Making money is addictive.
Zhao Guihua is like this. Although she has seen a lot of money, she still smiles when she sells more than 20 yuan a day, plus the pork she gets in return. Her "little warehouse" is full of meat.
The family bought salt several times for this, although it was a little wasteful, but there would be no such shop after this village. After the New Year, there would not be so many meat sellers in the black market, and even if there were, they would not exchange fish with her.
No matter how delicious fish is, it is not as enjoyable as eating meat.
People nowadays are short of oil and water, so they still prefer to eat meat.
Zhao Guihua also sells as much as she can before the New Year, but she won't sell after the New Year. It's not that she doesn't want to sell, but they have been catching her for several days, and now it's getting worse day by day. Besides, before the New Year, every household is preparing for the New Year, so it's normal not to be at home.
But after the New Year, she was still not at home every day, and the gossipers in their yard would definitely notice it. Zhao Guihua didn't want people to know about these things, so she worked very hard during the days before the New Year, leaving home early and returning late every day.
Her small business lasted until the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, which was the last day.
To be honest, Zhao Guihua has become a little familiar with the black market in the past few days. She used to think that this place was too scary, but after coming here for a few days in a row, she is now a little calmer than most people.
After she sold the fish today, she asked her partner to clear out the remaining fish as usual, but this time she didn't exchange it for meat, but instead for a piece of pork ribs.
Zhao Guihua thought that the ribs were much more delicious than meat, and she was most proud of them. She changed the ribs and started shopping for New Year's goods. Women, there is no woman who doesn't like to learn to "shopping". She saw someone selling big roosters and bought them directly, and also bought a small bag of peanuts.
The money Zhao Guihua earned today was spent like water. When Zhao Guihua came, she had a full basket of fish, and when she left, she also had a full basket. This really made people see the purchasing power of women.
On the way back, Zhao Guihua turned directly to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a pair of thousand-layer cotton shoes for each family member according to their sizes. Then she went home in high spirits. Zhao Guihua took a long time to shop today. When she was going home, she happened to meet Zhuang Zhiyuan who was carrying New Year's goods.
Zhuang Zhiyuan just came back last night. He looked at his mother and called from afar: "Mom, look, this is the New Year's gift distributed by our unit."
Their treatment on the railway has always been good. Zhuang Zhiyuan said happily: "We distributed eggs during the New Year. We purchased them individually and did not follow the plan. Each person got five kilograms."
Zhao Guihua: "Oh, that's great."
"That's not true. Last year it was only two pounds." He said proudly, "I also got two pounds of meat, a box of apples and a box of oranges."
Their New Year's gifts are so good that you can count them! He himself did not expect to get so many this year. He was in a good mood and looked around: "Mom, what did you buy?"
Zhao Guihua: "What are you looking at outside? Let's go home and talk about it."
The mother and daughter returned to the courtyard together. The courtyard was already busy. Every household was making fires and cooking. Mrs. Su was fetching water. When she saw Zhuang Zhiyuan carrying something, her eyes lit up and she quickly said, "Are you going to buy New Year's goods?"
She knew that Zhao Guihua had been away recently, and she had been trying to find out what Zhao Guihua was doing.
Her eyes wandered between Zhao Guihua and her mother. Zhao Guihua said, "I didn't buy it. It was distributed to our boss by the railway. You said this company is good and the treatment is good. If I had known they would distribute things this way, I would have gone out to queue up every day."
She had a loud voice, and Zhou Li in the other room heard it and cursed jealously: "She is showing off like this. She is just a dog with a weak stomach. She shows off even when she has a little bit. Am I showing off because I am the richest person in the compound?"
Jiang Lu was cooking and whispered, "Mom, don't always say the richest man is the richest man. It doesn't sound good and it's not appropriate for outsiders to hear it."
Her mother-in-law never goes out and doesn't know the outside world's customs, so it's not easy to say this.
