Lu Huaijiao showed absolutely no disdain for He Meizhu and the others.
On the contrary, they genuinely welcome it.
This made He Meizhu choke up a little.
She used to think that since everyone was a daughter-in-law, she, as the mother-in-law, should treat them all equally.
But it was obvious that the other daughters-in-law didn't treat her like their mother...
Thinking of her daughters-in-law made He Meizhu somewhat unhappy. She simply shook her head, trying to stop thinking about those unpleasant things.
Anyway, everything has been explained clearly. From now on, the old couple will live with the fourth son. They will eat if he feeds them, and they won't eat if he doesn't. Even if they starve to death, they will not go looking for their three sons.
However, He Meizhu knew that such a day would never come.
Even if her fourth son is truly unfilial, she still has Jiaojiao, a good daughter-in-law, so she will never be unfilial to her elders.
He Meizhu was that confident in Lu Huaijiao.
"Then Jiaojiao, you decide what to do. Mom is taking Sanbao out to visit some neighbors."
"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Mom."
Lu Huaijiao thanked her sweetly.
The little girl's mouth is as sweet as honey.
He Meizhu smiled and took her three grandsons out, while Lu Huaijiao went to her space and found the review materials she had collected before, which she placed on the table.
With his mother coming over to help look after him, Gu Changzheng had no other reason not to study.
As Gu Changzheng was dismantling the wall, he inexplicably felt a chill.
He glanced instinctively into the room behind him and met his wife's smiling eyes as she leaned against the door, watching him.
Gu Changzheng grinned.
"young married woman."
His precious wife smiles at him so sweetly, she couldn't possibly be plotting against him, right?
Yes, it must be an illusion!
Gu Changzheng comforted himself, saying that once the wall was demolished, people would come over from the other side.
Lu Huaijiao went to the well first and filled a basin with water for him to wash his hands and face.
Gu Changzheng was flattered and even began to suspect that the water used to wash his hands and face was poisoned.
"Honey, what's wrong?"
Just say what you want. She's scared of him by always smiling at him like that.
Lu Huaijiao snorted.
"You promised me you'd take the college entrance exam, you won't go back on your word, will you?"
"Hmm...it counts, it definitely counts." He definitely has to take the exam; how could he not go when his wife said so? Whether he passes or not, and how well he does, is not up to him.
However, as it turns out, he couldn't make the decision, but Lu Huaijiao could!
After washing his face and hands, Gu Changzheng was led back to the room by Lu Huaijiao. Gu Changzheng thought his wife was going to reward him with a kiss, but before he could even feel happy, he was startled by the huge stack of books piled on the desk by the door when he entered.
"young married woman…"
Lu Huaijiao turned around and looked at him with a smile.
"Will you reward me with a kiss after I finish reading a book?"
Gu Changzheng: ...
So demanding?
"When did I ever need to exchange kisses with my wife for a book?"
He was unhappy.
Lu Huaijiao nodded.
"Fine, then don't go to bed until you've finished reading it." As for his desire to eat meat or something, dream on.
Gu Changzheng, feeling like Lu Huaijiao had his Achilles' heel: ...
That's outrageous!
That's outrageous!
He wanted to protest, but it was to no avail; Lu Huaijiao simply wouldn't listen to him.
And so, Gu Changzheng was forced to begin studying.
He Meizhu and her three children attracted a lot of curious people in the village. Why was she not busy in the fields, but instead taking her children for a stroll in the village?
He Meizhu replied with a smile that her son and daughter-in-law were going to take the college entrance examination, so she no longer needed to work in the fields and could devote herself to taking care of their child.
The villagers knew that Lu Huaijiao was an educated youth sent to the countryside.
Now that the college entrance examination has been reinstated, many educated youth are going to participate. But they never expected that Gu Changzheng, a native peasant, would also be taking the exam.
"Can the fourth son even pass the exam? He only graduated from junior high school, right? How can a junior high school student answer high school questions? Are those two just trying to slack off and teasing you?"
Some people couldn't help but feel jealous after hearing that Gu Changzheng was also going to take the college entrance examination.
He speaks in a sarcastic and unsettling tone.
He Meizhu didn't like hearing that.
“My fourth child did graduate from junior high school, but my daughter-in-law graduated from high school. With her tutoring him, his grades will definitely be good.”
"Oh dear, Auntie, what if your fourth son fails the exam?" The person who said that seemed to have completely ignored what He Meizhu was saying.
Instead, she was focused on expressing what she wanted to say.
"Let me tell you, the best way is to make sure your daughter-in-law doesn't take the exam either," Zhao Chunhua said mysteriously as she approached He Meizhu.
"What did you say?"
He Meizhu disliked Zhao Chunhua's words very much.
Zhao Chunhua blinked and said, "Think about it, it's not certain whether your fourth son can get into university, but if your daughter-in-law does get in, aren't you afraid she'll go to the city and never come back?"
"I've heard that quite a few educated youth in the village are getting divorced because of the college entrance exam! The female educated youth are leaving their children and husbands, and the male educated youth are also leaving their wives and sons to go to the city!"
Zhao Chunhua said something, then immediately added, "Putting everything else aside, what about your second son's wife? I've noticed lately that she's obsessed with studying and reviewing every day, she doesn't even care about your granddaughter."
Miao Yuan was constantly arguing with Gu Changqing in order to take the college entrance examination, and everyone who lived nearby knew about it.
He Meizhu didn't concern herself with their family affairs; out of sight, out of mind.
Hearing Zhao Chunhua say this, she chuckled coldly.
“Zhao Chunhua, your daughter also married an educated youth, right? Instead of worrying about other people, why don’t you go and see your son-in-law and see if he’s going to abandon your daughter and go back to the city?”
After pausing, he added, "People shouldn't always be focused on others; they should pay more attention to their own family matters."
After saying that, He Meizhu ignored Zhao Chunhua's expression and took her three grandsons to Gu Tiezhu's house to play with their children.
When Zhao Chunhua realized that He Meizhu hadn't listened to her and had even rebuked her, she spat in annoyance.
He said to He Meizhu's retreating figure, "My family only has one son-in-law, but your family has two daughters-in-law who are both educated youth from the city. When they both abandon the children and run away, I'd like to see how you, He Meizhu, can take care of so many children by yourself. Bah!"
After saying that, Zhao Chunhua turned around and went home.
Although she outwardly said she wasn't worried about her son-in-law running back to the city, she wasn't really sure about it.
After all, they were sent-down youth, so there's a good chance they'll run back.
Therefore, before that, she had to cut off all possibilities of him returning to the city.
Now that you've married her daughter, you should behave yourself and stay in the countryside for the rest of your life!
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