The sun is warm and warm on the first day of the New Year, a rare good weather.
Along the way, there were all smiling pedestrians. The children were in high spirits and jumping up and down. The young people were high-spirited and full of vitality. The elderly people talked and laughed and wished them a happy New Year.
Tang Qing, Wang Xinjie, and Xiaoqiang pushed her mother-in-law to a green space at the head of South Bridge.
This used to be the home of my eldest mother-in-law. A fire more than ten years ago turned it into ruins. It was later transformed into a community fitness and leisure area.
Since the eldest mother-in-law's house was a public housing, and she was alone without any children, the authorities arranged for her to enter a welfare home.
The eldest mother-in-law looked at the green land in front of her with tears in her eyes.
Tang Qing and Wang Xinjie stood on either side of the wheelchair, feeling equally heavy.
Xiaoqiang was still young. When he saw some children playing games on the green ground, his hands and feet were itchy. He raised his head and asked Tang Qing:
"Mom, can I go over and play with them?"
"Please be quiet for a while, my mother-in-law will be back soon."
Tang Qing is worried that Xiaoqiang will affect the memories of his eldest mother-in-law.
Grandma stretched out her hand, touched Xiaoqiang’s little head, and said kindly:
"Go and play, my mother-in-law is waiting for you."
"Thank you, mother-in-law!"
Xiaoqiang jumped up and ran to the green space, and soon played with the children.
It is rare to have such good weather on the first day of the first lunar month. Adults who live nearby also come to the green space to bask in the sun and enjoy the beauty of the New Year.
Several elderly people stood not far away and observed Tang Qing and the others for a while, then walked over and asked:
"Is this the eldest mother-in-law?"
"I am, I am, you are?"
The eldest mother-in-law stood up and stared at the elderly people in front of her.
"Grandma, we were your former neighbors."
"Grandma, I am the little girl next door."
"Grandma, I am the eldest brother in the front room."
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When the old people heard that she was the eldest mother-in-law, they came over excitedly and gathered around her, greeting her in all directions.
Seeing old friends, the eldest mother-in-law was even happier than Xiaoqiang who was playing games on the green field.
Tang Qing and Wang Xinjie stepped aside and let the old people recall the old days by themselves.
Under the warm sun, Tang Qing and Wang Xinjie were sitting on a stone bench beside the green space, and they were in a good mood. As friends who have been together for many years, they have a relationship like family members and a friendship like friends. So when they talk, they have no scruples and reservations.
"Xinjie, it would be great if the old and young people in front of us could continue to be as happy as we are now!"
"Master Jiujin, how can a person be happy all the time? Unless he is a fool."
"Hey, don't tell me, I sometimes envy those fools. They have no worries or worries, they are truly carefree."
"But they have no thoughts, no love and hate, they are just a walking corpse."
"Humans, aren't they just tossing each other over a little bit of love and a little bit of hate? Aren't many people who think they have great enlightenment ended up being trapped by love and lost in reason by hatred?"
"Master Jiujin, you mean Aunt Li Li, right?"
"Hey, can she be considered a tall one?"
"Then why do you care about her so much? Even calling her name in your dreams?"...
"I care about her? Xinjie, what did you say? Did I call her name in my dream?"
"More than a few times."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Master Jiujin, why are you blushing? If you don't believe it, Aunt Li Ya also heard it."
"Did I blush? Oh, it should be from the sun. Did Li Ya hear it too? Was it before you reported to school? Didn't you want Xiaoqiang to go to the big city to study with Xiaomei at that time? I didn't
Don't worry, I hope Li Li can take good care of Xiaoqiang, so I warned her in my dream."
Tang Qing subconsciously touched his hot face and kept explaining to Wang Xinjie.
When Wang Xinjie saw Tang Qing like this, she felt funny in her heart, but she also thought Tang Qing was cute. She was very majestic when dealing with those men. But she was extremely tender towards Li Li and Li Ya.
Wang Xinjie wanted to try Tang Qing again and asked:
"Master Jiujin, do you think Aunt Li Li will come to visit grandma?"
