
the second day of the Chinese New Year, Big
Brother Lu and his family went to visit his mother's family.
Father and mother Lu also carried things to Lu Weiguo's grandmother's house.
Mother Lu's mother's family is in the next brigade, so the distance is not far.
Now that they have left, only Lu Weiguo's family is left at home.
Lu Weiguo glanced at his wife and said gently, "Wife, do you want to go to the back mountain to take a look?"
Shi Tingyu nodded when she heard it.
Lu Weiguo took her hand, held Shen Shen in one hand, and went out with Li Jian beside him. On
the second day of the Chinese New Year, everyone went back to their mother's family. His wife was here without her mother's family to go back to, which made him feel a little distressed, so he planned to take her to the mountain to relax.
There were not many people along the way, and Lu Weiguo never let go of Shi Tingyu's hand.
They walked and stopped until they came to the foot of the mountain. Not far away was the cowshed where Shi's father and mother once lived, but now there was no one in it.
Not to mention the cowshed, there were not many educated youths in the educated youth site.
Now the few who are left are also going back one after another.
Shi Tingyu looked into the distance. The mountains were bare in winter. The north wind blew from time to time, making people shiver.
However, Xiao Se has her own beauty. When the time comes, she can choose a winter mountain landscape as her entry.
It would be even better if there is snow.
She observed carefully and made sure that she had a picture in her mind before going back with Lu Weiguo.
It was too cold that day and she didn't want to stay outside.
After returning home, the family went straight to the kang.
At this time, Shi Tingyu actually wanted to chat, thinking that it had been such a long time, and she had not met Lu Weiguo's grandparents.
When Lu Weiguo heard her mention his grandparents, he started talking.
"Actually, according to the rules, I should take you and the child to meet them today."
This was exactly what Shi Tingyu found strange. According to her mother-in-law's thoughtful nature, she would definitely not forget it. She didn't even mention her father-in-law, which was very problematic.
She asked, "Why?"
Lu Weiguo had nothing to hide from his wife, so he said, "The situation on my grandmother's side is more complicated. My grandfather passed away when I was fifteen, leaving my grandmother alone. My grandmother gave birth to four children in total, two sons and two daughters. My eldest uncle is the oldest, followed by my mother, my aunt, and my younger uncle."
Shi Tingyu listened carefully and felt that Lu's mother's family might not be a very easy family to get along with.
Sure enough, the next moment, Lu Weiguo said: "My uncle is the youngest, only a few years older than me, 39 this year, born when my grandmother was almost 40 years old. It is said that the youngest son is the eldest grandson, the lifeblood of an old lady. My grandmother is partial to him, so he has become a little confused."
"Because of her partiality, my eldest aunt and my grandmother have a small quarrel every three days and a big quarrel every five days, and there has never been peace. Gradually, over the years, my eldest uncle's family no longer cares about my grandmother."
He remembered the most fierce quarrel at the time. The eldest aunt directly said to his grandmother, from now on you live with your youngest son, we don’t care!
At that time, his uncle had just got married and was full of vigor and vitality. When his aunt pointed at his nose and said this, he got angry and said, "If you want to live with me, then live with me. If you leave me, my mother will have nothing to eat.
" "My uncle has been used to bad habits since he was a child. He can't stand any hardship. He is cunning and sly when he works. When he got married, he emptied the family's savings and owed a lot of foreign debts. With his behavior, he can only have enough food to eat throughout the year. How can he have any extra money, let alone pay it back?" Shi
Tingyu was secretly shocked after hearing this. If this is the case, you can imagine what life will be like in the future.
Once a person owes a lot of money and can't pay it back, and is unwilling to work hard, it is very likely that he will be a slacker in the future.
Grandma can't count on this son, and she may have to subsidize this little son in the future.
As for what the old lady uses for subsidies, it is naturally the filial piety of her daughter.
She suddenly understood why Lu's mother didn't mention letting them go together.
She is now a money-making expert, and she works hard in newspapers. If she goes, she may not be able to get away and get into trouble.
Lu Weiguo looked at her expression and comforted her, "Don't worry, our mother is a clear-headed person."
Shi Tingyu smiled, "Of course I trust our mother."
Lu Weiguo felt that some things should be explained to her clearly, so as not to get into trouble at any time.
"My grandmother was a bit feudal, favoring sons over daughters, so she often asked my mother and my aunt to help her family, but my mother knew what was going on, so she lent my uncle 50 yuan when he got married, but he hasn't paid her back in more than ten years."
"When my brother got married, he needed money urgently, but he ran away when he asked for it, and he never showed up. My grandmother tried to smooth things over, and finally my mother gave up on paying them back, but she never lent them a penny again."
Shi Tingyu couldn't help but sigh at her mother-in-law's hardship. Her grandmother was her biological mother, so her mother-in-law had a hard time too.