Chapter 18
The blizzard was blinding, and Meng Daguo, wearing a military coat, heard his third brother's voice and quickly opened the door.
"Third brother, why are you back now?"
"We were supposed to arrive in the afternoon, but the train was delayed due to snow. We have to wait until now!" Meng Hua, wearing a blue cotton jacket, stood under the porch, brushing the snow off his body, and then looked towards his mother's room in surprise.
His mother loved him the most. Normally, if he came back from a long trip, his mother would have rushed over to hug him and called him "my darling"! It was not enough that he didn't come out today, but there was no light in the room for a long time. It was really strange!
"Where's mom? She went to bed so early?"
A signal gun sounded in Meng Daguo's mind. Meng Eryong was not favored and he never took him seriously. But now the most favored little brother is back, and he is afraid that his position in his mother's heart will be lost!
Meng Daguo snorted, "It's so late and freezing, my mother must be in bed, it's normal for her not to come out to greet you."
Meng Hua sneered and thought to himself that it was normal for you, but not for him. Mother loved him the most and she must have missed him to death after not seeing him for several months. How could she not come out to greet him?
Meng Hua opened the door of his room and was about to put down the package. As soon as he stepped in, he heard the sound of the bed shaking. He said casually:
"What are you doing, second brother? Why are you playing with a javelin in the middle of the night? Be careful not to break the bed!"
You could hear a pin drop in the house. Meng Daguo covered Meng Hua's mouth with his hand, took the idiot out, and considerately closed the door.
In the room, Meng Eryong almost cursed his father. Tao Aihong blushed, "Third brother is back? You didn't tell him about our marriage?"
"Oh my! My third brother has been away for a few months. No one can contact him. No one has replied to the letters I sent. How can I tell him?"
Meng Eryong got up and put on his clothes, cursing. He was just having fun with his wife when he was interrupted by Meng Hua after just a few moves. If he continued a few more times, he would be exhausted!
Meng Hua was pulled into his room by his eldest brother. Just as he was full of questions, a little baby was stuffed into his arms.
"Brother! What is this?"
"Er Ya, your eldest sister-in-law just gave birth to this baby. Mom named him Meng Xi. He was born two months early, but he can eat and sleep well, and he's growing so fast!"
Meng Hua felt like he was reading a novel halfway through when it suddenly came to an ending. No, he had only been away for a few months, so how come his sister-in-law had given birth to a baby?
"Brother, why did you bring me out here? I want to go back to sleep!"
"Mother wrote to you, but couldn't contact you. Your second brother got married, and mother decided to vacate your previous house and give it to him as his wedding house."
Meng Hua: ???
Meng Hua's face was dark. His mother loved him the most. How could she give his house to his second brother without saying anything? There were only a few rooms in the house. Where should he sleep? He couldn't sleep with his mother at such a big age? His mother didn't like to take a bath or clean herself. He didn't want to work with her.
Meng Hua ran to Zhen Zhen's room and banged on the door frantically, "Mom, I'm back, wake up!"
Unable to escape, unable to avoid, Zhen Zhen's face was filled with tears. Having Meng Daguo and Meng Eryong was troublesome enough, and now here comes this bastard little son!
Meng Hua is a cunning villain in the original novel. He is cunning and selfish. He can sacrifice everything for his own interests. His marriage with the heroine is part of his calculations.
Although he rarely schemes against his family, it is only because the original owner favors him and he can win without any schemes.
Because his mother liked him, when their house was demolished, she registered the house in his name. He took advantage of it and even yelled at the angry Meng Eryong: "Who told my mother to like me? If you have the guts, tell her!"
This son is not only troublesome, but also scheming. Zhen Zhen's time travel may be hidden from Meng Daguo and Meng Eryong, but not necessarily from Meng Hua. She has no choice but to cheer up and face this son.
She put the quilt into the space, opened the door with a sullen face, and the north wind blew paper-like snowflakes straight into the door.
"What are you shouting for? Who are you trying to scare to death in the middle of the night?"
