Reborn in the red age

Chapter 229 The complicated relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

After eating dumplings with the students at school, Qingfeng Li was completely free. After sending Hu Jiabao to work every morning, Qingfeng Li rode the bicycle that Hu Jiabao bought when he was in college and walked around the city.

As the Spring Festival approaches, Sijiu City is more lively and prosperous than in the past. The streets are full of self-employed people setting up stalls and selling goods. Even the gangsters who are usually seen everywhere have been reduced a lot these days. The only thing to guard against is the pickpockets everywhere. Thief.

Qingfeng Li walked around the crowd a few times, and his fine clothes were scratched several times by pickpockets with razor blades. Fortunately, Qingfeng Li had the habit of leaving things carelessly in places, so he didn't lose any important documents.

On New Year's Eve, Hu Jiabao asked for leave from the hospital. The couple got up early and made a pot of paste with the leftover breakfast. After putting up Spring Festival couplets everywhere in the house, they drove the Passat to the airport. .

The couple planned to fly to the provincial capital and then take a train home in the provincial capital.

"Qingfeng, I'm not from your school. You wrote my work unit as your school on the letter of introduction. What if someone checks my work permit?"

"Qingfeng, Qingfeng, I haven't been on a plane yet. I won't make a fool of myself on the plane, right?"

"Qingfeng, what does it feel like to fly?"

On the way to the airport, Hu Jiabao kept asking questions one after another, making Qingfeng Li have a headache.

Noticing Hu Jiabao's movements, Li Qingfeng smiled and shook his head, focusing on the book again without saying anything.

Don't drink two glasses of wine on the plane and then drag yourself to dance on the plane in front of so many people. That would really be a social disaster.

When the plane took off, Hu Jiabao, who was flying for the first time, pursed his lips, closed his eyes nervously, and held Qingfeng Li's arm tightly with his little hands.

At the eldest sister Li Youmei's house, Li Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he looked at his eldest sister's bulging belly.

"When the flight is smooth later, the flight attendant will come over with a trolley with wine on it. If you are scared, you can have two drinks later to strengthen your courage."

I successfully bought two air tickets with my letter of introduction. Today is the last day before the New Year. The leaders working in other places want to go home for the New Year’s Eve dinner. There are still quite a lot of people taking the plane, and the cabin is full of people. Cadre uniforms.

This girl doesn't drink well, and she gets excited easily after drinking. Li Qingfeng still remembers the way Hu Jiabao drank two glasses of wine at the educated youth center and insisted on pulling him to dance.

Because they had been notified in advance, the eldest sister and her husband were already at home waiting for their brother's arrival.

"it is good"

We don't live together normally. It's the first time for a new daughter-in-law to go home for the New Year. In a strange environment and with relatives she doesn't know, she will be a little nervous.

Qingfeng Li was dumbfounded now. What he just said was just a joke. Hu Jiabao nodded in agreement so neatly. Qingfeng Li didn't know what to say for a moment.

Since he had to catch a train, he didn't stay at the eldest sister's house for too long. After lunch, the eldest brother-in-law rode a tricycle and took Li Qingfeng and his wife to the train station to catch the train.

Sitting on the train, the closer he got to home, the more restless Hu Jiabao became, and his little hands kept rubbing the corners of his clothes.

I still remember that when I first traveled through time, my eldest sister still had a green look on her face. In the blink of an eye, that young eldest sister was now going to be a mother.

Looking at Hu Jiabao's appearance, Li Qingfeng chuckled and patted Hu Jiabao's little hand: "It's okay, don't be so nervous, the plane won't fall."

Fortunately, after the plane passed the climb phase and entered a stable flight, Hu Jiabao slowly calmed down and looked around curiously on the plane, touching this and that, then looking at the sea of ​​clouds outside, and no longer mentioned drinking. This batch.

"I'm afraid," Hu Jiabao said aggrievedly without opening his eyes.

Hu Jiabao nodded in agreement.

Farewell to the eldest brother-in-law on the platform, the couple got on the train with their luggage.

Li Youmei now has a big belly, and it is not particularly convenient to travel, let alone being crowded with people on the train. For safety reasons, the couple celebrated the New Year in the provincial capital this year.

The plane arrived safely at the provincial capital airport. The couple took the airport bus to the city. Instead of going directly to the train station, they went to the eldest sister Li Youmei's home first.

Once fresh, twice ripe, just wait until next year's New Year.

