Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua didn't pay much attention to Hongwu's affairs, as that was the sister-in-law's concern.

However, Xu Chunying seems to be very satisfied with her daughter-in-law, who is a native of Pengcheng. However, she has an older brother, so the bride price is not high. In recent years, with the rise in prices, the bride price has also begun to rise.

It used to be one or two hundred yuan, but now it has risen to one or two thousand yuan. Some families who sell their daughters can even get three or four thousand yuan.

Xu Chunying was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law. After giving her a gift, she set the wedding date for next year's May Day.

It's not that they don't want to go to the south to discuss with the girl's family, but it's too far away. There are elderly people at home and there is a lot of farm work, so they can't leave. The two children have agreed that they will visit in the spring, and they will just go through the process at that time. Now they should prepare in advance.

Zhang Xiuhua said she would take leave to help when the time comes.

Xu Chunying sighed, "After getting married, we will have a child soon. If we get married, my daughter-in-law's family will definitely have to take care of her brother, and I will have to go to the south to help take care of the child. How can I manage my family?!"

Zhang Xiuhua was also stunned. Yes, if I take care of the child, what will happen to my mother-in-law? What about the land at home? These all need to be taken care of by someone.

"Why don't you hire a nanny for her?" Zhang Xiuhua suggested. She knew that young people didn't like living with their mother-in-law. The two generations had different living habits, so conflicts were bound to arise.

Unexpectedly, Xu Chunying decisively refused, "How can that be possible? You don't know how rampant human traffickers are in the south." At this point, she also remembered, "Didn't your nephew Jidong get lost before? I don't know the nanny's background, how dare I hire her? What if she steals the child?"

Xu Chunying also read many newspapers, which were brought by Li Jiandang from the south. She would flip through them when she had nothing to do. There were all kinds of social news on them. It was not uncommon for nannies to steal their employers' children.

Zhang Xiuhua kept silent, fearing that if the child was really lost, her sister-in-law would blame her.

She laughed, "That's fine! You can take care of yourself. You'll be safe!"

Xu Chunying left satisfied.

As soon as she left, Zhuzhu ran in from outside, grabbed Zhang Xiuhua's arm and dragged her out, "Mom, sister Baolin is back!"

Baolin's holiday was earlier this year, but she returned to the team even earlier. She had to leave on the second day of the Chinese New Year.

She is about to prepare for the National Games and she must give it her all.

Seeing Baolin's changed appearance, Zhang Xiuhua was also relieved, "That's great! I went to see you several times, but you were not there."

"I went abroad for training." Baolin looked at the happy faces of his family members and smiled too, "I'll show you how to skate later. I can skate really fast now!"

Zhuzhu clapped her hands and jumped up and down, saying "OK" repeatedly.

Baolin put his luggage in the house and chatted with his family for a while. Feeling it was too boring, he went to look for Xiangxiang.

Because Zhang Xiuhua told her that Xiangxiang was the top scorer in the college entrance examination and had also returned from school.

Baolin hadn't seen Xiangxiang for a long time. Yaoyao originally wanted to do her homework, but she hadn't played with Baolin for a long time. After thinking about it, she followed her to find Xiangxiang.

Not long after the two children left, Ergou came back, and he did not come back alone, he brought his assistant with him.

At first Zhang Xiuhua just thought that this assistant was like a driver, who was there to do something, but Ergou solemnly introduced to everyone that this was his girlfriend He Tingting.

Zhuzhu surrounded Ergou and joked, "Second brother, you're dating so soon, it seems you got married earlier than Brother Youcai!"

Youcai's face darkened, and he rubbed Zhuzhu's head, "What's there to compare in marriage?! Ergou and I are only a few months apart. It's nothing that he got married earlier than me."

Ji Lin has always been slow to react. When Hong Wu was getting married, he didn't really react because he wasn't familiar with Hong Wu. However, he was very familiar with Er Gou, so he was a little unable to accept Er Gou's marriage. He asked tentatively, "Second brother, are you and Hong Wu also getting married on May Day?"

Ergou was so amused by him that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Not so fast! We just started dating, it's too early to get married. Bring her back first to show her to godmother."