She was kindly reminding him, but Zhou Li regarded it as a challenge to her dignity and became extremely corrupt all of a sudden: "You little bitch, what are you talking about? You look down on me now, right? You despise me, right? I haven't despised you for being an old hen that doesn't lay eggs, but you despise me for talking! Whoever has a daughter-in-law like you is really unlucky. who doesn't have children? I don't ask you to add three big fat boys to the family like Wang Xiangxiu did. Even if you give birth to one boy, I won't say anything to you. Look at you, you have been married for ten years, where are your children? Ah, where are your children?"
Jiang Lu hung his head in bitterness, looking extremely lonely.
Mrs. Zhou Li started scolding her daughter-in-law again. Aunt Su outside listened and silently showed a smug smile. His family has three boys. Zhao Guihua was not happy to hear such words at all, so she turned around and went home.
Liang Meifen looked out the door and said, "Jiang Lu got scolded again?"
She curled her lips and said, "If I don't give birth to a son... uh..." When she met her mother-in-law's gaze, she thought of her mother-in-law's scolding about favoring boys over girls, and she immediately changed her words: "If I don't give birth to a child, it really won't work."
Zhao Guihua said coldly: "What does it matter whether I give birth to you or not!"
Miriam Lau: “…” Evil mother-in-law!
Zhou Li is an evil mother-in-law, and her mother-in-law is not a good person either.
She looked at the Su family with envy. It would be great if she had a mother-in-law like Aunt Su. She was so gentle and considerate. She was the one who could understand her daughter-in-law the most. His mother-in-law was not good. She had a bad temper and was partial.
She could see that her mother-in-law liked Mingmei, the flatterer.
"Mom, mom, I'm back. Let's divide the things~"
This person really couldn't help but nag, and just as he was still nagging, the flatterer came back, and Mingmei shouted: "Mom!"
Zhao Guihua felt a headache coming on, so she hurried out and said, "Come back when you can... Uh, why do you have so many things?"
She hurried forward and asked, "Why do you take so much?"
Mingmei smiled and showed off loudly: "We divided it."
She said: "We have shared meat, fish, and fruit for several years..."
Zhuang Zhiyuan came out to see that his sister-in-law had received six items, while they had received four. He immediately felt that he was outclassed and sighed unwillingly. He felt deeply sad for himself, as their unit was really disappointing.
I have never divided my siblings into brothers and sisters.
However, Zhuang Zhiyuan could barely comfort himself that the machinery factory could not be divided into any parts.
After all, how can we divide up a large company with tens of thousands of employees? If we divide it up, can we divide it up?
Mingmei was still showing off, with the ends of her hair showing off, saying, "Mom, we also got a box of peach cakes."
Zhao Guihua: "The treatment in your company is really good."
She remembered that she didn't have so many things in her previous life. She didn't know whether Mingmei didn't bring them all back or things had changed. However, Zhao Guihua didn't think too much about these things. She happily moved Mingmei's things in and said, "You too, why don't you ask Lao San to help you?"
Mingmei: "Oh, no need, I can carry it."
Zhao Guihua put the things in order, and everyone in the family was a little excited. This year was the year with the most New Year goods in recent years. Liang Meifen turned around and said mysteriously: "Mom, we have so many good things at home, we can't leave them alone at ordinary times, otherwise that little thief might come to our house, shameless."
Zhao Guihua: "Do I need to tell you this? I know."
The world has been really hard for the little thief for a long time.
Zhuang Zhiyuan frowned: "This child of his really needs to be well educated. How can he become a talent and contribute to society if he is spoiled like this? If society is full of such people, how can society develop and progress! People live their whole lives, not just to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, but to pursue a higher level of spiritual world. If his child is not educated like this, he will only become the scum of society in the future. We can't learn from them like Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi. I think we should tell them more truths that can awaken them to life and let them swim in the ocean of spirit..."
Zhao Guihua was speechless. She found some cotton balls and stuffed them into her ears.
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “…”
Isn't this too hurtful? Liang Meifen looked at her mother-in-law's cotton ball with envy, and felt that her mother-in-law was very foresighted. Although she was a wicked mother-in-law, she did a good job! Liang Meifen had long been suffering from Zhuang Zhiyuan's great truth.
Mingmei, on the other hand, was like nothing happened. She asked curiously, "Brother, do you always talk like this?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “???”
