Chapter 59 Like a Treasure
After entering Jinxiu Garden, Zhou Qing saw the city's residential area for the first time. He looked around but his eyes were not enough to see everything.
When I learned that my daughter and son-in-law had bought the house here not long ago, I was stunned and speechless for a long time.
After entering the elevator, Zhou Qing grabbed her daughter's hand with some fear, "Are we going up like this?"
Lin Qiu felt inexplicably sad.
In her previous life, when my mother was healthy, she had never left Hunan Province. Later, when she fell ill, she could not go anywhere. Sometimes she would sit in a wheelchair and listen attentively to what her children and grandchildren were doing outside, with longing and yearning for the outside world in her eyes.
"Yes, just press the number for the floor you want to go to, and it will stop there. It's very fast." Lin Qiuhui held his mother's hand.
When they reached the eighth floor and opened the door, Zhou Qing went in and called out, but he didn't know what to do.
This house is so grand and bright, and even the floor is so clean that there is no dust to be seen.
"Mom, sit down and change your shoes." Lin Qiu took out Lin Ping's slippers from the shoe cabinet and handed them to her, "Wear Lin Ping's first, and I'll take you to buy a new pair after dinner."
"No need, I'll just wear hers. I'll be back in two days, don't waste money!" Zhou Qing shook his head quickly.
"Mother!"
Wang Shan rushed out of the room upon hearing the noise, looked at Zhou Qing, and quickly braked the car.
This old lady looks like my mother!
"Shanshan!"
Zhou Qing saw that Wang Shan hadn't even changed her shoes, so she walked over to her in her socks and hugged her, "My little darling, you miss grandma so much!"
Wang Shan twisted her body in resistance, crawled out from under Zhou Qing's arm, ran behind Lin Qiu, and stared at Zhou Qing vigilantly.
Seeing this, Zhou Qing's excitement was replaced by disappointment, "Alas, Shanshan doesn't even recognize me!"
Lin Qiu brought the slippers to Zhou Qing's feet, "Mom, put on your slippers first."
After Zhou Qing put on her slippers, Lin Qiu pulled her to sit on the sofa, and she hugged Wang Shan and sat next to him.
"Shanshan, this is grandma, mom and aunt's mom." Lin Qiu pointed at Zhou Qing and introduced her to his daughter, "Call her grandma!"
Wang Shan stared at Zhou Qing's face for a long time before calling out "Grandma"!
The disappointment on Zhou Qing's face disappeared instantly. He took Wang Shan's hand and kept stroking it, "Shan Shan has grown up so big in the blink of an eye."
Wang Shan tried to break free but her mother glared at her and she could only let her grandmother hold her.
"That's right! When he first came, he couldn't walk steadily and his speech was not fluent. Now he can run and jump, and his little mouth can chatter." Lin Qiu followed his mother's words.
"Children just grow up fast!" Zhou Qing looked at Wang Shan lovingly, "My Shanshan is growing up so well, just like the dolls on TV!"
Lin Qiu opened his mouth to speak when he heard the sound of the door opening.
"Are there guests at home? Lin Qiu, who's here?" Wang Xiuren changed into slippers and walked in carrying vegetables.
"Mom?!"
Seeing Zhou Qing on the sofa, Wang Xiuren dropped the food in his hand onto the floor. "Why are you here?"
"I'll tell you in the evening." Lin Qiu didn't want to embarrass his mother, so he took over the conversation.
"Where's Dad?"
Wang Xiuren picked up the vegetables while looking around, trying to find his father-in-law.
"He's at home, I came here alone." Zhou Qing didn't intend to hide it from his son-in-law, as he was not an outsider.
Wang Xiuren staggered again when he heard this.
"Shanshan, I'm going to cook. Can you help mom and watch TV with grandma?" Lin Qiu discussed with Wang Shan.
Thinking that this was her mother's mother, Wang Shan nodded in agreement, but she also made a request: "I want to watch cartoons."
"Ask grandma if she agrees?" Lin Qiu hoped that his daughter and mother would get to know each other quickly.
When Zhou Qing heard this, he quickly said, "Let's just watch cartoons."
Lin Qiu picked up his daughter and put her in her mother's arms, "You two can just lie here and watch cartoons!"
After saying that, he turned on the TV, found the cartoon with the remote control, and went into the kitchen.
"Why did my mother-in-law come here alone?" As soon as Wang Xiuren saw the guest coming into the kitchen, he immediately came over and asked in a low voice.
Lin Qiu avoided the main point and briefly explained the matter.
