Chapter 94

Xu Wen blinked, pretending to be shy, lowered her head and spoke in a serious tone, "Mom, it's not that I don't want a child, it's that Lu Yuanzheng said he's too busy and there's no rush, just wait a few years."

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

Perhaps Wen was just too well behaved, so Zhu Meizhen didn't suspect anything. She frowned and instructed Lu Yuanzheng: "Xiao Zheng! It's not me as a mother who is rushing you. You are already 26 years old, it's time to have a child. You are busy with your own things, you really don't have time to take care of the child. When Wen Wen gives birth, you can send the child back and I will take care of it for you."

Lu Yuanzheng responded more obediently than Xu Wen, "Mom, I understand. I'll work hard when I get back."

Xu Wen blushed instantly and secretly pinched his leg on the table.

Lu Yuanzheng exerted a little force, and his thighs became so tight that she couldn't pinch them.

Xu Wen was so angry that he poked him with his nails.

Xu Wen rolled his eyes and exposed Xu Wen's true colors, "Mom, you believe everything Xu Wen says! It's obvious that she doesn't want to have a child, and she deliberately went on a long journey because she was afraid that you would say something."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Meizhen looked back and forth between Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng with suspicion.

Xu Wen hurriedly pushed Lu Yuanzheng away, "Really not, ask him, he really doesn't want it."

Lu Yuanzheng first glanced at Xu Wen, then he uttered an "ah" and said reluctantly, "Yes, Wenwen is right."

However, that expression and tone were not what he meant at all.

Instead, it confirmed what Xu Wen said.

Seeing Xu Wen framing Lu Yuanzheng in front of her, Zhu Meizhen was so angry that she raised her hand and patted Xu Wen on the arm, "You can't do whatever you want just because Xiaozheng loves you! No matter how desolate your island is, it's not really just for you two. You've been married for so long and you're still not pregnant, won't people gossip about you?"

Xu Wen shook his head, "Really not."

Zhu Meizhen didn't believe it: "If people don't say it to your face, then you know what they say about you behind your back? Your misfortune is also due to outside. If you stay at home for such a long time without having children, you will see what people will say about you."

Xu Wen knew this. There were many pedantic and feudal people in the production team.

Women are often accused of such unkind terms as "a hen that doesn't lay eggs", "infertile", "this family did something immoral in their past life that they have no children in this life" and so on.

Seeing Xu Wen didn't say anything, Zhu Meizhen thought she didn't hear him. "You know the Li family next to the production team? Yesterday, their stupid daughter-in-law was beaten and ran all over the street. It was all because of giving birth!"

Xu Wen thought for a moment before he remembered the Li family that Zhu Meizhen mentioned.

The man's name is Li Changhe. His son has some IQ problems and is also a cripple, so it's difficult to get married.

Finally, seeing that the lame man was getting older, he had no choice but to marry a woman from the neighboring village. This woman was also stupid and foolish.

I don’t know if they think their son and daughter-in-law are a little silly and easy to control, or if the couple are just unreasonable.

Li Changhe and his wife treated their evil parents-in-law very well, scolding their silly daughter-in-law at every turn and sometimes even hitting her.

The couple lived in the good house at home and vacated the low storage room as a new home for their son and daughter-in-law.

Originally, their requirement for their daughter-in-law was that she could give birth to a child, and it didn't matter whether she was stupid or not.

Who would have known that the new bride has been married for a year and still has no sign of pregnancy.

Li Changhe and his wife became increasingly unhappy with their new daughter-in-law and often beat her into the street.

The production team couldn't bear to see them beating people all the time, so they went to mediate and suggested that they take their son and daughter-in-law to the hospital for a physical check-up.

Li Changhe and his wife certainly didn't think there was anything wrong with their son, so they only took their daughter-in-law with them.

The inspection results made their family the laughing stock of the production team.

How can a new bride have a baby if she is still a virgin after one year of marriage?

It was probably because Li Changhe taught his lame son how to do it, and later on, his new daughter-in-law became pregnant.

At that time, Xu Wen was busy with the college entrance examination and didn't pay attention to this matter. He asked Zhu Meizhen: "Isn't she pregnant?"

"Isn't there something wrong with her?" Zhu Meizhen pointed her finger. "She didn't take good care of it, so it fell off. Another year passed and she couldn't get pregnant again."

