Chapter 171: Daughter-in-law or mother, who should I choose?

"When I was pregnant with Dajun, I served the family from morning till night. I could cook while holding Dajun in my arms. For some people, being pregnant is like having no hands. Well, I, an old woman, will cook for you."

"You want to eat mutton? Sure, give me the money."

Xu's mother stretched out her hand and looked straight at Wu Fangyun, "What are you looking at? Give me money. If you want to eat mutton, pay for it."

Wu Fangyun took care of the children at home with all her heart, but she didn't have a penny. She was short of money and naturally couldn't afford it, so she had to look at her man for help.

Xu Dajun saw early in the morning that the family was in chaos, his mother and daughter-in-law were in a dilemma, and he was so embarrassed that he was speechless.

Did he have any money? Xu Dajun frowned as he thought of his empty pockets. After returning the money from the hospital to the people in the family building, he still had more than one dollar left.

He is a grown man who just wants to smoke and drink on weekdays. If he loses this little money, what's the fun in it?

Xu Dajun didn't want to take it out, and he didn't say anything. Seeing her son's troubled look, Xu's mother got mad on the spot, "I asked you for money, why are you looking at Dajun?"

"What kind of woman is like you? You only know how to eat and drink every day. What else can you do? You want to step on my head just because you are pregnant. Wu Fangyun, I tell you, as long as I am alive, forget it."

Wu Fangyun shed tears silently, her sobbing sound like a kitten, sobbing.

The atmosphere in the Xu family froze in an instant. Xiaomei sat aside, not daring to move, with a hint of contempt in her eyes.

My grandma has a strong temper, and my aunt doesn't dare to resist. The saying that good people are often bullied makes sense. My uncle listens to my grandma, and my aunt is a coward. It seems that my grandma will be the one in charge of the family in the future.

Xiaomei became more convinced that she must make her grandma happy in the future. As long as she was happy, she could stay here forever and never have to go back to that cold and poor hometown.

The whole family was there, but no one stood by Wu Fangyun. Looking at Xu's mother swearing, Wu Fangyun felt like an outsider in the Xu family.

Just when she felt hopeless, her sleeve was gently pulled. Wu Fangyun looked down and saw her daughter looking at her with tears in her eyes, "Mom, don't cry."

Wu Fangyun squatted down, covered her face, and hugged her daughter, "Ni'er, Mommy's life is so miserable——"

Xu Dajun still frowned, "Why are you telling this to the child? If you want to eat mutton, just tell him. Don't cry in front of the child."

Then he took out fifty cents from his pocket and handed it to Xu's mother, "Mom, go buy some mutton. It's just in time for the New Year, so we can all have something good to eat."

Mother Xu looked at the money in her son's hand and reluctantly took it over. She agreed immediately, "Golden Egg, buy some mutton. How do you want to eat it?"

Xu Jindan excitedly hugged his grandmother's legs and pointed at the pot under the window, "Grandma, cook it and eat it. I want to drink the soup too."

The smell below was so strong that Xu Dajun looked down and saw the regiment commander, battalion commander, and company commander sitting below. He also saw the mutton on the table and swallowed his saliva inadvertently.

I said to Xu's mother, "Mom, just listen to Jindan and let's eat hot pot too."

"Shabu-shabu? What's that?" Mother Xu stared with her big eyes, looking puzzled.

Xu Dajun didn't say anything, but Jindan skipped and pulled his grandmother towards the window, pointing at the pot below, "That's it, that's it."

After all, he grew up in the army and was much more knowledgeable than Xu's mother and Xiaomei. Seeing that her cousin, who was a dozen years younger than her, knew what shabu-shabu was, Xiaomei felt envious and a little unbalanced.

How nice it would be if she was my uncle's daughter. She would definitely not be as timid as Ni'er. She would make everyone like her, stay in the army and eat things she had never eaten before, and know what hot pot is like Jindan.

Since both her son and grandson wanted to eat, Xu's mother put on her clothes with fifty cents in her hand and saw that Wu Fangyun was still crying.

She lowered her eyes and said impatiently, "Why are you crying on New Year's Day? Are you trying to bring all the bad luck to you? You are such a bad luck."

Wu Fangyun was so scared that she didn't dare to cry anymore. She wiped her tears, stood up, and took her daughter's hand, "Let's go back to the house with mom."

Xiaomei looked at her aunt's aggrieved expression, pouted with disdain, turned around, put on a smile, picked up a glass of water, and called sweetly: "Uncle, drink some water."

Xu Dajun nodded with satisfaction, "Xiaomei, are you used to it here?"

"Habit, it's just like what my mom said, my uncle's place is really good, it has everything, it's much better than our hometown."

"My mother always says that my uncle is the most promising one in the family. Now it seems that he is really not bad." Xiaomei raised her thumb with a smile.

Xu Dajun was stunned by this flattery, but when he came back to his senses, he raised his head and laughed happily. His attitude towards Xiaomei became even better. "If you have anything to say, tell your uncle. If you are not used to it here, just ask. If you want to eat something, just tell me. Your uncle can afford it."

Xiaomei was just waiting for these words. She sat next to Xu Dajun and asked about his well-being. It was such a warm scene that if you didn't know better, you would think they were father and daughter.

When Xu's mother came back, there was a small piece of meat in the basket, not even as big as two fists. Xu Dajun frowned, "Mom, why did you only buy this much?"

There is not enough food for everyone in the family. It is enough to have three children in the family. The half-grown children make their father poor, while Jindan and Xiaomei eat almost as much as an adult.

These two pieces of meat are not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth.

Xu's mother uttered a "tsk" and mysteriously took out a large piece of mutton from her coat pocket. The meat was fat and lean, and looked better than the one in the basket.

Xu Jindan immediately fell in love with the mutton in his grandmother's hand. Although it smelled pungent, he still danced excitedly, "Grandma, eat meat, eat meat."

"Okay, give meat to my eldest grandson."

Chu Sangning and Jiang Xingyan were entertaining the guests downstairs. Xu Jiayan was greedy for mutton and cooked a meal himself. It might be because there was no pot, or maybe it was because of the ingredients, but it smelled weird.

There was a layer of oil on the pot. Although the mutton was cooked, it still tasted hard and was mostly lean meat.

"Grandma, I want to eat the meat just now." Xu Jindan was quite picky. He knew that his grandma was cooking the meat in the basket, so he insisted on eating the good mutton.

Xu's mother immediately slapped her grandson's hand away with an excited look on her face, staring at him and saying, "What kind of meat is this? There is only this much."

Seeing Wu Fangyun sitting on the table with her bowl and chopsticks and not saying anything, Xu's mother pouted and said, "Be good, Jindan, eat first, or else your mother will take all the meat away and you won't have any meat to eat."

Wu Fangyun's bowl was clean, while others still had some chili sauce in their bowls. However, she was pregnant and didn't want to eat anything. The mutton tasted too strong and was in no way comparable to the one downstairs.