Chapter 206 Sister, this hurts my teeth
As soon as Rong Mei finished speaking, Zhou Zhengmei immediately apologized to her, "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, Yueyi and I were overthinking it, please don't take it to heart."
As soon as the identity of this retired soldier was revealed, she and Zhou Yueyi completely gave up the idea. Moreover, he was from the same military district as Zhou Nanxu and they had known each other for many years. If they couldn't trust Uncle Li or the sister-in-law who had been married for less than a year, they should be able to trust the brother who had taken care of him since he was a child.
Zhou Yueyi also breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, since he is familiar with Nan Xu, then we are relieved. The conditions are secondary. As long as Uncle Li is a good person and can treat mother well, it will be fine."
As long as Uncle Li is not a liar and lives an honest life with Liu Rong, they will support him.
After that, he said with a smile in a joking tone, "Of course, it would be even better if you were rich, treated mom well, and could make mom's life better."
Speaking of this, Zhou Yueyi and Zhou Zhengmei both felt that they were indebted to Liu Rong in this regard. They did not have sufficient ability and had to run their own small family, so they had hardly given Liu Rong anything financially, and only gave her a little during the Chinese New Year and other festivals.
But no matter how much or how little they gave, Liu Rong never asked for it. She sympathized with them that it was not easy for them to make money, and there was no point in always asking their parents for money, which would make their in-laws unhappy... Liu Rong refused to accept the money, so the two of them had to buy clothes or other things directly.
Now that Liu Rong opened a clothing store, there were no clothes to buy, but Liu Rong still brought clothes back for the two of them to wear.
And I heard that my brother and sister-in-law are also involved in this clothing store...
By the same token, they were also worried that their mother's concern for them might make their younger siblings unhappy and make it difficult for their mother to live her life.
If that's the case, then I can't keep this dress.
Because they were afraid that Rong Mei would be unhappy, the two sisters did not wear new clothes today.
Rong Mei didn't respond, but just smiled at Zhou Yueyi.
Seeing that Rong Mei didn't say anything, Zhou Yueyi felt even more uneasy and touched Zhou Zhengmei's arm with an uneasy look.
Zhou Zhengmei sensed it immediately and pinched the corner of her clothes to hide her inexplicable sense of guilt in front of Rong Mei.
He smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, the clothes mother brought back are very fitting and nice looking. There is no such style in the county. Did you pick these styles? I am sorry for the trouble."
Rong Mei did not fail to notice the little movements between Zhou Zhengmei and Zhou Yueyi, but she just chose to ignore them.
Still smiling, "The business of this clothing store is now run by mom alone. I don't participate. As long as the clothes fit, mom picked them out. She can tell at a glance that the clothes are suitable for my eldest and second sisters. Mom is very skilled now. She has a very sharp eye. She can tell with her naked eyes what size the person can wear just by looking at them."
After saying that, he looked them up and down and asked with a smile, "By the way, big sister and second sister, why don't you wear new clothes today?"
Knowing that Zhou Zhengmei would get nervous and stutter when she lied, and fearing that she would be exposed in front of Rong Mei, Zhou Yueyi quickly stepped forward to answer, "Such nice clothes should of course be worn to show off to relatives in a few days. If you wear them to work at home and get them dirty, it would be a waste."
After she finished speaking, even she, her heart was beating fast in front of Rong Mei. She didn't dare to look directly into her sister-in-law's eyes.
It was clearly not a big deal, just a small lie, but when he met Rong Mei's eyes, he felt like he had done something unforgivable and was the trouble-making sister-in-law in the family.
Perhaps sensing Zhou Zhengmei and Zhou Yueyi's discomfort, Rong Mei raised her wrist to check her watch and said to them, "Big sister, second sister, if you have nothing else to do, I'll go in and pack up first. I have to go to the next village with my parents to visit my grandparents in the fields."
This was not an excuse for Rong Mei to avoid the two of them. If she hadn't been waiting for the Zhou sisters, she and Rong Sheng and his wife would have left after breakfast. She was afraid that the two of them would be embarrassed when they saw Uncle Li and didn't understand the situation. Now that she had explained the situation clearly, she had to go earlier, otherwise she would not be able to come back for lunch.
She didn't want to choose to eat at her cousin's house nearby. She knew that they would definitely keep some food for her.
After Rong Mei went in, Zhou Zhengmei and Zhou Yueyi looked at each other. Zhou Zhengmei looked melancholy, "Second sister, do you think my sister-in-law will..."
Before Zhou Zhengmei could finish her words, Zhou Yueyi interrupted her, "Oh, I don't think so. She doesn't seem to be such a petty person. As long as we treat her sincerely, my sister-in-law will also treat us sincerely."
Zhou Zhengmei frowned and nodded, "Yeah, it doesn't matter what happens to us, as long as you treat mom well."
They were originally unsocial people, but they became a family because of their younger brother. People are nice to them as aunts out of kindness. Even if they are not nice to them, there is nothing to say, as long as they are nice to Liu Rong.
Once she thought about it, her mind suddenly became clear. Zhou Zhengmei smiled and said, "Okay, let's go into the house and see what we have for lunch. Go and help mom."
Just as she turned around and raised her feet, Cao Fangfang ran up to her with a small purse in her hand and handed it to her, "Mom, this is for you. It's the New Year's gift from Grandpa Li. Grandma asked me to help you keep it for me."
After saying that, Cao Fangfang stuffed the small purse into Zhou Zhengmei's hand, turned around and slipped back in to play with Zhou Dabao.
It was because after she took it and took a quick look at it, she found that there was not money inside, but a piece of golden object. It felt heavy in her hand, like a piece of iron, and she immediately lost interest.
But he did not forget his grandmother's instructions, so he immediately took it out and handed it to his mother as if it were a hot potato.
Zhou Zhengmei looked at her daughter's back and murmured helplessly, "Slow down, be careful not to fall."
Zhou Yueyi glanced at the bag in Zhou Zhengmei's hand, sighed, frowned, and discussed with Zhou Zhengmei, "They're giving New Year's money to the children. That's really thoughtful. You say this is really ridiculous. We didn't know about this, and we didn't prepare anything in advance. If we just accepted the New Year's money, wouldn't it make Mom look inferior in front of Uncle Li? Look at how much you've wrapped. Let's go into the house and find a piece of red paper to seal a bag. It can also be regarded as an apology for our suspicion just now."
"Well, you said..."
Before she finished speaking, Zhou Zhengmei loosened the drawstring of her small purse, looked at the glittering gold bars inside, and swallowed the rest of her words back into her stomach.
"How much?" Seeing that Zhou Zhengmei had stopped moving and silent, Zhou Yueyi looked at her suspiciously, then stretched her neck and leaned forward, trying to see how much was in the purse.
"Look for yourself." Zhou Zhengmei reacted, but not completely, and handed the purse back to Zhou Yueyi.
Zhou Yueyi took it and quickly opened it. Then she had the same expression as Zhou Zhengmei and said hesitantly, "This, this is fake, right?"
After saying this, he took the gold nugget out of his purse and took a bite of it.
He looked at Zhou Zhengmei awkwardly, "Big sister, it hurts my teeth."
As if she suddenly realized something, Zhou Yueyi stuffed the purse and the gold nuggets into Zhou Zhengmei's hands, then walked quickly into the house, calling her daughter's name as she walked, "Miaomiao, Miaomiao..."
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