Chapter 199: You think too highly of your man
Gao Haiyue nodded and shook her head, "I just think that this sister-in-law from my mother's family is too shameless. She comes to our house every year to ask for money. It is only natural that I give a red envelope to my nephew, and I have to ask you to give one too. She is just a Pixiu, she only takes in but never gives out."
When she gave birth to Shi Chongshan, her family members came to visit, but Wang Xiuying never gave them a red envelope. Instead, she took care of everything.
He Qiushui smiled and said, "It's okay. After all, she is your family. Come in quickly. The wind outside is making me shiver."
In the main hall, He Qiu Shui's family members who had originally wanted to make a move no longer mentioned the matter. It was clear to them that he was just the nephew's son-in-law who came to help his uncle and cousin, and you, the unrelated relatives, should forget about it.
"Adai, I'm sorry to make you laugh." Shi Liancai wiped his face and sat down. His wife was a nice person, his father-in-law and mother-in-law were also nice, and his brother-in-law was okay, but his sister-in-law was hard to describe.
Chu Dai shook his head and smiled, not taking it to heart.
Every family has relatives who want to take all the benefits for themselves, but fortunately the Gu family does not have such relatives.
The Gu family never wanted to get anything from him, they only cared about whether he treated Qingqing well.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Secretary Zhou came with a few other people. He and Chu Yuan went to the inner room to talk alone.
The gentle finance minister with glasses and Xiao Wu with a notebook were chatting with Gu Jin.
After Chu Dai and Shi Qingzhou agreed, they went to find Gu Qingqing.
"Daddy~" When Xiao Niannian saw him coming, he ran towards him quickly with his eyes smiling into crescent shapes.
The man picked him up with one hand, and little Niannian rubbed himself in his father's warm arms, and finally buried his head in the man's neck, smelling the sweet scent of his father.
Little Tuantuan is playing with Shi Chongshan. The two kids are only one year apart in age, so Tuantuan has to call Shi Chongshan his uncle.
Seeing his younger brother rubbing against his father's arms, he left his little cousin and ran over, hugged the man's legs, and tried to reach the hem of his clothes with his little hands.
There are so many delicious candies in Dad’s pocket!
With one wrapped around his legs and the other in his hands, Gu Qingqing found it a little funny. When she saw the man's look of seeking help, she went forward with a sly smile to rescue him.
"Wife." He said.
"Eh?" Gu Qingqing picked up Xiao Tuantuan. The two brothers, one in their father's arms and the other in their mother's arms, danced and babbled non-stop.
"Stretch out your hand."
Gu Qingqing held Xiao Tuantuan in her right hand and stretched out her left hand.
The shelled melon seeds fell into her delicate palms, and she was filled with surprise: "It's for me."
"Yes, who else can I give it to?" Chu Dai smiled softly, and saw saliva flowing from the corner of the mouth of the little girl in her arms. She wiped the saliva from her eldest son's mouth with her fingertips and said with a smile: "This is for mother, don't worry about it."
Xiao Tuantuan pouted but didn't move. However, saliva kept drooling from the corners of his mouth as he stared at her eagerly.
Gu Qingqing watched her eldest son hug him and sit down like a greedy cat. She put the little guy in her arms, crushed a melon seed and stuffed it into her eldest son's mouth.
"You guys always have snacks, why are you so greedy when you see something so small?"
The man sat down next to her. Xiao Niannian also leaned forward to eat some melon seeds. He patted his son's butt and said, "You two are really debt collectors."
Ever since having these two little boys, his wife has been spending all her time on them.
"It's because you are willing to do so." Gu Qingqing handed the crushed melon seeds to Xiao Niannian's mouth again: "My mother and the others asked me when I would have another child. Let's forget it. The two children at home are too troublesome. If the second child is twins..."
She dared not imagine it, and only felt that life was dark and gloomy.
Chu Dai leaned back slightly, leaning against the back of the chair, and chuckled, "You think too highly of your man."
Gu Qingqing took several turns to figure out what he meant. She turned slightly to the side and looked him up and down.
After getting married, he seemed to be thinner than before. No wonder the nephew thought that all the food in the house was eaten by her. His appearance did not change much, his eyes were shining, but after getting married, his aura was not as extroverted, but more restrained.
Maybe he was like this only in front of his family. She wasn't sure, as she had rarely seen what he was like in the army.
Now he always has a smile on his face, speaks politely to his family members when visiting them, and is very patient with the two little ones.
To be honest, Tuan Tuan is getting closer to Daddy every year. He only comes to her when he is hungry. Now he has stopped drinking milk and drinks milk powder every day. He must have stockpiled a lot of fresh milk from the military area and has been back for several days.
His long legs wrapped in black trousers rested naturally against her thighs, and he accepted her inspection with open eyes.
Gu Qingqing cleared her throat and said, "You said you want to get my uncle and cousin to work at the state-owned soy sauce factory. Is that possible?"
"Sure," Chu Dai smiled, "It's not that difficult. Didn't you eat the egg custard for lunch?"
Gu Qingqing nodded blankly.
She is not the kind of adult who likes to snatch food from children.
"The soy sauce is brewed very well. With this skill, you can become a master in a state-owned factory. Even if someone with real skills gets in through the back door, no one will say anything. The leaders above will naturally protect them."
His tone was calm, without the slightest intention of showing off, he was simply stating the facts: "Although the Chu family's roots are in Nanyang, they still have a wide network of contacts. Sometimes you don't need to mention it yourself. Those who have some origins with our family know that they are our relatives and will take the initiative to get things done."