Meng Hua walked into the door with a gloomy face. As soon as he entered, he was warmed by the temperature in the house. In previous winters, the house was as frozen as an ice cave. This year, not only was my sister-in-law's room warm, but my mother's room was also like spring, and the heat made people feel sleepy.
Meng Daguo and Meng Eryong also entered the house and were both surprised to see Meng Hua. Meng Hua was originally a rural child. Because the situation outside was tense, their father was a martyr, and their ancestors for 18 generations were all poor farmers, so they had the opportunity to go to the capital.
Who would have thought that after a few months he had gained some beauty and put on a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and actually had the temperament of a scholar.
That kind of temperament was incompatible with the Batou Village, making them look like dust on their shirts. They even felt like they were not worthy of this brother.
"Mom, why did you give my house to my second brother? Where should I sleep in this cold weather?" Meng Hua was angry.
Tao Aihong also came in and greeted them. She couldn't help but say, "We must have a house to live in after we get married, right? You're not married yet, so you can just squeeze in! You can't ask me and your second brother to move out!"
Meng Hua knew that Meng Eryong was dating Tao Aihong. He had always disliked Tao Aihong and felt that she was too calculating, but she was not really smart. It would be a disaster to marry her!
After glancing at Tao Aihong's belly, he felt that the two of them were quite a good match!
I knew they often met in the woods, but I didn't expect them to be so impatient. Can they get things done in a place like the woods? What were these two thinking?
Meng Hua said with a dark face: "What does your marriage have to do with me? You are going to kick me out after your marriage? I am not a member of this family? I don't care! I want a room to sleep in!"
Zhen Zhen glanced at him lightly, but that look was something Meng Hua had never seen before.
"Why are you and your second sister-in-law being so fierce? This is our Meng family's business. I asked you to move out, not your second sister-in-law's idea."
Tao Aihong didn't expect her mother-in-law to defend her. She was so surprised that she straightened her back even more.
I've heard that mother-in-law treats the third child best. There is competition among brothers and sisters in this family. If mother favors the third child, it will not be good for the second child. She can't let this happen.
"I don't care!" He stood up angrily, "I don't care who gets married! I want to sleep! You can't call me a pigsty, can you?"
"Who said you can't sleep?"
Zhen Zhen glared at him unhappily, thinking that he might as well not come back. One less person in the house would make it less peaceful. As the saying goes, when it comes to sons, it's better to have one less than one.
"Go move your things to my room and sleep with me for one night. Tomorrow I will ask your brother to find a bed for me in the outer room. This will be your room from now on."
Meng Hua was unwilling to do so. "How can a son this old sleep with his mother?"
"Did you go out to look in the mirror today? I finally warmed up the quilt and gave it to you. Do you think I am willing to do that? Come on! I am your mother. I know exactly how many moles you have on your butt. Hurry up and tidy up and lie down! If you really don't want to, go sleep in the pigsty! The old sows in the brigade are huddled together and are most afraid of the cold. Can you go and warm them up?"
Meng Hua felt indescribably aggrieved and lost. In the past, whenever he got angry, his mother would jump out to protect him. But he had only been away from home for a few months and his mother had become so cold to him. Not only did she give his room to someone else, she also asked him to sleep with an old sow!
How did mom become like this?
"Brother, why has mom changed?" Meng Hua said disappointedly after going out.
"Is it bad to change?"
Meng Daguo thought to himself, this is great! You can't have all the good things happen to you, it's time for him to get his turn!
Meng Eryong was also secretly happy.
Only Meng Hua was unhappy.
Zhen Zhen usually covered her down quilt with a cotton quilt. Now that the down quilt has been put away, she only has two cotton quilts left. One is a new quilt she took out from her space, and the other is an old quilt that the original owner used when she got married.
It would definitely not be enough for Meng Hua and I to each have our own bed, so we could only sleep under one quilt.
Although the original owner was a grandmother, she was only 37 years old. It was not a big deal for an old mother to sleep with her son, even though it was inappropriate to make it known to others.
