Old Chen stayed in the house alone. Uncle Li had brought him food in the evening. Uncle Li had to go home early to help out today, so he brought him food first. Thinking it was New Year's Eve, he was particularly diligent in wiping his body and washing his hair.
It would be a little better if the body was clean, but when he heard every household outside was bustling with joy, Old Chen felt uncomfortable.
His memory went back to a few years ago when the children were still at home. At that time, Old Mrs. Xia was diligently cooking in the kitchen, while he was smoking outside and watching his grandchildren laughing and playing.
Chen Xiangdong and Chen Xiangnan would usually take their children out for a stroll, set off some firecrackers, and then come back together to chat.
Chen Xiangbei is a child with a stubborn butt. He can't sit still at home. He always comes back from playing and getting dirty before the meal is ready. Then, after being scolded by Old Lady Xia, he eats without a heart.
At that time, braised pork was a must-have in every home. It was stewed until soft and shiny. One bite of it would make all the fatigue of the year disappear.
Chinese New Year dishes usually start with a plate of stir-fried nuts, followed by fish, meat, eggs and other vegetables, and finally end with a bowl of fresh pickled vegetable and bamboo shoot soup or brown sugar sweet soup, which makes everyone's belly full.
Old Chen recalled the scene at that time, and thought about the meal that Uncle Li fed him today. The huge difference made Old Chen feel uncomfortable.
Even though the food today was much better than usual, Uncle Li wasn't the type to treat him harshly, it was just...
As he listened to the crackling sound of firecrackers outside, he felt that the room was becoming more and more quiet, like a coffin.
I raised these little bastards well, but now they are paralyzed and not a single one of them came back on such an important day as New Year's Eve.
These unfilial sons are ungrateful and ungrateful!
The scene here is completely different from the lively one at Old Lady Xia's place. The children are asleep, but the adults are very energetic, chatting and eating melon seeds to stay up late into the New Year.
After 12 o'clock, everyone went back to their beds and fell asleep amid everyone's congratulations.
Old Lady Xia gave her bed to Xiang Hong and her husband, and slept with her sister. Chen Xiangbei continued to sleep in the living room. Chen Xiangdong and his wife took the sleeping Baoyuan home. Chen Xiangnan and Chen Lingling slept in Jiang Wenhua's room.
The two old ladies slept together. Old Lady Xia lay on her side and looked at her sister with a smile on her face. "Sister, I feel very happy."
Xia Yu'e tucked the corner of his quilt and said, "I also feel that this year is the happiest time of my life. Since I found you, every day has been enjoyable."
The two fell asleep with smiles on their faces.
The New Year was over very quickly and everyone went about their own business.
Chen Xiangnan went back to work and took Chen Lingling with him, saying that it would be nice to take her out to play. At the same time, he also took into consideration that Old Mrs. Xia was also assigned abroad and that his aunt was not in good health, so he was worried that she would be tired of taking care of the child alone.
He said he would send Chen Lingling back after Old Mrs. Xia came back.
When Chen Lingling left, she was as excited as a little monkey.
Old Mrs. Xia didn't know that she was so popular outside. Old Yuan accompanied her, but she had to go back after just a few days. Instead, Old Mrs. Xia had to stay there for several months.
She went to the factory of Director Song's friend. Everyone was very nice to her, and Old Mrs. Xia felt that her work was going very smoothly.
However, in this factory, Old Mrs. Xia actually met Wang Dahe, whom she had not seen for a long time.
Wang Dahai, who insisted on becoming someone else's son-in-law and whose own father was a son-in-law, is his brother.
Old Mrs. Xia didn't understand. Wouldn't it be better to stay in her hometown? Why did she have to travel thousands of miles?
Wang Dahe was a little shy. "Aunt, you don't know, my mother is so scary. Ever since my brother became a live-in son-in-law, she has been watching me very closely. Every day she keeps telling me to get married as soon as possible. I am almost getting calluses on my ears."
The pressure is too great. If I continue to stay at home like this, even if I don't want to be a live-in son-in-law, I will rebel and inherit my father's legacy."
Old Mrs. Xia was stunned. She had never thought that a child who had been so well-behaved since childhood could actually say such words about rebelliousness.
"I remember... you seemed to have dated someone before. Where was that girl?"
Wang Dahe scratched his head and said awkwardly, "She doesn't want to be with me anymore. She says I'm dull and can't do anything."
Old Lady Xia said regretfully, "If you had been with her directly after graduation, your mother would have definitely made her a deity."
Wang Dahe laughed, "That's right, but I just wasn't destined to do that. Later, I participated in the school's internal recruitment and chose a job as a worker in this place not too far away."
It’s really nice to have no one to bother you. But when I came here after the New Year, my mom scolded me for the whole New Year.”
Old Lady Xia: "She deserves to be scolded. It's better to let her vent her anger. Now your mother has no children around her."
Wang Dahe: "At worst, she can just come to me when she retires. I guess I can't rely on my brother in his condition. At worst, I can support him by myself."
Old Mrs. Xia sighed and said, "Your mother is very lucky to have such a filial son like you."
Wang Dahe: "Auntie, has anyone ever said that you always praise people in a sarcastic way?"
Mrs. Xia: "..."
As expected, Old Lady Wang in the compound scolded her son every day, especially when her youngest son disobeyed her and ran away, she scolded him all the time.
However, the one who cursed the most harshly was his wife Zhang Xingwang. If he hadn't set a good example, Wang Dahai would not have followed suit.
Zhang Xingwang felt bitter, but when he thought that Old Lady Wang was the kind of old lady who would go through a period of irritability when she got older, he felt a little better.
It's a physical problem, I don't really want to curse anyone.
When Old Lady Xia sent the letter, Old Lady Wang started crying. She didn't know whether the child had eaten well or slept well after leaving home.
While Zhang Xingwang was still trying to find ways to comfort her, he saw the old lady rummaging through boxes and drawers to send money to Wang Dahe, the child, and she was still muttering that he would have no money to spend.
But it's true, as an apprentice who just joined the factory, I don't have much money. If I encounter an emergency and can't pay, it would be really frustrating.
When Wang Dahe received the money sent by his parents, he took Old Lady Xia to drink a lot of wine.
When Old Mrs. Xia was holding the bottle of wine, she never thought that one day she would be dragged to drink by a child who looked like her third child. This was the first time she drank so heavily.
When I was with Old Chen before, we just had a few drinks.
But it must be said that drinking wine with some snacks can really make life more enjoyable. Old Mrs. Xia even wondered if there was any explanation for those men's love of smoking.
After she tried it, she choked and cried. She ordered Wang Dahe not to smoke either, otherwise she would complain to his mother when she got home.
Wang Dahe just obeyed and gave the cigarettes away.
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