Qian Duoduo woke up early in the morning and saw Qian Sheng eating at home. While eating, she said, "When are Sister Niaoniao and the others leaving? I'll go see them off!"
Qian Sheng said, "We left before dawn today, and we should have arrived in the county town by now."
Qian Duoduo was taken aback: "Why, you left so early?"
Qian Sheng smiled and said, "It's almost Chinese New Year, they need to go home, it's time for them to go back!"
Qian Duoduo nodded and silently lowered her head to eat.
Qian Sheng looked at the old maid and smiled, saying, "What's there to be reluctant about? They'll be back after the New Year. They'll have to go through things like transferring their household registration. You can have a good get-together with them then."
Qian Duoduo nodded and said, "I know. I'm just a little reluctant to part with it!"
Jin Jinxiu patted Qian Duoduo's head and said, "Feng Zhiqing and the others are good people, no wonder my Duoduo is reluctant to part with them!"
Qian Duoduo: I'm a little sad because there's no one to share gossip with anymore!
Wen Yugui brought her son over, and seeing that the food was ready, she said somewhat embarrassedly, "Mom, I overslept!"
Qian Rao scratched his head sheepishly. His son had gone to bed early the night before, and he had been distracted by his wife, so he had been fooling around with her for half the night. As a result, the two of them had overslept!
Chen Runan carried Qian Yufei over and said, "Dad, I ran into Uncle Li when I came over. He said the postman is here again and wants you to go to the brigade headquarters."
Qian Sheng quickly finished the last mouthful of porridge, said he was leaving, put on his coat, and left.
Watching Qian Sheng's departing figure, Qian Duoduo asked, "Fourth Sister-in-law, how's your sewing skill?"
Wen Yugui said, "I'm not very good at it!"
Jin Jinxiu said, "What, are you getting clothes made?"
Qian Duoduo said, "I bought some fabric a while ago and wanted to find someone to make him a coat. My dad's coat has frayed cuffs and the back is all snagged!"
Jin Jinxiu fell silent upon hearing Qian Duoduo's words. It seemed that she hadn't shown enough concern for the old man. Even the old maid knew to buy cloth and make clothes for her father, but she herself hadn't seen it.
Jin Jinxiu said, "Tomorrow, Duoduo, you come with me to the county. I'll buy some fabric and make a new outfit for the old man! My daughter is a college student now, how can her father be poor!"
Upon hearing Jin Jinxiu's words, Wen Yugui smiled and said, "Mother, didn't we buy two pieces of cloth from Second Brother at the mall? You said you wanted to make clothes for Father back then, so now it's perfect."
Jin Jinxiu also remembered the two pieces of cloth, clapped her hands and said, "Oh dear, you know what I mean, I'll go find the cloth right now." After saying that, she went into the house.
Qian Duoduo looked at his two sisters-in-law and said, "Second sister-in-law, fourth sister-in-law, the weather is a bit cold now, how about we go to the county for a visit? I know that place quite well."
Wen Yugui smiled and said, "I believe that." She smiled and said to Chen Runan, "I told you about our family situation a long time ago. Duoduo is the most beautiful girl in our village. Don't look down on Wu Chunhua from the Wu family, who thinks she is the most beautiful girl in the village. She is not on the same level as Duoduo at all."
Chen Runan said with a smile, "Brother Yu once told me that Duoduo is the most amazing in our family. I was a little jealous at the time, but after seeing Duoduo, all I feel is envy."
Wen Yugui laughed and said, "What are you jealous of? When I met Qian Rao, I knew that our Qian Lao Si was a doting brother to his younger sister."
Qian Duoduo took Qian Yufei and teased her, asking, "Fourth Sister-in-law, what did Fourth Brother do that made you have such a misunderstanding?"
Wen Yugui sniffed and snorted, saying, "When I first met him, he often came to see me and would talk about his family situation. That's when I knew that this silly boy had feelings for me."
Qian Rao: Honey, I'm still here. Can you just ignore me completely?
Qian Duoduo glanced at Qian Rao, who seemed somewhat helpless, and asked, "My fourth brother isn't that kind of person. If he likes someone, he'll just say so!"
Wen Yugui glanced at Qian Rao, who was eating a steamed bun, and said, "You're wrong. After we've known each other for a while, he really opened my eyes." Then she looked at Qian Rao, who was eating with his head down, and said, "Why did you kick me? Can't I talk about your glorious deeds?"
Qian Duoduo immediately picked up a chopstick, tapped Qian Rao's bowl, and said, "Eat quickly, then go and comfort the child. Don't delay my fourth sister-in-law from telling stories."
Qian Rao glanced at his younger sister, who was staring at him with wide eyes, and sighed inwardly: What can I do about my own sister? Spoil her!
He nodded, ate the last bite of the steamed bun and a little bit of porridge, quickly cleared away the dishes and wiped the table, and finally resignedly left with his son and niece in his arms.
Out of sight, out of mind!
Chen Runan watched Qian Rao's series of actions, then looked at Qian Duoduo, blinking her big eyes, "Is it that effective?"
Wen Yugui smiled and said, "How about it? Let me tell you, in this family, the parents' words may not carry much weight with these four brothers, but," she raised her chin, pointed at Qian Duoduo, and said, "our sister's words definitely carry weight!"
Chen Runan asked curiously, "Really?"
Wen Yugui said with a smile, "When you come back later, you and your second brother can try it out, right?"
Chen Runan touched her chin and looked at Qian Duoduo, saying, "Duoduo, if your second brother bullies me, you have to help me!"
Qian Duoduo shook her head and said, "Second sister-in-law, I'm sorry, that's my second brother. Of course I'll help my second brother."
Chen Runan said with a wronged expression, "Shouldn't you side with what's right and not with your own family?"
Qian Duoduo shook her head and said, "With my second brother's personality, would he bully you? In bed?"
One sentence made the two married women present and Jin Jinxiu, who came out after finding the fabric, blush. Jin Jinxiu slapped Qian Duoduo on the shoulder: "You just spout nonsense!"
Qian Duoduo grinned and looked at Jin Jinxiu, saying, "Comrade Jin Jinxiu, do you know how strong your hands are? Those are the hands that earned you a lot of work points when you were young. Don't you feel any pain when you hit a girl as soft as a boneless tree like that?"
Looking at Qian Duoduo and her mother-in-law's funny antics, Chen Runan felt a sense of how this was how a mother and daughter should be. Her own mother had passed away when she was young, and she had relied on her grandfather for many years. She envied this kind of mother-daughter relationship.
Wen Yugui felt a little sad watching this scene. She and Chen Runan had a shallow mother-daughter relationship. It would be a lie to say that she was not envious when she saw the two of them bickering. However, the little old lady in front of her who was pointing at Qian Duoduo and lecturing her was her mother-in-law, who had protected her for many years.
Perhaps this is another form of redemption for myself.
She and Chen Runan glanced at each other unintentionally and inexplicably understood the envy in each other's eyes. They smiled at each other, realizing that they really wanted to be with this little old lady. After all, you really have to cherish the person who cares for you!
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