Xu Wen said "oh" and then responded, "Mom, why are you telling me this? Don't worry, Lu Yuanzheng has never beaten me. Besides, Mom, you bring up the Li family. Do you think I'm stupid? Or is Lu Yuanzheng stupid?"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

While he praised Qiushi's wine, he also glanced at her.

The meaning in his eyes was very clear: wait until you get home and see how I deal with you.

Xu Wen subconsciously stuck out his tongue at him, just like he did on the island, to provoke him.

Halfway through, he realized he was at home and quickly sat up straight.

Zhu Meizhen was afraid that Lu Yuanzheng might have misunderstood her and hurriedly said, "You stupid girl, why are you still making trouble? What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't say you two are stupid, I just said you should have a child."

Xu Wang saw the little movements of Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen, shook his head, and said to Zhu Meizhen: "Mom, I think you should just stop caring about her. Haven't you noticed that Wenwen has become much more lively after being away for a year?"

Zhu Meizhen wondered, "Is there?"

Xu Wang affirmed, "Yes. You can see that she is smiling all the time now. It seems that she is doing well. I guess Lu Yuanzheng really loves her. Let them discuss their own affairs. They are not children. They know their limits. Besides, they still have a child named Dongsheng. They are not that anxious."

"Dongsheng is definitely a good kid. That's not a reason for them not to have children." Zhu Meizhen disagreed.

Xu Wang shook his head and gave Xu Wen a helpless look.

Xu asked: "..."

"Let me ask you, Xiao Zheng loves you, we can't bully him, right? You treat Dongsheng as your own son, his last name is Li, right? His parents are martyrs, you can't leave him a descendant. Then you have to leave a descendant too, right? Xiao Zheng's parents are gone, he's all alone, let me ask you, do you have the nerve to only care about your own happiness and not want to be a mother? You don't leave him a descendant? You're..."

Xu Wen listened to Zhu Meizhen's chatter and glared at Lu Yuanzheng with resentment.

He pretended not to see it, with a smile on his face.

Xu Wen reached out his hand and pinched the soft flesh on the inside of his thigh hard.

No matter how good he is, he can't train his muscles to this level.

Lu Yuanzheng was caught off guard, he hissed, and was bitten by the wine, and started coughing.

Xu Wen hurriedly patted him on the back and said in a very considerate and gentle voice, "Look at you, why are you so anxious about drinking?"

Lu Yuanzheng: "..."

Because of this, Zhu Meizhen finally avoided the topic of children.

Xu Wen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After dinner, the family of three walked home on their bicycles.

Lu Yuanzheng was drunk, and Xu Wen was afraid that he would drag them into a ditch, so he refused to let him ride a bicycle.

Lu Yuanzheng didn't try to be brave, he did drink a lot.

With his father-in-law and elder brother-in-law accompanying him, he dared not refuse to drink.

I drank a little too much.

Late in the night, snowflakes were still falling from the sky.

Dongsheng stupidly opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue, waiting to catch the snow.

Xu Wen could only warn him, "Slow down! Be careful not to slip."

The snow that melted at night froze again and it was really easy to slip if you were not careful.

Lu Yuanzheng pushed the bicycle with one hand and held Xu Wen with the other, also smiling, "Wife."

Xu Wen nodded.

"I am very happy."

"I figured it out." He smiled like an idiot.

"Wife."

Xu Wen hummed insincerely, his eyes fixed on Dongsheng in front of him, afraid that he would fall.

"Shall we have a baby?"

Xu asked: “……?”

She looked sideways at the long journey ahead.

He was looking at her too.

I don’t know if it was because of the moonlight or because he was a little drunk, but his eyes seemed particularly dark and bright.

Xu Wen felt a little drunk by the look in his eyes and almost nodded.

Dongsheng fell on his buttocks, and Xu Wen hurried forward to help him up. "Are you hurt?"

Dongsheng shook his head, "Mom, ice skating is also fun. Look..."

He jogged a few steps, his feet spread out one in front of the other, and slid down a long distance.

Xu Wen shook his head and could only helplessly warn: "Be careful."

As they were talking, Dongsheng slipped away for a distance. Lu Yuanzheng caught up with him, took Xu Wen's hand again, and repeated: "Xu Wen, give me a child!"

