"Grandma... Happy New Year!"
"Oh, Niu Niu is good too!" Su's mother grinned, her face almost covered with wrinkles.
"Grandpa, Happy New Year! May you live a long and healthy life!" The little girl, held in her father's arms, offered her sweet blessing.
They were overjoyed to have gained another father, Su, whose face was full of wrinkles.
"Sister, brother-in-law, your twins are so smart!" Su Nan exclaimed.
I didn't see that Bao Niu Niu's eyes were darting around. It wasn't until her parents handed her red envelopes that she hugged the old man's neck and gave him a sweet kiss.
Chen Jianguo smiled proudly, while Su Xia was too tired to even talk to him. She had been carrying the 30-plus-pound baby all the way, and her arms were aching from the exhaustion.
After waiting for your return, we finally sat on the warm kang (heated brick bed), and Su Xia felt the chill on her body disappear.
"Sister, have some hot water!" Shen Jiaxue handed Su Xia a bowl of freshly brewed brown sugar ginger water.
"And Niu Niu, have some too!"
"Thank you, Auntie!" Niu Niu said, accepting the gift.
Da Bao, Er Bao, and Chen Jianguo were all fine. Su Xia finished her drink herself, then forced the twins to each drink a couple of sips before letting them go play.
Bao Niu Niu immediately went to find Su Haojun, "Brother Haojun, let's play together!"
Su Haojun is also sensible; he takes his twin siblings to play with the toys he has collected.
In the bedroom, Shen Jiaxue, Su's mother, Su Xia, Niu Niu, and a few others sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) chatting.
Meanwhile, Chen Jianguo's father, Su Nan, was in the main room, drinking tea and smoking.
Shen Jiaxue looked at the graceful Niu Niu and said enviously, "Sister, you're so lucky! You have both a son and a daughter, and Niu Niu is so sensible!"
Su Xia... looked up. What's wrong?
"Do you want another one?" That's all she could think of.
As for her mother, Su, and the girl she gave birth to, Niu Niu, her eyebrows twitched. How could she possibly speak so bluntly?
Xueye was also angry, and even started to seriously consider it, "My parents also said that I should have another one!"
Su Xia nodded and looked at her mother, as if to say, "What do you say?"
Even Su's mother wanted to give her second-rate daughter a good beating, so there was no need to ask, of course she would!
Who would say they want a child in front of their daughter-in-law?
"Gyeong-seol, if you want it, just take it. Is there a mother here?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Jiaxue gave her mother-in-law a grateful smile, "Mother, it's this, it's because I'm afraid, what should I do with my son?"
Su's mother paused, "There's really no way to guarantee that." Su Xia didn't continue, "We'll do an ultrasound anyway. Even if we know, we can still abort it!"
"By the way, Mother, didn't my eldest brother and second brother come this way?" Su Xia was quite curious about this.
Upon hearing this, Su's mother's expression softened, and she calmly said, "What can they do even if they come? This is fine."
"Also, your second brother's second son is already engaged!"
"real?"
"Yes, we originally planned to get married before the new year, but someone in the groom's family passed away, so we'll have to wait!"
Su Xia looked Su Xue up and down, who was speaking, and Su's mother, who seemed a little happy. Was there really nothing going on?
"Mother, who is the man Su Lan has chosen?"
Su's mother looked at her daughter, whose eyes were wide open, clearly wanting to ask more questions and giving up...
Oh well... it's bound to happen sooner or later anyway, so let it be ugly.
"She's a sent-down youth from the village, what's her name..."
"Wei Daguo...!" Shen Jiaxue added.
Upon hearing this, Su's mother exclaimed, "Yes, that's the person!"
"What's so great about his looks? He's not even as tall as your second brother. If the two of them stood together, you could easily mistake them for brothers!"
*Pfft...*
Niu Niu couldn't help but laugh, and Su Xia glanced at her and wanted to laugh too.
Shen Jiaxue consciously went along, taking Niu Niu, who wasn't even a year old, with her. She left some space for herself.
"Mother, what was Second Brother thinking? Why did he decide to give Gulan to the educated youth?"
"He's dreaming! It's all because of your second sister-in-law, that troublemaker. She's just hoping two of the educated youth have gone back!"