He nodded.
Mingmei: "Then no one beat you up?"
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “…”
Mingmei: "You are really lucky."
Zhuang Zhiyuan: “!!!”
Zhao Guihua looked at her eldest son's dull face, burst out laughing, and said, "Okay, eldest son, go fill up our water tank; eldest son's wife, you cook, third son's wife, help, I'll go to the backyard."
She gave instructions for the work and then went out carrying a fish. As soon as she came out, Mrs. Zhou Li and Aunt Su immediately looked at her. Aunt Su's eyes lit up and she said, "Guihua, this is..." She reached out to take it.
Zhao Guihua dodged and thought to herself that this person really didn't treat her as an outsider. Why did he take out things just to give them to her?
She responded with a fake smile and said, "You haven't cooked yet so late. You are so lucky. Your daughter-in-law can do anything and is willing to work hard without complaint."
Aunt Su's eyes fell on the fish, and she said in a very light voice: "I wish I could do all the work for the family myself, but I'm not strong enough. I really can't help myself." She pointed at the fish and said: "The fish you have is really good. The one I found last time at the grocery store was not as good as this one. You said you are so lucky, Guihua, your son is so strong, and your daughter-in-law is also capable. But my family..."
She sighed and said, "With three half-grown boys, life is so hard. The whole family depends on Xiangxiu alone. The children can't even get enough to eat, let alone get enough nutrition. Jinlai said yesterday that he loved fish the most..."
She glanced at the fish again, thinking, I have said so, shouldn't you give me your fish to promote style? It is too unkind not to give it to neighbors.
Zhao Guihua: "My children love to eat, too. Who doesn't like to eat big fish and meat? But it's not okay to want to eat good food all day long. Children don't know how to behave, so adults have to be clear about it. If you don't plan carefully, you won't be able to get by."
Zhao Guihua smiled and said, "You are right, Aunt Zhou."
When Aunt Zhou heard this, she nodded and said, "That's right. We don't dare to eat anything casually in our family's conditions."
Zhao Guihua: "Who said it wasn't?"
She exchanged a few pleasantries and carried her things to the backyard. Zhou Li immediately stared at Zhao Guihua's figure and saw her enter Aunt Wang's house. She said with a spit, "Giving gifts, licking ass!"
Aunt Su also came to the courtyard and looked back, biting her lip and said, "Why did you give this to Aunt Wang?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Li sneered and said mockingly, "If I don't give it to Aunt Wang, then how can I give it to you?"
Aunt Su's eyes turned red with grievance. Just then, Old Man Bai came into the yard. Upon seeing what was happening, he yelled and cursed, "Ms. Zhou Li, you old hag, are you bullying Miss Su again? How can you be so wicked and have no conscience?"
Zhou Li was so angry that she almost fell backwards. She put her hands on her hips and pointed at the old man and cursed: "Who are you talking about, you old fool? What's the matter? You want to stand up for your old lover without asking for the details? Don't you see what kind of person you are?"
"Who am I? I am nothing but a better person than you. You are nothing but a bully. You are always talking nonsense. It is really unfair that a good woman like Miss Su is bullied by you."
Aunt Su's eyes were red as she came out to persuade him, "Brother Lao Bai, please stop scolding me. It's not good for your reputation. Go home quickly. I'm used to it..."
As soon as Mingmei heard the shouting and cursing outside, she rushed to the door. Although many people came to the wedding banquet on the day, they only met once. Later, everyone went to work and was so busy that they really couldn't remember who was who.
This time Mingmei saw the old man Bai, who looked a bit like Bai Fendou.
But he looked even more like a bad guy than Bai Fendou. He had a cunning face. Bai Fendou was ugly, but he looked a bit stupid. She quickly waved her hand: "Sister-in-law, come here."
Liang Meifen came over: "What?"
"Sister-in-law, why do I feel like Mrs. Zhou Li looks at old man Bai with the look of wanting to tear him apart?" she asked in a low voice.
