Chapter 67 Daily
Life Old Lady Ji walked into the house with Shen Ruoqing with a dull face.
Old Mrs. Wang still had a sour face, as if someone owed her a hundred or eighty yuan.
"Oh, life is so good now. You even brought back malted milk and are showing it off to us." Old Mrs. Wang spoke in a sarcastic tone and Grandpa Ji pulled her clothes.
"It's a good thing for a daughter to be filial, but why are you still not done with it?"
"She bribed you with just two packs of broken cigarettes. Have you forgotten how she spoke to me at the beginning? How did you lose face in my eyes? Even now there are gossips in the village who are using this matter to talk about me!" Old Mrs. Wang was so angry. Not only did her daughter not lend money to her eldest grandson to get married, but she also ruined the matter. The woman then spread a bad reputation about their family, and her eldest grandson still hasn't found a partner.
Old Lady Ji was silent. After all, her nephew's failure to marry was indeed related to her. But that girl was really bad. When they were still in a relationship, she openly and secretly asked for favors from her nephew Ji Jianjun. But since the man married far away, they could not hear about the follow-up of the girl. So the Ji family just blamed this matter on Old Lady Ji.
"Alright, alright, that's all old stuff from a few years ago. Hongying finally brought her granddaughter back home. Go and ask your daughter-in-law to cook the meat that Hongying brought. I guess Hongfang will be back soon."
Ji Hongfang is the second sister of Old Lady Ji, and she also married in the neighboring village, which is a little farther from Liushu Village than Dashitou Village.
Ji Hongxun's wife Feng also blames her elder sister-in-law. If her elder sister-in-law had not spread those bad rumors, her younger son's marriage would not have been ruined. Now her younger son is 23 years old and still has not started a family. He is about to become a bachelor.
Feng was cooking in the kitchen with her eldest daughter-in-law Zhou. She couldn't help but say, "Ji Hongying dared to come back. The old man is really stupid. Has he forgotten who caused Jianjun to be unable to find a wife?"
Zhou didn't dare to say anything. After all, she was an elder, so she could only respond with a few words. In her opinion, marrying her into the Ji family only cost her fifty yuan in betrothal gifts and twenty-four legs. Why did the girl ask for two hundred yuan in betrothal gifts and a sewing machine after she entered the family? Fortunately, there was Old Lady Ji, who prevented the girl from entering the family. Otherwise, she would have been suppressed in every way. Ji Hongfang arrived just in time for dinner. Ji Hongfang's marriage was ordinary, and she only brought a pound of meat and a basket of eggs. When she saw Old Lady Ji, she called her "big sister".
Old Mrs. Ji responded indifferently.
At the dinner table, although both Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Feng were not very happy, they ate in harmony.
There was a moment of awkwardness when Ji Hongfang suddenly asked about Ji Jianjun's marriage.
"Jianjun, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but at your age, you really should get married. There's a hardworking girl named Ni'er in my village. I'll introduce her to you someday..."
Is this the scene of urging marriage?
Shen Ruoqing was glad that she was still too young.
"Second aunt, no need, I'm fine."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who doesn't get married and have children? Second aunt, tell me in detail, which family is this girl from?" Feng became excited and started chatting with Ji Hongfang.
Shen Ruoqing glanced at Old Lady Ji. There was no embarrassment on her face. She was watching Feng and Ji Hongfang chatting enthusiastically.
After dinner, Old Lady Ji was about to take Shen Ruoqing back home. As usual, Grandpa Ji grabbed a handful of candy for Shen Ruoqing, who took it with a smile.
When I came back, Han and Du had already returned, but Wang hadn't come back. She had said she would stay at her parents' home for one night and come back the next day.
Han's expression didn't change much, she started to clean up the house when she came back. Du looked distraught, no one knew what she had experienced at her mother's house.
After coming back, Old Mrs. Ji started to gesture with the piece of Dacron cloth that Su Jieru had brought.
"This is called Dacron, right? I heard that this material is very good, and the color looks nice. It will definitely look better if it is made into a skirt for my baby. I think this piece of cloth can be made into a bra. How about keeping it for two years as a dowry for you?"
As a dowry? Shen Ruoqing was very upset.
"This kind of cloth is neither cool nor warm, what good is it? Why is it linked to dowry? If you like it, I'll make you a dress."
"You don't know what's good!" Old Lady Ji glared at Shen Ruoqing unhappily. "This piece of material is so bright in color, how can an old woman like me wear it? And I've just made two new sets of clothes, why would I need to snatch your clothes to wear? It's too early to use it as a dowry. This material is durable and the color is beautiful. Save it for when the weather gets hot and let your sister-in-law make you a set of braid."
Shen Ruoqing didn't argue with Old Lady Ji, but Dacron was indeed a new trend at that time. It's just that the material is too stuffy, and clothes made of cotton are more comfortable to wear.
Old Mrs. Ji put away the piece of Dacron, opened the bag of fine grains and prepared to cook. At noon at Ji's house, they had mixed grain rice. Old Mrs. Ji could see that Shen Ruoqing didn't eat much.
For dinner, Grandma Ji asked Han to make egg noodles, and she specially dropped several drops of sesame oil into it, which made it extremely fragrant.
During the Chinese New Year, Shen Ruoqing felt that she had gained a lot of weight. There was nothing she could do. During the Chinese New Year, every household would cook meat, and there would be no fear of the aroma of meat. Shen Ruoqing had to make some good food to nourish herself.
When Shen Ruoqing returned to school, she found that not only she had gained weight, but Song Feifei had also gained a little weight.
"Fei Fei, you should lose weight." Shen Ruoqing suggested sincerely.
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Song Feifei waved her hand: "My mother said that being able to eat is a blessing. This is a blessing."
"Fei Fei, eating too much will harm your health. You originally had a good figure, but if you gain more weight, the fat content will be high, which is not good for your health." Shen Ruoqing said.
"Well, I really can't control my mouth, and I don't have the willpower to lose weight." In fact, what girl doesn't love beauty? Song Feifei didn't have the willpower to stick to losing weight. Besides, in this era, being fat is a blessing, and no one would deliberately lose weight.
Shen Ruoqing thought for a while and said, "I'll prescribe you a cup of hawthorn and chrysanthemum tea. It can help you lose weight. Take it three times a day. Try drinking it for a while."
Song Feifei knew that Shen Ruoqing had studied medicine with a barefoot doctor in the village, and she trusted Shen Ruoqing very much.
"Is that bitter? I don't like bitter medicine. Can you add sugar?"
"Don't worry, it's guaranteed to be delicious and not bitter. But this is just a supplementary effect. If you want to lose weight and become a great beauty, you still have to exercise on your own."
"I thought that after drinking this tea, I would be able to lose weight and become a beautiful woman."
"What are you thinking about? There is no such good thing."
Even with advanced modern technology, there is no food that can make you lose weight immediately without rebounding. However, there are such things in her system mall, but she will not take them out.
(End of this chapter)