Jiang Changhe and Zhao Xiaojuan were still in shock in their own room.
The girls looked at each other, and ultimately it was Da Ya who spoke up, asking, "Mom and Dad, did Uncle really buy a house in town?"
It was not until he heard Da Ya’s question that Jiang Changhe came back to his senses.
"Yes, your Uncle has bought a house in town, and he wants us to come warm his new home the day after tomorrow."
"Uncle is so impressive. San Ya and the others will be city people from now on." The girls exclaimed in awe.
In their eyes, everything in the town was expensive. Their uncle being able to buy a house there meant he was even more formidable than the village chief.
Even Zhaodi was somewhat surprised. Although she knew that Jiang Changhai and his family would eventually move to town, she hadn’t expected them to do so a whole year earlier in this life.
Jiang Changhe said with emotion, "Yes, your uncle has really made something of himself, and he’s capable too. Living in town is something I couldn’t even dream of. Your uncle’s family will be city folk from now on, not like us anymore."
"Alright, let’s go to sleep. We still have work to do tomorrow." Zhao Xiaojuan also envied the eldest branch’s family, but she knew better than to be too greedy. Now that she had a son, she felt very content.
The second branch went to bed early, but the couple from the third branch sat on the kang, feeling restless.
"Changtao, what kind of luck have the eldest branch fallen into? How is it that they just became workers and then bought a house just like that?" Sun Lixia said indignantly.
"Who knows?" Jiang Changtao said absentmindedly.
He used to be able to compare himself with Eldest, but now in the entire village, whenever Eldest is mentioned, it’s always in unending praise.
Now he has also bought a house in the city. The gap between the two brothers will be even bigger. He really couldn’t accept it.
Meanwhile, in the eldest branch’s home, they were listening to the old lady’s scolding, which didn’t seem to affect them too much—they went about their tooth brushing and face washing as usual.
After everyone had settled down, Su Wanyu felt that, as the daughter-in-law, she should try to mediate.
She said to Jiang Changhai, "Brother Hai, mom has been scolding for such a long time now. Why don’t you go over and try to calm her down?"
"It’s okay, mom is still furious right now. If I go now, I’ll definitely get scolded too. Maybe the old lady will get so angry, she might even get up and hit me. I’ll bring her some honey in the morning to soothe her throat."
"That sounds good. Let’s go to sleep early. You’ve had a long day too," Su Wanyu told Jiang Changhai.
They turned off the light. Jiang Mianmian lay on the kang, somewhat admiring the old lady’s lung capacity.
She had been scolding for almost forty to fifty minutes now, with no signs of stopping.
It had to be said, the old lady was indeed in good health, full of vigor and vitality, truly robust with age.
Fortunately, after smoking several leaves of tobacco, Jiang Dashan finally put down his old tobacco pot and said, "Alright, take a break. We still have to go to the fields tomorrow. Don’t keep the whole family from getting enough sleep."
"It’s not like I want to scold. My throat is almost smoking," the old lady said angrily.
After gulping down two bowls of water and then unable to restrain herself from grumbling further, she said, "How could Eldest be so bold? Buying a house is such a big deal, and he didn’t even discuss it with us, just sneaked off and bought it!"
Having thought it over, Jiang Dashan spoke in a calm, unhurried manner, "You know your son’s character better than anyone. Has he ever consulted us about anything? He must have bought the house quite some time ago and only told us today. He probably even bought all the furniture and they’re just waiting to move in. Today he was merely informing us, it wouldn’t have mattered if we disagreed."