At dawn the next day, someone knocked on Li Laidi's door. She had just gotten up for a while and hadn't washed her face yet. She yawned and walked out, "Who is it!"
Did you come to visit so early? Li Laidi opened the door doubtfully, and then saw Yao Shumei standing at the door holding a basin.
There was a lid on the basin. Even so, it still couldn't resist the heat and fragrance coming out of it.
"Sister, I'm sorry for disturbing your sleep." Yao Shumei said with a smile: "I just thought that my family had made braised pork ribs and brought some to you while it was still hot, so I was so anxious early in the morning."
Li Laidi forgot to yawn, and said with half-open mouth, "Huh?"
Yao Shumei smiled and opened the door and walked forward, saying: "Sister, why don't you come and taste it first?"
Only then did Li Laidi come to her senses and said quickly: "No, no, you should take it home and eat it with your parents, brother and sister-in-law."
A big pot of pork ribs doesn’t look cheap. Who gets up early in the morning to stew pork ribs? Isn't it obvious that she is trying to please her mother?
"Laidi, who is it?" Li Jiangang's mother's voice came from the house.
Yao Shumei said in a smiling voice: "Auntie, it's me, Shumei."
"Oh, you're so early, I haven't gotten up yet!" Li Jiangang's mother stretched out and reached for the clothes thrown on the bed.
Yao Shumei had already opened the door and walked in, asking: "Auntie, which basin is yours?"
Li Jiangang's mother put on her clothes and said, "What's wrong?" Then she pointed to the enamel basin on the ground and said, "That one."
Yao Shumei walked out with the basin without saying a word.
Not a minute later, Yao Shumei walked in again with a basin, which was steaming.
Li Jiangang's mother and Li Laidi were both shocked.
Are you fetching hot water for Li Jiangang's mother?
Yao Shumei soaked the towel in hot water again, then wrung it out, handed it to Li Jiangang's mother who was still stunned, and said, "Auntie, wipe your face and hands first."
Yao Shumei knelt on the Kang, waiting for Li Jiangang's mother to wash her face.
Li Jiangang's mother was a little stunned at first. None of her own daughters could do this!
But then she became proud. Isn't it obvious that Yao Shumei wanted to be her daughter-in-law and wanted to follow her into the city and become an officer's wife in the future?
What I did was really good, I didn’t feel embarrassed at all, and I could put my face on it.
The corners of Li Jiangang's mother's mouth turned up. She felt that Yao Shumei was just two years older, but that had big benefits and she could hurt people! Mainly because he is nice to her, can serve others, and is pretty.
Li Jiangang's mother wiped her hands with a hot towel and said with a smile: "Shumei, you are so filial."
Yao Shumei also laughed, "Isn't it right for us to be filial to our elders as juniors?"
"You are old and have worked hard all your life, so you can't enjoy it properly? This is filial piety! I should be filial to you. Who told me that I would feel destined to see you as an old man!"
"Okay, then Shumei, empty my urinal." Li Jiangang's mother pointed to a red urinal on the ground.
It was covered with urine dirt and smelled bad, but Yao Shumei didn't dislike it at all. She smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll empty the urinal. You get dressed and come out to eat."
Yao Shumei said with a low eyebrow, but she kept scolding her in her heart, "Old man, wait until she achieves her goal and enters the house!" I can’t kill you! It is impossible for her to have a good life!
Yao Shumei is calm and always smiling.
Li Laidi saw Yao Shumei going out and walking towards the latrine in the yard.
She clicked her tongue and said to Li Jiangang's mother: "Mom, what are you doing? You asked a little girl to help you move the urinal. You are so instructive that you are not afraid of spreading the word and making people laugh!"
"You are so difficult to maintain, who else dares to marry my brother?"
"Yao Shumei has nothing to do with you! You let her parents know, what do they think? My daughter, who is not even close to your son, comes to help you urinate?"
Li Jiangang's mother said nonchalantly: "Do you think it's so easy to marry my son?"
"These girls are not stupid. After marrying my son, they have become very prosperous! The whole family can take advantage of it. Why are they serving me now? Isn't it right to please me? If they serve me well, then I will let my son Marry whoever you want!"
"Just do it!" Li Laidi turned around angrily and left. Yao Shumei happened to have finished emptying the urinal at this time and was bending over to wash her hands in the main room.
