The adults sat around the square table to eat, while the children gathered around the desk and ate together.
But when Huang Ling brought all the dishes to the table, the faces of Zhuang Chaoying and the Zhuang family who had come from afar changed.
Fried carrot shreds, boiled carrots, cucumbers, and the only fried shredded pork.
Aunt Zhuang and Aunt Zhuang glanced at Zhuang Chaoying. Zhuang Chaoying lowered her head and did not dare to look at her. Zhuang Qimei was more exaggerated and snorted, very dissatisfied.
Zhou Chen kept staring at them. When he saw their ugly faces, a bright smile appeared on his face, and he praised Huang Ling's actions in his heart.
You can't be polite to such a shameless person. It's already interesting enough to have these dishes. If you let him come, it will just be pickles. He won't even fry the meat. Let's see if they want to be shameless.
Grandma Zhuang's face was ugly. She came here today with her young son and two grandsons to eat meat and ribs. Now it's good, it's just shredded pork, no ribs at all, and a lot of carrots, but she doesn't get angry easily.
I can only eat with a straight face.
Father Zhuang started to find something to say: "This house is actually bigger than the original one, and it also has a small courtyard."
Although Zhuang Chaoying was very dissatisfied with Huang Ling's actions, she naturally did not show it at this time. Instead, she followed Zhuang's father's words.
"Now Tunan and Tusi have their own rooms. In the past, they had no place to do their homework. They had to clear the table after eating before they could do their homework."
Grandma Zhuang also had good words to say: "This house faces well, and it can get sunshine in winter. The neighbor's house faces west, but it is not as good as this house. It faces west, and it can get very hot in summer."
Zhuang Chaoying began to brag again, and was very proud, as if he was responsible for getting this house.
Huang Ling didn't want to speak, but Grandma Zhuang had to speak to her, so she could only respond with a smile.
Grandma Zhuang suddenly changed the topic: "It's great. This house is also big. Zhendong and Zhenbei came back to their uncle and asked him to help with tutoring during the winter vacation. It just so happened that Tunan and Tuxi also had company, and the children
We can also play together, right."
Zhuang Ganmei's wife immediately cooperated: "Zhendongzhenbei, how about coming to my uncle's place to spend time with my brothers and sisters during the winter vacation?"
But Zhenbei said very uncooperatively: "Mom, the toilet at my uncle's house is far away and dirty. It freezes my buttocks in the winter. I don't want to come."
Zhendong also echoed: "I don't want to come either."
Huang Ling was delighted after hearing this: "Come on, let's all eat meat, eat meat."
Grandma Zhuang was dissatisfied and deliberately said: "Eat shredded radish, eat shredded radish, eat more."
Huang Ling couldn't hold back the smile at her incompetent and furious aura. She asked you to do this just to disgust you.
It can be said that the Zhuang family came here in joy and returned in despair. When they left, Zhuang's father made a big face, and Zhuang's grandmother even pulled Zhuang Chaoying and made some sarcastic remarks, saying that Zhuang Chaoying was unfilial and I was sorry for waiting for them.
wait.
Zhou Chen listened and kept sneering.
When there are multiple children in the family, it is indeed difficult for parents to keep a bowl of water in check, but it is really rare for people like Grandma Zhuang to get angry and scold their sons for being unfilial just because they did not have enough meat to eat.
They left, but Zhou Chen knew that the battle between Huang Ling and Zhuang Chaoying was about to begin.
As expected, not long after the big family left, Zhuang Chaoying, who had endured it all night, finally couldn't bear it anymore and started arguing in a gloomy tone.
"Dongzhe came to have a meal, and you were smiling. Zhendong and Zhenbei didn't even take a bite of your meal, and they were making a face."
Huang Ling responded unceremoniously: "Dongzhe eats his own rice, and the four children have lunch together. Song Ying prepares a full lunch box for Dongzhe. She is taking the opportunity to support our children, and also
Dongzhe's snacks were all secretly given to Tunan and the others, what do you think?"
"How old is Zhendong and Zhenbei? How big will his appetite be?"
"Your parents opened their mouths and added a pair of chopsticks. They didn't even mention a word about the ration. They just wanted to send them over for the winter vacation. Tunan and Tuxi are both growing taller. The ration is not enough to eat at all. They still have to eat Xiaoting's. Two more.
Boy, what are you eating at home, are you drinking the northwest wind?"
