After finishing a bowl of rice porridge, Mrs. Sun said: "Old man, you can sleep for a while longer, cover yourself tightly, and you'll be fine." After covering him with the quilt, Mrs. Sun left the room and went to the kitchen.
As soon as she entered the kitchen, she saw her in-laws was scrubbing the pots and washing the dishes. Mrs. Sun quickly stepped forward and said: "I'll do it, I can do all this, you guys go take a break, I can't just eat and not work."
Mrs. Wang wiped her hands and took Ms. Sun, saying: "This bit of work that needs to be done by the mother of the in-laws, You can live here peacefully without any burdens. You just take care of the in-law, the day after tomorrow will be the New Year's Eve, when he get better we will be able to sit down and have the New Year's Eve dinner together, that will definitely be very lively."
Mrs. Sun said with red eyes: "Thank you so much, in-laws. I don't even know how to thank you."
Mrs. Wang comforted her: "If you don't know what to say, don't say it. It's too irritating that the whole family is saying those things. I'm a few years older than you, so just call me sister from now on!"
Mrs. Sun nodded with tears in her eyes, at this time, Mrs. Lin stated: "Mother, I made you new clothes, I'll take you to try them on, if they don't fit, I'll fix them, we have to wear new clothes for the Chinese New Year!"
Mrs. Wang laughed and said: "Yes, let's try it. Honglian has been working on it for several days!"
Mrs. Sun smiled and nodded, Mrs. Lin took her hand and left the kitchen.
The kitchen had been cleaned up, and Mrs. Wang asked: "Eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law, when I brought your third sibling's parents over, is there anything in your mind? Will it be uncomfortable?"
Mrs. Zhang replied: "No, if I were the third younger sibling, I might have done the same, my mother has more than just me as a child, and my older brothers in the family are also around, so I usually don't worry about my parents not having anyone to take care of them except for being missed but not worried about it, but the third younger sibling is different."
Mrs. Li also stated: "Mother, don't worry, I don't have a problem with that, thanks to the fact that the three of us have such a good mother-in-law, or else we would have a problem with anyone in the family."
Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "I'm just happy that you two didn't complain. After all, Honglian will take care of her from now on, and we can't help."
Mrs. Zhang said: "From now on, Wenxiu and I will do more of the work at home. It's not a heavy job."
Mrs. Li also said: "Yes, Mom, don't worry about us. Now that the family's conditions have improved, it's all thanks to Qibao. We can't object to her honoring her grandparents. That's really inhumane!"
Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "Okay, I know you two are good sisters-in-law. If you don't have any objections, mom can rest assured. Okay, let's fry some meatballs now and save them for the New Year!"
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Soon came the New Year's Eve, Xu family has been busy for two days. They have prepared a lot of dishes, and even the smell of meat is wafting from every house in the village, and the children in the village may have been infected by the new atmosphere of the New Year, they are often heard in the village frolicking and playing around, and their silvery laughter spreads far and wide...
Old Lin's illness has improved a lot, and he can now get out of bed. The old man took Old Lin and taught him to play backgammon together. The two of them were about the same age, so they were quite good at talking.
Mrs. Sun was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner with the Xu family in the kitchen. Although everyone was busy, the smiles on their faces were very happy.
Qibao was gathering with her brother and the others, taking out all the snacks in the space. The brothers were surprised when they saw these colorful packaging bags. They had never seen such beautiful patterns before!
Xu Wenwu asked: "Sister, what is this? It feels bulging. Isn't this oil paper?"
Qibao replied: "This is Miao Crispy Corner, and this bag is not made of oil paper, this is packaging made of materials we don't have here, later on, take a few plates, let's put these food into the plates, I'm going to take back these packages, I can't let others see them!"
Xu Wenwu immediately got up and ran to the kitchen to ask for a few clean plates from Mrs. Zhang, and together they helped put the snacks on the plates.
Qibao took the empty packaging bag back, while Xiaoliu was a little reluctant to part with it. He liked the pattern on it.
XiaoWu asked: "Aren't these chicken feet? They don't have any color, how can they be delicious?"
Qibao replied: "This is soaked foot chicken claw, it tastes fragrant and spicy, Fifth Brother, if you try it, you'll know if it's good or not!"
Xiaowu reached out and picked up a chicken claw and put it in his mouth and took a bite, chewing on it, the spicy flavor gradually dispersing in his mouth, Xiaowu sucked in his mouth and said: "Spicy, but delicious. The more you eat, the better it tastes!"
Qibao said: "This is made from pickled peppers. It's much spicier than ordinary peppers. Don't eat too much, or your stomach will feel uncomfortable!"
The children ate happily. They had never eaten such delicious food. Qibao became more playful and put the crispy corners on her fingers. She followed the instructions from the advertisements she had seen in her previous life. Little Five and Little Six were similar. He followed the example and even stretched out his hands to show the moves, making everyone laugh happily.
After Mrs. Wang and the others put all the prepared New Year's Eve dinner on the table, and after everyone was seated, the old man took out all the wine and said happily: "It's a new year, but this year is different from previous years. Everyone knows why. I hope our family can always be so united and loving in the future. I believe now is just the beginning, and it will get better and better in the future!"
The Xu family applauded very much.
The old man pressed his hands, coughed lightly and said? "Also, Brother Lin and Sister Sun will live in our house from now on. Everyone should treat them like me and my wife, understand?"
"I know!" The whole family replied neatly.
Old Man Lin said: "In-laws, Honglian's mother and I have discussed it. We still plan to return to Houniu Village after the New Year. The two of us can't help the children, so we won't drag them back!"
The old man was reluctant when he heard it and said: "Who says that being old is a hindrance? The children work hard, we need to do more to help them reduce the burden, my wife and I have just started to learn to read at this age, because we don't want the children to be ridiculed by others for being uneducated in the future when they are well off! Moreover, Qibao is also your granddaughter, this broken bone is still connected to the tendon, this family business is earned by Qibao, you will give Qibao a good filial piety and honor the opportunity to live in peace!"
Mrs. Sun sighed and said: "Then I'll just say it directly, and I won't beat around the bush, it's because it's a good thing to say and not a good thing to hear it. Others will say that the Xu family is kind-hearted and generous, and the bad ones will say that the Xu family is an ingrate, and that raising two mouths for no reason will ultimately have an impact on the Xu family."
The old man knew that they were thinking about the Xu family, and in order not to burden them, he took a step back and said: "Qibao already told me, she intends to build a brewery workshop, and would like to ask you to be responsible for watching it, how about this, we will build a small courtyard in the brewery workshop, and you will live there. Anyway, we are all in the same village, and it is also convenient to take care of it. This workshop built by our family and is looking for our family members to watch over it, so others can't pick faults, isn't that the reasoning?"
Old man Lin hesitated after hearing this. He also wanted to see his daughter and grandchildren every day, so he said: "Aren't you afraid that it will cost the Xu family? And to build a small courtyard specifically for us to live in."
The old man said: "What's the point? It doesn't cost much at all. From now on, we two brothers can just drink tea and play chess. How great!"