Chapter 190 Director Zhou's Son-in-Law
It was already the 29th day of the 11th lunar month, and although everything for the New Year had been prepared, Shen Xiu'e hadn't fried the meatballs yet. She felt that if she fried them too early, they wouldn't taste good.
So, she only made steamed bowls, sweet rice, steamed buns and tofu buns in the past few days. She only started frying things today. Because they all need to be fried in oil, she thought she might as well fry five big carps and a pot of marinated hairtail together today.
Speaking of which, she started to get busy after Song Shiwei and his friends left for Song's house in the morning. She gave each of the children 20 cents and asked them to go out and buy firecrackers to set off.
When Song Shiwei and the others just came back, they could still hear the sounds of artillery fire in the courtyard!
I guess it was those kids who put it there.
If Song Shiwei hadn't been pregnant, she would have gone over to help. But in her current condition, it would be difficult for her to turn around in the kitchen, and she couldn't even see her feet. If she bumped into something again, it would be more than enough to make things worse.
So, she wisely didn't go into the kitchen and let Zhou Tingyue go over. She just wanted to talk to Zhou Wanyu.
Because she could see that her sister-in-law seemed to be worried.
When Zhou Tingyue entered the kitchen and they were the only ones left in the living room, Song Shiwei ate half an orange and said, "Wanyu, is there anything wrong with you? If you have any problem, tell your sister-in-law. We will help you if we can!"
Hearing her words, Zhou Wanyu curled the corners of her lips and smiled.
"Sister-in-law, nothing happened..."
Song Shiwei looked at her forced smile and pursed his lips.
"You don't look like nothing happened! Did you suffer any injustice in your husband's family? Do you think I can't see it? With Qian Xiaofeng's attitude, I don't believe you haven't been wronged! Although this is the first time we met, I feel like we've known each other for a long time. I know the character of the Zhou family, but I can see something about the Qian family from Qian Xiaoting!"
As she spoke, she reached out and held Zhou Wanting's hand, and asked softly, "Wanting, did Qian Xiaofeng bully you?"
Hearing her gentle words, Zhou Wanyu's eyes suddenly became red for some reason.
There were some things she had never told Shen Xiu'e and Zhou Runde. One reason was that she was afraid to worry them, and the other was that she had been strong-willed all her life. It was her own choice to marry Qian Xiaofeng. Now that her life was in a mess, it was all her own fault.
"Sister-in-law, I can only blame myself for not being able to have children! Xiaofeng and I have been married for two years, but I have never been pregnant. I have also been to the hospital for a check-up, and I..."
She looked up at Song Shiwei, her eyes twinkling: "The doctor said...I may not be able to have children, and I may not have children in this lifetime! So...sister-in-law, I really feel ashamed of the Qian family and Xiaofeng!"
As she spoke, she covered her face and cried softly.
She cried so softly that it was almost inaudible. It was as if she was covering her face with her hands and crying silently. She was afraid that Shen Xiu'e and Zhou Tingyue in the kitchen would know and worry about her.
But Song Shiwei felt so distressed when he saw it.
This silly girl!!
If she really couldn't have children, she would be sadder and more heartbroken than anyone else, not only would she have to endure criticism from outsiders and bullying from her in-laws!
Just imagine how sad she must have felt when her ear fell off!
Doesn't she want to be a mother? Doesn't she long to have a child of her own?
She wanted it more than anyone else, but what could she do?
Song Shiwei put his arm around Zhou Wanyu's shoulders and hugged her tightly.
"Silly girl, stop crying, stop crying, it's not your fault!"
But Zhou Wanyu's tears soaked Song Shiwei's collar, and the warm tears dripped on her neck, making her heart tighten.
She sobbed softly in Song Shiwei's ear: "Sister-in-law, what should I do... Qian's family only has Qian Xiaofeng as a son. My mother-in-law and father-in-law have wanted a grandson all their lives. When they heard that I was infertile, they were almost furious. They asked why the Qian family married such a hen that couldn't lay eggs. Although Xiaofeng didn't say it, I know he blamed me! But what can I do? Sister-in-law, what can I do? I can only watch my marriage step by step to this point!"
When Song Shiwei heard her words, even though his heart ached, he didn't know how to comfort her. He could only pat her back over and over again, telling her to stop crying.
"There is always a way to solve this problem!"
But Zhou Wanyu shook her head.
"There is no solution to my marriage! This matter is just a knot, a dead knot, which is piercing the hearts of the Qian family and also entangled in my heart."
She told Song Shiwei the story of her and Qian Xiaofeng.
It turned out that they were high school classmates. At that time, she was a top student in the class, good-looking, and from a good family. After graduation, she was recommended to go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. After returning, she was assigned to a chemical plant as a technician.
Qian Xiaofeng was not so lucky. His family was an ordinary one in Beijing. His parents were ordinary workers. After he graduated from high school, there was no quota for him in the family because his parents had not retired yet.
He ran around looking for a job.
He did odd jobs for others and earned some pocket money. Fortunately, he was smart and got to know some leaders, who introduced him to work as an apprentice in a cinema.
During this period, he and Zhou Wanyu had been exchanging letters. He was good-looking, sweet-spoken and good at speaking.
Every time he sent a letter to Zhou Wanyu, he would also send her some small gifts.
Maybe it was a bottle of vanishing cream that had just arrived at the department store, or maybe it was the sheepskin gloves I found for her because she said her hands were frozen and she couldn't write.
Or some candies and canned goods, and some small gadgets he made himself.
Although the things were not much and not expensive, Zhou Wanyu felt that this man was very thoughtful and considerate.
Born in the Zhou family, what good things has she not seen?
These were nothing to her, but her heart was what mattered.
Therefore, even though there were many male classmates pursuing her in college, she was not moved.
The only thing on her mind was this man who moved her.
So, after graduation, she returned to Beijing and started dating Qian Xiaofeng.
And since he started dating her, Qian Xiaofeng's life has become easier.
When people heard that his girlfriend was Director Zhou's daughter, they had to be polite to him.
Even the teacher who had been showing movies with him suddenly changed his attitude.
Originally, Master Liu had an apprentice named Xinyi, so he naturally wanted to pass this good job to his nephew. But who made Qian Xiaofeng the son-in-law of Director Zhou so soon?
Who wouldn’t be afraid of offending him and ending up with something bad?
So, not long after, when he retired, he let Qian Xiaofeng take over his job of showing movies.
In that era, showing movies was a particularly popular job. Every time Qian Xiaofeng came back from the countryside, he would bring back a lot of things.
With both chicken and duck, his parents felt that their son had made great progress.
Urge him to quickly marry Zhou Wanyu, the hen that lays golden eggs!
Qian Xiaofeng naturally thought so too, but when Zhou Wanyu told Shen Xiu'e and Zhou Runde about this, he didn't expect that the two of them would totally disagree!
"I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible. I will not agree to you marrying Qian Xiaofeng!"