Time passed in a hurry, and soon the half-year visa deadline for Wu’s mother came.
The coffee shop has been open for more than four months, and the business is pretty good. After excluding labor, water and electricity, we can still have about seven to eight thousand US dollars left in a month.
Today at home, Wu Fei was in a bad mood and helped her mother and husband pack their luggage and pack a few cotton clothes. It was already winter.
Wu’s mother and Su Mingzhe’s flight will take place at 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
Mother Wu hugged Xiaomi without letting go, looked at her son-in-law sitting on the sofa and said:
"Mingzhe, I can go back by myself, you don't need to send me away!"
Su Mingzhe had already discussed it with his wife and planned to go back and help his father-in-law and mother-in-law change houses, but he couldn't tell his mother-in-law directly for fear that she would disagree.
In November, Su Mingzhe also sold some Bitcoins and cashed out about US$3 million. It’s enough money to buy a house for my father-in-law and mother-in-law.
You can also buy one for yourself and have a place to live with your family when you return to China.
So I found an excuse:
"Mom, I just have something to do when I get back!"
"That's okay!" Mother Wu nodded.
Then she concentrated on teasing her granddaughter in her arms. She was reluctant to let go, after all, she had been in her arms for half a year.
Su Mingzhe saw that his mother-in-law was a little sad and comforted:
"Mom, you are retired anyway, and our family is not short of money now. We will come back when you go home and stay for a while!"
"It just so happens that the Chinese New Year is coming soon. You stay at home with dad for a month. It just happens that my dad also takes his annual leave. You guys come over here to celebrate the new year!"
Wu Fei felt very good after hearing her husband's suggestion and echoed:
"Mom, I think what Mingzhe said makes sense. You can stay home for a month, and then you and my dad can come here to celebrate the New Year!"
Mother Wu was a little confused when she heard this:
"Then I'll go home and discuss it with Dad!"
Then Mother Wu remembered something again and criticized her daughter:
"I said Wu Fei, you don't know how to spend the money you have now, right? How much does it cost to buy a first-class cabin?"
Wu Fei felt less sad about her mother's departure after being criticized by her mother.
But he didn't dare to speak, so he could only look at his husband for help.
Su Mingzhe accepted it and quickly helped his wife out:
"Mom, this is what I mean. You have worked hard for half your life and you should enjoy it. The economy class is too narrow. You have been standing in school to give lectures all these years. Your legs are too good. You can't stand it after sitting for more than ten hours!"
Wu's mother's expression softened when she heard her son-in-law say this. After all, this was also the filial piety of her children.
Instead of having dinner at home tonight, the family went to a Western restaurant, passed by the Golden Gate Bridge, and took a photo of my mother-in-law.
This is also the only time my mother-in-law has gone out of the house so far since arriving in the United States. Normally, no matter how Su Mingzhe and Wu Fei ask her to come out to play, she is unwilling to come out.
This was a Western meal for the family, and it was Wu Fei’s idea. However, on the way home from the meal, Wu’s mother, who was holding her granddaughter in the back row, kept complaining:
"You have to bring me here to eat some Western food. How can it be more economical than cooking something at home!"
"That Wellington steak is so expensive. All the blood is coming out. It looks pretty good, but it's not cooked until it's cooked!"
Wu Fei, the co-pilot, couldn't help but interrupt and explain:
"Mom, that's not blood, it's myoglobin. It's nutritious to eat like this!"
Mother Wu rolled her eyes:
"Come on, I'm not used to it anyway, so it's just a waste of money!"
Su Mingzhe held the steering wheel and said with a smile:
"Mom, I can't get used to eating either. I'm not even full. Let's go home and make some noodles!"
Mother Wu nodded:
"I think it's okay. Mom will make you some noodles when you get home. Isn't this much better than that spaghetti?"
Wu Fei watched her husband and mother singing along, stretched out her hand, and couldn't help but pinch her husband's hand.
I glared at him, which means you know how to tear me down.
Su Mingzhe quickly took back his hand on the car's gear lever.