"Can we talk about this topic tomorrow when you're sober?"

"I'm not drunk!" Lu Yuanzheng said seriously.

"Yes, you are not drunk." Xu Wen said perfunctorily.

What drunk person would admit that he is drunk?

As far as Xu Wen knew, the liquor at home all started at 52°, and Xu Qiushi and Xu Wen only had one cup.

A two-and-a-half-liang cup.

As a result, today the three of us drank two cups each.

Not drunk?

You can only deceive yourself.

But Xu Wen didn't expect that Lu Yuanzheng would still be reluctant to give in after returning home.

I don’t know if she was brainwashed by Zhu Meizhen, but she insisted on making her have a child.

Not only did he shout it on the road, he also tried to put it into action after returning home.

As soon as he entered the room, he hugged her from behind and started touching her randomly.

He was drunk and a bit childish.

He won't move unless you tell him to. He's very strong and keeps whining and clinging.

He also knew Xu Wen's weakness, and kept whispering sweet words into her ear.

This made Xu Wen a little unable to control himself for a moment.

Fortunately, there is Dongsheng as a little shield.

It was so cold and there was no kang (kang) at home. Dongsheng couldn't sleep warmly on his own as he did in a quilt, so he slept with the two of them.

Xu Wen let Dongsheng lie in the middle and pretended not to see Lu Yuanzheng's resentful look.

"Wait until Dongsheng falls asleep." Lu Yuanzheng made his attitude clear.

It was Dongsheng’s first time seeing snow and he was so excited that he couldn’t fall asleep for a while.

When Dongsheng finally fell asleep, the drunk Lu Yuanzheng had already gone to bed.

Xu Wen breathed a sigh of relief. A drunken Lu Yuanzheng... was really a bit overwhelming.

He will act coquettishly!

How nice it would be if we had a cell phone, or even a camera?

Xu Wen must ask Lu Yuanzheng to record his drunken appearance to see if he will be so ashamed that he commits suicide tomorrow!

Xu Wen woke up to the smell of food.

She opened her eyes and saw that the stove in the middle of the room was burning very brightly, and the walls of the stove were slightly red.

No wonder the room is so warm.

The voices of Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng talking could be heard from the main room, accompanied by the sound of ping-pong.

Xu Wen put on his clothes and opened the door.

Lu Yuanzheng, who was used to getting up early, found a stove from somewhere and was installing it in a corner of the main room.

On the square table next to it, there was a bamboo basket covered with a thick cotton pad.

The fragrance comes out of the basket.

"What is this?"

"You just came back, and there must be nothing to eat at home. Mom was worried, so she prepared breakfast early in the morning and asked me to bring it to you."

After Xu Wen finished speaking, he looked at Xu Wen and snorted briefly, "Xiao Wenwen, as a wife and mother, is it appropriate for you to sleep until noon and cook for your man and children?"

"As a husband and father, that man is also suitable to cook."

Xu Wen: “…”

He leaned on the chimney and asked Lu Yuanzheng who was walking around the corner, "Are you really the one who cooks in your family?"

Lu Yuanzheng nodded and shook his head: "Whoever is free will do it. We often eat in the cafeteria."

Xu Wen sighed, "Xu Wen, you really found a good target."

In the past, I thought that being a soldier was a long journey and there were many disadvantages.

Now it seems to be quite suitable for Xu Wen.

As Xu Wen said, she doesn't have to serve her in-laws or read people's faces.

You don’t have to give birth to your own children, and now it sounds like you don’t even have to cook your own meals.

There are not many people in the whole commune who enjoy such a good life as her.

They are all men, and he can clearly see how much Lu Yuanzheng dotes on Xu Wen.

"That's right! I have such good eyesight!"

"I don't know if you have good eyesight." Xu Wen complained to her, "It's true that there's eye mucus in the corner of your eye. Go wash your face!"

Xu Wen believed it to be true and rubbed his eyes with both hands.

Xu Wen was overjoyed, "I was just teasing you."

Xu Wen rolled his eyes and said, “You’re already a father and you don’t think it’s childish.” However, he still took the thermos and poured water into the basin.

Regardless of whether Xu Wen is telling the truth or not, you still have to wash your face.

