Chapter 157: My eldest sister can find a son-in-law, so I want one too
They wanted to find a son-in-law for Guaibao, but their son and daughter-in-law didn't agree. However, Mr. and Mrs. Shen were very pleased.
The fact that they could say so much proves that they are still somewhat sincere towards their niece, Guaibao.
Some parents may not love their own children very much, so it is enough for uncles and aunts to be sincere to their nieces.
At least the efforts made by the fourth branch over the years did not produce an ungrateful person.
The old couple had made up their minds about finding a son-in-law. Seeing that they couldn't persuade their parents, Uncle Shen and the others stopped talking. What their parents said was not final to them.
If the son-in-law is unreliable, with these uncles and aunts around, they will definitely not let their niece suffer any injustice. He is just a son-in-law. If he is unreliable, they can just find another one. It is hard to find a three-legged frog, but there are many two-legged men.
After figuring it out, Uncle Shen and Zhang Cuicui no longer worried about it. The old couple took care of their eldest niece, so they could just find a son-in-law for her.
What my parents said is right. If we marry a son-in-law, the children born will take their Shen family name, and the fourth son's family can continue their roots. In the future, when my eldest niece gets old, the fourth son and his wife and their grandchildren will burn paper money for them.
It was getting late, so after they finished talking, the people in the third room went into their own kitchens to prepare dinner.
Shen Qiu followed her mother into the kitchen and asked with a smile, "Mom, my elder sister can find a son-in-law, so I want one too. I don't want to get married. Getting married is not good at all. If I'm unlucky enough to get married with a man who doesn't know how to protect his wife, picky parents-in-law, and sisters-in-law who are looking for trouble, I will be so depressed.
It would be different if she were to find a son-in-law. She would be at home with her parents and brother around. No one could look at her coldly or bully her. "
Li Caixia poked her daughter's forehead and said, "Why are you looking for a son-in-law? Do you think it's that easy to find one? In two years, when you are old enough, you should get married honestly.
The way you use your shoe spike to poke people would tremble in fear for anyone who sees it. Who would dare to bully you?"
"No matter how powerful my shoe spikes are, if my husband's family hits me, I will still be bullied. Anyway, I don't care. I will also find a son-in-law." Shen Qiu has made up her mind. She doesn't want to get married. She wants to find a son-in-law like her elder sister!
Li Caixia was troubled by her daughter's constant calls for a son-in-law. Her daughter was very opinionated. Once she made up her mind, she would not listen to her no matter how she advised. She was helpless and said, "Okay, okay, whatever you want."
Anyway, my daughter is not old enough yet, and maybe she will change her mind in two years.
"Mom, do you really agree?"
Li Caixia was annoyed, "What else can I do if I don't agree? I hear you keep nagging in my ear?"
Shen Qiu hugged Li Caixia's arm and said, "Hey, my mother is the best. In two years, I will find you a handsome son-in-law."
"What's the use of being good-looking? You need to find a man who is reliable and down-to-earth. You can find one like your father. Your father is just so-so in appearance, but he is down-to-earth, willing to listen to me, and knows how to love his wife. For a woman, if she has a man who knows how to love his wife, she has married the right man. No matter how bad the days are, she can get through it.
Of course, as long as the couple works together, their life won't be too bad. Look, your father has me in his heart, and I have your father in my heart.
I have been married to your father for so many years, but I have never had a quarrel with him. I am always happy every day.
There are some tips for a couple to get along with each other. I will teach you these slowly in the future..."
Shen Qiu: "Her mother has never had a quarrel with her father. When she gets angry, she just gets angry.
However, Shen Qiu remembered Li Caixia's words in her heart. She would look for a man in the same way as her father did in the future.
A man must be down-to-earth, obedient, capable, and love his wife, only then can he be called a man.
Li Caixia finished cooking and remembered that she hadn't taken out the package Jiang Ziqiang had given her yet. She came out of the kitchen, wiped her hands,
"Mom and Dad, Second Sister, Big Brother, Big Sister, Third Brother, Third Brother's Wife, come out for a moment. There are good things to share."
