Chapter 262
Today is Sunday, a rare weekend break, so He Chunru got up an hour later than usual.
When I left the bedroom, I found that the door of my daughter's room had been opened. There was no one in the room, and the quilt was neatly folded on the bed.
She should have gone to work.
Thinking of this weekend and fearing that all the fresh vegetables in the market would be robbed, He Chunru washed her face and hurried out with the vegetable basket.
Chunjingfang Farmers Market is the largest vegetable market nearby. From three to four o'clock in the morning every day, many trucks transporting vegetables park in the market to unload their goods.
Five or six o'clock in the morning is the time when various vegetable stores come here to deliver goods. Later, people come to the market to buy vegetables.
Today is the weekend, and the state-run farmers market is crowded. Before entering the market, I found many vegetable stalls on the roadside at the door.
These stalls are all dishes picked out by villagers from nearby villages in the dark.
Vegetables are all grown on their own land, and the vegetables they can’t finish eating at home are sold in the city in exchange for money for oil and salt.
"Ouch, why are there still small river shrimps?"
"Comrade, how do you sell small river shrimps?"
Two inquiries sounded at the same time.
He Chunru turned her head to look at the person coming, and unexpectedly discovered that she knew this person, and they were somewhat related.
"My dear aunt, how come you have time to come to the market to buy groceries? You usually help your siblings take care of the children, don't you have a nanny at home to buy groceries?"
"Oh, it turns out it's my in-laws' sister-in-law. Are you here to buy groceries too?" Liu Xiao'e was also surprised to find that the person who had just spotted the river shrimp with her was Gu Jiu's sister-in-law.
He Chunru explained: "Yes, today is the weekend off. Come and buy some groceries to prepare for cooking at home."
"Today is the weekend, Brother Jiu and his wife are at home, so the child is left to They brought it themselves. They heard that this vegetable market was the largest one nearby. Come and take a look while you have time."
Liu Xiao'e seemed to have thought of something and asked: "Sister-in-law, you don't usually cook at home, but eat in the canteen of the unit?"
"Don't you usually? If you have time to cook, don’t just deal with it in the cafeteria.”
What He Chunru didn't say was that when she lived in an old house, she didn't have to do basic housework at home, and a nanny would do the meals.
Now that she has moved out, she has to do all the shopping, cooking, laundry and hygiene herself. Things are too cumbersome and take up too much of her rest time.
I don’t even want to do anything when I go to work.
Liu Xiao'e nodded: "It's normal to be busy at work and not take care of your family."
Then he asked again: "After your eldest son got married, he didn't live with you, right? ”
Mentioning Gu Youtao, the smile on He Chunru's face faded a little, "We don't live together. The couple has been living in the work dormitory since they got married. When I just gave birth to the child, I took care of the confinement child."
"No wonder, young people can't live their lives without the help of old people around them." Liu Xiao'e shook her head regretfully.
Looking at her unspeakable expression, He Chunru's heart skipped a beat, "My dear aunt, what did you mean by what you said just now? Are the boss and the others hiding something from me?"
Liu Xiao'e She looked embarrassed, it was hard for her to talk about this, and she wanted to squat down and choose the river shrimp.
It’s just that Gu Chunru’s heart has been raised, how could he not figure it out.
She supported her and dragged her to a less crowded place on the side of the road, "Auntie, if you have anything to say, just say it. Your hesitation made my heart skip a beat. It felt strange to feel up and down. "
Liu Xiao'e looked embarrassed and looked around at the passers-by, as if she wanted to run away, "I shouldn't have said this, sister-in-law, aren't you making things difficult for me?"< br>
He Chunru stretched out his hand and grabbed her sleeves. He became anxious and urged: "Oh, my aunt, if you have anything to say, just say it. You are making my heart unbearable."
Seeing that she couldn't run away, Liu Xiao'e gritted her teeth and told Gu Youtao how many times she had borrowed money from Gu Jiu, especially what happened last night. For her mother-in-law's birthday, she actually borrowed money to give gifts. Isn't this just trying to make someone look fat?
"Sister-in-law, I think you shouldn't let these two young people live outside. They are too young and too loose. They can't save even a little money. They spend all their money and now they have a family. With children, food, clothing, and favors, it’s not a small sum of money. They just want to borrow money whenever they have something to do. In the long run, this has not been a problem.”
These words were like a slap on He Chunru's face, and his face turned green and red.
She had been so proud of herself and so strong in everything in her life, but as a result, she gave birth to such an unsatisfactory son, which really pissed her off.
“These two dead kids are not worried at all. My in-laws made you laugh. I didn’t expect that both of them are receiving wages and don’t have any savings on hand, so be it.”
He Chunru took something out of his pocket and went out to buy groceries. He didn’t have much money in his pocket, “I don’t have enough money, my aunt, Ma.” Please tell Brother Jiu that I will send the money that the boss borrowed from him this afternoon.
