"What a bunch of debt collectors! Why didn't I just die back then? Why did I marry into your Wang family? Not a single good person in your family is any good. Why didn't I just die?" Zhou Daya stormed into the house to pack her things.
Old Master Zhou shrank back after being scolded, tapped his pipe, and cautiously entered the house.
"Guiying, Mom and Dad have gone to your sister-in-law's place, so you shouldn't go. There are too many people, and it's summer, so there's not enough room," Wang Dashuan said tactfully to Li Guiying.
The main concern is that my own fool might get sold off and not even know who to help count the money.
"That's fine. Chunli, you go with your grandpa and grandma. Be diligent there and help your aunt with chores. If a fight breaks out, don't act rashly. Your aunt might feel awkward and let your grandma scold you first. Don't scold her directly. Let your grandma provoke her into a fight first before you do anything. Go pack your things. I'll pick some vegetables for you. Everything costs money in the city." After giving these instructions, Li Guiying hurried off to the vegetable garden.
"Mom, I know. I'm not stupid. Have you ever seen me lose a fight?" Wang Chunli said, a little unhappy.
"Dad, are you sure you're okay?" Ten-year-old Wang Baohe asked Wang Dashuan in a low voice.
Wang Baohe was particularly cautious at school, not because he was afraid of losing a fight, but because he was afraid of getting into a fight and his sister coming to his rescue, which would make him lose face.
"What are you two doing? Come and help! You have no sense of propriety at all. You're not as popular as Chunli." Li Guiying greeted them with some displeasure when she saw the two talking.
"Second Aunt, you don't need to bring anything. I have a vegetable garden at home too," Wang Baomin quickly said.
“You don’t need to bring anything. What can you grow in your little vegetable patch? Your money came from thin air,” Li Guiying said as she picked vegetables.
Li Baomin “…”
"Just wait patiently for the arrangements," Wang Dashuan whispered to Wang Baomin before hurrying inside to help.
Zhou Daya gathered up all the clothes she could possibly wear that were presentable.
Seeing that his own things were also in the bundle, Old Master Wang didn't dare to say anything and silently packed the tobacco into his pocket.
Wang Chunli quickly packed her things and went over to pick vegetables with Li Guiying.
"How did Chunli do on her exam this time?" Wang Baomin looked at the bustling family of four and felt a little awkward not to speak.
"The results haven't come out yet, but I'm sure I'll get into the top high school in the city," Wang Chunli said confidently.
"That's great! I can stay at home then and go to school with Baoshan every day, so I'll have company," Wang Baomin said with a smile.
“Why would you want to stay at my house? There are dormitories in high school.” Li Guiying didn’t want her daughter to trouble her sister-in-law.
She's a grown girl now, and it's not like she doesn't have a place to live. Even though she's her aunt, it'll be three years before she's here. It's too much trouble to ask for help like this.
Wang Baomin “…”
Li Guiying quickly finished picking the vegetables: green beans, cucumbers, eggplants, scallions, cabbage, radishes, and even cut two rows of chives. She also offered to bring eggs.
"Second Aunt, you can't take the eggs. If I take two on the road, my mother will scold me to death." Wang Baomin quickly stopped her.
Eggs are precious things; you can't just take them casually. If I take them home, my mom will scold me to death.
"Second son's wife, if this keeps going, we'll miss the train," Zhou Daya said angrily, already annoyed, seeing the two still struggling.
"Yes, yes, I'll drive you to the station." Wang Dashuan hurriedly loaded the vegetables onto the mule cart.
Grandma Zhou was afraid that Li Guiying would continue talking, so she quickly climbed into the car. If she didn't go today, her eldest daughter-in-law would get angry and come to her house to arrest her tomorrow.
Seeing the old lady get on the bus, Mr. Wang, afraid of being scolded by his wife if he was slow, hurriedly got on the bus.
"What are you dawdling about, Da Shuan? You're so sluggish all day long. Guiying is so unlucky to have married you. She's just like the Wang family, always dawdling around." Zhou Daya turned around, intending to scold the old man.
As a result, the old man got on the bus, turned around and saw that Wang Dashuan was still standing there, so he started criticizing Wang Dashuan.
I don't even know if I'll be able to give my fill of scolding when I get to my eldest son's wife's house, but I'll have to give her my fill of scolding now.
Wang Dashuan: "..."
Fearing being implicated, Wang Baomin quickly got into the car, while Wang Chunli had already gotten in when the old lady started speaking.
Wang Dashuan dared not dawdle any longer, and quickly drove off, touching his nose.
When we arrived at the village entrance, the group of old men and women were still there.
Seeing that the old man and woman had both left, he couldn't help but feel envious. "Second brother, did second sister-in-law go to the city?"
"I don't want to go," Zhou Daya said sincerely.
But no one present believed it. This old man just liked to do these empty gestures. If he really didn't want to go, would he have finished packing so quickly?
Load one up!
Wang Dashuan put the things on the car, but before he could even say a few words of advice, the old lady kicked him off the car.
Wang Dashuan: "..."
Tao Ying usually gets off work at 5 p.m., and Wang Chuntao gets out of school at 3:30 p.m. She first picks up Tao Chenyang, and then the two of them go to the market to buy groceries together.
In the morning, Tao Ying gave Wang Chuntao money to buy more meat and vegetables, as the old man and woman were coming over in the evening.
Wang Chuntao was lucky; there were still some large pork bones and pork kidneys left over, so she immediately bought them all.
When they got home, Tao Chenyang washed the potatoes, while he took an axe, broke the pork bone in two, threw it into a pot to boil, and then scooped out a sauerkraut and chopped it.
"Auntie, I'm done washing." Tao Chenyang was washing very carefully.
"Yangyang is really amazing." Wang Chuntao praised Tao Chenyang generously, then took the potato and quickly peeled it.
"Auntie, what else should I do?" Tao Chenyang was praised, his face full of pride.
"Then sweep the floor." Wang Chuntao handed Tao Chenyang a broom.
"Okay." Tao Chenyang immediately started working diligently.
Wang Baomin and his group arrived home at 4:40. As soon as they reached the door, they smelled a rich aroma of meat.
"Is your mother at home?" Zhou Daya asked Wang Baomin in a low voice.
"No way, this is my mom's first day at work. Besides, she can't cook." Wang Baomin answered instinctively without thinking.
"It's not a holiday, why are you serving meat? What kind of grand enterprise can afford such extravagance?" Upon hearing Wang Baomin's words, Zhou Daya immediately straightened her back and walked in, grumbling.
"Grandpa, is my grandma afraid of my aunt?" Having witnessed the old lady's two-faced nature, Wang Chunli asked Grandpa Wang in a low voice.
"Don't expose what you see." Old Master Wang secretly glanced at Zhou Daya and whispered a warning to Wang Chunli.
Wang Chunli immediately gave the old man a knowing look.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Sister Li, please have a seat. I'm cooking. My mom specifically asked me this morning to buy extra meat for my grandpa and grandma." Wang Chuntao came out carrying a basin of noodles when she heard the voices, cheerfully greeting the group.
"Second Brother, you take Grandpa and Grandma to their room first. Sister Li, you'll stay in the same room as me," Wang Chuntao added.
“I’ll help you with this. These vegetables are from my garden.” Wang Chunli handed her bag to Wang Baomin and rolled up her sleeves before following him into the kitchen.
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