Liang Yingying made some small movements with her hands just now, and Zhang Shuocheng's performance was not good either, which especially made Zhang Yansheng's grandmother unhappy.
This pair of aunt and sister-in-law, the grandmother is a capable career woman. After marrying the grandfather, she got involved in the family business and was competitive all her life; the great aunt had a good family background, married well, took care of her husband and children, and was a lady all her life.
The aunt and the sister-in-law don't like each other, and it can be said that they have been fighting openly and secretly all their lives.
Now, the husbands have all passed away, leaving only two old ladies. The relationship is somewhat more relaxed than before, but the overt and covert rivalries are still unavoidable.
My aunt has a harsh tongue. All her life, she has criticized her grandmother for being too busy with her career and neglecting to take care of her children. So grandma can't stand her children and grandchildren embarrassing her in front of their aunt.
Zhang Shuocheng has grown up in the past two years, but has become less and less presentable. In short, he has never made his grandmother proud.
Grandma has more than one grandson, so she just treats him indifferently.
"You go and play." Zhang Yansheng said to Zhang Heling, "I'll stay here with the grandmas."
Old ladies all like to be lively and like to have someone to talk to. But how many young people have the patience to talk to an old lady? Even Zhang Huan, the biological son, wanted to slip away after staying with his mother for a while.
Zhang Huan couldn't express how happy his eldest daughter was that she had suddenly become so well-behaved and sensible, as if she had returned to her childhood when her mother was still alive. Seeing Zhang Heling looking up at the adults, he nodded quickly: "Go, go, go and play with your brother."
Don't look for him.
With the adults' permission, Zhang Heling also ran to the children's play area to find girls of the same age.
Zhang Huan looked around and said, "Mom, then I..."
"Okay, got it." Grandma waved her hand impatiently, "Go ahead, go ahead."
Zhang Huan felt relieved and left quickly. Liang Yingying did not have any of the arrogance she had at home, and followed Zhang Huan with her tail between her legs.
Grandma looked at Zhang Yansheng who stayed behind and said softly, "You can go and play too. Don't worry about us."
Zhang Yansheng smiled and sat down on the sofa next to the old lady: "I am so old now, what am I playing with?" He took her arm and said angrily: "How long have you not seen me? You don't miss me at all, and you are chasing me away?"
This made grandma laugh, and she clapped her hands and said, "I'm just worried that you'd think we two old ladies are boring."
"No," Zhang Yansheng said, "I like listening to you two talk."
She looked at the fruit plate on the coffee table, poked two strawberries with a fruit stick, and handed one to each of the old ladies. Both old ladies smiled and ate elegantly.
Eat and talk at the same time.
"When will Shuchen's wife give birth?"
"The due date is the end of August."
"That's pretty soon. Have you seen it? Is it a boy or a girl?"
"They don't watch it. Young people say they want to keep it for surprises." My aunt said, "Now men and women are the same, it's different from our time."
Grandma also said: "Yes, after all, times have changed."
Although my great aunt is my younger sister-in-law, she got married later than my grandmother. But she gave birth to the child early. Now she is about to hug her great-grandchildren.
The two old ladies started chatting again. In a certain family, the son was incompetent and was abandoned, and the daughter was chosen as the heir. In another family, the sons and daughters were fighting over the inheritance, and someone used shady tactics and was so cruel that someone almost died.
At this age, the past is like smoke and all we talk about are our children and grandchildren.
The topic suddenly changed to Zhang Yansheng.
"Your sister Rongrong and her friends are going to Europe for fun in a few days, you can go with them." said the aunt with a smile.
Zhang Yansheng said, "No, I want to catch up on my studies this summer."
The two old ladies were surprised.
Zhang Yansheng lowered his eyes and said, "After my mother passed away, I didn't study hard. Now my grades are not as good as before. I am afraid that I will not be able to keep up after entering high school, so I want to make up for it during the summer vacation. There is also a class placement test, so I have to work hard."
The old people all sighed.
Zhang Yansheng's grandmother was even more sad.
Zhang Yansheng used to be very outstanding and was her favorite among her grandchildren. She often brought him to her sister-in-law to show off. But after the child's mother passed away, the child has become much worse than before, and even his personality has become unpleasant. The grandparents and grandchildren gradually became estranged.
Looking at her now, she has grown up and become a big girl, but she is still the well-behaved, sensible and lovable little granddaughter.
It’s all her father’s fault. He brought such a woman into the family and ruined the family tradition.
It's just a pity for the child. After being twisted for a few years, it seems that I have grown up and become more clear-headed.
The old lady sighed and touched her head.
My aunt asked, "Is it time to go to high school? Which school should I go to?"
"No. 1 Middle School," Zhang Yansheng said, "My mother has always wanted me to go to No. 1 Middle School."
But when Zhang Yansheng was a child, his mother thought that Zhang Yansheng could go to the best middle school in K City based on his academic performance. But now, Zhang Yansheng was sent in by her father with his own money.
Zhang Yansheng originally just wanted to use this topic to get closer to the elderly people.
But when I really think of the expectations my deceased mother once had for me, I was later expelled from No. 1 Middle School, became like that, and finally died in an inglorious way. If my mother knew about this, she would be so sad.
Zhang Yansheng showed an expression of regret.
That look in his eyes really shows that he has grown up.
The two old ladies looked at each other and felt pity for the child who had lost his mother.
My aunt had a worse temper and asked directly, "Did that woman at home give you any trouble?"
