The good relationship between Sheng Yanchuan and Nanqiao has become well-known in the village recently. Many families who were not optimistic about Sheng Yanchuan at the beginning have gradually stopped thinking about him and will greet Nanqiao and Sheng Yanchuan with a smile when they see them returning to the village.
As for Hui Ping next door, she regretted it so much since she saw Sheng Yanchuan and Nan Qiao bringing back big and small bags of things every week.
As soon as she saw Nanqiao coming back, Huiping came over.
"Nanqiao, you guys are back."
As the end of the year approached, the weather was extremely cold. Nanqiao was wrapped up tightly and was chatting and joking with Sheng Yanchuan when he heard Huiping's voice and turned to look over.
The man seemed to be darker and thinner than the last time we met. His originally handsome appearance now had sunken eyes and looked a little old.
After all, she was Sheng Yanchuan's sister-in-law, and she could be talked to in a nice way. Nanqiao did not intend to make an enemy of her. He just looked at her imperceptibly and replied with a smile on his face.
"Sister-in-law, Brother Chuan and I came back to see Mom."
"You guys brought back a lot of stuff again." Hui Ping looked at the things in Sheng Yanchuan's hand with envy.
"Well, the weather is getting cold, so my company gave me some cotton coupons, so I made some cotton clothes for my parents." Nanqiao naturally knew what Huiping meant, but she had no intention of giving her a share of the things.
"That's great! Cotton is hard to buy. You guys are so capable. Your elder brother and I are still wearing our old cotton-padded clothes, which are not warm enough." Huiping complained to Nanqiao in a disappointed tone.
"It's easy to buy. Sister-in-law, if you want to buy, I can sell you my remaining cotton coupons. The supply and marketing cooperative has sold a lot of cotton during this period."
"We...we can't afford it, it's too expensive." Hui Ping said with a vague look in her eyes. When she thought about the money at home, she had no confidence at all.
"How could that be? I heard from Brother Chuan that there were quite a lot of things left when the family was divided. Sister-in-law, don't be too frugal. You have to spend what you need. Taking care of your health is the most important thing."
Hui Ping found Nan Qiao's words increasingly harsh, and her smiling face instantly collapsed. "I am just a villager, I am not worthy. You guys go see your parents, I am going home."
Hui Ping said this in a sarcastic tone and turned back.
Nan Qiao stood there with a puzzled look on his face, "What did I say? Why is she so depressed? Even if she can't get any advantage from me, she shouldn't be like this."
This is not really Nanqiao's fault. She only knew that when the family was divided, she gave more than 200 yuan to Brother Sheng's family. She only knew that Sister Sheng's family came to visit her afterwards, but she didn't know what happened specifically.
"Don't worry about her. I heard it from my mom. I guess she took a lot of money from our house when her parents came last time."
"No wonder, I thought she was sick when I saw her just now, but it turns out she is hungry." Nanqiao curled her lips. At this time, the villagers' income depends entirely on those work points, and they can only get food at the end of the year. Now they are far away from the village and the shop, and they don't even have extra money to build a house. If they don't have much money and food, then this winter will be difficult.
"Not only that, I heard from my parents that my eldest sister-in-law not only gave money to her parents' home, but also took a lot of food from her parents' home during the wedding of my second brother and his wife. That was all earned by my eldest brother who worked hard to build houses for others during that period of time." Taohua, who was following behind, saw Chen Nian talking about this and added a sentence
"This... is too much, can't you just make a living?" Nanqiao thought this man was incredible. He had become so thin and didn't get any help from his family. Fu Dimo was unbeatable for doing this, but it was really hard for Brother Sheng.
"Who knows, maybe if my mother's family is well fed, I will be full too."
"Brother Sheng is so pitiful," Nanqiao said, shaking his head as he watched Huiping enter the room.
"Let's go, don't worry about her." Sheng Yanchuan poured the things into one hand and carried it, freeing up one hand to pull Nanqiao home.
Nanqiao nodded and went home with Sheng Yanchuan
Aunt Xiumei had a bitter face and didn't know what to say to Uncle Sheng. When she saw Nanqiao and Sheng Yanchuan coming back, her face changed instantly and her smile was as bright and warm as the warm sun in winter.
"Qiaoqiao is back, come into the house and warm up"
"Mom and Dad, are you all home today?" Nanqiao called sweetly as she entered the house.
"No, the temperature has dropped a lot recently, so I'm going to stay at home for the winter. I don't need to go to work."
"That's good. It's been too cold recently." Nanqiao took off his coat and sat cross-legged on the kang, watching Sheng Yanchuan help cook.
"Oh, by the way, my company has issued a lot of cotton coupons, and I made two sets of cotton clothes for you two in town. Mom and Dad, please try them to see if they fit you well."
Nanqiao said as he took out two cotton-padded clothes from the package that Sheng Yanchuan had placed beside the kang.
The men's version is a dark blue Chinese buttoned style, while the women's version is a blue background with white flowers that is very suitable for this era.
"Look at you guys, just make it for yourself. We two old people don't go out at home, why do we need to wear such good clothes?" Aunt Xiumei said, not wanting to accept it, but Aunt Xiumei and Uncle Sheng were still happy about the children's filial piety, and even the depression in their hearts during this period of time was relieved a lot.
"It's okay. You have to dress nicely even in the village. Mom and Dad can try it on to see if it fits," Nanqiao advised coquettishly.
Aunt Xiumei no longer refused and tried it on with Uncle Sheng. It fit her perfectly, but she took it off after just one try.
"Put it away first and wear it during the New Year. Don't let it get dirty now."
Uncle Sheng also took it off, folded it neatly, and put it in the closet.
Uncle Sheng was not good at speaking, but Nanqiao could easily tell from his careful movements that he was happy about his son and daughter-in-law's filial piety.
But thinking of his eldest son's family next door, Uncle Sheng sighed slightly as he turned around.
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