Chu Tian explained, "Xiujuan, this is not called a square box, this is a TV, a color TV! Different programs are broadcast at different times of the day. The one broadcast at this time is called a TV series, and the name is Shanghai Bund..."
"Uh-huh."
Yao Xiujuan's mind and eyes were filled with the images on the TV, so when she heard Chu Tian's words, she just nodded repeatedly. Seeing her like this, Chu Tian thought that she must not have heard what he said clearly...
He smiled and shook his head, then turned and went back to the backyard. He brought back two TVs, a 14-inch one and a 21-inch one. He put the 14-inch one on the first floor for Yao Xiujuan to watch when she was free at the store during the day. He planned to move the 21-inch one to the living room upstairs for his family to watch.
Just as Chu Tian thought, Xinxin and the others came back the next day. When they saw the TV that Chu Tian brought back, they went crazy, especially Xinxin. She hugged Chu Tian's arm and talked to him.
"Dad, our classmate's family also has a TV, and she even took us to watch it. Humph, I'm going to tell her in class tomorrow that my TV is better than hers. It's bigger, and it's in color!"
"Let her show off again!"
Chu Tian tapped her nose and said, "Xinxin, Dad told you not to compare yourself with your classmates or show off!"
Xinxin quickly retorted, "Dad, I'm not comparing or showing off. She's the one who loves to compare and show off. She also loves to stare at my clothes every day and compares them with mine all the time. It's so annoying!"
"A few days ago, she said her family had just bought a TV, and she took us to see it. But she was so stingy that she wouldn't even turn it on. She even refused to let us touch it when our classmates wanted to. It was so annoying!"
"She just wanted to see me envious, but I remember what Dad said, so I won't be envious!"
Chu Tian nodded and said, "Well, you did the right thing. You don't need to envy what others have. As long as you behave and study hard, Dad will satisfy you."
"Remember?"
The three children said in unison, "Dad, we remember..."
Chu Tian rubbed the heads of the three children in appreciation and said, "Be good, go watch TV!"
"Great! Thank you, Dad..."
"Look from a distance..."
"Mom, we got it...
Listening to the cheers of the three children and Yao Xiujuan's instructions, Chu Tian smiled and shook his head, then walked towards Old Mrs. Chu.
"Grandma, did Brother Jie have a son or a daughter?"
Old Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "It's a girl..."
Chu Tian supported Mrs. Chu as they walked upstairs, smiling and saying, "Oh, my daughter? That's great, there's another little cotton-padded jacket..."
"But I think your brother Jie's wife is a little unhappy. She wants to give birth to a son for your brother Jie..."
"Why? My daughter is so wonderful. What's wrong? Is it because my brother Jie is unhappy?"
Chu Tian looked at Old Lady Chu in surprise, thinking that this shouldn't be the case. Chu Jie doesn't favor boys over girls. He treats Aizhu and her sister very well, even better than his two sons...
Mrs. Chu patted Chu Tian's hand and said, "Don't speculate. Your brother Jie is very happy. It's just that she can't get over it. She and her ex-husband had a daughter, and she especially hoped it would be a son this time. So she felt a little disappointed when she found out it was a girl."
Chu Tian frowned, "Then she won't..."
Mrs. Chu knew what Chu Tian was going to say, so she interrupted him and said firmly, "No, she might be really happy to see Chu Jie later, so I think the smile on her face is also real."
"No matter if they are boys or girls, they are all flesh and blood of your body. Except for a few exceptions, there are few mothers who don't like their own children."
Chu Tian nodded when he heard this, "Grandma is right..."
Mrs. Chu sat on the edge of her bed and patted the seat next to her, motioning Chu Tian to sit down. "Xiaotian, are you still hiring for your store?"
"Recruit, what's wrong? Does grandma have someone suitable?"
Old Mrs. Chu never asked about the store clerks, so when she asked, Chu Tian thought that someone must have come to her for help.
Old Mrs. Chu nodded and asked, "Do you still remember your aunt?"
Chu Tian thought for a moment and nodded, "Of course I remember. My aunt and my father are twins! She was very kind to me when I was little, and often gave me eggs to eat..."
Chu Tian did have some impression of him, because his father and Aunt Chu were twin siblings, so they were closer to him than the other siblings. He was also good to his father's children, but none of them were as good as him. Who made him look so much like Aunt Chu's twin brother? Loving someone means loving him better...
Old Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "Well, you still remember that your eldest aunt really loved you back then. Because of your mother's condition, she felt sorry for her brother's youngest son who was not well-nourished, so she would bring one or two eggs from her in-laws' house from time to time to nourish you. The fact that you are so tall now is partly due to the eggs your eldest aunt brought you."
Chu Tian knew how to be grateful, so he immediately asked, "Grandma, is it my aunt who is coming?"
Old Mrs. Chu shook her head. "She's over sixty years old and has many children and grandchildren. How could she possibly come? It's your eldest cousin's second daughter, Yanfang..."
After a pause, Old Madam Chu sighed heavily, "Ah, that girl is also miserable. They got engaged last year. They originally agreed to get married when she turned nineteen, but in the year after the engagement, the man's family encountered a series of disasters."
"First, my future uncle had his leg knocked out by a cow, then my future father-in-law fell off the roof. And when they were about to slaughter the New Year pig, the young man who was engaged to your cousin had a piece of flesh bitten off his buttocks by the pig."
"For this reason, the man thinks that your cousin is the one who brought bad luck upon her, so..."
Chu Tian was shocked. "This is their bad luck. What does it have to do with Yanfang?"
Old Mrs. Chu sighed again and patted Chu Tian's hand. "Xiaotian, you understand reason and have learned knowledge, so you might think it's just luck. But in our hometown, people will just think that Yanfang is just lucky..."
"That girl's lively nature has been ruined by the rumors outside. Now she is lifeless every day. She doesn't even dare to leave the house. I heard from your aunt that she is going to commit suicide soon..."
Under Chu Tian's shocked gaze, Mrs. Chu continued, "Xiaotian, your aunt is such a strong person. She never came to me to cry even when she was fighting with her mother-in-law. But yesterday, she called the brigade. When she heard I was there, she begged me to let Yanfang come over and keep her. Let her find a husband in Xinjiang in the future and don't go back..."
"Your aunt has cried so many times in the past few decades that you can count them on one hand. Grandma, I'm so heartbroken..."
Chu Tian nodded quickly, "Come, come, come, how can she come? Otherwise, I will go back to pick her up?"
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