"Well, let's eat first. You've been away for more than two months and you must be thinking about the food at home.
We made dumplings today, as well as your favorite dishes. Just sit on the kang and I'll clean them up."
My daughter-in-law was out for a trip and she was very tired. Zhou Guilan couldn't bear to order her daughter-in-law to do any more work.
So she put Su Anying on the kang to rest, and she led her granddaughter to bring all the food.
The dumplings had just come out of the pot and were still warm, so we quickly packed them up and the whole family sat down to eat.
There were not only dumplings, but also eight dishes. When Su Anying saw them, they were all the ones she missed the most outside.
"Well, it's delicious, and our food is more fragrant.
I don’t even know what to eat there, I just feel like I’m not full.”
It's my own home, why are you so polite? Just eat it.
"Mom, this is your favorite fish, please eat more." Xu Haiyuan gave his mother a piece of fish belly.
"Mom, you eat spareribs. My grandma specially made the sweet and sour spareribs today. They are delicious." Xu Jinping picked up a piece of spareribs for her mother.
When the two little ones looked at it, they didn't miss it. One was holding chicken for their mother, and the other was holding mushrooms for her mother.
Su Anying's bowl was immediately full.
"Okay, okay, you guys can eat too. Mom can eat whatever you want."
Su Anying is so beautiful. Look at how filial her children are.
The family ate happily, then settled down and sat chatting.
Everyone must ask about what happened to Su Anying in Yangcheng.
Su Anying has lived there for nearly three months, and she must have more knowledge than Xu Shiyan. Let me tell you about the people there, their food, and so on.
Especially when they have just arrived, they don’t understand what others say and often make jokes.
It made everyone laugh and move forward and backward.
Su Anying came back today, and Xu Haiyuan specifically took the afternoon off and did not go to class, so he had two meals today.
After dinner, it was already past three o'clock. If we chatted for a while, it would be dark outside.
Seeing that it was getting late, Su Weizhong and his wife hurriedly left and went home to light the fire.
Ji Tongzhong and his wife bought a house nearby a while ago, and now they no longer live in Shanhuozhuang, so they have to go home.
"When you're done and you have time, let's get together as a family.
The five and six are all thinking about you. Isn’t it busy here? It’s hard to ask for leave, so I didn’t come today.”
Before going out, Su Weizhong said this to Su Anying.
In fact, it was Su Weizhong who refused to let Lao Wu Lao Liu come over.
It's a bit awkward for all of them to come, so they might as well go back to Su's family for a reunion another day.
"okay, I get it.
Dad, I'll finish my work in the company these days, and then go home." Su Anying nodded.
Ji Yufeng went out with her. The company's accounts should probably be correct in a few days.
And it's not far from the Chinese New Year. I'm calculating accounts and dividends, busy with the Chinese New Year, etc. I'm afraid I won't have time to go back to my parents' home for a while.
Let's talk about it then. We are all in Donggang anyway, so we can get together anytime.
Su Weizhong also knows that his daughter's business is getting bigger now and she is busy, so he can understand her.
So he nodded, and with the support of Ji Tongzhong and Su Anfen, they left the Su family together.
The house Ji Tongzhong's family bought was not far from Su Weizhong's.
Come out of Xu's house and walk east along the back road. After passing a small intersection, turn north and you will find the second house on the left.
The three brick houses with painted stone walls were just built last year.
After Ji Tongzhong bought it, he hired someone to clean it up and moved in.
By chance, Ji Tongzhong's family of three sent Su Weizhong and his wife home first, and then returned to their own home.
Here, Su Anying sent away her parents, sister and husband, and returned to the east room to chat with her parents-in-law.
"Dad, Mom, I went out to buy you some clothes this time.
Nowadays, it is popular to wear bread clothes outside. They are of better quality than before, are light and warm, and I will give you two just one."
This jacket is actually a down jacket.
The quality of down jackets of this era is not as good as later ones, and the down inside is not as fine.
There is quite a lot of stuffing, and it is as bulgy as baked bread, so everyone calls it a bread service.
Su Anying took out a black and dark purple clothes from the suitcase, both of which were wrapped in bags.
The air was evacuated from the bag, so the clothes looked flat.
Su Anying opened the bag, took out the clothes from inside, kneaded them and shook them. The clothes stretched visibly and became fluffy.
"Dad, try it on. It's lighter and warmer than our big cotton-padded jacket."
Su Anying handed the shaken one in her hand to Xu Chenghou, then took out another one, shaken it and handed it to Zhou Guilan.
The daughter-in-law was so interested that the old couple couldn't refuse, so they both tried it on.
"Huh? Don't say yes, this outfit seems to be quite warm and breezy."
Zhou Guilan pinched her clothes with her hands and felt that the fabric was quite soft.
"Isn't this thing cheap?"
"Mom, your daughter-in-law is rich.
Nowadays, people are called wealthy people. They don’t care about the small amount of money. If they buy them for you, you can wear them.”
Xu Shiyan knew that the bread was not cheap, and he was afraid that Su Anying would say something quickly and make the old man and lady feel distressed about the money, so he deliberately answered the question.
"Yes, yes, Yingzi bought it for us with good intentions, why do you care how much it costs?
What's going on? They have money, but they still don't want to show filial piety to us? They are dressed very well in my opinion."
Xu Chenghou also answered, "We are already this age. We should eat when we need to eat and wear when we need to wear. Don't ask how much it costs."
The old man is very open-minded, and his daughter-in-law bought it with good intentions. Don’t ask anything, just accept it with a smile.
Su Anying rummaged through and found two more woolen sweaters, one for each of the old couple.
Xu Chenghou's is dark blue with black plaid, and Zhou Guilan's is purple with flowers embroidered on it, which is very nice.
It is not as hard as home-knitted sweaters and is extremely soft. It is definitely comfortable to wear.
In addition to these, Su Anying also took out a box and handed it to Zhou Guilan.
"Mom, this is the bracelet I bought for you.
Fortunately, I have my mother to help take care of the children. Otherwise, how could I have let go and been out for several months? Mom, thank you for your hard work."
If your parents-in-law are willing to help, a daughter-in-law must know how to be grateful.
Without the help of the old couple, would Su Anying dare to go out? How would she make money if she didn't go out?
"Oh, this is a gold bracelet, my God, it's so beautiful."
Zhou Guilan opened the box and saw a gold bracelet inside.
The bracelet is lively and has the Chinese character longevity and cloud patterns on it, making it suitable for the elderly.
This time, Zhou Guilan didn't care whether it was expensive or not. She held the bracelet curiously and put it on her wrist directly.
"I wear this when I usually work, is that okay?"
The old lady is a little worried, will it be worn out?
"Okay, it's definitely okay, Mom, don't worry about wearing it." Xu Shiyan and his wife said in unison.