Chapter 11 Purpose
"Yeah! It's okay. Your mom will be back soon, right? I'm hungry. Xiaoxiao, find something to eat for grandma."
The old lady took a sip of the orange powder water and her stomach growled with hunger, mainly because the old lady had gotten up and walked up early.
If you walk from the east to the west, even if you walk in a straight line, it will be at least ten kilometers.
It would be strange if I wasn't hungry.
It consumes a lot of physical energy.
Jiang Xiaoxiao agreed, "Okay! Grandma, please sit down! I'll go cook for you."
Then he went to the kitchen.
Their summer kitchen was a shed built in the yard.
There is no range hood at that time, so this way of ventilation is also cool.
The old lady walked to the door and watched Jiang Xiaoxiao busy on the gas stove through the bamboo curtain.
Their home uses a gas tank, but there is no gas pipeline in the bungalow.
The old lady was surprised to see her granddaughter washing and cutting vegetables skillfully. The potato shreds were as thin as needles, and her knife skills were more skillful than her own, an old lady who had been cutting vegetables for decades.
The old lady rubbed her eyes.
It's been a year since we last met, so much has changed, right?
What did the third couple do?
I used to treat this girl like a treasure and was reluctant to let her do any work.
Now you are willing to give it up?
The old lady wondered if she was dazzled.
Shaking her head! The old lady went back to sit down.
She was originally feeling angry, and she had decided to force the third brother and his wife to agree, no matter how reluctant they were.
But now it seems that the third brother and his wife are not having an easy time either.
I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
They are all your own children. In fact, they are all your flesh and blood. How can a mother not love her son?
But if Zhiqiang from the old family wasn't getting married soon, he would have to go to the countryside to join the production team if he didn't have a job.
She couldn't bear to part with her grandson.
That's why the old lady immediately came up with the idea after the eldest daughter-in-law Feng Guihua instigated her.
In fact, the old lady knew that she was being instigated.
Now that she has calmed down, the old lady feels that there is something she cannot say.
Jiang Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and smiled secretly.
Of course she knew what the old lady came for this time.
Only then did I understand how to help the old lady calm down.
In fact, there was nothing to eat at home, just potatoes as vegetables. Their family was workers, and if they bought food based on the number of people in their household registration, it was barely enough to eat.
But don’t even think about eating meat.
Her mother has retired due to illness and her salary is only half of what it used to be.
Jiang Shitou and Jiang Xiaoxiao are both unemployed and sit idle at home, relying solely on Jiang Laoshi's salary.
The conditions at home were actually very difficult.
Didn’t you see that Jiang Xiaoxiao’s clothes were all patched?
Before I could even sit down firmly.
Someone comes to Fengfenghuohuo's house again.
Their house is really lively today.
"Xiao Xiao! Has your milk come yet?"
It was my uncle Jiang Laocheng and my aunt Feng Guihua, who arrived late.
But I finally caught up.
Jiang Xiaoxiao pointed inside the house and said, "My grandma is in the house."
Jiang Laocheng and Feng Guihua are not coming! This play has not been performed yet.
Jiang Xiaoxiao served the shredded potatoes.
Add two steamed buns made from kneaded flour and some cornmeal porridge, and it's ready for lunch.
At this time Fan Xiuying also came back.
The matchbox factory settled wages today. They get paid every two weeks.
Recently Jiang Xiaoxiao and Jiang Shitou have been helping her paste paper boxes.
This month their family received an extra three dollars and fifty cents, for a total salary of eight dollars and fifty cents. Fan Xiuying calculated that this money might not be enough to buy things for her daughter to go to the countryside.
This kid is quite impatient and actually went to the neighborhood committee director to sign up.
As if he was afraid of running away.
Fan Xiuying had to be prepared.
Otherwise, my daughter will leave empty-handed.
When you go to the countryside, many things are hard to buy.
Fan Xiuying loves her daughter and is anxious.
Their family is not rich.
Even the children are affected.
But what can we do?
There is one less income earner in the family, and I have to retire early due to illness in order to give my second child a job. I have no other choice.
The second child can’t just sit at home.
And at my second son’s mother-in-law’s house, she treats him better because he has a job.
Otherwise, it would be strange if the old lady’s face was not good when the second child gave birth to the eldest daughter.
Alas! They say raising children is a way to prepare for old age, but now, before they get old, their children are still worrying about them.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Jiang Xiaoxiao serving food in the kitchen.
"Oh, my little ancestor, why are you making trouble? You can't cook, and you're not afraid of cutting your hand."
He hurriedly took the plate from his daughter's hand and stuffed the bag into her little hand.
Jiang Xiaoxiao said hurriedly, "My grandma and my uncle and aunt are here. They must want Jiang Zhiqiang from my uncle's family to replace my dad at work. You'd better be careful not to talk back to my grandma. My grandma is a soft-hearted person! If you keep saying no, my grandma will probably get angry immediately.
My aunt might add fuel to the fire, and my dad will have to compromise in the end."
His father is good in every way, except that he is a little foolishly filial.
But there was no way, Jiang Xiaoxiao couldn't ask her father to stop being filial.
Now we can only start with them to change grandma and reduce the time when his father is not clear-headed.
In fact, most of the time! His father is still very reliable.
When Fan Xiuying heard this, her eyebrows almost frowned.
I was getting angry.
The old lady really doesn’t want us to live.
He always thinks of his uncle's family in everything, and this time he even wants to steal their jobs.
This is Jiang Laoshi's job. Why should he give it to his nephew instead of his son?
We also have to consider the old lady's feelings.
Fan Xiuying felt that she had been wrongly accused.
It's really unlucky to have such a bunch of relatives.
"Can I hold your grandmother captive? I don't believe it. If I don't agree, can your uncle still force us to go through the formalities?"
This is going to be a tough one.
Jiang Xiaoxiao sighed, knowing that her mother had a bad temper.
"Mom, don't say anything at that time, just wipe your tears and wait for me to speak. Remember, just wipe your tears. Watch my grandma wipe her tears, and don't say anything back to others! Don't make any excuses, just cry!"
Fan Xiuying was dumbfounded. Crying?
This is not her style; she is not the type to cry.
What's the use of crying when something happens?
"The third brother is back, why don't you come in quickly? What are you doing secretly with your daughter outside?"
The old lady spoke.
have to!
Fan Xiuying quickly replied.
"Mom, I'll help Xiao Xiao serve the food and will be in right away."
Jiang Xiaoxiao happily brought in a pot of cornmeal porridge.
"Grandma! The meal is here. You must be starving, eat it right away. I specially steamed an egg cake for you. There are only two eggs at home, and there is not even a plate of fried food. I came here thinking of you! We don't have much to give you as a filial gift, so you can have a bite of the soft food, which is a token of my parents' love."
The egg cake was brought out and placed in front of the old lady.
This is not a lie, they don’t have any eggs to eat at home.
This was saved by her parents to nourish her body.
When the old lady took a look at the egg cake, there was not a single bubble in it. The egg cake was steamed well.
It's so tender and looks appetizing.
I couldn't help but nodded.
"You are thoughtful, kid."
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