This foreign son-in-law came to the door, although Zhou's mother still didn't have much affection for Pete, who was about to become her hairy son-in-law, but she finally left people to eat together. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Moreover, Zhou's mother is actually not confused, in addition to being a foreigner, Pete's conditions in all aspects are really good.

However, Zhao Qingru felt that Pete planned to buy a house in Yanjing, and the name of his daughter Zhou Wenyan would be written on the house book, and the most important thing was that he didn't mind the fact that the old lady lived together, and he should have brushed a lot of positive marks with his mother-in-law.

Although he could understand Zhou's mother's thoughts, Zhao Qingru felt that Pete should have not learned the power of Huaxia's mother-in-law, of course, there is still an essential difference between a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law. Anyway, she, the daughter-in-law who can't please Mother Zhou, the mother-in-law, no matter what she does, can just watch the play on the sidelines.

After drinking Laba porridge, the year is getting closer and closer. Because he plans to visit Pete's family in Great Britain after the Chinese New Year, Pete will stay in Yanjing and accompany Zhou Wenyan during the Chinese New Year this year.

This made Zhou's mother even complicated. First, her daughter is finally getting married, and secondly, because Zhou Wenyan is finally married. Xu is considering that this year is the last New Year before he gets married, staying in his mother's house, after the official holiday, Zhou Wenyan changed the style of always seeing no one in previous years, and stayed at home almost every day to accompany Zhou's mother and prepare some food for the New Year.

At the beginning, Zhou's mother was quite happy, but after a long time, she didn't get used to it.

"Yan'er, why don't you go out on a date with Xiaopi or something?"

"It's a cold day, what's there to go out of. ”

"No, didn't you say that you were going to go to his house with Xiaopi after the New Year. Are you ready for your door-to-door gifts?"

"It's all set. Sister Qingru helped me refer to it, and Pete's family has one copy per person, which is a special product of Huaxia. Pete also said that there is no need to prepare too expensive gifts, the key is to have the heart on the line. ”

"How can this be. Oh, I look at this little skin as a very safe person, how can something go wrong in such a place at a critical time. Mother Zhou originally heard her daughter say that the gift was ready, and she was quite happy. But knowing that this gift turned out to be a reference given by her daughter-in-law Zhao Qingru, her heart was not very smooth. Whatever she said, Zhou Wenyan asked Zhou Wenyan to take out those gifts, so that her, the old woman, would take a look at it, the most important thing was to see if it was really foolproof. Of course, it would be best if you could replace some of the undesirable ones.

Zhou's mother's careful thinking is like Sima Zhao's heart, where Zhou Wenyan can't see it. However, as a filial daughter, she naturally will not be as knowledgeable as her mother in such a trivial matter. And Zhou Wenyan also believes that her sister-in-law will not care, because she has long been used to it.

Zhou Wenyan took out the prepared gift. Not to mention, each gift is carefully selected according to the preferences of Pete's family. For example, what was given to Pete's father was a pair of vases of "Yanyu Jiangnan" produced by the porcelain capital. Although it is only a modern imitation, it is also a fine product produced by the official kiln. What was given to Pete's mother was a Suhang silk skirt, and the embroidery on it was authentic Suzhou embroidery. Grandpa Pete has a set of purple sand teapots, the work of modern pot makers, plus a pack of red robes from Wuyi Mountain......

Mother Zhou looked at this and that, and wanted to find out some problems, but it was really not easy. But this heart is still not very smooth, especially after seeing the silk skirt, I immediately knew that this skirt must have been designed by the designer named "Ten", looking at the embroidery on the top, it was too similar to the embroidery on the big red phoenix crown back then.

"Mom, isn't this dress very beautiful? Sister Qingru specially asked her master to help embroider the pattern. I heard Pete say that my future mother-in-law liked peonies very much, so she embroidered the pattern of 'flowers blooming and rich'. ”

"Hey, it's not a daughter. Mother Zhou sighed lightly.

"......" Zhou Wenyan saw Zhou's mother's reaction like this, originally said that she wanted to tell her mother-in-law that her sister-in-law had done a lot for her sister-in-law. So don't always pick a bone in an egg. Who would have thought that an inadvertent one did not ease the prejudice, but instead had the posture of adding fuel to the fire.

Zhou Wenyan couldn't stop talking.

Afterwards, Zhou Wenyan took the initiative to apologize to Zhao Qingru when there was no one at night.

"Sister Qingru, I really didn't mean to. I just want to ......"