After Old Lady Shen and the others came out, Li Caixia said, "This package contains the gifts that Ziqiang brought for us. He asked me to distribute them to everyone this morning, but I forgot."
When Liu Pan heard that there was something good, he stopped looking at his shit and wiped it with a leaf, pulled up his pants, and ran out quickly.
"What a good thing?"
She stretched out her hand to take something out of the package, but Uncle Shen pulled her and said, "Go wash your hands." She had just come out of the toilet and didn't even wash her hands. How could this woman be so dirty?
"What's the point of being poor? My hands are not dirty." Liu Pandi said.
For fear of being scolded by the man, she went to wash her hands honestly.
Li Caixia and Zhang Cuicui had already taken out the contents of the package, including three pairs of rubber shoes, five pairs of gloves, six headbands, a ceramic cup, a bag of brown sugar, a bag of rock sugar, and a three-foot piece of cloth.
None of the items taken out were cheap. Old Mrs. Shen thought that the child was really too polite.
Liu Pandi washed his hands and came over, holding the only piece of cloth and touching it, "This material feels really comfortable. It will definitely look good if it is made into clothes."
His eyes were fixed on the brown sugar and rock sugar again. "Hey, there's sugar too. Ziqiang is really thoughtful."
Zhang Cuicui and Li Caixia were also very happy to see these old people. Uncle Shen and other older men were not as excited as them, but they also had smiles on their faces.
Zhang Cuicui asked her mother-in-law, "Mom, how do we divide these things?"
"The three pairs of rubber shoes are in sizes that can be worn by the eldest, second, third, and Jiabao.
The six of them took turns wearing five pairs of gloves. You, the first room, the second room, and the third room each got one pair.
Each of you will get a head flower and only one ceramic cup, which you can put in the main room to hold water for drinking.
The brown sugar and rock sugar will be divided equally among the four of us. There is only one piece of cloth, so give it to us old couple."
The division made by the mother-in-law was fair. Zhang Cuicui and Li Caixia had no objection. Liu Pandi thought that the cloth was quite large, so she took out a pair of scissors and folded it in half to cut it, so that they could all get a share of the cloth. But out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of her man's eager eyes, and she shrank her neck. Really, why was he always staring at her?
Uncle Shen didn't want to pay any attention to her at all, but he knew very well what kind of person his wife was. If he was not around, she would cause trouble in any minute.
Now Uncle Shen doesn't want anything else. After the family division, he just wants to live a peaceful life. His mother is so old. What if his wife always makes her angry and damages her health?
The rock sugar came in a big piece and had to be shared among four families. It had to be broken into pieces with a knife, and then weighed on a scale. Otherwise, if it wasn't shared fairly, there would be a quarrel at home.
It was Old Lady Shen who took the scale. Liu Pan was afraid that her grandmother's eyesight was blurry, so when she saw Old Lady Shen weighing the rock sugar, her eyes were not even blinking.
"Mother, you weighed too much for my second sister-in-law. This is half an ounce too much."
"Mom, you weighed me too little. It's not even high."
Old Lady Shen: "If you keep talking, your third room won't get any rock sugar."
The old woman was so frightened that she couldn't hold the scale steadily.
Liu Pandi: "I'll just shut up." If the mother-in-law didn't give their third room some rock sugar, they would really suffer a great loss. Rock sugar is so expensive, they want to buy it but don't have tickets. Even if they have tickets, they may not be able to buy it. The supplies in the supply and marketing cooperative are also limited, and sugar is a hot commodity.
She had only eaten rock candy twice in her life, and that was only after she married into the Shen family. At her mother's house, her parents were reluctant to give it to her.
The rock sugar was smashed into small pieces. There were still some broken pieces in the bag. Liu Pandi immediately picked up some of the broken pieces and put them into his mouth. "It's so sweet."