But she was only 25 years old and had only been in love a few times. As a serious virgin, she was extremely unwilling to sleep with a half-grown man like Meng Hua!
Meng Hua washed his feet and got into bed. He was very tired after sitting on the train for a whole day and night. He fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed and soon began to snore.
Zhen Zhen curled up against the wall, almost biting her teeth to pieces. Why was her cheap son still snoring? No matter how handsome he looks, snoring is not allowed!
She turned over, and Meng Hua's legs were pressed against hers, which made Zhen Zhen very angry. After trying to dodge for a long time, he failed and simply kicked him in the calf. Meng Hua moved in shock.
Not only did this kick make the man behave himself, but his snoring also stopped.
Zhen Zhen didn't sleep well that night. She had dark circles under her eyes when she got up. It was snowing a meter high outside. She looked at it curiously, put on her hat and went out of the room.
The roofs were covered with thick mushroom-like snow. Looking up, the low houses in the village seemed to have fallen into a fairy tale world, like a dream.
Every time it snowed in her previous life, Zhen Zhen would make a few little snowmen and put them in the refrigerator, so that she would have snow to watch all year round.
Daya was wearing a new red cotton jacket, a hat with ear protections, and red gloves, and she was jumping around happily.
"Grandma, it's snowing!"
Zhen Zhen smiled and pinched a small snowman in his palm, "Take it and play with it!"
But Daya looked down on it and said, "The snowman that grandma made is too ugly! It doesn't look good at all! My dad's is better!"
Zhen Zhen was hurt by her granddaughter. She tilted her head and saw that Meng Daguo had built a chubby snowman outside, which made Zhen Zhen's little snowman look a bit shabby.
"Mom, why did you get up so early today?" Meng Daguo was sweating and said with a smile.
Zhen Zhen smiled, "It's good for your health to go to bed early and get up early! Besides, it's snowing, and mom wants to enjoy some fun."
"Mom, is the snowman I made good-looking?"
The snowman made by Meng Daguo is very cute, no wonder Daya likes it.
"Daguo's stacking is really good. There is definitely no one in our village who can stack it better than you!"
Meng Daguo felt very happy when his mother praised him. When Meng Hua, who had just come back from the toilet, heard this, his face darkened and he went back to his room angrily.
Although he was angry, Meng Hua had to admit that his mother's bed was really warm and smelled fresh, unlike before when she always liked to wear smelly socks to bed, and there was a strange smell when she lifted the quilt.
Another advantage of sleeping in my mother's room is that there are a lot of snacks in my mother's room.
Look, there are small fruits, oranges, roasted melon seeds and roasted chestnuts on the table.
Meng Hua was so angry that she picked up the snacks and stuffed them into her mouth. When Zhen Zhen came back from sweeping the snow outside, she saw that all the snacks she had collected with great difficulty were taken away by her cheap son!
It’s really dazzling!
Two pounds of small fruits, five-jin melon seeds, two pounds of chestnuts, and two pounds of oranges. Except for some melon seeds left, everything else was almost eaten!
"I'm dying!" Zhen Zhen was so angry that she picked up the fire stick behind the door and started to teach her son a lesson! "You bastard, you ate all the food! You didn't leave any for me! I'll beat you to death!"
Meng Hua stuffed oranges into his mouth while running. For some reason, after eating his mother's food and being beaten by her, he felt much better.
"Oh my god! The roads are slippery on a snowy day. It's okay to hit me, but don't let me tire you out!"
Zhen Zhen pinched his waist and asked, "I have three sons. If I beat one to death, how many do I have left?"
Meng Hua jumped and shouted, "Mother, if you beat one to death, there will be one less. As the saying goes, a beating hurts a son, and it hurts the mother. Mother, please think about it carefully. Are you willing to beat me? If I hurt you, you will still feel pain. Why bother?"
After Meng Hua finished saying these nasty words, he opened the door and ran away. Zhen Zhen shouted from behind: "Go home early to sweep the snow!"