"Alright, I understand. Do you want to praise me more in front of my mother-in-law, so that she doesn't always find fault?" Zhao Qingru waved her hand and interrupted Zhou Wenyan to continue, "Actually, Wenyan, I have a way here to make your mother-in-law, my mother-in-law not have such a big prejudice against me. But that's really just something you can do. ”

"What way?!" Zhou Wenyan's eyes suddenly lit up, and when she saw Zhao Qingru looking at her with a smile, she pondered for a moment, and asked tentatively uncertainly, "Sister Qingru, you mean...... As long as I can be happy?!"

"yes. You also know that the reason why your eldest brother was adopted by my mother-in-law back then was mainly for you, because he wanted him to join the Zhou family and marry you in the future. ”

"So...... As long as Pete and I can live happily ever after, Mommy will one day stop finding fault with you, Sister Ru?"

"Whether I'll be in trouble again, I don't know. But Wen Yan, I hope you can be happy, I am the same as my mother-in-law. So if Pete and his family treat you badly, you really don't need to knock out your teeth and swallow blood, and endure all your grievances. ”

"Sister Qingru, I'm not stupid. ”

"I know. Zhao Qingru turned around and took out a boxy jewelry box from the drawer, red sandalwood, and handed it to Zhou Wenyan, "Oh, take it." This is one of the dowries that I prepared with your brother. You can't go to a dinner party without good jewelry. Although it is not as valuable as the jewelry handed down by those large families that have been inherited for hundreds of years, it is still quite handy. ”

Zhou Wenyan heard Zhao Qingru say this, so she opened the jewelry box. The jewelry box itself is actually an old object, although it is in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, but the unique sense of heaviness, as well as the delicate carving of the dragon and phoenix carved on the top, think that the price will not be cheap. What's more, the jewelry in the jewelry box.

This time, Zhao Qingru prepared a total of two sets. One set is a three-piece green jade set, including necklaces, earrings and rings, although it is not up to the level of glass emeralds, the emerald green is just right for Zhou Wenyan's current age. The other set is a pink, purple and white Fulu Shou three-color, with more pairs of bracelets.

It is said that girls, like dragons, have a special love for those jewelry. Zhou Wenyan is naturally no exception. After seeing the two sets of jewelry in the jewelry box that were obviously worth a lot of money, although he was very moved, after hesitating for a moment, he still pushed the jewelry box back to Zhao Qingru.

"That, Sister Qingru, I can't ask for it. ”

"What's the matter, it's too shabby?!"

"No, no, no. It's too precious. Zhou Wenyan hurriedly shook her head and explained, "That's ...... Sister Qingru, these two sets of jewelry, you should go back and leave them to Xiaoyi. ”

"How old is Xiao Yi this year? I have prepared another dowry for her. This one was originally reserved for you. Zhao Qingru smiled, opened all the jewelry boxes that Zhou Wenyan had not yet opened, pointed to the gold ornaments on it, and said, "This pair of bracelets is the dragon and phoenix bracelet that Master Fengxiang I invited to give you." It's just an auspicious intention, don't wear it, it feels quite two. As for these...... I wear it to play on weekdays. ”

"Sister Qingru, although I don't have a husband who only has family affection and no love, I have an extra sister-in-law who loves me, and a big brother who loves me, I feel that I have made a lot of money. Zhou Wenyan leaned her head on Zhao Qingru's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Living a good life is the most serious thing. ”

"Well, my province's. ”

February 14, 91, Valentine's Day in the West, and this day is the Chinese New Year's Eve of the Chinese lunar calendar. Considering that the two-bedroom apartment on the research institute is a bit small, the reunion dinner of the Chinese New Year's Eve was eaten at the end of the courtyard.

For Valentine's Day in the West, it's not popular yet. Naturally, there are no pink bubbles, roses and chocolates all over the streets. However, there is an extra foreign son-in-law in the family, and it is a rare good day full of romantic atmosphere, so Pete drove early in the morning and sent a surprise.

It is said that the 999 red roses were specially flown in from France. Although Zhou Wenyan had vaguely guessed that there might be a surprise, when she saw the red roses that filled the trunk of the entire car, she was still moved.

"Do you like it? ”

"Thank you, Pete. I love it. Zhou Wenyan threw herself into Pete's arms, if it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of irrelevant light bulbs around, it was estimated that there would be a very enthusiastic French set meal.

"Dad, why did Uncle Pete give his little aunt so many safflowers?" Xiao Yi didn't recognize the roses, but he was still curious about the flowers in the trunk.

