Fang Man had just vomited up the vegetarian dumplings that her mother-in-law had made. She was feeling quite proud of herself, but when she heard the old woman say that she was pregnant with a piglet, she immediately became angry and started to spray at her mother-in-law with her eyes as big as eggs:
"What did you say!
You said I was carrying a piglet in my belly? Zhu Youcai! You idiot, did you hear what your mother said? I was carrying a piglet in my belly!
The baby in my belly is from your Zhu family! If he is a piglet, then all of you in the Zhu family will be piglets!"
Zhu Youcai, Fang Man's husband, frowned when he heard his wife's words and complained to his mother:
"Mom, it's New Year's Eve, what are you saying? What do you mean Manman is pregnant with a piglet? Aren't you just insulting our Zhu family in a different way?"
In fact, as soon as Mrs. Zhu said that, she regretted it. She was quick-witted and what she meant was that Fang Man had just given birth to a baby. In their country, for a country woman, pregnancy and childbirth were as easy as laying an egg. They could fetch water, cook, or weed in the fields without being delayed. They just did the work in the fields and sometimes gave birth to babies in the fields.
How can she be like Fang Man, who does nothing at home all day long, and is like the Queen Mother, all she does is eat and sleep!
Besides, in their countryside, children at home are called "babies" all the time. What's wrong with calling them "piglets"?
Thinking of this, Old Lady Zhu raised her head with a righteous look and sneered back at her own son:
"You little bastard!
You still know that today is New Year's Eve. All the housework in the house is done by your mother alone. I chop wood, knead dough, and even make dumplings!
This Fang Man you married is like a useless snack, eating and sleeping at home all day long. Not only does she not do anything, but she even has the nerve to complain and say that she wants to eat meat dumplings!
Bah, who gave her the face! As an old woman, I would say that Fang Man is not as good as the old sow in our hometown. The old sow can give birth to piglets during the Chinese New Year and eat meat!
What can this Fang Man do!
And you, you little bastard, I gave birth to you and raised you, but in the end, I raised an unfilial son! I might as well raise a pig than you!"
Fang Man & Zhu Youcai, who are worse than pigs:
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As the saying goes, old ginger is still wise. Fang Man, the young wife who had just started out, was no match for the shrewd old lady Zhu. Old lady Zhu scolded her so much that her face turned red and her neck became thick, and she was shaking with anger, but she couldn't utter a word. Finally, after being scolded by Old Lady Zhu, she burst into tears and ran back to Old Fang's house on New Year's Eve with her big belly.
Captain Fang and his family were eating delicious dumplings at home, but Fang Man came home crying and gasping for breath with a big belly. The family didn't know what was going on at first and could only let Fang Man sit down.
To be honest, this was not the first time that Fang Man ran back to her parents' home crying. Under normal circumstances, Mrs. Fang would not want to pay attention to her sister-in-law no matter what. But now Fang Man was pregnant and she came back crying.
Mrs. Fang just ignored her, but she felt sorry for the baby in Fang Man's belly. It hadn't been born yet, and it already had such a noisy mother. The baby would have a hard time in the future.
Because of this, Mrs. Fang, who was also pregnant, reluctantly let Fang Man in. However, unlike Mrs. Fang, when Mrs. Fang saw the young lady running home crying, she jumped around in the house like a grasshopper, without even asking why the young lady came home. She jumped up and down and asked Captain Fang to confiscate the family property and go to Old Zhu's house to teach Zhu Youcai and his mother a lesson.
Captain Fang was so helpless. My dear mother, you thought this unit was owned by our family. You even confiscated our property and sent us to the Zhu family to teach people a lesson. I was afraid that he would be expelled from the party right after he finished teaching Zhu Youcai and his son a lesson.
After all, Captain Fang had been a soldier for many years and knew his sister's temper well. He first comforted Fang Man and then asked her what had happened.
Fang Man sobbed and was a simple person. She told everything that happened tonight right away.
When the people in the old Fang family heard what Fang Man said, their eyes almost fell out. What was going on? It was New Year's Eve, and it would have been fine if Fang Man did nothing at home, but she actually spit out the dumplings that the old woman had worked so hard to make just because her family didn't have meat-filled dumplings.
This is a habit inherited from old lady Fang!
Captain Fang was extremely angry. Mrs. Fang and her daughter were still shouting angrily that they would teach Zhu Youcai and his mother a lesson. It was not until their own son had a tantrum that they calmed down.
No matter what, because of Fang Man's arrival, the Fang family had an unhappy New Year.
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Fortunately, the houses in the military area were built with thick green bricks in previous years. In addition, the families in the military area lived far away. This year was New Year's Eve, and many families had finished eating dumplings and were setting off fireworks at their doorsteps, making a lot of noise. No one paid attention to the Fang family's affairs. Otherwise, as Mrs. Fang said, if outsiders heard about their affairs, the Fang family would lose all face.
