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

The competition that Ergou created at Jidong's wedding led to a result that when the villagers saw Ergou's father, they asked him, "Why doesn't your family put on a show? You're so stingy even at your son's wedding. You're really stingy!"

Ergou's father was wronged. He was not Miao Xiaohua. How could he be stingy when his son got married? Could he say, "You don't want to come to my house to watch the show?" That would make him look so embarrassed.

He could only swallow this loss in silence.

After Jidong got married, the children were going to take the train back in the afternoon, so the family gathered together to have a meal before leaving.

Jidong said that he has established a toy brand called "Smart Prince" and the advertisement will be broadcast on TV soon.

Zhuzhu asked Zhang Xiuhua to remember to watch her TV series, as the idol drama she had filmed before had been sold and would be broadcast soon.

Zhang Xiuhua took note of it and turned her gaze to other people.

Youcai put his arm around Jilin and asked him, "When are you getting married?"

Yesterday, their family held a wedding banquet, and except for Jidong, everyone else had to help serve the dishes. Then everyone noticed that Jilin was afraid that Tong Shuyu would be tired, so he took the initiative to serve her the dishes.

He wasn't that considerate before.

So even someone as slow as Youcai noticed this anomaly, and he told others about his discovery.

Then he was severely laughed at. Ergou patted him on the shoulder and said, "Isn't it inevitable for them to get together? Why did you only find out now?"

Zhuzhu said as if it was a matter of course, "I already knew they were special."

Youcai was so depressed. He was the last one to find out? Then he started to tease Jilin.

Ji Lin pursed his lips and glanced at Tong Shuyu, feeling a little embarrassed, but still spoke up, "Mom, we plan to get married on November 11."

"So soon?" Zhang Xiuhua glanced at Baolin and Yaoyao. Baolin was not good at all because she was an athlete and it was not good for her to get married early. But Yaoyao was two years older than Baolin and she didn't even have a partner. Her brother was about to get married.

Yaoyao noticed Zhang Xiuhua's gaze and shook her head, "I don't want to get married yet. I still have to finish my studies. It's not convenient to study abroad after getting married."

After getting married, everyone assumes that family comes first. She doesn't want anything or anyone to hinder her future.

Zhang Xiuhua was helpless. She couldn't let Jilin wait for Yaoyao to graduate, right? She looked at Jilin and said, "Okay then."

She looked at Tong Shuyu and asked, "Should you two inform your family when you get married?"

It is not appropriate not to inform others about such a big event as marriage, and the woman will be laughed at if she has no relatives.

Tong Shuyu pursed her lips and said after a long while, "I want to invite my aunt and her family."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Okay! Then you and Jilin can go together to invite them. As for your father..."

"I'm afraid he'll come and cause trouble. He only has eyes for those two stepchildren." Tong Shuyu knew that her father had long forgotten her. She didn't plan to invite him. She would just be a stranger from now on.

Zhang Xiuhua sighed, and Li Jianguo thought more, "What if your father learns about your marriage from your aunt and comes to make trouble?"

He could indeed do such a thing. Tong Shuyu couldn't make up her mind for a moment, "I'll think about it carefully."

Zhang Xiuhua looked at Jilin, "Do you two plan to settle down in Jiang Province in the future?"

Ji Lin nodded, "Yes! I like the climate in Jiang Province. The capital has too much wind and sand, I don't like it. Pengcheng is too hot, I can't stand it."

Zhang Xiuhua looked at Tong Shuyu, "What about you?"

Tong Shuyu has no particular preference for places. "As long as it's far away from home, anywhere is fine!"

Zhang Xiuhua was relieved. She was thinking about whether to sell the courtyard house in the capital and buy a house for Jilin in Jiang Province? But the housing prices in Jiang Province were definitely not as high as those in the capital.

After thinking it over again and again, she decided not to sell it. "Jilin, does your company provide housing?"

"Yes!" Jilin's job has a good point. It provides food and accommodation, and has many benefits. The salary is also high. He has another advantage. Unlike Jidong's research institute, where tens of thousands of people work on a project, their mechanical research institute has several projects at the same time. He is not as creative as Jidong. He is a screw. He does whatever the leader asks him to do. As long as he is paid, it's fine. As for whether his name is on the paper or not, he doesn't care.

All we can say is that people have different personalities and different pursuits, so the choices they make are also different.