"Because I like it. Zhou Wentao thought about it and gave a child an answer that he could understand.

"Does Daddy like Mommy?"

"Of course. ”

"Does Daddy like Little One?"

"Hmm. Xiaoyi is a little angel of his father, how can he not like it?" Zhou Wentao bent over and hugged his daughter.

"Then why didn't Dad send saffron flowers to Mom, and didn't send saffron flowers to Xiaoyi?"

"......" At this moment, Zhou Wentao obviously didn't realize that he had been taken into the ditch little by little by his daughter. After that, when Zhao Qingru, who was busy in the kitchen, took Xiao Yuanyuan and Xiao An's hands, and heard the dialogue between his man and Xiao Yi from Zhou Wenyan, he raised his eyebrows slightly, but he didn't say anything.

On the other hand, after being asked by his daughter-in-law Xiaoyi, Zhou Wentao suddenly found that he really didn't give any gifts to his daughter-in-law, so he began to think about whether it would be too late to pick up gifts on the street at this time.

Seeing this, Zhou's mother on the side quietly pulled her son aside and began to ask her face: "Wen Tao, don't spend all this unjust money." No, I see that you are busy all day, and you don't know how to save money. It's better to put your salary here in the future, and your mother will save it for you. ”

"Mom, isn't it enough for you to give you a living allowance with me and Yan'er every month? Otherwise, after the New Year, I will give you an extra 100 every month? As for the rest, although I don't earn as much as Ru'er every month, I still have to bear the daily expenses of the family. Zhou Wentao habitually pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and said unhurriedly.

"You ......" Zhou's mother wanted Zhou Wentao's salary card, she really wanted to save the money, which was her pension money in the future. Zhou's mother knew very well in her heart that after her daughter Zhou Wenyan married that foreign son-in-law Xiaopi, although she was not unfilial, she was a married daughter in the end. Therefore, in the future, most of the pensions will have to rely on Zhou Wentao, the adopted son.

Mother Zhou, who has always known that her daughter-in-law is very powerful, is now desperately trying to find a way to save more coffin books, and when the time comes, she will not have to worry that Zhou Wentao, the adopted son who did not come out of her belly, will not be responsible for supporting her in the future.

It's a pity that in Zhou's mother's opinion, just such a small request was rejected by Zhou Wentao.

"Mom, I thought I had something to do, so I'm going to get busy first. For fear that Zhou's mother would entangle with her again, the most important thing was that Zhou Wentao, who had a flash of inspiration and thought of what to give, found a universal excuse and turned around and went straight to the studio.

Tsk, it's not biological. Now that she has a daughter-in-law, she has forgotten her adoptive mother! Zhou's mother looked at Zhou Wentao's sneaky back, and counted this account on Zhao Qingru's head very naturally.

Zhao Qingru, who was still busy in the kitchen, didn't know all this, but felt that her nose was inexplicably a little itchy.

Although with the improvement of the material level, the taste of the New Year seems to be getting weaker and weaker. can't stand it, the children at home are still looking forward to the New Year as always. After all, the Chinese New Year means a lot of fun. Take a vacation, wear new clothes, eat all kinds of delicious food, and receive New Year's money...... And, of course, fireworks.

It's a pity that during the Spring Festival of '91, the state clearly stipulated that fireworks were not allowed. First, it pollutes the air, second, it disturbs the people, and third, there were frequent accidents in the first two years, and the casualties and economic losses were not small...... Therefore, there has to be a hard and fast law and order rule.

Don't let fireworks and firecrackers, not to mention that the children at home are not used to it, and even Zhao Qingru is a little uncomfortable. I always feel that on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, there is less sulfur smell in the air, there are no brilliant fireworks in the night sky, and there is no crackling sound in the ears, so that this little smell of the year has been cut a lot.

The only thing I am glad about may be that there is a Spring Festival Gala, which is better than nothing. The Spring Festival Gala that began in '84, although it was not as good as the year after the new century, was still very popular in the early '90s. Anyone who has a TV set is basically less than eight o'clock at night, and a large family sits together, looking forward to the early start of the party.

"Xiao Yuanyuan, take Xiao Yi and Xiao An, and drag Dad out of the studio. The Spring Festival Gala is about to start. Zhao Qingru put the fruit plate and pastry plate on the coffee table, and saw that Zhou Wentao slipped into the studio after eating the reunion dinner and didn't see it, so he motioned to the three little ones in the family to look for it.

"Hey. ”