"Yes, I will definitely come!"
Tang Qing answered very simply without any confusion.
"You believe her that much?"
"It's not that I believe her, it's that she won't leave my eldest mother-in-law alone."
"Then you don't believe her?"
"Oh, I can't tell you this. Anyway, she won't leave her eldest mother-in-law alone!"
"If Aunt Li Li would not leave my eldest mother-in-law alone, then why didn't she take her to her side? Why did she leave her alone in the orphanage? Why didn't she visit her eldest mother-in-law for so long?"
"You didn't listen to what Grandma said. Li Li often visits Grandma and leaves a lot of money every time, but Grandma refuses to accept it."
"I mean, why hasn't Aunt Li Li come to see my eldest mother-in-law during the Chinese New Year?"
"It's probably because I took my eldest mother-in-law to my home. If my eldest mother-in-law was still in the orphanage, she would have visited her long ago."
"Master Jiujin, don't forget, no one can contact Aunt Li Li."
"Just because you can't contact her doesn't mean that no one can contact her."
"You mean Shibapi will contact Aunt Li Li?"
"Shibazui may not be able to contact her, but there is someone who can definitely contact her, and he told her the news last night."
"Oh, I know for sure, then Aunt Li Li might really come to visit my eldest mother-in-law."
"What do you, a ghostly spirit, know?"
"Master Jiujin, you know, just like it was at the Li family's old house in the morning."
"My pure heart, you have grown up to be great."
"Master Jiujin, I have grown up."
"Your body has grown up, but your mind has just sprouted. You will definitely be a wise man in the future, a great wise man!"
Tang Qing is right, Wang Xinjie has indeed become a knowledgeable and wise woman in the future.
The sun was high in the sky and during lunch time, the old people warmly invited their eldest mother-in-law to their homes.
The eldest mother-in-law felt grateful that her neighbors still missed her, so she politely declined and introduced Tang Qing to everyone.
How could the elderly people in Yancheng not know Master Jiujin from the People’s Barber Shop? They knew that Tang Qing took his mother-in-law to his home to celebrate the New Year, and they were filled with emotion...
I feel that there are still many good people in this world, and Master Jiujin is still very kind and righteous.
"This Li Zapo, the eldest mother-in-law worked hard to raise her and didn't even come to visit her during the New Year. She is worse than an outsider like Master Jiujin."
"How can Li Zapo compete with Master Jiujin? Maybe she herself thinks she is an outsider!"
"It's possible, it's entirely possible that people like Li Zapo think they're great just because they have a few banknotes, and they book all the hotels to organize the funeral for their mother, whom they've never even met."
"She is worse than a dog! If you raise a dog and give it food, it will wag its head and tail at you and follow you loyally as its master. Where is Li Zapo? The eldest mother-in-law raised her like shit and pee.
Grow up, and when the time comes, you won’t even be able to see anyone!”
"Humph, it's not because the eldest mother-in-law is alone, with no money and power. If the eldest mother-in-law had millions in savings and several houses, she might have come to her door long ago, and the adoptive mother would keep shouting!"
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"Grandma Chang, let's go back and have lunch. Everyone, if you have a chance, come to the People's Barber Shop. Xiaoqiang, come here quickly!"
Tang Qing pushed her eldest mother-in-law to leave Nanqiaotou. She didn't want the neighbors to talk about it anymore.
Tang Qing understood that since the last time Li Li and Li Ya held funerals for Aunt Li and their biological father, Li Li's reputation in Yancheng had plummeted, from Li Xiaonu to Li Buxiao, or even Li Jiaoheng.
Tang Qing himself did not expect that the result would be like this.
She agreed to help Li Li and the Li Ya sisters organize the funeral for Aunt Li and their biological father. The original intention was to redress Aunt Li's injustice and allow Li Li and the Li Ya sisters to fully express their filial piety.
But the people of Yancheng didn't think so. Instead, they accused Li Li of being disrespectful and admired Tang Qing's generosity.
This may be the reason why sisters Li Li and Li Ya don't want to contact her anymore, Tang Qing thought.