Yang Zhaodi followed Yang Dongmei's lead and left.
She was in a terrible state at that moment.
Not to mention her swollen face, the mud her mother casually slapped onto her face was enough to keep her washing for a while when she got back.
Yang Dongmei had always had a problem with her eldest daughter-in-law, but her son doted on her and they had two granddaughters. For the sake of her son and granddaughters, she had always turned a blind eye.
What mother doesn't want her child to have a good life?
By the time everyone could sit down for dinner, it was completely dark, with a few scattered stars hanging in the night sky, giving it a somewhat languid feel.
Seeing the table full of delicious-looking food, everyone couldn't help but swallow hard.
Fragrant white rice, plus a table full of meat and dishes—this is even better than what we eat during the Chinese New Year!
In those days, food was scarce, and they usually drank plain porridge. Sometimes, when food was scarce, the porridge was so thin that you could see the bottom and there were hardly any grains of rice.
They hadn't eaten white rice in a very, very long time, let alone had so much meat and vegetables.
"Sit down and eat."
As soon as Yang Dongmei, the matriarch, spoke, everyone quickly took their seats and began to eat.
Everyone enjoyed the meal.
Only Yang Zhaodi silently ate her rice, not daring to pick up any of the meat or vegetables on the table.
Yang Zhaodi's face was completely swollen, and both sides were very symmetrical.
Upon seeing this, Yang Dongmei immediately picked up a piece of braised pork and gave it to her.
"From now on, live a good life with the boss."
Yang Zhaodi was somewhat flattered. Did her mother not blame her?
She looked at Yang Dongmei expectantly.
"Eat your food properly and don't think about those things. Be nicer to the kids in the future, and be nicer to the eldest."
Yang Zhaodi gave a heavy "hmm," and tears silently streamed down her face.
Seeing her like this, no one knew what to say.
The food was delicious, and everyone kept eating.
What surprised everyone the most was that the pig offal, which was initially the most hated, was included.
It smells so good and tastes so good.
Before we knew it, all the food on the table was gone.
Gu Xilan patted her round belly and said contentedly, "It's so good to have meat to eat with Third Sister-in-law."
“From now on, I’m going to follow Third Sister-in-law too,” Gu Xiliang echoed from the side.
As a result, he received a cold look from his third brother.
Jiang Jinxiu found the two of them quite amusing.
She wants everyone to be able to eat meat every day in the future, but she can't say it now.
After dinner, Gu Xiliang very tactfully went home on his own.
After the Gu family put away the bowls, they held a family meeting.
"Big brother, second brother, that brick house is spacious enough. Once it's renovated, Jinxiu, Mother, my sister, and I will move there. Do you want the rooms we're living in now? If so, it's ten yuan a room, and we'll pay whoever wants the room."
Even close brothers need to keep clear accounts. After all, they've separated their households, and Gu Xichen doesn't want there to be any more disputes about the house in the future.
Gu Xiliang and Gu Xijing exchanged a glance and had no objection.
Gu Xiliang has two daughters, so one room would have been enough for him, but Gu Xijing asked for two rooms.
Sun Xiaomeng consciously went back to her room to get the money.
Yang Zhaodi did not move.
Gu Xiliang looked at Yang Zhaodi, who felt very embarrassed.
Their mother took all their money today, leaving them with nothing.
She can't afford a single penny right now.
Jiang Jinxiu noticed something was amiss and quickly smoothed things over: "Brother, why don't you write an IOU first? The money isn't urgent. Anyway, the house isn't ready yet, and we'll be staying here for a while longer. Just remember to give it to Mother when you have the money later."
Old Master Gu wanted the room that belonged to their mother.
It's perfect for my two daughters to live together.
And just like that, the housing problem was solved.
Gu Xiliang was afraid that Yang's mother would cause trouble again like she did today.
He asked everyone if they had any good solutions.
Gu Xichen gave her a suggestion: "The simplest and most direct way is to find her weakness."
Gu Xiliang's eyes lit up: "You mean that brother-in-law?"
Gu Xichen nodded: "If she causes trouble every time, you beat up her son once, and see if she dares to cause trouble again. She is an elder, so you can't hit her, but you can hit her brother-in-law."
Wasn't she taking the money for her brother-in-law?
"Once you beat him into submission, even if she wanted to cause trouble, her brother-in-law wouldn't let her come."
Gu Xiliang thought it made a lot of sense, and he looked up at Yang Zhaodi beside him.
Yang Zhaodi was truly heartbroken by her mother's actions this time, and therefore did not object.
...
The newly purchased brick house is very spacious, but almost every room's roof needs additional tiles.
This is a considerable expense.
"Xichen, do you know where I can buy roof tiles?"
"Honey, leave this to me, you don't need to worry about it. It's getting late, let's get some rest."
Jiang Jinxiu hummed in agreement and changed into her pajamas to rest. She knew that when the man said she didn't need to worry about him, he really didn't need to.
He will make the arrangements.
Gu Xichen looked at the little woman's unreserved manner, his eyes flashing with anger.
Did this little woman underestimate herself, or overestimate him?
...
The next day, Gu Xichen woke up early as usual.
Seeing his little wife nestled in his arms, he felt extremely happy.
Thinking of last night, he picked up Jiang Jinxiu's delicate little hand and began to massage it.
While rubbing, he put his hand to his mouth and kissed it.
"Ugh... Stop it, I'm so sleepy."
She frowned, shook her hand, hid it under her body, and buried her face in the pillow.
Gu Xichen: "..."
Well, she did stay up quite late last night because of her own antics.
Gu Xichen got dressed and tiptoed out the door.
He ran around the village several times, practiced a few sets of military boxing, and chopped firewood for more than half a month before dawn.
Full of energy and high spirits.
When Yang Dongmei got up, he had already prepared breakfast.
Yang Dongmei: Why did you get up so early?
Her eyes were filled with doubt. She still clearly remembered that when she first got married, her husband was reluctant to get out of bed.
That shouldn't be the case.
Gu Xichen served breakfast and placed it in front of her: "You got up as soon as you woke up. You're used to it in the army. Mom, you eat breakfast first."
Seeing him still busy at the stove, Yang Dongmei asked, "What are you cooking?"
"Give Jinxiu some hot water; she can't use cold water these days."
Yang Dongmei understood: "Then let's make her brown sugar ginger soup, and remember to add goji berries and eggs."
...
When Jiang Jinxiu woke up, it was already broad daylight, and sunlight streamed in through the cracks in the roof tiles.
The cicadas outside the window were chirping and chattering.
It's a nice day.
Jiang Jinxiu tried to sit up by holding onto the edge of the bed, but felt as if her hands didn't belong to her anymore.
Dogs, men!
Jiang Jinxiu cursed inwardly.
She filled a basin with spiritual spring water, put her hands in it to soak, and rubbed them together. After a while, her hands slowly recovered.
She was getting up to leave when the man pushed the door open and came in.
"Honey, you're up? Have something to eat."
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