"You two should save money to buy a house in Jiang Province. I bought you a courtyard house in the capital, which you can rent out temporarily." Zhang Xiuhua made the final decision, "You are not allowed to sell it for the time being."

Ji Lin was not short of money, so he nodded in agreement.

Tong Shuyu had no objection. "We calculated that the money we have is enough for the down payment and mortgage payment, and the salary is enough for living."

Zhang Xiuhua breathed a sigh of relief. Yes, the housing prices in Jiang Province are much cheaper than in Pengcheng, and since they both work, the pressure is much less. "I will pay you the rent for the courtyard house. I won't let you live in poverty. As for the children..."

Ji Lin pursed his lips and said, "Let's have children later. I have a lot of projects recently and I'm too busy."

When Zhang Xiuhua heard about his plan, she didn't urge him to have a baby. "Just discuss it between you two. If you have a baby, I will also hire a confinement nanny to take care of it for you."

Anyway, she doesn't come to serve. When the children get married and have their own families, she should also take care of them in their old age.

The matter was settled, and the children took the train back to their respective cities in the afternoon to work.

As soon as the children left, Zhang Xiuhua had all the free time and she started to busy herself with work in the fields.

Xu Chunying felt relieved when she came to help. She told Zhang Xiuhua the good news, "My daughter Hongxia has found a boyfriend. She plans to bring him back to me on the 11th."

Zhang Xiuhua was slightly startled, then congratulated her, "Very good. Where are you from?"

"He's a local of the capital, a civil servant, whom she met during training." Xu Chunying was extremely excited. "He comes from a well-off family, and both his parents have formal jobs. The family also has two houses, and the couple will live alone after marriage."

"That's good. I don't have to live together with my in-laws, and there will be fewer quarrels." Zhang Xiuhua felt that the person Hongxia picked this time was more reliable than the last one.

Xu Chunying sighed, "After Hongxia got married, only Hongwen was left."

"Your Hongwen is so well-off, he shouldn't have any trouble finding a partner?" Zhang Xiuhua wondered, "Did he have a girlfriend but didn't tell you?"

"Impossible! Why should we hide such a thing?" Xu Chunying didn't quite understand. "Every time I urged him to get married, he said there was no rush. He insisted on waiting a little longer. I don't know what he was waiting for! Fortunately, it's a boy. If it was a girl, I would be so anxious if she didn't find a partner!"

Zhang Xiuhua can also understand Xu Chunying, "We parents have endless worries. After getting married, we have to help take care of our grandchildren. We are really busy all the time. If you can stay at home now, then stay a few more days. When he has a child, you may not be so free. You are busy with all kinds of things!"

"Yeah!" Xu Chunying pursed her lips and changed the subject, "Your Baolin and Yaoyao are not young anymore, why haven't they found a partner yet?"

"Baolin has to compete and can't date. Yaoyao wants to study abroad and get married, but she's afraid her in-laws won't allow it." Zhang Xiuhua said about her plan to have children. She didn't want the villagers to say that Baolin and Yaoyao were old maids, which was too unpleasant to hear.

Xu Chunying showed surprise on her face, "Yaoyao is already 23 years old this year. She is going to study abroad? To study for a doctorate?"

"Yes!" Zhang Xiuhua nodded.

Xu Chunying blurted out, "After finishing her PhD, she must be 27 or 28 years old, right? If she gets married, wouldn't all her years of studying be in vain?"

Zhang Xiuhua was a little confused by what she said, "She is a doctor, how could her education be in vain? She can still work after getting married and having children, right? The higher the education of a doctor, the easier it is to find a job."

"That's different. After getting married, the money she earns belongs to her husband's family. How can she give it back to you?" Xu Chunying smacked her lips, "You and your second brother are really at a loss."

Zhang Xiuhua laughed, "What's the point of losing money? Youcai didn't give us any of the money he made. We won't take any of Yaoyao's money when she works in the future. Our children work in big cities and are under great pressure. We have enough money from farming to spend, so we don't need their salary."

Xu Chunying shook her head and laughed at her for being a fool. "Even if you want it in the future, she has her own little family and won't give it to you."

Zhang Xiuhua guessed that she was thinking of Hongxia. This kid was already unwilling to give money. The sister-in-law was giving her advice based on her own experience. Her intentions were good, but it was useless to her. She just smiled and didn't express any opinion.