"Shumei, you go home first. I'll find a time to let my brother go home. You two can look at each other seriously." Li Laidi handed the towel to Yao Shumei, "My mother. She's become a monster, so don't talk to her."
Yao Shumei said with a smile: "Sister, it's okay. I just feel that I am destined to be with you. I just thought that she would be bored at home alone, so I am here to accompany her."
Yao Shumei works in a spinning factory in the county town. Her husband also has a job, and her children are all grown up. They go to school and go to work. When everyone leaves, Li Jiangang's mother is the only one. Li Jiangang's mother is happy to have someone to accompany her.
As soon as she heard the commotion outside, she got off the kang neatly and shouted to Li Laidi, "What are you doing? Shumei is here to accompany me, why are you driving her away?"
"The visitor is a guest, so you can't turn them away." Li Jiangang's mother took Yao Shumei's hand and said, "My dear, have you eaten? You'll eat at home later."
Yao Shumei took Li Jiangang's mother's hand affectionately and said, "Auntie, I ate it, you can just eat it."
"You guys eat these ribs quickly. They're still hot. They won't taste good when they cool down."
Li Jiangang's mother held Yao Shumei's hand and said, "Okay, let's eat now!"
Eat, eat like shit! Li Laidi turned around and entered her room and said to her man: "Go to work. You can't take a bite of the food on the table! Let the old lady eat it by herself!"
Zhou Weiguo sighed, thinking that the old lady hadn't been like this before? It can be seen that he knows that he is not restrained in his own family. If he feels that he is living with his son and feels that he has someone to rely on, he starts to act like a monster.
Li Laidi's eldest daughter went to high school and stayed in the school dormitory. The second and third children both went to junior high school and went to school in the dark early in the morning.
Li Laidi and Zhou Weiguo went out without eating, so Li Jiangang's mother was the only one at the dinner table.
Yao Shumei was waiting for her to eat next to her. She would pick up vegetables for her at one time, and serve her rice at another. Li Jiangang's mother's mouth was so oily when she ate, that she finally put down the bowl and chopsticks with a burp.
Finally, Yao Shumei quickly cleared the table and washed the dishes.
Li Jiangang's mother wiped her mouth and sat on the kang. She saw that Yao Shumei was a person with a bright eye. She was hard-working and good-looking. She could also be a tailor and could make a living when she entered the city.
But she just disliked Yao Shumei's age, she was twenty-five!
It was said that I always went on blind dates and dated many men, but they all broke up in the end. Li Jiangang's mother was hesitant about this.
I feel that Yao Shumei has lost her innocence. She has been with too many partners. Who is a good person who changes partners every day? Why don't you just find someone who is similar and get married quickly?
So Li Jiangang's mother decided to take another look, firstly to see if there was anything suitable, and secondly, to observe Yao Shumei again.
"Shumei, you go home first, I'll take a nap." Li Jiangang's mother waved to Yao Shumei and issued an eviction order.
Yao Shumei nodded and said, "Okay, ma'am, you have a good rest. I will clean your yard and wash your clothes before leaving."
Then Yao Shumei walked to the yard, swept the yard with a big broom, washed all the dirty clothes of their family, and hung them to dry.
Before she left, she put a glass of water on Li Jiangang's mother's kang: "This kang is too hot and makes you thirsty easily. You can just reach out and drink."
Li Jiangang's mother nodded and said, "You are so considerate."
Yao Shumei smiled shyly and said, "Madam, I'm leaving."
"Okay." Li Jiangang's mother closed her eyes and didn't say anything about going out to see her off.
Yao Shumei cursed in her heart and went out.
Oh shit! What the hell, you really know how to stage things. In the future, I will let you have a good life. I am not Yao Shumei!
Yao Shumei cursed in her heart, but she stood at the door of Li Laidi's house and did not leave. People coming and going looked at her and made her think too much.
Some people couldn't help but ask: "Shu Mei, what are you doing here?"
"I'm coming to see my aunt for a while and help her wash her clothes. After all, Brother Jiangang is not around, so I'll take care of him a little more." Yao Shumei said with a shy smile: "Don't think too much about it, I think Jiangang My brother is a hero. If I treat my aunt better, I will also contribute to the country."
Everyone's eyes turned again and again, what does this mean?