Xu Wen was about to retort when Lu Yuanzheng walked into the chimney and opened the chimney for the stove to smoke. Some dust fell as he moved.

When he looked up, there was more dust, and some of it went into his mouth.

Lu Yuanzheng said, "Brother-in-law, I'm sorry, I didn't see it."

Xu Wen: “…”

I don’t know why, even though Lu Yuanzheng’s apology was quite sincere, he just felt that Lu Yuanzheng did it on purpose.

As he spat out the mud in his mouth, he thought, could this guy be seeking revenge for the fact that he had teased Xu Wen just now?!

Grandma is in the county hospital.

As soon as Xu Wen arrived at the ward, he knew that grandma's condition was much more serious than Xu Qiushi said yesterday.

Xu Qiushi probably didn't tell the truth because he was afraid that she would worry.

When Xu asked, his second uncle was not there. He must have gone to get food.

My grandmother can hardly breathe on her own and needs to rely on a ventilator.

But after not seeing her for a year, the old lady has obviously aged a lot. I don’t know what happened to her, she used to be in good health.

The whole person was huddled together, skinny, like an old version of a baby.

"Grandma." Xu Wen started crying as soon as he opened his mouth.

Grandma loves her very much, better than Xu Wen, unlike other old people who always favor boys over girls.

Lu Yuanzheng put one hand behind Xu Wen's waist and called out "Grandma" as well.

Grandma responded with a look of relief on her face, and motioned Xu Wen and the others to help her up.

Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng supported grandma on the left and right, and Xu Wen took a pillow and stuffed it behind grandma.

Grandma has difficulty speaking and her breathing is heavy.

"Just asking." Grandma said, taking a deep breath, "Are you back?!"

Xu Wen nodded, sat down beside the bed, and held grandma's hand. "Grandma, get well soon! I brought you a lot of delicious food and fun things. When you get better, I'll take you to Rainbow Island. It's not cold there all year round, and you won't get sick again."

Grandma wanted to laugh, but opening her mouth caused her to cough and wheeze, so she had to give up.

After a while, he calmed down a little and said, "You are a lucky child since you were young."

Grandma glanced at Lu Yuanzheng and looked even more relieved. "Xiao Zheng is also a good child and he is caring."

I need to take a breath before saying, "I'm relieved that you are all well."

Xu Wen was a little puzzled. Why, more than a year ago, the Xu family was still finding fault with Lu Yuanzheng, being dissatisfied with this and that? But it was only a year, and they hadn't seen each other in the meantime, but when they came back, they all praised him for loving her.

How did you know?

How did you know that?

It cannot be said that Lu Yuanzheng was not good to her, but in Xu Wen's eyes, Lu Yuanzheng was a taciturn person, and most of his goodness was hidden in his heart and reflected in the details of his actions.

Although I was puzzled, I could only complain in my heart. I nodded to my grandma and smiled happily: "Well, he treats me very well, grandma, don't worry!"

Although grandma was very happy to see Xu Wen, she only managed to say a few words before she started coughing unbearably. It sounded like she was suffocating, and Xu Wen was so scared that he didn't dare to let her open her mouth again.

The doctor happened to be on rounds and gave Xu Wen and the others a good scolding.

"In this condition, the patient should talk and move as little as possible."

Xu Wen didn't expect his grandmother's condition to be so serious. He lowered his head, feeling a little guilty.

Guilt makes grandma talk so much.

I felt even more guilty for not rushing back when I received the letter from the Xu family.

The Xu family loved her so much that they would not ask her to come back unless it was something serious.

It turns out that celebrating grandma's birthday was just an excuse. The real reason was that grandma was sick and they wanted her to come back to visit.

But she didn't come back.

Xu Wen comforted her: "It's not too late for you to come back now."

The Xu family mentioned that they wanted her to come back to celebrate her grandmother's birthday because they were afraid that Xu Wen would miss the last chance to see her grandmother.

Fortunately, grandma is still here.

After the doctor left, my second uncle came back and he only got one portion of rice.

Seeing Xu Wen staring at the lunch box in his hand, the second uncle explained, "Your grandma can't eat now. I'm afraid it will be more troublesome if she chokes."

Xu Wen added in a low voice: "The doctor told me not to eat it. I have to take nutrient solution."

Only then did Xu Wen nod.

