urban life

Chapter 334 The Expectation From Afar

Due to the geographical location, Sichuan Province in winter is always so dark, surrounded by clouds and mist, as if a big hand fell on the sky, blocking the warm sunshine.It was the same today, even at noon, it was still gray, foggy, and depressing.

However, it didn't affect Lu Yulan's happy mood. I saw her humming a song while eating, and from time to time, she picked up food for Teacher Zhou. Looking at the fat in the bowl, Teacher Zhou thought about whether to eat it or not, and finally decided to eat it. I can't afford to offend my wife.

"When will Xiaoan and Tingting go home?" In order to avoid eating too much fat, Mr. Zhou broke the rule of 'no talking when eating, no talking when sleeping'.While talking, he quietly threw the fat into the trash can.

People like Mr. Zhou are the most hypocritical. They waste food while saying, "Who knows that every piece of Chinese food is hard work?"

"In a few days." Lu Yulan didn't notice her husband's behavior. After hearing the words, a smile appeared on her face, and wrinkles formed into mountain ranges. "Yesterday, Xiao An said that it would be within a week at most."

As the end of the new year is approaching, Zhou An and Hou Mengting are preparing to return to Sichuan Province. Although Lu Yulan met her future daughter-in-law during the National Day holiday, Lu Yulan is still excited and happy that her son has finally found someone else's cabbage.

After a pause, he instructed Mr. Zhou: "By the way, anyway, you are fine this afternoon. Find a master to install an air conditioner in Tingting's room. Sichuan Province is not like the Northeast. There is no heating in winter. Tingting may not adapt."

"Oh." Teacher Zhou nodded as a matter of course, thought for a few seconds, and suddenly asked hesitantly, "Do you want an air conditioner in Xiaoan's room?"

"What kind of air conditioner is installed in his room?" Lu Yulan was a little puzzled, "He only stays for more than ten days every year when he comes back, and he will spend even less time in his hometown after he gets married next year. It would be a waste to install an air conditioner. What's more, he Don’t tell me I’m not used to it at the Sichuan Senior Officials University?”

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Your future daughter-in-law will spend even less time, wouldn't it be a waste to install an air conditioner?Teacher Zhou thought secretly.

Teacher Zhou took a bite of the food and seemed to think of something. A smile appeared on his indifferent face and calm appearance, and he suggested, "I think we need to install an air conditioner in Xiao An's room."

Without waiting for his wife to answer, he continued: "First, Xiao An is the only son in our family after all, so don't be too partial; second, it doesn't cost much to install the air conditioner; third, maybe Tingting will often appear in Xiao An's place. room, so as not to catch a cold."

"It makes sense!" Lu Yulan was silent for a few seconds, a gleam of light flashed across her eyes, she instantly understood her husband's meaning, and her excitement raised her voice a little, "It's reasonable for men and women to love each other, dry firewood and fire. And the presence or absence of air conditioner is very important to us. The inheritance of the family's descendants is very important, no matter how hard it is, I can't be a child, and I may not be able to be a grandma before I get married. Good! That's it, I will also install the air conditioner in Xiaoan's room."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Mr. Zhou An: "You cultural people have so many eyes."

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Do you understand the meaning of "a scholar meets a soldier with reason and can't explain clearly"?Our educated people have many eyes, but how can we compare with a "martial artist" like you, Mr. Zhou thought to himself.

"You buy more squid. Tingting likes squid the most. Anyway, when you go to the county town to buy new year's goods, buy more seafood and the like."

"Withdraw more money, it's the first time for Tingting to come to the door, and she wants to pack a big red envelope."

"And find a time for you to wash your broken car. The body is full of mud and dust. It looks dirty, and it will not give Tingting a good first impression. Xiaoan wants to buy you a good car, but I don't want it, you That broken car is not worthy of Tingting's status, so I'll smash it for you another day."

"Should we renovate this house?"

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Lu Yulan was eloquent, talking about various things.

Zhou An was taciturn and said nothing, quietly listening to his wife's orders, complaints and complaints.

Although he understands that his wife's series of manipulations is to show her heart to her future daughter-in-law and warmly welcome her to marry into the Zhou family, to be honest, as a bedside person, Lu Yulan's behavior exceeds his expectations.

Smash the car?Renovate the house?
Is this something that humans can do?
Also, don't doubt Lu Yulan's ability to execute, because she is a person who walks the talk.

After hard persuasion, Lu Yulan finally gave up the idea of ​​smashing the car and renovating the house. It was not because Teacher Zhou's rhetoric worked, but because her future daughter-in-law would be home within a few days, and such a large project could not be completed in a short time.

Otherwise, it is possible.

"By the way, I have a question for you." After giving up the big project, Lu Yulan frowned, as if thinking of another worrying matter, and asked directly, "When Tingting gets home, should I cook three meals a day and create a The image of a capable mother-in-law."

