The retired rough man dotes on his mother

Chapter 246 This is the nobleman of the old Shen family

On the morning of the first day of the New Year, Shen Zhensheng and Xiao Baoer washed up and took their son out of the space to cook and eat dumplings. Xiao Baoer also made sugar dumplings for her son. The three children were very happy eating the sugar dumplings.

"Mom, I want to play with the firecrackers that my second uncle bought for us," Erbao heard the firecrackers in other houses and remembered that my second uncle bought firecrackers for all the other children, so he felt itchy and wanted to play with them.

"Let Daddy play with you in the yard. After playing, go back to the house and take a nap. You have to have dinner with Grandma and Grandpa in the evening."

Uncle Shen and Father Shen had already set a rule that all descendants in the family must have dinner with old man and old lady on the first night of every New Year. No matter how good or bad the life was over the years, it was an unshakable rule.

Shen Zhensheng helped Xiao Baoer back to the room to lie down. The kang had been heated up just now, and the room was warm.

"You take a rest. I'll go play with my son for a while and come back to be with you." Shen Zhensheng covered her with a quilt and watched her close her eyes and fall asleep before leaving.

Soon he came back and the whole family started to catch up on sleep.

In the evening, the Shen family came to Shen Zhensheng's door and asked the five of them to go to their uncle's house together. Shen Zhensheng also took the yam and beef soup that Xiao Baoer had been stewing off the fire and handed it to Shen Zhenjiang to hold.

Shen's father took his son, daughter-in-law, daughter, and grandchildren to Uncle Shen's house, chatting and laughing. The Shen family had a lot of food in their hands. In addition to the beef soup stewed by Xiao Baoer, Shen Zhensheng also made cherry meat and braised fish. Shen's mother and Liu Ying also took out the good things at home and cooked dishes, and brought them all to their uncle's house.

After arriving, the first thing they did was to give out red envelopes. The old man and the old lady prepared a lot of red envelopes for the children, and even their grandchildren's wives and granddaughters received red envelopes. Xiao Baoer even took the red envelopes to show off to Shen Zhensheng.

Then it was Shen's father and mother and his uncle and aunt's turn to give red envelopes to their grandchildren. In a short while, the children had several red envelopes in their hands.

After Erbao took the red envelopes from others, he ran to his father to ask for another red envelope, saying the auspicious words his mother taught him, which made the adults laugh.

Xiao Baoer took out a stack of wrapped red envelopes from Shen Zhensheng's pocket and distributed them one by one to the grandchildren from her uncle's family and the children from Shen Laoer's family, and finally to the three brothers Dabao.

Of course, Dabao and his friends also received red envelopes from all the elders, including Shen Xiaogu, Shen Zhenjiang, Shen Xiuxiu, and Liu Ying.

Before the meal, they first greeted each other. The old man and the old lady sat in the main hall. Their son and daughter-in-law greeted them first, and then their grandsons, grandsons-in-law and granddaughters. Because Xiao Baoer was pregnant, the old lady did not let her stand up to greet them.

Shen Zhensheng even joked, "The old lady loves your grandson's wife, so I'll kowtow to you on her behalf."

Shen Zhensheng sincerely wished a happy new year on behalf of Xiao Baoer before standing up. What made the two old people happiest was the arrival of this group of great-grandchildren. Looking at the children wearing new clothes, the old lady said happily.

In previous years, our family was very poor, and the children had never worn such new clothes. Let alone one set for each person, it was good enough for the family to have one set of new clothes.

But this year, everyone in the family is wearing new clothes, which are thick and beautiful, and their complexions are obviously rosier than before.

Seeing this scene, the old lady looked at Xiao Baoer beside her with tears in her eyes. This was the noble lady of the old Shen family. This girl was kind-hearted. She not only took good care of her own family, but also never forgot the whole family.

After greeting each other, the family had a lively meal together. Today’s New Year’s Eve dinner was really sumptuous. The old lady ate more than before and praised the delicious dishes this year.

After the meal, everyone went home. The three children fell asleep as soon as they got home and entered the space. Shen Zhensheng even helped them take off their clothes.