Zhen Zhen rolled up her sleeves and wanted to stew old hen soup for Jiao Huilan. Tao Aihong opened the curtain and came in. "Mom, let me help you!"
Zhen Zhen raised his eyebrows and threw the spoon to her. Tao Aihong took the spoon happily. It was so cold, who wouldn't want to drink a bowl of hot chicken soup?
But she has been drinking too much recently, and it is not good to ask her mother-in-law to serve her all the time. She might as well offer to do the work herself. That way, her mother will feel embarrassed to not share her share!
Tao Aihong was calculating very well. When the chicken soup was ready, she smiled and said, "Mom, this chicken soup smells so good!"
Zhen Zhen was about to laugh or not, "Give you half? But you only have nine chickens. If you have half less, I'm afraid you won't have enough to eat during the confinement period."
"It's okay, there are still eight and a half left!"
Anyway, she would eat it first and ask her mother-in-law for more after the confinement period. She didn't believe that her mother-in-law would not care about the life or death of her eldest grandson! Tao Aihong only cared about the present. She took half a chicken, and when her mother-in-law wasn't paying attention, she secretly took the big half, and took away most of the chicken soup, and secretly took it into the house to eat.
When Zhen Zhen returned to the kitchen, he saw that more than half of the chicken soup was gone, and more than half of the fat old hen was also gone. Tao Aihong had taken away all the good parts. Of course, she didn't dare to do it too much, but the remaining chicken just didn't look good.
What kind of person is this! He wants to take advantage of everything! Zhen Zhen suppressed his anger and said, "Okay, I'll take advantage of her now, and see what she'll do during her confinement period!" It's written in black and white, Tao Aihong has no choice but to admit it!
When Jiao Huilan saw that only half of the hen was left, she understood what her mother-in-law was angry about.
"Mom, Aihong is young, don't take it to heart."
"I'm not that angry. I'll see what she eats after she finishes eating the hens from the confinement period!"
Jiao Huilan didn't believe that her mother-in-law could be so cruel. After all, Tao Aihong was pregnant with a boy. She just thought her mother-in-law was just saying something angrily, so she just smiled and didn't say anything else.
Daya took a bath before the New Year and hadn't taken a bath for half a month. Jiao Huilan was in confinement and naturally couldn't take care of her. Daya had finally gotten rid of the lice. Zhen Zhen didn't want her to get lice again because she hadn't taken a bath for so long, so he carried a wooden bucket and planned to take Daya to take a bath.
The bathhouse was two miles away and the road was slippery on the snowy day. Meng Daguo was filial and sent Zhen Zhen and Daya to the door of the bathhouse together.
"Mom, I'm at the door watching people play chess. Come out and call me, and I'll bring you the bucket."
Zhen Zhen smiled, but did not reject the cheap son! A son is a creature that you should be willing to use, otherwise what is the point of raising him?
It was just after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the bathhouse was crowded. Zhen Zhen was almost suffocated by the heat when he went in. Daya was even more pitiful. She was squeezed between a group of people's legs and could hardly move a step.
"Grandma, it's so crowded!" I was almost squeezed into a paper man.
Zhen Zhen sighed. In the past few months, she would wait until the kitchen had finished cooking and the room was warm before taking a quick shower with hot water. She would choose a sunny day to wash her hair separately. This first time she came to the bathhouse, she finally saw the world!
She gritted her teeth and took her granddaughter in. All the old women in the village were there, and when they saw Zhen Zhen come in, they winked at each other.
Zhen Guizhi used to have a bad reputation, but in recent months her personality has changed drastically. Last time Meng Eryong got married, she warmly entertained the villagers. The villagers all knew that she had changed and were willing to get close to her.
"Hey! Is Ogoku-sama coming to take a bath?"
Zhen Zhen smiled, and when he looked up, he was facing the woman's private parts. He turned his head away out of habit, "Yes, you brought the child to take a bath too?"
"Look at Zhen Guizhi. Her breasts haven't sagged at all even after giving birth to four children. Ours have long been unsightly! Zhen Guizhi, how do you maintain your breasts? They are firm on top and firm on the bottom. Look at that butt!"