After dinner, they let their second uncle go home to rest, and the three of them stayed behind.

Grandma fell asleep.

"Is grandma going to be okay?" Xu Wen asked Xu Wen while sitting beside the bed and looking at grandma.

Xu Wen shook his head: "The doctor told me to prepare for my funeral. If I'm fine, I can live until spring. If not..."

He didn't say anything, but Xu Wen understood. If something bad happens, it might happen one day.

Xu Wen didn't spend much time with her grandmother, but she liked her very much and always felt that she was particularly wise and open-minded.

Every time Xu Wen felt depressed and upset, he would feel much better after chatting with his grandma.

Lu Yuanzheng stood beside Xu Wen, and seeing her shedding tears, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her.

He carries handkerchiefs with him mostly for Xu Wen, as he doesn't use them himself.

Why would the rough guys in the military camp be so particular? When the sweat runs into their eyes, they just wipe it with their sleeves.

Xu Wen sighed softly: "Birth, aging, illness and death are beyond our control. Grandma is 73 years old this year."

In Weizhuang Commune, there is a saying that has been passed down from who knows when: "At seventy-three or eighty-four, King Yan will not ask you to go."

That is to say, 73 or 84 is the threshold for old people. At this age, most of them will die.

Xu Qiushi came to take over in the evening.

Xu Wen expressed his desire to stay with Lu Yuanzheng to look after his grandmother.

Xu Qiushi disagreed, "You just came back and haven't rested enough. There's a child at home who needs to be taken care of. Besides, you're new here and don't know how grandma is doing. You don't know what to do at the right time. Come back in a few days."

Xu Wen was also pushed back by Xu Qiushi: "Chunsheng is still young. It's too hard for Xiaoqing to take care of him by himself. You go home and help out."

Xu Wen was in a bad mood until he got home.

"I know that life, aging, illness and death are inevitable. I have experienced death myself. But it still makes me sad."

Lu Yuanzheng didn't know how to comfort her.

He was used to life and death, and would feel sad every time a comrade died, not to mention that Xu Wen was just an ordinary girl.

After a long silence, he only said: "No matter what, you still have me."

Xu Wen snuggled in his arms and nodded.

No matter how sad Xu Wen was, life had to go on.

Especially since the three of them came back just in time for the Chinese New Year, and there were still a lot of things to do with only a few days left.

Now that we are back in the village, we have to go visit our uncles and aunts who are on a long journey.

Although Xu Wen had opinions about them, they were still Lu Yuanzheng's uncles after all.

The family of three went to the uncle's house first, carrying the gifts.

The uncle invited them to have lunch and also called his uncle and aunt to come along.

Xu Wen thought that his uncle was afraid that they would not want to go to his uncle's house and wanted to negotiate peace.

Although a year had passed, the uncle still felt a little guilty when he saw Xu Wen.

Lu Yuanzheng called everyone one by one and asked Dongsheng to call grandpa and grandma, but Xu Wen did not call them and Lu Yuanzheng did not mention it.

She is actually quite stingy.

They joined forces to destroy her reputation, and she couldn't remain indifferent.

During the meal, the uncle took the initiative to speak: "Zhengzi, I want to give this glass of wine to you and Wenwen as an apology. You entrusted your wife and children to me, and I didn't take good care of them!"

Lu Yuanzheng didn't move, but turned his head to glance at Xu Wen.

Xu Wen said, "Uncle, you are a reasonable person and you have done nothing wrong. You don't need to apologize."

It means whoever is at fault should apologize.

The eldest uncle looked at the younger uncle first.

The younger uncle quickly picked up the wine and imitated the older uncle: "It's the younger uncle's fault. I was blinded by greed. I made Wenwen and Dongsheng suffer."

This time Lu Yuanzheng spoke up: "Uncle, I still call you uncle because of my grandfather. No matter what happened to Dongsheng, I have to thank you for taking care of him for a while. But you still owe me an explanation for Xu Wen's matter. Even if I was really dead at that time, my body would still be warm. You spread rumors that my wife is unlucky and forced her to death? It's not kind to do that, right? My grandfather should not have taught you this, at least he didn't teach me this."

My uncle, aunt and aunt's face turned red and white.

