Chapter 806: Fifty-year-old sister-in-law (39)
“Lao Cheng, are you having guests at your house recently? Your wife grabs the best spot in the sun every day, sunbathing in the long and short areas, and Ajin is not at home. How can you two husband and wife cover you with so many quilts?”
Father Cheng had just returned from the morning market with a vegetable basket when his neighbor, Mrs. Wu, stopped him and asked him.
In the past, the best balcony on the top floor of the staff building had always been Mrs. Wu’s territory, because no one got up earlier than her.
She dried melon seeds and soybeans in the summer, and dried quilts and mattresses in the winter. As long as the weather was good, she could dry them every day, and it was very leisurely.
Unexpectedly, Lao Cheng got up earlier than her for the first time during this period. Every time the sun came out, she took the best position with the longest sunlight.
Mrs. Wu couldn't get a good seat for five consecutive days with good weather, so she couldn't help but compete with Lao Cheng's wife. She vowed to get up early in the morning and get up as soon as the rooster crows, and she had to get there before Lao Cheng. My wife must have a good seat in front of me.
Unexpectedly, Lao Cheng's daughter -in -law was even more ruthless, and the chickens did not call to occupy the platform.
Mrs. Wu was discouraged. At the same time, she couldn't help but wonder what kind of heavyweight guests Lao Cheng's family was going to welcome. Why did Lao Cheng's wife have so many quilts, mattresses, and pillows...
When Father Cheng heard what she said, he smiled honestly and corrected him: "Not a guest, but my daughter-in-law! Ajin is getting married! When he comes back, let him take his wife to share the wedding candies with you!"
"Hey! Ajin got married? When did it happen? We live in the same building and we haven't even heard of you talking about it. You two are really keeping it a secret!"
Mrs. Wu suddenly realized.
It turned out that it was Lao Cheng’s son who was getting married! No wonder there were two quilts and a pair of pillows that looked like they were newly made, and one of the quilts still had a red background of mandarin ducks playing in the water.
Mrs. Wu’s cloudy old eyes sparkled with gossip: “Where is Ajin’s wife from? Hasn’t Ajin been working in Beiguan? Aren’t you two people who asked someone to find someone for him?”
“He found it himself at the station.”
“Then we are comrades-in-arms? Friends comrades-in-arms! We go in and go out together! It’s just difficult for you two. Having a daughter-in-law is just like not having a daughter-in-law. She can’t serve you.”
"What age are we in? How can we ask for a daughter-in-law to take care of us?" Cheng's father waved his hand, "The two of us are living well, so my mother and I can rest assured."
This is absolutely true.
Cheng's father and Cheng's mother were really worried that their son would die alone. It was as if there was no girl in the world who could catch his eye. Even if he was introduced to her by someone, he wouldn't even meet her, let alone the one he was dating.
If the parents were different, they might have arranged a marriage for their son according to their own preferences.
These days, even wealthy and powerful families make decisions for their children and arrange marriages, not to mention they are just ordinary working-class families.
But Cheng's father and Cheng's mother had read books, watched plays, and had seen cases where their relatives were very unhappy due to arranged marriages. They only had this one child. Cheng's mother was in poor health, and the doctor advised not to have more children, so They don't want their only child to have an unhappy marriage because of their interference.
But it’s not enough to put it off like this, so I wrote a letter asking my son to save enough for his vacation and go to Yuanshan County to visit his aunt, hoping to take this opportunity to let his aunt find a partner for him.
Unexpectedly, this boy found a wife in Beiguan without saying anything.
Mother Cheng was also a little worried while she was preparing the wedding room. Seeing Lao Cheng coming back with a vegetable basket, she asked, "Do you think our son's picky temperament will make it difficult for him to find a wife to get along with?"
"How many times have you asked this? How do I know? Like you, I have never been with her. I won't know until I get here. If your son likes it, don't you have to get along with him if he is difficult to get along with? You can also drive him out. Can’t do it?”
…”
Cheng's mother glanced at her husband: "Do you think you can talk like that? Go! Kill the chicken, and you don't know when you will get home. You can only say the year before and after the year, but you won't give any confirmation."
“…” Cheng’s mother was amused by her husband and said, “Do you still have time to talk to the chicken? If you have time, wash the vegetables for me.”
"You are a bit vulgar. Am I speaking in a normal way? This is a final farewell."
"Okay, okay, keep talking, I'll leave the work in the kitchen to you! I'm going to lie down for a while. I've been getting up early these past few days to get a place to dry myself under the quilt. I'm so tired that my back hurts again."
“Then go and have a rest, and I will do the rest of the work. You said it’s true for you, too. You get up before the rooster crows. Why bother! Who would dry things in the dark early in the morning?”
"You don't know, Mrs. Wu downstairs is very smart. I couldn't afford to go early, so she rounded up the platforms facing the best. The rest either have short sunlight hours or are in corners where there is a little wind. , the quilt surface will rub against the dust on the wall. This is a newly made quilt, so how can I let it go? It would be better to hang it directly on the balcony in front of my house, because I am worried about dust on the wall."
“Lao Cheng! Lao Cheng! Your son and wife are back!”
While the couple were talking, Mrs. Wu’s high-pitched voice sounded from the patio downstairs.
Cheng's father and Cheng's mother looked at each other. One of them didn't care about killing chickens and washing vegetables in the kitchen, and the other didn't go back to the room to rest. The two ran out of the house, holding on to the balcony railing and looking down.
Downstairs, Xu Yin and Cheng Shaojin were surrounded by Mrs. Wu and other family members of employees who were fetching water from the patio to wash clothes.
This question: "Ajin, when did you get married? Where is your wife from?"
The one said: "Ajin, we have watched you grow up after all. The wedding wine is not our turn, so you should give us a few wedding candies to try."
“Hey—” Cheng’s mother shouted downstairs, “Don’t scare my daughter-in-law! Otherwise, I’ll settle the score with you!”
"Hahaha…"
The family members of the employees who were joking around the young couple laughed and dispersed.
Only Mrs. Wu followed them upstairs. As she walked, she did not forget to complain about Cheng's mother's abnormal behavior in recent days:
“Your mother rarely went up to the roof to dry things in the past. Even if she did, she would only go up there at noon. In the past few days, in order to celebrate your wedding, you would go to the balcony every day before the rooster crows..."
Before I had enough time, I went to the floor where Mrs. Wu’s house was.
The Cheng family has to climb another flight of stairs to the fourth floor.
Father Cheng and mother Cheng could not wait to come down to greet them.
Maybe she walked a little too fast and Cheng’s mother twisted her waist.
“Ouch!”
She held her waist and let out a low cry.
“What’s wrong with mother?”
Cheng Shaojin stretched out her long legs, stepped up several stairs at a time, and stepped forward to support her.
Father Cheng nodded and said hello to Xu Yin before explaining: "I guess it's because I've been up a few mornings in a row recently. I'm tired and my back pain has returned."
Mother Cheng waved her hand: "It's okay, it's the same old habit. Don't be stuck in the corridor and go home quickly! Yin Yin, are you tired from the train? Wash your face. Are you hungry? Mom will cook you a bowl of noodles first. , your father is slow-moving, and the dishes haven’t been finished yet, lunch will have to wait for a while, you and Ajin go to the room to rest first."
“Okay, thank you, Mom and Dad.”
Xu Yin took advantage of Cheng Shaojin's lack of attention and secretly added a small bottle of massage oil prepared by Linglu and a tube of 50-year-old old wild ginseng to her luggage.
(End of this chapter)