Before he could leave, Cao Shujie told his parents, and Wang Yuelan and Cao Jianguo also supported him.
Cao Jianguo also said: "It's been almost two months since you both came back. It's long past time to visit Mengmeng and her grandma."
Wang Yuelan said to her son: "Shujie, give Mengmeng her grandfather the good wine in the south room."
"Your dad can't drink more than a few kilograms of wine a year, and your grandpa is also old. Even after he comes back, he can't drink more. It would be a waste to leave it there."
After finishing her words, Wang Yuelan remembered something and said, "You guys will leave later. I'll go to the supermarket in the north to buy something for my in-laws. You guys can take it over."
"Mom, there's really no need." Cheng Xiaolin hugged her mother-in-law's arm. She felt warm in her heart and felt that marrying her was really worth it.
Wang Yuelan shook her head: "How can I not buy it?"
But her daughter-in-law refused, so she thought for a while, went back to the house, took out 500 yuan, and forced it into the hands of her daughter-in-law Cheng Xiaolin: "Since you don't need me to buy it, you can buy some and finally go back."
There’s no point in leaving empty-handed.”
Cheng Xiaolin thought about refusing again, but her husband shook his head and signaled her to accept it.
After putting things on the truck, Mengmeng was waving goodbye to Wang Yuelan outside through the car window: "Grandma, goodbye!"
"Goodbye, Mengmeng. Don't be naughty and make grandma angry when you go to grandma's house, you know."
"Okay!" Mengmeng smiled and nodded.
Cheng Xiaolin also said: "Mom, go back quickly, we will be back tomorrow."
"Stay for two more days. Don't be in a hurry to come back. When you come back, call me in advance." Wang Yuelan asked them.
When Cao Shujie started the car and walked forward, he suddenly heard his wife say: "Honey, our mother is still standing at the door."
"Hasn't she always been like this?" Cao Shujie looked at the smaller and smaller figure in the rearview mirror, feeling more and more certain that his choice to come back was the right one.
They belong to the category of people who have a house in the capital but do not have a household registration. Mengmeng's future education will also be a problem.
Besides, parents grow old very quickly...
Cheng Xiaolin was silent for a while and suddenly said: "Husband, have you noticed that our mother looks a little younger now?"
"I'm in a good mood. I have a filial daughter-in-law like you and a cute granddaughter like Mengmeng." Cao Shujie said with a smile.
Cheng Xiaolin scolded him: "You are so shameless."
When Mengmeng heard her father praising her, she raised her scissor hand to her mouth and smiled: "Dad, look, do I look good?"
"It's beautiful. Our Mengmeng is the most beautiful little beauty." Cao Shujie praised her.
"Hehe, mom, mom, dad said I'm pretty." Mengmeng showed off to her mother.
Cao Shujie's mother-in-law's home is in Anwu County next door. Although they are both part of Yiling City, the distance is not close.
When they passed a large supermarket on the road, they went down to buy some fruits, cakes, biscuits, nutritional supplements, and a specially designed red and blue car toy.
Cheng Xiaolin has a younger brother named Cheng Yunping, who is two years younger than her. He got married early and gave birth to a son. This nephew is one year older than Mengmeng.
We started again and the journey went smoothly. When we drove to Chengjiapo, Dayao Town, Cao Shujie stopped in front of his mother-in-law's house.
"Mengmeng, look, where is this?" Cheng Xiaolin asked her daughter with a smile.
Mengmeng lay on the car glass and looked out, but she was too young to remember.
Cheng Xiaolin was not angry and said to her: "This is grandma's house. We came here during the Chinese New Year. Have you forgotten?"
"Grandma?" Mengmeng asked doubtfully, "Where is it?"
As they were talking, the door opened from the inside, and Li Xiaojuan came out holding her grandson's hand. When she saw the car parked at the door, she quickly picked up her grandson and came over.
Cheng Xiaolin also saw her mother and nephew, and said to her daughter: "Look at Mengmeng, grandma."
Cao Shujie got out of the car and called "Mom".
"Shujie, how are you? Is the journey going well?" Li Xiaojuan asked with concern.
Cao Shujie nodded and replied: "It went very smoothly. I saw that the road from the town has been renovated and it is easier to run than before."
"Well, I heard that it was funded by funds from the city, and it has just been repaired less than a month ago." Li Xiaojuan said, looking frequently at the back seat: "Where is Mengmeng?"
