Chapter 21: The Eccentric Old Lady
Gu Xiangnan immediately opened the door when he heard the voice, looked at the old lady who was holding the child and pulling the little girl, took the boy and said, "Mom, why are you here?" This person still has Huanhuan and Haohao in a big bag, how can my sister and brother-in-law rest assured. Come on in. ”
Gu Xiangnan took the things and put them aside, and then hugged the sweet little nephew who was sleeping.
"Oops, I'm tired, I can't bear to hold it for a while when I'm really old." The old lady thumped her arm, entered the door and began to look.
Gu Xiangnan said: "Haohao is so big, why are you still holding it?" I'm weighing it all, let alone you. ”
"It's not even six years old, it's still young. Hao Hao had a high fever for several days, and he was brought to the city after seeing that it was not a problem. Hurry up and go to the house, just after the injection, don't catch a cold again. The old lady pulled the little girl in her hand and said, "Huanhuan, this is your brother-in-law, haven't you been chattering at home, call someone quickly." ”
Huang Huan shyly called out to his uncle and snorted. Gu Xiangnan smiled: "Huanhuan is really good, come in." Beibei, this is grandma and Sister Huanhuan, go get cookies and share your sister with them. ”
Gu Beibei glanced at the old lady who kept looking at the food when she entered the house, and the little girl who had been staring at her, put down her chopsticks and greeted politely: "Hello, I'll go get the biscuits." ”
The old lady was taken aback and said loudly, "Oh, Nanzi, this girl can speak." ”
"Mom, Bei Bei can already speak, she's smart, but she's lazy." Gu Xiangnan put Huang Hao into his room, and when he came out, he saw that his mother was already sitting at the dinner table, holding her own dishes and chopsticks and starting to eat, while her niece was sitting in her daughter's place.
Looking at his daughter, who had been staring at the visitor, he asked, "Beibei, have you eaten enough?" ”
Gu Beibei nodded: "I'm full." The package opened in her hand before the voice fell, and she silently ate the biscuits that she had never eaten sweet. The accusation is obvious, how can she be full after only two bites, but looking at the eating appearance of the two people at the table, she really doesn't want to serve it anymore.
Gu Xiangnan has been taking care of his daughter personally, how could he not know her harsh hygiene habits, looking at the messy table, he shook his head helplessly and could only go into the kitchen to re-serve the meal, otherwise there would be no food for a while.
"Huanhuan eats more fish, smart." The old lady said while paddling the food: "Nanzi, you are not very good at living, two people make these dishes, fish and meat." Look at this girl who doesn't eat well and just eats snacks, no wonder she is so thin. When Huiying comes back, I must talk about her well, if there is more money, I will help you collect it. ”
Gu Xiangnan's hand in the vegetable paused, and immediately changed the conversation: "Mom, Bei Bei is a premature baby, and she has a weak appetite and can't eat much, eating well will help you absorb nutrients to grow meat." ”
The old lady said dissatisfiedly: "Don't talk to me about any nutrient absorption, it's not a big deal." You are very fine and willing to spend money, and you are not as happy as she is strong, and it is too bad to practice food. I've taken you children, but I've never seen your daughter raise them like this. According to me, let me take it back, and you will be sent to the hospital twice in three days. ”
Gu Xiangnan looked at his niece and then at his daughter, and sighed: "Huanhuan is sister, of course she is taller and stronger, right?" Huanhuan nodded and continued to eat.
"Besides, my sister and brother-in-law live in our house, if you want to eat and drink, you have to take two children with you, it's enough to worry, Beibei won't send it back, I'll take it myself." He was reluctant to let Bei Bei go back to the village, not to mention his mother's free-range way of raising children, but his daughter's small physique really couldn't afford to toss.
"You just get used to it, and see how good it gets." The old lady was very dissatisfied with not letting her take the child, either she wanted to take it too much, or she couldn't see the two couples so pampered.
Gu Xiangnan touched his nose: "By the way, Mom, why don't you ask someone to say it in advance this time, I'll pick you up at the station." My sister and brother-in-law are really, and they don't send them home and leave, why are they so urgent? ”
"It's not that I don't know the way, I just walked by myself. Why do I have to say in advance that I don't go to my son's house? The old lady said unhappily, and then began to wipe her tears: "I know that your daughter-in-law doesn't want to see me, and this raised son will become an outsider when he marries his daughter-in-law." I knew that I should have insisted on not letting you marry any woman back then, and if you didn't give birth to a son, you would have cut off the incense of the old Gu family, and it would be stupid to give birth to a girl. Look at the past few years, even your mother and sister have not been allowed to come to the door, what kind of sin have I made. ”
It was the first time Gu Beibei had seen such a person, crying and screaming while trying to eat it in his mouth. The high decibel made her frown slightly raised, and she took a deep breath and plucked her ears, trying to recall the picture of this person in her mind, but it was a blur.
In fact, it is normal for her to have no impression, in the past, as long as the old lady came to the door, Guo Huiying would take her to hide in the dormitory area of the dance troupe, and if the old lady did not leave, she would not come back, and gradually the old lady would not come to the door.
"Mom, Bei Bei is still here, what did you say?" Gu Xiangnan looked at his own mother with a headache, and put down his dishes and chopsticks: "I'll also ask where my sister and brother-in-law have gone, you are also old, and it is impossible for you to enter the city alone with Haohao and Huanhuan with those things, what are you doing with those?" ”
These are all things that the old lady is used to saying, and howling is also an old trick, Gu Xiangnan has long been used to it. In the past, he might have been able to listen patiently, but this time it was different. He was already in a bad mood, and the old lady kept mentioning Guo Huiying's affairs, which inevitably made him feel a little irritable.
In addition, now that Gu Beibei is her lifeblood, she can't see her being said badly, even if her own mother listens to it, it's uncomfortable. He knew his daughter's intelligence, and he didn't want her to feel uncomfortable listening to it.
Seeing that her son was angry, the old lady restrained herself and said in a low voice: "Xiaohong and Dayou went to his uncle's house, and I heard that they can arrange work in the city unit, walk around and give gifts." ”
Gu Xiangnan raised his voice when he heard this: "What, change jobs again?" Didn't I just help find a job in the township half a year ago, why didn't I do it again? ”
Although the old lady was a little weak-hearted, she shouted loudly: "What are you yelling at, what's wrong with your brother-in-law changing jobs, it's not that the iron rice bowl is dirty and tired, and it should have been changed a long time ago." ”
"Mom, what are you talking about, tell me how many jobs my brother-in-law has changed in recent years, and how many people I have begged?" Gu Xiangnan said a little angrily: "Do you know that the work is dirty and tiring now? At that time, I said that I had to enter, how many people were staring, and if I hadn't asked my comrades to help him, he wouldn't have been able to get in. I left in less than half a year, and I didn't have the face to see my old comrades-in-arms again. ”
The old lady herself knew that this matter was ignored, but the juniors couldn't put it down, and slapped the table: "Nanzi, saying this is your conscience, when you are not at home, your sister and brother-in-law take care of me." Why don't you want poor relatives now that you become a cadre? You can't be ungrateful. ”
"Mom, where are you going again, I didn't mean that." Gu Xiangnan said with a headache.
"That's what you mean, I can see it, you and your daughter-in-law are wearing the same pants, and you are a family." The old lady slapped the table and slammed: "I'll go, I'll go, you still have to find a way to drive people away." ”
Before Gu Xiangnan could speak, a cry came from the bedroom.