Chapter 25
Old Madam Wu was just like the old ladies in the mansions in the past. Her old eyes could see through all kinds of demons and monsters, and her mind was extremely clear.
"Don't you think my son can't bring me honor? Let's not talk about other things. In our brigade, my son is one of the best in the surrounding area. In the future, no matter which big factory he goes to in our country, my grandson will become a famous person in the city. From the moment he became the battalion commander, my grandson's fate changed. I am proud to have such a son."
Old Mrs. Wu didn't say a single word against Zhao Xiuzhi, but it was precisely because she didn't say a word that Zhao Xiuzhi felt even more embarrassed.
Zhao Xiuzhi was devastated, and cursed the old woman in her heart for not caring about her and favoring outsiders.
But she had no choice; she didn't dare to offend the old lady.
She knew the old lady was capable of doing it. Even though she was an old lady with bound feet, she was extremely cruel.
"Mom, you really have to force me, right?" Zhao Xiuzhi didn't even want to call her mom, but she couldn't bear to leave her current life. She knew that her seven sisters at home envied her.
In the village, people like Wu Zhanfu are officials.
In the past, she was a legitimate wife of an official.
She didn't dare to anger the old lady, or she might lose everything.
Although Wu Zhanfu was afraid of his daughter-in-law, he was more filial and afraid of his parents.
The only time he defied his parents was when he insisted on marrying her.
Old Madam Wu thought her son was confused and insisted on marrying such a thing. He was so happy that she was always a hindrance. Zhao Xiuzhi gave birth to her child late, but she bought a lot of clothes. She would rather let her clothes go moldy in the closet than give them to Wu Zhanfu's sisters. She didn't even give her own sister any.
She is just a completely selfish and stupid woman.
But she was more cunning. She had to steal her father's iron rice bowl to become a teacher. She followed her son into the army, and with the relationship changed, she became a teacher as well.
I'm just lucky!
Mrs. Wu said expressionlessly, "If you feel that I am forcing you and that you have done nothing wrong, you can leave now."
Zhao Xiuzhi didn't dare to leave, because she knew that the old lady didn't mean leaving Jingxian's house, but leaving the Wu family.
"Jingxian, I know I'm not suitable to be a teacher. I don't want to lose my job. Tomorrow I will apply to the school leader to transfer to another department and no longer teach the children. Is this okay with you?"
Zhao Xiuzhi had never spoken to anyone in such a servile manner before. When she said these words, her face turned red and she felt as if her face had been torn off alive.
She clenched her fists until the knuckles turned white, and she was trembling slightly, which showed how angry she was.
Jing Xian glanced at her hands and was too lazy to argue with her.
As long as Zhao Xiuzhi is not a teacher, she doesn't worry that Tiedan and Fusheng will be bullied by teachers when they go to school.
As for the rest...
She doesn't live with Zhao Xiuzhi, so if she doesn't like this kind of person, she can just ignore him.
"Can."
Hearing these two words from Jing Xian, Zhao Xiuzhi's whole body softened into a ball, and she almost begged the old lady, "Mom, I'll go home and cook first. The children are all at home for dinner today, so I have to cook early."
The voice he spoke was weak, as if all his energy had been drained away.
It's simply unbearable to watch.
If you are so shameless, you shouldn't do such a stupid thing.
As stupid as a stubborn donkey, he can really make people angry to death.
"I'll see you off." Jing Xian said, but she didn't move.
Zhao Xiuzhi hated to see her, so she would never let her pretend to send him off. She just said, "No, I can go by myself."
Old Madam Wu also asked, "Jingxian, where are you from? Your accent sounds soft, quite different from ours."
"I'm from Sheng City." Jing Xian quite liked the old lady.
"Sheng City is a good place, a big city."
Don't look at Mrs. Wu, she knows more than others, and she is kind and gentle when she speaks, not as serious as she is in front of her daughter-in-law. She seems to be a very good person.
The old lady at the place.
After chatting for a while, the old lady said sincerely: "Our eldest son is a loser and can't control this brainless boy. I'm sorry for causing trouble to you and Captain Shang during this period. I, an old lady, would like to apologize to you on their behalf."
Jing Xian said hurriedly, "Auntie, please don't say that. She reported this to me for the good of our country. There's a saying that goes, it's better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go. She just didn't have the right method. It's not a big deal. Besides, it was my aggressiveness that forced her to transfer. Don't think I'm too nosy and unreasonable."
Mrs. Wu felt relieved after hearing this. She said with a smile, "You are the most unreasonable child! I have never seen a child as good as you."
When Mrs. Wu left, Jing Xian did not let her go empty-handed. She brought a basket of secretly grown bean sprouts for her to take back.
Bean sprouts are very expensive nowadays, but Mrs. Wu refused to buy any.
Jing Xian pretended to be angry and said, "Auntie, you don't want to be our neighbor anymore, right?"
"Hey, you are such a kid."
After leaving Jingxian's house, Mrs. Wu's smile never dropped. She went into her own house. When she returned to her room, she saw Zhao Xiuzhi had not cooked, and she was sitting on the kang with Wu Zhanfu. Her eyes were red, obviously she had been crying.
Wu Zhanfu's face was not looking good either. When he saw him coming back, he quickly stood up and said, "Mom, you're back."
"What do you want to eat for lunch?" Old Mrs. Wu spoke to her son in a gentle tone, as if she didn't see Zhao Xiuzhi.