"Wife, I have heated up the milk. After you drink it, we will take a bath and go to bed," Shen Zhensheng handed her a glass of milk and lent her a comb to comb her hair.

"Honey, have you prepared the gifts for visiting relatives at my parents' home tomorrow?" Xiao Baoer has not forgotten about this matter.

"Okay, don't worry. I've put them all together. Just pick them up tomorrow."

Xiao Baoer then felt relieved and drank the milk obediently. After drinking it, she felt a little sleepy. Shen Zhensheng could only quickly help her take a bath and let her go to sleep.

The second day of the Chinese New Year is usually the day to visit relatives in one’s mother’s home, and Xiao Baoer is no exception. However, villagers are generally reluctant to use ox carts to visit relatives, and are reluctant to spend that money.

Shen Zhensheng went to find Uncle Zhang early in the morning and told him that he wanted to use the village ox cart. Uncle Zhang agreed without hesitation. He had made a lot of money recently because of the Shen family, so he would naturally help if the uncle needed help.

The Xiao family had been waiting for Xiao Baoer and the others at the entrance of the alley early in the morning. When they saw them from afar, they ran over to pick them up.

"Grandma, grandpa, uncle, Happy New Year," the three little guys greeted them sweetly before they even got out of the car.

"Okay, okay, when we get home grandma will give us a big red envelope, specially prepared for my fat grandsons," Xiao's mother happily hugged her three grandsons, and Shen Zhensheng had already helped Xiao Baoer get off the ox cart.

Shen Zhensheng took down all the things and handed them to his brothers. When Xiao's mother saw that they took so many things again, she started to blame them.

"Didn't mom tell me not to take anything? You always take things every time you come back. You two have such a rich family that you can't afford to spend like this."

Xiao Baoer smiled and said, "Mom, which girl doesn't bring gifts home to visit her parents during the Chinese New Year? I won't bring any more gifts in the future, okay? Besides, these are not only bought by the two of us, but also gifts my mother-in-law brought for you."

Xiao's mother didn't say anything. She was also happy when she heard her daughter say that her mother-in-law brought her a gift. What does this mean? This means that her daughter's mother-in-law is a reasonable person and her daughter is respected in her husband's family.

Sometimes what’s important is not the food itself, but the thought that goes into it.

Shen Zhensheng was afraid that his mother-in-law would blame him again, so he smiled and continued what Xiao Baoer said, "Yes, mother, we didn't want to take so much, but my parents insisted that we take it. You have to accept the kindness of your in-laws."

What else could Xiao's mother say? Just take it. When she goes back to her daughter's house to return the gift, she must give more things to her daughter and her mother-in-law. She must not let her daughter lose face in front of her daughter-in-law's family.

The Xiao family returned home in a lively manner. Uncle Xiao and aunt Xiao stood at the door and looked towards Xiao Baoer's house. Seeing the Xiao family members holding so many good things in their hands, they were very angry.

They all had daughters. His family only had one daughter, while my family had four daughters. However, four daughters were not as useful as their one daughter.

The two daughters who were driven back to Uncle Xiao's house were also miserable. The eldest daughter, who had an affair, was married to a widower by Li Xiuli. It was said that she was beaten several times a day. Li Xiuli did not allow Xiao Xiulan to enter the house, and the village branch could not let her live there forever, so her aunt took her back to her husband's home.

Her husband's family wouldn't let her in, so her aunt-in-law threw a tantrum and swore in the streets of her village, only then did her husband's family give in.

However, this does not prove that her in-laws are easy to talk to. She can come back, but she must bring her own food from her parents' home. Otherwise, if she starves to death after returning, it will be her parents' business and has nothing to do with her in-laws.

How could it be possible to take food from her mother's home? Not to mention that Li Xiuli would definitely not agree, even her aunt-in-law herself would not be willing to give food to a married daughter.

In the end, the aunt-in-law had the heart to throw Xiao Xiulan at the door of her husband's house and left. I heard that Xiao Xiulan can only eat one meal a day at her husband's house now, and she has to serve the whole family. No matter how cold the weather is, she has to use cold water and cannot boil hot water to wash clothes, cook, or wash pots.