Chu Tian saw Chu Min's actions and was puzzled. "Second brother, what are you doing?"
Chu Min smiled and said, "I just ate it. I think this watermelon is very sweet. I have never eaten a watermelon so sweet with such a thin rind. I want to take it home and plant it quickly. Who knows, I might be able to eat it in the autumn harvest."
Chu Tian blinked, "Oh, okay, then I'll go plant some tomorrow..."
After a pause, he called out to Chu Lifang, "Lifang, is there any watermelon left?"
Chu Lifang was cleaning up the melon peels. She nodded when she heard this and said, "Yes, there are still five pieces."
Chu Tian hummed, and looked at Chu Min, "Second brother, wait a moment, I'll go pack the watermelons, and you can take them back for my second sister-in-law and the children."
Without waiting for Chu Min to say anything, he went back to the cave, loaded the watermelons, and brought them out of the house to Chu Min.
Chu Min didn't say anything polite. He held the watermelon and said a few words to the still angry old lady Chu before leaving.
Old Mrs. Chu sat there motionless, irritated. Chu Jie moved a stool and sat closer, whispering, "Grandma, don't be angry. It's not yet..."
Old Madam Chu glared, "What do you mean by 'not yet'? Do you have to have it?"
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Well, now Old Lady Chu is like a firecracker, anyone can fall asleep, oh, except Chu Tian.
Chu Jie sighed, watching Chu Tian carrying the drowsy Xinxin and Yao Xiujuan carrying Pingping into the house, then whispered, "Grandma, I've received the reply from Dad and Second Uncle. Don't you plan to reply? If you don't, Lifang and I will have to reply too. We can't always rely on Xiao Shi's family for food..."
Well, although he found that Xiao Shi was not short of food, he was embarrassed to stay there all the time! Grandma didn't care, after all, she was an elder, but he was just a cousin...
Even though he helped build the house and tended the vegetable garden every day, he still felt embarrassed. After all, the food he ate every day was really good. He had been in Xinjiang for almost two months and had gained several pounds...
This is something that has never happened in previous years. In previous years, summer harvest was being carried out in my hometown, and the crops would shed a layer of skin every year at this time.
Chu Lifang nodded aside, "Yes, grandma, I feel embarrassed to continue living in Xiaoshi's house..."
"Forget about the food I eat every day. Brother Shi also sent me some fabric and two bottles of vanishing cream. I heard that vanishing cream costs several yuan a bottle..."
Mrs. Chu was troubled when she heard this, "But..."
Chu Jie sighed. He knew it when he came here. Now that she was here, Old Madam Chu would never go back easily.
"Grandma, Dad, and Second Uncle said in the letter that they don't really have any opinion on whether to move to Xinjiang or not. For them, living anywhere is fine."
"but··"
Mrs. Chu stared at Chu Jie, "But what?"
Chu Jie was helpless. "But if they come, the travel expenses for our family of nearly 40 people alone will be huge. Oh, yes, the children don't need tickets, but even the adults will have to buy more than 20 tickets. I guess buying the tickets will empty the savings of both families. Also, if they come, what will happen to the married sisters and two aunts in the family?"
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After hearing this, Old Mrs. Chu remained silent for a long time. It was true that she couldn't bear to leave Chu Tian, and it was also true that she couldn't bear to leave her descendants in her hometown. She was also very confused and entangled.
Chu Lifang also had a conflicted look on her face. She actually quite liked Xinjiang. Although it was drier than her hometown and hotter at noon, it was very cool in the morning and evening. During the day, as long as she stood in the shade, she wouldn't feel hot. Unlike her hometown, where people couldn't stay indoors or outdoors due to the heat, and there were also a lot of mosquitoes...
Also, the aunts and sisters-in-law she met recently here are not as gossipy as those in her hometown, and they are also kinder than those in her hometown...
However, no matter how good this place is, she doesn't want to not be able to see her parents in the future...
Chu Tian didn't know that Old Lady Chu was struggling with whether to return to her hometown. He was lying on the kang, looking at his growing son with eyes full of love. Thinking back to when he was just born, he was so small that he didn't dare to hold him. But now, he has grown a lot, his eyebrows and eyes are getting wider and wider, and you can see that his eyebrows and eyes are really similar to his original self...
"Our son is so well behaved..."
Yao Xiujuan was undressing Xinxin. Upon hearing this, she turned around and glanced at Chu Tian. She said softly, "Pingping is quiet. When his sister was his age, she was very noisy. You can't let go, otherwise she will cry..."
Chu Tian had memories of Xinxin's childhood, and he found that she was indeed a crying and clingy little girl since she was young, and he immediately laughed.
"But our Xinxin is very well behaved now. She is so considerate and helps Pingping get diapers every day."
"Yes, yes, yes, our Xinxin is the most caring little cotton-padded jacket."
Yao Xiujuan looked at Chu Tian helplessly. She had discovered that whenever she said anything about Xinxin, Brother Tian would emphasize Xinxin's good points. Really, she was Xinxin's biological mother, how could she not be nice to her?
The next day after work, Chu Jun hurried to the educated youth site. He saw Old Mrs. Chu sitting on the chair like an old Buddha, staring at him expressionlessly. His legs suddenly went weak and he almost knelt down!
There was no way, he could still vividly remember the scene of Old Lady Chu punishing his mother. That was really...
"Grandma, you called me?"
"Well, sit down."
Old Mrs. Chu nodded expressionlessly and raised her chin to signal Chu Jun to sit down.
Chu Jun sat down tremblingly and looked at Old Lady Chu in panic.
Old Mrs. Chu cursed inwardly, wondering how someone from the Chu family could be so cowardly. But she asked, "I heard your wife is looking for a husband for Daya? Are you planning to marry Daya off?"
Chu Jun waved his hands hurriedly, "No, no, I didn't agree."
Old Madam Chu snorted, "You wouldn't dare. You'd better warn your wife when you get home. We in the Chu family don't allow girls to be traded for money. If anyone dares to break this rule, don't blame me for taking action!"
Chu Jun trembled all over and nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, grandson will remember..."
Mrs. Chu nodded slightly, "Okay, go back and don't waste your little brother's family's rations!"
Chu Jun: "...Okay, I'll leave now."
Chu Jie waited until Chu Jun left before coming out of the house. He sat next to Old Mrs. Chu and laughed out loud, "Grandma, you are too..."
Before she could finish her words, Old Madam Chu glanced at her coldly, "What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me saving some food for my grandson?"
Chu Jie waved his hands hurriedly, "Not really, not really, I'm fine! Whatever you say is right!"
Old Madam Chu snorted, "You're so free every day, why don't you go to your tenth brother's house and take off some adobe bricks?"
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Chu Jie held his forehead helplessly, "Grandma, I haven't even been back from there for half an hour!"
Old Madam Chu said unhappily, "It gets dark so late here. It's only a little after nine o'clock, and the sun is still so bright outside. You should not be back until after ten o'clock! Anyway, if you come back early, you will go to bed late!"
“····”
Chu Jie really wanted to say, Grandma, if you continue to treat me like this, you will lose me.
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