The Fat Wife of the 1980s Awakens

Erbao, a typical representative of straight male aesthetics, did not hide his doubts and dissatisfaction. He frowned and asked directly: "Mom, what kind of pants are you wearing?"

His face was full of confusion.

“It’s called bell bottoms!”

Xu Xiufang explained patiently, her eyes sparkling with maternal tenderness and tolerance.

Erbao still looked confused: "Is that for sweeping the streets?"

Xu Xiufang's smile almost froze on her face. She suppressed her inner fluctuations and then changed the subject, successfully diverting Erbao's attention with a series of questions: "School is about to start. Have you finished your Chinese homework? Have you solved the last big question on the math test? Have you memorized your English words? Have you organized your chemistry notes..."

"mom, Mom, Mom!"

Erbao quickly interrupted Xu Xiufang's rapid-fire questions and called out three times before his mother stopped asking.

He quickly emphasized, "You asked me to take a day off today. You said that I shouldn't be too nervous when studying and I need to relax. It just so happens that you and my aunt are going out, and you asked me to help take care of my two little cousins!"

In order to emphasize this point, he specifically used the more respectful "you" to address his mother, hoping to touch Xu Xiufang's heart.

"Did I say that?"

Xu Xiufang had a blank expression on her face, and answered as if she was talking to herself, "Even if I said that, I was just confused for a moment. If you want to enter a military academy, can it be so easy? Now, immediately, go home and study!"

Erbao wanted to make a final struggle: "Mom..."

"What do you mean mom? Don't you want to apply to the military academy?"

There was a hint of firmness in Xu Xiufang's tone that could not be refuted.

Erbao was suddenly speechless.

Finally, he compromised listlessly: "Okay, I'll go back to reading after I finish lunch!"

"This is so good!"

Although Xu Xiufang had a stern face, she still nodded slightly to show her satisfaction.

Xie's mother, who was standing by, originally agreed with Erbao's statement, but at this moment she could only silently swallow the words that were on her lips and secretly put away her smile.

Everyone else was holding back their laughter, and Xiao Bao patted his second brother's shoulder sympathetically, as if to say that the only person who could make their gentle mother so strict was his second brother!

"Mom, I think it looks pretty good," Xiaobao coaxed his mother in a sweet voice, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Xiaobao has always had a good aesthetic sense. Xu Xiufang's eyes lit up when she heard this and asked curiously, "What do you think is good?"

Xiaobao is only in the second grade this year and is not familiar with the professional terms of clothing. He simply and sincerely expressed his feelings: "I think this pair of pants makes mom's legs look longer and thinner. Anyway, it looks very good!"

Xu Xiufang raised the corners of her mouth and revealed a satisfied smile, "Yes, you have grasped the key!"

At this time, Erbao felt complicated. His mother and Xiaobao’s mother were obviously the same person, but he always had a feeling that he was dealing with two mothers with completely different personalities!

At this time, Xie's mother rolled her eyes slightly, coughed lightly, and joined the discussion about fashion: "Xiufang, I think your pants are really attractive."

Xu Xiufang smiled. She had thought that elders like Xie's mother would find it difficult to accept this new fashion, but she didn't expect that her mother-in-law would be so receptive to new things. This surprised her.

However, the surprise did not last long, because the mother-in-law immediately raised a question: "But why are your trouser legs frayed? Are they not sewn tightly? Take them off and I'll mend them for you! And your clothes... the style is really good, I swear! But isn't the collar too big? It's so cold, it's okay to wear at home, but it will definitely be drafty when you go out. How can your body bear it? Or you can take them off too, and I'll help you deal with them!"

Xu Xiufang smiled bitterly inwardly. Although her mother-in-law's kindness was touching, her purpose was too obvious!

"Mom," Xu Xiufang chuckled and explained patiently, "This design is originally like this. If it is changed, it will lose its original flavor."

Although Xie's mother privately did not appreciate this style, she could not help but think: If such clothes were put on the market, would anyone really buy them?

Her eyes inadvertently swept over the dozens of sets of clothing that had been carefully prepared, and she thought to herself: Well, let them try out the market response, it's better than staying at home and thinking about setting up a stall all day long!

In Xie's mother's traditional concept, self-employment is not considered a stable business, especially since Xie Yi is already engaged in this business, there is really no need for Xu Xiufang to get involved.

After all, she is a college student with a promising future and should pursue higher goals instead of being tied down by "low-class" things like self-employment.

On the side, Xie Chunyan and Zhou Dani were also talking to their own children.

Children are always quick to accept new things, but Huanhuan and Kangkang are still young and have no concept of what beauty is. When they see their mother, they just want to rush over and hug her.

In comparison, Xiaojun is already eleven years old and Weiwei is five years old. Both children already have their own understanding and judgment of beauty.

Looking at the mothers' brand-new images, there was a mixture of surprise and disbelief in their eyes, as if they couldn't believe that the beautiful woman standing in front of them was their ordinary mother.

"Mom, what are you doing..." Xiaojun's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Doesn't it look good?"

Zhou Dani gently pinched the corner of her clothes, looking a little nervous, and asked anxiously.

"nice!"

Weiwei quickly interjected, her childish voice full of determination, "She's prettier than my mother before!"

"Yes, it looks great," Xiaojun nodded repeatedly, his face filled with excitement, "Mom, you seem to have returned to the way I remember you when I was a child!"

Zhou Dani, who was already feeling a little uncomfortable with this sudden change, was stunned for a moment when she heard her son's words, feeling mixed emotions.

Her mind was as clear as a mirror. The "childhood" that Xiaojun mentioned was the innocent time when he was about four or five years old.

During that period, her first marriage life was abruptly interrupted with the unfortunate death of Xiaojun's biological father. The two non-biological sons in the family were eager to drive her and her son out of the house. At that moment, Xiaojun seemed to have transformed from a child overnight. In his eyes, she was full of tenacity and tenderness carved by the years.

At that time, she was in the most beautiful time of her life!

Zhou Dani's mind unconsciously drifted to the past - in this life, there were only a handful of people who treated her sincerely, and that widowed middle-aged man was one of them!

She had a miserable fate since childhood and her family was extremely poor. There was only the tinkling of coins in the house. Her parents died before she even reached the age of 15.

As the eldest daughter in the family, she resolutely took on the responsibility of raising her younger brothers and sisters.

During those years, she worked diligently, day and night, gave up her studies, and cut back on her own food rations just to give her younger siblings a full meal.

It was not until her brothers and sisters had started their own families and careers that she suddenly realized that her youth had slipped away.