Chapter 203 My Daughter-in-law Has the Final Say
Chapter 203 I have the final say over my daughter-in-law.
The Spring Festival Gala was playing on the TV in the living room, dumplings were cooked in the pot in the kitchen, the lights were on outside the window, and broken snowflakes were swaying and falling in the night.
Jiang Qin came to the dining table with bowls of steaming dumplings, wiped his hands and sat next to his best friend.
Feng Nanshu held the chopsticks, sitting in a well-behaved posture, with puffy cheeks and bright eyes.
Yuan Youqin looked at the two of them in the light, not knowing what was going on, but the more she looked, the more comfortable she felt, so she turned around and conspired with Jiang Zhenghong who was stewing.
”Old Jiang, your son brought her back to me.”
”Really?”
”Well, she’s sitting outside. You continue cooking. I’ll go back to the room and give her a red envelope.”
Jiang Zhenghong looked at her with a spoon in his hand: “You’re too proactive. Didn’t you say we were good friends?”
Yuan Youqin thought for a while after listening: “It’s New Year’s Day. Even if she’s not my girlfriend, it’s not too much to give her a red envelope. I’m happy to see her being so well-behaved. Can’t I give her one?”
”I understand. Do you want to take her first?” Jiang Zhenghong revealed the secret.
”What’s the point of taking it over? She calls me auntie, so I am the elder after all.”
”People say that mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law don’t get along, but you, on the other hand, want to bring one home whenever you see one,
and this time you get your wish.” Yuan Youqin couldn’t help but sigh: “My son, who I raised to this age, suddenly brought a girl home, on the night of New Year’s Eve. I feel complicated and happy at the same time. Don’t you have the same feeling?”
Jiang Zhenghong added some water to the pot and covered it with the lid: “It’s a bit complicated, but I suggest you ask clearly, so as not to end up happy for nothing.”
”Ask who? Ask Jiang Qin? Does that bastard tell the truth?”
”That’s true, but he kept it secret before, why did he bring her back so generously today?”
Yuan Youqin lowered her voice: “He said that his family didn’t come back for the New Year, and it would be lonely to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner alone.”
Jiang Zhenghong thought it was very reasonable after listening: “Since there is no one in the family to bring her back, it means that it is not time to formally introduce her to us. I suggest you don’t get involved.”
”I have the final say on the daughter-in-law I want. What right does Jiang Qin have to speak?”
”…”
Ms. Yuan wiped her hands, turned and went into the bedroom. After taking out the red envelope prepared for Jiang Qin, she returned to the restaurant and handed it to Feng Nanshu.
”Nanshu, Happy New Year. Auntie is giving you a red envelope. I wish you peace and happiness every year.”
”Auntie is a very good person.”
Feng Nanshu took the red envelope, glanced at Jiang Qin, and then carefully put it in her pocket and patted it twice.
Jiang Qin took a bite of the dumpling without vinegar and thought to himself, Guo Zihang, Guo Zihang, those roast chickens you used to spend were really a waste.
We are all good friends of the same kind, right?
And we have known each other since elementary school. There is nothing wrong with being childhood friends. Then
why did the little rich woman get a red envelope the first time she came, but you don’t even get a red envelope when you come often?
You, you have to reflect on this problem.
After a while, the stew was ready. Yuan Youqin and Jiang Zhenghong came to the table and announced the dinner with a smile.
Although there was no vinegar in the dumplings on New Year’s Eve this year, the joy was no less than when they were dipped in vinegar.
”Is Zhao Benshan also in this year’s Spring Festival Gala?”
”Which year’s Spring Festival Gala is not called the Spring Festival Gala without him?” Jiang Zhenghong sipped the wine in his glass.
Jiang Qin ate dumplings and watched the TV series “Not Short of Money”. He couldn’t help but sigh: “Maybe I won’t be able to watch it in a year or two.”
”The Spring Festival Gala in recent years has become less and less interesting. If Zhao Benshan’s skits are gone, there is really no need to watch it.”
”Nanshu, eat more food.” Yuan Youqin didn’t pay attention to the Spring Festival Gala, but only to Feng Nanshu.
Although she was not sure whether she was her daughter-in-law, she couldn’t help but pick up food for the little rich woman again and again.
She really wanted a daughter. Maybe parents with only one boy in the family would have this idea. They think that daughters are obedient and lovable, and boys are too naughty. It’s a pity that Jiang Qin is the first child, so this wish can’t be realized.
At this moment, Feng Nanshu really satisfied all of Yuan Youqin’s fantasies about a well-behaved daughter. She eats whatever she is given and looks like she is easy to raise.
Jiang Qin took his eyes off the TV and glanced at the rich lady: “You didn’t eat in small bites like this before, did you? Why are you so ladylike today?”
”That’s how I ate before.” Feng Nanshu said seriously.
”Impossible, you’re a little foodie, you dare to eat chili in big mouthfuls.”
”Jiang Qin, you’re a bad guy.”
Yuan Youqin was so angry that she kept knocking on the table: “Jiang Qin, you must be bored, why do you always bully her?”
”???????”
How about I leave?
It seems that I’m the only outsider in this family.
Jiang Qin secretly complained in his heart, but he didn’t dare to say it out loud, for fear of making himself unhappy during the New Year, so he wisely shut up and lowered his head to eat dumplings silently.