Liang Meifen lowered her voice and said, "When Zhou Li was young, she wanted to marry Old Man Bai. A widow and a widower, each with a son, isn't that a perfect match? But Old Man Bai didn't like her. He has been in love with Aunt Su for decades, and he has been targeting Zhou Li for Aunt Su. Now, they are a deadly feud that cannot be resolved."
Mingmei: "Oh~ Love turns to hate!"
She sighed: "Really..."
I don't know how to describe it.
The two sisters-in-law stood at the door watching the fun. Mingmei felt that what she lacked now was a handful of melon seeds. But let alone his family, people from the front and back yards came over, and everyone came to watch the fun and didn't mind the chaos.
Zhuang Zhixi came home from get off work and stood at the door for a while, then quickly came to his wife and said, "How did this happen?"
Mingmei: “For love.”
"puff!"
Several people around laughed, but then they thought, Mingmei was right, isn't it for love? If it wasn't for love, why would the old man take the lead? Everything is the power of love.
But the excitement didn't last long. Aunt Wang showed up and took control of the situation. "What are you doing? It's New Year's Day and you don't want to live a good life, right? What are you doing? You quarreled over a small matter. What kind of harmonious neighborhood are you talking about? Old Bai, don't quarrel with women all day long. What kind of talk is that? And Aunt Zhou, please be more polite. You've been saying rude things for a long time."
Her eyes fell on Aunt Su, she sighed and said, "Aunt Su's life is not easy, everyone should be more considerate."
"We know, we don't bully anyone."
"Yes, we are not the ones who bully others. We even help their family occasionally."
"That's right."
Aunt Wang: "Everyone just needs to be aware of this. These few days are the Chinese New Year, so everyone should be quiet and have a good time."
"knew."
Zhou Li was not convinced: "Humph, that sounds better than singing, and you are still accepting gifts!"
"Receive gifts? What gifts?"
"What's going on?"
"Yes, Aunt Wang accepted gifts? That's not right. She doesn't take even a single needle or thread from the people. It's not appropriate to accept gifts just because she is in charge of a large compound."
"That's right."
Everyone started talking about it immediately, and Mrs. Zhou Li stood up and said, "Who said it wasn't true? Just now, Aunt Su, you saw it, didn't you? Zhao Guihua went to Aunt Wang's house with a fish. If there is anything going on in Zhao Guihua's family in the future, Aunt Wang will definitely be biased."
Aunt Su hesitated: "Uh... Look, I did see it..." Then she looked at Aunt Wang and Zhao Guihua with a guilty expression and said, "I, I was telling the truth."
When Zhao Guihua heard this, she laughed out of anger. This guy is like a mad dog, biting whoever he catches, right?
Do you really think she is easy to bully? Before Aunt Wang could say anything, Zhao Guihua put her hands on her hips and cursed: "Ms. Zhou Li, stop stirring up trouble here. I give my things to whoever I want. What's it to you? You have such a vicious heart and you speculate about others. And you, Aunt Su, you are stirring up trouble if I don't give you my things, right? I just brought out the fish, but it wasn't for you, but you came up and wanted to take it. What's the matter? You think everyone has to give things to your family, right? As I said, I give it to whoever I want."
"You can give it to whoever you want, then why don't you give it to others? It's clearly a gift!"
Zhao Guihua sneered and said, "Giving gifts? I give gifts in a big way? I give gifts in front of you and let you see me? It's really funny! Everyone knows that you, Zhou Li, are a big mouth. Whatever comes to your mouth, one point becomes ten points. Am I a fool? Giving gifts in front of you? I am open and aboveboard, so I am not afraid of villains. Everyone, please judge. I borrowed a fishing net from Aunt Wang, and then I forgot about it and didn't return it for more than ten days. Today, I suddenly remembered it. Do you think I can return the things empty-handed? Not to mention that tomorrow is New Year's Eve, even if it is not New Year's Day, can I borrow things from others for such a long time without an explanation? I don't know how you, Zhou Li and Aunt Su behave, anyway, I can't just go to your door with empty hands to return the things, do I still have any shame?"
"That's true."
"If you borrowed it for ten days and forgot to return it, it would be better to bring a gift."
