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

After Li Jianguo finished speaking, he heard someone calling him from outside.

Listening carefully, it seemed to be Xu Chunying's voice. Zhang Xiuhua was just wondering when Li Jianguo responded to the outside and got up. He remembered something and explained to Zhang Xiuhua, "My sister-in-law is back from Pengcheng."

Zhang Xiuhua was puzzled, "Why?"

The child is only a few months old, why would she abandon him and come back? !

"Maybe my eldest brother can't take care of my mother alone." Li Jianguo was worried. "Mom needs to eat a special diet now and have her legs massaged. She needs someone to take care of her 24 hours a day."

I can't walk, so I need someone to take care of me. My eldest brother wanted to deliver food, but my mother was lying in bed. No one was taking care of her, so she had to poop on the bed. The smell was so strong! My eldest brother couldn't stand it, so he called my eldest sister-in-law back.

After listening to this, Zhang Xiuhua followed Li Jianguo out of the house.

Xu Chunying saw her coming back and smiled, "I heard that your Zhenzhen also gave birth? And a girl?"

"Yes!" Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "You're back so soon?"

When Xu Chunying heard her mention this, she spit at her and said, "Don't mention it!"

She clapped her hands together and complained to her while picking Gala fruits, "Hongwu's wife really doesn't do anything. She relies on me for everything. I have to cook three meals a day for them and take care of their grandchildren. Look, I have lost 20 pounds."

Zhang Xiuhua was just about to say this. Her sister-in-law was thin before, and now she is even thinner. She was a little confused, "Is Hongwu's wife going to work?"

"That's right. She works for a private boss and works overtime all the time. She never has a spare moment." Xu Chunying was very disgusted. "I have to make breakfast. It's hard to get a Sunday, but she doesn't even ask for anything."

Zhang Xiuhua had actually expected that her sister-in-law would not get along with her daughter-in-law. Because Xu Chunying treated her son as a treasure, she would definitely ask her daughter-in-law to be a good wife and mother, but her daughter-in-law also had a job. It was impossible for her to serve Hong Wu as an ancestor. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had different ideas, so they were bound to quarrel when they were together.

But she couldn't say it, so she could only comfort her sister-in-law, "Now that you're back, what will she do?"

"She quit her job and focused on raising the children." Xu Chunying was very disgusted. "I won't ask for help. I taught her how to cook, but she was still not happy."

Zhang Xiuhua had suffered from the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in her previous life. She laughed it off and said, "That's good. You two won't have any conflicts. Things that are far away smell good, but things that are close smell bad."

Xu Chunying looked reluctant, but when she thought of the work at home, she pouted, "She is at home taking care of the children. How can they live? They have to pay the mortgage and support the family with only Hongwu's salary. I think it's difficult!"

Zhang Xiuhua didn't say anything. The wages of workers in Pengcheng are higher than those in other cities, but the wages of civil servants are not much higher.

Hongwu's wife will definitely not be able to earn money because she has to take care of the children. The couple will definitely have a hard time in the future. But as long as they can survive the first three years, the children will go to school and Hongwu's wife will go back to work, the burden on the family will be reduced a lot.

After talking about this, Xu Chunying changed the subject and said, "When I came back this time, my mother-in-law was even sicker than before. She can only walk a few steps now."

"You've just had surgery, so you must be feeling weak." Zhang Xiuhua had taken care of stroke patients in her previous life, so she knew how hard this job was.

Xu Chunying nodded and picked half a basket of Gala fruits. "I'll go back and give her some snacks. Didn't the doctor tell me that she needs to take more vitamins?"

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "Is half a basket not enough? I'll pick some more for you and your brother. You've both lost weight. Eat some Gala fruit to replenish your body!"

"We won't eat it. You two can keep it and sell it. We still owe tens of thousands of dollars in debt," Xu Chunying learned that her family owed so much money. She couldn't sleep at night and tossed and turned thinking about how to make money.

But after much thought, she still couldn't find a way to have the best of both worlds.

Looking at her sister-in-law's receding back, Zhang Xiuhua took a hoe and went to the orchard to weed.

