Chapter 54 Marry someone suitable?
The clouds in the west are as hot as flames, and only a ray of sunset shines on the top of the mountain. The cattle and sheep are in their pens, the chickens and ducks are in their cages, and the smoke from the countryside is curling up.
Dad Le drove home and smelled the fragrance. He limped into the house and saw his girl sticking her head out of the kitchen with a bright smile. His heart softened. It was good to have the little cotton-padded jacket at home. Ah, there will be food to eat when we come back.
Le Yun winked at her father and said with a sly smile: "Dad, we have guests tonight."
"Who is it?" Dad Le asked casually.
"Dad, you might want to call your mother-in-law my mother-in-law and your sister-in-law." Le Yun stuck out her tongue, smiling and saying nothing.
Dad Le's face instantly turned red, burning hot. He wanted to find the courage to scold the girl, but when he saw the child's happy smiling face, he gave up.
"Lele, don't talk nonsense. If walls have ears, it will ruin other people's reputations."
"I'm not talking nonsense, it's just like that. Grandma Zhou and Aunt Feng helped us with the work today. The sweet potatoes in the fields in front of the house and behind the village are all finished, and the garden behind the house is almost ready."
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"This... how good is this? It's hard work for them." Le's father stuttered when he spoke.
"Dad, you, Sister Feng, came here on your own initiative. Don't let down other people's good intentions." Le Yun saw her father's face blushing slightly, resisting the urge to burst into laughter, and quickly turned around to cook.
Dad Le was so embarrassed that his old face was feverish and felt terribly hot. He quickly took a towel and went outside to wash his face with cold water to cool down.
As soon as he washed his face, the Zhou family's mother and daughter came over. They didn't pretend to ask the Le family to go to the Le family for more invitations and reminders. After taking a bath, they came to the Le family for dinner.
"Yueqing, are you back?" When Grandma Zhou saw Le's father, a smile appeared on her old face, which was particularly cordial.
"Aunt Zhou, thank you for your hard work again." Dad Le saw Zhou Qiufeng glance at him, and his old face became hot again.
"Whatever you say about hard work or not, it's mostly seen outside." Grandma Zhou stepped into Lejia meaningfully.
Dad Le felt guilty, and his face became even hotter.
Zhou Qiufeng felt awkward, glanced at Le's father, entered Le's house, took the initiative to help set the table, and then went to the kitchen to see if she wanted to help, but Le Yun kicked her away.
Le Yun cooked some green vegetables, poured the cured pork ribs out of the pot, put them in a big soup bowl, and took them out on a tea tray. The three adults happily rushed to get the bowls and chopsticks. Grandma Zhou drank some wine, and the others People use tea instead of wine.
People in the past said that as long as you are happy, even drinking water will taste sweet. Zhou Qiufeng drank tea and felt very sweet in her heart. At Lejia, she felt relaxed. At home, facing her sister-in-law's face, she always felt depressed for no reason.
While the Le family was having dinner, Sister-in-law Zhou was still cooking. She only fried a green bean and didn't take it out. She called Brother Zhou to have dinner in the kitchen wing between the upper and lower rooms.
Brother Zhou entered the wing and didn't see my mother and sister. He immediately shouted to the upper room: "Mom, Xiaofeng, it's time to eat."
"What are you shouting for?" Sister-in-law Zhou glared at her angrily: "They helped Le's family work today and went to Le's family to eat delicacies. There is no need for you to care."
"Why are you talking so weirdly?" "Why am I talking wrong? I haven't seen my mother do any of my own work, and the same goes for your sister. She has never been so diligent in her own work. When it's her turn to go to Le's house, she runs faster than anything else. It's really I don’t know where her home is.”
"Liu Tong, don't make others want to tear you apart." Brother Zhou had a vague expression of anger on his face: "Who does most of the big and small work in the house? You should look at your hands and then speak with your conscience. ”
"I..." When her husband called her by her first and last name, Sister-in-law Zhou immediately withered. She knew her husband's temper. She was usually easy to talk to, but when he got angry, he was very scary.