"My mother-in-law is really brave! She bravely goes to Pengcheng alone!" Wang Xiuren couldn't help but admire her. He never thought that his mother-in-law, an old lady from the countryside, would dare to come to Pengcheng alone to find her daughter.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lin Qiu gave him an elbow, "Go buy some more vegetables, this little bit won't be enough later!"
"Be gentle!" Wang Xiuren rubbed the place where he was hit. "How about buying half a roast chicken and some shrimps?"
"Okay, go ahead!"
Wang Xiuren changed his shoes and ran to the vegetable market.
During the meal, Wang Xiuren kept picking up food for his mother-in-law, while Zhou Qing's mind and eyes were full of his granddaughter. She kept peeling shrimps for Wang Shan, and Wang Shan opened her mouth to feed her grandmother.
Lin Qiu couldn't stand it anymore, so he coughed and said seriously, "Shanshan, eat well!"
Wang Shan was very tactful and picked up the chopsticks to eat the rice seriously.
"Mom, eat quickly, the food is getting cold!"
Zhou Qing smiled awkwardly and picked up the bowl.
After dinner, Zhou Qing was about to get up to clean up the dishes when Wang Xiuren got there first, "Mom, go sit down and watch TV. I'll do the dishes!"
"Mom, sit down and watch TV for a while. Wait for Xiuren to wash the dishes, and then we'll go out and buy you two sets of clothes to change into!"
Lin Qiu dragged his mother and pressed her onto the sofa.
"Why does Xiu Ren have to wash the dishes? He has been working outside all day." Zhou Qing whispered to his daughter.
"I've been busy all day, and I'm the one who cooked the food!" Lin Qiu knew his mother was going to say this, so he retorted without thinking.
"How is this the same? Xiu Ren is a man, how can you let a man wash dishes!"
On the one hand, Zhou Qing's traditional ideas were at work, and on the other hand, Zhou Qing was worried that if others knew about it, her daughter would definitely be gossiped about.
"What's the difference!" Lin Qiu understood her mother's thoughts, but she disagreed.
"He works, so do I. He makes money, so do I. I even make more than him. Why can't he wash the dishes? We are all human beings. Why should I have to do all the housework?"
Zhou Qing was stunned by her daughter's words. She wanted to refute but couldn't find a reason. She could only sigh and said, "If you do this, people will talk about you."
"No matter what others say, I won't lose a piece of meat! Mom, don't think so much. If you have to consider what others will say about everything you do in life, then what's the point of living? No matter what you do, people will say something about it anyway."
"Besides, Wang Xiuren has no objection, so it's useless for anyone else to say anything!"
Zhou Qing thought of how his son-in-law had rushed to do the work just now, and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Oh, forget it, it’s a matter of time before one takes the fight! She didn't say anything more.
Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and each generation has its own way of living. I guess her ideas are out of date at her age!
"Okay, Mom, don't think so much. Let's go to the street!"
Seeing Wang Xiuren coming out of the kitchen carrying the garbage, Lin Qiu put his arm around his mother's shoulders and led her out.
"I want to go, too! I want to go, too!"
Wang Shan skillfully used the remote control to turn off the TV, slid off the sofa, ran to the entrance, and found her own shoes to change into.
Arriving at the mall, Zhou Qing was dazzled by the various shops, the dazzling array of merchandise, the colorful display racks, the bustling crowds, and the smiling waiters.
She followed her daughter closely, watching her daughter walk in and out of various stores with ease, bargaining with the waiters with ease, her pride evident on her face.
This is her daughter! A daughter who can take root in a big city! A daughter completely different from me!
Lin Qiu quickly helped his mother pick out clothes. Worried that she would think they were too expensive, he secretly greeted the clerk while she was trying on the clothes.
The clothes were a good fit, the price was within Zhou Qing's acceptable range, and the clerk was also very satisfied, so everyone was happy.
After buying clothes, Lin Qiu continued to stroll around with his mother, walking around the entire mall back and forth. Wang Xiuren acted as a tool, holding his daughter in one hand and carrying a shopping bag in the other, following behind like a good son-in-law, a good husband, and a good father.
After returning home, Lin Qiu tore off the labels on the newly bought clothes, threw them into the washing machine, and then took them out to dry.
Under her daughter's guidance, Zhou Qing learned how to use the water heater, gave herself a hot bath, put on her daughter's pajamas, and fell asleep on the soft bed.
She thought she would not be able to sleep in a new place. Perhaps it was because she was too tired from sitting in the car, or perhaps it was because her tense heartstrings were relaxed, Zhou Qing fell into a deep sleep very quickly.
The next day, Lin Qiu opened the door and found his mother standing on the balcony, staring out the window in a daze.