"I wouldn't be happy if someone borrowed something from me and forgot to come back empty-handed. This is the right thing to do."
"yes."
Everyone was talking about it, and Zhou Li's face was not looking good. She argued: "Who knows whether what you said is true or not!"
Zhao Guihua chuckled and said, "Oh, so according to you, I have too many things? Just give them away if there is nothing wrong? Besides, who knows what you mean by stirring up trouble here? You were arguing with the old white-haired man just now, and now you are attacking me. What's the matter? Are you trying to divert the conflict? Do you have any shame? You are so old, who has spoiled you? I don't want to argue with you on New Year's Day, but people should not be so unreasonable. The north wind is not blowing around you, who do you think you are!"
"Pfft!" The people around couldn't help but burst out laughing.
I have to say, Aunt Zhao is really good at quarreling! "You should just stay alone. You've been stirring up trouble all day. No one in the courtyard cares about you. If you go out and get beaten, no one will care about you. What the hell! If it wasn't New Year's Day, I would have slapped you in the face and taught you a lesson. What a bullshit!"
Zhao Guihua's performance was so arrogant that it can be said that she won a great victory.
Mrs. Zhou Li was gasping for breath, while Aunt Su beside her silently hid behind the crowd. She was a person who always took the weak approach, and she was not capable of such direct output.
Seeing that Zhou Li couldn't keep up, Zhao Guihua said, "You're just a sweary person all day long. What else can you do except tease your wife!"
Seeing that Zhao Guihua had won a great victory, Aunt Wang stepped forward and said, "Okay, okay, Old Zhao, don't bother with her. Everyone in our hospital knows her. It's not worth getting angry. Go home quickly."
But everyone knows what kind of person Zhou Li is. If she were to argue with her, she would be in trouble. She is a leader and doesn't need to do that.
Aunt Wang: "Go, go, go, it's so cold, hurry home."
Zhao Guihua: "Bah, you wicked thing! Aunt Wang, I'm only doing this for your sake, otherwise I would have slapped her."
Aunt Wang smiled and said, "Okay, okay, please give me some face. Let's go home, let's go home. Everyone, please go away..."
Zhou Li was still gasping for breath, as if she was drowning. Zhou Qun walked over to his mother and said coldly, "Go home."
Zhou Li: "Ah..."
She was furious, but seeing her son coming back, she quickly said, "Are you hungry? Why don't you just come home when you come back? What's the point of watching the fun in this cold weather? The holiday starts tomorrow, right? Do you have any benefits at the end of the year?"
She kept asking questions, but Zhou Qun said nothing. After entering the room, she frowned and said, "Mom, aren't you embarrassed enough?"
Zhou Li pursed her lips and then whispered unconvincedly: "How is this my fault? I just saw it. That Aunt Su is also useless. When Zhao Guihua becomes powerful, she can't help at all. What a spineless bitch."
Seeing her son empty-handed, she couldn't help but ask again: "Your factory doesn't have any benefits?"
Zhou Qun looked at her unhappily and said, "When did our factory have welfare benefits? Isn't it silly to ask this question? Besides, Jiang Lu has already come back from get off work. You didn't ask her? Now you ask me in front of so many people, are you deliberately embarrassing me? Mom, is this how you treat your son?"
Mrs. Zhou Li hurriedly said cautiously, "Look at you, kid. That's not what I meant. You misunderstood me. It's all because of the wickedness of the old Zhuang family. If they hadn't given me some things to show off, how could I have asked you out of my mind?"
She couldn't scold Zhao Guihua, but she might yell at home: "What a boast Zhao Guihua has, didn't she just find a wife with good conditions? What's the big deal? She wants everyone in the world to know about this little thing. Just wait and see, those three little bastards of Jin Lai will definitely steal it."
Speaking of children, she felt uneasy again. She stared at Jiang Lu and scolded, "You don't lay eggs! You must take the folk remedy I found a few days ago!"
Jiang Lu's face suddenly turned bitter, and she said bitterly: "Mom, that folk remedy also contains boy's urine... How can I drink this? This is too disgusting."