As she spoke, she held her grandson in one hand and opened the car door with the other. When she looked inside, the smile on her face became wider: "Mengmeng, come down quickly, grandma has prepared delicious food for you."
"Grandma." Mengmeng shouted.
The wrinkles on Li Xiaojuan's face seemed to have been smoothed out by shouting.
Cheng Xiaolin got out of the car with her daughter in her arms, while Cao Shujie took down the things he brought behind.
After Li Xiaojuan saw it, she complained that they came as soon as they came, and why did they take so many things.
"Mom, is my dad out?" Cheng Xiaolin asked.
Li Xiaojuan nodded: "Your father and your brother have both gone out to work."
Cao Shujie looked at his nephew Dongdong who was being held by his mother-in-law, thinking that he would become a left-behind child.
"Dongdong, call me uncle." Cao Shujie first handed over the toy car he bought.
But Dongdong looked a little timid. He neither called out "uncle" nor picked up the toy car. Instead, he quickly turned his head back and buried his face on grandma's shoulder.
Li Xiaojuan sighed when she saw her grandson's behavior. She said, "We just met, so it's a bit unfamiliar. It will take a while to get to know him better."
"Mom, Yingying didn't stay to look after the child, so why don't you just take Dongdong out with you? If this continues, Dongdong will become more and more introverted." Cheng Xiaolin was outspoken and said whatever she had to say.
Li Xiaojuan also knew this truth, but she said: "It's not as simple as you think. You have to spend money everywhere. Your brother and the others can earn a little more if they both work. If you bring Dongdong with you, at least you have to keep some money."
You can take care of the kids by yourself. How can your brother earn enough money to support a family of three?"
Cheng Xiaolin was unconvinced: "Didn't Shujie and I come here like this when we were in the capital?"
"That's because you have a good in-law."
Li Xiaojuan didn't even bother to talk to her daughter. If it weren't for the help of her in-laws, they would never have bought a house.
Thinking of this, she asked: "How come you have sold your house in Beijing, quit your job, have children, and yet you are still so impatient in doing things!"
"Mom, you don't understand!"
Cheng Xiaolin said: "Shujie is too tired. He stays up until one or two o'clock every night and gets up at six or seven in the morning to drive to the company. If he continues to work for a long time, even a hard-working person cannot bear it."
"Besides, we don't have a household registration in Beijing. It would be troublesome for Mengmeng to go to school there. We might as well come back."
Li Xiaojuan rolled her eyes at her daughter: "You are quite open-minded."
When Cao Shujie heard what his mother-in-law said, he smiled and said, "Mom, we can make a lot of money after we finish the work at home. Mengmeng is still young, so we can talk about schooling later."
Cao Shujie handed the toy car to his wife and asked her to coax it to her little nephew. Unexpectedly, Mengmeng stood on the ground, looked up at the little boy and shouted: "Brother."
"Hello, brother." Mengmeng saw her cousin ignoring her and shouted again.
Cheng Tiandong turned his head this time. He lowered his head and glanced at his little cousin Mengmeng who was standing on the ground. Perhaps it was easier for children to get along with each other, so he got off his grandma's arms in a fuss.
Li Xiaojuan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this scene and said, "Shujie, hurry up and sit in the room for a while. The chicken is almost ready."
Cheng Xiaolin handed the toy car to her daughter: "Mengmeng, give the car to your brother."
She also saw that it was easier for two children to communicate.
"Ouch, it's so heavy." Mengmeng held the toy car in both hands.
Cheng Xiaolin helped her husband get things home.
At this moment, Mengmeng looked at her cousin opposite with a serious face, which made Cheng Tiandong look dumbfounded. But after a while, Mengmeng's face turned into a smile: "Hehe, brother, you
OK."
"Dongdong, look at the cute little sister saying hello to you, please talk." Li Xiaojuan looked at her grandson who had been silent, and she felt particularly uncomfortable.
But she knew that real life problems were like this. She had no money to spend by staying at home.
Just when she was struggling, the little boy Cheng Tiandong seemed to be influenced by his cousin's cute smile. He hesitated for a while, then opened his mouth and shouted: "Mengmeng, haha!"
"Hehe, brother, here it is!" Mengmeng held the car toy and handed it over.
