Su Changshun's eyes widened when he heard Su Li say that. "How can that be? How can a married girl be asked to bring money home when her parents' family has problems? If your husband's family finds out about this, will we be able to continue living as human beings?"
Ruiying followed suit: "That's right, Xiaoli, take the money. We don't want it. Even if we can't afford the house, we can't ask you for money. Take the money."
The Su family's brothers also nodded and said, "Sister, quickly put the money away. Third brother has never seen so many years. It's scary to see it like this."
"That's right! Sister, my third brother is also scared when he sees it. I have never seen so much money since I was a child!"
Seeing her two sons acting funny, Ruiying knew in her heart that they were worried about their sister and were afraid that Su Li's in-laws would not be able to hold their heads up. It was understandable for a married girl to give gifts to her parents' home during festivals, but it was wrong to give so much money to build a house for her parents. If others knew about it, they would be so angry.
Su Li felt a little sad when she looked at the Su family. She thought of Pan Zhaodi. If she was born in a family like that, she would probably be sucked dry of her blood and skinned alive.
But the Su family is wholeheartedly for her. She thought about it and decided not to burden her parents. "Then how about this, Dad, Mom, I have discussed with Xie Zhengchuan about building a house for our family, and I brought the money here. Otherwise, you can regard this money as a loan from me. You can write an IOU. If you are afraid that I will not pay it back to my in-laws, you can write Xie Zhengchuan's name. No need to worry."
Su Changshun: "Is this... this true? Girl, you have to tell Zhengchuan that it will take several years for us to pay it back."
"Yes, Dad, why not? I earned this money myself. It's reasonable for me to be filial to my parents. You have raised me so much. I discussed it with him because I respect him. He also agrees. He even told him if it's not enough. Dad, Mom, don't hesitate, put the money away! My fifth sister-in-law is about to give birth. How can we live in this place? The tiles can't wait for anyone. If we don't want it, others will. We have to hurry."
Yes! Tiles are not easy to buy, it's great to be able to buy them. Su Changshun and Yu Ruiying looked at each other, and Yu Ruiying reached out to take the money, "Hey, take it, what's there to be afraid of? This is what my daughter earned herself. Besides, we are not unwilling to pay it back, and we will not let my daughter suffer any loss. The third brother wrote an IOU, and our family will work hard for a year to earn more work points and labor bonuses to pay back your sister's money."
"Hey! Mom, I'll listen to you."
After writing the IOU, Su Li put it away without even looking at it.
The food in the kitchen was also prepared. After Su Li wiped the table, several sisters-in-law of the Su family began to carry dishes to the main room, including cabbage and pork stewed with vermicelli, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and dried fern egg drop soup.
There was also a large basket of steamed corn bread mixed with soybean flour and corn flour.
Su Changshun did not move his chopsticks. The whole family looked at him and did not move. The Su family's daughters-in-law had been in the kitchen and had no idea what was happening in the main room. However, judging from the look on their father's face, it was obvious that he had something to say.
"Ahem, well...let me say a few words."
Ruiying looked at her husband and felt like her tail was about to stick up. She lowered her head and rolled her eyes.
Su Li also found it funny.
"It's like this. Your brother-in-law has a comrade-in-arms who has a batch of black tiles. Your younger sister came to ask us if we want to build a new house. You know, our family has not been well off in the past few years. We have been thrifty. Although there is no famine at home, we still live a tight life. It is thanks to your younger sister that our family can have a good year. Your younger sister also knows the situation at home. She gave us 2,000 yuan to build a house for us. I mean to write her an IOU. What do you think?"
The eldest sister-in-law Liu Shuying and the youngest sister-in-law Guo Rumei's eyes turned red when they heard what their father-in-law said. They knew that the family didn't have much money, but every time they went to their natal mother-in-law, she would give them one or two dollars. Now they wanted to build a house, how could they not be happy.
They married into the Su family early and had lived in the house for many years. They dared not even think about a new house. The third and fourth sisters-in-law were also very happy. There were many children in the family, and they all squeezed on one kang, which was very inconvenient.
"I have no objection, Dad. I will listen to you. It's just that it's difficult for my sister-in-law."
"That's right, sister-in-law, you took out so much money, you must write an IOU. I will earn more work points every year and pay you back as soon as possible."
"Aunt, we will also work hard to earn work points."
