"Speak up, stop dawdling and just say it, so that Xiaochun and her husband won't have to see you!" Su's mother's disdainful tone could be heard even from a distance.
Seeing that Su Gege and Sa Sa Sa's faces had turned a deep liver color, Su Xia silently mourned for them.
Su Ge's wife tried to rouse the man for a long time, but Su Ge still didn't react.
Finally, Sister-in-law Su decided to speak up herself. She glanced at her in-laws, inwardly complaining, "They're all sons, why is the third one treated better..."
He has completely forgotten the trouble he caused at home back then.
"Father, Mother, Xiaolan is of marriageable age. You two will be grandparents and aunts..."
Su Xia was taken aback. Why was she involved here? She looked at her niece beside her, who was shyly twisting her fingers.
"Are you asking for a beating during the New Year? Xiaolan getting married is your and Lao Gu's business!" Su Mu was about to slam his fist on the table.
Su's sister-in-law glanced at Su Xia, who remained silent, and her jealous malice almost erupted.
"Mother, Xiaolan is also your granddaughter. Do you really want her to find a good family?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Su felt no pity, but rather disappointment in the Lao family.
Before, Su Lan was thinking of asking her third brother to help her find a match in the city, but she also thought that the young men in the county town would never be interested in her.
Furthermore, household registration is now all based on the mother. Xiaolan has no job and no house, so her future children will all have rural household registration.
Su Xia was watching the commotion when she suddenly heard her sister-in-law Su calling her.
"Xiaxia, you're my aunt, how could you bear to see Xiaolan suffer...!"
Su Xia's lips twitched involuntarily, and what was even more ridiculous was that Xiao Bao asked in a soft, sweet voice, "Mom... what does 'hard times' mean...?"
Chen Jianguo tried to stop them but couldn't, only to be met with the liver-colored faces of Su Ge's family...
Then, before the adults could react, the little girl clapped her hands crisply on the back of her brother's head.
"Silly...you know about the hard times?" The look of disdain in her eyes was somewhat familiar to Su Xia.
Xiao Bao covered the back of his head. "Does my sister know?"
"Hmph—the hard times are no milk powder to drink, no candy to eat, not a single biscuit or chocolate...!" The little girl said with great seriousness.
Su Xia's expression was uncanny; not only had her parents softened, but her brother Su's family was even more so—
"Waaaaah... Waaaaah... I'm going to have a hard life...!"
Okay—the little girl scared her brother to tears, but because the child was crying, Su's sister-in-law couldn't finish her sentence.
Su Xia had no choice but to soothe the child. After finally calming him down, she looked up in surprise and asked, "Where are they?"
"I went back while you were comforting Xiaobao!" Su's mother excitedly replied.
Su Xia was taken aback, then looked confused. "Is there something wrong with them?"
"What if something happens? Who can help them?" Su's mother said disdainfully.
"Xiao Lan is a good girl. Your dad told the old folks back then that if we came to that area, we should have the opportunity to study more. They listened, but now they regret it...it's too late!"
Su Xia looked at her mother and realized that she still wanted Su Lan to marry into the city.
Why....
Why do you always want to go to the city? After 78 years, you can go anywhere, not just the county seat, but the city.
Su Xia and the others stayed there until the afternoon. First, Chen Jianguo dropped off Niu Niu, Da Bao, and Ge Bao, and then came back to pick up Su Xia and the two younger children.
After Chen Jianguo left, Su Xia complained to her mother, "If it weren't for these two, we would have gone back together!"
Su's mother rolled her eyes. "You wish! Look how old Niu Niu and Da Bao are. No matter how big your bicycle is, can it fit three adults?"
Su Xia... Okay, forget about that!
After Chen Jianguo returned, the family said goodbye to Su's parents and went home.
As soon as Su's mother and the others left, she rushed to Su's brother's house and started cursing at the door.
"You old bastard, I told you back then to let the kids study more, but you had to listen to your troublemaker..."
The Su family, including a physics major, and Su Chun and her husband, who have returned to their maternal home after a hundred years...
The people in the room looked at each other in bewilderment. Sister-in-law Su wanted to go out and argue, but Brother Su held her tightly.
"Sharp eyes!" "If you want to embarrass yourself, don't go out!"
Outside, Su's mother continued, "You have quite the nerve, dreaming big...you even want to go into the city? What makes you think you're so high and mighty?"
"When Xia came back to borrow grain, you all hid from her, showing no brotherly or sisterly affection whatsoever. And third brother, when you were all studying and getting married, your father and I worried and toiled so much. Third brother was only ten years old, and you all just endured it..."
"Old man, your father and I have done nothing to wrong you. Our third son eats the food we saved up, not a single bite of yours. Now that you see him doing well, you want to get close to us..."
Mother Su took a breath and continued, "You may have some shame, but we do too... And what about Xiaxia? If I find out you went there, I'll drink my ass off and get the team leader and the others to come and settle this matter..."
"Hmph... I'll settle the score with you guys about retirement later...!"
Pooh.....
After scolding her, Su's mother felt much better and turned to go home.
After hearing no more noise outside, Su Ge's family breathed a sigh of relief.
No one spoke. Su Chun's husband looked at his father-in-law's family again, feeling contempt in his heart.
Su Chun's face turned pale. Anyone who brought their husband back and saw such an embarrassing situation would be ashamed.
For the first time, she angrily said to her parents, "Father, Mother, I know you want Xiaolan to marry a city man, but do you think city men would even look at us?"
Su Gege and Su Gesao were already angry, and now, being scolded by their daughter in front of their son-in-law made them feel even more ashamed.
Su Ge shouted, "Shut up! How dare you talk to your parents like that?"
Tears welled up in Su Chun's eyes as she bravely cried out, "Dad, you may have forgotten why we came here, but I haven't. Now that my third uncle and aunt are living a good life, it's fine for us to want to get close to them, but we need to know if we're cut out for it...!"
The eldest daughter's words made Su Ge lower his head and remain silent, while Su Ge's wife was somewhat convinced and was about to argue.
Su Chun looked at her and said, "Mother, what do you think is so special about Xiao Lan? She's not well-educated, she can only read, and she's always been working at home. Her hands and face are rough and dark, and she doesn't even look as young as her aunt..."
Sister-in-law Su was stunned. She looked at her youngest daughter, who, although looking down at her younger daughter, had rough, red hands... clearly frostbite.
Thinking of my sister-in-law's fair face and hands...
Su Chun sighed and talked a lot with her sister, all about getting married.
Looking at her younger sister, though her heart ached, she still hardened her heart and said, "We were born into this village, and we still are. If our parents had continued to let you study, like your older brother... we would still have a chance to work in the county town, and later..."
Su Chun didn't have the strength to continue. Although her uncle and aunt were also troublemakers, they were slow-witted. But being slow-witted had its advantages, namely, they were obedient...
When Grandpa came over and said we should go to school, only my eldest uncle heard it. My parents listened on the surface, but they were worried about the money, so they let the sisters go.
When Su Chun left home, his only consolation was that his younger brother was still studying, and he hoped that he would have a bright future like his older brother Su Qiu.
After Su Xia got home, she completely forgot about Su Ge.
With the man at home, Su Xia finally had time to look after the two children. Chen Jianguo spent his days taking care of them, mostly playing indoors in the old house's courtyard...
They even go to the villages...
She was all alone at home. Su Xia lay comfortably, finally rolling around...
Nobody bothered us!
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