In the future, my boss and his wife will not lend it to him since he was married in the first place. Let us worry, the partner is chosen by himself, and whatever happens to him after marriage is his own fault. Even if he has no money, he will suffer from it!”
"Sister-in-law, please don't misunderstand me. I told you about this today to ask you to take care of these two young men. I have no intention of urging you to pay back the money. If Brother Jiu finds out about this, he will Don’t misunderstand that I am trying to drive a wedge between your relatives. Ah."
"I'm really kind-hearted in telling you, I'm afraid that their young people will be too loose. I really have no other intention."
Liu Xiao'e's eagerness to clear up the relationship made He Chunru feel that way. Doubts dispelled.
It seems that this in-law aunt is just a rural woman who talks nonsense. She has no other meaning, let alone Lin Shu who ordered her to come here and meet her by chance.
“I know, but I still want to thank you for giving me some information about this matter.”
He Chunru bought all the river shrimps on the roadside and wanted to give them to Liu Xiao'e to take home.
How could Liu Xiao'e be greedy for this small advantage from her? She would refuse to accept it no matter what.
In the end, the two of them worked together and divided the river shrimp into two portions, one for each of them, so they stopped being polite.
Liu Xiao'e looked at the figure walking into the farmer's market, looked down at the river shrimp in her hand, smiled, shook her head, and walked home.
The reason why I met He Chunru here today was not by chance, but because Liu Xiaoe waited for her here specially.
Whenever something happened, Gu Youtao always went to Gu Jiu instead of his biological parents. Once or twice, Lin Shu was still generous and indifferent.
If anything happens in the future, he will come to see Gu Jiu, give money and worry about it. The times are too many, and the time goes by, Liu Xiao'e is afraid that there will be bad blood between Gu Jiu and Lin Shu. "Mom, where did you buy the river shrimps?"
Lin Shu saw Liu Xiao'e coming back from outside with a lot of river shrimps in her hand, which looked quite fresh.
Liu Xiao'e put the river shrimp in the kitchen, washed her hands and came out without seeing Gu Jiu, so she asked: "Where is the son-in-law?"
"Going to the company." Lin Shu replied casually. She seemed to be more interested in the river shrimp, "Mom, at noon, I asked Sister Chen to fry the river shrimp until fragrant, then add chili and tempeh and fry it together. It is very good for rice."
"Okay, I will ask Xiao Chen to arrange it at noon. We will go to the vegetable market today. When I see river shrimp, I will know that you like to eat it."
Liu Xiao'e sat down to play with Dabao and Erbao, and said casually: "I met your sister-in-law at the vegetable market today. She didn't go to work today and happened to buy vegetables there."
"Oh. "It's the weekend and she doesn't have to work. She doesn't have any menus and the cafeteria is not open. She can't even get food from the cafeteria." Lin Shu didn't think much about it.
Liu Xiao'e knew that Gu Jiu was not at home at the moment, so she whispered: "Today I mentioned that Youtao borrowed money from you, and she said she would come over to pay the money back in the afternoon."
After that, Liu Xiao'e observed Lin Shu's expression and saw that her face was calm, so she asked: "I talked too much today, won't you be angry?"
After hearing this, Lin Shu's mouth curled up slightly. , "You are defending me, why should I be angry with you? Just say it. There will be a day when this matter cannot be hidden. It's better for the sister-in-law to know in advance. She doesn't care about the son she gave birth to. , we can’t keep worrying about you.”
“You are my daughter, and I naturally know that you are attracted to me. I am afraid that my son-in-law will have objections to this, and he will lose his temper with me. What should I do if you have any objections? "
Liu Xiao'e was a little worried, but she didn't worry much, otherwise she wouldn't have made this trip so early in the morning.
"I am his wife. If he won't stand by me on this little matter, then what's the use of him." Lin Shu comforted: "Don't worry, he doesn't dare to do anything to me. Like.”
Liu Xiao'e asked: "I saw you didn't talk to him during breakfast this morning. Did you two have a cold war?"
Speaking of this matter, Lin Shu felt bitter for a while: "I had a cold war alone, and he I didn’t feel it at all.”
“You are a careless man, how can you feel your inconspicuous cold war?” Liu Xiaoe felt funny in her heart.
I want to find someone to be angry with, but unfortunately the other person doesn't feel it. Isn't this anger in vain?
Before twelve o'clock, Gu Jiu came back from outside, and he could smell the spicy fragrance downstairs.
Coming up from downstairs, as soon as I entered the door, I asked: "What good food did you cook for lunch? I smelled the spicy smell downstairs."
Liu Xiao'e was taking care of her two children in the living room when she heard his question He said with a smile: "I bought some river shrimp this morning and asked Xiao Chen to fry them with chili and black bean sauce. Do you think it tastes good?"
"This is a good side dish. I will Let’s have a drink with my father-in-law.”
