Two days later, Zhou wanted to bring his teacher over, so Professor Chu gave Xiao Qian a New Year leave. Xiao Qian hadn't been home for the New Year for many years.
Zhou Xiang also wanted to bring his aunt over, but Dong Yunyue refused to go, saying that her son would take her to celebrate the New Year this year.
Because she knew that her sister's family went to her daughter-in-law's house to celebrate the New Year, she made an agreement with her sister to go to her mother's home in the county town for a reunion on the second day of the New Year. As long as her parents were not there and her brothers were there, her mother's home would still be there. Unless her brothers and sisters-in-law were too bad, a woman would just treat her mother's home as if it were gone after her parents passed away.
On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Kai came back happily. His wedding with Guo Jia was scheduled for the twelfth lunar month. He had saved up forty days of vacation in the past year and a half, plus the wedding leave, a total of two months!
Guo Xuehua had already rented the apartment that the Zhou family originally lived in. Except for the furniture in the newlyweds' room, the furniture in the other rooms and the living room were all left by the Zhou family.
After learning Zhou Kai's specific holiday schedule, Guo Xuehua asked Zhou Xiang to invite Xia Cuilan and Zhou Ming to discuss wedding arrangements.
Xia Cuilan is the most frustrated mother-in-law in the world. Her son is getting married, whether it is a wedding or a marriage, the date must be set before she can see the appearance of her future daughter-in-law.
Her son also warned her that she had to cooperate with the Guo family in everything, otherwise her son would either stop having any contact with her or remain single for the rest of his life.
While she was feeling aggrieved, she also had to persuade her husband to give in. Otherwise, if her husband disagreed and argued with their son, who knew what else his son would do! She had no choice but to coax and comfort the father and son.
Xia Cuilan, who was extremely upset, felt relieved after seeing Guo Jia's bright and generous appearance. After interacting with Guo Xuehua, her relative, her original prejudice was reduced.
Later, in order to decorate the bridal chamber and arrange the banquet, he went back and forth several times, and got to know Guo Jia's temperament, feeling both happy and worried.
What I like is that her calm and steady temperament is suitable for my son who often does not come home due to his work. What I worry about is that my son will definitely not be able to keep this daughter-in-law.
Sure enough, when she first learned of her son's return date and happily came to the market town to wait for her son, the first person her son saw was not her, his biological mother who raised him with great difficulty, nor his cousin who took good care of him, but the woman who rolled her eyes at him.
What did his son really care about this woman who disdained him? Was it just that disdain? And a beating?
Yes, at this moment the woman was beating her son. She was reluctant to touch even a hair of her son, and the son was crying out in pain from being beaten by the woman, but she still had to coax him with a smile and hug him.
In public, in front of everyone, her own son hugged her tightly, as if he wanted to rub her into his bones and blood. She was so angry that her teeth itched, "Xiao Kai!"
Zhou Kai turned his head slightly to look at his mother, then turned back and kissed his wife on the face before pulling her to sit down. "Jia Jia, did my mother give you any trouble? Don't be afraid, tell me and I'll avenge you."
Xia Cuilan nearly spat out a mouthful of blood when she heard this. How could she possibly give this woman a hard time, a woman whose eloquence was even worse than Zhou Xiang's? She was the one who had been given a hard time during the recent marriage negotiations, okay?
"No, Aunt Xia is a good person, don't talk nonsense." Guo Jia glanced at Xia Cuilan, who looked unhappy, and quickly spoke for her. She didn't ask for anything else, but just asked that her and Zhou Kai's son not be like Zhou Kai in the future. If that happened, she would not have as good a temper as Xia Cuilan to endure it.
Xia Cuilan's expression had just softened a bit when she heard her son say, "Jia Jia, you're just too kind-hearted. I know what kind of person my mother is. She often does things covertly, not openly. You have to be careful she might set you up."
"Zhou Kai!" Xia Cuilan was so angry that she felt like two Buddhas were born and ascended to heaven.
Guo Jia squeezed Zhou Kai's hand, forbidding him to continue talking nonsense. The wedding was just a few days away, and it would be bad if he got so angry that he had to be hospitalized. "Don't talk nonsense."
"Yes, yes, yes," his wife pinched his hand, and he had to obey, "I listen to my wife."
"Zhou Kai!" Guo Jia's face flushed. "You can't call me that yet."
"Let's go get the marriage certificate now. Once we get the marriage certificate, we can officially call each other home," Zhou Kai said without hesitation, pulling Guo Jia away. "Let's go back to your house to get your household registration book."
Then, before they could even get comfortable on the sofa, the two of them left.
Zhou Xiang smiled brightly at Guo Xuehua, who was about to have her status changed and her generational status upgraded. "Sister Guo, remember to ask Zhou Kai if any of his teammates are coming over. When Ling Ran got married, she was pranked by those teammates."
"Well, I'll ask him in a minute. There's still time to add more tables."
"Third Aunt," Zhou Xiang looked at Xia Cuilan, "Remember to ask Zhou Kai where he plans to get married? The car must be prepared early. If there are not enough, Sister Guo will go and rent one."
"That's right!" Guo Xuehua nodded. She had followed Miss Zhou's arrangements throughout. No matter what the eldest daughter's child's surname was, the eldest daughter's son-in-law was a done deal. In the future, the eldest daughter would take care of her and Dagang in their old age. No one could say anything. So, when facing Xia Cuilan, she felt very confident when spending money. Marrying a son-in-law! And a son-in-law who didn't ask for a betrothal gift, how great!
"Um!"
Xia Cuilan responded and picked up the phone on the coffee table beside her, ready to call her son, but Zhou Xiang held her hand, "What?"
Facing the sincere doubt in Xia Cuilan's eyes, Zhou Xiang secretly shook his head. Did Xia Cuilan really not understand or was she pretending not to understand? If she really didn't understand, she would be despised by Zhou Kai in the future.
"You only know how to blindly give in to your son, but you don't know what his needs are. No wonder Zhou Kai despises you! He hasn't seen Guo Jia in a year and a half. They're just having a sweet moment together right now. Why are you calling him now?"
Xia Cuilan was stunned. "So, if you say so, it's not appropriate for me to fight at any time."
"At least give the long-separated couple some time to express their longing for each other? Call again tonight!" Looking at Xia Cuilan's changing expression, Zhou wanted to kindly remind her.
"Zhou Kai doesn't like being restricted. He doesn't have many vacations, so when he's home, he naturally reserves them for his loved ones. If you interfere and make him feel like you're interrupting his limited vacation time, he'll be even less willing to see you in the future. It's like sand; the tighter you hold it, the faster it slips away."
Given Xia Cuilan's love for her son, she is definitely more willing to interrupt the relationship between her son and daughter-in-law than the average mother-in-law. She just needs to give a reminder. Whether they understand or not is none of her business. Even after Xiao Chunmei completely changed her identity, her own mother still couldn't get along with her!
Xia Cuilan was stunned for a moment, then stood up and left. "Then I'll go back. We've already discussed everything before. If there are any changes with Zhou Kai, just notify me."
"Okay," Guo Xuehua stood up and sent Xia Cuilan to the elevator. After watching the elevator go down, she turned back to the living room.
"Before, I thought it was funny when you imitated Zhou Kai's words against his parents, but now I feel a little sorry for her."
"There must be something hateful about pitiful people," Zhou Xiang said unconcernedly. "Don't be soft-hearted. Even Zhou Kai himself can't stand her love and control over his son. If you and Guo Jia are soft-hearted and let her take the initiative, Guo Jia's life will be difficult in the future."
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