Jiang Lian was a little confused. Why did this silly second sister-in-law give her a different feeling?
Before, every time she came home, she would always follow behind and call her sister, which made her, as the younger sister, feel quite embarrassed.
"Your second sister-in-law is not stupid anymore, she is fine now!" Jiang Cong understood the confusion in his sister's eyes, so he took the initiative to explain.
Jiang Lian was surprised for a moment. She hadn't been home for just a few months, but her second sister-in-law suddenly became more intelligent?
But this is a good thing, and she should be happy. She quickly put away her surprised expression and said with a smile:
"Congratulations, brother. It means you are starting to get lucky. I heard that you have been assigned to teach in the city. Your sister-in-law is getting better too. Your life will get better and better in the future!"
Jiang Cong heard the voice and nodded with a smile. He glanced at Qin Man beside him and said:
"I hope so!"
Qin Man also smiled at him. God knows she really likes Jiang Cong's gentle personality. He is calm in dealing with things and knows how to take care of people's feelings.
But she later discovered that Jiang Cong was very cold to outsiders except for his family. He only reserved his tenderness and love for the people he loved, which gave Qin Man enough sense of security.
Jiang Lian poured a glass of water for his second brother and his wife, then sat down and chatted for a while. It was not until guests came to the guesthouse that Jiang Cong got up and left with Qin Man.
"If you're not busy, remember to come back for dinner. Otherwise, the next time we meet will probably be during the Chinese New Year!"
"I understand, brother. I will find time to come back. I won't tell you now. I'm busy now!"
Jiang Cong took Qin Man home. The sun became increasingly scorching. When they got home, Qin Man drank a few big gulps of water to quench her thirst.
The children danced with joy when they saw their father brought them lots of delicious food.
Song Mei brought Niu Niu out of the room. Niu Niu saw the dates and candied fruits in the hands of her two younger siblings and started drooling.
Before Jiang Cong could say anything, Xiaoyu obediently took out the things and shared them with her cousin.
"Sister, have some candy!"
Xiaoyu held two dates in one hand and a few candied fruits in the other hand in her white and tender little hands, and gave them all to Niuniu.
Niu Niu was also ignorant of manners, perhaps because she was taught badly by her eldest sister-in-law. She took the candy and started eating it without saying thank you. She ate it all in no time and then went to her two younger sisters-in-law.
"I want more!" She stretched out her hand to ask for it.
Xiaoyu was not stingy, so she gave it to her if she wanted it. She ate most of the candied dates in the back and only a few went into her own mouth.
Qin Man saw that the children were a little reluctant, so she came up to protect the dog.
"Eating too much candy is bad for your teeth. It will cause cavities. Mommy, put it away and eat it tomorrow, okay?"
Xiao Li Xiaoyu nodded obediently and handed the candy to her mother.
"Xiaoyu, please don't let your teeth get worms!"
"Xiao Li doesn't want it either!"
The two babies kept shaking their heads, they were so cute.
Qin Man put the candies away for them, and then she and Jiang Cong rubbed the remaining persimmons with white wine. After three or four days, half of the persimmons had turned red. Qin Man tasted one herself and found it very sweet!
She took a bite and couldn't help but give a thumbs up. The fruits of this era are much more delicious than those of later generations, both in terms of taste and sweetness.
"Tomorrow we'll take 200 of them to the county to sell!"
"Okay, let's get up early and catch the 7 o'clock bus!"
"Yeah!" Qin Man nodded with a smile.
At night, while eating, Niu Niu suddenly said that she had a toothache and kept covering her face and sobbing.
"What's wrong? Why do you suddenly have a toothache?" Jiang's mother put down her chopsticks and asked her.
Niu Niu just cried without saying a word, and her crying sounded even more aggrieved.
But Song Mei, the mother, was not anxious at all. Instead, she rolled her eyes at her.
"What else can I do? My mouth is full and now I feel my toothache!"
"When children are seven or eight years old, it is the time when their teeth are replaced, so they should eat less sugar!" Qin Man said.
"You know you should eat less sugar, so why did you buy those candied fruits?" Song Mei asked in an irritated manner.
Qin Man: "?"
Qin Man's head was full of questions, but she wasn't the type to get frustrated. If anything happened, she would just retreat on the spot.
"We bought those candied fruits to satisfy the children's cravings. We did it out of kindness. Even three-year-olds Xiaoyu and Xiaoli know that eating too much candy will cause toothache. Didn't Niuniu eat most of them?
You, as a mother, were watching right there, and you didn't even call out to your child, and now you blame us!"
It's true. If she didn't give the candy to Niu Niu, she would have an opinion. Now that she has a toothache from eating too much candy, she has an opinion again. It's really hard to be a good person.
Song Mei was so embarrassed that she was speechless. She stammered for a long time, and finally squeezed out a sentence:
"Then please stay away from our children next time!"
Jiang Cheng's face darkened when he heard this. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Song Mei unhappily:
"Why are you so troublesome? Your sister-in-law is well-intentioned, but you are here blaming others for your failure as a mother. This is not what you want, right?"
"What are you talking about? You and your whole family are bullying me, right? You are also speaking for outsiders. I really misjudged you!" Song Mei got up angrily and went back to her room.
The whole family was unhappy during the meal. Jiang's mother was in a difficult situation, Jiang's father also had a gloomy face, and Niu Niu was crying.
"Take the child to Doctor Yang to get some anti-inflammatory medicine later!" Jiang's mother instructed Jiang Cheng.