◎Second update◎
"Juan'er is right." Xu Mingliang confessed in front of his mother, and then said a string of filial words, "Mom, you must give us a chance to be filial to you. Look, this is malted milk, canned fruit, and peach cakes bought specially for you. Our family is not well-off, but we can't skimp on being filial to you."
Xu Mingliang put a net bag of things on the table. It was rare for Iron Rooster to be so generous. Liang Baozhen looked at the things on the table with some confusion.
Xu Mingliang looked at Xu Mingxia next to Zhou Yun again.
"It's my elder sister, right?" Xu Mingliang had a warm look on his face, as if he hadn't seen his elder sister for many years and missed her very much. "I almost didn't recognize you. We haven't seen each other for so many years."
Xu Mingxia looked at her third brother who suddenly appeared, and her heart was filled with emotion. "Mingliang, is it really you?"
Her second brother Xu Mingyuan passed away early, and now only herself and her third brother Xu Mingliang are left among her three siblings. No matter what, Xu Mingxia still feels a lot of emotions when she looks at her third brother.
"It's me, elder sister! It's been so many years since we last met. This is your sister-in-law, Feng Juan. Juan'er, come and meet our elder sister. When you married into our family, our elder sister was already married. She only came back to see us once when my second brother left."
Feng Juan affectionately called her "big sister", and Xu Mingxia had no choice but to agree.
Zhou Yun didn't know why the third son and his wife suddenly showed up, but she was in a good mood recently, and at her age, she didn't chase them away. "I've received the things. You can go back as soon as possible."
"Mom, how can we go back? We came here to celebrate your birthday, how can we leave right after arriving?"
"Also, my eldest sister finally came back, so I must have a good chat with her."
Zhou Yun originally wanted to say there was no need to celebrate the birthday, but when he heard his son say he still wanted to reminisce with Mingxia, he softened his heart for a moment. After all, they were siblings and had not seen each other for more than ten years.
Seeing that their mother had relaxed, Xu Mingliang and Feng Juan sat down and started talking to Xu Mingxia. The two had not seen each other for many years and had many feelings when they recalled their childhood.
No matter what happens now, the time from childhood to the time before we each got married was something we experienced together, and it feels different when we recall it now.
Zhou Yun was angry with his son, but when he heard the two children beside him talking about the past, his heart softened and his thoughts gradually drifted to the past.
Liang Baozhen knew that her grandmother was old and more likely to recall the past. She only had these two biological children now, and it was a rare occasion for the family to get together, so she didn't rush to order them to leave. If these two people just came to celebrate her birthday, that was fine.
Turning around, I saw Shanshan. After listening to the adults talking for a while, the little girl ran to sit next to her great-grandmother. It turned out that this man was really her father's third uncle, her great-grandmother's son.
Xu Mingliang saw Shanshan who had just shouted that he and his wife were kidnappers, and deliberately teased her, "Shanshan, you are shouting wrong, we are not kidnappers, I am really your great-grandmother's son!"
Shanshan pouted, looking unhappy. The grandmother didn't smile when she saw that her son looked unhappy! The grandmother definitely didn't like this son. "You can't blame me. You are my son, why haven't you come to see me? A few days ago, my grandmother celebrated her birthday, and we were all there. Why didn't you come? You are not as filial as Shanshan~"
Xu Mingliang: "..."
Seeing her husband talking to her elder sister, Feng Juan went outside to help Liang Baozhen wash fruits. This courtyard was magnificent and spacious. She looked at it for several times and couldn't move.
God knows, the couple was shocked when they met a worker from the National Cotton Mill this morning and heard that Xu Shengjie had bought a courtyard house.
In these years, ever since Xu Shengjie got married, the two of them never came back again.
At first, Xu Mingliang and his wife thought that Zhou Yun was rich and must have done something private, so they wanted to ease the relationship. However, they were told off by their own mother and later warned by their eldest nephew.
Xu Mingliang's family really didn't dare to offend the veteran, so the two families stopped communicating with each other.
