“Okay, let’s split up, but I’ll live with the fourth son after the split. My other sons are not very capable, so I’ll let the fourth son raise me to lighten their burden.”
“As for the fifth and sixth children, they’ll live with me until they get married. When they have their own families, we’ll split up.”
Old Mrs. Zhang looked at Jin Qiaoqiao grimly, “I can’t just split up and let Qiaoqiao live alone. Youdong is in the army all year round and is not at home all year round. It’s easy for her to attract men if she lives alone. With me as her mother-in-law watching over her, there will be less trouble.”
Old Mrs. Zhang almost said that she was afraid that Jin Qiaoqiao would not be able to stand the loneliness and would have an affair with another man, so she wanted to live with her even if they split up.
Jin Qiaoqiao’s face turned blue with anger. This was not the result that she wanted at all.
The elders who were listening felt that what Old Mrs. Zhang said was a bit too much, but they couldn’t find fault with her. After all, Old Mrs. Zhang’s worries were somewhat reasonable.
Who would be able to rest assured that a delicate daughter-in-law would live alone after marrying her?
Even if she had no ulterior motives, they were afraid that those scoundrels in the village would sneak into her house after dark.
As for Old Mrs. Zhang’s saying that she wanted to live with her fourth son, it was not without precedent in the village.
Although the elderly these days were still accustomed to living with their eldest son in their old age, there were also some who preferred their youngest son and lived with him.
Old Mrs. Zhang was willing to follow Zhang Youdong, who was the most promising, and no one could find fault with her.
In the end, Jin Qiaoqiao still got her wish to separate the family.
The first and second sons of the Zhang family were separated, and Jin Qiaoqiao and the unmarried fifth and sixth children still lived with Old Mrs. Zhang in the old house.
However, because Old Mrs. Zhang lived with the fourth son, the allowance Zhang Youdong sent home was still in Old Mrs. Zhang’s hands.
It is said that old ginger is still spicy.
Even after Jin Qiaoqiao was reborn, she still could not defeat Old Mrs. Zhang.
But this time, the fuss was not without gain. At least, the two blood-sucking families of the first and second families were already kicked out.
If Old Mrs. Zhang secretly used their family’s money to help the two families in the future, Jin Qiaoqiao would have a reason to make trouble again, and maybe she could even get the financial power back.
Now she could only endure it.
If she continued to make trouble, she was afraid that the village elders who were on her side would think that she was an unfilial daughter-in-law, and then public opinion would be unfavorable to her.
The Zhang family’s affairs came to an end in chaos, but the feelings of the Kuang family became more and more harmonious in their daily interactions.
“Second son, your wife will have a day off tomorrow. Take her to the county to buy some clothes and make some new clothes. See if there are any other good things and buy some for your wife. Don’t be too stingy with the money.”
When Third Grandma Xu saw her second son who didn’t understand romance, she got angry.
Obviously, this son was so filial and sensible. He was very good at coaxing her, but why was he so chauvinistic and stubborn when it came to his wife?
Women also needed to be coaxed. Although the Second Daughter-in-law was gentle and kind and might not care about her son’s ‘fake death’ behavior in recent years, it didn’t mean that she didn’t care about it at all.
Maybe it was just not obvious on the surface, but there was still a thorn in her heart.
At this time, the son had to coax his wife and not let this matter affect the relationship between husband and wife.
“What’s so good about coaxing a woman? The more you pamper her, the more she will be arrogant.”
Kuang Aijun was a little impatient, “But I really want to go to the county town to have a look. I came back in a hurry this time and didn’t buy anything for Mom and Dad. Fortunately, I exchanged some cloth tickets and industrial tickets with my teammates before leaving. Mom, what color of clothes do you like? Your son will buy it for you.”
He didn’t mention compensating his wife, but he was quite tempted to go to the city to buy things for his parents.
“You’re not listening, are you?”
Third Grandma Xu glared at her son. While she felt grateful for his filial piety, she felt even more sorry for her daughter-in-law for having to deal with such a man.
Sometimes her son didn’t do things well enough, and she, as a mother-in-law, had to consider her son. Third Grandma Xu thought that she must discipline her son before the end of the vacation. She couldn’t let him treat his wife as he does now.
“If you really want to be filial to your mother, take Cao Ni’er to the county town for a walk tomorrow and buy her something to comfort her.”
Under the tough attitude of Third Grandma Xu, Kuang Aijun ‘reluctantly’ agreed.
“Women are always troublesome, and I have to coax them.”
When leaving the old house, Kuang Aijun muttered a few words like this.
These words naturally fell into the ears of Third Grandma Xu, who wanted to grab her son’s ears and teach him a lesson again.
***
“Wife, let’s go to the city tomorrow. I see that the sisters-in-law who follow the army use things like vanishing cream, saying that it is good for the skin. We must have what they have, and we must also prepare what they don’t have.”
When Ah Wu came back from school, Kuang Aijun greeted her like a lackey.
“Before I came back this time, I exchanged a lot of cloth tickets to buy some clothes for you, our parents, and the children to make some new clothes.”
“Did you hide your private money?”
Ah Wu narrowed her eyes. She remembered that when she came back, her husband gave her all the allowances for the past few years. So, where did he get the money to buy things?
“Uh—”
Kuang Aijun, who did hide a little bit of money, was petrified instantly.
Why was his wife’s way of grasping the key points always unexpected?
A song of coolness was given to him again.
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