Grandma also kept an eye on Zhang Yansheng. Whenever Zhang Yansheng said that she was bullied by her stepmother, the two old ladies would teach this mistress a lesson.
"I'm not afraid of her." Zhang Yansheng said, "It's just that my brother is too annoying and lawless. He should be properly controlled."
"Not afraid of her" doesn't mean that the woman has never bullied her, but it means that she can handle it on her own. He also expressed his disappointment with his younger brother.
Zhang Yansheng's grandmother immediately looked at her with admiration. She looked her granddaughter up and down, patted her hands, nodded and said, "Okay, if there is anything you can't handle, call grandma."
Zhang Yansheng said in a deep voice: "Don't worry."
Soon two cousins came to invite my aunt, and the banquet was about to officially begin.
Zhang Yansheng first helped the two old ladies up, and then supported the aunt. My aunt said to my grandmother proudly, "Look, Yanyan is so filial to me."
Grandma laughed and scolded: "That's because you are the birthday girl today."
Zhang Yansheng just smiled.
During the birthday banquet, Zhang Yansheng stayed closely beside the two old ladies. The old ladies also enjoy the thoughtful care of their beautiful granddaughters.
There were also other cousins who were pushed out by their parents and sat next to their elders. The two old ladies did not refuse and both smiled.
Zhang Yansheng didn't argue with her sisters, but she didn't leave either. She always stayed around the old ladies.
But at the same time, her eyes were searching for Zhang Shuocheng in the crowd.
In his previous life, Zhang Shuocheng came to the birthday party with that water gun. He had always been hostile to Zhang Yansheng, so he deliberately filled the water gun with water and ruined one of her skirts at the banquet. She lost her composure and face in front of her grandmother, and also lost the old lady's favor because of the noise she made.
Later on, it was even worse, he was deserted by everyone and became a lonely man.
While he was constantly reflecting on his past life, out of the corner of his eye he suddenly caught sight of Zhang Shuocheng's running figure in the crowd. Zhang Yansheng's eyes turned cold.
There was a gleam in Zhang Shuocheng's eyes. Zhang Yansheng knew exactly what he was thinking. For years, this naughty kid had been trying to embarrass her, the elder sister born to the original wife, in occasions like this.
It looks like he's about to take action.
My aunt was opening presents with everyone, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very good.
Zhang Yansheng leaned over, picked up the teapot, and moved to refill tea for the old lady and a guest. The guest also praised my grandmother and my aunt: "Look at your children, how filial they are."
Zhang Yansheng smiled shyly at the guest and leaned over to push the fruit plate.
Zhang Yansheng's movements were very slow. Zhang Shuocheng smiled evilly, raised the small water gun, and pulled the trigger...
Zhang Yansheng suddenly stood up and turned around, as if he was going to call a waiter. But her sudden movement exposed her grandmother and aunt who were originally blocked by her.
The cool water with a slightly fishy smell that came from the white jade fish pond in my aunt's house nourished the birthday boy today. It even splashed on the grandma and the guests nearby.
Everyone exclaimed in unison!
Grandma was also splashed with water. She was just surprised and angry, but when she heard Zhang Yansheng shout, "Zhang Shuocheng, what are you doing!", she was stunned for a moment and her face turned pale.
When Zhang Huan saw his son getting into trouble, he came over and grabbed him. Zhang Shuocheng failed to escape, and his legs were still kicking, shouting: "Let me go, let me go!"
As he was shouting, he suddenly said, "Let me go, damn!"
The crowd was shocked. How could such a little kid talk to his elders like this?
This time, even Zhang Huan's face turned pale!
He grabbed his own son and brought him to the birthday girl, then he lowered his face to apologize to his aunt: "Aunt, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's all this kid's fault. I'll beat him to death when I get home!"
Zhang Yansheng was wiping water droplets for his grandmother with a tissue, while one of his aunt's granddaughters was doing it. Hearing this, the aunt's face became even worse and she snorted.
Grandma was even more embarrassed and scolded Zhang Huan: "What are you talking about on such a good day!"
Zhang Huan finally realized that on birthdays, people in his hometown were taboo about words like death or not. He quickly tried to make amends, "Pooh, pooh, pooh, I said the wrong thing! You little bastard, hurry up and apologize to me! Come on, say sorry!"
Zhang Shuocheng was used to being lawless at home. Although he was warned when he came, he was so anxious that he didn't think about anything and just struggled to run away.
When Liang Yingying saw her son getting into trouble, she wanted to hide away, but her son couldn't even admit his mistake. She had no choice but to rush out of the crowd, pinched Zhang Shuocheng hard, and whispered, "Say sorry! Quickly!"
She became ruthless and fierce. In fact, Zhang Huan never hit Zhang Shuocheng, and Liang Yingying was the only one at home who pinched him occasionally.
But instead of apologizing, Zhang Shuocheng screamed in pain, which was even more embarrassing.
"That's enough, that's enough." The aunt said with disgust, "It's my good life, you have to make trouble for me, right? If you want to take care of the child, go back home. His grandmother, his father, his mother, you can take care of him however you want. Don't make a fool of yourself in front of me and let the guests see you."
She had been used to it all her life, and she had to say "his grandmother" to tease Zhang Yansheng's grandmother.
Zhang Yansheng watched as his own grandmother’s face turned blue with anger.
Zhang Yansheng said nothing, and quietly used a tissue to help the old lady absorb the moisture from the wet spots on her clothes.
I glanced over from the corner of my eye and saw the embarrassed couple, and smiled apologetically.
Zhang Yansheng sneered in his heart.
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