Chapter 151 Comparison

Lu Ping could sense his brother's emotions. This was clearly done for Hou Bo to see, to deliberately squeeze Hou Bo.

Since Hou Bo and his two children came, their grandma has taken good care of them, and their third aunt is especially attentive to them, from dressing and eating to studying and exercising.

Lu An also complained that the third aunt treats her relatives better than her family members.

Lu Ping was a little confused. He didn't know why his brother's thoughts were getting weirder and weirder. It seemed that he had to talk to his brother before he went to bed at night.

Since Lu Shaotang came back, the brothers Ding Guowen and Ding Guowu were obviously much better when they came to the Lu family than last year, and they were closer to Lu Ping and Lu An, as if they had always been so intimate.

Although Panpan and Tiantian are young, they don't buy into this. They are good friends, and they have always been good friends, not suddenly.

Lu Ping is also doing the same as usual, only Lu An has become close because of the three cousins' overtures.

Ding Guowen used to look down on him, but now he is willing to play with him, and he feels very good.

Especially now that Hou Bo has come over, he always feels that Hou Bo has snatched the love that belongs to him. After all, they are of similar age. Hou Bo is more handsome than him, has better academic performance, and is the nephew of his third aunt, so his third uncle is closer to him. Lu An is a little unhappy and jealous of Hou Bo.

Lu An is now talking loudly and enthusiastically to his three cousins, introducing the new house at home and telling them how it was when the house was built.

How could a child's thoughts and tricks be hidden from an adult? Lu Ping was so embarrassed that he tried to signal his brother with his eyes several times, but Lu An didn't understand or ignored him.

Ding Guowen and Ding Guowu were very curious about Hou Bo and his friends, and wanted to get close to them. After all, Hou Bo and his friends were from Qizhou, which is a big city!

Lu An was a little angry again.

Big sister Lu spoke to Lin Shu affectionately, "Sister-in-law, you've been working hard lately, building houses and making incense."

Lin Shu smiled and said, "I just cook, the hard work is done by others."

Ding Runsheng has already started chatting with old man Lu, "Dad, why didn't Shaotang come back?"

Old man Lu said, "He's so busy at work, it's impossible for him to move in with us. We won't be unable to eat without him, so don't worry about it." Ding

Runsheng laughed and then asked big brother Lu and second brother.

Big brother Lu and Zhang Guiqi went out to deliver goods to the neighboring county yesterday, and took orders on the way back. They agreed to come back early today. Second

brother Lu is still finishing up in the incense making room, and will come over soon.

Father Lu took them to see the new house over there: "When you come to live here in the future, live in this house."

He had asked Fang Dihua before whether the third son and his wife wanted to move to the new house, but Fang Dihua said that the third daughter-in-law was not happy about it.

Lin Shu liked the old house more. After all, the half-meter thick loess wall was smooth and warm in winter and cool in summer. She didn't want to move out.

Father Lu was relieved to make a promise to his son-in-law.

Several people rushed in to see that the depth was larger than the old house and larger than the incense making room.

Ding Runsheng: "Dad, we occupied the back street when we built the house. Do the people behind have any objections?"

Father Lu: "We didn't occupy the back street. This is our own land."

Originally, there was a one-and-a-half-meter reserved space behind the house, and now it is just right to be pushed out.

These two rooms are deep and wide, so the windows are large and the light is abundant. The walls are painted white, so the interior is bright.

The floor is paved with stone bricks, which are clean and neat, and not easy to get loose soil.

What surprised everyone even more was that these two rooms were not the common south-facing kangs, but north-facing kangs.

Sister Lu immediately said, "Dad, which bricklayer made this kang? How can you make a kang like this? Don't be fooling us."

Everyone made the kang on the south side, so that it was convenient to sit on the kang and use the light from outside to do work. It was so strange to put the kang on the north side.

This did not conform to her aesthetics, and she immediately wanted to take care of it.

Father Lu: "This was designed by your third sister-in-law. Your mother and I think it's great."

