Zhang Lan lay on the kang, listening to the sounds of practice outside, feeling all sorts of discomfort.
Those little brats only know how to annoy her. Not to mention Gong Tao and Cai Meina, even Gong Ruini and Gong Ruwen don’t listen to her.
The most unacceptable thing for Zhang Lan was that smelling the fish soup in the air made her extremely hungry.
"Old man, do you think we’ll get to drink fish soup?" This whole Spring Festival, the house was a mess, all sorts of disturbances. Forget about eating meat, not even a sliver was had.
The journey was all bumps, not to mention resting well, even the food was all sorts of junk. She thought coming to Gong Tao’s place would provide them with some tasty offerings.
But it turns out they were only drinking porridge, corn porridge with pickled vegetables, without even a trace of meat. Thıs content belongs to novel·fire.net
How could Zhang Lan not feel all sorts of regret? If she had known this was what awaited them in the Northeast, she wouldn’t have spent so much on travel expenses.
Although she told Gong Dajiang it was Gong Qiang who bought the tickets, it was actually Zhang Lan who paid.
Thinking about this money going to waste, without any income in return, made Zhang Lan heartache. She already had little money, and with this expense, her little savings were dwindling fast.
If she were still in charge of the accounts, Zhang Lan was sure her purse would be bulging again in no time. But now, it’s best not to touch the old savings, that’s good enough.
Fish soup? Gong Dajiang wasn’t even thinking about it. He heard that it was Zhao Gang who caught the fish from the river and specially said it was for his own wife.
Even though they’re old folks who deserve respect, the other party is a pregnant woman, and they haven’t come over to pay their respects at all.
When they ran into each other earlier, they just exchanged smiles, let alone extending an invitation for dinner or anything.
"Can’t you just drink porridge with the smell of the fish soup?" Although there was no meat at home, they still ate rice, whereas here it’s nothing but porridge.
The side dishes are just pickled vegetables. Even though they had only been here a few hours, Gong Dajiang was already feeling various pangs of regret.
"Alright, if there’s nothing else, let’s head back early." Gong Dajiang truly didn’t want to stay here another moment.
Head back early? Zhang Lan wouldn’t allow it. Despite fearing Gong Dajiang a bit, she had to fight for her son’s future.
"Think about how our Qiangzi is eagerly waiting for us to return."
"Think about how if Qiangzi gets promoted, you’d have face when you go out." Zhang Lan wouldn’t let the old man leave first.
Zhang Lan had never traveled this far before; you could say she clung tightly to Gong Dajiang the entire way, worried that if she lost track of him, she wouldn’t be able to get here.
Having face? Yeah, how could he act recklessly? Gong Dajiang heard his son crying to his mother last time.
In order to ensure his son could keep his current position, even if he didn’t like it, Gong Dajiang had to bear with it.
Fortunately, the old man finally stopped insisting on leaving, allowing Zhang Lan to breathe a sigh of relief.
Today Cai Meina felt completely at ease, as she never expected her husband to be so supportive, stepping up first.
In the past, Gong Tao would never do such a thing. To him, his parents and family were extremely important and couldn’t be neglected.
So even if Zhang Lan and Gong Dajiang were plotting in the room to deal with them, Cai Meina wouldn’t worry.
Gong Ruini felt unworried too, "Aunt Zhan says that the little brothers will definitely be healthy children in the future."
As long as the children are healthy, it doesn’t matter if they’re as weak as her. Gong Ruini even wondered if she was a bit useless, which is why she ended up with such a useless space.
Zhan Jing’s smile was stiff. It was one thing if one child was restless, but two at the same time was unbearable.
They kicked and punched each other, maybe the children didn’t feel it, but the results of their movements made Zhan Jing really want to shout, couldn’t those little brats just settle down a bit?
Gong Ruini slowly moved beside Zhan Jing, constantly touching her belly and murmuring to herself.
Even though they were yet-to-be-born children, Gong Ruini always felt they could understand what the people outside were saying.
Sure enough, as Gong Ruini kept greeting them, Zhan Jing gradually relaxed, she wasn’t as willful before.
Additionally, Zhan Jing felt that it was good for the children to be a bit more active, so she didn’t mind, but now she felt all kinds of discomfort with no way to deal with them.
"Seems like Ni Zi will be a good sister in the future," watching Gong Ruini gently massage her belly, Zhan Jing was envious.
She just wonders what the family’s expressions will be like when Cai Meina gets pregnant.
Perhaps they should be excited. Gong Ruini had always been clamoring to have a brother or sister, so she wouldn’t be the youngest in the family.
"I’ll start learning now, so when my mom has a brother or brother and sister, I’ll do better."
Hmph, Zhang Lan saying all kinds of foul things about Cai Meina not being able to have kids, she’ll let her know her mouth is full of nonsense.
She guessed why they suggested taking Gong Ruwen, just because they thought Gong Ruini had fallen sick several times here, probably wouldn’t live long. Better take Gong Ruwen back to brainwash him, and wait for the Gong Tao couple to keep sending them things.
It’s a good plan, but is it possible?
Let them sort it out internally. Gong Ruini remembered whenever Uncle used to be neutral, but now the eldest and youngest uncles are constantly at odds. Unless someone foolishly gives something, can they maintain harmony like before?
For a bowl of meat, they managed to drive the third uncle away. It’s uncertain who will get the supposed chicken eggs and pork after the younger aunt gives birth.
Even if Zhang Lan wants to feed her daughter-in-law, with Gong Xiaoyu the pig around, will he allow it?
If the new mother can’t get good food, will she endure it?
If a woman can’t endure it, can the uncle? It will be quite a scene then. Unfortunately, since Uncle came to the Northeast, there’s no one on the other side to see what’s happening, which makes Gong Ruini quite disappointed.
But as long as the Gong Family’s eldest and third keep stirring things up, Zhang Lan won’t focus on giving Gong Tao, who doesn’t give them face, a hard time.
A daughter, indeed! Zhan Jing was excited. A daughter is different from a son. After learning some martial arts from Cai Ming, they practice every day, worrying whether they might go overboard.
Thankfully, they’re all good till now; otherwise, Zhan Jing certainly wouldn’t let them practice.
"Remember to have lunch with Aunt Zhan later." As long as the old couple of Gong Family don’t leave, the Gong Tao couple can’t have good food.
Zhan Jing wasn’t worried about the Gong Tao couple, just concerned about whether Gong Ruini’s health could take it.
Hehe, Gong Ruini came here just to eat, "I’ll just have lunch here."
Not having dinner? Zhan Jing found it strange. The previous Gong Ruini wouldn’t act ; why is she being so polite now?
Gong Ruini really didn’t want to be polite, but she couldn’t stay for dinner: "I’m worried if I have all three meals here, my grandma would be all sorts of impolite."
Gong Ruini finally understood why Zhang Lan was unbeatable, combining shamelessness with being a rogue of all kinds.
Such people shouldn’t be given any room to maneuver.