After hearing what his wife said, Captain Fang also sighed. Who could say it wasn't true? It was New Year's Day, and she had a fight with her mother-in-law and ran back to her parents' home just because she couldn't eat meat-stuffed dumplings. Only Fang Man could do such a thing.
The old Fang family was in a state of gloom, but Lu Lin's family was extremely lively at the moment.
Because the New Year’s Eve dinner at home was too sumptuous, and Jiang Chunzao told the two kids that tonight was New Year’s Eve, and they could eat candy, set off fireworks, make snowmen, and roll in the snow to their heart’s content.
After hearing this, the two kids' faces turned red with joy, and they played wildly in the yard after eating the New Year's Eve dinner.
Sometimes he was running around with fireworks, sometimes he was rolling around on the snow in the yard, giggling. Shi Tou was so crazy that he even wanted to take off his shoes and run around in the snow. Not only did he want to run around in the yard by himself, he also wanted to run with his sister Jasmine.
Although little Jasmine was only four years old, she was also a smart baby. She looked at her brother's big eyes that were shining with mischief, and shook her little head in a baby voice:
"Brother, Jasmine won't go. It's snowing and cold outside, and there's an old monster woman. The old monster woman will eat Jasmine's little feet."
After saying this, Jasmine lifted up her pair of white and tender little feet to show Shitou. What she meant was that her little feet were so white and tender and very beautiful, and it would be bad if the old monster woman ate them.
Shitou, the bad boy, looked at the silly little sister and wanted to say something to ask her to go with him, but Jiang Chunzao came out of the house with a bulging belly and a sullen face. Shitou, the bad boy, ran away like a loach.
Jiang Chun was left sulking on the spot. This brat became more and more slippery like a loach as he grew older.
Lu Lin just came in from the yard, looked at his wife's angry look, and said with a smile:
"What's the matter? Who are you angry with?"
As a result, when Jiang Chunzao told him what happened, Captain Lu said that he did the same when he was a child. When it snowed in winter, he also ran barefoot in the snow. Thinking about it now, the feeling at that time was still very good.
Jiang Chunzao was stunned after hearing this. Oh my God, if Lu Lin hadn't said this, who would have known that Captain Lu, who now has a sullen face like King Yan all day long, was also so naughty when he was a child. But after hearing this, she became more determined to have a daughter-in-law. It would be better to have a daughter-in-law, who would be as obedient and cuddly as Jasmine.
If she gave birth to a bad boy, and he became a pair with Shitou, causing trouble at home all day long, the thought of such a scene gave her a headache!
After hearing what his young wife said, Lu Lin smiled and his eyes fell on his wife's big belly with full tenderness.
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It was a bit cold on the first day of the new year this year. Jiang Chunzao got up early in the morning and took a walk in the yard. He ran back to the house because he was too cold. My God, why is it so cold today? He still has to go out to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year. It was so cold and the wind was blowing outside. In order to keep warm, Jiang Chunzao wrapped himself up like a fat ball.
When Lu Lin came out of the house, he saw his fat wife struggling to walk around the house. He smiled and unsurprisingly received a cold stare from his young wife.
Because of Captain Lu's laughter, Jiang Chunzao sat on the kang with peace of mind, watching Lu Lin busying around in the kitchen, making dumplings and lighting the fire, feeling very comfortable.
Originally, the Chinese New Year is the time for housewives to take a holiday. The men in the family do nothing at home all year round just like their husbands. But when they come home, they can have hot meals and wear clean clothes. The house is kept tidy by their wives, which is a comfort to the eyes. This good life of a wife and children with a warm bed is all thanks to the silent efforts of the vast number of women comrades behind the scenes.
During the New Year holidays, it is only right for Captain Lu to do more work at home!
Jiang Chunzao felt more and more at ease. After Captain Lu put the dumplings into the pot, she instructed him to wake up the two sleepy kids.
Lu Lin agreed with good temper and went to the inner room to wake the kids up.
The two kids were sleeping soundly in the warm quilt when they were suddenly woken up by Lu Lin. They were confused for a moment before they realized that today was New Year's Day, and it was time to celebrate the New Year!
The two kids got up happily, and neither of them wanted Jiang Chunzao's help. Instead, they put on their new year's clothes and shoes by themselves, and walked around the house proudly, receiving unanimous praise from their parents.
"It looks great! Our Stone looks so smart in his new clothes! Our Jasmine looks just like the fairy in the painting, so pretty!"
Jiang Chunzao smiled and flattered the two kids generously. The two kids were so happy that they wanted to cluck a few times like two proud little roosters.
After making the two kids happy, the Lu family started to eat the first meal of the first day of the Lunar New Year. Today's breakfast was quite rich, with dumplings stuffed with pork and mutton, plus the chicken soup that Jiang Chunzao had prepared last. Lu Lin heated it up early in the morning, and the family ate it with relish.
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