Sister Lu turned around immediately and found that Lin Shu didn't follow. She whispered: "Dad, your third sister-in-law has been to the city several times and has some experience, but how can she understand things like making a kang?"

Father Lu: "Why not? How cool is the kang in the north in summer? It's cold in winter and you have to burn fire anyway, so there's no difference between the south and the north. Besides, when electric lights are installed in the future, the lighting will be the same."

The third daughter-in-law also said that she wanted to make two desks and put them under the south window, so that the children can write and draw here.

Seeing that her father was also proud and trusting when talking about Lin Shu, Sister Lu felt quite sour in her heart.

The third brother's wife is now very special. The third brother loves her, and so do his parents. Not to mention anything else, even her, the eldest sister-in-law, should love her more.

After touring the house, everyone talked on the kang in the new house. The new house was just right because it was cool.

The eldest and second sisters-in-law of Lu came back from work, so Lin Shu asked the second sister-in-law of Lu to help light the fire and cook, because the eldest sister-in-law of Lu had to fetch water. Lu Xiuxiu was talking to Ding Guohua in the main room.

The second sister-in-law of Lu did not refuse. When there were guests at home and delicious food, of course she had to help.

Lin Shu took a look calmly and found that Xiuxiu looked normal, but Ding Guohua's eyes were glued to her.

It happened that the eldest sister of Lu came over, and Lin Shu asked Ding Guohua in a low voice about his marriage.

Nowadays, people start dating early, starting at 17. When they are about 20, they can spend two more years with their relatives to get used to each other and see the character of the person. Of course, the most important thing is that some people want to keep their son-in-law's family interested for two more years, so that the son-in-law can come to give gifts and do work during festivals. If you

don't try to persuade your son-in-law before marriage, it will be basically impossible after marriage.

Sister Lu changed her previous tone of saying that she was looking for a date and smiled, "He is still young, let's talk about it in two years. Wait until you are 19 to see him, and the same goes for getting married at 20."

The main reason is that Guohua himself does not want to go on a blind date early, and his father-in-law also said that his family can still move up a step.

Guo Taiyi can send his grandson to work in the county textile factory, so can't he arrange one for his grandson?

Of course he can.

But ordinary people struggle to get jobs in ordinary factories. They work as apprentices for two years and earn about ten yuan a month, which is barely enough to eat, and not enough to give gifts to the masters and leaders who will be promoted to regular employees.

Ding Jiachang doesn't want his grandson to work in a factory. He works very hard in a factory and earns only 30 years at most. It's better for him to work in the county committee.

Although the salary of government employees is generally higher than that of workers, and lower than that of workers and masters, the hidden benefits are good.

Let's not talk about others, just talk about himself. As the deputy director of the grain management office, has his family ever lacked food? Even his relatives' families would!

He knew the cadres of the county's armed forces department and military service department. This was not a very popular position and there was no real power, but there were all the benefits.

They said they ate commercial grains and the ration was 30 kilograms of grain per person, but what about the reality?

They didn't have to pay for meals, and they didn't need to use grain coupons to buy them.

The grain coupons at home were useless if they were just lying there.

Ordinary people outside racked their brains to buy a few kilograms of grain coupons to supplement their food, but they didn't need to do that at all.

His third uncle was in the army and was very familiar with the armed forces department and military service department. It was just a matter of a word to ask Guohua to go there to work.

He had already inquired about it, and they just needed to make it clear that Lu Shaotang could go over and say hello, or write a note, and the job would be arranged immediately.

Without Lu Shaotang's clear opinion, even if they were close relatives and friends, they would not make this offer.

Ding Jiachang understood that they needed Lu Shaotang's favor, and if Lu Shaotang didn't make it clear, and he sent Guohua over, what if Lu Shaotang didn't admit it?

It would hurt the relationship.

Ding Guohua went to work in the county government, Runsheng took over his job, Guowen could follow his third uncle to the army, and Guowu would continue to take over his father's job when he grew up.

He made clear arrangements for his family, and although he didn't tell Lu's eldest sister directly, he asked her to talk to Lu Shaotang to see if he could send her nephew to work in the county.