At that time, I just wanted to get rid of the burden of Dongsheng, but no one thought that Lu Yuanzheng was still alive, let alone that Dongsheng was not Lu Yuanzheng's son at all.

My uncle and aunt said some bad things to me, including my aunt.

Lu Yuanzheng's expression remained indifferent. He did not show disrespect to these elders, but he was clearly distant.

After dinner, Lu Yuanzheng and Dongsheng took Xu Wen home.

My uncle, aunt, uncle and aunt sent them to the gate of the courtyard.

After the family of three said goodbye, no one turned back to look at them.

The uncle sighed and said, "You are so careless! This nephew will never get close to us in the future."

The eldest aunt curled her lips and muttered, "If he doesn't want to be intimate, then don't be intimate! He doesn't come back once a year. There's not much difference between being intimate and not being intimate."

The aunt also nodded.

My uncle didn't say anything.

The uncle's eyes swept across their faces one by one, he snorted heavily, left a sentence "Long hair but short knowledge", and walked into the house.

Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng would go to the hospital whenever they had time. If they didn't go to the hospital, they would accompany Zhu Meizhen to buy New Year's goods.

Xu Qiushi and Zhu Meizhen both said that Lu Yuanzheng and his wife would not be able to stay at home for much time and there was no need to buy a lot of food, so they asked them to come to Xu's house to celebrate the New Year together.

Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng were of course willing to do so, but they still had to buy the New Year's goods.

You have to buy some couplet paper to write couplets, buy some new clothes, and prepare some melon seeds, candies, and fireworks.

In addition, we have to prepare New Year gifts.

It is popular in Wei Zhuang for the son-in-law to give New Year gifts to his mother-in-law.

It means preparing some sumptuous New Year's goods to give to my father-in-law and mother-in-law before the Chinese New Year.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes and comparisons.

This time of year is the highlight moment for mothers-in-law, who especially like to visit.

After a few words, he said, "My girlfriend came to visit me yesterday to wish me a happy new year. She gave me two chickens..."

To put it bluntly, it's just showing off everywhere.

They are also very particular about visiting other people's homes, and generally like to show off to families that have daughters-in-law.

Not only is the daughter-in-law not allowed to buy things for her husband's family, she also has to take things from her husband's family and send them to her own family.

Either they take the son-in-law back home and place the New Year gifts given by their son-in-law in a particularly conspicuous place and wait for others to ask about it. Even if others don’t ask, they will find an opportunity to mention it.

Every time I hear mothers-in-law showing off, I feel particularly uncomfortable as a mother-in-law.

It's not that the mother-in-law deliberately did something bad, but mainly because both parties have been holding grudges for a long time, and it's the feudal thinking that's causing the harm.

In rural areas, the phenomenon of favoring boys over girls is serious, and families with girls are always looked down upon.

Some families want four or five children just to have a boy.

I usually swallow my anger, but only during the Chinese New Year can I stand up straight.

Especially for a family with four or five girls, if you give one chicken to each daughter, you need four or five chickens!

If not now, when will you show off?!

In the past, whenever the Chinese New Year came, the Xu family was also a severely affected area.

Neighbors who have married daughters like to visit and show off intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhu Meizhen was so upset that she kept asking more than once: "Why are you showing off to me? Do I have no daughter-in-law or son?"

It’s not that Xu Wang doesn’t give gifts every year, but usually the new son-in-law gives more in the first year, and less thereafter.

Therefore, Xu Wang, who had been married for a long time, and Sang Xiaoqing, who had just married, were not a comparison group.

Those who came to show off would compare the gifts given to their newly married daughters with those given to Sang Xiaoqing, the new daughter-in-law.

After Lu Yuanzheng knew about this, he was of course not ambiguous and directly gave Zhu Meizhen enough show.

In addition to the normal New Year's goods such as chicken, duck, cigarettes and alcohol, he also bought a whole pig's leg and carried it to the Xu family.

He carried it on his back instead of riding a bicycle.

Just to spend more time on the road and meet more people.

When people who knew him asked him what he and Xu Wen were doing, he would just smile and say, "I'm giving gifts to my mother-in-law."

Zhu Meizhen didn't need to show off everywhere, half of the people in the commune knew that Lu Yuanzheng, the son-in-law, was carrying a pig's leg on his shoulder, a chicken and a fish in his hands, and a bamboo basket filled with cigarettes, alcohol, sugar, tea, and new clothes that Xu Wen bought for the Xu family on his back to give New Year's goods to his mother-in-law.