Li Jianguo had already cut a basket of grass, which could be used to feed the fox. He tilted his head and asked her, "Has Ergou called you recently?"

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned for a moment, and really didn't, "What's wrong?"

"Didn't he say before that Zhuzhu would film during the summer vacation? But it's already August and he hasn't come back yet, so Zhuzhu is getting anxious." Li Jianguo is almost annoyed by Zhuzhu. This kid can still be here when he's in school. When he's on vacation, he starts to let himself go.

"Didn't you call Nantong?" Zhang Xiuhua also remembered this.

"I called him and he said he was not at the instant noodle factory. I don't know what he was busy with. He was gone for a whole month." Li Jianguo wondered, "Did he go abroad again?"

"I don't know." Zhang Xiuhua had not heard that he had gone abroad. If he had really gone abroad, he would definitely tell her.

Zhang Xiuhua's doubts were not answered until September, when her baby's full moon celebration came.

The full moon banquet in August was held in the capital, and Li Jianguo's family and Zheng's family sat at the same table.

Master Zheng was extremely depressed, his face was pale and thin, and his eyes were particularly prominent. Anyone could see that his time was coming. But he kept smiling, gave the child a longevity lock, and chatted with Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo about the child's name.

Her name was given by Master Zheng, "Zheng Yuhan", which clearly shows that she was born into a scholarly family.

Zhang Xiuhua praised the name and Master Zheng smiled proudly.

Jidong gave the child a cute doll, so that when he grows up, he can hold it and play with it. Baolin gave him a music box, and Yaoyao gave him a tiger hat, which was very cute. Jilin and Zhuzhu were young, so they didn't need to be given anything. But when they saw that their older brothers and sisters had given gifts, they didn't want to fall behind, so they bought a small wind chime together and hung it above the child. When the wind blew, a clear and pleasant sound would be heard.

Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo gave two sets of clothes to the children and also gave a red envelope.

Zhuzhu asked in confusion, "Where's the second brother? Why didn't he come?"

Youcai sighed, "I don't know. I called his factory office, but no one answered."

Jidong hadn't seen Ergou for a long time. He guessed, "Maybe he's too busy with business?!"

Baolin smiled and said, "It just so happens that I'm going to Pengcheng tomorrow. After I finish my training, I'll go find him. I know where his factory is."

Zhang Xiuhua learned that her daughter went to Pengcheng, and told her, "When you see Ergou, ask him to call home. How come there has been no news for half a year? No matter how busy you are, you must call home."

Baolin agreed.

Just one week after the full moon banquet in August, Zhang Xiuhua had just returned to her hometown when she received the news of Master Zheng’s death.

Aunt Wang reminded her, "Your husband has already gone there. He just left yesterday! He asked you to go there when you come back."

The children had to go to school and did not need to go, but as a relative, Zhang Xiuhua would definitely see him off for the last time.

She asked for leave from her boss and took a train to the capital.

Youcai had never handled a funeral before, so Li Jianguo taught him how.

At that time, feudal superstition was not strictly controlled, and paper money, coffins, and funeral processions were allowed. Zhenzhen invited all her relatives and friends to come.

Youcai and other nephews and nieces carried the coffin together, while Zhenzhen was in charge of breaking pots and tiles, which was usually done by men. But Zhenzhen was the only daughter of Master Zheng, so she was fully responsible. Other relatives did not get any benefits, so they were naturally unwilling to do more. The process went on like this.

While Zhenzhen and Youcai were busy with the funeral, Zhang Xiuhua was responsible for taking care of August.

The capital is small, so we can’t hold banquets near home like we do in my hometown, so we have to hold the banquets directly in restaurants.

After the funeral, memorial service and banquet, everyone left.

After the funeral, Zhenzhen's eyes were red from crying and her voice was hoarse. Youcai stayed with her and encouraged her to cheer up.

After Zhang Xiuhua and Li Jianguo finished their funeral, one returned to their hometown and the other continued to work. The deceased has left, but the living have to continue to be busy with their lives.