"If you don't drink, when will you be able to have a baby? Are you deliberately trying to make our family extinct? Is there anyone as heartless as you? If you don't lay an egg, get out of here and go back to your parents' home and never come back." Zhou Li took out her anger on her daughter-in-law.
Jiang Lu felt upset and hung her head not daring to speak. She felt very bitter. She knew that all this was her fault. If she had been unable to have children, Zhou Qun would not have been laughed at for not having children at her age, and her mother-in-law would not have disliked her even more.
It's all her own fault.
Jiang Lu looked at Zhou Qun, and Zhou Qun met her gaze and said, "Okay, Mom, it's New Year's Day, don't keep talking about Jiang Lu. Let's talk about it after the New Year."
"But..."
"No buts." He said, "Jiang Lu has already tried very hard."
Zhou Li: "Humph!"
She was very dissatisfied with her son's support for his wife, and felt that it was all the instigation of this bitch, and she hated Jiang Lu even more. Jiang Lu was very happy, because she knew that Zhou Qun would treat her well no matter what.
She looked at Zhou Qun with full eyes.
"Jiang Lu, our department has issued an extra kilogram of food coupons. I see that the date is very close. It's the Chinese New Year in two days and the store will be closed. You can go buy some today." He handed the ticket to Jiang Lu, who immediately said: "Okay, I'll go after I finish cooking."
"Mom will do it, you go ahead."
Jiang Lu: "Okay."
She knew that Zhou Qun wanted her to avoid her mother-in-law. She was deeply touched and felt warm inside.
This man has been treating her well for the past ten years.
As soon as Jiang Lu stepped out of the house, Zhou Li scolded her: "Look at her, you little bitch. She can't have children but she can coax men. Don't let her coax you."
Zhou Qun looked through the crack in the window and saw Jiang Lu had already left the compound. He said coldly, "Mom, please be more careful when talking to her. I don't want to change my wife."
Mrs. Zhou Li glared: "It's not her fault that she can't have a baby! Besides, you can change any daughter-in-law with your conditions."
Zhou Qun smiled coldly and said, "It's her fault, but changing her may not be a good thing. My conditions are good, but I'm in my early thirties, and your reputation is just like that. Don't be offended by what I say. Let's be honest. A girl with the same conditions as Jiang Lu may not choose me. If I find a second marriage, why should I pick it? It's better to be like now. Jiang Lu's family conditions are good, and she is a formal employee in the city. She looks good. There are not many people who meet these conditions. It's easy for me to change wife another, but it's not easy to change one with the same conditions as her. Finding a rural girl, no matter how beautiful she is, can she make a living? Can she give all her salary to you? Besides, she can't give birth to a child, which is a shame to our family. It's just a child! She can't give birth, can't I find someone else? It's nothing if it doesn't matter. Besides, she's just thirty and can still hold on. After two years, she may have to find a way herself."
Mrs. Zhou Li rolled her triangular eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "What you said does make sense. Then why don't we let her drink the folk remedy?"
Zhou Qun said coldly: "Drink, why not? Didn't I say, after the New Year? It's New Year's Day, I don't want to smell that smell. Wait until after the New Year, then you can do it harder. You still have to scold her, if you don't scold her, how can she know how good I am."
Zhou Li laughed out loud: "Hey!"
The mother and son discussed it and smiled proudly. Mrs. Zhou Li whispered, "If you ask me, Wang Xiangxiu is the one who should give birth to children. She is so fertile that all her sons are big fat boys. If she..."
Zhou Qun: "I know, but I have to see if there are other suitable candidates. If there are, I don't prefer her. She is too close. Besides, there are three children in his family. If he gets too close, he will be bitten. I'm afraid she will be bitten if she gets too close. I can sleep with this kind of woman, but I have to think about giving birth to a child."
Zhou Li understood the meaning of the words, her eyes lit up, and she smiled ambiguously, then said, "Then you decide on the matter, I'll listen to you."
Zhou Qun nodded: "Just listen to me. I'm not that idiot Bai Fendou, who was framed by others. I'm in my thirties, and Zhuang Zhixi, who's in his early twenties, is married, but he's still single, what a fool."
