When the oxcart arrived at the market, the sky finally began to lighten.
They could see a large crowd from afar. Mu Jingheng and Xu Laosan were very excited and pulled Chen Jianguo to jump off the oxcart.
Grandma Xu, worried that they would be too crowded to find anyone, quickly reminded them from behind: "Keep an eye on the time, or we'll have to walk back if we miss the oxcart."
Without turning his head, Xu Laosan replied, "I know, Brother Mu is wearing a watch."
Xu Laosan's loud voice attracted the attention of many people.
Grandma Xu: "What's so good about that brat? Our little girl is much more considerate."
Wang Ying brought a lot of mushrooms she picked from the mountain, as well as dried vegetables she had sun-dried herself.
Grandma Xu brought eggs and soybeans that her family was reluctant to eat, but she didn't intend to exchange them for daily necessities. She wanted to visit her aunt, Xu Xiaogu, who hadn't been back to her parents' home for a long time.
Xu Xiaogu worked at the commune's cannery and married a colleague who also worked at the cannery. They had been married for over ten years. When they first got married, they would occasionally go back to Xujia Village to visit, but later they went back less and less.
It can only be said that after getting married, you have your own little family to take care of. No matter what, a family always has all sorts of trivial matters in life. Over time, no one can compare to the status of this little family in your heart, not even your parents.
Only when parents always keep their children in their hearts will they worry and miss them.
To a certain extent, the feelings parents have for their children and the feelings children have for their parents will never be equal. Of course, there are exceptions, and the world is a big place, so we must tolerate some special cases.
My aunt and uncle lived in the staff quarters of the cannery. After my aunt became pregnant, my uncle's parents from the countryside moved in with them, saying they wanted to take care of my pregnant aunt.
My aunt's husband's parents not only moved in with my aunt and her family, but also brought my aunt's husband's younger sister with them, saying that it would be easier for her to find a good partner in the city.
At first, Grandma Xu and Grandpa Xu disagreed and explained the drawbacks to my aunt in detail. But my aunt felt that they were my uncle's parents and sister, and it was only right that they should be given better conditions.
My sister-in-law had such lofty ambitions back then, but after the baby was born, things became incredibly chaotic.
Whenever a disagreement arose, my aunt would run back to Xujia Village to cry and complain.
In order to give his aunt a certain status in the family, Xu Yaozu and Yang Chunqin would always go to his aunt's house to show her respect whenever they came back to visit relatives.
But in Yang Chunqin's mind, Xu Xiaogu was a bit clueless. When they argued, she was heartbroken, but after the argument, as soon as the family tried to appease her, she would lose all sense of direction again, leaving Xu Yaozu and Yang Chunqin in an awkward position.
As time went on, Xu Yaozu and Yang Chunqin stopped caring about her. However, given Xu Yaozu's status, his aunt's family didn't dare to go too far.
Xu Xinning didn't want to go to her aunt's house. She always felt that if she went into the cannery's residential compound, she would be stared at like a monkey, and people would even point and laugh behind her back.
No matter what, Xu Xinning was a princess in her past life and is the princess of her family in this life, so she is proud.
However, Xu Xinning was worried about letting Old Mrs. Xu go alone. On the surface, Old Mrs. Xu was a gentle person, but her uncle's mother was a real shrew, a shameless and ruthless woman who would use any means to achieve her goals.
Xu Xinning can't stand this kind of scoundrel. Every time she meets her, she always wants to do something to vent her anger. But the society now is not her previous life, so she can only endure it.
"What kind of breakfast is this? Sister-in-law, you two both work, it would be so embarrassing if people knew you were eating this."
Just as Xu Xinning and Grandma Xu were about to knock on the door, a sharp sound came from inside.
That sharp voice belonged to Xu Xiaogu's unmarried sister-in-law.
“Juanzi is right. We are a dual-income family. Not to mention the whole commune, how many families like this are there in this cannery? Qiu, we should have some dignity and presence. That way, people will look up to us, won't they?”
The old, drum-like voice belonged to Xu Xiaogu's formidable mother-in-law.
This family has been the best at brainwashing the aunt over the past ten years.
When they first moved into their aunt's house, they started eyeing her salary, saying that young people can't save money and will buy this and that as soon as they get paid. They said that if they don't save when they're young, they won't be able to get the money when the children grow up and there are more expenses.
My aunt believed the old lady's sweet talk. Thinking about how she usually loved to buy things, she handed over her entire salary to the old lady.
After the baby was born, the old lady became very tight-fisted with money. She had to ask her mother-in-law for a long time before she could spend even a single penny, and even then, whether she could get the money was still a problem.
Her aunt, on the other hand, dressed like a butterfly, with new clothes being made one after another.
In order to get back her wages, the aunt cried and ran home many times. Later, the matter became a bit serious, and Xu Yaozu had to call the cannery to find their factory manager to resolve it.
In short, Xu Xinning's aunt is actually a bit simple-minded and has no opinions of her own.
Grandma Xu felt very uncomfortable. No matter what, she was still her own daughter, wasn't she? She had been pampered and cherished since she was little.
"Tap tap tap..."
Xu Xinning's knocking stopped the people inside from talking.
"Click," the door opened.
The eldest daughter of the younger sister, Miaomiao, opened the door. The little girl was very happy to see Grandma Xu and Xu Xinning. "Grandma, sister!"
Grandma Xu: "Miao Miao has grown taller again."
Miao Miao's eyes lit up when she heard this.
Because the people in my aunt's husband's family are not very tall, the children inherited their genes. Neither of my aunt's two daughters look like her in terms of height or appearance.
The two little girls were very troubled by this, mainly because when they met people, they would always be told, "Why don't they look like their mother? It's such a waste that they don't have their mother's good looks and figure."
Or people might say, "What's the use of marrying such a beautiful wife? The children will be just like any other woman. What a pity!"
My aunt peeked out from the kitchen, smiling, and said, "Grandma, you've come to the market, haven't you?"
Grandma Xu really wanted to give her a good whack and make her clear her head.
She's come all the way to your house for the market. Does she have something at your house that she can take home?
“In-laws, living in the countryside must be inconvenient, right? You have to get up early and work late to go to the market, unlike us, we can go to the market whenever we want.”
"Exactly, the countryside is just inconvenient," Xu Xiaogu's sister-in-law scoffed, her eyes constantly glancing at Xu Xinning.
The person this sister-in-law envies the most is Xu Xinning. She doesn't dress up, but every time you see her, she's dazzlingly beautiful. If she had that kind of looks, she would probably have married a big shot long ago.
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