When Xu Zhaodi was walking home, the women in the compound were sitting under a big tree again.
When they saw Xu Zhaodi, they exchanged glances and whispered a few words to each other. Their sneaky look made Xu Zhaodi speechless.
No need to think too much, they must have started gossiping about me again. They are so bored.
Xu Zhaodi didn't know who the visitor was. Since Chen Jianguo was not home at this critical moment, she could only go upstairs.
As soon as she went upstairs, she found a young man sitting in the corridor. This man was from the same village as Xu Zhaodi, and she recognized him at first sight.
Isn’t this my brother-in-law Chen Baoguo?
Chen Baoguo is now 22 years old. He has been helping his family earn money since he graduated from junior high school.
He was thin and small when he graduated from junior high school a few years ago. Now he is a few years old and has grown a lot taller. He looks much stronger than before, but he still gives people a feeling of being dark, tall and thin.
When he saw Xu Zhaodi, he looked nervous and even shocked.
He stood up from the stairs, brushed the dirt off his butt, and said awkwardly, "Sister-in-law."
Xu Zhaodi looked at Chen Baoguo, who was half a head taller than her, and felt a little dazed for a moment.
He came too suddenly. They used to live in the same village, and every time she met him, she would raise her chin and look at him with her nose. Now she hasn't seen him for most of the time, and Xu Zhaodi feels a little embarrassed.
Xu Zhaodi came back to her senses and said, "Xiao Zhi at the door said that you came at noon. You must be hungry. Come in with me first."
As Xu Zhaodi spoke, she took out the key and opened the door. Chen Baoguo picked up a yellowed cloth bag at his feet and followed Xu Zhaodi into the room.
As soon as he came in and looked around, he found the living room clean and tidy, which made people feel comfortable.
㱗In his impression, Xu Zhaodi was spoiled by her uncle and aunt and became lazy and pampered, but this time she seemed different.
When the family decided to let the eldest brother marry Xu Zhaodi, their older brothers and sisters were not optimistic about it. They thought that Xu Zhaodi, this tigress, was not worthy of their eldest brother at all.
But since their family is poor, they have no other choice.
This time, the woman had lost a lot of weight, her hair was cut much shorter than before, and she looked clean and tidy, not at all sloppy as before, and even her words were more gentle.
This surprised Chen Baoguo.
Looking at her like this, it doesn't seem like she's pretending.
Xu Zhaodi said, "Please sit down first. I will cook noodles for you."
She went into the kitchen, washed her hands, made a bowl of malted milk for Chen Baoguo, and also took out some beef jerky and ham sausage.
Chen Baoguo looked at the things on the table, frowned, and didn't feel happy at all.
Their families in their hometown all had to tighten their belts to make ends meet, but she, on the other hand, got to enjoy a good life after marrying her elder brother. Malted milk, ham, and beef jerky are all good things that ordinary families probably can't even afford.
Chen Baoguo frowned and had no intention of eating.
He asked in a cold voice: "Where is my eldest brother?"
"Your eldest brother went to the provincial capital for a meeting. He left three or four days ago and should be back in two days.
Eat something to fill your stomach first."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Chen Baoguo's eyes. He was not angry at first, but when he thought about it, his eldest brother married Xu Zhaodi just because her father borrowed money and didn't pay it back, and finally pawned his useless daughter to his eldest brother, causing his eldest brother to live a life of frustration with such a woman. He got angry just thinking about it. He turned a sullen face to Xu Zhaodi, and his expression was not good at all.
"I won't eat it. I can't enjoy such good things."
Xu Zhaodi was speechless. Well, here comes another person to make things difficult for her.
Xu Zhaodi took a deep breath and said, "If you have something to say, just say it nicely and don't beat around the bush in front of me.
These good things were given to me by my friends. I usually can’t bear to eat them.
I know you have a problem with me, and I don't expect you to treat me as a family member, but before your brother comes back, we should still have the proper respect between uncle and sister-in-law.
If you are dissatisfied with me or this family, you can tell your brother directly after he comes back."
Xu Zhaodi knew that some things had to be said in advance to avoid misunderstandings later.
Chen Baoguo was stunned, and his face turned red after hearing these words. He was indeed a bit too much. He himself was not living a satisfactory life, so he shouldn't hope that others would be unhappy too.
Chen Baoguo lowered his head and whispered, "That's not what I meant."
Xu Zhaodi was also speechless. They grew up together. To put it bluntly, they had seen each other wearing open-crotch pants, but this guy was conservative. Plus, the villagers liked to gossip. They might dislike you today and may not like you tomorrow. You might look at me with a smile on your face, but you never know how they might laugh at you behind your back.
She had heard too much gossip, and now she didn't want to cause any trouble, let alone be laughed at by the people in the compound.
Xu Zhaodi saw that he was exhausted and his clothes were dirty, and she could smell the odor on him when he came in.
Xu Zhaodi said: "If you don't want to eat these, I will cook noodles for you."
Xu Zhaodi was too lazy to pay attention to him. She went into the kitchen and hurriedly washed two cucumbers for a cold salad, cooked two bowls of noodles, and added minced meat and poached eggs to the noodles.
When the noodles were served on the table, Xu Zhaodi said, "Eat quickly. After you finish eating, I'll get your brother's clothes for you. Then you can boil some water for yourself, take a shower and rest early.
If you have anything to say, wait until your brother comes back. "
She wanted to make something good for Chen Baoguo, but Chen Jianguo was not at home. The weather was so hot now that nothing could be kept, so there was nothing at home except noodles.
Chen Baoguo didn't bring much money on the way here, and he was eating dry cornmeal steamed buns and dried sweet potatoes on the train. He was thirsty and tired on the way, and when he smelled the fragrance of food, he couldn't resist it anymore.
He didn't want to drink the bowl of malted milk, but he knew that Xu Zhaodi would definitely pour it out if he didn't drink it, so he drank it in the end.
The only sound in the living room was the man slurping noodles.
The noodles were cooked with red oil and meat sauce. Chen Baoguo had many children in his family, and his younger brothers and sisters were in school, so they had to tighten their belts to make ends meet. Normally, they could not even think of eating red oil and meat sauce. Eating fine grains once a month was considered good. From childhood to adulthood, even when he was a child, he had never eaten two big bowls of noodles with meat sauce and poached eggs at once.
It’s delicious. It’s really delicious.
Xu Zhaodi had no intention of going into the house. It was the harvest season, and Chen Baoguo's sudden visit must have been due to something urgent.
Xu Zhaodi asked tentatively, "Isn't the wheat at home yet? Isn't it time to harvest the wheat? How do you have time to come and see your brother?"
Chen Baoguo was eating too fast and choked and coughed twice when he heard this question.
Xu Zhaodi went into the kitchen, poured him a cup of warm water, and placed it next to him with an indifferent expression.
"Drink some water, don't choke."
Chen Baoguo lowered his head, slurped the noodles, paused, and then continued eating.
He came to see his eldest brother for something, but now his eldest brother is in the provincial capital for a meeting and no one knows when he will be back. Should he tell Xu Zhaodi about this?
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