Mrs. Zhou Li: "I don't think the couple Zhuang Zhixi are good people. Mingmei from his family is so arrogant. She showed off in the yard after she got some things today. She's afraid that no one knows."
Zhou Qun narrowed her eyes slightly: "She has good conditions, but it's a pity that she is paired with Zhuang Zhixi."
"Of course not. If we knew there was such a person, she would be a good match for our family." Mrs. Zhou Li muttered.
Zhou Qun nodded, but soon shook his head and said, "Her family conditions are good, but not as good as Jiang Lu's. Being young and good-looking is useless. Do you think she is willing to hand over the money?"
When Zhou Li heard this, she quickly said, "That won't work." She used Jiang Lu's salary as living expenses, and could save at least fifteen cents a month as pocket money.
"That's right."
The mother and son took advantage of Jiang Lu's absence to plot clearly. Mingmei, who was implicated, kept sneezing. She rubbed her nose and said, "I don't know who has been talking about me behind my back, um!"
"Come, let me rub it for you." Zhuang Zhixi stepped forward and took the initiative.
Mingmei smiled and dodged, saying, "Don't come at me."
After the family finished dinner, Zhao Guihua began to distribute shoes, saying, "I made some money recently, so I bought each of you a pair of cotton shoes with thousand-layer soles. You all wear them on the morning of the first day of the new year. As the old saying goes, wear new shoes and walk on a new path! During the New Year, you can not wear new clothes, but you must wear new shoes."
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and asked, "Mom, why haven't I heard of this old saying?"
Zhao Guihua: "Lu Xun said that."
Zhuang Zhixi: "…Lu Xun said, 'Wear new shoes and walk new paths'?"
Why is he so unconvinced?
Zhao Guihua glanced at him and said, "It could also be that Zhou Shuren said that. What's the matter? Do you have any objection?"
Zhuang Zhixi: “…No.”
Never said that.
Lu Xun certainly didn't say that. When he looked up, he saw his elder brother was hesitant to speak. Zhuang Zhixi immediately started coughing. After all, they were brothers, so he stopped his elder brother from seeking death! It's New Year's Day, don't offend my mother.
Whoever she said said it, that's who said it.
Zhao Guihua: "Ahem, ahem, don't cough at the table, it's so dirty."
"Isn't this all finished?"
"You cough after eating. Is that a good idea?"
Zhao Guihua glared at her son again, and as everyone tried on the shoes, she said, "How are they? Do they fit?"
Mingmei turned around in her shoes and said, "It fits perfectly, Mom. You actually know how big my feet are. You really love me."
She smiled and walked forward, holding Zhao Guihua's arm, and said coquettishly, "Mom, I knew you liked me the most. Did I find out?"
Zhao Guihua: "...Aren't you being too self-indulgent?"
Mingmei said confidently, "Then you really like me. You know other people's sizes are normal. You have lived together for many years. It would be strange if you didn't know. But I have just been married for a short time. It has not even been a month, and you know what size I wear without even asking. You must be paying attention to me secretly. Don't you love me like your own daughter? I know you like me the most!"
Zhao Guihua didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You."
Mingmei: "I knew it, I knew it."
Others: “…” It's too shameful to watch.
Leung Mei-fun: "..." Super angry! I'm so mad! You're such a bootlicker!
Although Liang Meifen's family conditions were not very good, they were not the kind of family that had no education and was in a chaotic situation, so she was really not good at swearing. She was very anxious, but she couldn't think of any other swear words.
There are only a few of them, and she uses them over and over again.
For example, Mingmei was given the name of a bootlicker.
Liang Meifen was very angry, but when she saw that her mother-in-law actually fell for it, she became even angry. What kind of person is she?
Mingmei was still pulling her mother-in-law and acting like a spoiled child: "Mom, I'm so pitiful. Everyone can stay at home for the New Year tomorrow, but I still have to go to work. Do you think I'm the most pitiful little poor thing?"
Zhao Guihua: "Oh my god, can you please speak properly? Speak with your tongue straight."
Mingmei: "Mom, I know you feel sorry for me."
Zhao Guihua: "No, how did you know that?"
