Since Zhao Qinglan didn't bring the children from the city, Madam Sun and her two daughters were still a little unaccustomed to it.
Since Zhao Qinglan didn't come, Zhao Qingzhu and her younger sister cooked the meal.
During the meal, Zhao Qingju began to sigh with emotion.
"Second sister, why is it that the food cooked by eldest sister is so delicious?"
After finishing the steamed bun in her mouth, Zhao Qingzhu smiled and said, "Big sister has excellent skills, she's generous with the ingredients, and she controls the heat better than we do, so naturally her food tastes delicious."
"The thought that we'll be opening a shop and doing business in just a few days makes me incredibly anxious," Mrs. Sun said worriedly.
Although her eldest daughter said the deal would definitely go through, she was still worried.
The eldest daughter brought them out and spent a lot of money on this shop. If it doesn't work out in the end, what will her son-in-law think?
Her eldest daughter had finally gotten a little better off, and she didn't want to let this ruin things.
Zhao Qingzhu and Zhao Qingju quickly used the various words they had heard from Zhao Qinglan to comfort their worried mother.
The atmosphere here is harmonious and peaceful.
In Zhao Family Village, Zhao Laoda had lost count of how many times his own mother had yelled at him out of the house.
Ever since his two younger brothers were sent to a labor camp, while he, as the eldest brother, was left untouched, he began to live a life of hardship.
His own mother couldn't stop her disgust and insults, and his two sisters-in-law also made sarcastic and complaining remarks.
At first, Zhao felt a little guilty for "indirectly" dragging his two younger brothers into trouble, but now, that guilt has turned into utter disappointment.
It was only in these past few days that he finally understood what kind of person he was in his mother's eyes, and how his two sisters-in-law and even his brother viewed him.
In the dead of night, lying there, he couldn't sleep all night long.
Thinking back to the times when his family was together, even though life was tough, he felt sweet inside.
Even though he had already begun to regret and realize his mistakes, it was only after these past few days that he had truly reflected on his actions and understood them completely.
But it was too late.
His three daughters all resented him, and his wife of several decades also left him.
If he didn't not know where his wife and daughters were, he would have liked to leave this house and go find them.
Even if they don't want to accept him, he will still shamelessly stick by their side.
A complete family has a father, a mother, and children.
The Zhao family was unhappy, and the Wang family wasn't much better off.
After learning from her daughter that her son's one-month reform period had been extended to four months, Old Lady Wang suddenly fainted.
The garment factory has already fired Wang Dazhi.
This was an absolute blow to the Wang family.
Without a job, there is no income, but that would be one thing.
They now live in a house in the garment factory's residential area. Before Wang Dazhi was demoted from workshop director to ordinary worker, some people had objections to their family still living in this house, which was not small in the residential area.
If it weren't for Wang Dazhi secretly protecting a few leaders, they would have been moved to even smaller houses long ago.
Now that Wang Dazhi is no longer a worker at the garment factory, the house allocated to him by the factory must naturally be taken back.
After all, there are people lining up for houses every year.
One blow came, then another, and this time, Old Lady Wang was completely bedridden.
Fearing that they would drive her to her death, the garment factory softened its stance and asked them to wait a few more days until Old Lady Wang's condition improved before moving out.
With her son Wang Dazhi not around, only her daughter Wang Dahua could take care of her.
But Wang Dahua also has her own work and family. It's fine for a day or two, but as time goes on, her own family members start to get upset.
Wang Dahua's husband, Wang Dazhi's brother-in-law, is now thoroughly fed up with his brother-in-law, Wang Dazhi.
He used to be a workshop foreman, and there weren't many troubles. The two of them got along quite well.
But now, without a job, with a criminal record, and dragging his family down with him, they naturally started to dislike Wang Dazhi.
Because of the series of misfortunes that befell her family, Wang Dahua couldn't stand up for herself anymore, and she also had to consider her own work and family.
So, after taking care of them for two days, they went back.
The task of serving Old Lady Wang and taking care of the two children naturally fell to Old Man Wang.
Previously, Wang Xiaoduo and Wang Xiaofei were the envy of many children in the residential area.
Their father earns a lot of money, their mother is gentle and capable, they are always dressed cleanly and neatly, and they have good food to eat.
However, they have now become the most despised and marginalized group among the children in the residential area.
Many parents, seeing how dirty they were, would tell their children to stay away, saying that the Wang family was corrupt from the start, and with a father who had been sent to a labor camp, the children couldn't be any better.
Having been bullied several times, Wang Xiaofei had also fought several times.
As soon as Wang Xiaoyan got home, she cried and asked her grandfather, "Grandpa, can you please find my mother?"
If her stepmother were still alive, how could she and her brother have ended up living such a life?
Old Man Wang was already at his wits' end. He also wished Zhao Qinglan would come back, but he knew it was impossible. He could only sigh and say, "Xiao Yan, don't trouble your grandfather anymore."
Wang Xiaoyan's hopeful gaze immediately dimmed, and she began to feel jealous of Wang Xiaoduo.
Why, why did they only take Wang Xiaoduo and not her?
If Wang Xiaoduo hadn't been there, wouldn't she have been the one taken away? She wouldn't have had to suffer in this family.
It turns out that some people, from beginning to end, only know how to be jealous and complain about others, and never look for the reasons within themselves.
If the root is rotten, then it's truly rotten.
Xiao Duo, who was being unjustly envied, was having a great time playing with her older and younger brothers.
The three of them hadn't played with other children outside for a long time.
This sudden revelation drew questions from the former friends of the two older children.
When the other children saw the three siblings come out of the grocery store with delicious food, they were even more envious.
Erwa, in particular, was vividly describing to everyone what delicious food he had eaten these past few days.
The description made the children present swallow hard.
Why is it that none of them have a mother like Erwa, who can cook all sorts of delicious food and is also generous with her meals?
Who says stepmothers are bad? Erwa's stepmother treats him even better than their biological mothers treat them.
"I wish I had a stepmother."
A silly-looking child licked his fingers longingly, and several other children nearby nodded in agreement, sharing the same thought.
So, when they got home that day, I don't know how many of the kids ate "bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork".
So much so that when Zhao Qinglan went out to buy things again the next day, she encountered several military wives who looked at her with strange eyes. How to put it, they seemed to be resentful, leaving her completely baffled.
It has to be said, Erwa really knows how to make her stepmother hate her!
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