Zhuang Chaoying stood up and started a moral kidnapping, but Huang Ling didn't give him any face. Instead, she talked about Zhuang Chaoying's salary and what happened when she got married. In order to marry Zhuang Chaoying, she actually wanted to use her as a dowry.
A sewing machine as a bride price, she will remember it forever.
By the end of the story, Huang Ling was shouting at the top of her lungs. You can imagine how angry she was.
When Song Ying and Lin Wufeng next door saw the quarrel, they quickly asked Lin Dongzhe to come over and ask Zhou Chen and the others to go over. Zhou Chen asked Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting to go over, while he stayed at home.
Once the couple settled old scores, the quarrel really got worse and worse. Zhou Chen originally thought about going over to help, but then he realized that he had underestimated Huang Ling's fighting power.
Even though Huang Ling is usually gentle and gentle, in front of Zhuang Chaoying, she really doesn't flinch at all, especially when arguing about the affairs of her parents-in-law and brother-in-law, she doesn't give in even an inch and her tone is fierce.
Even a grown man like Zhuang Chaoying can't make a fuss.
Because Zhuang Chaoying couldn't talk about other issues at all, she just went back and forth with a few words, saying that Huang Ling was the Zhuang family's sister-in-law, so she should be generous, and she should be filial to her parents, etc.
As for Huang Ling, she could tell many proofs of being wronged without even thinking.
Zhuang Chaoying became angry and refused to let go, and Huang Ling responded sternly, really refusing to give in to each other.
The two argued for more than ten minutes, and in the end Zhuang Chaoying was silenced by Huang Lingqian, sitting there panting and panting.
Zhou Chen secretly gave his mother Huang Ling a thumbs up. It seemed that in dealing with Zhuang Chaoying, Huang Ling could crush Zhuang Chaoying to death even without his help.
Although Huang Ling won the argument, early the next morning, after Zhuang Chaoying went out, she packed her things, packed big and small bags, took her three children and left home, preparing to meet Changzhou's family.
Huang Ling's natal family is from Changzhou. She came to Suzhou after her job was assigned to a cotton spinning factory. She came here at the age of sixteen and married Zhuang Chaoying here.
Today's transportation is not developed, so they set off from home in the morning. By the time they arrived at Huang's house, it was already past one in the afternoon.
Because they didn't say hello in advance, Huang's father and Huang's mother were very surprised when their daughter came back with her three grandchildren. However, since they were all experienced, they probably guessed the reason, so they didn't ask in front of the children.
"Grandpa, grandma."
"Hey, Tunan, Tuxi, Xiaoting."
No matter what the reason for their return, the two old men were not only happy but happy to see their daughter and grandson.
"Tuxi has grown taller, almost as tall as Tunan."
Seeing that Zhou Chen was almost as tall as Zhuang Tunan, Huang's father said in surprise.
Huang Ling said with a smile: "Yes, Tusi has eaten very much in the past few months and has grown very fast. He has grown taller all of a sudden."
Huang's father said: "It's normal. Boys often grow taller suddenly."
"How are the children studying and how did they do on the final exam?"
The Huang family used to be considered relatively well-off, but later circumstances led to the decline of the family. Even so, Huang's father was very knowledgeable and studied during the Anti-Japanese War.
It was he who gave the name Zhuang Tunan.
Zhuang Xiaoting rushed to answer: "Grandpa, I ranked fifth in the class, my eldest brother was third in the class, and my second brother was first in the class."
Huang's father immediately hugged Zhuang Xiaoting with a smile on his face, and said with a happy smile: "Really? Xiaoting is really amazing, and so is my brother."
Then he said to Huang Ling: "Ling'er, yes, you and Chaoying have educated the three children very well."
At his age, what he hopes most is to see his children and grandchildren happy. He doesn't know much about Zhuang Chaoying, his son-in-law, but from his experience, he thinks it's okay. Of course, this is mainly because Huang Ling has never considered herself
Tell your parents what happened at your husband's house, otherwise he might not think so.
Huang Ling said: "Dad, I don't know much about children's learning. It's mainly because their fathers take care of them so much, and it's also because they are willing to learn on their own."
She would not take any credit for her contribution in this area. To say that she took care of the children, she must have taken the greatest credit. However, in terms of study, she felt that she did not play a big role.
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Father Huang and Mother Huang are very rare for their three grandchildren. They only have a daughter, Huang Ling, and they only see her once or twice a year, so they naturally cherish the rare opportunity to get along.
