"My daughter is so thoughtful!" Zhao Dashu patted his thigh happily. "It's settled then! A year isn't a long time, but it's not short either. It's enough time for us to have a good drink and chat with our old friends in the village!"
Madam Song nodded, "Yes, once you leave, I really don't know when you'll be back. You should spend more time with your maternal grandparents."
As she spoke, her eyes revealed her reluctance to leave her family home.
Her parents are getting old, but she can't be by their side.
They could have stayed in the village and sent the children to the capital, but she was worried about it.
"Xiaoyu, do you think Uncle Qian will come with us if we go to the capital?"
"Grandpa Qian is unlikely to go, after all, he is getting old and doesn't want to travel too far. Besides, Youfu's businesses are all in the county town and the prefectural town."
"If you say that, won't our two families have to separate again?"
Zhao Xiaoyu sighed, "Isn't that right? We have to separate."
As people grow up, they are constantly faced with separation.
"Not necessarily. Perhaps Youfu also wants to expand his business to the capital, and Grandpa Qian also wants to go to the capital to take a look. After all, Youfu is an ambitious person, and he certainly won't be satisfied with the current scale of his business."
"You're right, there's still a year left, everyone has plenty of time to consider."
Ever since Old Madam Sun fell seriously ill, the grandfather and grandson have moved back to their own home and won't come over for the New Year, because they will still be observing mourning during the New Year.
They will come to our door three months later.
After all, Pear Blossom and Yoo-fu are not married yet, so it would be inappropriate for her to join them in mourning.
His parents-in-law and wife had done so much for him that Xiao Lei didn't know what to say. He felt a pang of sadness in his heart and his eyes welled up with tears.
Two days later, Zhao Dayong took the initiative to find Zhao Dashu, "Third brother, I bought Mother's house. The whole family will move there after the seventh day after her death."
Wow, you're really willing to spend money to buy it.
I've never seen my second brother so generous in my entire life.
It turns out that even the stingiest person cherishes their life and fears death.
"Alright, let's go to the village chief to transfer the property another day. Congratulations, Second Brother! You can finally live in a brick house and won't get cold in the winter."
Zhao Dayong's smile was forced, and Zhao Dashu assumed he was just reluctant to part with the money.
On his way home, Zhao Dayong walked with a heavy heart.
He and his wife argued all day about the house, but couldn't reach a conclusion. She felt it was unnecessary; the old house was fine. They had lived there for so many years and were used to it.
But he was different; he just wanted to live a more comfortable life.
He had been frugal his whole life, saving every penny for his children, but he wanted to be selfish for once and live for himself.
Unfortunately, his wife didn't understand his feelings, and the two couldn't agree on anything. Their argument attracted their eldest son.
When Dazhuzi heard that he could move into a new house, he wholeheartedly agreed. His wife originally wanted to persuade him not to buy a house, but to arrange a marriage for him after the New Year, so that they could get married immediately after the three-year mourning period.
The eldest son said he didn't want a wife, he just wanted to live in the new house. He said that living in his grandmother's courtyard was much more comfortable than living in his current home, and he could even get out of bed and walk around in the winter.
He also said that even if they were to get married, there was no need to arrange it so early. Since they couldn't get married for three years anyway, they might as well enjoy life first. Maybe the family would have more money in three years, and they could arrange the engagement and marriage then, and even find someone younger and more suitable.
So the wife wavered. Just then, her good-for-nothing third son came back. He also wanted to buy a house. The wife's wavering resolve hardened, and she decided to spend the money on the house.
He said it was because he was unwell and needed to live in a better place, but he knew perfectly well that he would never have been able to buy the house without the support of his eldest and third sons.
I can't quite describe how I feel, but I just feel like a joke, like I've wasted my whole life.
He used to have goals to strive for, but now he is lost, not knowing what he is fighting for or what he has gained after a lifetime of hard work.
He couldn't understand why his wife, with whom he had shared a deep affection and a lifetime of mutual support, had become someone he didn't recognize.
He hadn't seen her clearly before, or...
It is said that true friendship is revealed in times of adversity. This time, he saw through people's true nature during his hardship and felt deeply disheartened.
All those years of effort, in the end, were all in vain.
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