When Andel came over, Mrs. An was busy making lunch.
When she looked up and saw him coming in, she politely greeted him, "His second uncle is here. I'm almost ready to eat. Would you like to eat together later?"
"No need to eat, sister-in-law. I came to you because I have something to discuss with you." Andelai said directly.
"What's the matter?"
Mrs. An was still lighting the fire. Since they were all family, there was no need to be polite. The two of them started chatting, one sitting behind the pot and the other standing at the door.
However, what Andel said made Old Lady An silent.
As soon as he saw Mrs. An's face, the smile on An Delai's face gradually faded, and he sighed in embarrassment, "Sister-in-law, do you think this is not feasible?"
In fact, he felt so too, but he couldn't resist the urging of his family. In addition, his daughter had been staying at home for quite a while, so he was anxious.
Mrs. An did think so, but facing this brother-in-law who had helped them and their widowed mother for many years, she couldn't say no.
I originally thought that my daughter's life would get better and better after she went to Jiangcheng, but because of a jerk, even Andelai was tempted to let his family go to Jiangcheng to seek refuge.
What about our family?
Her daughters-in-law are all more thoughtful than the other. How could they not be concerned about something that seems to have only advantages and no disadvantages?
I have to say, Mrs. An is telling the truth.
It's not that they don't have thoughts about it, but considering their own situations and the pressure from men, that restless desire has not yet been aroused.
After much thought, Mrs. An still felt that if this matter was not handled properly, her daughter would be in big trouble in the future.
So, she hardened her heart and said, "Uncle, it's not that I don't want Hongdou to help Maixiang find a job. The two sisters grew up together when they were young, and it's only right for them to help each other where they can. But you also know how Hongdou got to marry Xiangzhi. Originally, this marriage was too high. Hongdou went to Jiangcheng thousands of miles away. What I'm most worried about is that she will be looked down upon by her in-laws. You see, she just left not long ago, and our family members came to visit one after another. How will the Shen family think of her? And how will they think of us?"
Mrs. An was not talking nonsense, she really did have such concerns.
Her daughter has never left her side since she was a child. Now that she is married, it is not easy for her to even go back to her parents' home. She doesn't know when the mother and daughter will see each other again.
As she spoke, she felt that she missed her daughter more and more. She couldn't hide the tears in her eyes. "Uncle, think about it. Even if it was our own daughter-in-law, if her family members came to ask for money one after another, would we feel comfortable?"
"Sister-in-law, don't cry yet. Am I not discussing this with you? I didn't say that Hongdou must find a job for Maixiang. It just so happens that Ergou's wife is going there too, so I thought of letting Maixiang go too. If she can find a job, that's even better. If not, we can come back and just treat it as visiting relatives at her sister's house..." Andelai used to be most afraid of Mrs. An making a scene, but now he realizes that it's even more awkward when she doesn't make a scene but just cries. "Alright, alright, isn't it okay if you don't go?"
He said that this matter was unreliable, but his wife was just getting stuck on it.
Look, this person hasn’t even gone there yet, and he can’t even pass the test of the sister-in-law.
By the time Old Lady An stopped crying, Andelai had already left for a long time.
Zhou Qingcao came out of the house and came over to support Old Lady An, "Mom, Second Uncle is gone, don't cry anymore."
She thought that Old Lady An deliberately didn't want An Maixiang to go over, which was why she couldn't stop crying in front of An Delai. How could she know how deep an old mother's longing for her daughter was.
Normally, she didn't dare to say that she missed her children. After all, she knew in her heart that it was not easy to travel back and forth from such a long distance. This time, she could take the opportunity to vent.
At least, after crying, I felt much better.
An Maixiang’s plan to go to Jiangcheng was stopped, but it is undeniable that after this incident, there will definitely be some invisible cracks in the relationship between the two families.
This was also what Mrs. An had expected. To be honest, she felt very sorry for An Delai.
After all, since the old man passed away, Andelai, the comb maker, has indeed helped the family a lot.
But in this matter, she didn't even try her best and just refused directly.
After all, it is more important that the child is your own.
She saw it when her father-in-law came to her house. Although he looked like a decent person on the surface, he actually looked down on her family and his eyes were full of indifference.
My mother-in-law is a good person, but unfortunately she is divorced and can’t be the head of the Shen family.
In addition, her daughter Hongdou is facing a new mother-in-law, so she has to think more about her own children.
As an old woman, she can't help with anything else. The only thing she can do is to try to reduce the burden from her family and prevent her from being laughed at by her in-laws for marrying a daughter-in-law who brings a burden to the whole family.
Besides, their ancestors have been farming here for generations, and it’s not like they have to go to the extent of having to survive so they don’t have to take that step and shamelessly cling to others and beg them.
Although Mrs. An knew that An Hongdou had a house of her own after moving to Jiangcheng, she couldn't help but have wild thoughts in her mind, always thinking that her daughter would be bullied by her in-laws.
An Hongdou would also talk about some of her own affairs in her letters, but she would never say that because of her meddling, her step-mother-in-law not only did bad things to her, but now she didn't know what kind of trouble she was in.
As for An Changyue being injured again in Jiangcheng, An Hongdou originally thought that she should tell her parents. As for whether to let her continue to stay in Jiangcheng, it still depends on the opinions of their family.
However, An Changyue took the initiative to ask An Hongdou not to tell her family about this matter.
Although she also missed home, after staying in Jiangcheng for a while, she could feel the difference between the countryside and the city more clearly.
It's not just about food and clothing, it's more reflected in the differences in schools and the importance attached to education.
In the countryside, nearly half of the children are unable to go to school for various reasons, and among the half that do go to school, most of them are just trying to get by.
But Jiangcheng is completely different. As long as the conditions permit, almost every child will go to school to study. Once entering the classroom, the full atmosphere of learning motivates people to work hard.
An Changyue was able to improve her knowledge to the early third grade level within half a semester. This was due to her own efforts, the school atmosphere, and more importantly, Shen Xiangzhi and An Hongdou could teach her knowledge she had not learned in their spare time.
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