It's just like that membrane. It hurts the first time, but it will be much smoother the next time.

At the train station, Li's father and Li's mother came to the station platform to greet them.

Li Qingfeng looked at Hu Jiabao, who was still a little nervous, and joked: "Comrade Hu Jiabao, please pay attention later. Now you are the daughter-in-law of the Li family. Remember to change your name and never call me parents." uncles and aunts”

Faced with Qingfeng Li's teasing, Hu Jiabao rolled his eyes and ignored him. He adjusted his expression, left Qingfeng Li behind, picked up his luggage and walked towards Li's father and mother at a faster pace.

"Dad, Mom, why did you come in person in this cold weather? It's not like we don't know the way back to our own home. We can just walk back by ourselves. This is too grand."

What Zhang Wuji said is really right. The more beautiful a woman is, the better she is at lying. Hu Jiabao, who was still frowning a second ago, immediately changed his face after seeing his parents-in-law. He smiled like a flower and came to his parents-in-law. In front of him, he was joking with his parents-in-law in a soft and waxy voice.

Li Qingfeng, who was following behind, looked at her for a moment, wondering what Hu Jiabao was really hiding, and he was looking down on her.

When Hu Jiabao said these words, Mother Li felt quite comfortable. She held Hu Jiabao's hand enthusiastically: "What's so grand about it? Have you had a hard time carrying such a big suitcase along the way?"

After Li's mother finished speaking, she turned around and glared at Qingfeng Li dissatisfied, and scolded angrily: "How do I usually teach you, third child? How can Jiabao carry such a big suitcase? It's really outrageous, Jiabao My hands are for holding scalpels to save people, not for working."

Qingfeng Li, who was also carrying a large suitcase, was stunned for a moment. What does this have to do with him? Why does carrying a suitcase become a job?

"Mom, you misunderstood. Qingfeng was carrying the suitcase all the way. I just carried it for a while when I got off the car." Hu Jiabao quickly jumped out to help Qingfeng Li.

Hearing what Hu Jiabao said, Mother Li put on a kind expression and said with a smile: "If the third child in our family treats you badly, just tell mom and I will take care of him."

"Qingfeng is very kind to me, but I am still incompetent as a daughter-in-law. In the six months since we got married, I haven't even cooked a few meals, and Qingfeng does the usual housework." "That's OK, when you get married, I told the third child that you were busy with work in the hospital and asked him to do more housework at home. It seems that the third child listened to what I said. Okay, it’s quite cold outside, let’s not stay here. Come on, go home quickly”

Mother Li took Hu Jiabao's hand as she spoke, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked out of the station talking and laughing.

"Dad, what's wrong with my mother? Why do you feel weird today?" Seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law disappear on the platform, Qingfeng Li asked his father for advice.

Glancing at his son, Father Li shook his head: "I didn't know where to go. I also think your mother is not right today. Okay, stop guessing and follow me quickly." As he said this, Father Li picked up the luggage that Hu Jiabao left on the ground. Chased out.

The four of them walked out of the station, rode two bicycles, facing the cold winter wind, and rode towards home.

On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, the streets of the small county town were quite lively. The streets were full of workers who had left early to buy new year's goods. From time to time, the Li family's two bicycles had to stop and be pushed out of the crowd.

It usually takes more than 20 minutes to ride, but this time it took a full 40 minutes to get home.

"Third brother, third sister-in-law, you are back."

Li Hongmei, who stayed at home to make dumplings, heard the noise outside in the kitchen. She held a half-finished dumpling and walked out with a smile.

"I'm back, Hongmei, please wait a minute. I'll wash my hands and help you make dumplings now." Hu Jiabao, as the new daughter-in-law, was very discerning and offered to help make dumplings together.

"Third sister-in-law, don't you southerners not eat dumplings? Can you still make dumplings?"

"I am a southerner. I first lived in the Northeast for more than two years and then went to school in the capital for five years. My living habits are no different from those of northerners."

After returning to the house, Hu Jiabao did not rush to wash his hands and go to the kitchen to help make dumplings. Instead, he opened his suitcase first and took out the clothes and other things he brought back inside.

These were all ready-made clothes that Hu Jiabao went to the department store to buy on weekends. The materials were all the best available in the country, and the prices were of course quite amazing. Just these few clothes cost Hu Jiabao three months' salary.