This is his nephew, a family member. Guohua works in the county committee, and he is helpful to the family and friends. He can also help Panpan, Tiantian and other children in the future.

He believes that Lu Shaotang understands. If Lu Shaotang doesn't understand, Fang Dihua and Lu Laodi do.

​​Sister Lu doesn't think too much, but she listens to her father-in-law's arrangements and thinks that it's just a matter of talking to her third brother.

That's her third brother, how can he ignore her child? He will do it for her in a minute.

He can manage the families of his first and second aunts, but it's impossible for him to ignore his own eldest sister.

She smiled at Lin Shu and said, "Guohua is an ambitious child who loves to study. If he had not been denied the college entrance examination, he would have definitely taken the entrance exam for Peking University or Huazhong University. Now he says that he is still young and does not want to go on blind dates too early. He wants to start a career first."

Lin Shu smiled slightly, but did not respond. She just praised Guohua for having ideas.

Sister Lu was originally quite pragmatic and simple, but after following the Ding family, she got the habit of bragging without blushing.

It was good that Ding Guohua was admitted to high school, but his level was far from that of Peking University or Huazhong University. At most, he could be admitted to a normal school or a junior college.

In the eyes of the Ding family, whatever he did must be the best, and he would brag about it with a score of 50.

Anyway, no one would expose him, right?

Even if someone really doubts, they will find excuses for themselves. In short, you can't let your boasting fall to the ground, you must fly in the sky. Just don't

brag so much that you believe it yourself.

Sister Lu was waiting for Lin Shu to ask where Guohua worked, so that she could ask Lu Shaotang for help, but Lin Shu didn't ask.

She had to take the initiative to say: "Guohua is an ambitious child, and he doesn't even look down on that kind of unit."

The second sister Lu, who was burning with anger, immediately said: "Sister, don't you go to the textile factory?"

The county town is not big, but there are some factories, just smaller in scale.

The textile factory is the best, mainly providing yarn for the city's textile factory.

Second sister Lu dreamed of having a class to attend.

Now everyone in the family is working, but she is working in the fields. She is sulking all day.

Big Sister Lu: "In a small textile factory, the apprenticeship salary used to be only 15 or 16 yuan. It's too unfair to Guohua."

When Second Sister Lu heard this, her eyes lit up and she said: "Big Sister, what about me? I can go!"

Big Sister Lu looked a little embarrassed. How could the second daughter-in-law be so ignorant? She used to be lively when she was compared to the sulky third daughter-in-law. Now the third daughter-in-law has become smarter, but she has become stupid.

She said, "No, you are registered in Lujiazhuang, you can't move, unlike other young people."

Lu Ersao immediately said, "Well... my nephew from my mother's side is about the same age as Guohua, it's just right for him to work in a textile factory, there's nothing to worry about as an apprentice, you can get a permanent job in two years."

Lin Shu was busy preparing dishes and cooking, not saying anything, but she couldn't help laughing in her heart.

Lu Ersao is really...

This kind of thing is too common.

For example, a relative shows off to others that she has too much meat to eat, and she doesn't like it, so she gives it to whoever she wants. As a result, the other party doesn't appreciate it and finds fault, so she comes to complain to others. If you really think she is just complaining, saying "If you don't like it, then give it to me", then the other party will be interrupted. She just wants to show off to you that she has and complain about that friend, not to give you meat!

The key is that she may not have it, she is just showing off. If you want it, wouldn't that expose her?

Second Sister-in-law Lu has now exposed the vanity of the Ding family, who said that they can easily arrange a job in a textile factory and they are not interested in it.

Second Sister-in-law Lu really wants to take advantage of her and let Big Sister Lu arrange a job for her. Anyway, you can arrange it at will. If you don't want it, why don't you give it to me?

The logic of the person who takes advantage is that you have it anyway, why don't you give it to me if it is lying there?

Didn't you think that arranging this job also requires a lot of favors? They must have worked hard to get favors for their son, so why should they give it to you?