Strangely enough, I originally planned to bring it back when I returned to the city.
However, Su Xia recalled what she had read in her later life: these educated youth did manage to return home. This was because their families had connections, and they could find work and return to the city.
There were also the first college entrance examination in 1977, and the college entrance examination in 1978. The third year, marriage and other things were restricted, so many educated youth actually stayed in the countryside at that time.
Some settled down there, while others moved to the city after the reform and opening up, through hard work.
"Xiaxia's mother is telling you, actually, it was your second sister-in-law who did this!"
Su Xia looked at her mother in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Su's mother glanced outside, then said in a low voice, "Your second sister-in-law used some tricks. When Lan and Wei Zhiqing were discovered, there were so many people around. How will they handle the wedding?"
Su Xia looked at her mother in shock, and after a long while, she said, "Is that my own child?"
"Hmph, do you think you're willing to be this old for Lanran?" Su's mother said irritably.
Su Xia was shocked. She never expected that the quiet and reserved girl in front of her would be so bold.
Actually, things were quite complicated. Before, Su Ersao wanted her daughter to marry into the county town. At first, she wanted to find Su Xia, but Su Xia would also go there, as she usually lived in the county town.
Since Su Ersao in the county town was also an acquaintance, she had no choice but to settle for second best and go to Su Nan and Ge Xue.
Over the past two years, the two of them had become so annoyed that they eventually found someone who actually wanted to contact the villagers.
The first person from southern Jiangsu also knew what was going on; it was a colleague's nephew.
Everything seemed fine at first, but when they met, Su Ersao immediately brought out three large items: 16 legs, and demanded a bride price of 88...
The man was so frightened that he ran away immediately...
Su Nan was so angry that she went straight home and beat up her second brother, Su Erge.
Su Erge was in the wrong and could only endure it, but in the end, he gave Su Ersao a good beating.
Even so, Su Ersao did not give up and started coming over frequently again, even going directly to Shen Jiaxue.
Finally, a neighbor introduced her to someone, but Su Nan later found out that the man was mentally challenged and his family just wanted someone to have children with.
After telling Su Erge (Second Brother Su), Su Erge was about to agree when Su Ersao (Second Sister-in-law Su) started again, saying that if "his family were given a job, Lan could marry into their family!"
Southern Jiangsu...
In the end, before they even met, that silly girl ran off on her own, fell into the river, and drowned. That was the end of that.
Another is a 30-year-old man whose wife died. He has 5 children, all boys, and he has a formal job.
She just wanted to find someone to look after the child, but Su Nan refused without even thinking about it.
I looked for several suitable families, but the good ones didn't even look at the village's beautiful women.
Su Erge and Su Ersao could only shove to the side. Finally, Su Ersao saw the educated youth in the village, especially the two who had returned last year.
I started to have some ideas. I originally thought of male educated youth who were good-looking and came from obviously good families, and whose surname was Liu.
But who would have thought that it would end up being the great state of Wei...
Su Ersao was so angry that she immediately demanded a replacement, but the villagers and educated youth were all there, so what could she do?
Su Lan was also disappointed. She twisted her sleeves and stood beside the cornfield, while Wei Daguo, standing to the side, had a calculating look in his eyes.
What was she thinking at the time? When Wei Daguo told her about Liu Zhiqing, she acted impulsively and left with him.
By the time they realized they were in a cornfield and no one was around, it was too late.
She was suddenly grabbed and hugged, and Su Lan was so frightened that she could only scream. This scream immediately attracted the attention of Su Ersao, who was working and hadn't had a chance to think things through...
Listening to her mother's story, Su Xia could only sigh, "Art truly does originate from life."
"Second sister-in-law just agreed like that?"
"What if they agree? So many people in the village, and even the educated youth compound saw it. They saw Gu Lan hugging someone. Are they going to let Gu Lan stay at home like an old maid?" Su's mother said irritably.
This is also why she and her husband returned to the village for the Spring Festival; the Su family has never experienced such an embarrassing situation before!
Looking at her mother, who was frowning angrily and looked much older, Su Xia really wanted to say that there were too many plots in the novels of that time, no wonder there were so many TV dramas in later generations!
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