Cui Jing smiled broadly and stepped out to smooth things over. "Mancang is fine too. The name Mancang has such a wonderful meaning. 'Mancang, Mancang,' it means a full granary of grain. What do we farmers hope for most? A full granary of grain. So that our children never have to worry about going hungry for the rest of their lives."
Cui Jing secretly glared at Cui Xuezhi. Cui Xuezhi realized that she had said something wrong and lowered her head, not daring to speak.
Wang Yue's tense expression finally softened after hearing Cui Jing's words. "Aunt, you're the one who speaks. Dingbang is the eldest brother, and he's talented. It's enough for us to serve the country with him. As for Mancang, he can stay in the countryside and farm. I don't expect him to achieve much, as long as he has enough to eat and wear."
"That's true," Cui Jing agreed, turning to look at Mancang, who had a naive smile on his face, and smiled, "Mancang is an honest boy. He's tall and strong, and he must be strong enough to farm. He should have no problem supporting his family. You can just sit back and enjoy your life from now on."
Wang Yue also smiled, and the look she gave her father-in-law, Dong Mancang, was filled with kindness. "Yes, our Mancang works very hard. No tillage job is too difficult for him. Ever since he started working at the age of fifteen, he's been able to earn ten full work points. No one in the brigade can match him."
"Mancang is also a capable person." Cui Jing patted Dong Mancang on the shoulder and smiled: "After getting married, our two families are one family. Family members should keep their own words. If you have any difficulties in the future, tell your aunt."
Dong Mancang nodded and said, "Thank you, auntie. I understand."
It was almost lunchtime when Dong Dingbang and Commander Liang came home from get off work together.
Cui Xuezhi went to the kitchen and helped Cui Jing bring out the food.
Cui Jing couldn't help but remind her again and again, fearing that she would get into trouble again.
"Eat more and open your mouth less. Don't interrupt when adults are talking. If you really can't help but talk, eat and use the food to block your mouth. Do you understand?"
Cui Jing said with a look of grievance: "Aunt, look at what you said. Am I so unreliable? I can't even say a word?"
"Don't you know how unreliable you are? Do I need to tell you? In just this short while, you've said so many wrong things, and how many times have you offended people? Have you counted them?" Cui Jing said angrily, "Luckily, Xiaodong's mother doesn't live here. She's just here for the wedding and will leave after you're married. Otherwise, you two would have had a mother-in-law-daughter-in-law conflict, and the fault would be all yours. Xiaodong wouldn't be able to help you."
She is Cui Xuezhi's aunt. Sometimes she gets so angry at Cui Xuezhi that she wants to beat her up with a broom.
What's more, Tianyi's mother-in-law is on the opposing side.
She dared to say that even the best-tempered mother-in-law could not stand a daughter-in-law like Cui Xuezhi.
Fortunately, although Cui Xuezhi was willful, she still listened to her aunt.
After the meal ended without any incident, Cui Jing asked Dong Dingbang to send the mother and son to the guesthouse, and she gave him a good reason: "My in-laws have been on the train for several days and they must have had a hard time along the way. They should have a good rest. Once they have rested, it will not be too late for us to renew our relationship."
The reason why Cui Jing didn't let Cui Xuezhi send her off was because Cui Jing was worried about her mouth. She was afraid that she would be confused again and say something nonsense, which would affect the relationship between her and Dong Dingbang.
A man's emotions don't last long. Even if he loves, cherishes, and coaxes her now, once married, the trivialities of family life can easily wear away those feelings. Cui Xuezhi's mouth is uncontrollable, spilling everything she wants and shouldn't. If she doesn't learn to be more careful, it's unclear how much longer their relationship can last.
Dong Dingbang is a capable man. The 27-year-old battalion commander fully deserves the title of "young and promising".
In the Songjiang Military Region, besides Qin Zheng and He Tingjun, he is the next young man that Commander Liang is most optimistic about.
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