"Oh dear, you two have to think about this for so long. You only have one child each, so isn't everything you do for them? Let me tell you, the village is really incomparable to the city. Panpan has been in kindergarten for a year, and I've seen her become more and more outgoing. She can sing and dance, and she even performed on stage last time!"
Granny Liu thought the third son was right. Since they had the means, why should they make the child suffer?
“Yes, sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, if you feel that your brother’s situation is unstable, you can also learn to make braised food with us. As long as you can endure getting up early and going to bed late, you can make money. It’s just too hard.”
Xu Minghan knew they were worried that if their eldest and second brothers ran out of work, or if something happened to them, the whole family would starve.
Ideally, it would have been more appropriate for the two sisters-in-law to go after their older brother's renovation team settled down, but it just so happens that the two nephews are starting school. Changing schools halfway through is never easy.
"Then, shall we go?" Zhou Nianmei said to Chen Fengjuan. If she were to go, she would like to go with Fengjuan so that she would have company.
“I think Minghan makes a lot of sense. If all else fails, we can try setting up a food stall. Sister-in-law, you make great dumpling fillings, so you could sell dumplings too!”
Chen Fengjuan had actually been tempted for a long time. She didn't want to be separated from her husband for too long, and she was afraid of being as unlucky as Zou Yu. Of course, it wasn't that she didn't trust her husband, but she still had to be on guard.
“Then let’s go together, it’ll be good to have someone to look after us.” Zhou Nianmei felt a surge of excitement as she said this, thinking that she would soon be someone who could earn money.
Seeing that her two daughters-in-law had finally made up their minds, Granny Liu smiled happily. But the next second, as if she had thought of something, she immediately stopped smiling, looked at Xu Minghan seriously, and asked, "Wait, have we forgotten about your father? Nianmei and Fengjuan are gone, where will he eat?"
Xu Minghan: ...
Zhou Nianmei: ...
Chen Fengjuan: ...
Oh no! You've all gotten so caught up in the conversation that you've forgotten about your father.
"What should we do? Dad can't cook!" Zhou Nianmei was really worried. Her father-in-law usually ate at her house, but if she and Fengjuan left, he would have nowhere to eat. But she didn't want to stay in the village. It was really a dilemma for her.
"Why don't we bring Dad along too?" Xu Minghan said after thinking for a moment. The whole family was leaving, and they couldn't leave Dad alone!
"Your dad can't bear to leave the crops at home!" Granny Liu knew her husband well enough. He was a farmer, his whole life rooted in the land, how could he leave so easily!
"What should we do then? Maybe I shouldn't go. I'll trouble Fengjuan to take Xiaowen with her, and I'll just stay home and cook for Dad." Zhou Nianmei thought for a moment and then spoke her mind. As the eldest sister-in-law, she always had to shoulder some responsibility.
"Forget it, why don't you take the two kids with you, sister-in-law? I can stay home. I'm not as capable as you anyway," Chen Fengjuan hurriedly said.
Granny Liu felt much relieved after hearing her two daughters-in-law's words. She would have been upset if the two of them had been arguing about not wanting to stay at home. Although taking care of the old man wasn't their responsibility, that's just how people are.
"Alright, I'll think of another way for your dad. You two can relax now. Third son, have you found out what the kids need to bring if they want to start school in September? Should we let them know in advance? You can't wait until the last minute to register them, can you? What if they don't get in?"
Granny Liu is the kind of person who likes to prepare in advance and doesn't believe in last-minute cramming.
Xu Minghan thought so too, so he smiled and said, "I just asked casually back then, and I haven't found out the specifics yet. How about this, I'll go back and find out in a couple of days, and then I'll call you again, Mom, is that okay?"
Granny Liu nodded, "Yes, make sure everything is settled before your two sisters-in-law go, so they don't make a wasted trip."
Because he had something on his mind, Xu Minghan didn't stay in the village long. He went back home after getting the money for Xiao Shi.
As soon as Zhang Xuemei got home, she noticed the lights were on and thought a thief had broken in! She grabbed a broom from the door and whispered to Xu Mingwan, "Xiaowan, let's be quiet and back out slowly."
"No, what are you doing, Third Sister-in-law?" Xu Mingwan looked at Zhang Xuemei with a blank expression. Why did things turn out like this?
“Didn’t you see the thief break in? We turned off the lights when we went out this morning, and your brother won’t be coming back halfway, so…” Zhang Xuemei’s eyes were fixed on the front, and she gripped the broom tightly in her hand, ready to swing it at the slightest sound.
Xu Mingwan was speechless. She pointed to the two rice bags in the corner of the living room and said, "This must mean Mom or Third Brother is back. Look, they even brought some things back!"
Just then, Xu Minghan came out of the room, still looking like he hadn't woken up yet. He rubbed his eyes and asked, "You're back? What are you doing standing at the door? Why don't you come in? Xuemei, what are you doing with that broom?"
"Pfft," Xu Mingwan couldn't help but laugh, "Third brother, third sister-in-law thinks you're a thief. If you had come out any later, we would have called the police."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you guys I was coming back. Alright, what's for dinner? I'll cook!" Xu Minghan said as he walked towards the bathroom, still half asleep, to wash his face and wake himself up.
When Zhang Xuemei saw her husband come out, she put down the broom and glared at him, which really scared her.
Then she asked, "Didn't you say you were going to stay in the village for a while longer? Why are you back already?" It's only been about ten days in total, she was thinking it would take at least a month!
"I have something to do. Xiaowen and Xiaokai are planning to come to Tianshui City to attend primary school, so I went to find out what the situation was like beforehand."
Xu Minghan was immediately sweltering as soon as he entered the kitchen. The kitchen was directly exposed to the sun, and it had been baking in the sun all day, making the temperature extremely high. He figured it was better not to cook at all.
"Never mind, I won't cook dinner tonight. I'll treat you guys to stir-fries later."
“Okay, Third Brother, I want to eat at that food stall at the end of the street. It’s always so crowded. Every time I pass by there, my mouth waters.”
Xu Mingwan chimed in with a grin, saying that she wasn't lying; the shop was really popular and smelled delicious. Besides various stir-fries, they also had grilled skewers. She and her third sister-in-law couldn't resist going to the grilled skewers a few times, and they were indeed quite good.
"Which food stall? I don't know any of them." Xu Minghan thought he was quite familiar with the area, but he had never actually seen any food stalls.
"It's newly opened, and business is booming," Zhang Xuemei said with a smile. Perfect timing, she had been wanting to try that food stall for a long time, and today she would treat herself to a lavish meal.
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