"Then let me ask you a question." Looking at his anxious wife, Mr. Zhou was speechless, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and asked seriously, "Who was cooking during the few days you went to Shanghai?"

"Xiao An."

"That's it." Teacher Zhou rolled her eyes, "Is Tingting blind? Besides, there is a certain gap between the food you cook and Xiao An's, so don't disturb it."

"Who wants to cook?" Hearing this, Lu Yulan replied casually, as if she suddenly became sober, she stared fiercely at the other party, her voice almost squeezed out between her teeth, "You say that I cook in disguise Unpalatable? Then don’t eat it in the future, and cook by yourself, so my mother won’t serve you a waste.”

A woman's face is like the sky in June, it changes as soon as it changes.

"Ah..." Mr. Zhou swallowed his saliva, and for three or four seconds, the scorching eyes in front of him stared at him closely, and he could deeply feel the killing intent. If he didn't give a satisfactory answer today, he would at least have to lose his layer Pi, rolled his eyeballs, and said in a muffled voice: "Nonsense, compared to Xiao An, your cooking skills are a bit inferior. Xiao An is a child born in your stomach. It is very normal that the blue is better than the blue. Do you hope that Xiao An's cooking skills are worse than yours?"

"You're right." Lu Yulan shook her body, apparently satisfied with the answer.

Teacher Zhou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of pride in her heart, no matter how barbaric a woman is, she still fails in the face of wisdom.

Take it with you!
After eating, Lu Yulan put the bowl and chopsticks away, wiped her mouth, got up and ordered, "You wash the dishes."

"Why?" Teacher Zhou frowned, "I still need someone to install the air conditioner."

"It's enough to install the air conditioner and make a phone call. What can you do?" Lu Yulan glanced at her husband, "I'll go fill the sausage, or we can change jobs."

"You walk slowly."

"Virtue!" Lu Yulan snorted softly.

No matter what age a man is, he can be perfectly interpreted in three words.

unreliable!
Although Sichuan sausage is a famous delicacy across the country, because of the health of Mr. Zhou and his grandparents, sausages are rarely filled at home.

In order to welcome the arrival of her future daughter-in-law, Lu Yulan felt that it was necessary to provide this delicacy.

Looking at the rushing back of his wife, Mr. Zhou smiled and shook his head. Lu Yulan, who is stubborn and proud, will also have an anxious and nervous day.

Although Lu Yulan had already met Hou Mengting and got along very happily, her mother's love instinctively drove her to have a good impression of Hou Mengting from the bottom of her heart, and she was willing to give everything for him.

One thing to say, Mr. Zhou is both happy and sad.

His wife's reaction pleased him, but she had never treated him like this since their marriage.

Hey!
At the end of the year, everyone starts to prepare food, and there are a lot of people filling sausages. It is not only a new year's gift, but also allows children to take them to big cities and place their longings on them.

As the owner of the supermarket in Taohua Town, the leader of middle-aged gossip women, a member of the Mahjong Association, and the C of the square dancer, Lu Yulan was ridiculed and teased by many people as soon as she came.

"Hey, isn't this beauty Lu, isn't she playing mahjong this afternoon?"

"If you don't play, don't play." Lu Yulan waved her hand, "Whoever plays mahjong all day long will stop doing business and lose his mind. Let me tell you, if you lose out of ten bets, I have quit mahjong."

Hearing this, the people around were stunned, their eyes glazed over, and they looked in disbelief.

A middle-aged woman regained consciousness quickly, touched her forehead, then Lu Yulan's forehead, and muttered softly, "I don't have a fever."

Afterwards, the surrounding people gradually became sober, with smiles on their faces.

Lu Yulan quit mahjong?

interesting!

so much fun!
"Can you say quitting mahjong? Do you believe it yourself?" said the woman who touched her forehead.

"Nonsense!" Lu Yulan pointed to the pork next to her while talking, "I'm here to stuff the sausage today."

[Almost done, are you really pretending?Everyone has been friends for decades, but still don't know you?If it weren't for your future daughter-in-law coming home soon, you would have played mahjong several times. 】

[Ever since you came back from Shanghai, you've been whispering in our ears how good your future daughter-in-law is, and we're getting tired of hearing it. 】

[Tsk tsk tsk, I used to say that I would never please my daughter-in-law, but now you are stubborn and bow your head, Lu Yulan, I really look down on you. 】

[Meeting such an excellent future daughter-in-law, I would have to be nice to her anyway. Look at the beautiful woman Lu's skin, it's as smooth as a little girl's. The cosmetic bottles your daughter-in-law bought for you are absolutely amazing. painstakingly.Compared with you, we are all veterans. 】

【Why!The gap between people is simply too great. The wife in my family is not half as good as your daughter-in-law who has never been married. 】

[It’s okay for the daughter-in-law to be poor, but her son can’t compare to her. Xiao An is doing well in Shanghai, and my family is still pointing at me for money.It's really infuriating, Lu Yulan, you still have to teach Xiaoan a lesson, let Xiaoan be my son. 】

Seeing Lu Yulan's increasingly proud and complacent face, the surrounding people became more and more angry.

