Chapter 196: Scared to tears: I thought I was going to beat him with my shoe soles
Near the evening, when Zheng Yunsheng returned home from school, he put down his textbooks when he entered the door. Seeing that his father-in-law had not yet arrived home, he casually asked his mother-in-law in the yard:
"Mom, isn't Dad back yet?"
Xie Jinxiang had just finished cleaning the yard. She washed her face and poured the washing water into the flower bed while answering Zheng Yunsheng:
"He's having diarrhea in the toilet."
Zheng Yunsheng, who was about to go to the kitchen to serve food, was stunned for a moment when he heard his mother-in-law's words, but he quickly adjusted himself.
Although what his mother-in-law said sometimes always surprised him, after living together for a long time, he gradually got used to it.
Just as he was walking towards the kitchen with a calm face, his father-in-law came over from the bathroom, cursing and holding up his pants.
He tied a shoelace around his waist as a belt and walked while cursing:
"Damn it, I almost had diarrhea. I'm about to get angry. I'm saying, old woman, can't you put some chili in your cooking? I'm almost going to have a rotten fart because of the spiciness."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jinxiang turned around and rolled her eyes at Gu Dagan:
"Whether you want to eat or not, my daughter has severe morning sickness and can't eat without spicy food, you know that. You are so delicate, an old man is so troublesome.
There was a famine earlier, and people had no food to eat, and had to eat wild vegetables and tree roots. Now you are picky. You are sick! ”
After being scolded by Xie Jinxiang, Gu Dagan was immediately speechless. When it comes to quarreling, he will never be Xie Jinxiang's opponent.
For Gu Dagan and Xie Jinxiang, quarrels of this magnitude are commonplace, as if the day would not go dark without them arguing a few words.
Zheng Yunsheng lives in this language environment where the quintessence of traditional Chinese culture is frequently heard.
Over time, he found it difficult not to be assimilated.
Now he had some understanding of why his wife was raised to be so passionate, bold and unrestrained.
It would be unacceptable if a child raised in such an environment were not outgoing.
Gu Qijiao, who was lying in the bedroom reading a book, also came slowly at this time. Her belly was as big as a ball.
While walking, she half supported her belly and said to Xie Jinxiang with a smile:
"Mom, you cook so many dishes for every meal, just add spicy flavor to half of them and leave it at half!"
"Hey, don't mind your business, dad. He has to eat in the factory cafeteria before he comes back tonight. If he doesn't like spicy food, don't eat when he comes back!"
As Xie Jinxiang spoke, she walked to the middle of the yard, wiped her face with the towel on the clothesline, and prepared to go to the kitchen to get some food.
Gu Qijiao quickly said:
"Mom, it's not just my dad. Yunsheng doesn't like spicy food either. If you've been to my mother-in-law's house, you should know that my mother-in-law never puts any chili in her cooking."
"Son-in-law can't eat spicy food?" Xie Jinxiang looked at Zheng Yunsheng in confusion.
In fact, Zheng Yunsheng's taste is not that picky, he eats everything, but under the guidance of his wife's eyes, he still said obediently:
"Well, Mom, I can't eat spicy food either."
"Oh, you can't eat spicy food? Why didn't you tell me earlier? All the food I've been cooking is spicy. Starting tomorrow, I'll put each dish in two bowls, one spicy and one non-spicy."
As she spoke, Xie Jinxiang wiped the still-dry dirt on her apron twice and went into the kitchen. Zheng Yunsheng also quickly followed her in to help.
Gu Dagan looked at Xie Jinxiang's back: "......"
He hesitated to speak.
It turns out his taste is not important.
Seeing that Gu Dagan was about to speak again, Gu Qijiao interrupted him in a low voice in time:
"Alright, Dad, just achieve your goal. Stop arguing with my mom. Stop arguing all day long. You're corrupting your little grandson."
When he heard about the little grandson in Gu Qijiao's belly, Gu Dagan's expression immediately softened, but he said:
"They say sour boys and spicy girls. You like spicy food, so the baby might be a girl. Why do you and Yunsheng call each other son? It doesn't necessarily mean she's a grandson. It could be a granddaughter!"
Gu Dagan is still thinking about what Xie Jinxiang said. He is worried that his son-in-law favors boys over girls, and his daughter seems to be looking forward to having a son.
The clothes the two prepared in advance were all prepared according to their son's standards.
This made Gu Dagan and Xie Jinxiang feel uneasy.
Gu Qijiao didn't know about her mother's worries. She and Zheng Yunsheng really hoped to have a son as their first child.
Because their child in their previous life was a little boy.
It definitely has nothing to do with favoring boys over girls.
Gu Dagan saw that Gu Qijiao's expression showed a hint of sadness after hearing what he said, and he couldn't help but doubt that his and Xie Jinxiang's concerns were normal.
He asked Gu Qijiao in a low voice:
"Why are you looking forward to having a boy every day? Is it because Zheng Yunsheng favors boys over girls?"
This question made Gu Qijiao laugh and cry. She told Gu Dagan:
"Dad, that's not the case. Why do you think that? It's not about favoring boys over girls. Boys and girls are the same. It's... it's us..."
Gu Qijiao didn't expect that her and Zheng Yunsheng's behavior would make Gu Dagan think this way. For a moment, she couldn't come up with a reason to want a son.