Mingmei: "I can see it everywhere. Look at your lips curled up. I've worked so hard. Can I have one more dumpling tomorrow?"
Zhao Guihua: "Eat, eat, eat. Here you go!"
Mingmei laughed again, and Zhuang Zhixi leaned forward: "Mom, can I do it too?"
Zhao Guihua: "Get lost!"
Zhuang Zhixi couldn't believe it: "Why do you still treat me differently? I know that you like my wife now, and you don't like me, your favorite youngest son. Isn't it said that the youngest son is the eldest grandson? How can you not love me?"
Tiger Head was poked for no reason, and after thinking carefully, he said proudly: "Grandma loves me the most!"
He was the eldest grandson, and grandma would secretly give him and Xiaoyanzi delicious food.
Others don't.
He won't say it!
But he was proud! Xiaoyanzi moved to Zhao Guihua's side, hugged Zhao Guihua's legs, and said in a baby voice: "Milk, milk belongs to Xiaoyanzi, auntie, don't take it away!"
Mingmei didn't give in to the kid at all and firmly said: "Just grab it, grab it!"
Xiaoyanzi pursed her lips and stared at Mingmei. Their eyes collided and there was a crackling sound! Zhuang Laonian: "..." What the hell is going on? His wife is the best friend of him. Why are these people coming up to snatch her?
He coughed violently.
No one cares.
No one paid any attention to me.
Who made Zhuang Laonian unable to speak at home? Naturally, no one responded at this time. Zhuang Laonian took the initiative to speak: "You all have nothing to do and go back to sleep. Go ahead."
He had to get these people out.
Zhuang Zhixi: "What time is it? I'm not sleepy. Let's chat for a while."
Mingmei: “That’s it.”
She crossed her feet, showed off her shoes, and said, "They are so comfortable."
Zhuang Zhixi: "My mom knows which one is the best. Their thousand-layer cake is the best and very affordable."
Mingmei: “Yes, I feel it.”
Zhuang Laonian said: "You two want to chat, go back to your room! Hurry up and leave!"
Mingmei's innocent face, Zhuang Zhixi reprimanded his father: "Why are you still chasing people away? Why don't you leave? Mom, my dad wants to challenge your position in the family, you should talk to him quickly."
Zhao Guihua was sincere: "I've had a headache from all your noise, just listen to your dad, go, go, go back to your room. You all know to side with your wife, and I side with my old man. My old man is the best person." Zhao Guihua waved her hand, like shooing away a fly: "Go, go."
Like chasing away flies.
Zhuang Laonian was both touched and proud. This old woman just knew how to treat him well!
Zhuang Zhixi: “It’s so difficult for us.”
Mingmei smiled and said coquettishly, "My parents are an old couple and they are still very loving. Brother Zhixi, you have to learn well. Well, I have to go to work tomorrow. Will you take me home?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Of course, I'll take you there and pick you up in the evening."
He rubbed Mingmei's head and said, "My wife works so hard, as a man I can't help but show my appreciation."
The two walked back to their room hand in hand. Mingmei didn't even light the stove when she got back to the room. She just fell on the bed and said, "It's time to go to bed!"
Zhuang Zhixi came forward and pecked her. Mingmei: “Hmm.”
She propped up her upper body and looked at Zhuang Zhixi. Zhuang Zhixi leaned forward again and began to get unruly. Mingmei pushed him: "Light the stove, it's cold..."
Zhuang Zhixi: "It will get hot in a moment..."
Mingmei chuckled and said, "No, it's really cold. Don't freeze yourself. Go light the stove. After that, you can do anything!"
Zhuang Zhixi stopped what he was doing, looked at Mingmei, and asked meaningfully, "Anything is fine?"
Mingmei said coquettishly: "Yes, am I a person who doesn't keep his word?"
Zhuang Zhixi's eyes darkened, he smiled and said, "Hook."
Mingmei: "You are so childish!"
But even though she said that, she took the initiative to shake hands with him...
The temperature in the room slowly rose, and the couple quickly turned on the lights, making a creaking sound...
The bed should not break! (End of this chapter)
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