Seeing that they didn't believe him, Bai Ruozhen continued, "When I first went there and had a fever, it was his mother who came to see me first. She not only gave me eggs, but also kelp and fish to nourish my body. Other families weren't so kind."
Bai Jiansheng and Li Qiulan exchanged a glance and said, "That's quite true."
When a daughter gets married, the first thing they look at is the man's character and ability. In their opinion, Gu Changqing is good in appearance, character and ability. He is not even twenty years old and already has a stable job. Their daughter will definitely not suffer if she marries him. The rest depends on whether the family members are easy to get along with. Before, Li Qiulan just thought that her son was sensible and reasonable, so he must be a good mother too. Moreover, the gifts prepared for the two visits to the house must have been prepared by the head of the family.
But what they didn't expect was that the other party would take such good care of their daughter. If he treated strangers like this, how could he treat his daughter-in-law any worse?
Bai Jiansheng sighed and smiled, "Now your mother and I can finally rest assured."
Bai Ruozhen smiled, "His family is all very nice, but his eldest sister-in-law is a little confused. But I feel that she is a little bit stupid, calculating and petty, but she is afraid of her eldest brother, and they don't live together, so they don't get in each other's way."
Upon hearing this, Li Qiulan said, "That being said, you still have to be careful. After all, she is the eldest sister-in-law."
"The Gu family splits up upon marriage, so the eldest child is separated. They also made it clear early on that everyone should spend their own money, but they still have to honor their parents. If they can earn money, they should spend more, and if they don't, they shouldn't ask their parents for money. So, whether it's life or money, the Gu family is very independent."
"That's a good idea." Bai Jiansheng was quite optimistic about the Gu family's approach. "Although they are from the countryside, I didn't expect them to be so good at raising children. I think his third brother's child is not bad either."
Bai Ruozhen pursed her lips. She was quite happy to hear her father praising her in-laws.
After talking for a while, it was getting late. Bai Ruoyun and Bai Lishan, who had been listening, were already yawning. There were few people at home, so Bai Ruozhen and Bai Ruoyun slept in one bed, and Bai Liqiang and Bai Lishan slept in another bed. There was a stove on in the room, so they didn't feel cold when they got into bed.
Knowing that Gu Changqing would not come too early, Bai Ruozhen did not get anxious. Instead, Li Qiulan got up early in the morning to prepare breakfast. This time they brought a lot of kelp, dried shrimps and dried fish. They thought it would be a rich meal during the New Year, so when Li Qiulan was cooking porridge, she sprinkled a handful of dried shrimps into it. The fresh taste of the dried shrimps permeated the rice and the aroma was fragrant.
Aunt Wang called out from the door, "Hey, sister-in-law Bai, your son-in-law has brought some goodies again?"
Li Qiulan responded loudly, "Yes, there's nothing I can do. My son-in-law is so kind to me and so filial. He has to send me so many bags and so little things. I can't refuse them."
In the summer, Aunt Wang kept saying mean things to her, even going so far as to tell everyone that her daughter had married a country boy. Later, she retorted back, and now she's here to cause trouble again.
Aunt Wang snorted when she heard this, "What's so proud about marrying a country boy?"
"Auntie, you're wrong. I'm a city resident, a member of the working class with deep hatred and deep suffering. Auntie, your words are suspicious of corruption. Do you look down on country people?"
A familiar voice sounded outside. Li Qiulan wiped her hands and went out, and saw Gu Changqing standing in the corridor with a five-pound bag of pork and some pork bones in his hand. Aunt Wang glanced at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not saying anything about you." After that, she quickly walked into the house and slammed the door.
Gu Changqing raised his eyebrows and said, "Workers and farmers are originally one family. Anyone who looks down on farmers is a traitor. You know what I mean? They deserve to be flattered."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a crackling sound next door. Li Qiulan was in a good mood and said, "Come in quickly, it's cold outside."
Then he complained, "We have meat at home, why did you buy more? Why are you wasting money? You should save the money for your future life."
Gu Changqing came in and closed the door, then put the meat and corn bones on the stove and said with a smile, "It's so cold, let's make some bone soup."
Seeing that he didn't answer, Li Qiulan continued to nag, "It's not easy to make money these days. Don't spend it recklessly. Getting married costs money, and having children after marriage also costs money. You can't help but spend a little over 30 yuan a month."
"Yeah, okay." Gu Changqing responded indifferently.
Li Qiulan knew from his attitude that he didn't take it to heart, but breakfast was already ready, so she planned to stew the corn bones and drink it at noon.
Seeing that Bai Ruozhen hadn't gotten up yet, Li Qiulan went to the door of the inner room and called out, "Zhenzhen, hurry up and get up."
"Auntie, don't call her. Let her sleep a little longer. It's very cold when she gets up." Gu Changqing hurriedly stopped her. He originally thought that she would come very late, but he didn't expect that the black market in the provincial capital would be better than he thought. He got up at three o'clock in the middle of the night and went there. Unexpectedly, he sold a lot at six o'clock. If he was not afraid that it would be unsafe at dawn, he felt that he could sell some more.
Li Qiulan smiled and said, "This child always stays in bed in the winter. When Liqiang left just now, she refused to get up when I called her. Now she still refuses to get up."
"It doesn't matter, I came early." Gu Changqing said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Ruozhen came out yawning. Seeing Gu Changqing coming, he quickly ran back. His hair was a mess and it was so embarrassing.
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