After get off work, Old Mrs. Xia left quickly, fearing that Chen Xiangbei would pester her sister. What would her sister do if she was embarrassed because she was shy? That guy's tongue was no worse than the second brother's.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw her old sister, Old Lady Yin, sitting with her sister by the small river at the back door, chatting animatedly.
There were three small benches for two people, one for each person to sit on. There was also a small bench with two cups and a small plate of fried soybeans on it, and a thermos on the ground. Life was very enjoyable.
"Sister, I'm back, Donghua is here." Old Mrs. Xia was also very happy to see her old sister. She hadn't seen her for a long time because of the moving and quarrels during this period.
Yin Donghua didn't know about it until she found her sister. The Chen children were always out and about, and nothing had happened in their compound for a long time. Hu Jie's family was a daily battle between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, and Hu's mother always ended up losing. Wang Dahai, from Old Lady Wang's family, had been away from home since his marriage, except for the Lunar New Year. Old Lady Wang kept urging Wang Dahe to marry a girl.
But speaking of Wang Dahe, he is two months younger than Chen Xiangbei. That dead kid Chen Xiangbei is still not smart, and Wang Dahe is just a little smarter than him. How could he think about getting married now? He is still young and hasn't even graduated from high school.
Every time Old Lady Wang scolded him, Wang Dahe would run away, even more so than Chen Xiangbei.
Old Mrs. Wang sometimes sighed that since Sister Yue'e passed away, among all the next generation of native-born children in the entire compound, it turned out that Chen Xiangbei was the most family-oriented.
This is outrageous. In the past, the child was often scolded by Old Lady Xia for hanging out outside, but now he is the one who spends the most time in their house and the entire compound.
Not counting the ones she married into the family, Yin Sheng from Old Lady Yin's family often works overtime at the meat processing plant or goes on business trips to other places. Not to mention Hu Jie. Although he changed jobs because of Hu Yingying, he still has to drive to other places to keep an eye on her sometimes.
Old Mrs. Wang’s two children just said that the only child left in the old Ma family, Little Ma, was also taken away by the neighborhood committee. They used to think he was pretending to be crazy, but later he seemed to be really crazy. Guan Tao divorced him a few days ago, and the Ma family’s house was also taken back by the factory.
Old Mrs. Xia also moved a small stool and sat at the back door. The meal was already cooked. Xia Yu'e asked her sister to chat with her old sisters, and she got up to cook.
Old Mrs. Yin talked about a lot of things in their compound, and Old Mrs. Xia sighed as she listened. After all the calculations, it was already spring after the Chinese New Year, and it would be hot again in a few months.
So many things happened in the compound, and there was a hint of depression.
"Your Yin Sheng is only a few years younger than my second son. When will he get married?" Old Mrs. Xia joked.
Before Old Lady Yin could say anything, Zheng Qianlan, who lived next door, came out from the back door to pour water. After hearing this, she couldn't help but speak. There were some things she didn't know who to talk to, but now she could finally get them out.
Old Mrs. Xia was classified as a good person by Zheng Qianlan, so she had a good impression of her. Since she was a good person, there was nothing to worry about and she could just say it directly.
"Comrade Xia, you don't know what I'm thinking about kids nowadays. They don't let me take care of anything when it comes to marriage. It really worries me to death." Zheng Qianlan put the basin on the ground and sat on the small stool where Xia Yu'e had sat before.
Old Lady Yin was really excited now. She finally met someone who shared the same ideals as her. "What's this comrade's name?"
"My surname is Zheng, my name is Qianlan, and I have an unfilial daughter at home. Hello, hello." After Zheng Qianlan and Old Lady Yin introduced each other, she suddenly stood up and went back to her room to get out four crisp and tender water radishes. She stuffed one into the hands of Old Lady Xia and Old Lady Yin respectively, and asked Old Lady Xia to give the other one to her sister later.
Old Lady Yin complained, "Comrade Zheng, you don't know my son. Every time I asked him when he would bring someone in for me to see, he said it would be soon. I don't know if he was lying to me about having a partner or if he simply hadn't found one outside."
Zheng Qianlan: "At least your son lied to you, but my daughter is the one who's worried. My family's situation is complicated and it's hard to find a partner. If I don't find one while I'm still young, it will be even harder to find one later. But she said she has a job and can afford to eat and wear clothes, so why should I look for one? It's so troublesome and so on. It really makes me angry."
Old Lady Yin: "What's the big deal? I'm not the kind of nasty mother-in-law who would torture people. When they get married and have children, I can help take care of them. They both have to work, and I'll do the laundry and cooking for them at home. It would be great if we could all be happy as a family."
Zheng Qianlan: "Who says not? She is my only daughter. I will save more money now and give it to her and my darling grandson. If her in-laws treat her badly, let them live with me. I am not unreasonable. It is great for the whole family to be happy and harmonious."
Old Mrs. Xia clapped her hands. "That's right, how wonderful."
They both looked at Old Lady Xia, "Sister Yue'e/Comrade Xia, you think so too, right?"
Old Lady Xia: "Donghua, you seemed clear-headed when you advised me before, but why can't you think clearly now? Aren't you the one who manages the happy family? How is your situation any different from when you were trapped in the countryside by your other sons? Won't your nightmare begin when your sons start families?
Your own grandchild, and the couple had to go to work the next day, so you were the one who took care of the child. Yingying and Lingling were easy to take care of at that age, but when they were younger, Hu Yingying had black eyes from the two years you took care of her. Otherwise, Hu wouldn't give you half his salary every month and buy you all kinds of things to thank you. Raising children is really hard, and raising grandchildren is even harder.
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