Chapter 14: The Calm Before the Storm

Wu Ju shouted at the top of his voice: "The rice is ready, won't you have to wait for me to bring it to your hands and feed it to your mouths, right?" ”

As soon as Wu Ju's words fell, Zhang Jizong pulled Shumei out of the room, and the two sat on the bench next to the table.

After tossing for a day, Shumei was really hungry at this time, and her stomach was already beating drums.

"Let's eat!"

Zhang Jizong was not polite, he sat down and picked up the chopsticks and snorted to eat. But what is there to be polite about him, this is his own home, what is there to be polite to his parents.

But Wu Ju didn't move the chopsticks, and Shumei didn't dare to pick up the chopsticks earlier. She looked at Wu Ju nervously, looking at her unhappy face.

"Why don't you eat it?"

Zhang Jizong, who was halfway through the meal, only to find out at this time that he was eating vigorously alone, Wu Ju, Zhang Binglin, and Shumei did not move their chopsticks. He looked at Shumei, and then at Wu Ju, and he seemed to suddenly understand the reason.

"A-Niang, you eat! If you don't eat, Shumei won't dare to move chopsticks, you won't want to emulate those evil mothers-in-law, right? ”

"How so? You know that A-Niang has always been a knife-mouthed tofu heart, and she has no bad intentions, I will definitely treat your daughter-in-law as my own daughter-in-law. ”

How could Wu Ju destroy her image as a good mother in her son's mind, she quickly said with a smile, picked up the chopsticks on the table and ate happily.

Shumei slowly picked up the chopsticks and lowered her head to eat. She was so hungry that she soon saw the bottom of the bowl, but her stomach was only half full, and she was too embarrassed to fill another bowl. This woman is not inside or outside, and she is not a heavy physical person, she will definitely be disgusted by her mother-in-law and father-in-law if she eats so much, so she had to dispel the idea of serving another meal.

"Daddy, Auntie, I'm full, you eat slowly."

"That's full, huh? Add another bowl, shall you? ”

"No, I'm really full."

"Okay, you go back to the room first, I'll eat soon."

"I ...... This bowl of chopsticks ...... "Shumei thinks how can she do this daughter-in-law, pat her ass and leave after eating, the rice is not cooked, at least the dishes and chopsticks have to help wash it!"

Wu Ju's brain turned fast enough, and before Zhang Jizong could speak, she hurriedly said: "It's okay, you go and rest first, today is your big day, I'll clean up the dishes and chopsticks." ”

"Go ahead! You see that A-Niang said so, what are you still worried about? While eating, Zhang Jizong said to Shumei indistinctly.

Shumei got up and returned to the room and gently closed the door. Back in the room, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, in this strange Zhang family, only this new room behind the door can make her nerves less tense and give her a little breathing space.

"Jizong, you don't want me to embarrass your daughter-in-law, A-Niang won't even let her cook the food, and she won't let her take the dishes and chopsticks, I didn't accuse you of such a big incident today, but we should always know, why did those people come to ruin your wedding banquet today, right?" Wu Ju saw Shumei close the door, put down the dishes and chopsticks in her hand, and asked Jizong with a serious face.

"You have to know?"

"Jizong! Don't you think I'm your aunt? ”

"Okay, then I'll ......"

Zhang Jizong began to tell his parents the cause and effect of the incident, as it was, word for word.

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The Zhang family had such an unprecedented event, and the news soon spread to the Kang family. Kang Yong, who has always been insensitive, must take this seriously, and should eat and drink as usual. Not to mention worrying about whether Shumei will be wronged in the Zhang family, and worrying about whether those people will go to Shumei and their troubles again.

The cowardly Su Kui can only feel uncomfortable in his heart, and he has no courage to stand up for his daughter and stretch his waist.

"The child's father, something so big happened, I'm afraid Shumei's life in her mother-in-law's house will be difficult, right? If we don't bring something over one day and compensate the Zhang family, this disaster doesn't matter about Shumei after all! Su Kui thought about it again and again, but couldn't help but open his mouth to Kang Yong.

"The girl who got married, the water that was spilled, what are you doing with so much leisure? If you have that leisure, you might as well take a good look at the developed family affairs. Kang Yong sat on the bed, said to Su Kui who was sitting in the chair with a throat, and took off the shoes on his feet angrily.

"Yes...... Can...... It's not because you took 2,000 yuan from the stationmaster, otherwise how would people go to Shumei and their trouble. ”

"If I don't take it, how can your son marry a daughter-in-law? Alright, stop talking nonsense, go get me some water for your feet. Kang Yong also started a fire and angrily threw the shoes in his hand to the ground.

Kang Fa, whose leg was almost better, overheard the conversation between the two. He didn't expect his sister to sacrifice so much for himself, and he felt guilty in his heart.

Su Kui sighed helplessly, got up and went out to prepare footwashing water for Kang Yong. collided with Kang Dada, who was standing at the door, Su Kui smiled awkwardly, "Fada! Why haven't you slept yet? ”

"Daddy, what did you do to your sister?"

"What did you do? You don't care about the adults, just prepare to be your bridegroom. Kang Yong didn't mean to tell Kang Dafa what happened, picked up the cigarette stick at the head of the bed, struck the match in his hand, lit the remaining half of the tobacco leaves in the cigarette holder, and began to swallow the clouds and spit.

"Daddy......" Kang Da was so angry that he raised his voice, but Kang Yong didn't eat him at all, and he didn't pay attention to him.

"Yes! If you are developed, you don't have to worry about it, just take care of your own business. ”

"Humph!" Kang Da was so angry that he turned around and limped towards his room, and because of his anger, he walked a little faster, and almost fell to the ground.

"Develop, you slow down, watch your legs."

Seeing that his baby son almost fell, Su Kui hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but he didn't seem to appreciate her much. He shook her off and returned to his room, slamming the door shut, leaving her alone in a daze.

Song Dynasty poet Wang Zhu wrote "Four Joys": a long drought and sweet rain; Encountering old acquaintances in a foreign land; Candle night in the cave room; When the title of the gold list. In the past, this may have been an indestructible truth, but as everyone's living conditions are getting better and better, and their minds are becoming more and more open-minded, this "Four Joys" may not be the happy event in life that people are pursuing now.

But for Shumei and Jizong, this candle night in the cave room is really the biggest joy in their lives. In the new room, the two sat cross-legged on the bed, looking at each other affectionately.

"Shumei, you look so good today."

"Didn't it look good before?"

"It's good-looking, my Shumei looks good at any time, no matter how you look at it!"

"I've been watching it for more than 20 years, haven't you gotten tired of it?"