Hongqi Village, S City, Dong Province.
Early in the morning, the loud voice of Ren's mother could be heard from the Ren family.
"Oh my! I'm such a miserable old woman! Even at my age, I still have to get up early to make breakfast for my daughter-in-law!" Old Lady Ren was in the kitchen, banging pots and pans. Of course! Old Lady Ren wouldn't bother banging fragile porcelain bowls; she'd only hit things like iron spoons and stainless steel basins that wouldn't break.
Chen Qiuyu was woken by Ren Lao Niang's "symphony of pots and pans." He looked at the sky and saw that it was just getting light. He took out the luminous watch under his pillow and checked it. It was exactly 5:30 in the morning.
Ren Laoniang and Ren Xiaohua returned home a month ago.
Ren Lao Niang stayed with Ren Dahai for nearly half a year. They tried to return home several times, but they were broke. Ren Dahai sent someone to regularly deliver the daily necessities of Ren Lao Niang and Ren Xiao Hua. Ren Dahai himself was constantly on missions outside and never returned to the family compound.
Ren Lao Niang once threw a tantrum in the family compound, trying to force Ren Dahai to come out and see her.
As a result, Ren Laonian was called in for a talk by the political commissar of the guard regiment.
Political Commissar Hao didn't say anything, simply saying that Ren Dahai had offended a group of vicious criminals because of his work. Now, these people were waiting to bring trouble upon Ren Dahai's family! Until those criminals were apprehended, Ren Lao Niang and Ren Xiao Hua couldn't leave the family compound. Of course, if Ren Lao Niang and Ren Xiao Hua weren't afraid of death and wandered outside on their own, their unit wouldn't be held responsible if something happened.
Ren Lao Niang was confused by the nonsense of Political Commissar Hao, but after she came to her senses, she became obedient. She was also afraid of the vicious XX elements!
For the remaining months, Ren Lao Niang and Ren Xiao Hua remained in the family compound. The other military wives there despised Ren Lao Niang and ignored her. Although they had enough to eat and wear, they were practically sick from boredom.
Last month, the personnel monitoring Ning'an Temple in City S reported back to Kyoto that they had found nothing unusual. All the personnel openly monitoring the temple had withdrawn, leaving only a few to secretly monitor it.
Only then did Ren Dahai return to the family compound and tell Ren Lao Niang that the danger was over and that if she wanted to go home, he could buy her a ticket immediately.
Ren Lao Niang had long been tired of staying in the family compound. She missed home and the chickens and ducks she raised. But she had been with Ren Dahai for half a year and hadn't accomplished anything yet! Originally, Ren Lao Niang had made two plans. Either she would have Ren Zhongyuan become a monk in Ning'an Temple to improve the fortunes of the Ren family. If Ren Dahai insisted, she would have him give her 500 yuan.
Ren Dahai's face turned dark when he heard Ren Lao Niang's bizarre request.
Ren Dahai clearly told Ren Lao Niang that his son would definitely go to college and would not become a monk. As for giving Ren Lao Niang 500 yuan? Ren Dahai's salary was so low, and he had to support his family and send money to Ren Lao Niang every month. After three years, he still couldn't save 500 yuan!
Finally, Ren Dahai said directly that he had to go on a mission again tomorrow, and if Ren Lao Niang didn’t want to go home, she could stay in the family compound and wait until he came back from the mission.
Ren's mother was furious, but she was afraid that Ren Dahai would be gone for several more months, so she agreed to go home. Ren's mother wanted to vent her anger on Chen Qiuyu, but she couldn't find anyone. Chen Qiuyu had already moved to the school dormitory. Even Ren Zhongyuan hadn't been home for several months because he was busy preparing for the college entrance examination.
No matter how many plans Old Lady Ren had, they all fell into vain.
Ren Dahai bought tickets for Ren Laonian and Ren Xiaohua, gave Ren Laonian thirty yuan, and sent them on the train.
When Ren Lao Niang returned home, she was extremely depressed.
But Ren Dahai was worried about Old Man Ren. After all, the last time Old Man Ren came to Kyoto, she came under the pretext that Old Man Ren was sick.
Ren Dahai asked Ren Zhongyuan, who was already on vacation, to go back to see his father Ren. Chen Qiuyu was worried and followed him.
Chen Qiuyu and Ren Zhongyuan didn't get home until 12:30 last night. By the time they cleaned the room and went to bed, it was almost two o'clock.
Hearing the "clang clang" sound coming from the kitchen, a trace of anger flashed across Chen Qiuyu's face.
As soon as I got home, this old woman started to act up. It was really disgusting. This time when I returned to Kyoto, I had to get Ren Dahai to agree to a divorce. Chen Qiuyu didn't want the "throne" of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ren family!
The room where Chen Qiuyu and her son slept was built next to the kitchen. They might not be able to hear any movement in the kitchen from the upper room, but Cheng Qiuyu could hear it clearly from her room.
Chen Qiuyu was just about to get up and finish her last day on duty as the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ren family when she heard a noise in the upper room.
"A Xiang, why are you running into the kitchen making a lot of noise so early in the morning instead of sleeping? What are you doing?" Old Man Ren asked angrily.
Ren Lao Dad was old and didn't sleep much. In anger, Ren Lao Ma's men used a little force to wake up Ren Lao Dad.
Ren's mother's name is Shi Shixiang. Because "Shi" and "shit" have the same pronunciation, Shixiang sounds like "shitxiang". Therefore, Ren's mother never allows others to call her by her full name. Even Ren's father calls her Axiang.
"His father, I... I..." When Ren's father got angry, Ren's mother was still a little scared. When Ren's mother got anxious, her brain worked even slower, and she couldn't think of a reason to fool Ren's father for a long time. Although Ren's mother was usually very calm, she was at a loss when Ren's father got angry.
After returning from Kyoto City last month, Father Ren warned Mother Ren not to bother the eldest son's wife and grandson again. He was afraid that Ren Dahai would be upset and ignore his younger siblings.
Ren Lao Niang agreed at the time. But when she saw Chen Qiuyu and Ren Zhongyuan coming home last night, one of them wearing new clothes, Ren Lao Niang began to feel uncomfortable again. She forgot Ren Lao Di's instructions and got up early in the morning to pick a fight with Chen Qiuyu.
"A Xiang, get in here." Old Man Ren shouted.
"Oh." Mrs. Ren responded, gently put down the pots and pans in her hands, and returned to the upper room with a gloomy face.
It was still dark at this time. Everyone in Ren Dahe's and Ren Dahai's rooms was sleeping soundly, without any movement.
"Ah Xiang, have you forgotten what I told you? If you keep going on like this, the eldest brother will definitely turn against us!" Father Ren tried to persuade Mother Ren earnestly. Father Ren had three sons and one daughter, and Ren Dahai was the most promising. Seeing that Ren Dahai's son, Ren Zhongyuan, was about to go to college, he knew he would definitely be more successful than his cousins. Father Ren also thought about his few unsuccessful grandchildren, who would have to rely on Ren Dahai's family for support in the future!
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