"Dad will work with you. It's only half a month of work a year, right? I can manage. After you can't hear or see anymore, your dear grandson will definitely be grown up and married. You can just leave it to your daughter-in-law to do."
Daughter, let me tell you, don't try to control the household. No matter how much you worry, it's useless. They'll still squander it. Teaching your children and grandchildren well is more important than anything else. As for the household, just leave it to them to manage.
From now on, learn from your dad: live for the moment, don't wait until you're too old to work and then regret it, understand?
"I understand, Dad. Don't worry, I understand everything you're saying."
As expected of his daughter, she is just as insightful as he is.
It took the two of them ten days to reconcile the bills. The housekeeper was quite reliable; the accounts were very clear and there were no mistakes or omissions.
The same goes for the shops; their staff have been relatively well-behaved these past two years.
"Dad, when are we going to the city? We haven't bought any clothes for the New Year yet. We can also stop by the shops while we're at it."
"Going tomorrow?"
"Okay, let's stop by Youfu Shop and buy some festive items to decorate the house."
It's not long until the Little New Year.
"No problem, are you coming to your place tomorrow?"
He said that sometimes he really couldn't stand Xiao Lei's life, spending all day holed up in the study with a book. Didn't he find it boring?
If you can sit still, you're not afraid of getting hemorrhoids.
"I don't think he'll go; he wants to spend more time studying."
Haha, more time to study? Study until you die?
"Daughter, never be like Xiao Lei, you know? Building a career is a man's job. He's working so hard so that you can enjoy life."
Zhao Xiaoyu laughed so hard she almost died; her father wanted to use Xiao Lei as a laborer.
"Absolutely. My daughter won't have to do anything in the future. She can just eat, drink, play, and entertain her grandson every day, and walk the birds with her dad."
By then, Old Master Qian must have passed away, right? Her father's street hustler was gone, and she had to fill the void.
"Father, Mother, Madam Pan is gone! She's gone!"
Early in the morning, Zhao Dayong was woken up by his son before he even got out of bed.
"What do you mean Pan has disappeared?"
I snapped out of my drowsiness and quickly opened the door.
"I don't know either. I didn't see anyone when I got up. I searched the outhouse and the kitchen, but there was no one there. There was no one anywhere."
Dazhu was extremely panicked. He had been keeping a very close eye on Pan Shi lately, afraid that his wife would run away if he wasn't careful.
I can't believe she still managed to run away in the end. She actually dared to run? Don't blame me for being ruthless when she's caught.
Wasn't he good enough to her? Lately, he's been speaking softly and coaxing her, and he hasn't been making her do chores every day, even though there's not much to do during the winter.
What more could she want? He's spoiled her enough.
"Dad, let's go to the Pan family to find her. She's my wife, and we've already had our wedding ceremony."
"Let's wait a bit longer. Maybe she went somewhere else. If we go to the Pan family before we even know where she is, what if she didn't go back to her parents' home? Wouldn't we just be asking for trouble?"
Da Zhu gritted his teeth. He was convinced that Pan had definitely run away and was clearly disgusted with him. Just the other day, she had told him she wanted a child, and he suggested they adopt one instead, a son.
She stopped talking then, neither saying yes nor no, but just kept a sullen face all day, refusing to talk to him.
Is it absolutely necessary to have this child?
What's so good about having kids? Look at how many they've had, what's the use? Not a single one of them is any good.
It's better not to have a child at all than to have one. Just raise one to take care of them in their old age, and you can just break the pot.
The two of them were enjoying their carefree time.
Li could no longer lie down, so she got up and searched everywhere for Pan.
"Second brother's wife, have you seen your sister-in-law?"
"No."
Erzhuzi and his wife couldn't understand why their parents were so anxious. So what if they argued and went back to her parents' house? They would be back in a few days.
Lately, it seems my eldest brother is particularly concerned about Pan Shi, far more than ever before. Not only does he speak to her softly and kindly, but he's also started doing housework.
Did the sun rise in the wrong place?
There's something off about that couple.
Li was so anxious that she wandered around the yard. She searched the whole house but couldn't find her eldest daughter-in-law. She knew that Pan had probably run away and gone back to her parents' home.
We're doomed!
Once Pan returns home, she will definitely tell her entire family that Dazhu's affair will be exposed.
If her family goes out and tells people, or makes a scene at their house, the whole village will know that her son can't get a woman pregnant. How will Dazhuzi live then? He'll never be able to go out and face anyone again.
"Mom, she must have gone home, she definitely has. She doesn't want to live with me anymore!"
Dazhuzi is now on the verge of collapse. He can't accept that he has been abandoned by the Pan family, and he can't accept that this matter has been spread.
Pan knew very well how much he cared about his reputation, and he had previously begged Pan not to let the matter slip.
"If she dares to say anything out of line when she gets back, I'll beat her to death!"
"Big brother?"
Erzhuzi noticed that Dazhuzi was acting strangely. "Did you and your sister-in-law have a fight? It's okay, she always listens to you, just coax her a little and she'll be fine."
My sister-in-law used to be very arrogant and had quite a temper. But ever since she couldn't have children, she's become listless and can no longer be so assertive.
"Yes, brother. Sister-in-law has a very good temper. She might be back in a few days."
It's just a fight and she went back to her parents' house. It's happened before, why are they so nervous, acting like the sky is falling?
"You don't understand, you really don't understand."
What don't they understand?
"Dazhu, go back to your room and get dressed first. Your parents will take you to the Pan family now."
"Okay, let's go to the Pan family right away, to the Pan family!"
He might still be able to stop her in time. Once she's taken home, he'll definitely break her legs and see where she can run to after that.
Actually, more than the fact that Pan had run away and wouldn't live with him anymore, Da Zhuzi was afraid that everyone would find out about this. His pride wouldn't allow it, and he couldn't accept other people's gossip.
As Li was leaving, she thought of her youngest daughter and son, saying, "Second son's wife, you look after the house today and remember to cook for them."
"What exactly happened to your parents, sir?"
They seem very anxious and flustered.
"I don't know, do you still want to sleep? It's freezing."
Erzhuzi jumped onto the heated kang in two steps.
"It's so much more comfortable on the kang (heated brick bed), it's so warm and cozy. Why don't you come up here?"
"I'm not going to go up," she said, already dressed and too lazy to take off any more clothes. "Didn't Mother tell me to take care of the house? I'll go cook."
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