Wu Zhanfu was obviously relieved: "Anything is fine for lunch."
"Then let's eat sorghum rice. I brought a lot of pickled vegetables from home. I also soaked a lot of beans last night. Just stir-fry the soybeans with the pickled vegetables. A big bowl of it can last us for several days." Old Mrs. Wu is a person who has truly experienced hardship and is very good at living.
When she said this, Wu Zhanfu had no objection and hurried out to help with cooking.
The old lady is deft and clean.
Although Zhao Xiuzhi usually dresses neatly and stands at attention, she is really stupid and dumb. She cooks like a fool and the food is especially bad. Her face is not pretty, after all, her sisters all look the same.
But she loves to dress up, she is white, and although she looks skinny, she is very strong.
She stands out among a bunch of young girls.
I haven't seen her for a few years. She likes to act pretentiously. She is the lover of a battalion commander, but I don't even know her last name. Now I see that she is even more pretentious.
As a result, Mrs. Wu looked down on her even more.
After the meal was ready, Gousheng came back, and the eldest granddaughter Hongmei came back carrying a large basket of pine branches.
"Let's eat."
Old lady Wu sat on the kang, and the children only dared to eat after seeing her pick up her chopsticks. No one called Zhao Xiuzhi, and she was too embarrassed to come over to eat. She hid in the west room by herself, waiting for Wu Zhanfu to call her.
As a result, Wu Zhanfu didn't come, and Zhao Xiuzhi was so angry that she wanted to cry.
It wasn't that Wu Zhanfu didn't want to call her. He stood up and said, "Mom, I'll go call Xiuzhi to come over for dinner."
"Sit down." Mrs. Wu looked at her confused son and asked him directly, "Why did you call me here?"
"Of course..."
Wu Zhanfu couldn't continue.
Mrs. Wu saw that he was aware of his problem and said, "You are just like that. You dare to say anything outside, like you are stupid. Look at what these two children have become because of you. Wu Zhanfu, do you think this is not a big deal?"
"Of course not." Wu Zhanfu didn't dare to nod.
Old Lady Wu snorted coldly: "Gou Sheng'er must change his bad habits. Also, can't you two earn some money to buy Hongmei a new set of clothes? Look at what the child is wearing? How can she be a mother like this? How many bad things did she do in her previous life to have Zhao Xiuzhi as her biological mother?"
Wu Zhanfu saw his daughter's clothes, then looked at his son's thick clothes, and opened his mouth but said nothing.
He is usually at home and has little contact with his two children.
In his impression, his daughter is a modest girl who doesn't talk much.
It's easy to overlook.
He knew that Zhao Xiuzhi valued her son more, but he didn't expect the difference was so huge.
"You eat with your face too."
As soon as Mrs. Wu spoke, Hongmei reached out her chopsticks and picked up a large piece of salted vegetable that was cut loose and put it in her mouth. Gousheng'er wanted to ask why his mother didn't come to eat, but after hearing what his grandmother said, he obediently started to eat.
"Girl, eat more. You are so skinny. These are bean sprouts given to you by your neighbor's aunt. If you like them, grandma will ask your aunt how to make them tomorrow. We can eat bean sprouts in the future."
Old Mrs. Wu felt sorry for her granddaughter. Seeing that she didn't even touch the bean sprouts, she cursed Zhao Xiuzhi to death in her heart and directly picked up the vegetables for her granddaughter.
Hongmei held the bowl and secretly shed tears.
Old Mrs. Wu glared at her son fiercely.
Wu Zhanfu suddenly didn't dare to say a word.
Jing Xian didn't know that Zhao Xiuzhi didn't have lunch, and their family had a very good lunch. Jing Xian ordered some braised pork, and not only the two children, but also Shang Nanchen were very satisfied with the meal.
After dinner, Shang Nanchen asked Jing Xian: "What did the old lady next door say?"
"Let Zhao Xiuzhi apologize to me." Jing Xian said with emotion, "Don't tell me, this old lady is not an ordinary person. She has her own set of principles in dealing with people, and she is also a very strong-willed old lady. Moreover, she knows how to grasp people's weak spots. Zhao Xiuzhi can't make any waves under the old lady's control."
Shang Nanchen was surprised: "So amazing?"
"That's right! The key is that they are reasonable and sensible."
Jingxian likes the old lady very much.
Coincidentally, on the day of the market, Jing Xian ran into the old lady at the door in the morning and said to her directly: "Auntie, if you go to the market, just buy some shrimps. They can be eaten directly after boiling. If you like, you can eat more, and it's not expensive."
The old lady said happily: "Are you going to work?"
"It's the last episode, and we've finished eating all the food we bought last time. Let's buy more this time."
"Is it convenient for you? If it is convenient, I will go with you."
"What's the inconvenience?" Jing Xian happily went with the old lady to catch up, and even walked slowly on purpose to match the old lady's pace.
When they got to the market, the old lady would buy whatever Jing Xian bought.
Those who don’t know will ask Jingxian, and Jingxian will tell them what to do.
Although the old lady is not well educated and is quite old, she is quite talented. Not only did she remember everything, but she also remembered it almost perfectly.
Mrs. Wu was very happy.
When he got home, he happened to meet Zhao Xiuzhi coming out of the house. When Zhao Xiuzhi saw the things the old lady brought in from outside, her face changed instantly.
"Mom, why did you buy this crap? You can't eat it and it's a waste of money."
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