Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

Seeing the mother and daughter showing their deep love at the dinner table, the third uncle felt like cursing.

The third aunt suppressed her anger and said, "My dear, from what you just said, you haven't eaten yet. I'll serve you a bowl of soup and you can eat with me."

Liu's mother looked at the stir-fried cabbage, stir-fried shredded radish and fried tofu on the table. The cabbage and radish were white, without any color or brightness, as if they were boiled in boiling water. Only the fried tofu had some color, black. It seemed that not enough oil was used.

She looked at the somewhat nervous and expectant eyes of Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi, smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not hungry, I'll just watch my daughter eat, you guys eat yours, don't worry about me, we are all family."

The third uncle made two more concessions, and the third aunt also served a bowl of soup to Liu's mother, but Liu's mother refused to eat or drink. The third uncle and the third aunt picked up the dishes in front of them awkwardly, chewing and swallowing with difficulty. Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi picked up the cabbage and put it in their mouths, but their eyes were fixed on the lunch box in front of Liu Yuhua.

Liu Yuhua didn't know what her mother meant, and was somewhat embarrassed. She kept pulling her mother's clothes under the table. Her mother ignored her little movements and kept putting food into her bowl, urging her to eat quickly. At the same time, she also put some bacon and garlic sprouts for Yan Jiecheng, and told her son-in-law to eat more meat so that he would be healthy and have more energy to work.

Yan Jiecheng nodded with a wry smile, and complained in his heart why his mother-in-law cooked such a box of vegetables and sent it to him at this time. What was she doing?

The meal was eaten much faster than usual because everyone ate less than usual, except Liu Yuhua, of course. She was forced by her mother to eat about the same amount as usual.

When the three aunts started to clean up the dishes, Liu's mother pulled Liu Yuhua out of the house and said as they walked, "You should exercise more when you are pregnant, and you should exercise more after eating. Come on, mom will accompany you for a walk in the yard."

Finally, Liu Yuhua, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally asked what she wanted to ask: "Mom, what are you doing? Why are you going to the Yan family to cause trouble for no reason?"

"I'm not being naughty. I want to rescue you from the Yan family's deep pit."

"Just because you deliver food to me a few times? Do you think it will work?" Liu Yuhua didn't believe it.

"Silly girl, just wait and see."

As they were talking, someone from the Xiang family next door came out and saw Liu Yuhua walking with a woman with a bulging belly, so he called out, "Wives Jie Cheng, who is this? I've never seen her before."

Liu Yuhua quickly introduced: "Aunt Xiang, this is my mom. Mom, this is Aunt Xiang from across the street, she's a very nice person."

Mother Liu stepped forward, took Aunt Xiang's hand, and said, "Hello, Aunt Xiang. It's our first time meeting. Thank you for taking care of Yuhua in the past."

"No, no, I didn't do anything. Are you here to see the girl?" asked Aunt Xiang.

"Yes, look at the girl. She is pregnant and has not been back to her parents' home for a while. I am worried that she is not eating well, so I cooked some dishes for her and sent them over."

"Oh, so that's how it is. Mothers love their children. It's only natural for you to come and see them." Aunt Xiang looked at the three aunts looming in front of the Yan family's door and said, "I have to go to the toilet now. Let's talk later."

"Okay, let's talk later. I'll be here in the next few days, and we'll definitely meet again."

Aunt Xiang left, but the front yard, as the only way through the whole courtyard, was always full of neighbors. Soon, Liu's mother got to know the second aunt and Aunt Zhu from the Zhu family in the backyard. They both knew that Liu Yuhua's mother was bringing her food tonight.

The third uncle thought about it for a whole night but still couldn't understand why Liu's mother did this.

The next day, when the third aunt was preparing dinner, Liu's mother came again, this time with fried hairtail. During the meal, Liu's mother picked the fish bones for Liu Yuhua, and Liu Yuhua ate with big mouthfuls, which made Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi very greedy, but she didn't want to give in, and seeing the old man's dark face, they didn't dare to make unreasonable demands.

That night, there were several more people that Liu's mother knew, and some even came out specifically to pretend to meet Liu's mother by chance.

After going to the toilet, Jia Pozi and the second aunt chatted with Liu's mother. "Yuhua's mother, what dishes did you bring for Yuhua today?"

"Fried hairtail fish. I heard that eating fish is good for children and will make them smart in the future. So, I asked someone to buy some hairtail fish and fried it until it was crispy and brought it to her."

The second aunt asked, "Yuhua, is it delicious? Your mother really loves you, sending it all the way here."

"It's delicious. My mother is always good to me." Liu Yuhua began to understand what her mother was going to do.

"What did your family eat today? It wouldn't be radishes and cabbages again, would it?" asked Mrs. Jia.

"Why, Jia Zhang, your family has nothing but radishes and cabbages, is there anything good to eat?" The third aunt appeared out of nowhere and asked Mrs. Jia.

"What we have today is not radishes and cabbages. What we have today is celery and potatoes." Mrs. Jia said, looking up.

"That's the leftovers your daughter-in-law brought back from the factory because she didn't have lunch. My family at least made it fresh this afternoon."

When the second aunt saw the two people fighting, she left quietly.

Liu Yuhua couldn't bear to watch her mother-in-law quarreling with the other party, so she advised: "Mom, please stop quarreling. Aunt Jia, your daughter-in-law is great. You should go home quickly and don't let her wait anxiously at home."

When Mrs. Jia saw that the second aunt had left, she was the only one left. If a fight really broke out, she would definitely not gain the upper hand, so she just gave up and left without getting at any loss.

When the third aunt saw that everyone in the courtyard had left, she said to Liu's mother, "My dear, it's getting late. You just didn't have dinner. Go back and eat quickly. Otherwise, you'll get sick from hunger."

Seeing that today's task was almost completed, Liu's mother didn't say much. She sent Liu Yuhua back to the house and left.

For five days in a row, Liu's mother brought meat and vegetables every day, which not only made the two children drool, but also made them talk in their sleep at night. People in the courtyard also spread rumors that the third uncle's family abused pregnant women and did not allow them to eat. Some people outside the courtyard even asked about it in front of the third aunt, who was almost fainted from anger.

The third aunt discussed with the third uncle: "How about we cook a meat dish every day and give it to the eldest son's wife?"

"If we do as you say, we can last a few days. Besides, even if we do, people will still come to deliver food every day, and outsiders don't know what we are going to eat in the evening. It's so cold, and we can't sit in the yard to eat dinner." The third uncle analyzed to his wife.

"What does the eldest brother's wife's mother mean and what does she want to do?"

"What? You want your eldest son. Let them go to his house for dinner first, then let them live there, and finally the grandson born will have the surname Liu."

"Bah, she's just dreaming, how is that possible?"

"It's possible. If she continues like this, our family will become famous in this area. Everyone will think that we abuse our daughter-in-law and don't let her eat or drink. Do you think Jiefang and Jiekuang will be able to find wives in the future? And Jie Di will be able to marry well?"

"Hey, this is really a wicked trick of hers!"

"Yes, the people who give them advice are even more immoral!"