The youngest son was the most thoughtful. In their village, every household didn't have much land for food production. Each person only had a few mu of land, and they couldn't make much money from farming all year round.
If the old man hadn't always been thinking about researching new varieties of peppers, the old couple wouldn't have felt bad about dividing the land.
After all, the children are not at home. They are old and cannot farm for many years, so it is inevitable that they will live with their children.
Thinking this way, the old couple and Sun Aihua all agreed with Sun Aimin's proposal. The old lady said, "Okay, I'll talk to your sister-in-law when she comes back. She hasn't been away from home much, so when she gets there, you two should take good care of her."
Sun Aimin replied, "Mom, don't worry. My eldest brother and Xiaoqi have adapted well now. With them around, how can you not be worried? Besides, they've bought their own house. With a house, they can be considered to have settled down in the city..."
When I'm free, I'll take you there to have a look. This time, you don't have to stay in a rented house anymore. You can stay in my house or my eldest brother's house.
The old couple were very pleased to hear their youngest son talk about their life in the city. Who could have imagined that in just one year, the family would have undergone such earth-shaking changes, with all three sons taking root in the city?
However, compared to their sons making money, what made the old couple happier was that their daughter, who was nearly 40 years old, finally got pregnant.
Sun Aihua has now passed the obvious stage of morning sickness, can eat and sleep well, and when the weather is good during the day, she often goes out to bask in the sun and stroll around the village. This pleasant life is much less stressful than when she was a teacher.
That is, without her income, the financial pressure on the family will be greater.
Sun Aimin is a careful person who thinks things through carefully. After the family finished their meal, he rushed to wash the dishes.
After entering the house and drying his hands, he took out a few unopened new clothes from his backpack and handed them to Sun Aihua: "Sister, these are maternity clothes I bought in our city. Autumn is coming soon, so they are perfect to wear."
There are no stores specializing in maternity clothes in their county. Pregnant women all wear baggy clothes. Some of them wear baggy clothes owned by old ladies or men in their family because their own clothes are too tight.
Sun Aihua wasn't particularly particular about her clothes, as long as they were clean and comfortable. She was wearing a large, white, short-sleeved top that Old Lady Sun had bought for a dozen yuan at the market. She'd bought several for Sun Aihua to wear alternately.
As for the pants, Mrs. Sun bought some cloth from the market and made a few pairs with elastic waists for Sun Aihua. These clothes were loose, but they didn't look very neat.
Sun Aihua took the maternity clothes her brother bought for her and couldn't put them down. "There are special clothes for pregnant women in the city? These are so beautiful!"
I've never seen a pregnant woman wearing this kind of clothing before. I thought all pregnant women dressed like me. My colleague also wore a baggy coat like me when she was pregnant..."
Sun Aimin replied, "There are all kinds of maternity clothes nowadays. They are convenient and beautiful. If you need anything at home, just call me and I will mail it to you."
Sun Aihua said, "Don't bother with that. Although our county town isn't as good as the city, we can still buy what we need for daily use."
Sun Aimin opened a secret pocket in his backpack, took out a red envelope and slapped it on Sun Aihua's hand: "Sister, take this.
I'm busy lately and I might not be back until the Chinese New Year, so I can't help you much during normal times. If you need anything, just buy it yourself..."
Sun Aihua touched the red envelope, which was quite thick. She wanted to refuse, but then she heard Mrs. Sun say, "Aihua, just take it if I tell you to. Why are you being so polite to your own brother? Your brothers are both out there making money, so it's nothing serious for them..."
Sun Aimin also advised Sun Aihua to put the red envelope away, and only then did Sun Aihua accept the red envelope with a heavy heart.
The family chatted and watched TV for a while. Sun Aihua felt sleepy and went to the west room to sleep first.
The old couple lived in the east room. Sun Aimin came back and lived in the same room with the old couple.
Every household in their village has a kang, and a large kang can be six meters long.
Old Mrs. Sun made the mattress for Sun Aimin and found a clean towel blanket to cover him.
After Sun Aimin finished washing up and returned to the house, the old lady took out a small cloth bundle and counted out ten large bills from it and handed them to Sun Aimin: "Mom doesn't know how much money was in the red envelope you gave to your sister, but it must be at least. Take this."
I originally wanted to give it to your sister, but she's too concerned about her reputation and wants it no matter what. This time, I'm giving it to you through your hand. If it's less, you'll take a little loss..."
Sun Aimin looked at the stack of hundred-yuan bills handed over by the old lady, feeling a bit amused and helpless: "Mom, what are you doing? You'd better keep this money and use it to buy delicious food for my sister. I don't want it."
But the old lady was stubborn. The more Sun Aimin refused, the more she stuffed the money into his bag. Sun Aimin took out the living expenses he had prepared for the old couple from his bag, and the old lady finally gave up and took back her money, but she said she didn't want any money from Sun Aimin at all.
"Mom and Dad have money and don't want yours. You should live a good life and take good care of the children. Keep your money for my grandchildren and don't worry about us..." said Old Mrs. Sun.
Grandpa Sun added, "Your mother and I are able to walk and move around, so you don't have to worry about anything. But your father-in-law and mother-in-law have worked hard to raise your children, so you should respect them well..."
In the end, the money-stuffing war ended with Mrs. Sun and her son each taking back the money they had.
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