I live in the countryside

Chapter 254 is not calm

Grandma Qiao was sent back by Uncle Qiao on the morning of New Year's Eve.

When I left, I took it away in big bags, and there were not many clothes left at home. Later, I asked Aunt Qiao to come back to take them away, and now I come back to take them back in big bags.

The old man had been away from home for nearly half a year. When he left, he was quite energetic, but this time when he came back, Qiao Churan could clearly feel that Grandma Qiao's energy was much weaker, and she was thinner than before. Older and duller, as if his spirit had been sucked out, and it seemed that his face was meaner than before.

Although it was New Year's Eve, only Uncle Qiao came back.

I don't know if he felt a little embarrassing. Although he didn't say it clearly, everyone in the family knew that it was because he didn't want to take care of Grandma Qiao anymore, so he found an excuse to send him back, so when he came back, he was very confident.

"Today is the New Year's Eve, but your sister-in-law and Ah Hui are both on duty, so I can't come back to celebrate the New Year with you and your mother. I will go back later, and I will have a New Year's Eve dinner at home after they get off work in the evening." Qiao It was rare for the uncle to speak kindly to Qiao Zongming.

It was just an excuse, Chen Mei could tell that the auntie didn't want to come back.

Immediately, he smiled and said: "Brother said that it is very wise. Now that the county road has been repaired, it only takes more than half an hour to come back from the county seat. It is the same as returning home from get off work in the city. You will not come back until Ah Hui is off work. Wouldn't it be better to have a New Year's Eve dinner with Mom."

Uncle Qiao was speechless for a moment. This was a polite excuse, and they knew each other well.

But when Chen Mei said that, his face was dull, and he didn't know how to refute.

After a long while, he said: "Forget it, it's too tiring to go back and forth like this, let's find a time to come back another day."

After he finished speaking, he took Grandma Qiao's things and entered the room.

"Mom, you take advantage of the Chinese New Year and stay at home for a while. It's considered to be at home with my dad for a while. After this time, I'll pick you up and go back to the county."

The old lady has never doubted the elder son's words, not to mention her traditional thinking, she feels that during the Chinese New Year, she should really be in her hometown. After all, this is her husband's home. If she is still here, she will not be at home during the Chinese New Year. Being laughed at.

So I don't doubt the elder son's words: "I know you are busy, that's all right, I know, I've been away for so long, so I'll just stay home for a few days, but I don't really want to be here, seeing the face of my second daughter-in-law. After the end of the year, take me back to the county seat as soon as possible."

Although I didn't get along well with the eldest daughter-in-law, but it was in the city, and the food and supplies were all from the city, but my face was much brighter.

Besides, that is her eldest son's home, so the daughter-in-law should look at her face. Although the elder daughter-in-law doesn't speak well, she doesn't dare to confront her directly like Chen Mei did. The old lady is basically satisfied, and I want to go back to the county seat.

Uncle Qiao smiled, and responded without saying anything clearly. He coaxed Grandma Qiao with nice words, and when the old man felt better and didn't even sit down for a sip of tea, he excused himself to have something to do, and hurriedly gone.

Grandma Qiao did not quarrel with Chen Mei when she came back this time.

Although because of Aunt Qiao's incident, she hated Chen Mei in her heart, and also blamed her second son for being manipulated by her daughter-in-law, and didn't spare any favors. When she came back, she proudly showed off a few words and quarreled with Chen Mei. Twice.

But Chen Mei has lived the past six months in a comfortable way, and she is not in the mood to quarrel with the old lady, so she can't quarrel.

Although the old lady's temperament was still mean, she might not have enough experience, and she felt tired after a few quarrels, and then she simply pretended that she couldn't see Chen Mei.

Chen Mei was naturally happy and quiet.

On New Year's Eve, Qin Muzhou did not come to Qiao's house for a New Year's Eve dinner. After all, the two of them were not married. According to local customs, even if they came, they would come after the first day of junior high school. Besides, although Tang Wan said that she would come to celebrate the New Year together, how could she really come? Some of them went to the house of their future daughter-in-law to celebrate the New Year before they got married.

However, on the second day of the new year's day, neither of the two brothers, Uncle Qiao and Uncle Qiao, came back.

This year, Qiao Zongming and Qiao Sanshu's two brothers celebrated the New Year together.

Grandma Qiao refused to believe that her two most beloved sons would not come back for the New Year, so she asked Qiao Zongming to call and ask someone to come back.

But when the phone call came, Uncle Qiao said that the two children were crying and couldn't go away, while Uncle Qiao said that Auntie and Qiao Yihui were on duty and couldn't go back, and asked Grandma Qiao to celebrate the New Year with Qiao Zongming and Uncle Qiao. , then he should go in the past.

He just didn't mention the matter of coming back to pick up Grandma Qiao.

