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"Oh, it's not that simple." Jiang's mother sighed. In fact, she was not angry with her second daughter, but with herself. When her second daughter wanted to marry Nie Yuande, she was not optimistic about it, but she couldn't resist her daughter's willingness. In addition, most of her thoughts were on work and her youngest son at that time, so she didn't talk to her daughter seriously about this matter.
Now thinking back, if she had expressed her strong opposition at that time, maybe her daughter would not have married Nie Yuande, and this would not have happened. But how could one know in advance?
In short, as a mother, she should take most of the responsibility for this matter. Besides, she feels sad to see her daughter not having a good life. These two factors combined make it impossible for her to sleep at night. How can she say she can stop worrying and let it go completely?
"Xiao Che, don't worry about this. I know your second sister's temper. It's useless to talk to her. You have to talk to her slowly. When she knows the seriousness of the situation and knows that not getting a divorce will cause greater harm to the child, she will make up her mind to break up with Nie Yuande. So don't worry about it. If she wants to suffer, let her suffer. When she can't bear it anymore, she will naturally come back to us."
Jiang Che hesitated: "Mom, we all know that Nie Yuande is not a good person..."
Jiang's mother interrupted him, "Yes, we all know that he is not a good person. We all know this, so how can your second sister, as a daughter-in-law, not know it? Matters between husband and wife, not to mention you as a younger brother, even our parents should not interfere too much. We have told her everything we should say about the shit Nie Yuande did outside, and we have persuaded her as much as we should. Do you think she is willing to divorce? If she doesn't want to, can we force her to divorce?"
At this point, Jiang's mother sighed: "As long as you brothers and sisters are willing to lend a hand to her when she is in trouble, that's enough, don't force anything else."
What Jiang's mother didn't say is, what if you persuade her to divorce now, and she blames you if she is unhappy after the divorce? This is a very realistic problem. Brothers and sisters are blood relatives, but when they grow up and have their own families, they become two families.
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The two families should not interfere too deeply in each other's family affairs.
Jiang Che understood what his mother said, which was that he had already done what he was supposed to do in this matter, and the rest depended on his second sister's choice, so he should not get involved too much.
Okay, he can ignore his second sister's affairs, but as a son, he has to take care of his mother. He can't just lie there like this all the time. A healthy person will get hurt if he lies there for too long.
So he said, "If it really doesn't work, you can stay at my place for a few days and relax."
"No, Yuanyuan is still so young and has a weak immune system. I can't get too close to her since I'm sick."
Yes, Jiang Che had never thought of this.
"Then you should stay in the hospital. There is no one at home during the day. If you want to drink a sip of water, there is no one to pour it for you."
Jiang's mother shook her head: "I am worried. I will rest for two days and go to work the day after tomorrow. Okay, don't worry about me. Tell me about your store. How is the business recently?"
Seeing that his mother was determined not to go to the hospital, Jiang Che had no choice but to tell her about his own shop, hoping that hearing that he was making money would make her feel relieved and divert her attention.
In this way, Jiang Che stayed with his mother at Jiang's house for the whole afternoon. In the evening, when Jiang's father came home from get off work and saw him sitting on the sofa in the living room, he was surprised: "Why are you back? Didn't you go to work this afternoon?"
"I came back to see my mother and bring some things home."
Father Jiang pointed to the room and asked, "How is your mother?"
"Better now," Jiang Che stood up and said, "I'm leaving first, Dad. I'll come back when I have time."
"Go ahead." Father Jiang waved his hand.
When Jiang Che returned home, Wei Xuan had just finished cooking and brought the dishes to the living room: "Just in time, wash your hands and eat."
"good."
When Jiang Che went into the bathroom to wash his hands and came out, Wei Xuan had already taken Yuanyuan to their seats.
"Dad, it's time for dinner, come quickly."
"I'm coming." After receiving his daughter's call, Jiang Che took two quick steps to the table.
Wei Xuan pretended to be jealous and said, "If you don't come back, your daughter won't eat."
"Hehe, I didn't love her in vain."
After dinner, lying on the bed, Jiang Che told Wei Xuan about his visit to Jiang's house today.
After listening to this, Wei Xuan had only one thought, which was to never let Yuanyuan become as soft-hearted as Jiang Erjie, even if she could be a little more aggressive.
She thought that she could not be as open-minded as her mother-in-law. It was easier said than done to let her children suffer and hit the wall.
No wonder my mother-in-law is still sick. She must feel bad about making such a decision.
Wei Xuan thought that she and Jiang Che must work harder. Only when they become strong parents can they give their children more protection and prevent them from suffering as little harm as possible.
Thinking of this, Wei Xuan said to Jiang Che, "I went to the store today and the fruit was sold out. I didn't go to the other two new stores, but after looking at yesterday's account book, it should be almost done. You didn't bring back a lot of food last time, and this time because of the fruit, the food was sold out very quickly. Do you want to arrange another truck to go down and bring in more goods?"
"So fast?" This time it was Jiang Che who was surprised.
Wei Xuan nodded: "Yes, I haven't collected today's money yet, but I have collected yesterday's money. Those fruits were sold for more than 700 yuan in total, and this is after deducting the cost."
