No matter how reluctant Shi Liu was, Zhou Pan finally chose to leave. At this moment, Shi Liu understood what it meant that military orders were as heavy as mountains.
Originally, Zhou Pan gave a wicker box to Chen Guofeng, but there was no ready-made one at home, so Shi Liu simply gave one of his own wicker boxes to Zhou Pan.
This made Chen Guofeng, who knew the truth, feel somewhat ashamed. He had followed the platoon leader for these years and not only had he been promoted, but he had also often taken advantage of the platoon leader. This time when he arrived at the Hai City Military Region, he must help the platoon leader gain a foothold.
After seeing Zhou Pan off, Shi Liu felt empty inside. Fortunately, there were many things to do during the New Year, and she followed Su Sanlan to visit relatives and soon had no time to think about Zhou Pan.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Su Sanlan went to her parents' home. Early in the morning, she prepared gifts for her three daughters-in-law.
Shi Dasao and her three sisters-in-law looked at the basket of meat and noodles, each grinning with joy. It had been hard for their parents to raise them, but every household was struggling this year. In previous years, they would only bring back two corn cobs when they returned to their parents' home, a fact they felt embarrassed about after a while. This year, with the extra income, her mother-in-law generously gave them three ounces of meat and two large pig bones. It wasn't much, but any meat was good stuff, and it also allowed them to repay their parents' debts.
Su Sanlan watched as the three Shi brothers happily left with their wives and children. She felt unhappy and slammed the door in anger. "They are all unfilial sons who forget their mothers after getting married. I have loved them in vain. When your father passed away, I was both his father and his mother. I raised the four of them with great difficulty. But in the end, they are all unfilial sons. You sound so happy just to go to your father-in-law's house..."
Fourth Brother Shi hurriedly said, "Mom, I am filial to you. I will stay at home with you today."
"Get lost! I have to go back to my parents' house. Go out and play by yourself. Go to your uncle's house for lunch. I won't leave any food for you."
After Fourth Brother Shi left, Su Sanlan curled her lips and said to her daughter with disdain, "I don't need him to accompany me. Your grandma's family will definitely make delicious food at noon. Your Fourth Brother is such a big eater. What if he finishes it all and my daughter has nothing to eat?"
Shi Liu could only bite the bullet and persuade her, "Today is Mother's day and she's back home. Big brother and his family don't usually go to my father-in-law's house. Besides, if we go too late, it will inevitably seem like we don't know the rules of etiquette."
Su Sanlan knew her daughter was right, but she just couldn't bear to part with the things. She muttered, "I don't know what those poor relatives will give me in return. If they don't give me enough, don't expect me to give them meat next time."
Shi Liu didn't say anything else. After all, her mother was always good at handling things. This time, she couldn't help but feel bad about giving away nearly a pound of meat and a lot of pig bones. But it would be fine after a while. After all, her mother was quite good at self-regulation.
After a while, Su Sanlan gritted her teeth and said, "I've brought back so many good things this time. If your uncle doesn't give me a generous return gift, I'll never let him go!"
Pomegranate:"……"
She felt that it was not easy for her uncle to have a sister like her mother. Fortunately, her two other aunts were not such people. In fact, she was wrong about this matter. The sisters Su Dahong and Su Erhuang were also not easy to deal with. Unfortunately, one of them gave birth to three daughters before she got a baby, and the other gave birth to four daughters. Even if they wanted to take advantage of her, they had no confidence.
From a distance, Shi Liu could hear her grandmother's full-throated scolding: "You don't even bother to visit me all year round. You come out on the second day of the New Year and bring these little things of our son to embarrass me. You are all so filial. I owe you..."
Su Sanlan twisted her lips and whispered to Shi Liu, "Every year this happens, but I never see your first and second aunts bring extra rice. It's useless to say anything."
Shi Liu was so scared that she quickly pulled her mother's clothes and said, "Mom, be careful not to let my aunt and the others hear it." The relationship between the sisters was not good to begin with, and if they heard it, it would definitely cause a dispute.
Su Sanlan curled her lips in disdain. Those two cowards didn't dare to argue with her now. It was because their stomachs were not strong enough.