This scene was seen by the sharp-eyed mother Wu, who reached out and gently hit the co-pilot's daughter:
"You know how to bully Mingzhe!"
"Oh, how dare I not do it without you supporting him!" Wu Fei said aggrievedly, covering the place where she was beaten.
In fact, it doesn't hurt, it's just a way to liven up the family atmosphere.
Wu Fei's parents were the only daughter at home, and they had never really beaten her.
But I don’t know why, she is just more afraid of her mother. Maybe her mother is her class teacher in elementary school. She has been under her mother’s gaze since she can remember.
It was already dark when we got home, and the nanny Aunt Zheng was not at home.
Su Mingzhe gave her a day off. Today is his son's birthday.
After arriving home, Mother Wu was going to the kitchen to make noodles, and asked her daughter:
"Feifei, why don't you eat something?"
Wu Fei actually wanted to eat her mother's noodles, but she couldn't eat them after her mother left.
But I was afraid of being laughed at by my husband and mother. After all, I rejected my husband’s suggestion to eat hot pot and asked for Western food.
Wu Fei touched her belly with her hand and said harshly to her mother:
"No, I'm full!"
Mother Wu curled her lips when she heard her daughter's words: "Hmph, don't be greedy later!"
Wu Fei became anxious when she heard this: "Don't worry, I won't eat your food!"
Su Mingzhe, who was coaxing his daughter at this time, thought to himself:
"Of course you don't dare to eat me, but you will definitely steal mine!"
Of course, Mother Wu was also joking with her daughter and ordered noodles for three people.
When the noodles were served, Wu Fei was still embarrassed to eat them, but Wu's mother glared at her:
"Are you going to eat? If not, will I empty the trash can?"
Wu Fei quickly picked up the chopsticks and took a bite. She knew that her mother could definitely cook it. It was better for a good man not to suffer the immediate loss. She would return to China tomorrow.
Wu Fei thought while eating that now she no longer had the sadness of her mother's passing, and she could only imagine her happy life without her mother.
When Su Mingzhe saw the interaction between mother and daughter, he guessed that his mother-in-law's harshness towards his wife today was largely an act, because he was afraid that his daughter would be sad when she returned home.
But Su Mingzhe didn't choose to speak out, so as not to let down his mother-in-law's kindness.
After the three of them finished eating, they cleaned up the kitchen together and Wu's mother took Xiaomi back to her room.
Normally, Xiaomi would sleep in the master bedroom of Su Mingzhe and Wu Fei. This time, Mother Wu wanted to take Xiaomi to sleep with her for one night.
Wu Fei naturally has no objections, and Su Mingzhe has no objections even more. When the children are around, my wife is always a little unable to let go and not happy.
Su Mingzhe secretly said: "Xiao Feifei, you can't escape my grasp this time!"
After finishing the dumplings the next morning, Wu Fei hugged Xiaomi and said goodbye to her mother at the door.
Originally she wanted to go to the airport, but Su Mingzhe persuaded her to stop:
"Mom will be here to celebrate the New Year in just over a month. Don't go to the airport to see her off. I don't trust you if you drive back by yourself!"
So Wu Fei hugged her mother sadly:
"Mom, you go home and discuss with my dad to let him take his annual leave and come here to celebrate the New Year. If the child hadn't been too young, I would have gone back!"
Mother Wu was also very reluctant to part with her daughter, but she still pretended to be calm:
"I know, you are safe at home, don't go out by yourself at night!"
After bidding farewell to Wu Fei who was reluctant to leave, Su Mingzhe drove his mother-in-law to the airport. Because he was traveling in first class, he had priority to board the plane.
After a while, the plane took off smoothly. Su Mingzhe felt a little sore in his waist while sitting in his seat and stretched out his hand to rub it. The main reason was that Wu Fei was too proactive yesterday.
Su Mingzhe sighed secretly: "There are only exhausted oxen, but no damaged fields!"
Then I flattened my seat and started to close my eyes and rest my mind to recover my strength. Well, it’s better to go first class.
(End of chapter)
