TGDS Chapter 41.6

Good Dad System (Arc 4) Chapter 41.6: The Eccentric Dad In The Chronicles (26)

In the blink of an eye, there was no one at home. Pei Jiancheng walked around the house quietly, looking at this home that he once looked forward to leaving. Memories flooded back. Because he had to leave at noon, he thought about it and boiled some water to send to his parents. There was some dried honeysuckle in the corner, he knew it could be used, so he put some. In fact, there was no need to deliver water in the past few years. There were a lot of things left in the commune canteen, and the villagers would also boil some water and put it at the place where they went to work for them to use.

When he arrived at the field, he was greeted by another wave of praise, and those familiar and unfamiliar faces emerged in front of him——

“He’s already so big, and the temperament of a scholar is different!”

“You’re so promising, Naochun and Xiuzhi will be lucky in the future!”

“Yes, he is still so sensible, look, he still knows how to fetch water, not like my son.”

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They kept talking non-stop, but Pei Jiancheng wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it . He looked at his parents and brothers, whose faces and bodies were covered with sweat and who were smiling heartily. Then he looked at himself, whose clothes were clean and tidy, and although there was some sweat on them, it was only a little.

Is he sensible?

At noon, Li Xiuzhi went to other families and exchanged a full-sized steamed bun for her son, and also filled half a jar of pickles, for fear that Pei Jiancheng would not make it on the way. The family did not have the habit of doing these things, so they had to change them temporarily. However, they had to continue working, and they were used to Pei Jiancheng’s hurried coming and going, so they did not feel reluctant to let him go. They just said blessings like asking him to study hard in the future.

Pei Jiancheng chose to walk back just like when he came here. This road was both long and short.

He once thought that this was an escape, a rush towards a new life, always walking fast and hurriedly, but today he looked back three times, gazing at the village from afar. He knew that his home was here and his family was working hard for him.

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“Bifang, didn’t you bring your kid out today?” There are always people who like to chat after work.

“No, he’s at home, and I asked a neighbor to look after him.” Su Bifang wiped the sweat off her body. She smiled with curved eyebrows and a sweet voice. She gave birth to a son a year and a half ago. She usually put the child in a basket and took him to work. It’s been a bit hot recently, and her mother-in-law was afraid that her grandson would have heatstroke, so she gave him some food and left him at the neighbor’s house.

“Is your mother-in-law good to you?” This is also one of the favorite topics among peers in the village, whose mother-in-law is good and whose is not. “She looks quite fierce.” The other party watched from a distance, and asked in a low voice only after making sure that Li Xiuzhi could not hear.

“She’s fine!” Su Bifang never spoke ill of others, and her mother-in-law was indeed a very nice person. When she got married, her family was very worried. They said that her mother-in-law had a “bad reputation” and that they could hear her scolding her two sons every day. She also went back and forth with her family several times because of the dowry issue, so they were very worried when she got married.

But after getting married, she found that although her mother-in-law was fierce, she had a soft heart and could not stand others flattering her or saying nice things to her. Su Bifang had been favored at home since she was a child and had a sweet mouth. She was like a fish in water at home.

Her mother-in-law is quite frugal, but not long after she got married, her father-in-law made it clear to the two new daughters-in-law that the family had to reserve some money for their brother-in-law so that there would be no worries in the future. They all understood.

“I hear your mother-in-law scolding Jianshe and Jianlai every day.” The man was trying to stir up trouble for some unknown reason, “Why didn’t she scold your uncle?”

Su Bifang couldn’t help it and took a step away from the other person: “If you do something wrong, you will definitely be scolded. Look, does my mother-in-law scold me?” To be honest, she gradually realized that Jianshe and Jianlai really… deserved to be scolded. Not to mention her mother-in-law, sometimes she would get angry too.

For example, last time, when she was going back to her parents’ home, her mother-in-law prepared a basket of things for her and her younger siblings in advance. Jianshe had to ask her mother-in-law, “Mom, you won’t be angry if I take so much, right?” Her mother-in-law ignored him, but he became more and more excited, explaining for a long time why it was so strange to go back to her parents’ home with her and why he should take more things. Her mother-in-law was almost annoyed and threw things at him.

As for Jianlai, he is just like her husband – only a little more slow and a bit of a flatterer, although he always hits the horse’s leg. He is more powerful and says directly.

He asked for more, which made her sister-in-law so angry that she chased him for two rounds. Fortunately, after they went out, Jianlai secretly took some things from outside and shared them with her and his sister-in-law. Only then did they know that he had asked his uncle to help him exchange mountain products for some fine grains in the city, for fear that his mother would not give him anything and would cause conflicts in the family.

Many people in the village were bullied by their mothers-in-law, so it was strange that the new daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law lived well. The man curled his lips and said, “Okay, you are the only ones who live well.”

Su Bifang just smiled and didn’t say much. There was a stabilizing force in the family. Of course, there were times when she and her mother-in-law didn’t get along, and she was even angry with her slow-witted husband. However, although her father-in-law spoke little, he was very sensitive and could always discover the problem in time and solve it through mediation.

In the past two years, The family became a little more financially secure, and after some persuasion from her father-in-law and mother-in-law, they began to give them pocket money. Of course, her father-in-law also kept a share, although it was not much. Su Bifang and her brother-in-law and sister-in-law secretly talked about it, and they felt that this was considered being in charge of the family.

“Bifang, my sister-in-law from the next village has a piece of clothing. I brought it here and would like you to mend it for her. Is that okay?” The man who had been listening nearby also came over. “Your mother-in-law is a great craftsman. I know the rules!”

The sewing machine that Su Bifang brought back came in handy. Li Xiuzhi’s sewing skills they were quite famous. It wasn’t that she was that great, after all, the results of sewing with a sewing machine were just that good. It was just that she had some clever ideas in her mind. If they were also altered, and it didn’t cost much money. She only needed some leftover fabrics or coarse grains, and the well-off people in the village would not hesitate to spend.

Su Bifang froze subconsciously, her eyes drifting away: “Okay, then give me your clothes later. Your hands are dirty now.”

It’s just that, in their family, the one with good craftsmanship is not actually the mother-in-law…