Until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year passed, the two of them came back to see Grandma Qiao once.

I don't know if Grandma Qiao has noticed something herself. For several days in a row, her complexion was not very good. She still had time to go out two days ago, showing off her life in the county for the past six months to the old people around. Implicit showing off, but I didn't mention it these two days.

Chen Mei has lost her feelings for her mother-in-law for a long time, just because he is Qiao Zongming's biological mother, she still takes care of the food and clothing. She doesn't want to care about the rest, so she just does what she should.

Qiao Churan is naturally not too free. Even during the Chinese New Year, she still has some work to do occasionally. When she is free, she will walk around with Qin Muzhou and Tang Wan and his wife.

This year has not been very special. If there is something special to say, there is one thing to say.

Some time ago, Yan Xiaoyu moved out by himself because of conflicts with his parents and went to live in the town, but during the Chinese New Year, he had to come back, but as soon as he came back, another conflict broke out.

The story has spread around the neighborhood.

The reason was that on New Year's Eve, relatives of Yan Xiaoyu's family brought people over for Yan Xiaoyu to go on a blind date. It is said that Yan's father and mother were very satisfied with the young man, but Yan Xiaoyu naturally refused.

Later, I couldn't bear it anymore, and directly said that I planned to take the postgraduate entrance examination in the second half of this year.

Yan's mother never thought that her daughter would have such an idea, so her first reaction was naturally her strong opposition.

Yan Xiaoyu also refused to obey her parents' arrangement. She went to study because she didn't want money from her parents, secondly, it didn't burden the family, and thirdly, it was her own life plan, but Yan's mother didn't think so, she still felt that it was useless for girls to read too many books ,Strongly opposed.

Because of this matter, the entire Spring Festival of Yan's family was extremely frustrating. Not only did Yan's parents object to their daughter, but they also took advantage of the Chinese New Year holidays to come over with relatives and persuade them one by one.

Relatives naturally disagree, mainly because they think that Yan Xiaoyu is already 25 years old. If she urgently needs to study, she will already be an old girl after graduation. Whether she is married or has children, she is too old.

But the most important thing is that some relatives still feel that since she has the money to support her own education, she might as well use the money to subsidize the family and build a new house for her younger brother who is about to marry when she is old enough to marry.

This family battle runs through the entire Spring Festival.

Qiao Churan learned what happened from Qunli and Fang Shanshan, but it was already thirty days after the New Year's Eve.

Yan Xiaoyu was so annoyed that she didn't even go home. She planned to attend Qiao Churan's engagement banquet, and when the employment contract with the bank expired, she quit her job and went to a university in Guangzhou to rent a house to concentrate on her work. review.

Over there, she still kept in touch with a few friends who were studying, and they all supported her decisions and ideas.

When Qiao Churan found her in the house in the town, Yan Xiaoyu was in a good condition, and even comforted her in turn: "It's nothing, my parents are like that, they grew up like that, and the cognition in their consciousness is very different. It's already fixed, and I won't understand my thoughts, and I didn't think they would understand, so be it."

She has always felt that neither children nor parents should interfere too much with their lives and life plans.

Qiao Churan didn't know what else to say for a while, so she said, "Anyway, if you need help, just tell me. I also had a few classmates who were studying at Z University in Guangzhou Province. Now they are there. while working."

"Understood." Yan Xiaoyu smiled and said: "I know that you have a large network, and if you need help, I will definitely not be polite."

Only then did Qiao Churan respond, chatting and laughing with Fang Shanshan in her little house, and soon they talked about Qiao Churan's engagement banquet.

"You guys know the time. It's the end of February. I originally wanted to do it on Valentine's Day, but my parents think it's better to forget the auspicious days, so let's go with them. Anyway, Muzhou and I are not in a hurry."

Yan Xiaoyu clicked his tongue and said: "You are not in a hurry, I think my brother-in-law is very anxious."

Qiao Churan coughed lightly, without denying it.

After talking for more than an hour, when I came out of Yan Xiaoyu's small rented house, I happened to see Xu Fang wandering outside.

During the New Year's Eve, he still didn't go home to celebrate the New Year, and stayed in Tongmu Village. At this moment, he came over when he learned about Yan Xiaoyu's quarrel with his family from other villagers who came back from visiting relatives.

But seeing the license plate of Qiao Churan's car below, he guessed that Qiao Churan should be on it, so he didn't call Yan Xiaoyu.

Seeing Qiao Churan get down now, she subconsciously walked up, with a nervous and anxious look on her face: "How is she?"

He also wondered whether Qiao Churan knew about him and Yan Xiaoyu.

It was no surprise that Qiao Churan saw Xu Fang here, and she didn't have any special reaction. She shook her head: "It's okay, go up and see for yourself."

Xu Fang didn't say any more, and went upstairs directly.

(End of this chapter)