Since her son went to Shanghai to study at university, Huang Ling has been unable to do anything. She sighs and sighs all day long, and she can't even coax her daughter Zhuang Xiaoting.
Zhuang Chaoying knew that her wife missed her son, but she had no choice but to ask her next-door neighbor Song Ying to spend more time with her.
On this day, Zhuang's father and mother called all their children home for dinner. Huang Ling knew that the two elders were going to cause trouble again, so she didn't want to go. She happened to be working overtime in the factory, so she made excuses to turn down.
Zhuang Chaoying could only take her daughter Zhuang Xiaoting to her father's and mother-in-law's house.
In fact, Zhuang Xiaoting didn't want to go either, but she didn't dare to disobey her father, so she had no choice but to follow him.
Zhuang's father and mother favored sons over daughters. They were very happy when they saw their son Zhuang Chaoying, but put on a bad face when they saw their granddaughter Zhuang Xiaoting. The same treatment was given to their grandson Xiang Pengfei.
At the dinner table, Zhuang's mother grabbed her eldest son and asked, "Chaoying, how is Tunan doing at school? He is young and his classmates are older than him. Is anyone bullying him?"
Zhuang Chaoying smiled and said: "Tu Nan wrote a letter saying that everything is going well. The school teachers appreciate him very much and his classmates are also friendly."
Father Zhuang smiled and said: "Tunan has not been a person who suffers losses since he was a child, so I am not worried about him."
Zhuang's mother smiled and said: "My eldest grandson is the first college student in the Zhuang family, and he has given his younger brothers and sisters a good start."
Zhuang Chaoying said happily: "Xiaoting's academic performance is also very good. She will take the junior high school entrance examination soon. She is very hopeful that she will be listed in the No. 1 middle school."
Father Zhuang and Mother Zhuang said perfunctorily: "Very good, very good."
Zhuang Xiaoting ate her rice silently without raising her head.
Father Zhuang looked at Pengfei again and asked, "Pengfei, how have you been studying recently?"
Xiang Pengfei was stunned for a moment, maybe he didn't expect his father and mother to care about him.
Zhuang Hualin replied for his son: "Pengfei's grades have improved rapidly recently, all thanks to the good guidance of his elder brother."
Zhuang Chaoying said: "Pengfei's foundation is a bit weak, but fortunately he is willing to study hard. I think if he works harder, he should be able to keep up with the progress. It may be a little difficult to pass the first high school, but it will be no problem to get into the attached high school."
Zhuang Hualin said gratefully: "Brother, thank you. I am usually busy with work and have to work the night shift. Pengfei thanks you and my sister-in-law for taking care of me."
"Why are you being so polite as a family?" Zhuang Chaoying said with a smile: "Your sister-in-law likes Pengfei very much. Now that Tunan has gone to school, it will be more lively with Pengfei in the house."
Father Zhuang and mother Zhuang looked at each other, and then said: "Chaoying, you are the eldest in the family. You have to take care of your younger brothers and sisters. You can't just think about Hualin. Qianmei's two sons, Zhendong and Zhenbei, are also in elementary school. They have been studying recently.
If I can’t keep up with my grades, see if you can help me with some tutoring.”
Zhuang Chaoying looked at her third brother Zhuang Qianmei and said, "How are your grades in Zhendong and Zhenbei? Where do you rank in the class?"
Zhuang Ganmei sighed and said, "Don't mention it. Zhendong gave me the third lowest score in the class last time I took the test. Zhenbei's score was about the same."
Zhuang Chaoying frowned and said: "Don't you usually pay attention to Zhendong Zhenbei's studies? Why do you do so poorly in the exam?"
Zhuang Ganmei complained: "Brother, if we are not you, how can we help children with their homework?"
Zhuang's mother interrupted: "Chaoying, you are the teacher and the eldest brother. People who move east and north call you uncle, you can't ignore them."
Zhuang Chaoying said: "Then let Zhendong Zhenbei come to my place at night!"
Zhuang's mother added: "It's too troublesome for children to run around. If you don't let Zhendong and Zhenbei live with you for a while, Tunan will leave! Your place is enough."
Zhuang Chaoying hesitated and said: "I have to discuss this with Huang Ling. Now Pengfei sometimes sleeps at home."
Zhuang's mother looked at her daughter Zhuang Hualin dissatisfied and said, "Hualin, didn't you take Pengfei to live in the hospital dormitory?"
Zhuang Hualin said with a bitter face: "I sometimes work the night shift and will sleep with my sister-in-law. I don't worry about Pengfei being alone in the dormitory."
Zhuang's mother said angrily: "Pengfei has grown up, so what does it matter if he sleeps alone in the dormitory?"
