Even the most nitpicky mother-in-law couldn't find fault with these words. After all, what mother doesn't want her daughter and husband to have a good relationship, and for the husband to be caring?
Tang Sumei smiled broadly again and nodded repeatedly.
"Good, good, it's best if you can understand each other."
Qinghuai must be busy. Xiaodan, you used to live alone, so you're both a bit strong-willed. I was worried about your personalities and whether you'd need to work things out, but it seems I was overthinking it. You've already found a good way to get along.
That's good, that's good.
With only two children in front of me, once one was taken care of, my attention naturally shifted to the other.
"Your sister is already married, what about you? Are you really planning to stay single for the rest of your life?"
"I!"
Although he was mentally prepared, the pressure to get married was an inevitable part of every meeting, but this still caught him somewhat off guard.
"Weren't we talking about them? How did it turn to me?"
This man had been single for over ten years, and Tang Sumei had urged him countless times, so naturally she wouldn't hold back.
"It's not about you personally, but the problem with you has never been resolved. What are you thinking?"
There are only a few people in our family now, you, ah, and your uncle. What's wrong with you two? Is it so hard to find a companion for each other?
Let's not even talk about carrying on the family line. What are you going to do? Are you going to stay single your whole lives? When you see Qinghuai, there are people waiting for you after work, people to talk to when you get home, people to discuss everything with, and people to talk to even when you're eating. Aren't you envious?
"In a couple of years, when those two boys are all grown up, if they start following your example, you'll see how polite I am to them."
"no,"
When Cheng Chao spoke of Cheng Rui and Cheng An, he became somewhat short of breath.
"Second Aunt, if they really don't want to get married, you can't blame it all on me. Maybe it's their own true wish. You have to respect their wishes. Arranged marriages aren't common anymore."
Tang Sumei got up and started hitting the child.
"Did I arrange everything for you? Did I force you to go on blind dates and get married? Don't I respect you?"
Cheng Chao didn't dare to dodge and could only let Tang Sumei vent her anger.
"Second Aunt, Second Aunt, I was wrong, I was wrong,"
Tang Sumei was just going through the motions; after a few strikes, she found a way to back down and stopped.
"Look at you guys, haven't I respected you enough? In previous years, you were out of reach, and we'd only see each other once every few years. I couldn't urge you to come. Now that we can see each other, you still won't listen to me."
Tang Sumei felt that she was almost worried to death. Jian Dan could understand her mentality. This era was not like later generations. There were not many people who had no problems and did not date or get married. It was only because she was in the army that there were not so many outsiders. If it were in the village, rumors would have been flying everywhere.
She also added more tasks without hesitation.
"Exactly, when people your age were already having kids running around everywhere."
With others agreeing, Tang Sumei became even more enthusiastic.
"Let's not talk about others, take Mingzhu, who's with you. Her child is already four or five years old, right? Xiaolin isn't even as old as you. Tell me, when you see that family of three having such a lively time, don't you notice anything?"
"Let me tell you, wait a few years, when the kids from the simple family come out, and a few years after that, when those two boys are married, you'll see, and IU will be completely all alone."
Tang Sumei spoke without any politeness, but it didn't feel harsh enough, so she added at the end, "..."
"Just like your uncle now, he's just hanging around a bunch of men. The youngest one is too conspicuous, and no one wants him anymore. Other people have wives, kids, and warm beds, and you can just watch."
Cheng Chao was stunned. How did his second aunt learn to be so sharp-tongued?
"Second Aunt, I just don't want to get married, it's not that bad, is it? Now that you say it, I seem so miserable and wretched. I feel like the wind is whistling down my back."
"Hmph! What's so special about this? With you guys like this, you'll be facing a lot of chilly days ahead."
Cheng Chao immediately shut his mouth and shrank back. His second aunt was in a terrible temper today, and he didn't dare to go against her.
After all, she wasn't his biological mother. Tang Sumei knew how to maintain a proper balance; she could only talk, and if she got angry, she could hit him a couple of times. But she couldn't force him to go on blind dates or marry her. Cheng Chao understood this, so he listened attentively to everything Tang Sumei said.
"Don't worry, Auntie, I'll think about it carefully."
It wasn't entirely a perfunctory response; the scenes they described were indeed quite heartbreaking.
In the past, they were single-mindedly focused on ensuring that the soldiers had enough to eat and could see a doctor when they were sick. They tried all sorts of methods and begged people everywhere. They were ridiculed a lot for even something as simple as an anti-inflammatory drug.
Back then, putting everything else aside, they had worries almost every day when they opened their eyes. Even if there were female comrades around, they had no mind to think about their own private matters.
Now, although construction and development are just beginning, everything is moving in the direction of hope. Although we are still just as busy, our spirits and moods are completely different. For example, as Tang Sumei just said, he is also a little tempted by the idea of a wife, children, and a warm bed.
"By the way, Second Aunt, are you leaving again this time you're back?"
"It's not that Xiao An has a persistent high fever. I just came back temporarily and will leave tomorrow."
Seeing Jian Dan's face immediately fall, I couldn't help but laugh.
“It’s not far away, and I might come back someday. These past few years, they’ve been building a hospital and training new people, right? Once that place is completed, I can let go.”
In the evening, Qin Qinghuai and Cheng Chao returned early and, without much effort, prepared a table full of dishes. Qin Yi went to pick up Cheng Zhuo. The three professors, along with Commander Lin and his son, who had taken medication and returned home after their fever subsided, made for a large table.
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