"Who is this? She looks like a girl from the Jiang family."
Jiang's mother said with a smile, "It's me, Auntie. You're a mother now, why are you still called a girl? I'm free today, so I brought my family to visit my parents."
"Look at your belly, are you pregnant again?"
Jiang's mother nodded shyly.
An old woman who usually didn't get along with the Jiang family asked, "Oh, I told you it was you from afar, but they didn't believe me. What delicious treats are you carrying for your mother?"
The person who was talking to Jiang's mother knew that the other person's question was ill-intentioned, so he pushed Jiang's mother to leave quickly: "Hey, your mother just got home. She was just talking about you. Go back now."
The old woman blocked his way, saying, "Don't go! What are you afraid of? It won't do anything."
This daughter of the Jiang family always comes empty-handed, but leaves with big bags and small packages, which always causes a commotion in their family. Today, there will be another show to watch.
They insisted on holding me back, pulling me aside to look at the things I'd bought. My eyes widened in shock – good heavens, were they trying to ruin their lives? Buying so much stuff!
He said sarcastically, "Buying so much stuff, how much do you expect your parents to help you this time? You know, your family isn't doing well either, they always come to beg for money. This time it's a little better, at least they brought some things."
Jiang's mother blushed with embarrassment after hearing what he said. She had taken some things from her parents' home before, and her parents, seeing that she was having a hard time, always wanted to help her out. Because of this, she later refused to go back to her parents' home.
Seeing her mother being bullied like this, Er Ya angrily said, "Who are you? My mother didn't take anything from your family, why do you care so much? Mind your own business."
“You…you should call me Grandma, but what did your mother teach you? You don’t know your place. You’re such an unpleasant girl.”
Er Ya held Jiang's mother's hand and said to the old woman, "My mother at least taught me to worry less about other people's affairs, eat more and talk less, so that I can live longer."
"you……".
"What, are you envious because my mother has so much stuff? It's a pity you don't have such a filial daughter."
Er Ya glared at her, then pulled Jiang's mother and said, "Mom, we're almost at Grandma's house, let's walk there and not bother with this person."
After Er Ya's family left, the woman came to her senses and said, "Pah, pah, pah, I envy you. I don't want a daughter who likes to freeload."
The person next to her tugged at her sleeve: "Stop talking! Didn't you look closely? There's a huge piece of meat inside, probably weighing about ten pounds. That's more than what she took before. Do you think this girl has struck it rich?"
Someone who knew a bit about it said, "That's right. You all don't know, but the other day I went to the market and saw a braised meat stall. The business was booming. I bought a skewer, and it smelled so good! I've always felt that the braised meat vendor looked familiar, and now that I see him again, it's definitely familiar. That's Jiang's daughter's husband."
"Really? No wonder you bought so many things today. Now that you have money, you should take good care of your family."
The conversation among the crowd shifted from the usual family gossip to how capable Jiang's daughter was, marrying a businessman who listened to her and even accompanied her to her parents' home today.
The family of three walked along, greeting and talking to people. Before long, they arrived at the Jiang family's house. The gate to the courtyard was open. Jiang's mother went in and saw her mother mending clothes. Her eyes reddened, and she choked out, "Mother."
Chen Xiuhua heard a familiar voice, looked up in the sunlight, but still couldn't recognize who was in front of her.
Er Ya obediently ran up to Chen Xiuhua and called out to her grandmother, "Grandma, it's me, Er Ya! Don't you recognize me?"
"Er Ya, oh my, is this Er Ya? I didn't recognize her even though she's grown up. Grandma's eyesight is failing."
Holding Er Ya tightly, he quickly called for Lin Jianguo and Jiang's mother to come inside.
“Look at Er Ya, she looks fatter and taller than before.”
Jiang's mother burst into laughter through her tears: "That's right, you haven't seen her for two years, how could she not have grown taller? Mother, it's my fault for not coming to see you for the past two years."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. Lin Jianguo comforted her, "Don't cry. It makes your mother unhappy too. Whenever you want to come back, I'll bring you back with me."
Chen Xiuhua's eyes were also filled with tears. She knew what kind of life her daughter was going through. She didn't need to come to see her; she just wanted to know that her daughter was doing well.
I put Er Ya on a stool and hurriedly started making them brown sugar water.
Just then, a woman with short, ear-length hair, who looked to be around thirty years old, walked in. As soon as she entered the yard, she called out, "Oh dear, why is there a bicycle in our yard? Have we had some guests?"
Jiang's mother recognized her sister-in-law Wang Meili's voice as soon as she heard it, and quickly came out with a smile, saying, "Sister-in-law, it's us. We've come to see Mother."
When Wang Meili saw Jiang's mother, her expression changed immediately. She gave a weak reply and prepared to go back to her room.
Jiang's mother quickly stopped her, unloaded everything from the bicycle, and, holding the piece of meat, said to her:
"Sister-in-law, I didn't bring much today. I hunted a wild boar and brought it over for you to try. There are also some candies and snacks. When they come back, we can share them with them."
Wang Meili couldn't suppress her smile when she saw so much stuff: "Oh my, look, girl, you came all this way and brought so much stuff. Okay, let's see my cooking skills for lunch today. I'll make you something delicious."
He touched Er Ya's face again and praised her, "This girl is getting prettier and prettier. She looks just like you. You two sit here and rest for a while. I'll go cook."
Jiang's mother followed her into the kitchen: "Sister-in-law, let me help you, let's cook together."
Wang Meili pushed Jiang's mother out, saying, "It's been so long since you've been back. Spend some time talking with your mother."
Jiang's mother had no choice but to go to the main room. Watching Er Ya sip water from her bowl, she felt a warmth in her heart. She then sat down in front of Chen Xiuhua and asked, "Mother, are you and Father in good health? Where is my father?"
"What else could he be doing? Playing chess and gossiping with them, right? We're all doing fine, so don't worry about us. Look at your belly, how many months along are you?"
Jiang's mother whispered, "It's been four months."
"Oh my, you're doing really well with this pregnancy. Look at your belly, I thought you were five or six months along. And your complexion, you look much better than when you were pregnant with Er Ya."
To be continued!
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