Zhang Xiuhua thought He Tingting was pretty and was also Ergou's assistant. When Ergou was busy with the instant noodle factory, He Tingting was handling the matters of the garment factory, which showed that she was a good subordinate. The two of them would be able to discuss things with each other in the future, which was good.

Zhang Xiuhua asked Ergou to take He Tingting into the house to sit down because it was too cold outside.

He asked Youcai to cook something delicious. Jilin was also asked to light the fire, while Zhuzhu was responsible for washing the fruits and entertaining the guests.

Zhang Xiuhua called Li Jianguo back as well.

Baolin and Yaoyao learned that Ergou had returned with his girlfriend. They stayed at Xiangxiang's house for a while and then hurried home.

Seeing He Tingting, Baolin whispered to his mother, "Second brother's girlfriend is so beautiful, second brother is so lucky."

Zhang Xiuhua rubbed her head and said, "Guests are here, don't make a fuss. It will make people laugh at you."

Baolin stuck out his tongue, "I know!"

Baolin went back to the house and took out some cookies he had brought from abroad and treated them to them.

He Tingting had already learned from Ergou that Baolin was a short track speed skater. She nodded to thank her and asked her if she was tired from training.

"It's okay, the level is acceptable." Baolin was not shy at all and started chatting with the other party.

He Tingting is not from Pengcheng, but her hometown is not far from Pengcheng. She went to work in the south not long after the reform and opening up, and then became Ergou's assistant, and has been doing her job conscientiously.

Xiuhua asked the children to go into the house to entertain the guests, while she and Li Jianguo cooked in the kitchen.

Youcai told her which seasonings to add and to pay attention to the heat. It used to be Zhang Xiuhua who taught him how to cook, but now it's the other way around.

Zhang Xiuhua couldn't help but laugh when she saw how worried he was. "I've been doing this for more than ten years, and you're still worried? Come into the house and warm up. You haven't been together with your brothers and sisters for a long time."

Youcai then walked away, looking back every few steps.

There is chicken and mushrooms stewing on the stove. It is a talented ingredient and you can serve it up when the time is up.

Zhang Xiuhua just needs to prepare two stir-fried dishes from her hometown and then stew them in an iron pot.

There aren't many varieties of northern dishes, but the portions are big and definitely enough to eat.

Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that He Tingting might not be used to eating pasta, so she specially cooked rice.

Li Jianguo was worried that the animals would be stolen, so he wanted to go back to the orchard after cooking. Zhang Xiuhua was afraid that he would be hungry, so she told him to relax, "It's snowy and icy, no one would steal. Even if a thief comes, don't be afraid. We can follow the snow marks to find the door, and the thief can't hide. Just relax, we finally get together. Talk to the children."

Li Jianguo smiled and said, "Ergou has found a girlfriend in the blink of an eye, and they are about to get married. As godparents, we can't just not show any support. We still have to make money."

He was counting on raising foxes to make money. These were his golden nuggets.

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Ergou said to wait a little longer, there's no rush."

As they were chatting, Zhuzhu ran in. It was snowing outside, and she brought the snow and wind into the house, mixing with the hot air. The combination of cold and heat made Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo sneeze at the same time.

"You're not in the house, why did you come out? It's so cold!" Zhang Xiuhua flicked the snowflakes off her head and glared at Zhuzhu.

Zhuzhu pouted and looked unhappy, as if someone owed her millions.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Xiuhua thought she was arguing with someone again, "There are guests at home, don't fight and make trouble in front of them, it will embarrass your second brother!"

Li Jianguo was sharp-eyed. He saw Zhuzhu holding a red envelope in her hand. "Oh? It's not the New Year yet. Who gave you the red envelope?"

Zhuzhu pointed outside and said, "My second brother's girlfriend gave it to me as a gift."

Zhang Xiuhua was immediately happy when she heard this, "Take it. When she leaves later, I will also give her a big red envelope."

When a woman visits a man's family for the first time, the man's family will give the woman a red envelope, ranging from 20 to 500 yuan. It depends on the conditions of each family, some are high and some are low. The woman does not need to give the man a gift. This child is too polite.

Zhuzhu was not very happy though. She took out a red envelope, which contained ten yuan.

Seeing that she was unhappy, Li Jianguo raised his eyebrows and his expression became serious, "What? You think it's not enough?"

People gave her a gift out of kindness, but she dared to complain that it was too little! This child is really spoiled!