"Dad, Mom, this is the ready-made clothes I bought for you and your two elders in the Sijiucheng Department Store. You try it on to see if it fits. Don't you have a sewing machine at home? If it doesn't fit, I will change it for you tonight." Hu Jiabao took the clothes inside He took out all his clothes and said to his parents-in-law with a smile.

Mother Li was very happy that her daughter-in-law could remember to buy things for herself and her husband, and she was so proud that she tried them on on the spot in the house.

Qingfeng Li's memory is still very good. The sizes provided to Hu Jiabao were very accurate. The ready-made clothes fit him perfectly, eliminating the need for modifications.

"Okay, parents, I'll go to the kitchen to help Hongmei make dumplings." After the old couple finished trying on the clothes, Hu Jiabao didn't stay in the main room any longer, lest Li Hongmei say that she was just a talker.

As he spoke, Hu Jiabao took out the thermos and poured some hot water into the washbasin in the main room. After washing his hands carefully, he went to the kitchen and made dumplings with Li Hongmei.

During this period, Mother Li only pretended to persuade her, but in fact she didn't even stop her.

Seeing Mother Li taking off her new clothes and eating melon seeds leisurely in the main room, Qingfeng Li washed his hands in a pretentious manner, as if he was going to help Hu Jiabao make dumplings.

Mother Li saw Qingfeng Li's pretense and said directly: "Okay, stop pretending, just the two of them can make the dumplings. These melon seeds are newly fried and taste good. Come and try them."

"How do you say this? You heard what Jiabao said just now. I often do housework at home. How can you say that I am just pretending?" Li Qingfeng said unconvinced.

Mother Li curled her lips disdainfully and said angrily: "The broom at your feet fell to the ground when you came in. You didn't pick it up for ten minutes. Are you the only one who knows how to work at home? It’s better to come and eat melon seeds.”

Now he felt a little embarrassed. Qingfeng Li touched his nose in embarrassment, and after lifting the broom at his feet, he didn't mention going to the kitchen to help, and started eating melon seeds with Mother Li with a playful smile.

After all this time, Li Qingfeng finally came to the conclusion that what he said at the train station was all fake. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was really complicated.

After scanning around the room, Qingfeng Li realized that his sister-in-law and his two nieces and nephews were not at home. Qingfeng Li asked curiously: "Mom, where is my sister-in-law? She hasn't come back from work yet?"

"She didn't go to work today. She took her two children here for a walk in the morning. After lunch, she went back to her parents' house to help. She came back before dinner in the evening."

Mother Li got angry when she mentioned that her eldest daughter-in-law went to her parents' house to help her on New Year's Eve, and she complained naggingly to Qingfeng Li.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was very popular with Qing Li. Instead of eating melon seeds in the main room, he might as well go to the kitchen and help make dumplings.

After the sister-in-law's matter was over, she was followed by the same urge to give birth as the mother-in-law. She frowned and asked why Hu Jiabao's belly hadn't moved after half a year of marriage.

Mentioning this matter, Li Qingfeng felt dizzy again and had the urge to buy another ticket and go back.

Under Li's mother's suspicious eyes, Li Qingfeng swore to God that he would have a child after the Chinese New Year. He would definitely let Hu Jiabao's belly move in the first half of the year, and he would definitely let Li's mother have a grandson before the Chinese New Year next year.

With Li Qingfeng's solemn assurance, Li's mother did not continue to dwell on this issue.

Before evening, Boss Li, who was off work at the Public Security Bureau, went to his father-in-law's house to pick up his sister-in-law. The family rushed back before the New Year's Eve dinner.

Even though Li's mother often complained to her sister-in-law in front of Qingfeng Li, the smile on her face never fell when she saw her sister-in-law, and she was very good at showing off.

Qingfeng Li's eldest nephew is six years old this year, and his younger nephew will be three years old soon. With two children at home, the existence of these two little ones makes the New Year's Eve dinner at home more cheerful and full of laughter.

The Li family's New Year's Eve dinner this year was very sumptuous, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. What was rare was that there was beef and mutton on the table, which must have been bought secretly by Li's mother at a high price from the Hui people in the county.

Li's mother had money. Every time she came back, Li Qingfeng would give Li's mother a foreign exchange coupon or a Great Unity. Li's mother should have tens of thousands of yuan just for the Great Unity.

In order not to attract the attention of interested people, he usually does not show off his appearance outside, and the clothes he wears do not exceed the average level of the county. However, when it comes to food, he is very willing to spend money and pays attention to eating well and drinking well.

(End of this chapter)