Why do other people's husbands hold the 'iron rice bowl', why other people's children are capable, and why other people's future daughter-in-law is so sensible, think about your own husband, children, and daughter-in-law.

Oh, so angry.

Lu Yulan had a heartfelt smile on her face. She lived a very happy life and never had any troubles.

Seeing Lu Yulan sneering, everyone around rolled their eyes and kept silent. They were too lazy to talk to this lucky woman. After filling the sausage, they went home to clean up their son and wife.

"Why are you two here?" Lu Yulan gradually regained her composure and was about to stuff sausages, when she suddenly saw Sun Limei and Han Jingxuan, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and said hello.

"Hello, Aunt Lu," Han Jingxuan said with a smile.

"it is good."

"Leilei likes to eat sausages, so I'll fill them more." Sun Limei walked forward while talking, flipped through the pork that Lu Yulan was going to fill with sausages, and shook her head, "Your meat is too thin, after filling the sausages, It was dry and hard and not tasty."

After speaking, he took out two pieces of fat from the pile of pork at home and put them in Lu Yulan's basket, and patted them lightly, as if quite satisfied: "Fat and thin are delicious, I heard Jingxuan say , Tingting is in good shape, so she doesn't need to lose weight."

"Oh, I'm so sorry." Lu Yulan also noticed that the ratio of fat to pork was wrong, and she smiled awkwardly. She seldom stuffed with sausages before, so she didn't understand. She took out her wallet while talking, "I'll give you money."

Before she could pay, Liu Shuhua pressed her arm and said in a deep voice: "It's just two pieces of meat, do we need money for our relationship? I should give you the money. These days, Xiaoan has been taking care of my family Leilei , I still don’t know how to thank you.”

"Hey, what can I thank you for?" Seeing the other party's attitude, Lu Yulan dismissed the idea of ​​giving money and waved her hand, "Leilei is Xiaoan's nephew, so he should take care of him. Anyway, that kid has nothing to do in Shanghai all day long. Get in touch with children early. Give me a big fat grandson soon."

Then she looked up at Han Jingxuan, and asked with concern, "How is your mother?"

"Much better, thank you Aunt Lu for your concern." Han Jingxuan nodded.

"Thank you, I just asked casually." Lu Yulan suddenly remembered something, looked at Han Jingxuan happily, and said in a cheerful tone, "By the way, Jingxuan, you and Tingting have known each other for a longer time than me. Get to know her better, does she have any special hobbies? Eating, drinking, housing, transportation and the like."

Although Lu Yulan knew Hou Mengting very well, she couldn't help but ask the people around her to fill in the gaps and learn more.

Seeing Lu Yulan's curious look, Han Jingxuan smiled slightly, feeling a kind of sincere envy for Hou Mengting.

Before entering the door, they can enjoy the care and concern of their mother-in-law. This is how many women are jealous. In a family where the in-laws are harmonious and the husband loves them, life after marriage will be happy.

But she soon came to her senses. Compared with Hou Mengting, the treatment she enjoyed was worse. However, the family she was in had surpassed 90.00% of the families, not to mention that she, Han Jingxuan, had multiple sons.

The three chatted while stuffing sausages, and Han Jingxuan told about Hou Mengting's every detail.

As time passed quietly, Lu Yulan was stunned for a while, and got to know her future daughter-in-law from another angle, and felt more and more that her son had luck in his life to find such a good daughter-in-law.

That kid is really good, he looks stupid, but like his father, he knows how to find a wife, Lu Yulan thought to herself.

"Let's go!" After filling the sausage, Lu Yulan looked at the weather. It was still foggy. She turned her head to look at Han Jingxuan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, "It looks like it's going to rain today, you two, be careful, I'll go first."

Suddenly an embarrassing expression appeared on his face, he hesitated for a while, and then said to Han Jingxuan: "Jingxuan, Auntie, I would like to ask you something."

"Auntie, say it."

"Tingting came to us, except for these few people in the family, she doesn't know anyone well. You and Tingting are familiar, please take care of me."

Coming to an unfamiliar environment, Hou Mengting will definitely feel flustered. This is very normal, so it needs to be familiarized with.

Of course, this task fell on Zhou An, but I was afraid that Zhou An might be busy sometimes and would not have time to take care of Hou Mengting, causing a feeling of not being taken seriously.

That's why she invited Han Jingxuan, just in case something unexpected happened.

Lu Yulan thought a lot about her future daughter-in-law.

"Hey, Auntie, what you said is really weird." Han Jingxuan was so envious of having such a good mother-in-law, "Don't worry, I promise that Sister Ting will have fun with us."

"Thank you, auntie, come to our house for dinner another day."

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)