"Mom, I'm here--" As soon as the door was opened, Su Sanlan greeted his mother in a high-spirited voice.
Upon hearing this, Grandma Su immediately stopped paying attention to the two silly girls: "Hey, our Sanlan is here——"
Shi Liu was stunned. The difference in treatment was so great that it was no wonder her mother had such a bad relationship with her two aunts. Her mother could ignore her two aunts, but she couldn't: "Big aunt and Second aunt are great."
"Oh!" Aunt Su married someone from Shitou Village as well, but the lives they led after marriage were completely different.
"Shi Liu is here at your grandma's house." Aunt Su greeted with a smile and red eyes.
On the other side, Su Sanlan successfully reunited with her grandmother. Grandma Su smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits when she saw her little girl coming over. It was obvious that she was really happy.
Grandma Su looked at her aunt and said, "Ping'an's mother, hurry up and pour a cup of brown sugar water for our Sanlan and Shiliu. She is so tactless and just knows how to be lazy."
When An's mother heard about the brown sugar water, her eyes turned red. She had worked so hard to give birth to a son for the Su family, but in the end she couldn't drink the brown sugar water. Instead, her married sister-in-law and her daughter drank it: "Mom, I'll go right away."
Soon, a cup of warm brown sugar water was placed in front of Shi Liu. Shi Liu thanked her aunt gently, and then began to drink it in small sips. As for the looks from her cousins next to her, she could only pretend they didn't exist.
In comparison, Su Sanlan's performance was much more exaggerated. She smacked her lips twice and said, "Oh, this brown sugar water is so sweet. Big sister, second sister, have you had some?"
Aunt Su and Aunt Su were suddenly embarrassed: "..."
Shi Liu secretly shook her head in her heart. Her mother was really arrogant. She always brought up things that were not related to the topic. It seemed that she had been bullied by her two aunts when she was a girl. Otherwise, she would not have started to take advantage of her mother when she was down. She did understand her mother a little bit.
Su Sanlan raised her eyebrows in disdain. In the past, these two people relied on their age to order her around. Now, because of their offspring, they were being looked down upon by her family. She deserved it! They had bullied her so much in the past.
Grandma Su acted as if she didn't see anything and continued to instruct Aunt Gao to prepare the meal.
When Su Sanlan heard about cooking, she patted her forehead in surprise, "Look at my brain, Mom, I brought you some delicious food, please keep it well." Then she started to take things out, "Mom, this peach cake was sent by Shi Liu's boyfriend. Shi Liu remembered that you like to eat peach cakes and quickly asked me to bring them all. And this jar of wine was also sent by my son-in-law. Big brother, you can drink it slowly later. This is a good wine that has been there for decades, don't guzzle it."
When the uncle heard there was wine, he immediately ignored everyone else and sat down: "My nephew and son-in-law are too polite. Why did you buy me wine? This is so embarrassing."
Su Sanlan put the wine jar on the table and said, "What you said is true. Our Shi Liu lost her biological father very early. You, as her uncle, are like her biological father. When Shi Liu gets married, she will have to rely on you to support her."
Grandma Su knew from the beginning that her grandson-in-law was an officer. She was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She knocked her cane and said, "He dares not to try. His grandson-in-law thinks highly of him. He must go!"
The uncle was not angry, but nodded in agreement: "I will definitely go when the time comes."
Grandma Su nodded in satisfaction: "That's more like it."
Su Sanlan continued to take out the goodies: "There's nothing else good here, just two pounds of pork head meat and a few large pig bones. I heard that bone soup is good for bones. Mom, please let Ping An drink more when you get back."
When Grandma Su heard that it was good for bones, she nodded quickly and said, "Let Ping An drink more later."
Shi Liu was worried that grandma would not drink it all and give it to her cousin, so she quickly said, "Simmer the big bones over a slow fire, and it will be very delicious. Grandma, you should drink more too. Your good health is a blessing for us younger generations."
Grandma Su immediately smiled.
The other cousins were amazed at how wealthy their third aunt was and how good their cousin was at talking.
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