He also looked down on his own mother raising his second brother's three children. What great future could she have? Xu Shengjie would stay in the National Cotton Mill for several decades. At best, he would be a fourth or fifth grade worker in the National Cotton Mill. He would not have any contact with them.
As a result, when they heard that Xu Shengjie had actually bought a courtyard house, Xu Mingliang and his wife almost dropped their jaws to the ground. How much money must that cost!
The couple were also action-oriented. When they remembered that Zhou Yunshouchen had been there a few days ago, they immediately bought a net bag of food and went to his house to curry favor.
Since we are such close relatives, it shouldn't be difficult to share some of the benefits and money, not to mention the courtyard house, right?
Thinking of this, Feng Juan looked at her niece-in-law with a smile. She was also a little shocked. That country girl had become bright and beautiful when she married into the city, and she didn't look like a country girl at all. Now, six years later, she has changed a lot, and her every move reveals confidence and generosity.
I heard that she is a graduate of Peking University. What a good girl! She is really amazing.
"Baozhen, let me help you." Feng Juan licked her face and went forward. Just as she was about to snatch the washed and plated fruits from Liang Baozhen's hands, she was dodged.
"Don't bother you, Auntie."
Liang Baozhen did not have a good impression of these two people. When she first got married into the city, she was bullied by these two people and scolded a lot. Later, she heard about what they had done over the years. They even schemed against their own mother. How could they be good people?
Feng Juan was frustrated and was about to lose her temper when she remembered what her husband had told her not to be cold to them and that she must leave a good impression on them this time.
However, the ice is not formed in one day. Zhou Yun knew Xu Mingliang well. How could she not understand her own son? She had long since considered that she did not have this son.
"Mingliang."
"Hey, Mom!" Xu Mingliang deliberately talked to his eldest sister Xu Mingxia for a long time, reminiscing about the past. Isn't this the best way to narrow the distance between them by reminiscing about the past with his biological mother?
Zhou Yun was not a heartless person, but she could see her son's shrewd calculations. Others couldn't see it, but how could she not see it?
"Just talk to Mingxia for a while and then go back. We won't keep you for dinner."
"Mom!" Xu Mingliang didn't expect the old lady to be so ruthless. After all, he was her biological son, and her only son. "Mom, can there be any grudges between us? Don't keep thinking about the past."
Zhou Yun recalled that the third brother and his wife even schemed to save the money for his medicine, and that after the second brother and his wife died unexpectedly, they wanted to be the first to take away the pension given by the National Cotton Mill. The peace and warmth of those years disappeared in an instant.
"How dare you bring up the past?" Zhou Yun said in a hoarse voice, obviously angry.
Liang Baozhen came into the house with a fruit plate. Seeing that her grandmother was not feeling well, she stepped forward to pat her on the back to comfort her. Xu Mingxia was not very clear about the specific details of that year, but she was definitely on the same side as her own mother and was also busy taking care of the old lady.
Seventy-year-old Zhou Yun should not get angry, as his body is broken and he cannot move.
"Uncle and aunt, we have a lot of things to do at home and cannot entertain you. Please go back." Seeing that her grandmother and aunt did not want to keep the two people any longer, Liang Baozhen directly ordered them to leave.
Feng Juan finally couldn't hold it in any longer. She had been flattering the man for a long time, but now she was being ordered to leave by a young man. She couldn't save face and raised her voice directly, "Niece-in-law, mom hasn't spoken yet, what are you doing?"
Liang Baozhen felt that the third aunt had not changed at all from six years ago, and only knew how to bully others by relying on her seniority.
But she is no longer the new bride who just came to the city six years ago.
"This is my home, why can't I make the decision?" Liang Baozhen looked at the two people and saw that they were becoming more and more unhappy. She just wanted to chase them out. "Street Office or Public Security Bureau? If you want to stay, choose a place by yourselves."
Xu Mingliang had not expected that this daughter-in-law from the country would be so tough and even had some dominance when she spoke. Hearing this, he really thought that Liang Baozhen would call someone over.