Sister-in-law Zhou's natal family is in a neighboring county. After her son took the high school entrance examination, he went back to his grandmother's house to play with his cousin. Grandma Zhou and Zhou Qiufeng were not at home either. The young couple was vomiting and no one came to calm them down. The atmosphere was a bit tense.
Grandma Zhou was in a good mood. When she came home, she was swaying and improvising in her left voice, "Red plum blossoms are blooming on the red rocks, thousands of miles of frost are treading underfoot..."
"Mom, stay still!" Zhou Qiufeng supported my mother and used the flashlight with one hand. She was very speechless. If she hadn't been with my mother all day, she would have suspected that she picked up money today or took stimulants.
"I'm not drunk, I'm stable." Grandma Zhou, whose face was red, walked vigorously and sang happily with the girl's support.
Zhou Qiufeng simply refused to persuade her. If she likes to sing, let her sing. Anyway, in the countryside, it’s not like in the city where people often report her for disturbing the people.
When Brother Zhou heard my mother's voice, he got up and went up to the house to turn on the lights and open the door. Sister-in-law Zhou was afraid that her husband would say she didn't care about the old man, so she also went to pick up her mother-in-law.
"What happy event happened? Mom is so happy today." When my mother and sister came back, Brother Zhou gave my mother a hand.
"Hahaha, it's Xiao Lele. Xiao Lele keeps putting vegetables in my bowl all night. She is so filial and sensible. If I had such a granddaughter, she would wake up laughing even in her sleep and dreams."
"Mom, Leyun is really as good as you said. Someone has wanted to be a stepmother for a long time. Yueqing will not be single now. Besides, you also have a granddaughter. It sounds like Chunmei is not filial to you." Mother-in-law said to Leyun The children at home were full of praises, which made Sister-in-law Zhou, who was holding a breath in her heart, unhappy and immediately retorted.
"Liu Tong, Chunmei was spoiled by you until she was fourteen years old and refused to get up every morning without being nudged or asked. She often had to be coaxed by her mother and Xiaofeng before she would eat. She was admitted to a medical school and Xiaofeng gave her 5,000 pocket money. In addition to asking for money, in the past month, when have you taken the initiative to call home and ask if grandma and her aunt are doing well, are you sure Chunmei can compete with Lele? "
It's okay not to mention the daughter, but Brother Zhou gets very angry when he mentions it. The living expenses for other girls studying in college are only 800 yuan per month, but his girl's 1,200 yuan per month is still too little.
"I..." Sister-in-law Zhou choked again and couldn't say a word.
"Hey, Qiufeng, I'm getting old. If there is a suitable family, you should marry her. Don't delay it any longer." Grandma Zhou didn't look at her daughter-in-law and walked past Liu Tong.
Zhou Qiufeng didn't want to get involved in the war between her brother and sister-in-law, so she helped her back to the room without saying anything.
Sister-in-law Zhou's heart skipped a beat. Her mother-in-law was blaming her for disliking her sister-in-law!
Brother Zhou didn't say anything at that time. When he returned to the living room and saw his wife following him, he became very angry: "Xiaofeng took out the money to build a house and sent her two children to study. Now you squeeze her money." You want to drive them away when you’re done, right? Don’t you keep saying how your brother and sister-in-law are doing? Just go back to your mother’s house.”
After roaring, he ignored his wife, slammed the door, locked her out of the bedroom, and fell asleep.
"I..." Does Zhou Xialong mean to divorce her?
Sister-in-law Zhou was completely stunned. She stood for a long time and slept in the guest room dejectedly. She was relieved when Brother Zhou didn't mention the divorce the next day. She was afraid that Brother Zhou would overhear what he said and make fun of her, so she restrained herself a lot.
(End of chapter)