Feng Nanshu pursed his lips, his eyes were full of joy, like a silly cat that was being stroked comfortably, his beautiful eyes reflected the warm light.
The following chat was more interesting.
Yuan Youqin asked how the two knew each other, and the rich young woman answered honestly, saying that Jiang Qin kicked me, and Yuan Youqin’s five-word comment was to break his legs.
Jiang Qin was drinking tea and listening nearby. He felt his knees go cold. He was afraid that his old cold legs had recurred.
In fact, Yuan Youqin had many more in-depth questions to ask Feng Nanshu, but Jiang Zhenghong had already analyzed them before dinner. This
was the first time the girl came to visit, and they had not officially clarified the relationship. It was inappropriate to ask too many questions. It was better to just let it go and let things
take their own course. It was yours, and you couldn’t run away without taking it first.
Yuan Youqin thought this was the truth, so she didn’t ask any more questions.
When it was late at night, Uncle Gong drove to pick up Feng Nanshu. He stood by the flowerbed downstairs and kept waving his hands, so Jiang Qin took the rich girl downstairs.
Although she was reluctant to leave, she couldn’t keep her overnight.
Yuan Youqin was still standing on the balcony at this time. Looking at Feng Nanshu’s back as she got into the car, she felt a sense of emptiness in her heart. It would be great if such a grown-up daughter-in-law could stay at home, so that she could be shown to all the relatives and friends who came to visit tomorrow morning.
”Master Jiang, we’ll leave first.”
”Wait a minute, Uncle Gong. I’ll keep you for a few minutes. I have something to ask you.” Jiang Qin stopped Uncle Gong.
Uncle Gong turned his head and said, “What’s wrong?”
”I’m curious. Why is there no one to accompany Feng Nanshu to celebrate the New Year?”
”Actually, the uncle wanted her to go to Shanghai to celebrate the New Year, but the eldest daughter didn’t want to go. It’s been the fourth year now. She has always celebrated the New Year alone.”
Jiang Qin thought of the information form: “I’ve seen the information registration form. The little rich woman has no mother?”
Uncle Gong pursed his lips and nodded: “Yes, Master Jiang.”
”Does she have a stepmother now?”
”Yes, Master Jiang.”
”Are her father and stepmother’s family currently celebrating the New Year in Shanghai?”
”
Yes, Master Jiang.”
”Is Feng Nanshu’s stepmother a very powerful woman?”
”…”
Uncle Gong was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and kept silent.
Jiang Qin actually knew that it would be difficult for Uncle Gong to continue answering at this point, because as a driver, he certainly could not use his own subjective judgment on the boss’s family affairs and the boss’s family.
But this silence is actually a kind of answer, and there is no need to ask more questions.
”When are you going to Shanghai?”
”We will leave early tomorrow morning. Secretary Liang and I will accompany you all the way. Young Master Jiang, don’t worry.”
Jiang Qin glanced at Feng Nanshu through the glass and found that Feng Nanshu was also leaning on the window and looking at him: “Uncle Gong, little rich woman…are you going to pay New Year’s greetings voluntarily?”
Uncle Gong nodded after listening: “The eldest lady is not only going to pay New Year’s greetings to the old man, but also to the grandparents, uncles and aunts, especially the eldest lady’s aunt, who misses her so much every year. She has been clamoring to see the young lady since the beginning of the twelfth lunar month.”
”Okay, I have no problem.”
”Young Master Jiang really can’t bear to see our eldest lady suffer any grievances.”
Uncle Gong muttered happily in his heart, and then drove into the endless night.
At this moment, a burst of crackling firecrackers suddenly sounded, and the New Year atmosphere reached its peak.
Jiang Qin looked at the time and found that it was already past twelve o’clock in the morning. The notice banning the use of fireworks and firecrackers seemed to be able to control the first half of the night but not the second half.
The next morning, the snow stopped falling, and the whole Jeju was covered in white.
Starting from seven in the morning, the Jiang family, who had eaten breakfast, welcomed many guests who came to pay New Year’s greetings one after another. The whole house was crowded and looked very lively.
Hongrong Home is a resettlement area. Although the infrastructure is average, the good thing is that relatives and friends live nearby, so it is very convenient to pay New Year’s greetings.
Yuan Youqin was particularly happy this year. When she heard others talk about her daughter-in-law and her grandson, she didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. Sometimes she would participate and express her own opinions.
You know, since Sister Li had a grandson and was annoying everywhere, Yuan Youqin has always avoided such topics, but today her sense of participation was unexpectedly strong.
”I think my daughter-in-law must be well-behaved.”
”I think my daughter-in-law must be tall.”
”I think my daughter-in-law must be white.”
Some relatives and friends who don’t get along with their daughters-in-law will laugh and say that Youqin is really dreaming. You must have drunk a lot last night and haven’t sobered up yet.
”Jiang Qin, how are you doing in school recently? You’re going to college now, so you haven’t been naughty, have you?”
”Mom, mom, where’s my trophy? Take it out quickly, and let my cousin see what a study star is!”
Jiang Qin shouted into the room while pouring tea, not to mention how arrogant he was.
The relatives gathered in the room passed the trophy around, and they all gave thumbs up, praised the study star, and praised him very much.
”And there’s a newspaper, mom, take out the Linchuan Youth News for me!”
(End of this chapter)
