Liu Maocai thought for a while and said, "Brother, I really can't do that. If I want to take care of Sanya's child, I won't be able to go to work. We live in the south, and it's not good to send the child to such a far place."
I suggest you find a job in the city; it's easy to find one after graduating from junior high school.
Also, we're not in the capital, and we're worried about leaving a girl there alone. Er Ya and her husband are both extremely busy with work; they haven't been able to leave for months at a time. Pengfei is about to go to Hongmei's place. I really can't bring myself to tell Hongmei.”
Liu Maolin felt his face burning when he heard his third brother refuse. "Third brother, she's all grown up now and doesn't need to be looked after anymore. I'm thinking of finding her a job in the capital with room and board provided, and then finding her a husband in the capital."
Liu Maocai really disliked his elder brother's children. They were all taught by his sister-in-law to be so arrogant and incompetent. He would never cause trouble for Hongmei.
"Brother, jobs are hard to find in the capital. Besides, would you really feel comfortable leaving a young woman alone in the capital?"
She's not young anymore. If she finds a job, she can get married in two or three years. You shouldn't let the child go out; it's not a good thing.
Liu Maocai wouldn't budge. That child, like his eldest daughter, would make him constantly worry about her if he didn't have her.
"Third brother, are you trying to avoid responsibility?"
"You can't say that, I really don't have the energy."
"You, this is your granddaughter!" Liu Maolin said angrily, his face turning red.
"Brother, don't take my words too seriously. Your child grew up before you. Don't you know what kind of person she is? If something really happens to her when she goes out, won't you regret it in the future?"
Even if you don't regret it, I don't want to create trouble for myself. I don't want to worry about that every day.
"Third brother, don't you care about brotherhood at all?"
"Brotherly affection? Do you have any? I remember every single thing that happened before. Take now, for example, the kids are coming back, and you, as their uncle, aren't even helping them?"
"So they didn't come to me?"
After listening, Liu Maocai waved his hand and said, "Alright, no need to say more. You all know what's going on in your hearts, that's enough." Then he left.
Only the two brothers remained in the living room. Liu Maosen looked at his eldest brother, pondering his third brother's words. He knew his third brother had said this to him. He was self-aware enough not to have considered it.
Liu Maolin sat for a while, but then got angry and stood up and left.
Just then, they bumped into Da Shan's father, who had come in as well. Neither of them paid any attention to him.
They helped Liu Maocai move the shelves out of the warehouse and put the curtains on top.
"Maocai, what's wrong with your elder brother?"
"It's nothing, he just wanted Da Lanzi to come to the capital with me, but I didn't agree, and he was unhappy."
"Let's not talk about that. How are Dashan and his wife doing? I couldn't make it back in time."
"Do we need to be like this with our relationship? Da Shan's wife is pregnant, but the baby is too thin, so our family is staying in the city to take care of the baby."
"Hehe, that explains why I haven't seen your wife come looking for Cuihua."
"The mother and daughter came back today. It's been four months, and they're still vomiting all the time. They can't go to work anymore and are just staying at home to recover."
"It's fine, it's comfortable at home."
At this moment, Wang Hongxi also came over. Although he always argued with Liu Maocai back then, he really considered Liu Maocai a friend.
"Mao Cai, is there any work to do?"
"There hasn't been any for the past few days, but you'd better get up early on the morning of the 14th. That's the day we're slaughtering a pig and making tofu."
"Zhong, Maocai, how many tables are you preparing?" Wang Hongxi asked.
"Last night, my husband and I decided we needed at least twenty tables."
“You should go work at the canteen as a table and cook there too, otherwise there won’t be enough room to sit in the courtyard,” Wang Hongxi told Liu Maocai.
"That's what I'm planning too. I'll prepare for one more day today, clean up the canteen tomorrow, and get all the plates and bowls ready the day after tomorrow. The day after that is the fifteenth, a day for the prime minister. There's still plenty of time."
"Okay, I'll help clean up the cafeteria tomorrow. We definitely don't have enough plates and bowls. You prepared a lot when Jianguo got married, is that enough? If not, I'll borrow some from other families."
"That's enough. I had prepared enough equipment for fifteen tables back then."
And so, the family busied themselves with work, and more than half the villagers came to help.
In the afternoon, Aunt Dashan came over too. The smile on her face was so much brighter than before. Finally, she had a decent daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law was doing just that, already four months pregnant. She could finally look forward to her grandson. How could she not be happy?
“Sister-in-law, don’t bother here. Go to your mistress’s house. They’re preparing the wedding ceremony there. I’ve prepared six sets of bedding.”
“No, that’s not my job. I’ll just cook. I don’t have a daughter, I’m not a blessed person. I can’t let our Shitou only have sons and no daughters in the future.”
He finished speaking, smiled, and left. There were two groups of people at Liu Aimin's house to pay their respects.
When Hu Aifen saw Dashan's mother coming over, she said, "You made lunch."
"Haha, I'm just here to cook."
The three of them, including Shi Tou, ate at their older cousin's house. Without even resting, they went straight to another house.
They didn't get home until 6 p.m., thankfully they had a car, otherwise, it would have been a miracle if they could have finished the journey in three days.
The family sat down to eat together, and Shi Tou recounted his experiences visiting different homes throughout the day.
"Good, it's good that they've all left. You two still have to go to the market tomorrow. We don't have enough pine mushrooms and wood ear fungus, so we need to buy more. Also, buy a few more pounds of meat; we need to eat these next few days," Li Cuihua instructed her two sons.
"Mom, tomorrow is Saturday, Jiang Yan is coming over to our house." Liu Jianguo was still a little embarrassed.
"Is it your partner?"
"Well, while we have this time, you two can take a look at my dad."
"Middle, husband, go buy groceries early tomorrow morning, and bring the meat back first."
"Um."
"Mom, I'll pick up my second sister and the others tomorrow. They'll arrive in the morning," Shi Tou quickly added.
"Zhong, you should leave early, don't keep your second sister and the others waiting for you, it's quite cold now."
After dinner, Liu Maocai and his wife lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) with their three children.
After Ping An and Zhi Yuan fell asleep, Li Cuihua patted Peng Fei.
"Grandma, I agree. Don't worry, Aunt Jiang is a good person. Also, I'll be living with you and Grandpa from now on, not with you, so there won't be any conflicts."
“Yes, you’re staying with us, Pengfei. Grandma hopes your dad can have company too, otherwise he’ll be all alone when he gets old, and that will be too lonely.”
"Grandma, I know. I also hope they can give me a younger brother or sister, so they won't be lonely."
“Pengfei, my good grandson.” Li Cuihua shed tears.
"Grandma, I don't feel anything wrong. Please stop crying. I will take care of them no matter if they have children in the future."
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