As the woman spoke, she slapped Zhen Zhen on the buttocks, almost making Zhen Zhen faint.
"Look at that! A slap, a loud slap! No wonder you can't get out of bed every time Daguo Daddy comes home. If I were a man, I wouldn't be able to control myself when I saw your body!"
Everyone laughed.
Zhen Zhen looked up at the sky in silence, thinking that as a young lady, how could she be so worthy as to mingle among these old ladies? How could she be so qualified?
"Thank you for the award, Gouzi's mother!" Zhen Zhen said in a weak voice.
Gou Zi's mother thought it was funny. How could the shameless Zhen Guizhi be shy? Why was she blushing?
"Zhen Guizhi, your husband has been dead for several years. Have you ever thought about finding another one? I heard that Chen Gong from the next village has asked people about you several times. It's obvious that he wants to marry you! Zhou Mujiang from Bawei Village also has this intention. You said that you are young and have a good figure. It must be hard for you to live alone in an empty room! You might as well find a man to marry while you are still young!"
How come someone is urging me to get married just because I'm taking a shower? Zhen Zhen was speechless, "It's been a few years since Daguo's father died, and I'm ready to remain a widow for him. I have no intention of getting married. Let's not talk about this again in the future."
Gou Zi's mother smiled, knowing that women were thin-skinned and would of course show their loyalty to men in front of so many people.
"Mother Daguo, I don't mean anything else. You are young and beautiful, and Meng Hua is the only one in your family who has not married yet. When Meng Hua gets married, you can definitely find a man to live with. With your looks, which man wouldn't be completely devoted to you?"
Zhen Zhen was really grateful for her love, but she really had no plans to get married.
Although she appears to be a middle-aged man, she is an unmarried girl at heart. How could she possibly find a man who is nearly 40 years old?
What's the point? Uncle Tu is old, and he doesn't take a bath? Uncle Tu's wife died, but he still has a bunch of kids at home?
Spare her! She is unlucky enough to be a widow, and now she has to wait on a man to serve her. She will not be able to live like this!
"Come, Zhen Guizhi, let me rub your back!"
Gouzi's mother enthusiastically took the towel and twisted it into a hemp rope. Regardless of Zhen Zhen's objections, she started rubbing her back, making Zhen Zhen have to hold on to the wall to stand steadily.
When Gou Zi's mother finally finished wiping, Zhen Zhen felt dizzy and had no desire to live. She no longer wanted to take a bath.
Meng Daguo's bed had not been purchased yet, so Zhen Zhen could only continue to sleep with her adopted son. However, as it was getting dark, Zhen Zhen still did not wait for her youngest son.
It was snowing outside again. Zhen Zhen was leaning against the head of the bed knitting. She knitted a hat for Erya. The child was young, so it was easy for her to finish the work. She knitted a lot of hats in just a few days and felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, "Mom! Open the door! Your son is back!"
Zhen Zhen pretended not to hear and continued knitting. Then Meng Hua banged on the door, waking up her two brothers.
Zhen Zhen happened to be going to the bathroom. She got up with her clothes on and was almost blown away by the snow outside. "What are you arguing about?"
"Mom, my third brother wants to come in!" Meng Daguo was troubled but also took pleasure in the misfortune. "But the snow is too heavy and the door is blocked! So, we can't open the door to let him in!"
Meng Eryong smiled, "Third brother! It seems that our family doesn't recognize people. We haven't seen you for a long time, so we won't let you in. You can only stay at someone else's house tonight!"
Meng Hua was so angry that he almost collapsed. His mother was deceived by his two brothers, but he knew that they had bad intentions!
Isn't it because she is afraid that he will steal her mother's favor and deliberately wants to exclude her?
He can't leave!
Meng Hua turned around and found a low wall, ready to climb in, but the wall was frozen, and he fell down several times.
"Mom! Tell my eldest and second brothers to shovel the snow and let me in!" Meng Hua yelled helplessly.