As soon as they arrived at Xu's house, Xu Qiushi and Xu Wen both said that he was spending too much money and that it was not necessary for family members to do so.

Zhu Meizhen also looked distressed, complaining that they were wasting money.

After complaining about it, he went to visit his friends. After a while, he brought back a group of "old sisters". After a few words, he pointed at the pork leg and said, "Look! It's such a big pork leg! Oh! We won't be able to finish it during the New Year. It will go bad easily after the New Year when the weather gets warmer."

Xu Wen laughed and shook his head as he listened, thinking that this was the real Versailles of the 1970s.

Those "old sisters" complimented me with their words but their eyes showed envy and were obviously a little sour.

Then within two days, the remaining half of the people in the commune also knew how rich the New Year's gifts the new son-in-law of the Xu family had given to his mother-in-law.

After showing off, Zhu Meizhen pulled Xu Wen and whispered, "Can you return this pig leg? If you don't have enough to eat and wear, you will be poor if you don't plan well. If you wear new clothes during the Chinese New Year, others will see and praise you. Why do we eat so well? Besides, this is too much! A pig leg costs dozens of yuan! It will take more than a month to earn back!"

Xu Wen shook his head, "I've already bought it, why should I return it? Let's keep it for Chinese New Year! There are so many people in our family, it's not like we can't finish it."

She didn't know whether she could withdraw or not, but Lu Yuanzheng would definitely not agree to withdraw.

Xu Wen also felt that Lu Yuanzheng's New Year gifts were a bit too much. He was the only one in the area. He tried to persuade him: "It's just New Year! There's no need to buy so much if you don't have a refrigerator at home! Besides, if you don't buy the pork legs, it's enough for your mother to show off. It's really unnecessary."

Lu Yuanzheng shook his head, "There are ten people in our family, young and old, and a pork leg is not much for more than half a month. Besides, it's worth spending a few dozen dollars to make my mother-in-law happy!"

"Didn't you say that it's bad to cause a trend of comparison? Aren't you afraid that the new sons-in-law in the commune will put a sack around you and beat you up?"

"It's different. On the island, there's no need to compare with others. At home, we didn't start this trend of comparison. Mom has been squeezed out for several years, so what's wrong with me finding a way out for her? As for the sack, don't worry, they can't beat me."

Xu Wen saw Lu Yuanzheng's smug look and rolled his eyes, "You don't find a place like that! You've wasted half a year's income on a production team by giving him a gift. Do you believe that after you give this gift, a bunch of people will scold you?"

"You can scold me all you want! I can't hear you. As long as my mother-in-law is happy!"

Xu asked: "..."

She sneered: "Are you trying to coax your mother-in-law to help you? Now at home I feel like I was picked up."

Lu Yuanzheng was not bothered by his true intentions being exposed, and said with a smile: "You have parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, and sisters, while I have my mother-in-law to protect me. Are you jealous?"

Xu asked: "..."

"Are you saying that my brother, sister, and father are still protecting me?!"

Aren't they all trapped by him?

The pig leg was not returned after all, and because of it, Lu Yuanzheng's status in the Xu family continued to rise.

Most of the dishes on the table are Lu Yuanzheng's favorites.

Although Lu Yuanzheng quietly added Xu Wen's favorite dishes to his favorite menu.

Xu Wen was not happy either. In Zhu Meizhen's words, "I didn't cook for you. I served my new son-in-law! Besides, if I treat my son-in-law well, won't he treat you better?!"

Xu asked: "..."

"Mom, if you treat him well, it will only make him more arrogant in our family and increase his status in our family."

Xu Wen never dreamed that Lu Yuanzheng, a tough guy representative, would integrate into the lives of the people so quickly and even learn how to complain.

Xu Wen used to think that these rough guys had low emotional intelligence and were not very good at handling interpersonal relationships.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be the case that every time the comrades get together, they always peck at each other like elementary school chickens, using blunt, vulgar and childish language.

Now I understand that they are not low in emotional intelligence, but lazy. They are too lazy to organize their words and think carefully. If they have something to say, they should just say it directly to avoid beating around the bush.

