Xiao Tong was slightly stunned, and paused for a moment while holding the noodles with his chopsticks.
"My mother and aunt...are just like that, neither good nor bad...just like that."
Xue Ling quickly found a word, raised an eyebrow and asked: "Is it salty or bland?"
"Yes." Xiao Tong nodded: "Although my mother didn't say anything to us, her relationship with my uncle is very different. Auntie, you both lived in Rongcheng before, and my cousin and cousin Ahu lived in the provincial capital.
At that time, I would go back to Rongcheng from time to time. I was still young at that time, but I remember that everyone was very happy when we got together. Cousin Ahu was very enthusiastic and generous. Everyone talked and laughed.
There is no resentment at all.”
Wang Qing nodded in agreement: "Yes, Cuiliu got along very well with everyone in the first few years after she got married. Not to mention your mother. When our family came together to open a supermarket, your mother
She is the main force there. She is very good with Ahu and Lingling!"
Xiao Tong smiled bitterly: "It didn't work anymore. When I was a teenager, my mother and aunt had several quarrels, and my mother even cried. I was curious and asked what happened, but my mother refused to tell me.
, scolded me that children are ignorant, don’t ask too many questions. I later overheard my father coaxing my mother to have sex, and I guessed that she had a quarrel with my aunt."
"Financial disputes?" Xue Ling asked.
Xiao Tong shook his head: "It's not just that. I remember that one time it was because my aunt and my grandfather had a quarrel. My mother was very angry and said that my aunt was not doing things properly and made the old man angry. It seems that my aunt's brother came to Rongcheng and said
There was no TV at home, so I asked my aunt to take the old TV back home. My aunt turned around and moved the TV onto the donkey cart. My grandpa used to watch the TV every day, but my aunt made the arrangements on her own without even saying hello.
.Grandpa said how could she not tell her that aunt said it was just an old TV and not worth much. Grandpa got angry and scolded aunt for not respecting him, and then they started to quarrel."
Wang Qing couldn't help but frown: "Your mother didn't persuade her? Instead, she started arguing with your aunt?"
"Grandpa was sick." Xiao Tong explained: "My mother heard that grandpa was sick and hurried back to visit. Later, she had a big quarrel with her aunt and broke up. My mother simply spent money to buy a new car for grandpa.
The TV set and things calmed down."
Xue Ling asked again: "When did the shares be split? At the big supermarket?"
Xiao Tong thought for a while and answered: "It has been several years since I first entered college. My mother invested 10% of the capital, which was not much. Later she said that she had to give back tens of thousands of yuan and only got back
I lost my capital and barely made any money. I heard that my aunt's family was very shameful. She went to the supermarket every three days to move goods, and my aunt remembered the accounts in a mess. Later, my uncle rechecked the accounts and paid my mother more than 30,000 yuan.
Since then, the two families' businesses have completely separated."
Wang Qing sighed: "The business is separated, and the relationship is also rusty."
"Yeah." Xiao Tong buried his head and whispered: "My mother scolded my uncle... saying that he was too coward, couldn't control his own business, and let his family of vampires do whatever they wanted in the supermarket. My aunt heard this and told me
Mom had another quarrel. Since then, unless I went to pay my uncle a New Year's greeting, we had almost no contact with her at other times."
Xue Ling is no exception at all, explaining: "No matter how good the relationship between brothers and sisters is, if the other half has a quarrel and quarrels, it will also affect the relationship between the brothers and sisters. Even if the family relationship is still there, they will naturally become unfamiliar if they don't move around much."
"That's natural." Wang Qing agreed.
Xiao Tong couldn't help but defend his old mother: "My mother still cares about my uncle and several nieces and nephews. She occasionally secretly invites my uncle to my house for dinner, and secretly buys some stationery or clothes for Xiao Hao and the others. I
Mom said that only her uncle and her family are left in her natal family, so how could she let go of them?"
From a family and emotional point of view, she stands on her mother's side.
Xue Ling chuckled: "We all know that your mother is honest and honest, just like your uncle. In fact, your aunt is not a heinous person, but she can't deal with the trouble caused by her mother's family, and her ability is not that good.
People who have ideas are easily deceived, and people who don’t have ideas are easily led by others.”
"Yes!" Xiao Tong muttered: "My uncle is actually quite miserable. He is wrapped in a bunch of dog-skin plasters and can't move his hands and feet. No matter how rich he is, he can't bear such losses. My mother feels very sorry for my uncle, but in her heart
Don’t argue when you are angry. When you are angry, what you say will inevitably not sound good.”
Xue Ling nodded and asked: "This time about Xiaohao...how did your mother know about it?"
"She found out about it." Xiao Tong explained: "It wasn't my uncle who said it, let alone my aunt. She hasn't spoken to my mother for several years."
Xue Ling advised in a low voice: "You are a junior, don't get involved in adults' grievances. You, pretend you don't know anything. You should respect your elders. Unless the two families have a big hatred, otherwise thousands of
Never get along with your elders with resentment."
"I know." Xiao Tong lowered his voice: "My dad said the same. My aunt was not in a good mood, so I tried my best to persuade her and didn't dare to say anything. Auntie, I will definitely help take care of Xiao Hao and my uncle these days.
***."
Xue Ling gently stroked her long, silky hair and said warmly: "That's right. Eat quickly and go and rest after eating."
Xiao Tong answered obediently.
After Xue Ling finished busy at home, she drove to Ronghua Mall.
Xiao Liao explained that everything has been arranged, and the heating and gas pipes are being repaired quickly, so that other residents can return to normal before tonight. As for the compensation for the fire, they are currently claiming compensation from the insurance company, and the rest are being handed over to the police station.
"Don't worry, I can handle everything here well."
Xue Ling gave him a thumbs up: "Well done! You are my most capable right-hand man. If you hadn't helped me take care of my property over the years, I would have been in a hurry."
"You're welcome." Xiao Liao chuckled: "Thankfully you appreciate me so much, otherwise I would have no room to display my abilities no matter how good they are."
Xue Ling shook his head: "Gold always shines, and no matter where it goes, it will always have a shining day. By the way, Xiao Liao, how are your parents' health lately? Are they fine?"
Xiao Liao paused, then smiled bitterly.
"My mother...has not been in good health recently. After the weather cooled down, she was admitted to the hospital several times. My father and the nurse helped take care of her, and my brother and I took turns to keep watch."
Xue Ling asked in surprise: "What's going on? I met Sister Cai at the beginning of the year. She was energetic, but a little thin, but she looked pretty good!"
Since Xiao Jiaxue retired and went abroad with her foreigner husband, there are not many old friends left around her.
The couple, Liao Zongnan and Cai Yunyan, have kept in touch with her for many years. From time to time, they meet to have dinner and chat and drink together.
Xiao Liao shook his head helplessly: "My mother is old and sick. She had a serious illness before... You knew it at the time, and you helped save my mother. The doctor said that my mother can live to this age smoothly.