"Niece-in-law, mom, we are a family after all. Why make such a fuss? Wouldn't it be a family shame if outsiders heard it? It's not worth it!" Xu Mingliang didn't want to confront them head-on, but had to change his approach. He didn't believe that his mother could really disown her only son.
"My second brother passed away early, and my eldest sister is unlikely to come back now. Isn't I your only biological son? You must give me a chance to show my filial piety."
Zhou Yun stretched out his hand with difficulty and waved it slightly, "No need, Xiaojie and the others can take care of me until the end of my life, you just need to take care of yourself."
"Mom! Your son is here, how can you let your grandson take care of you in your old age!" Xu Mingliang felt that his own mother was stubborn. She had a son but didn't want a grandson? Wasn't it because Xu Shengjie and the other two were his second brother's children?
Xu Mingyuan, even his death can only cause trouble for me!
"My second brother died a long time ago, Mom, how can you still not acknowledge me as your son? You always think that I am not as good as my second brother, right? I took over Dad's job, and my second brother passed the exam to get into the National Cotton Mill and is doing quite well, but so what? Who asked him to marry a wife who attracts so many women and offends people? Even if Xiaojie is not here today, I would still have to talk to him. He should marry a virtuous woman, and he should not regret it in the future!"
"Get out! You're talking nonsense all day long!" Zhou Yun's old calmness was gone. She had lived a peaceful and comfortable life in the past few years, but now she was provoked by the third brother's words. "If you two do this again, I'll chase you away. Baozhen, go to the street office and the police and tell them that someone is causing trouble!"
"good."
Liang Baozhen was about to go find someone, and Xu Mingliang's eyes flashed with panic. Could his family really send him away? He calmed down and thought to himself that he was too anxious today. Before he went to the house, he had promised his wife that he would be humble and make the old lady happy. Why couldn't he control his mouth?
"Mom, let's put it this way. We're all tired of talking today. Juan'er and I will come to see you another day. You must remember that I'm your only son in this world. If I don't take care of you in your old age, who else can legitimately take care of you in your old age?"
Zhou Yun was about to curse again, but Liang Baozhen stopped him and looked at his uncle and his wife coldly, "If you don't leave, I will really report the situation to the street office."
"Okay, okay, let's go!" Xu Mingliang and Feng Juan had no choice but to go home. They were still cursing on the way back, thinking that this country daughter-in-law was speaking in a pretentious manner.
"I think Xu Shengjie is just like his father. He will fall into the hands of his wife sooner or later. He treats his wife like a treasure. He doesn't act like a wife at all! Bah!"
After the two noisy people left, Xu Mingxia saw that her mother was really disappointed with the third brother and his wife and showed no mercy to them. She couldn't help but wonder what they had done back then.
She was far away from home and really had no idea about many things that happened back then.
"Mom, what kind of stupid things did Mingliang do in the past?" When the second brother and his wife passed away, she rushed over from the neighboring city. The third brother and his wife also helped her mother take care of the second brother and his wife's funeral. At that time, it seemed that their relationship was okay. Later, she stayed with her husband for a few days and went back. A few months later, when she was communicating with her mother, she heard that the third brother and his wife had done something stupid, but the letter did not explain the details clearly.
Liang Baozhen sat down and pricked up her ears. She was also curious about the past.
"Grandma, drink some water and talk slowly."
Zhou Yun was so angry that he couldn't even drink water. It was only after his granddaughter-in-law and daughter-in-law coaxed him into drinking a few sips.
"Back then, Xiaojie's parents had an accident. They passed away at a young age, leaving behind three children. Alas." Zhou Yun was still overwhelmed with sadness when she mentioned this most painful and upsetting event in her life.
"Mingliang and his friends came to help not long after. Although they used to want to pay for my medicine, I let it go. At the critical moment, Mingliang still thought of our brotherhood and supported us, an orphan and a widow. But I didn't expect that they were thinking about the pension and job given by the National Cotton Mill!"
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