Before they reached home, they met Zhou Jiaming and others who came to call them for dinner.
As soon as the little ones saw He Jianjun, they asked, "Uncle, are you here to buy us some candy?"
He Jianjun said awkwardly: "I bought you some big mooncakes."
Father Zhou glanced at Zhou Huairong and the others who were silent, and shouted, "No manners!" He thought of the children who had never behaved like this before, and felt that something was wrong with them today!
Zhou Jiakang pouted, "Xu Jun's uncle came and bought them a lot of candy."
"Xiaoping's uncle also made ding ding candies for them."
He Jianjun was so embarrassed, "Uncle, I'll make it up to you next time."
Zhou Jiakang made a face at him, "Lelelel, you stinky uncle, there's not even any candy!"
He Jianjun felt that his face had been torn off by those kids, and he thought to himself: No wonder mom said not to spoil them, people in the poor mountain areas have no rules.
"Why don't you leave!" Zhou Huaijun raised his hand high, then gently patted Zhou Jiakang, "You're itching for trouble, aren't you?"
When the group arrived home, they saw Zhao Huifang and her two sisters-in-law picking up the red mushrooms they had picked in the morning in the yard.
After a rain, there were a lot more mushrooms in the forest. I picked up some miscellaneous mushrooms and a few chicken mushrooms. There were also more red mushrooms than in the previous few days.
After greeting He Jianjun, the few of them went to the well to wash themselves, then sat down in the main room to chat and start eating when the dishes were served.
On the table were braised chicken, cold chicken, twice-cooked pork, fish with fermented black beans, red mushroom and pork rib soup, and a few side dishes.
In the kitchen, Yang Chunyan was still chopping the braised duck that Zhou Huaian had bought in the morning.
He Jianjun's stomach had been growling with hunger for a long time, and he swallowed several times when he saw the dishes on the table.
It seems that my father-in-law's family has really made money, and the food on the table is better than during the Chinese New Year.
In the kitchen, Zhou's mother stopped Zhou Huaian who was about to leave after taking a look, "Jianjun rarely comes here, why did you ask him to carry stone slabs?"
"He is just too proud. Other sons-in-law would come early to help their father-in-law if there is any major problem. Has he ever come once?"
"We have more laborers in our family, but they have less laborers and more housework..."
"Forget it! They don't even consider us as relatives." Zhou Huaian interrupted her unhappily, "Just now at the construction site, I asked him if my sister really gave birth to a baby this time... I think it's useless for him to agree, only the mother-in-law of the He family can make the decision."
Zhou's mother was a little unconvinced. "My mother-in-law wouldn't be so unreasonable, right? Even if we want to have a second child, we have to wait until Yumei is well again!"
"I have to wait until my sister recovers before I can get pregnant." Zhou Huaian said, looking at Zhou's mother with some complaints, "Didn't you say she was fine when you came back? I see she is not happy at all in the He family. She burst into tears when she saw us."
After hearing this, Zhou's mother felt as if her heart was being pulled together. "Every time I visit her, she says that Jianjun and her mother-in-law treat her very well! She has gained weight since she got pregnant, and she has not gone out to do heavy work."
"He's feeding his grandson. Do you think he's really doing this for my sister's benefit?" Zhou Huaian pouted. "My sister is probably trying to comfort you out of fear that you'd worry."
"No, I have to tell Jianjun that if Yumei really gives birth to a girl, we have to wait until Yumei's body recovers before we can have a second child." Mother Zhou said and left.
Zhou Huaian hurriedly held her back and said, "It's useless for him to agree. Only the mother-in-law of the He family can make the decision. If I want to talk to her, I have to wait until my sister gives birth and then tell her mother-in-law.
Also, the most important thing is that after my sister gives birth, you have to tell her that her health is the most important thing. Even if she has a second child, she has to take care of it for two years. She can't let the He family control her. She has her own family."
"Mom will remember this." Zhou's mother looked at him with satisfaction, "Youngest, your sister's kindness to you was not in vain."
Zhou Huaian looked at Yang Chunyan who was putting the braised duck on a plate. "It was Yan'er who reminded me. If it weren't for her, how could I have thought of these things!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "I just thought about it a little more after what my mother said!"
Mother Zhou looked at the two of them happily, "You are all good. The greatest blessing for your husband and I in this life is to have given birth to you and to have found several good daughters-in-law."
"I was thinking that after Yumei has given birth to her baby for a full month, when the weather gets warmer, I will ask you to teach her how to make ice jelly and sell it. Then I can have some money in my hands and don't have to ask others for money."
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment and said, "Mom, how about this? When we have the wedding banquet for my sister, you can tell my brother-in-law He that we will lend her some money when she is one month old.
Open up the wall of his house to build a shop, open a small store, and sell some snacks. As long as there is money to be made, the He family should not be so anxious to urge her to have a second child. "
"Okay, I'll talk to Yumei about it next time I go to town." Mother Zhou left with a plate of braised duck.
Zhou Huaian thought for a moment and pulled Yang Chunyan, "Yan'er, I don't think it's a good idea to open the He family. My sister is soft-hearted, and the money she earns is still managed by the He family."
In her previous life, when Zhou Yumei got divorced, she not only got the house, but also the custody of her two children. Later, she started a business with her two children.
"Don't worry, Sister Yumei is not as soft-hearted as you think. She will protect the store."
Seeing how sure she was, Zhou Huaian nodded and said, "Then I'll set up a small store for my sister as you said."
"Okay, let's send the dishes over." Yang Chunyan brought another plate of braised duck and walked out, and Zhou Huaian followed.
As usual, there was one table in the main room and another table on the steps outside.
The sisters-in-law and the children huddled together, and when they saw Yang Chunyan coming, they all picked up their chopsticks and prepared to eat.
Zhao Huifang opened the rice steamer, and the new rice inside gave off a fragrant aroma. "New rice is here!"
Zhou Jiaming sniffed, "It smells so good. I can eat two big bowls of it with some soy sauce."
Zhou Jiakang swallowed and said, "I can do it too!"
Yang Chunyan put down the braised duck and said, "Here comes the delicious braised duck!"
The children were very excited after seeing it, "Wow, it smells so good!"
Zhou Jialiang's chopsticks went straight to the duck leg, picked it up and started to eat it, "Delicious, so delicious!" Before he finished eating the food in his mouth, his chopsticks reached for the plate.
"Zhou Jialiang~" Zhao Huifang glanced at him, "You forgot about it after you were beaten! Look at all the people at the table, who looks like you?"
"Oh!" Zhou Jialiang retracted his hand aggrievedly and gnawed the duck leg in his hand obediently.
Li Qiuyue twisted a piece of wing and gave it to Zhou Xiaolin, saying, "Eat a wing and you will be able to comb your hair when you grow up."
In the main room, several brothers toasted He Jianjun with different reasons. For some reason, Zhou's father did not try to dissuade them. Instead, he watched them drink happily.
As soon as Zhou Huaishan finished toasting, Zhou Huaian immediately filled his glass, raised his glass and smiled at him: "Brother-in-law, thanks to your help this time, the work was not delayed. I toast you a glass, drink it first!"
After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank it all in a gulp.
He Jianjun glanced at Zhou's mother in embarrassment, then looked at the wine glass in front of him, "I've already had several drinks. If I drink any more, I'll definitely get drunk." (End of this chapter)
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