Zhen Zhen raised his eyebrows and sighed: "It's snowing so heavily, and your elder and second brothers are powerless!"
"Mom, you don't love me!"
"Son! How could I not love you? Just like you said, I feel pain when I am beaten! I feel bad that you are freezing outside! But what can I do? It is freezing cold, and I can't shovel all the snow in a short time. I can only bear the pain and lock you outside! But don't worry, I will think of you and miss you in my heart. Tomorrow morning, I will urge your brother to shovel snow for you. I will try to finish shoveling the snow before the day after tomorrow so that you can come in!"
After Zhen Zhen finished speaking, he put on his clothes, hummed a little tune, and walked away without looking back.
Meng Daguo and Meng Eryong were very happy and said deliberately: "Third brother! We brothers really don't want you to be frozen! Just wait, we will open the door and let you in after we take a nap!"
Meng Hua was so angry that he kicked the door, but Zhen Zhen calmed him down with a roar.
It's not that she deliberately targeted this villain son, but the snow this year was really heavy, and it was easily as high as a person, blocking the door. It would take a while to shovel all the snow. She couldn't ask the whole family to get up and shovel snow just to save her son's life, right?
Not only is it unrealistic, it's not worth it if you get sick from freezing.
Besides, if you can’t get in, just find a place to stay for the night. There’s nothing for my son to get used to!
Zhen Zhen slept alone and was finally able to cover herself with a down quilt. Yesterday, she was almost crushed to death by two cotton quilts. She wrapped herself in the quilt and had a good sleep.
Zhen Zhen was very happy after a good night's sleep without having any dreams.
After getting up, she went to see Erya first as usual.
Erya really grows up with the times, changing every day. Jiao Huilan ate well and had plenty of milk during the confinement period, so she made Erya plump and white.
Zhen Zhen felt that Jiao Huilan and Erya had not taken a bath for a long time, and there was a smell in the house, but the weather was cold, and adults and children could not take a bath easily for fear of catching a cold, so they could only wait until spring.
She walked out the door. "Are you done with the snow shovel?"
"Not yet, Mom!" Meng Daguo and Meng Eryong were busy, and Tao Aihong was eating melon seeds by the door.
Zhen Zhen went into the house to light a fire, wanting to get some hot water to wash his face, but the smoke made his eyes red again.
Zhen Zhen looked up at the sky in silence. Why was it so difficult to light a fire? She was a graduate from a prestigious university and had written such a difficult thesis, but she couldn't even light a fire!
When Meng Hua entered the room furiously, he saw that his mother looked like she had not slept all night. Her eyes were as red as a rabbit's, and her expression was full of criticism and self-criticism. She stared at him with sad eyes, and it was obvious that she had been frightened the whole night.
This is a good mother who stayed up all night for her son! She still loves him!
Zhen Zhen was tripped by the snow and stumbled, "Son! You've suffered!"
Mom was so anxious that she couldn’t even stand!
Meng Hua was no longer so angry. He turned around and saw Tao Aihong eating melon seeds all over the floor.
He angrily said, "Are sunflower seeds good to eat? They are delicious but you are lazy! You only know how to eat them every day!"
Tao Aihong was so confused when she was scolded. She was just eating melon seeds. Who did she offend?
"Mother! Look at my third brother! What kind of person is he? I am his second sister-in-law after all, how can you say that to me?"
"Oh! Your third brother just likes to tell the truth!" Zhen Zhen sighed.
Tao Aihong: ???
At noon, Old Lady Meng and her father came to see Erya. They saw that Erya was plump and fair, and the house was clean and tidy. Jiao Huilan was well raised. Knowing that Zhen Guizhi did not treat her daughter-in-law and granddaughter badly, their impression of her improved a lot.
As soon as they left, Jiao Huilan's parents arrived. According to the custom of Batou Village, the child's parents should come to send gifts when the child is 12 days old. No one from the Jiao family came at that time, so Jiao Huilan was embarrassed. Zhen Zhen didn't say anything, but just comforted her a few words.
