Sanya was truly wronged. Her second brother had said those things about her, and she really had no way to refute them.
He was telling the truth, but couldn't he have told me privately, in a more subtle way?
The two brothers had a real falling out this time, and neither of them spoke to the other. After getting off the bus, Shi Tou carried all three bags of mountain produce on his back and headed towards his older brother's house, completely ignoring his younger sister.
Sanya looked at the lightest bag left on the ground, her eyes reddening. No matter what, her second brother still took the best care of her.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Shi Tou curled the corners of his mouth slightly. He continued walking forward without stopping.
The older brother's house was locked; he probably hadn't finished work yet. Shi Tou took out his key from above, opened the door, and went inside.
Wang Jianguo is the only man in the family. He sometimes stays in a dormitory, so the house looks quite deserted.
Shi Tou put down the bag in his hand and started tidying up the bedroom.
Sanya followed behind, and it took the two brothers more than an hour to finally clean it up.
"Second brother, I was wrong."
"Sanya, you don't even know where you went wrong. Never mind, I'll go buy groceries."
Shi Tou went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two jin of meat, five jin of eggs, and some vegetables from the yard. He also bought soy sauce, vinegar, and even sesame oil, which he bought as well.
I ran into Liu Jianguo on my way home.
"Stone, let's go home." Liu Jianguo saw what he was carrying. "I'll stew some meat for you, brother."
The two brothers could see smoke coming from their kitchen chimney from afar.
"Sanya, go out. It's too hot in the kitchen. You two go inside and cool off. I'll cook."
Sanya's eyes welled up with tears again after hearing Liu Jianguo's words.
"Big brother, I'll still cook. My skills are better than yours."
"No need, Big Brother has learned to cook everything."
In the end, Liu Jianguo made the braised pork, stir-fried potatoes, and Sanya steamed the rice.
Although it was hot in the kitchen, the three brothers felt the warmth of their old family bond.
Dinner was eaten in the courtyard. After dinner, Liu Jianguo went back to his room and came out with a cloth bag a little while later.
"Here's four hundred yuan. Two hundred for each of you. Even though Hongmei will help you spend money in college, don't deprive yourself of whatever you like in your spare time."
Especially Sanya, girls love to look good, so don't deprive yourself. Buy whatever you like! Your older brother will send you money later.”
Upon hearing this, Sanya burst into tears. "Big brother, I don't want it. You should save it to find me another sister-in-law."
"No, I don't have that intention anymore. With Pengfei at home, I'll start saving money for him now."
Sanya cried even harder after hearing this. "Big brother, it's all my fault!"
"What's it to you? You should just focus on your studies, get a good job in the future, and marry a good man. Then I'll be at ease."
Without saying a word, Shi Tou took the bag from his older brother, counted out two hundred, and handed it to San Ya.
"Put it away; it's a token of my brother's affection."
"That's right, we're all brothers and sisters, even if we break bones, we're still connected by tendons."
After listening to Liu Jianguo's words, Sanya finally understood why her second brother had said he hadn't figured it out.
I tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep well.
I heard noises from the kitchen this morning, so I got up to check and found that my older brother was cooking.
"Big brother, let me do it."
"No need, it's just rice. We didn't finish the meat from yesterday, so we're eating it this morning, otherwise it'll go bad."
Sanya didn't go back either. Instead, she helped Liu Jianguo. After the food was cooked, she found a lunchbox to bring food to her older brother.
"No need, it'll spoil by noon. Let's eat first and then let Stone eat when he wakes up."
Stone came out a little while later, and the three brothers ate breakfast together.
"Big brother, we're going to buy tickets today; we're going to the capital."
"Okay, you two be careful on the road. Just buy food in the car; you can't be sure what you'll bring."
Liu Jianguo gave a few more long-winded instructions, saying it was really time to go, or he would be late.
Finally, the two tidied up the house and took a car to the train station.
The tickets were for 3 PM. The two brothers went to the post office again, called Zhang Hongmei and their second sister, then ate lunch outside before rushing home to pack their luggage.
When Zhang Hongmei received their call, she instructed Lu Jing to keep an eye on things, lest she forget the time.
Li Cuihua was overjoyed to know that her youngest daughter and son were coming soon.
Lying in bed that night, the elderly couple said, "Honey, how about we buy a house? It's not good to keep living with our daughter."
"Okay, we still have three thousand yuan at home. If it's not enough, we can borrow some from Hongmei. Once Pengfei starts school in September, I can go back to work too."
"Okay, I'll talk to Wang Ying about it later and ask her to look for it."
"Middle, it's best to be close to Er Ya's place, otherwise it's too troublesome to go back and forth."
"Well, then it'll be far from school."
"What's so far? It's all in the city, you can get there in no time by car."
The couple discussed it and Li Cuihua told Er Ya the next day.
Er Ya was very supportive of their buying the house, and that it could be left to Shi Tou in the future. She took three thousand yuan from the cabinet and handed it to Li Cuihua.
"Mom, you take this."
"Take it back, we don't want it."
"Take it if it's given to you."
"Er Ya, how can you be so foolish? Your sister-in-law often gives money to Mom's family, which is why our family is dissatisfied with her. Do you want to do the same?"
"Mom, this is different?"
"How is it different? You two should live a good life together. We'll only be at ease when you're doing well."
Er Ya was speechless when her mother asked her question. Her older brother must have never cared about his wife giving money to their mother's family before, right? But now that conflicts have arisen, this is the trigger for the couple's arguments and fights.
Even if Cheng Guangxu isn't that kind of person, and there's no one else in his family, the fear is that over time, it might plant a seed in his heart.
"Mom, I once told Cheng Guangxu that I would take care of you in your old age."
“I have a son. What use are you? You'll only be needed to take care of me when Dad and I can't move anymore.”
Cheng Guangxu came in from outside carrying his son and happened to hear Li Cuihua's words. He was a little puzzled when he saw the three thousand yuan in his wife's hand.
"Er Ya, what's wrong?"
“My parents want to buy a house, but they refuse the money I offer.”
"Mom, if you consider me your son-in-law and a member of this family, then please accept this money."
Er Ya, give five thousand to Mom.
Mom, we're family, there's no need to be so formal. I'm an orphan, and I finally have a family and a wife. I truly consider you my own parents.
"Guangxu, Mom has money, I don't need yours."
"Mom, your money is yours, we're just giving you our heartfelt gift. Don't refuse, or how about this, I'll go call Dad over."
Cheng Guangxu summoned Liu Maocai and repeated what he had just said.
“Take it, three thousand is enough, we still have three thousand on hand.”
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