Chapter 247: Well Known College Graduate in This Area |
When Ji Jianyun came back, caught two kilograms of shrimp and two fish.
He divided it up and asked Renren to carry it up to his grandma. They kept the rest for themselves to eat.
The fish was delicious steamed and dipped in soy sauce.
As for the shrimp, they made boiled shrimp. Then they peeled the shells and dipped them in the sauce.
“Are the shrimps good to sell this year?” Mother Su asked her son-in-law while she was eating.
Ji Jianyun didn't hide it from her, and said, “The shrimps are easy to sell, but they haven't fully grown yet. When it’s the season in July and August, they can be sold.”
The shrimps were not small, but not big either. If his mother-in-law did not come over then, otherwise he wouldn't be eating them.
As for the fish, it was ready. The remaining fish from the batch released last year weighed almost two kilograms.
“I wonder what the rain will be like this year,” Mother Su said.
“Okay.” Mother Su smiled.
As for Renren and Qiqi, their dad helped them peel the shrimp shells and they ate them happily. Renren liked to eat shrimps, and Qiqi would not refuse any food. This kid was not picky and would put anything in his mouth. He was still as thin as a monkey though.
After dinner, he couldn't sit still anymore and slipped out. He left with Da Hei.
Da Hei was used to being a guard. He would snarl to warn the adults, but he would never hurt children. As long as he wasn’t provoked, the children would be scared from seeing his teeth.
Renren was not as naughty as his brother. After dinner, he started to read a book. Although he did not go to school yet, he already knew a lot of words and could do some math.
The practice questions he did were from first grade, and he could read pinyin up to first grade.
Mother Su was pretty happy after seeing this.“He’s much better than your eldest brother's children. None of them are good at studying.”
“Let eldest sister-in-law supervise more,” Su Danhong said.
“Your eldest sister-in-law doesn't care about this, she just wants them to go work and make money as soon as possible,” Mother Su said.
“She is not short on money anymore,” Su Danhong countered.
Her eldest brother, Su Jinjun, earned money from working here, and her mother didn't take that money. They could keep all of that money.
They still had land at home, so they only had to pay for basic expenses.
“They want to build a new building, so how can they have enough money for anything else?” Mother Su said angrily. “I think they are so obsessed with this that they are not willing to spend a dime on anything else.”
Su Danhong smiled. “This can be considered a dream come true.”
Someone had built a building in their village this year. He was the brother of the village director. He opened a brick factory and it was very profitable. Many people needed bricks, so the factory was open at the right time.
After making money, he immediately built a building, and it looked just like the ones in town. It was tall, grand, and it had three floors.
People said that he didn’t spend a lot of money because he had his own brick factory, which saved a lot of money.
In their village, her family and the village director's brother's family had the best living conditions. To deepen the comparison, her family was second best, and the village director's brother's family was first.
Mother Su disagreed, “The house is still in good condition. It was only built ten years ago. It is like new. They already want to live in a big building. How can it turn out well? I asked them to go to the town to see if they could buy a shop. They can rent it out and collect some rent, but they both refused. I was going to lend them money, but they didn’t want to.”
Su Danhong laughed. “Don't worry about them. No matter what, you will not be hungry in the future.”
Mother Su also laughed.
Early the next morning, Mother Su got up to make breakfast. Su Danhong also got up and cooked with her. After the family had breakfast, Mother Su took Renren and Qiqi up the mountain.
“You’re here. We need people with good hands like you.” Mother Ji had a good relationship with Mother Su and was fine with her coming here to help her with the watermelons.
Mother Su went to work with her and gossiped, which Mother Ji enjoyed. The two old sisters talked and laughed while working.
At noon, when Mother Su took Renren and Qiqi down the mountain, Father Ji teased his wife and said, “You two used to glare at each other when you meet. Now when you go out, people think you two are biological sisters.”
Mother Ji thought back to when she didn’t like Su Danhong’s mother.
She once shouted that she had paid too much money to marry Mother Su’s daughter into her family when this daughter was of no use after the marriage. How could Mother Ji be happy about that?
She felt like she had been cheated, so she didn’t think well of Mother Su.
Mother Su didn't bow her head to that either, so they basically had nothing to say.
But in the past few years, things have changed.
After getting to know her, she realized that Mother Su gave birth to children like Jindang and Danhong and that she was actually a good mother.
She didn’t like to take advantage of others, and she cared about things. Mother Ji could talk to her easily, and they talked about different topics all day long.
When she thought of her relationship with Su Danhong’s mother, she also thought of her relationship with her daughter's mother-in-law. Mother Ji shook her head and didn't know what to say.
She and Mother Su have reconciled, but I don't know if there was any chance of reconciliation between her and Li Zhi’s mother.
She just hopes that her daughter would become more sensible after giving birth to the child. Otherwise, there was really no possibility of reconciliation. Aunt Li was even more stubborn than Mother Su.
When Mother Su returned home, she asked her daughter, “Why didn't I see your sister-in-law's mother come over this year? I saw her last year.”
Aunt Li came over to help during the peak strawberry season this year, but Mother Su didn't see her during the watermelon season.
But she didn't ask Mother Ji about this. She kept it to herself until she came back to ask her daughter.
“The relationship with Ji Yunyun has been very tense, so she stopped coming. Last time I gave her some strawberries, she returned them the next day,” Su Danhong explained.
Mother Su said after hearing this, “Isn't your sister-in-law pregnant? She hasn't learned to be an adult yet. Who will take care of her during the confinement period?”
“Her husband will also be on vacation then, so she won't need anyone else,” Su Danhong said.
That's why Ji Yunyun was so confident. It's been so long and she hasn't even stepped back to her mother-in-law's house.
“So foolish for Li Zhi.” Mother Su sighed softly.
“You know him?” Su Danhong asked.
“Of course I know him. He is a well known college graduate in this area,” Mother Su said lightly. She had even thought about marrying her daughter to Butcher Li's family, but her old man took a liking to Jianyun first.
But Mother Su didn't say anything about that, and she kept it to herself. Now that they all have families, what else was there to talk about?