"Mom, why did you get up so early?" Lin Qiu walked closer and leaned his head on his mother's shoulder.
"Qiuqiu, I forgot to ask you yesterday, why did you suddenly buy a house?" Zhou Qing gently stroked his daughter's shoulder and raised the question he had forgotten yesterday.
Lin Qiu repeated the same words to his mother.
"That's right. Shanshan's education is a big deal. This house is a good buy!" Zhou Qing felt that her daughter's consideration was very thoughtful, so she patted her thigh in agreement.
Zhou Qing had never expected that his daughter and son-in-law could buy such a house less than two years after coming to Pengcheng. He then asked, "This house must be expensive, right?"
"It cost a total of 60,000 yuan, half of which was borrowed from Xiu Ren's boss." Lin Qiu answered honestly.
"Sixty thousand yuan?" Zhou Qing was so frightened by the number that his hands were shaking. "So expensive?"
"We bought this because of the face of an acquaintance. The furniture and appliances were all sold at a discount, so we got a great bargain." Lin Qiu briefly explained the whole process of buying the house to his mother and told her: "Mom, don't go back and tell anyone about the house. I'm afraid Wang Xiuren and his parents will cause trouble again."
"Don't worry! The meat is in the buns but not in the folds. I won't tell anyone." Zhou Qing patted his daughter's hand and promised.
"Okay, I won't say any more. I have to rush to open the newsstand!"
"So early? You haven't had breakfast yet?"
Lin Qiu poked his head out while brushing his teeth and said vaguely: "I'll just eat some corn later. You just listen to Wang Xiuren's arrangements!"
"Mom, I'm leaving!"
After Lin Qiu washed up and changed his shoes, he went out without stopping.
Zhou Qing lay on the balcony, watching his daughter ride away on her bicycle. You can earn a lot of money in this big city, but it’s not easy!
Zhou Qing is a person who cannot sit still. After her daughter left, she found a mop from the kitchen balcony and mopped everywhere except the master bedroom. After cleaning the sofa, I tidied up the bookshelf on the balcony and watered the flowers and plants on the balcony.
After Wang Xiuren got up, she was busy taking out eggs and noodles from the refrigerator and simply made a pot of egg noodles.
After the egg noodles were ready, she helped Wang Shan, who had just woken up, to get dressed, comb her hair, and squeeze out toothpaste for her to brush her teeth.
By the time Wang Shan sat down at the table to eat breakfast, Wang Xiuren had almost finished his bowl of noodles.
After living in Pengcheng for more than a year, Wang Xiuren felt for the first time that he no longer had to rush in the morning and could finally have a leisurely breakfast.
"Mom, you should eat quickly too! I'll take you to send Shanshan to the nursery later!"
Seeing that his mother-in-law was about to feed her daughter, Wang Xiuren quickly stopped her.
When Zhou Qing heard that she was going to send her granddaughter to the nursery, she stopped feeding her and picked up the chopsticks to stuff noodles into her mouth.
After breakfast, Wang Xiuren rushed to wash the dishes, then carried his schoolbag, took his daughter’s hand, and led his mother-in-law to the nursery.
The nursery is far away now, so Wang Xiuren usually takes his daughter to the bus stop not far from the community entrance. After five stops, she will arrive just opposite the nursery.
So along the way, Wang Xiuren told his mother-in-law the way from home to the nursery as he walked.
After getting on the bus, Zhou Qing remembered the name of the bus stop his son-in-law mentioned and planned to come and pick up his granddaughter after he had memorized it well.
After handing Wang Shan over to the teacher, Wang Xiuren took his mother-in-law from the nursery to the newsstand, handed her over to Lin Qiu, and then rushed to work.
Although Zhou Qing was illiterate, he remembered the route quickly and well. After two or three days, I could go to Jinxiu Garden, the nursery, the newsstand, and even find the vegetable market on the way back and forth.
So Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu soon welcomed the long-awaited days of relaxation.
After getting up in the morning, I can have breakfast at home, and I don’t need to pick up my daughter personally. I can also have lunch delivered from home at noon. After getting home from get off work, I don’t need to buy groceries, I can eat steaming hot meals directly. You don’t need to worry about hygiene, and you don’t need to hang clothes out to dry.
"There is only one good mother in the world, and a child with a mother is like a treasure..." Lin Qiu hummed softly while lying on the bed.
After hearing this, Wang Xiuren said to Lin Qiu: "Then I will sing that there is only a good mother-in-law in the world, and a son-in-law with a mother-in-law is like a treasure..."
Lin Qiu: ...
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