Mother Huang hugged the three children one after another, took out all the delicious food at home, and said she would take the children out to buy something. Huang Ling finally persuaded her.
Father Huang is an intellectual. He hid all the books at home before. Now that the environment has improved, he has taken them out again, so there are many books at home.
He introduced his collection of books to his two grandchildren and said he could take whatever he liked.
It's just that Zhuang Tunan hasn't graduated from elementary school yet, and most of the books here are for adults, so he picked two storybooks.
Zhou Chen was very interested in searching among this pile of books. He found that there were indeed many unique copies here, and there was actually a Dream of Red Mansions published in 1953. This was a version that was rarely circulated in later generations.
Huang's father was even more surprised when he saw that Zhou Chen had chosen Dream of Red Mansions. For a ten-year-old child to read Dream of Red Mansions, it felt very inconsistent.
"Tusi, can you understand this book?"
Zhou Chen replied: "Grandpa, I like reading very much, and I also like reading ancient Chinese stories. I heard about Dream of Red Mansions, so I want to read it."
Huang's father smiled and praised: "It's a good thing to like reading. Study hard and read more, and you will definitely be able to get into a good university in the future."
"Well, grandpa, I will definitely go to college in the future."
"And me, I also want to go to college."
Zhuang Tunan still has no idea about taking the college entrance examination, but he has heard his father always say it recently, and now he heard his grandfather say that even his younger brother said he wanted to take the college entrance examination, and he is not willing to lag behind.
"Okay, okay, my grandson is smart and will definitely be admitted to college and become a college student in the future."
That night, Huang's father and mother asked their daughter about the situation. Naturally, Huang Ling would not tell the truth, which made her parents worried. She just made a random excuse, saying that she had a fight with Zhuang Chaoying and that she missed her parents.
That's why I came back.
Although the couple was worried, after repeated inquiries, they were reassured that it was not a big deal.
A few days passed by in a flash.
In the past few days, Father Huang and Mother Huang took their daughter and several grandchildren to walk through the streets and alleys of Changzhou and visited many places.
I ate western food, went to shopping malls, and visited many interesting places.
Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting's favorite thing is to watch TV at their grandpa's house. They don't have a TV at home, and they didn't have much chance to watch it before, but they watched enough this time.
This trip to their grandparents' house gave them a lot of knowledge. They watched TV, went to Western restaurants, and used refrigerators, all of which they had not been exposed to before.
They even naively thought that it would be great if they could live in their grandpa's house all the time, but this was obviously impossible.
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"General, Grandpa."
Zhou Chen said to his grandfather with a smile.
Huang's father frowned and stared at the chessboard in front of him with a bitter look on his face, trying to find a flaw, but being killed by Zhou Chen's artillery, chariot, horse and triangle, he was at his wits' end.
After a long time, he let out a long sigh.
"Old man, old man, even Tutsi can't beat him."
The grandmother on the side laughed and laughed: "Didn't you say that you are invincible in fighting all the alleys? How come you can't even defeat your grandson?"
Father Huang immediately became anxious: "None of the old men in the alley can beat me. I can't beat Tuxi, naturally because he is better than me."
This is not the first time he has been defeated by Zhou Chen. Ever since he started playing chess with Zhou Chen in the past few days, he has been defeated and defeated again and again. If Zhou Chen hadn't deliberately let loose, he might have lost every game.
Can't win.
After playing so many games, he naturally knew that he was no match for his grandson, but it was rare to meet such a powerful player, so of course he wanted to play more games.
"Ling'er, your son is incredible. His little head spins so fast. No wonder he is ranked first in the class."
People who can play chess may not necessarily be very smart, but he knows that his grandson is really smart. His brain works so fast. Not only chess, he also learns things very quickly.
He has also tested his two grandsons in the past two days. Zhou Chen's intelligence and reactions are obviously much better than his eldest grandson's. Moreover, in terms of speaking and doing things, Zhou Chen, who is two years younger, is also more mature and witty.
"Really, Dad, I don't understand very well, but it's true that Tunan and Tusi don't need me to fool around with their studies."
Father Huang said with emotion: "You two should train these two children well. If you train them well, they will have a bright future."
Although he thinks his grandson is smarter, who knows what will happen in the future. Of course, he hopes that both grandsons will develop well in the future.
Their family got along very harmoniously and happily in Changzhou, but Zhuang Chaoying, who stayed at home, was not having an easy time these days. For several days in a row, he couldn't even eat on time. He could barely cope with a meal by himself and couldn't even go to his parents.