Big Sister Lu's face was a little ugly. Lin Shu didn't need to think about it and changed the subject herself, "Where is Hehuan? Why hasn't she come yet? This girl is always dawdling."

She called Guo Wen and Guo Wu, asking them to call the younger sister to come for dinner.

If you don't come soon, it will be dark.

When Lin Shu was cooking, she found that Ding Guohua had been talking to Lu Xiuxiu. Xiuxiu was obviously not feeling well, but he still had no intention of leaving. Lu

Xiuxiu looked at Lin Shu several times. She didn't know how to end the conversation with Ding Guohua. Several times when she ran out of words, she wanted to leave, but Ding Guohua brought up a new topic.

She has lived in her aunt's house for two years. Her aunt and uncle are very good to her, and her brothers and sisters are also good. Naturally, she can't ignore her eldest cousin.

But it's really embarrassing to chat like this. He asked her what she was doing at home, whether she was tired of making clothes, where she went to play, why didn't she go to his house to play, etc. After she answered all the questions, she didn't know what to talk about.

In fact, she doesn't know how to chat with the opposite sex.

But she can't show that she is impatient or doesn't want to chat. That would be impolite and unfair to others.

At this time, Lin Shu smiled and called them, "Xiu Xiu, come and help me." She said to Ding Guohua, "Guohua, go and see why your aunt and the others haven't come yet."

Ding Guohua responded, watched Lu Xiu Xiu go, and turned to leave. Why did he feel that Xiu Xiu turned around and left too quickly, not as clinging to him as when she was a child?

In fact, Lu Xiu Xiu didn't cling to him when she was a child, but the child liked to play with her brothers and sisters.

Lu Xiu Xiu couldn't wait to run to Lin Shu, "Auntie, do something for me?"

Lin Shu casually assigned her to rinse the dishes with clean water again.

There is a lot of dust in the countryside, and the washed dishes will also be covered with dust. She always rinses them before using them.

It's almost time for dinner, but Lu Hehuan and Xu Xiaoyou are late for sex.

Fang Dihua was smiling at first, but now she was no longer smiling. She pulled a face and sneered at her, "Why are you so busy? Do you need to urge me? You should have said something if you were not coming."

Lu Hehuan felt aggrieved, "Mom, I'm just a little late."

Xu Xiaoyou was explaining to Lin Shu why he was late.

"We can go out soon. My grandma suddenly said she felt dizzy and asked me to help her lie down. She also needed to take medicine and apply plasters."

Sister Lu heard it, sneered, and punched Lu Hehuan, "Where is Xu Shihua? Will he never step into our house again?"

Lu Hehuan staggered after being punched by her. She rubbed her shoulders and whispered, "Sister, be gentle. I... am pregnant."

She smiled at Fang Dihua and Sister Lu, but they didn't look very happy. "Mom, sister, why aren't you happy for me?"

She and Xu Shihua have been married for almost two years. It's a good thing to have a child.

Fang Dihua: "Good news, you should eat more."

But she didn't look happy.

The daughter and Xu Shihua have been married for almost two years and they still don’t have a child. Fang Dihua secretly wondered if Xu Shihua could no longer have children.

To be honest, she really looked down on this son-in-law.

He has never been to the Lu family’s house properly since they got married!

How could he be a son-in-law like this?

He doesn’t treat my daughter as a human being, or he doesn’t treat my Lu family as relatives?

Of course Lu Hehuan was embarrassed to tell them that Xu Shihua had been in a cold war with her from time to time before, so how could she be pregnant?

But after she rejected him once when Yaoyao burned his foot, he might have been grateful for her taking care of the child, or he might have begun to realize her importance, and he slowly treated her better.

In recent months, he has been especially nice to her, and it’s a bit like he’s sweetening her up. Isn’t it because she’s pregnant?

Lin Shu didn't look at her, and Lu's wife asked loudly: "Where is Xu Shihua? Why didn't he accompany you back to your parents' home when you were pregnant? Is he feeding mosquitoes by the river with another woman?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole room fell silent.