Zhuang Hualin understood his mother's thoughts and his face became extremely ugly.
"My sister-in-law agreed to let Pengfei sleep." Zhuang Hualin said through gritted teeth.
"Huh." Zhuang's father looked at Zhuang Chaoying dissatisfied and said, "Chaoying, you are the head of the family, can't you make the decision on such a small thing?"
Zhuang Chaoying wondered: "Dad, Huang Ling has been in a bad mood recently because Tunan is away."
Father Zhuang said angrily: "I think you are just perfunctory with me."
Zhuang Chaoying said nervously: "Dad, how could I deal with you? I just want Huang Ling to agree to move over to Zhendong and Zhenbei."
The faces of Father Zhuang and Mother Zhuang gradually darkened, and they said angrily: "Huh, we didn't agree when you wanted to marry Huang Ling. Look at the last time your mother broke her leg, and Huang Ling didn't even want to take care of her. It's really unfilial."
Seeing that her parents wanted to bring up old matters again, Zhuang Chaoying lowered her head silently and did not dare to refute.
Zhuang Xiaoting raised her head and said to Father Zhuang: "Dad, doesn't my mother go to the hospital every day to deliver meals? How can you say she didn't take care of grandma?"
"What do you know, kid?" Zhuang's mother said angrily: "If your mother hadn't refused to take care of me, I wouldn't have broken my leg a second time. It was all your mother's fault."
Zhuang Xiaoting argued: "My mother is right. It was the third uncle and the third aunt who refused to take care of grandma. Why don't you blame the third uncle?"
Zhuang's father was furious when he heard this. He stood up and shouted angrily: "Is this your attitude when talking to your elders?"
Zhuang Xiaoting said confidently: "My brother doesn't speak loudly when he says it's reasonable."
"You!" Zhuang's father was furious and shouted to Zhuang Chaoying: "Zhuang Chaoying, this is the daughter you educated."
Zhuang Chaoying said with an ugly face: "Zhuang Xiaoting, apologize to Dad quickly."
Zhuang Xiaoting said stubbornly: "I'm right, it's my father and mother who are wrong. They always say bad things about my mother. I don't like them."
Zhuang Chaoying also became angry and raised his hand to hit his daughter. Zhuang Hualin quickly stood up and stopped his elder brother.
"Brother, Xiao Ting is still young and ignorant, so don't be angry." Zhuang Hualin held Zhuang Chaoying's hand tightly.
"She's not young anymore and will go to junior high school soon. I usually spoil her too much, which is why she never gets older or younger." Zhuang Chaoying said angrily.
Zhuang Xiaoting still wanted to reason, but Xiang Pengfei held her back.
"Xiao Ting, stop talking, uncle is really angry."
Zhuang Xiaoting looked at Zhuang Chaoying's angry face and slowly stopped talking.
"Zhuang Chaoying, today you have to give me the right words to move east and north and live here, is that okay?" Zhuang's father began to press Zhuang Chaoying again.
Zhuang Chaoying bit the bullet and said: "Okay."
Seeing that their goal was achieved, Zhuang's father and Zhuang's mother were immediately satisfied. Zhuang Xiaoting was still a little aggrieved, but Zhuang Hualin and Xiang Pengfei stopped her on the left and right.
After returning home, Huang Ling saw two brothers, Zhuang Zhendong and Zhuang Zhenbei, coming back together, and she immediately understood what her father and mother-in-law were thinking.
Zhuang Chaoying was a little afraid to look into her wife's eyes and said with a guilty conscience: "Come stay in Zhendong and Zhenbei for a few days so that I can help them with their homework."
Huang Ling said coldly: "Since you want to tutor Zhendong and Zhenbei, why don't you go back to my father's and mother-in-law's house."
Zhuang Chaoying said: "Huang Ling, don't make trouble unreasonably. You know clearly that I can't live back."
Huang Ling said angrily: "As soon as Tunan left, your parents tried to force Zhendong and Zhenbei over. What was their plan? Don't you know? Is it me who is making trouble unreasonably, or your parents are bullying others too much!"
"Huang Ling, don't go too far, they are elders after all." Zhuang Chaoying said angrily.
"They are your elders, not mine." Huang Ling snorted coldly: "Zhuang Chaoying, if you don't want to think about it, just say so."
Zhuang Chaoying didn't understand and said: "You don't have any objection to Pengfei coming to live here, why can't you move east and north?"
Huang Ling shouted: "Pengfei comes to live here, Hualin pays for food, and whenever Hualin has something good, he will think about our family first. Can Zhuang Qimei do the same? They are vampires, they only know how to take advantage!"
"That's enough, the more you talk, the more you go too far." Zhuang Chaoying said angrily.