"Are these all the things that Dad saved?"
"Yes." Chu Dai was silent for a moment, and had to admit: "Except for being a bad father, he is still very good in other aspects."
Gu Qingqing chuckled.
Xiao Niannian smacked his lips and mumbled, "Grandpa!"
Grandpa loves him and his brother the most! He gives them lots of delicious food, unlike dad who only gives it to mom first.
When Shi Chongshan heard his cousin and cousin-in-law talking, he slowly came over, lay down on the chair next to them, took a piece of dried sweet potato from the enamel plate and stuffed it into his mouth.
Gu Qingqing saw his chubby face and bulging cheeks and couldn't help but reach out and touch them. Then she said with emotion: "I don't know what he eats to grow so fast."
"What else can we have? Just some bran buns and mashed potatoes." Gao Haiyue brought in two cups of ginger tea. "It's too cold today. Have a cup of water to warm yourself up."
"Thank you, aunt." Chu Dai took it with one hand and placed it on the table next to him.
"I should be the one to thank you, A'dai. Your uncle has no special skills in his life. He can only work in the fields and then make soy sauce with his parents when he comes back. We never dared to think that we could work in a state-owned factory before. Now your uncle can go to a state-owned factory. He will have a way out in the future when he gets into trouble..."
As she spoke, her eyes became moist, and she felt that after all these years, she had finally come to an end.
Some of her cousins from her mother's side always mocked her and said that she was asking for trouble by marrying into such a poor place like the Harvest Production Team. The cousins also often showed off in front of her mother, saying how well the daughters and sons-in-law treated them, and how they bought maltose, canned fruit and canned meat every time they went home, and also said how promising their sons-in-law were.
Every time she went back to her parents' home, she felt the blood rushing to her head when she heard her cousins saying these things in front of her husband. But her husband was a fool and didn't say a word in reply, just letting them say whatever they wanted.
She felt sorry for him.
I married into the Shi family because of their good family traditions. Shi Liancai is a kind and honest person, and he doesn't have a bad reputation in the village.
Facts have proved that her choice was correct. Her parents-in-law in the Shi family treated her very well. Although she and her sister-in-law He Qiu Shui sometimes had some friction, they got along well with each other most of the time.
I thought my life would be just plain and dull, but unexpectedly my sister-in-law became very successful. Her husband became the captain of a production team, her two sons are in the army, and her daughter married into a military family.
Their close relatives can also benefit from it.
Chu Dai saw the change in her expression and just smiled and said, "It's my uncle who has this ability."
Gao Haiyue had heard him say this several times. There are so many capable people now, but how many of them can work in state-owned factories? She suppressed her gratitude in her heart, chatted with Gu Qingqing about raising children, and then went to the kitchen with her son in her arms.
Leave space for a family of four.
Zhou Man, He Qiu Shui and Shi Rushang were all in the kitchen. Shi Rushang told them some interesting stories about her home. Qian Guihua often came to visit and every time she brought gossip from the whole village.
There was a story about a quilt that was hung outside by the Zhang family at the end of the village and was lost. It was actually taken away by a stray dog to build a nest. There was also a girl from a certain family who said that she couldn't get married anymore and wanted a divorce. Now that the collective economy of the production team is good, she would rather work in the team and earn work points.
The title of gossip girl is not earned for nothing.
Zhou Man smiled and said, "You are living a comfortable life now. Didn't you dislike hearing about these trivial matters before? But your Datunzi Village is doing well now. In addition to working in the fields, you can also pick cotton and ramie and do spinning."
Many young men in the Invincible Production Team earned more per year than apprentices in state-owned factories in the city. Capable ones like Gu Xiong could even earn the income of a first-class worker.
"The Gu family lives a very prosperous life," He Qiushui said after cleaning the pots. "The Gu family has many male members, all of whom are strong and capable. They earn a lot of work points in the fields. Except for your fourth child, the other three families have children in the army. Their lives are getting more and more promising."
Soldiers now have a very high status. If nothing else, finding a wife is a huge advantage for them.
"You were worried about Qingzhou before. Now that he has entered the state-owned factory, won't it be easier to find him?" Shi Rushuang joked with a smile.
The harvest production team was in a very barren land, and the food supply was not enough to eat every year. Fortunately, the Shi family received food from the Gu family for relief.
Few girls were willing to marry here. When the matchmaker introduced them, they were shocked when they heard that it was the harvest production team.
Even the girls in this village try their best to get married.
"I don't know when I can go." He Qiushui had no worries about his son leaving home. Instead, he wanted him to leave as soon as possible. "How about you ask A-Dai for me?"
"Okay." Shi Rushuang agreed immediately.
Gao Haiyue came in holding her son and sat by the stove next to her sister-in-law. Seeing that she was a little unhappy, Zhou Man and He Qiushui looked at each other, thought for a moment and said, "Second son's wife, you have nothing to do tomorrow, so take Chongshan back to his grandmother's house to pay New Year's greetings."
Gao Haiyue was a little embarrassed: "Today my sister-in-law..." She didn't know how Wang Xiuying would complain when she got home.
"Your parents love you very much, they won't be so unreasonable. Rushuang and her friends brought so much food, I can't finish it, you two sisters-in-law can divide it up and take it back to your parents' home."
He Qiu Shui and Gao Haiyue understood that their mother-in-law was trying to save their face.
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