Chapter 216 Mother-in-law Arrives
Zhou Lin said, "The time hasn't been confirmed yet. I'll call her again tomorrow to ask."
Actually, Zhou Lin didn't dare to make the decision on his own before getting Zhizhi's consent and sent Wu Caifeng.
Although he knew Zhizhi wouldn't stop his mother from coming, Zhou Lin thought it was always different to come without prior notice versus to come with notice.
As the weather gets hotter, Zhizhi rarely sees Liu Tian anymore.
Sometimes, they both happen to open their doors, but when Liu Tian sees that Zhizhi's door is open, she will immediately go back inside and close the door.
Zhizhi: It's good.
She still went out to repair cultural relics, leaving late and returning early. She wasn't tired, but she didn't get too bored either.
Wu Caifeng said she would come, but she didn't arrive for half a month.
Meanwhile, Director Liu had already stopped letting Zhizhi go to work. His reason for doing so was, "You're almost due, and I'm worried about you. What if something happens..."
Director Liu shook his head. "I can't take on such a big responsibility. Let's stop for a while. Anyway, it's not something urgent. We'll talk about it after you give birth."
After saying that, he settled the money with Zhizhi.
Zhizhi touched the thick envelope and could only nod, "Alright then, it's getting hotter and hotter anyway, and my palms get sweaty easily when I'm working!"
Director Liu nodded. "That's right."
The day after Zhizhi rested, Wu Caifeng came down from the countryside.
The old lady brought a small cart full of things, carrying many bags and bundles.
When Zhizhi saw the things Zhou Lin carried up on a shoulder pole, her mouth dropped open in an "O" shape. "Mom, how did you manage to bring all this by yourself?"
There were live chickens and eggs, and the old lady even brought rice and flour.
They even picked a basket of vegetables from their garden, but by the time they got to Beijing, the vegetables were already quite wilted.
Wu Caifeng looked around her son and daughter-in-law's place, full of energy. "What's so difficult about this? Just like the second son, you can carry it on a shoulder pole."
"Besides, I didn't really pick and choose."
"I was in the car the whole way, so I wasn't tired at all!"
Zhizhi could only give a thumbs up. "Mom, sit down and rest for a while. I'll go get you some water!"
Wu Caifeng waved her hand, "I'm not thirsty, don't bother," she said, glancing around the room and unable to resist wandering around it.
Instead of going to the bedroom, the old lady stayed in the living room, touching this and that with an unstoppable smile on her face. "It's different from home; it's better than the things displayed in our commune."
She touched the television set, watched a TV drama playing inside, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "This... how come it looks just like a real person?"
Zhizhi also explained to her, "Well, because it was recorded on video..."
Wu Caifeng waved her hand, "No, I saw them at the village chief's house before. The people inside were all dusty and not as big as you!"
"Oh, that one is grayish-white, and this one is colorful, so people and things all have colors."
As she spoke, Zhizhi leaned closer to her mother-in-law and whispered in her ear, "This one is expensive, much more expensive than the gray one."
Wu Caifeng stretched out her hands and gestured, finally exclaiming, "Spending more money definitely has its advantages, it looks better and is much bigger!"
Then I saw the refrigerator and wondered, "What's this?"
Wu Caifeng fumbled around and fumbled, but still couldn't figure out what this huge iron lump was for.
Zhizhi reached out and opened the refrigerator door, and a blast of cold air immediately hit Wu Caifeng. "Phew, what's this? It's so cool!"
As the old lady spoke, she was about to stick her head into the refrigerator.
Zhizhi quickly reached out to stop her, "Mom, Mom... You can't crawl in here. This is a refrigerator, it's for freezing vegetables, meat, water, and popsicles."
When it comes to popsicles, Wu Caifeng immediately recognizes them. "What? This is what frozen popsicles are?"
"The popsicle won't melt if you put it in there, but it's not the stuff that makes popsicles."
Wu Caifeng also reached out and touched it, saying the same thing again: "The city is so nice, the capital is so great, it was worth the trip, it was worth the trip."
"When we get back, we'll have a good talk with your third aunt and the others about things in this big city."
Zhizhi casually took a bunch of grapes out of the refrigerator and asked Zhou Lin to go to the kitchen to wash them for Wu Caifeng.
Wu Caifeng waved her hand, "I don't like it, it's too sour. You eat it, you're pregnant, you like this."
Zhizhi said, "Let's eat together in a bit."
Wu Caifeng said nothing more.
Zhizhi then said to her, "Mom, let me show you your room."
Wu Caifeng's room had been tidied up long ago, and a fan had been placed inside.
With the press of a button, the wind whistles in.
Wu Caifeng became curious again and wanted to reach out and touch it. This time, Zhizhi stopped her, "Mom, you can't touch it in here. If you put your finger in, the fan blades will break it. These fan blades are made of iron, and they can be very strong."
Wu Caifeng withdrew her hand, craned her neck to look at the whirring fan, and said the same thing again, "The city is so nice, the capital is so nice, it was worth the trip, it was worth the trip..."
After looking around the house, Zhizhi took the old lady to a state-run restaurant for a meal.
Originally, we were going to eat at the State Guest Hotel, but Wu Caifeng refused to go no matter what.
"Let's just eat at home. I'll cook. Why waste money eating out?"
The last person gave in and went to the state-run restaurant.
After eating out, Zhizhi bought popsicles for her mother-in-law and soda for herself when she came back.
Wu Caifeng didn't want to drink soda, saying that it made her stomach feel bloated.
So Zhizhi bought her a milk-flavored popsicle. Wu Caifeng said it tasted just like drinking milk, and both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were very satisfied.
As they went upstairs, passing the stairwell, Zhizhi pointed to Liu Tian's door and said to Wu Caifeng, "Mom, the men and women in this family don't get along with us. If you see them in the future, don't give them a friendly look."
Zhizhi thought that the old lady was new to Beijing and didn't know the situation, so she must have wanted to be kind to everyone.
Then you'll definitely see a smiling face at everyone.
Giving someone like Liu Tian a smile is too lenient for her.
And if you give her a smile, she'll probably take advantage of you.
So, on the first day her mother-in-law arrived, Zhizhi made it clear to her who she got along well with and who she didn't.
Wu Caifeng nodded upon hearing this, but also asked, "What happened?"
Zhizhi recounted the incident, and Wu Caifeng immediately became unhappy upon hearing it. "How utterly despicable! With such a big belly, you're being bullied by everyone, young and old alike?"
"Is anyone home?" Wu Caifeng suddenly asked.
Before Zhizhi could ask, Wu Caifeng stood up and said, "I'll go ask her what she's up to, who she wants to bully. Don't assume she can bully people just because you're young and have a delicate face."
"I told her, no way, that's despicable, I'll curse her to death!"
Zhizhi quickly grabbed her, "Mom, Mom, calm down, calm down..."
Zhizhi patted the sofa next to her, gesturing for Wu Caifeng to sit down. "Sit down, calm down," Zhizhi then recounted how she had faked a miscarriage, been hospitalized, and forced them to apologize.
She also mentioned that her grandmother and sister-in-law had already clashed with her and her daughter.
Upon hearing this, Wu Caifeng said, "Luckily, my in-laws were home, otherwise..."
"By the way, is your in-laws far from here?"
"If it's not too far, I'd like to visit you tomorrow."
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