The Fat Wife of the 1980s Awakens

Xu Xiufang was silent for a long time. After experiencing many twists and turns, although Cheng Panhua's personality has not changed, she seems to have gained some wisdom in judging the situation.

Even if the work points compensated by Cheng Panhua were added, it was still just a drop in the bucket for a family of five.

Xu Xiufang once again decided to buy 150 yuan worth of fine grain, and this move once again amazed the villagers.

She still used the excuse that she was sending the money to her mother far away. Although the villagers had some comments, they could not find any fault with her.

After all, Xie Yi had a stable income from his job in the transport team and his family was well off, so it was not surprising that he took out the money to buy food.

However, in addition to envy, some people also found Xie's mother in private, and their words were full of provocation: "I heard that your second daughter-in-law's family no longer supports her? How can this be possible? She cares so much about her family. Xie Yi has to support a large family with her salary. Now she is pregnant, and there will be many places to spend money in the future. You, as a mother-in-law, have to talk to her!"

The intention of these words was obvious, which was to plant the seeds of dissatisfaction in Xie's mother's heart.

When Xie's mother learned that Xu Xiufang was going to buy food and send it back home, she couldn't help feeling sad.

But she knew that Xu Xiufang was a woman with her own opinions and could not be easily influenced.

So, she always held back the words in her heart and only talked to her husband at home, for fear of creating a rift between her and Xu Xiufang.

This time, she had originally planned to do the same, but she had not expected that someone would take the initiative to stir up trouble.

Realizing that someone was trying to create conflict between her and the second son's family, Xie's mother immediately became alert and retorted sharply: "What can I say? The in-laws helped them in the past because they felt sorry for their hard life! They are grateful and will repay the in-laws if they have the ability! What's the big deal about buying some food? Are all people as heartless and ungrateful as you! Bah! You are really meddling in other people's business! Go away!"

After that, she waved the broom and drove the man out.

After the people left, Xie's mother thought about what she had just said, and was secretly proud of herself: Hey, this is indeed true! My in-laws have helped the second son's family before, so what's the big deal about sending some food now? Even if the second son's family has used up their wages, my in-laws will not sit idly by!

After Xie's mother comforted herself, all the jealousy in her heart disappeared, and she felt somewhat relieved instead.

At this time, Xu Xiufang happened to come over.

Xie's mother's scolding was quite loud just now, and Xu Xiufang also heard it at home. She guessed that someone was gossiping in front of Xie's mother, so she came to check the situation. Unexpectedly, she didn't see the person gossiping, but saw Xie's mother having fun alone.

Xu Xiufang was at a loss for a moment, whether to laugh or cry, so she had to ask: "Mom, what are you doing?"

"Hey, it's the second brother's house, why are you here?"

When Xie's mother saw Xu Xiufang coming, she hurried forward and wanted to support her.

Xu Xiufang looked confused and didn't understand why she needed help.

"mom?"

Xu Xiufang asked tentatively, not understanding the purpose of Xie's mother's action.

Only then did Xie's mother realize what had happened, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face.

She was naturally not the kind of person who tried to please others deliberately, but ever since the second child became pregnant, every time she went to their place, she could always hear Xie Yi and the children reminding each other to take care of Xu Xiufang.

As time went by, she seemed to be infected by this atmosphere. Whenever she saw the second brother's family, she couldn't help but want to lend a hand to help...

But how can I say this? Of course not! Otherwise, I will lose face!

Mother Xie coughed lightly and covered it up by saying, "I was just worried that the floor might be slippery, so I wanted to give you a hand."

Just at this moment, Qin Yunli walked out slowly with her bulging belly. She was six months pregnant and was wearing heavier clothes than Xu Xiufang, so her belly looked particularly prominent.

Hearing that the floor was slippery, she nervously bent over to check, and inadvertently "exposed" her mother-in-law's "secret": "Mom, the floor is not slippery at all!"

Xie's mother was suddenly speechless, and the scene became a little awkward.

Seeing this, Xu Xiufang couldn't help but chuckle, then put away her smile and said seriously, "Mom, Brother Yi went straight to work after receiving the food. I want my eldest brother to help move the food we prepared for the two elders in, is that okay?"

"No, I can do it myself. I can handle this weight."

Xie's mother insisted, with a hint of stubbornness in her tone.

Xu Xiufang knew the physical strength of Xie's mother, so she did not insist. When Xie's mother saw the food that Xu Xiufang and his wife gave her, she could not help but be surprised: "Are these all fine grains?"

"Yes," Xu Xiufang nodded affirmatively, her heart filled with warmth and satisfaction from thinking about her family.

She knew clearly in her mind that most of the food allocated to the Xie family this time were coarse grains such as brown rice and corn, while there were very few fine white rice and flour. They regarded those precious fine grains as treasures and planned to take them to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange for some daily necessities or cash.

So, she quickly added: "Mom, these are all our gifts. Don't think about selling them. Just keep them at home and let you and Dad taste them! Fine grains have a delicate texture and a fragrant aroma. Compared with coarse grains, they have a different flavor!"

As soon as the words came out, Xu Xiufang caught a flash of emotion on Xie's mother's face.

At that moment, any dissatisfaction in Xie's mother's heart seemed to disappear.

"Oh, second brother, you are so thoughtful and considerate to us!"

Mother Xie was filled with emotion, her eyes slightly wet.

Xu Xiufang was a little overwhelmed by this sudden praise. She could only give a slightly awkward smile and responded softly: "Mom, this is what we should do. We are a family and we should keep our differences separate."

Mother Xie waved her hands, her eyes full of concern: "How much did you send to your in-laws? Is it enough? Your father and I earned a lot of work points this year, and the food we got is enough for us old couple to live on. Otherwise, we should mail these fine grains to..."

Having said this, she looked in the direction of Xu Xiufang's finger, and was shocked to see that the grain piled there was almost twice as much as her own.

“Do you need to send so much?”

Xie's mother muttered to herself.

Her thoughts changed as she quickly changed her words: "...Forget it, let's keep these for ourselves."

Seeing this, Xu Xiufang helplessly joked: "Mom, there is only a wall between our two houses, do we really need to go through so much trouble by mailing?"

Xie's mother laughed twice embarrassedly and rubbed her hands. Although she had a good relationship with her in-laws' mother, she had given so much to her in-laws after all, so it was reasonable for her to leave some for herself.

Xu Xiufang understood her mother-in-law's thoughts and found it both funny and heartwarming. She pointed to one of the sacks and explained, "I saw that the amount of food you received this time was not small, so I didn't prepare too much. But I bought two cans of malted milk for you and put them in there as a little surprise."

"And malted milk?"

Xie's mother's surprise was beyond words.

Xu Xiufang nodded slightly, thinking in her heart that even though Xie's father and mother did not live with them, as a daughter-in-law, it was only natural for her to respect her elders.