"Don't worry, we are all a family. I can only feel at ease when you are well. My sisters-in-law have worked hard. I am not with my parents, and you are the ones who are filial to them on my behalf. In the future, sisters-in-law, please don't be so polite."
"Hey! Don't say that, sister-in-law."
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"Hurry up and eat! The food will get cold soon."
The lunch was lively and exciting.
Su Lan was also happy, as she was going to get married soon. Her family had just built a house, and she said she could find some suitable families for marriage.
Su Li picked up the full bowl of food and ate it all without complaining.
After dinner, Su Changshun took the men of the Su family out to find people to build the house. When building a house in the countryside, apart from a few professionals, the rest were people they knew well. Fifty cents a day was considered a very high wage. The wage was high, so they didn't care about lunch.
This was also what Su Li meant. She didn't want her family to be so tired. They were about to start working in the fields. Everyone in the family went to work during the day, and it was inconvenient to leave several children and a pregnant woman at home.
Su Li was chatting with her sisters-in-law and Ruiying. She felt very happy seeing the harmony in her family.
She felt that she was a really kind old lady. People in the village had said before that she was too harsh on her daughter-in-law, who would become arrogant and unmanageable.
You have to keep your daughter-in-law under control so that she can be the head of the household.
When Ruiying heard this, she wanted to spit in the man's face, but since she could see him whenever she looked up, she just smiled.
Her daughter-in-law is sensible. If she hadn't been worried about their hard life, she would have wanted to divide the family. She and the old man have many sons, so they can give them food every year. If they can work, they will work. If they can't work, they will rest at home. Anyway, her daughter had given her some private money before, and the son-in-law hadn't come yet, so she was not afraid.
Think about those families who hold their daughters-in-law very tightly. Isn't it difficult for them to live? Their sons and daughters-in-law are all strangers. What will they do when they encounter problems in the future? It is difficult for them to drag their mothers to solve the problems.
She was quite satisfied with everything in her family, except that her eldest granddaughter was about to get married, and she was a little worried that if she didn't marry the right person, she would be bullied by her in-laws. Thinking of this, she reached out and touched Su Lan's head.
Su Lan sensed her grandmother's emotions and smiled at Ruiying, "Our Lan is so beautiful, I don't know who will get her for free."
Mrs. Su also looked at her daughter lovingly, "In the blink of an eye, she has grown up so big, and she is about to get married. Doesn't Mrs. Zhou in our village know many young men? I asked her to ask around. If there is a suitable one, let's take a look first."
Su Lan listened to her mother talking about her marriage in front of so many people, and her face turned red with shame, "Mom, what are you talking about?"
Ruiying: "What's so strange about this? It happens to all grown-up girls. Look at your aunt. I heard that she's very pretty. That's why I was dragged to see her."
Su Li saw that the incident had turned to her, "Oh! Mom! How could this be possible? How could I not know? I have a bad memory. Please don't lie to me."
The whole family laughed when they heard Su Li say this.
Su Li looked at Su Lan. The little girl was very pretty, with two small rosy cheeks, as if she had put on blush. "What kind of person do you want, Xiaolan? Tell your aunt. Maybe I can find one for you."
Su Li thought of Shi Xiaomeng.
Su Lan blushed and said, "I, I just want to find someone like my dad. My dad is steady, honest, and kind to my mom."
When Mrs. Su heard her daughter describe her man like this, her face turned red. Indeed, Su Shan was a naughty man. All the men in their Su family were naughty, except for the third brother who had a bit of a childish temper.
When Su Li heard Su Lan say this, she felt that Shi Xiaomeng had no hope. She wondered if Xie Zhengchuan had any other good comrades. "Your aunt had a comrade who came to our house before. I think he's good. He's tall, kind, and a good man. If you have time, you can visit him. Would you like to meet him?"
When Mrs. Su heard her sister-in-law say this, her heart skipped a beat. Yes! My brother-in-law knows a lot of people, and he is a soldier with a sense of responsibility. How can he be unkind to his wife when he is defending his country?
Thinking of this, he said to Su Li, "Little sister, why don't you ask your brother-in-law if there is a suitable one? We are not in a hurry. It's okay for Su Lan to get married a year or two later."
Su Li turned to look at Su Lan, her face turned even redder, "Listen to my aunt."
"Well, my family will ask Xie Zhengchuan to write a letter to the army to ask."
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