"Auntie, you have a point."
"However, I am the only daughter of my family. When I married Xiao Zhao, I did not say that I was marrying into his family. Both sides are my family."
To be honest, it's more like Zhao Xingyu marrying into the Qi family...
Aunt Niu choked.
He drew his sword and looked around with confusion.
"This...are you the only daughter of the Qi family?"
He glanced at Lao Qi and his wife with a rather strange look on his face.
Could it be that Deputy Commander Qi is infertile?
Or is Sister Qi ill?
"Sister Qi, you are such a fool. Even if you can't have children, you can't just give up on yourself. Daughters are given to other people to raise. They are useless and a waste of money."
"Adopt a son from your uncle or cousin, or at least adopt a boy."
"If you only raise a daughter, who will take care of you in your old age?"
"Isn't this a dead end?"
It’s New Year’s Day and the atmosphere is festive.
As soon as Sister Niu said this, all the noise in the courtyard stopped abruptly.
The gurgling sound of the well stopped instantly.
The neighbor ladies who were cracking melons and peanuts stopped what they were doing and looked at each other.
Only the song from the TV continued——
"Congratulations,
Make a fortune.
Good luck,
Bad luck, stay away forever.
Congratulations...”
No one said anything, and Aunt Niu also realized that something was wrong.
He quickly slapped himself on the mouth.
He cursed, "Look at my mouth. I'm sorry, Sister Qi. I really didn't mean to cause you trouble."
"However, it is not good for this family to be without a man. You still have to consider the issue of supporting your parents in their old age."
Qi Sisi was speechless.
"Auntie, are you pretending that I don't exist?"
"I am married, but I am not dead!"
"My parents raised me when I was young, so what's wrong with me taking care of them when they are old?"
Listen, is that what Aunt Niu said?
She acted like a heartless beast who forgot her mother after getting married...
"You're married now, so stop saying these things to please others. Will your parents-in-law be happy?" Aunt Niu had an expression that said "I see through you".
Zhao Xingyu's expression seemed to be smiling but not laughing.
"Auntie, you really guessed wrong. My parents don't mind at all."
"Not only Sisi, I will also take care of my parents-in-law in the future."
Since he was brought up by his uncle and aunt Qi, it was the right thing for him to take care of them in their old age.
"Just the two of you can just coax people out of here."
"I don't believe it. When they are too old to walk and lying in bed, how many of them will truly be filial to their parents?"
Aunt Niu sneered and didn't take it seriously.
Qi's mother ignored her, walked over to the girl, grabbed her hand and hit it, scolding: "You kid, why are you saying unlucky words on New Year's Day? Hurry up and spit."
Qi Sisi was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered a certain word she had just said...
"Well, bah bah bah..."
Qi Sisi was hiding her thoughts.
Deliberately spit in Niu's direction.
What unlucky words she said! She is the unluckiest person here.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
There are so many people in one courtyard.
She wanted to ask this when she just came in. If Aunt Niu hadn't interrupted her, she would have sat down to watch TV by now.
"Oh, Auntie Niu said what kind of rice cake to make for Chinese New Year, and we are thinking about it now."
After a moment of thinking, I understood that rice cake is a food similar to glutinous rice cake.
"That thing takes a lot of effort. Can you do it?" Qi Sisi was not optimistic about her mother.
As a head nurse, she never did much housework when she was young, so her hands are well maintained and are not suitable for doing heavy work at all.
Making rice cakes is an exciting job.
Others do these things by letting the strong and hardworking people do them.
"I think so too. Besides, there is no tool here, so I'd better not bother with it."
Aunt Qi was originally quite interested.
But what Aunt Niu said just now irritated her, and she was unwilling to do it.
Besides, the girls have all come home, why is she still busying herself with a bunch of people?
There was no delay in her reunion with her daughter.
"You can borrow this utensils, it's not a big deal, they're right over at the cafeteria..." Aunt Niu wanted to say more.
"Forget it, forget it. I find it troublesome too."
"There's still work to do at home..."
"Hey, my child seems to be crying, I have to go back and check..."
"It's unnecessary to go through so much trouble just for a bite of food during the Chinese New Year..."
Everyone else present voted against it.
Just kidding.
Newcomers and long-time neighbors, of course they know how to choose.
What's more, Sister Qi is the head nurse of the military hospital. If we have any minor illnesses or pains, we will have to consult her. We can't afford to offend her.
"You guys are so inverted, it's really boring!"
Aunt Niu realized something was wrong. She thought this was an attempt to exclude her, so she turned around and walked away with a sullen face.
As soon as the person who affected the atmosphere left, the courtyard instantly became cheerful again.
A group of women all spoke out in unison to criticize this lady Niu.
"This sister Niu is really bad at talking."
"That's right. It's none of her business. Why is she trying to bring bad luck on New Year's Day?"
"Even after coming to the city, she still can't change her country woman's manners. The Chairman has said that women can hold up half the responsibility! He has said this for many years, but she is still so stubborn. She is just backward!"
"That's right. In our city, we treat boys and girls equally. We don't favor boys over girls anymore."
......
Never mind whether these aunts have given birth to children or not, whether they are partial to their sons and daughters, or whether they will ask their daughters-in-law to give birth to children in the future... In short, at this moment, they are all united and despise Aunt Niu's ideas.
Why...
It's just to please Qi's family.
"Aunties are more reasonable."
"You are all people with progressive ideas. With you here, I believe the next generation will be better and get rid of this backward thinking as soon as possible."
Qi Sisi smiled and changed the subject.
After that, there was another round of greetings.
Qi Sisi couldn't stand it any longer, so she didn't say anything polite. After talking to everyone for a few minutes, she went into the living room and sat down on the sofa.
In the later stages of pregnancy, carrying a big belly is really hard.
Fortunately, Zhao Xingyu supported her waist from behind, otherwise Qi Sisi's legs would have gone limp long ago.
"Let's rest inside?"
"Don't."
Qi Sisi shook her head and said, "I can do it, but my waist is a little sore."
The man sighed lightly, put his hands in his pockets to warm them up, then reached out to her lower back and kneaded them gently.