Now, more than half a month has passed, and someone from the Jiao family has finally come, but he came with empty hands and was reluctant to bring even some dried noodles and fried dough sticks.
"Grandma Daya, my Huilan is useless and can't give birth to a grandson for your Meng family!"
Jiao Huilan's mother is only a few years older than Zhen Zhen, but her skin is as dry as firewood, and she has three white sclera in her eyes. She always rolls her eyes when she looks at people, and she has a calculating look that makes people feel disgusted.
Zhen Zhen smiled, "Mother-in-law, aren't you insulting me by saying this? Huilan is my daughter-in-law, and she gave birth to the descendants of my Meng family. I like both boys and girls!"
"How can it be the same? A son is a son, a daughter is a daughter. Our Huilan is useless. If it were my daughter-in-law, and she gave birth to two babies and still had girls, I would not tolerate it for a moment! I would definitely use a stick to drive her back to her parents' home! You didn't do that, you are kind! Huilan is lucky to have a mother-in-law like you!"
How should Zhen Zhen respond to this?
After saying this, Jiao's mother went into her daughter's room. When she saw a pot of chicken soup cooking on the stove in Jiao Huilan's room, her eyes almost popped out.
"Your mother-in-law was willing to let you eat chicken soup? How can you, a woman who couldn't even give birth to a son, eat so well? Poor your mother had nothing to eat or drink at home, and your sister-in-law could only eat bran after giving birth, and the whole family almost starved to death! You, such a heartless daughter, actually lay in bed, drinking chicken soup, doing nothing but enjoying yourself!" Jiao's mother rolled her eyes and started scolding.
Jiao Huilan was beaten and scolded when she was little, and she was afraid whenever she saw her mother.
"Mom, I'm in confinement! I must stay in bed."
"Confinement? Think about how I gave birth to your brother in the dead of winter. I had nothing to eat or drink, and I had to go out to do farm work and dig sweet potatoes. What kind of life was that? But you, you gave birth to a girl, and you dare to lie here and wait for others to serve you. How dare you be so arrogant? If I were you, I would rather die by hitting my head against a wall!"
Jiao Huilan lowered her head after being scolded.
Ever since she could remember, her mother liked to say this, repeatedly talking about the hardships she had experienced in her youth, how much she had suffered, and how badly Grandma Jiao had treated her, which made her feel very guilty. Sometimes, if Jiao Huilan just ate a piece of candy, she would be scolded as if she had committed a huge sin!
Every time they met, Jiao Huilan had to save some money to support her, otherwise her mother would keep scolding her for being heartless.
After a long time, Jiao Huilan was afraid to see her.
"Mom, my mother-in-law doesn't care whether I give birth to a daughter or not. She cooks chicken soup and fish soup, and asks me to eat several brown sugar-boiled eggs a day. She also has steamed bread and noodles for every meal, for fear that I will be tired and hungry! She is different from other mothers. She still loves me and treats me well even if I give birth to a daughter!" Jiao Huilan said in a low voice.
"What? You actually eat so well! Tsk tsk tsk! How dare a woman who can't give birth to a son eat so many good things at her husband's house? If it were your sister-in-law, she would have kicked me out long ago! How dare you, you bastard, waste good things like this! I tell you, you don't deserve to eat so well. When your mother-in-law gives you good things, you should keep them and give them to your mother, so that she can take them back to your nephew to eat!"
Mother Jiao instructed, and then turned to look inside the house, "What good things do you plan to bring back for Mom this time? Some noodles, right? Some brown sugar, right? Don't even eat the chicken soup, tell me to bring it back with the soup and water."
Zhen Zhen heard the noise and came to see what was going on. As soon as he went out, he saw Tao Aihong lying at the door of the main room and eavesdropping.
"Does it sound good?" Zhen Zhen smiled.
Tao Aihong was so frightened that she shivered and the melon seeds in her mouth fell out. "Mom! Hehe, I was just passing by and just listened."
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