"Okay, then I'll call my hometown tomorrow and go down to make another trip the day after tomorrow morning." Jiang Che then remembered something and said, "Wife, do you think we should buy a tricycle? When we open more stores in the future, it will be more convenient to transfer goods between stores."
"Okay," Wei Xuan had no objection. With a tricycle, she could put Yuanyuan in it and carry her to inspect the stores.
“How much does a tricycle cost?”
Section 62
Jiang Che looked at the roof and thought for a while: "I asked Wu Ge before, it seems to be about the same as a bicycle, not much more expensive."
Wei Xuan looked at him: "Then you want a ticket?"
"Yes, I'll go to the black market tomorrow and I'm sure I can buy it, but I guess it will cost more."
Okay, as long as I can buy it, it doesn’t matter if it’s a little more expensive.
The next day, Jiang Che took the two hundred yuan given to him by Wei Xuan and went out.
Wei Xuan wanted to go to all three stores today, but after seeing her daughter running around the house, she gave up the idea and decided to wait until Jiang Che bought the tricycle.
What are you doing at home? You can just sit there doing nothing all day.
Wei Xuan peeled a few cabbages that Jiang Che had brought back and placed on the balcony, and chopped up the last piece of pork belly, mixed it into stuffing, and made dumplings.
Not only was it stuffed with cabbage and pork, but there wasn't enough meat, so she fried a few eggs and made a cabbage and egg filling.
She made dozens of buns and made the rest into dumplings.
Wei Xuan had very quick hands and was able to make all of them in a short time. However, Yuanyuan, the little troublemaker, insisted on touching the dough when she saw her making dumplings. Wei Xuan was afraid that she would mess up, so she had to pinch off a small ball for her to play with.
After wrapping the dumplings, Wei Xuan saw that they were all salty. Thinking it was too late to steam the red beans, she went back to the room to get out the round milk powder and steamed thirty milk-flavored buns and thirty brown sugar buns.
As soon as the steamed buns come out of the pot, it is no exaggeration to say that the whole house is filled with the aroma of milk.
She saved a few for lunch for the mother and daughter, and packed the rest and put them outside on the balcony to freeze. When she wanted to eat them, she could just steam them in a pot, which was very convenient.
After waking up from a nap at noon, she continued to make egg cakes at home, and also baked a box of small cookies in an iron pan for her daughter as snacks before stopping.
After Jiang Che got off work, he called the Wei family and the transportation team on his way home to arrange the time for delivery tomorrow, and then he went to the black market.
He didn't go to the black market often, but he still knew its location.
When he came out of the black market again, he had a bicycle ticket in his hand.
Looking at the sky, it was getting late, so he quickened his pace and hurried home. As soon as he opened the door, the sweet smell of the cookies baked in the afternoon had not yet dissipated.
He sniffed and asked, "What a nice smell! What's that?"
Yuanyuan ran up to him with her short legs and showed her dad the soft biscuits in her hand: "Mom made this."
Jiang Che understood that his wife was making delicious food at home again.
So he asked his daughter, "Is what mom cooked delicious?"
“Good times!”
Wei Xuan came out from the kitchen: "Did you buy the tickets?"
"I bought it. It's too late today. I'll buy it back tomorrow."
Wei Xuan nodded, and Jiang Che went into the kitchen to help get the dishes and chopsticks.
After everyone sat down around the table, Jiang Che asked her, "Why did you think of making cookies for your daughter today?"
Wei Xuan laughed: "I was making buns and dumplings, thinking that it would be convenient to eat in the morning, so I made some for her."
Jiang Che nodded: "I'll go buy a tricycle tomorrow to see if there's anything for sale that children can eat and bring her some."
"Don't buy any. There's no shortage of food at home. If you eat too much, you won't be able to eat anymore."
Even though Wei Xuan said this, Jiang Che still bought a bag of sesame candy and fruit leather the next day.
Of course, this is a story for later. Now Jiang Che is telling Wei Xuan that he has to get up early tomorrow and make an appointment with the master to go to the store at six o'clock to wait for the truck to arrive.
On the one hand, he needed to be present to verify the amount, and on the other hand, he had to pay the driver.
Wei Xuan felt a little sorry for him. He was running around all day, doing this and that, but she couldn't help him because she had the child.
She asked, "Is it really impossible to quit your job?"
"Let's wait a little longer." The main reason was that his parents were already irritated enough because of his second sister's affairs, so it would be better not to make them worry at this time.
He comforted Wei Xuan: "It's okay. Compared to those who do manual labor, my job is already very easy."
There's no comparison. Although I don't do heavy work, I have so much to worry about every day, how can I really relax? Besides, my family doesn't need this little salary, so why should I make myself so tired?
But seeing his persistence, Wei Xuan didn't say much, just said: "Don't go to the braised meat at night, leave it to me, I will go to make it every morning, it's still in time. Now all three stores are selling it, so we won't sell it in the morning."
His wife felt sorry for him, so Jiang Che didn't refuse. He just said, "Okay, I won't go then. But you have to pay more attention to the children. If you are really too busy, it's okay not to do the braised meat business for the time being."
"I know my limits."
The next day, Jiang Che got up at five o'clock. Wei Xuan also got up and steamed two buns for him. She only let him go out after seeing that he had eaten them.
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