The Fat Wife of the 1980s Awakens

In the early years, when Gu Xiaoling was still maintaining a superficial harmony with Aunt Xie, she often brought back things from her husband's family to subsidize her own family, but as their relationship broke down, this extra "benefit" came to an abrupt end.

In recent years, Gu Xiaoling's own life has not been very satisfactory, and she has increasingly wanted to rely on the power of her mother's family to turn things around.

The Gu family was concerned about this, fearing that Gu Xiaoling and her sister Gu Tingting would become overly dependent on them, so they gradually reduced their contacts with the sisters, and their ties with the Xie family became even more sparse.

At this moment, Aunt Gu's words were full of sarcasm, directly hitting Aunt Xie's sore spot: "If the children still need your support, then wouldn't it be a waste of time to go to college? Besides, how can it be a trouble for the children to take you to Beijing to enjoy a good life? You are their biological parents. If the children have a promising future, it is only natural for you to live a good life?"

Aunt Xie's eyes narrowed when she heard this. She was about to refute, but Aunt Gu took the lead again and continued in a tone as if she had discovered a shocking secret: "Could it be that the children don't want to support you two after they go to college? In this world, there are many people who forget their roots when they get rich. Don't let you two become that kind of people?"

These words were as sharp as a knife, piercing people's hearts and instantly making the air freeze.

Aunt Gu pretended to be pretentious, and glanced at Aunt Xie's face which was distorted with anger from the corner of her eye, and she couldn't help but feel an indescribable sense of pride in her heart.

She deliberately lengthened her tone, as if savoring every word she spoke: "Come to think of it, the university should be on vacation now, right? How come your second child's family hasn't come back to prepare for the New Year yet? Are they planning to spend the New Year away again this year? I remember that last year, as soon as she entered university, she couldn't wait to take the whole family to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. If she doesn't come back this year..."

Every word in this conversation contained accusations and implications about Xu Xiufang's family forgetting about family affection, like silent arrows piercing people's hearts.

Without waiting for Aunt Xie to reply, Aunt Gu continued, "By the way, it seems that the elementary school teacher Wu who was admitted to university this year has returned, right? My grandson told me that after returning home, she did not forget to visit the students in the elementary school."

There is another meaning hidden in these words, which is tantamount to irony that Teacher Wu still remembers to give back to his hometown, while the couple Xie Yi and Xu Xiufang are indifferent and heartless to their parents.

Aunt Xie finally couldn't stand it anymore and retorted harshly: "How can you say such a thing?

Teacher Wu is originally from the county town. What's wrong with going back to his hometown during the New Year and visiting the children he taught in the past?

My daughter-in-law grew up in Kyoto and has not been back for more than ten years. Now she is taking advantage of the holiday to spend a reunion year with my parents. What's wrong with that?

How can you not recognize your relatives?

what?

If she didn't have feelings for me, why would she send money and write letters every month, and even remember to bring back the rare good things from her hometown?"

"You send money, write letters, and bring things every month?"

Aunt Gu's face showed disbelief: "How come I have never heard of this?"

In fact, Xu Xiufang never stopped caring about Xie's father and mother throughout the year, and she would send some things back home every month.

Normally, this matter could not be hidden from the neighbors, but because the eldest daughter of the Xie family was pregnant and gave birth to a child, Aunt Xie had to go to the city to visit her almost every week. The package sent by Xu Xiufang was also brought back by Aunt Xie from the post office. The villagers all thought that it was a gift from Feng Dongling and Xie Chunyan, and never associated it with Xu Xiufang and her husband.

Aunt Xie once became famous in the village because of Xu Xiufang and Dabao's success in the imperial examination. After the two returned to Beijing, Xie's father warned her to keep a low profile and not add unnecessary burden to his children.

As a result, Aunt Xie has been more cautious in her actions recently and has not made a big deal about the fact that Xu Xiufang and her husband send things every month.

Unexpectedly, this painstakingly created low-key attitude unexpectedly led to misunderstandings among the neighbors!

Aunt Xie looked around and found that many people held similar views, which made her feel sad.

"What kind of elder are you? Do I have to inform you of everything?"

Aunt Xie was furious and spoke sharply, "I'm telling you this because I'm afraid you'll be thinking about the little benefits our family has?"

Aunt Gu's face turned pale, and the people who shared her sentiments also looked embarrassed.

However, Aunt Xie's fierce rebuttal only made things more obvious in Aunt Gu's eyes. She became more convinced that what Aunt Xie said was just an act of saving face, and she sneered at Aunt Xie's son and daughter-in-law in her heart.

Just at this moment, a pleasant bicycle bell broke the tense atmosphere in the field.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a postman riding a bicycle wearing a military green uniform, a hat with a five-pointed star on it, and carrying a large mailbag on his back. There was also a bulging package fixed on the back seat.

Aunt Xie recognized the visitor at a glance, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly handed the woven bag in her hand to Uncle Xie, and ran over in two steps.

The postman has begun to call out loudly: "Aunt Xie, where is Aunt Xie?"

"Hey, it's coming!"

Aunt Xie waved her hand, pushed through the crowd, and approached with a friendly smile on her face, "Did my daughter-in-law send something back again?"

Her voice is clear and penetrating!

In the past, Aunt Xie had to go back and forth to the post office once or twice a month. The staff in the post office were already familiar with her and would occasionally exchange a few words with her when they were not busy.

Aunt Xie was born with the inability to keep secrets, and she had long been feeling uncomfortable because she could not show off in the village.

Once she was in the relatively unfamiliar environment of the post office, she could no longer hold back and started praising her daughter-in-law to everyone she met for being filial and considerate, and for taking meticulous care of her family.

In her description, Xu Xiufang is almost the best daughter-in-law in the world, and anyone who hears it will be impressed.

"That's right!"

The young postman smiled and replied, "The package arrived two days ago. I thought you would come to pick it up on time every month as usual, but I didn't see you. I happened to pass by today, so I delivered it to you personally. When I arrived at your house, your family said you were here to move the food, so I thought it would be better for me to hand over the package to you personally, so I came directly to find you!"

When they heard that it was sent by Xu Xiufang, the people around stretched their necks and watched curiously, even temporarily forgetting about collecting the food.

"Oh, thank you so much for bothering you!"

Aunt Xie clapped her hands in a cheerful voice, smiling widely, her eyes almost curved into crescent shapes, and deliberately asked, "What good things did she bring me this time?"

The postman had no idea what Aunt Xie was thinking and just told her the truth: "A remittance slip for thirty yuan and a package!"

Suddenly, there were small exclamations from the crowd: "Thirty dollars? Send it every month?"

In fact, Xu Xiufang did not send money every month. Most of the time, she sent scarce food in her hometown.

Because she had left a considerable sum of money for her parents before she left home, but as the Spring Festival is approaching, it is always appropriate to send some extra money to show filial piety.

Aunt Xie did not explain these details.

Originally, she was worried that it would be inappropriate to be too high-profile, so she never mentioned the matter of her second son's family sending belongings back home. Unexpectedly, this made the neighbors mistakenly believe that her child had forgotten his roots after going to college.