Just at this time, Xie Jinxiang came with the dishes. In order to fool her, Gu Qijiao went to help Zheng Yunsheng serve the food.
"Sit down, we don't need you." Zheng Yunsheng said as he dodged Gu Qijiao's call and placed the bowl of rice in his hand on the big table in the middle of the yard.
His mouth was big, and he could easily carry a bowl of rice in it.
Gu Dagan saw Zheng Yunsheng coming and didn't ask why she wanted to have a son, which made Gu Qijiao feel relieved.
Because of morning sickness, Gu Qijiao was not willing to eat meat, so she picked out peppers, shredded potatoes, and cabbage stalks to eat.
She didn't touch any of the meat on the table.
Xie Jinxiang felt so distressed when she saw Qijiao like this:
"You should eat two more pieces of meat. When you go for prenatal check-ups, the doctor says you are too thin and you need to eat more to balance your nutrition.
Don't look back until the baby is born and your health breaks down. Mom is still waiting for you to open a magazine company in the future and make a fortune! ”
As soon as the words fell, the yard fell into a strange silence.
Xie Jinxiang soon realized that what she said was wrong and quickly made amends:
"No, I mean the head falling off"
"That's not right, I mean the head falls on top."
"Heads fell."
After changing the statement many times, Xie Jinxiang was also confused. She asked Gu Qijiao blankly:
"Girl, I think you should understand what I mean, right?"
Gu Qijiao: “........”
It is certain that this is her biological mother.
Without waiting for Gu Qijiao to say anything, Gu Dagan, who was holding back his anger, launched the attack first.
Finally, Gu Dagan found the time when Xie Jinxiang said something wrong. This was his chance to vent his anger. His mouth started firing like a machine gun:
"I say, old woman, you can't speak. You only say a few words a day. You can't even understand a human head, and you keep talking nonsense all day.
That means our daughter is filial. If you were to change her, and you said something unlucky when she was pregnant, she would chase you away with a broom.
I'm telling you, if I don't explain something to you every day, you can't tell the difference between the five, six, seven, and eight. When you're old, you can't even speak clearly.
That means I can tolerate you, but if you were another man, he would slap your stinky mouth with his shoe soles all day long. ”
Xie Jinxiang just watched Gu Dagan perform quietly.
When he stopped, Xie Jinxiang asked Gu Dagan, "Are you done cursing?"
When Gu Dagan saw the old woman's attitude, he felt something was wrong and nodded reluctantly.
"I'm done with the scolding."
"Now that you've finished scolding me, it's my turn!" Xie Jinxiang said as she took off her left shoe and pulled the sole onto the bed.
Gu Dagan stood up like a frightened bird and retreated several steps away from the table.
He looked at Xie Jinxiang nervously, and Xie Jinxiang rolled her eyes at Gu Dagan, then turned her shoe upside down and said:
"Ah, why are the soles of my shoes so uncomfortable? Did I accidentally get some hair stuck in my shoes when I was cleaning?"
As she spoke, Xie Jinxiang shook her shoes seriously.
She put her feet into her shoes and prepared to use chopsticks to eat. But just as she stretched out her hand, Xie Jinxiang remembered what her daughter said, that she had to wash her hands before eating. She immediately retracted her hand, stood up and went to wash her hands obediently.
After walking two steps, he started to call Gu Dagan again:
"Old man, come and wash yourself. How can you eat if you don't wash yourself after taking a shit?"
Gu Dagan patted his chest, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, shook off the cold sweat on his back, and followed Xie Jinxiang to take a shower without saying a word.
Just now when Xie Jinxiang took off her shoes, Gu Dagan thought she was going to beat him up, and he was really scared.
After Xie Jinxiang and Gu Dagan left, Gu Qijiao and Zheng Yunsheng couldn't hold back their laughter and laughed together in front of the dining table.
After laughing, Gu Qijiao asked, "Ah Sheng, does living with my parents bother you?"
"How could that be? I think it's quite interesting." Zheng Yunsheng said with a smile.
He thought again about some of his own changes.
Although he was not good at speaking, he was also influenced imperceptibly. The words that he couldn't say before seemed to become easier to say under the bombardment of these bold words.
This kind of life experience is something Zheng Yunsheng had never experienced before. Both Zheng Xiao and his mother were gentle and kind people.
Zheng and her mother had always treated each other with respect and spoken softly to each other all their lives, and they had never even blushed.
It was also because of his mother's gentleness that Zheng Yunsheng grew up to be an introverted person.
Now that he lives with his father-in-law and mother-in-law, the changes that have occurred in him are something Zheng Yunsheng did not expect.
However, he thought that this change was not a bad thing. After all, he also wanted to change his introverted personality.
In fact, Gu Qijiao was worried that Zheng Yunsheng would not get along with her parents.
Now that he sees that Zheng Yunsheng can get along well with his mother, he is also happy.
Soon, Gu Dagan and Xie Jinxiang finished washing their clothes and returned to the table to eat. Maybe the food was too spicy, after Gu Dagan took a few bites, sweat broke out on his forehead.
Xie Jinxiang looked at Gu Dagan, stood up and poured a bowl of water in front of Gu Dagan:
"It's so spicy, can't you just drink some water? Aren't you afraid that it will kill you!"
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