Like Lu Yuanzheng, who has only been back for a few days? The Xu family was so coaxed that they all thought that marrying Lu Yuanzheng was a blessing for her and that she had gotten a great bargain.

Xu Wen once thought that this was indeed the case.

Later I realized that was not the case. How could she have gained such a huge advantage?

What's wrong with Lu Yuanzheng being an officer? She is also a rare college student from a prestigious university! How can she not be worthy of him?

What's wrong with Lu Yuanzheng cooking and washing clothes? She also helped them make a lot of practical things! She also gave them strategies for eating, drinking and having fun!

However, some of these words cannot be said, and some are useless even if said.

In this way, Xu Wen fell from being the favorite of the Xu family to being the same as Xu Qie.

Even though Xu Qie is the youngest in the Xu family, he is not as pampered as the youngest.

He has an older brother and an older sister, so all the benefits have been divided up for him.

Xu Wang was the first child in the family. As new parents, Xu Qiushi and Zhu Meizhen were very happy with the child.

Next came Xu Wen, the boy the family had been eagerly awaiting and who was also very spoiled.

When it came to Xu Wen, Xu Wang and Xu Wen were acting as older sister and older brother for the first time. It was very new and they gave all the good things to Xu Wen.

The parents felt that they were being a bit indebted to Xu Wen by always leaving her with Xu Wang to take care of, so they tried to keep her close to them when it came to the good food and drinks.

Real treatment of being the youngest boss.

By the time the youngest child Xu Qie was born, Xu Qiushi and Zhu Meizhen had become parents for the fourth time. There was really nothing special about the child, they basically raised the child like a pig.

At that time, Xu Wang was already married and could not take care of Xu Qie.

Xu Wen is a boy and has little patience for raising children.

Xu Qie was either being abandoned or on the way to being abandoned.

Xu Wen was still young at that time, and although he was nice to Xu Qie, his abilities were limited.

As for Zhu Meizhen and Xu Qiushi, they were used to the younger ones being raised by the older ones, so they didn't feel that guilty anymore.

Of course, in reality Xu Qie wasn't that miserable. He still had many advantages compared to other children of his age. It was just that his status at home was slightly lower than that of his older brothers and sisters.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without contrast.

Xu Qie was young and didn't think much of it.

But Xu Wen is older and has been pampered before, so he must be unhappy when his status is no longer secure.

Lu Yuanzheng, who had always given in to her, this time insisted on pleasing his father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law, and refused to compromise with Xu Wen.

Xu Wenyi got angry and cut off the supplies for the expedition.

All the allowances for Lu Yuanzheng were in her hands. If she didn't give him any money, she would see what kind of "bribes" he would take.

Xu Wen put his hands on his waist, looking very proud: "You are capable, aren't you? If you don't have money, go and coax one out of me and see."

Lu Yuanzheng was immediately frightened and tried to say something softly to get Xu Wen to return his pocket money.

Xu Wen just refused to answer.

On what basis could Lu Yuanzheng use the couple's property to pretend to be a good person and bribe her parents to help him?

Wouldn't that be what they call paying for trouble?

She won't be taken advantage of.

Seeing that Xu Wen really didn't give him pocket money, Lu Yuanzheng got tough again and warned Xu Wen: "Wife, I'll give you one more chance! Don't regret it if you don't give me money!"

Xu Wen simply couldn't believe what he heard. He widened his eyes and asked him, "Lu Yuanzheng, are you threatening me now?"

Lu Yuanzheng nodded and admitted frankly: "Yes!"

Xu Wen uttered a short sigh: "What if I don't agree?"

"Then will you give it to me?"

Xu Wen laughed in anger and said bluntly, "I won't give it to you! Let me regret it and see how it goes."

I thought, go back to your hometown and see how great you are! You are so poor.

"Just you wait!"

Lu Yuanzheng made some harsh remarks and went out with Dongsheng in his arms.

The reason he didn't ride a bicycle was for Xu Wen, as he guessed Xu Wen would definitely catch up with him on his bicycle.

Sure enough, after a while, I heard the sound of bicycle bells coming from behind me.

The road is long and it’s hard to turn back.

Xu Wen looked at the direction he was going, and was a little bit unconvinced of his own guess: "Lu Yuanzheng, you are not planning to go to my house to complain?"