Lin Dashan, who was looking for a bottle of wine in the restaurant, laughed and said, “Okay, I’m worried about having no one to drink with.”
Gu Jiu came back from the bathroom after washing his hands, picked up Erbao who was holding his thigh firmly, and looked at the dishes on the table, "Wow, I also made stewed steak today."
Lin Dashan explained with a smile: "I helped them buy ingredients for the store today and found that there were steaks. I bought two more ribs."
When all the dishes were served on the table, Lin Shu picked up Dabao and let Liu Xiaoe go first. During meals, she takes care of the two children.
Gu Jiu helped Lin Dashan pour the wine, "Thank you for your hard work, Dad."
"The whole family doesn't need to say thank you." Lin Dashan pointed to the plate of chili black bean river shrimp, "This river shrimp is today It was your mother who met it by accident. Otherwise, you might not be able to eat it if you want to."
Gu Jiu asked smoothly: "Where did your mother buy this river shrimp?"
Liu Xiao'e glanced at her daughter and replied: "I bought it at Chunjingfang. I also met your sister-in-law at the farmer's market over there."
"Today's weekend, my sister-in-law must have gone to buy vegetables and cook for herself. "
Liu Xiao'e nodded and used serving chopsticks to give each of the two grown men a piece of beef ribs: "Yes, she also went there to buy vegetables. She also bought a lot of river shrimp for both of us today. Long time no touch We just talked a little more today, but I didn’t stop talking and mentioned the money Youtao borrowed yesterday."
Gu Jiu raised his eyes to look at her and asked calmly. Said: "You mentioned it, what did my sister-in-law say?"
Liu Xiao'e looked at Gu Jiu's face, but did not see any anger, "She said she would come to you in the afternoon to pay back the money while she was not at work today. .”
Without waiting for Gu Jiu to speak, Lin Dashan put down his wine glass and criticized severely: "What did you tell your in-laws' sister-in-law about this? Youtao borrowed the money from you. When you told your in-laws' sister-in-law like this today, she thought you were "I'm going to ask for a debt."
Liu Xiao'e's mouth twitched. She was going to ask for a debt. Why didn't she worry about her son and let them worry about it?
However, I couldn’t show what I was thinking, and blamed myself: “It’s my fault, I blame me for talking too much. Maybe my sister-in-law really misunderstood, otherwise she wouldn’t have said she would pay back the money in the afternoon. "
"Look at you, did I say that you usually keep your mouth shut, but now you are in trouble?" Lin Dashan sighed angrily. This matter made it difficult for his son-in-law. .
Gu Jiu was afraid that the two old men would quarrel first, so he hurriedly persuaded: "Dad, don't talk about Mom. This matter is also true. Just tell it."
Lin Dashan sat back and turned around to reason with Gu Jiu in a deep voice, "Brother Jiu, if this matter doesn't happen today, I'm going to talk to you about it. It's a good thing for you to take care of the family, and you're a good man." It’s up to the Gu family to take care of things. But, it’s not important to take care of things, even your eldest nephew’s trivial matters. If I ask you to borrow money, you should refuse."
Lin Dashan picked up the cup and motioned for Gu Jiu to pick it up too. The two touched it carefully and then said, "I'm asking you to refuse, not to ignore your family. , but the more you worry about her, the less she will worry about you next time. Friendship will also be weakened by this endless borrowing. After all, friendship will eventually fade."
Gu Jiu didn't pay much attention at first, but he heard the expression on his face later. His expression became more solemn, "Dad, you are right, Youtao and his wife should also be my eldest brother and sister-in-law." They'll take care of it."
Lin Dashan glanced at his wife and daughter, and laughed: "Now that you have figured it out, I won't worry anymore. Let's continue drinking."
When He Chunru came to the door in the afternoon, she had been paying attention to the expressions between Lin Shu and his wife since she entered.
Seeing that they were no different from usual, I felt a little uncomfortable for some unknown reason.
"Sister-in-law, what are you thinking about? You are so lost in thought. Come all the way, you are thirsty, come and have a sip of tea." Lin Shu didn't know the selfish thoughts in He Chunru's heart, and motioned for her to drink tea.
He Chunru smiled and said: "Okay, thank you for your hard work. Please sit down and let us have a nice chat with my sisters-in-law."
Speaking of the fact that Gu Youtao always comes to them to borrow money, in fact, There are some misunderstandings.
"Youtao is an ignorant child. Don't look at him getting married and becoming a father, but he still lacks in handling family affairs. When your eldest brother and I didn't agree with his marriage to Niu Xiaoqin, he resisted stubbornly. , and then we had to take care of the bride price and so on. We thought he used his own savings, but we didn’t know that he borrowed it all from you.”
I’m explaining this now. As a parent, it’s always hard to explain your child’s careless marriage. Lin Shu didn't say much about this, just smiled and nodded.