Shitou's mother and father worked outside at construction sites. The work at the construction site was very difficult. Not only were they picked on all day long, but it was also extremely difficult to get money.
They have been working for several years, and the accounts on the construction site are not settled until the Chinese New Year, so they usually have no money at all.
When they were at their poorest, they only had 12 cents left in their pockets.
Shitou's mother didn't expect this incident at first. She couldn't help but shed tears because she was related to her son. When Shitou's father mentioned this incident again, she stepped on his foot.
"Ouch……"
Dad Shitou tried hard to suppress his screams, but he still made a sound.
Grandma Zhao, who was picking strawberries in front, turned around and saw that it was her son and her daughter-in-law making a fuss. She said angrily, "You two are so grown up now!"
Just like a little kid.
Little Shitou also turned his head, seeing the scene where his mother was angry and his father dared not speak, he couldn't help but curled his lips.
After secretly laughing, I felt that I was being unreasonable, so I turned around and looked at my father with a concerned look on my face, and asked softly: "Are you okay?"
"it's okay no problem!"
Dad Shitou shook his head, shaking it like a rattle, "Dad accidentally stepped on his foot, you can go play and don't worry about dad!"
Shitou's mother was behind her, and she pinched Shitou's father's waist hard with her hands.
When your son comes to care about you, you don't know how to cultivate the relationship between father and son, and you just let him play. How can you be a father?
Dad Shitou wanted to scream again.
My daughter-in-law always does this trick, twisting her waist suddenly. Don’t you know that your waist is most afraid of pain?
The little stone looked at his parents uncertainly.
Just as he was hesitating whether to leave, Qi Wenye pulled him away.
As he walked, he educated him: "In the future, if you encounter a husband and wife arguing, don't go over there to break up the fight."
Xiao Shitou asked in a low voice: "Why?"
The sound was as low as a mosquito humming, lest others hear it.
But he whispered, but Qi Wenye didn't know the whisper, and he said in a very loud voice: "How can you, a child, tell whether they are quarreling or flirting?"
"..."
Both Shitou's mother and Shitou's father's faces turned red at the same time.
People of this era are still very thin-skinned. Being told this by a child makes me feel quite ashamed.
However, Qi Wenye didn't realize it yet and added another sentence: "My brother and sister-in-law are like this. Oh, no, they are the eldest brother and sister-in-law. My second brother and sister-in-law don't quarrel."
Qi Mingan and Wu Aizhen, who were innocently lying at gunpoint: "..."
"Yeah?"
Xiao Shitou asked softly.
As a child, he didn't understand what quarreling and flirting meant, but thinking of the scene between his parents just now, he nodded secretly.
If it was a quarrel just now, he would be disgusted and scared, but he didn't, he just found it funny.
It was definitely not a quarrel, it was parents cultivating feelings.
The more Xiao Shitou thought about it, the more it felt right. He looked back at his parents who were still uncomfortable, and immediately pulled Qi Wenye away.
Mom and dad are cultivating feelings, and they can't disturb it.
Shitou's mother, who wanted to cultivate a relationship with her son, saw her son walking further and further away. She couldn't help but grit her teeth and stepped on Shitou's father hard.
Dad stepped on the stone and rolled his eyes, "I didn't offend you this time, did I?"
"You pissed me off."
Shitou's mother became unreasonable, "I will let you talk nonsense, I will let you not play with your son, I will let you not be short of money..."
Tell me, step on his foot until Dad Shitou grins.
One generation does not talk about another generation. Grandma Zhao only said that, and walked away to the other side with Liu Cuihua. It was obviously a greenhouse, but it seemed to be divided into several factions.
But as soon as Liu Cuihua walked away from her, she shook her head and laughed: "Your daughter-in-law really has the shadow of you when you were young."
At that time, Grandma Zhao also took care of her husband.
Grandma Zhao patted her head. That head hurt.
"I hope my son is a little like me, so he won't have to work for so long and still not get a penny!"
"What's going on? You don't get paid for the work?"
Grandma Zhao rarely talked about her family's affairs outside in the past, but this time she really couldn't help it, "The two of us have been outside for a year, so we just gave them a little money when we first went there, and it was the result of our previous work.
I have worked for another year in vain and got nothing!"
"That's it, and he always likes to run outside."
"How can this work? A boss who doesn't pay the bills has no credit, so why are you still there?"
Liu Cuihua frowned and said.
When Grandma Zhao heard this, she couldn't help but shake her head and sigh.
She understands such a simple truth, but neither her son nor her daughter-in-law understand it.
No, the two of them actually understand, but they just don’t work and don’t have any money.
"well!"
Grandma Zhao sighed, "I can't control it!"
A child cannot grow up because of his mother, let alone a son who is already married.
In fact, the person who calls the shots is the daughter-in-law.
However, the daughter-in-law is very anxious and wants her grandson to live a good life.
Liu Cuihua gave some advice from the side.
It's really not easy to make money these days.
Grandma Zhao and Liu Cuihua's discussion was very quiet, but they were both in the same greenhouse, and there were still faint sounds coming over.
Shitou’s mother’s eyes turned red again.
Why didn't she want to stay at home with Xiao Shitou, but how could she support her son if she stayed at home and guarded a few pieces of land as a family?
Soon, my son will go to school, and the days of spending money are still ahead. Where can I stay at home?
Shitou's dad silently patted Shitou's mom on the shoulder.
He knew his wife's suffering, and he also knew his mother's suffering. As the head of the family, he couldn't take care of the family and make money. It was all his fault.
Meng Yao also listened vaguely, and couldn't help but quietly glanced at Xiao Shitou's parents.
If the boss doesn't give me money, he can just switch to another one. Why should I keep working there? Isn't that just working in vain?
Meng Yao was confused, and Qi Wenye was also confused, and he even asked blankly.
"Uncle and aunt, you don't get paid for your work, so why do you still work for them?"
"..."
It was originally a secret matter, but Qi Wenye made it public.
But it seems there is no need for any mystery.
Dad Shitou scratched his head and said in a humming voice: "It's not that I didn't give you the money, it's that I didn't give the money in time."
Shitou's mother couldn't help but glared at Shitou's father again.
What are you talking about? The payment was not timely. They have worked for three years and still haven’t paid off the payment for one year. Is this called untimely?
Shitou's mother thought about the sadness of working and paying bills, and couldn't help but sigh, "What can I do if I don't do it? How can it be so easy?"
If it was really easy, they would have changed their jobs long ago and would they have stayed there forever?
Grandma Zhao opened her mouth. She originally wanted to say not to go out, but she didn't.
Without going out, family life is always a problem.