Su Fang took Xu Yisu's hand and said, "Hurry up and say thank you to your aunt!"
Xu Yisu bared his small teeth and smiled softly at Su Li, saying, "Thank you, aunt."
"You're welcome, babe."
Liu Shuying had already started preparing dinner, Su Li and Su Fang came to help. Li Dan and Tiedan saw how cute Xu Yisu was, and they held him up high.
He laughed out loud.
Su Li was eating some food and tilted her head to look at Su Fang. She was looking out at her son and smiling happily.
"How are you doing lately, Fang? Are you getting along well with your parents-in-law?"
Su Fang smiled and said, "My mother-in-law is a good mother-in-law, but she is a bit controlling. We don't have any major conflicts, but we just don't get along well. She wants me to listen to her in everything. She always asks what my children eat and what they wear. I get annoyed just by listening to her, but fortunately Xu Yu is on my side, so there are some things that I can tolerate."
Liu Shuying said, "People raise children differently now than we did back then. Su Lan's mother-in-law wanted to come and take care of her earlier, but was stopped by Pang Wei. He is a piece of shit. She despised the child after he retired from the army, and when he became capable, he came over to eat and drink for free, crying and shouting for an apology. Fortunately, Pang Wei is a man who knows what he is doing, otherwise I would have scolded him to death."
Su Li smiled. She knew this. Pang Wei was now managing her textile factory in the county, and Lu Song was managing the garment factory.
As for Pang Wei's family, they wanted to work in the textile factory. Pang Wei's side didn't work, so they asked Su Lan for help. Su Lan said she wouldn't take care of the matter, but they came to her again. What she said was that Pang Wei had no conscience.
Unfortunately, she knew everything, so she had them driven away.
"Su Lan is a good girl. The two boys in her family often pester Jingyu to play together. I think they will soon be led astray by Jingyu."
Liu Shuying said, "Those two are also naughty. What's wrong with my two daughters? Why are they both boys? I hope for a granddaughter and a son, but they are not even two each time."
"Sister-in-law, if I didn't know you well, I would think you were showing off to me. Other families want boys, but you want a girl."
"Girls are precious, everyone wants a boy, who will they marry when they grow up?"
"That's right."
Su Li was actually just saying this. Not to mention the people in the 1980s and 1990s in rural areas, even after the 2,000s, many people still prefer boys to girls.
The fact that Liu Shuying could say these words made Su Li look at her with new eyes.
While they were busy, Xu Yisu came running over, glanced at the people in the kitchen, quietly walked over to Su Fang and tugged at her clothes.
"Mom, don't forget to make me some shredded potatoes."
Su Fang was delighted when she heard her son's words, "I won't forget it, you greedy cat, go ahead and play, I'll serve you a small bowl of it later, okay?"
"Well! Then don't forget it!"
After saying that, he ran away.
Liu Shuying looked at her grandson and said, "This child looks chubby, but he doesn't like to eat meat. He just wants to eat shredded potatoes every day."
"Isn't it? I can't figure him out. I give him eggs and meat, but he doesn't eat much. He just holds the bowl and asks for shredded potatoes. I can't feed him this every day. When we were kids, we would be happy for a long time if we had a few more roasted potatoes. Now that life is better, he still wants to eat potatoes every day. It's really annoying."
Su Li also laughed and said, "Children have strange tastes. When Jingyu was little, he loved eating chicken necks. Oh, a chicken neck is only this small, but he would still ask for more after he finished it. My mother was so worried that she wished the chicken could grow 17 or 18 chicken necks. It was better that Zhengchuan had to feed him a few times."
A few people were talking while cooking, and soon they had a table full of food.
Su Li's meals have been very good these past two days, and they are all cooked in a big pot with firewood and rice, unlike when she was in the provincial capital and had to eat meals cooked in a coal stove and gas.
Firewood and rice are fragrant.
At the dinner table, Li Dan and Tie Dan talked about joining the army and attending the police academy. As expected, everyone was happy for them and mostly told them to pay more attention to safety.
Especially Li Ruiying, who had spent a long time in the county town at that time, and later lived in the provincial capital for two days. She watched these children grow up, and it was impossible for her not to worry about them. She barely ate a few bites of a meal, and kept putting food and soup into the bowls of her two grandchildren.
I’m afraid they’re hungry or thirsty.
Su Li did not stop her, as old people's love was often so simple.
"You have to take care of yourself when you are out there. Don't just think about training. You have to think about your family too. If you get hurt, your parents will be so sad!"
"Okay, I understand, grandma. We will pay attention."
"Yes, grandma, please eat quickly, don't just pick up food for us. There is a phone at my uncle's house. We will call you when we are outside and have time. Please stay at home and take care of yourself."
Li Ruiying's eyes turned red as she listened to her two grandchildren's words.
"Hey, grandma, remember this. Grandma is in good health. We are the long-lived grandma on the dam. She also said that I am a blessed person. My grandchildren haven't married yet, and I am still waiting to take care of your children!"
Li Dan and Tiedan both blushed for a moment when they heard Li Ruiying say that.
He responded vaguely, "Yeah!"
Su Li said, "Dad, Mom, I want to go back to the provincial capital to make some arrangements. Li Dan and Tie Dan are both at home at this time. We will take you and my parents-in-law to Beijing to stay for a few days. Your room in the yard over there has been renovated a while ago, and you have never lived there before. It's a good opportunity to take you out and have some fun while they are at home."
Li Ruiying was shocked when she heard her daughter's words. The farthest place she had ever been to was the provincial capital, which had been the envy of the villagers for a long time. She was already so old, why would she still go to the provincial capital?
"No, no, you take your parents-in-law with you, I won't. I'm too old to run around anymore. I'm too tired to sit in the car. I don't want to move."
"Yes, Xiaoni, your mother and I are so old, it's okay for us to stay at home. You can come back and visit us when you have time."
"Come on, let's take a plane. You two have never been on a plane before. We will be in Shangjing in less than two hours. Hurry up, someone will come to pick you up there."
After Su Li said this, Li Ruiying and Su Changshun were a little hesitant. They had never been on a plane. The big iron bird could fly in the sky, which they could only hear on the radio. Not to mention them, their sons had such big businesses, but they were still flying around the provincial capital, and only Xiaoni had been on a plane. It should be said that the girls were really capable.
Seeing that the two elderly people were a little hesitant, Xie Zhengchuan, together with Li Dan and Tiedan, kept persuading them. Su Shan and Xu Yu also helped to persuade them.
Finally, the two of them agreed. Su Li could see that they also wanted to go, but they were afraid of causing trouble for themselves.
There is no need to tell your parents-in-law, Xie Zhengchuan will take care of it.
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